Hello guys,

It feels nice to be back doing another review. We are quarantined in Mexico so we had the chance to try the new Desert Tank in a new house with some built in friction.

Review was done after the Trio League ended, I was the only lefty on the pair (as usual) so the pattern really didn't changed that much.

Ohhh and by the way, we changed our look! Let me know what you think!


I had the chance to try this ball and it is exactly what Motiv describes. I tried this ball on a house shot after our trio league ended. There was a little bit of friction and the Desert Tank worked great. The ball is very clean through the front part of the lane and when it sees some friction, it has a smooth motion down the lane.

As you can see on the video review, the Desert Tank is very forgiving, when I missed outside my target, the ball had enough recovery to hit the pocket with good carry. Misses inside offered enough hold to not go sideways.

I was skeptical when I first heard about the Desert Tank and how different it would be compared to the Covert Tank.

Overall, the Covert Tank is stronger and provides more flare than the Desert Tank. The Desert Tank is cleaner and it has a slower reaction to friction than the Covert Tank. I feel that people who use urethane a lot will find the Desert Tank to be a great ball to have in the bag. The Desert Tank makes a great complement to the Desert Tank and the Tank Blitz, which is the strongest ball that uses the Microcell Polymer cover technology.

When I tried this ball on fresh, the Desert Tank allowed me to play up the boards with some success. However, for a low rev bowler like me, the Desert Tank really shines where there is some built in friction or on ligther oil conditions.

I also see this ball in play when there is too much over/under and when you need to control the backend and everything else in the bag hooks too early or too much.

On a sport shot, the Desert Tank will be a useful weapon on short oil patterns. Since you have a lot of friction, you need to control the backend and have a smoother reaction, and this ball definitely fits the bill.

Overall, the Desert Tank is a nice addition . It will be a great option to use on house patterns with lower volumes of oil and short oil patterns. The Desert Tank offers more length and a more controllable motion than the Tank Rampage and the Tank Blitz, making it a great complement and a great addition to the Motiv lineup.

Thank you for watching!