I personally loved mine. Nice reaction on the back end from a higher speed, lower rev player on wood lanes.

I was just getting back into bowling when it was released, so I missed the earlier releases.

I have been debating on getting the bw legend because of my love for the venom.

I had a venom that I literally found at the bowling alley in the middle of the floor as it was closing. Nobody claimed it so I took it home and redrilled it. The cover needed some work but after I fixed it up it became one of my favorite balls ever. So versatile. It gave me a lot of backend and also allowed me to play angles that other balls wouldn't allow me to play. Definitely worth redrilling. I suggest going pin up with it.