I tried this ball on our house shot pattern (Kegel Main Street 41') and this ball does exactly as advertised. It is very clean through the front part of the lane and when it hits the friction it has a strong move to the backend.
When I found out about this release I was expecting a weaker ball and something more close to the Graffiti Tag, but this ball is completely different than the first Tag. the Cannon is stronger overall, it is not as clean as the Graffiti Tag and it has a more predictable backend motion.
As a low rev, medium speed bowler, sometimes I have issues with low-medium performance pearlized balls. If the ball hits the friction too soon, the ball goes sideways, if I stay in the oil a touch extra, the ball goes long and it moves late, so most of the time I have to use surface to get the ball to read the lane earlier. With the Tag Cannon I didn't have to touch the out of the box surface and I was surprised on how the ball read the mid part of the lane and gave me a continuous motion through the pins.
I was able to start close to my confort zone around the second arrow and I could swing the ball a little bit farther down the lane than what I was expecting. The Cannon is definitely stronger than advertised. I can see myself using this ball on fresh without a problem or concern that the ball would be too weak for me.
I compared the Tag Cannon with the Freestyle Rush and with the Octane Carbon.
The Freestyle Rush goes a tad longer than the Cannon and it has a slower response to friction, making it smoother down the lane and a good step down from the Cannon.
The Octane Carbon is definitely stronger than the Cannon. For me I had to move 4 boards to the right compared to the Cannon. The Carbon has similar length, but it is more angular and it has more hook potential than the Tag Cannon.
Overall I really liked this ball. I wasn't a big fan of the first Tag and I thought I was gonna experience the same issues I had with the original... Well, I was wrong. The guys at Motiv did a great job keeping the same shape of the original but making it a touch earlier, more rounded, stronger and more predictable down the lane. I feel that this ball will be useful to open up the lane on most light-medium oil conditions or to play straighter angles while bowling on fresh.
This ball will be a great fit for all the tournament bowlers who need a ball that provides length and controlled angularity. The Tag Cannon will also be helpful for all the league bowlers that encounters lighter oil conditions on their leagues and want a ball that will allow them to play in their comfort zone longer than with stronger balls.
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