Hi guys! Here is my third review so far and this time I was lucky enough to get my hands on the new Trident, the new asymmetrical ball for heavy oil made by Motiv.
Usually Asymmetrical balls are kind of a hit or miss for me. Some of them roll great for me (Hyper Cell Skid, Cruel Intent, Nirvana) and some others hasn't been what I was expecting from them, sometimes they start too early for me and they hit the pins with almost no energy.
I was kind of worried when I read that it was the strongest ball ever produced by Motiv, thinking that it was gonna be too strong to be usable on a wider variety of patterns and that it was gonna be more of a condition specific ball for me. (flatter patterns, heavy oil, etc) Well, I was wrong.
I've been using the Trident for almost two weeks now and I am still impressed of how this ball retains so much energy even with my low tilt and using it on a THS. I have used it in leagues and so far I had a 297 (Yes, I choked lol) and a 279 (another 7 pin ruins it for me) and I also have been able to use it the whole night just moving a couple of boards. I am a lefty, so that might help too, but I have had other balls that after one game and a half I need to ball down, until now, not with the Trident.
Since I am a low rev bowler, my confort zone usually is playing between 10-12 and my breakpoint usually is 7-8, with the Trident I am able to play that part of the lane reserved for the big shots who can play inside 15. This is the first time that I can play that part of the lane and have the ball come back to the pocket without leaving corner pins! A lot of bowlers can do that with a lot of balls, but for me this was a first and I was so happy to finally being able to play that far right!
The ball is a little bit more clean than the Forza GT and a little bit earlier than the original Jackal, having more hook potential than both. I would describe it as if the Vengeance and the Carnage had a kid. The Vengeance is one of my favorite balls because it has this motion that is not early, not late, has a great backend motion without being too angular or uncontrollable and the Carnage was smooth and had a big hook potential, you get those two together, and you have a Trident.
The ball hooks A LOT but not too early making it hit like a wet noodle and it has a great backend motion but it is not angular or unpredictable.
I also used it on the Dead man's curve (43') and honestly I felt like I was playing on a modified house shot. I was able to play 10 to 8 and the ball was just coming back strong to the pocket. I was even able to swing the ball some and the ball rolled great. I used the GT too and while I had a good look with it, I had to be more accurate and play tighter to hit the pocket.
I am gonna keep using it now that the fall league is about to start on the two houses I've been bowling this summer, both are synthetics, both have THS, one is 39' and the other one is 41', plus I am gonna start bowling a league on wood lanes and I am gonna try it there as well so I can let you know how it works on different environments.
So far I am really impressed on how this ball rolls, it is really, really strong, but thankfully it seems to be a versatile ball too!
I hope this review has been helpful to you guys. Good luck for all of you now in this new upcoming season! Please let me know what you think and what can I do better to make better reviews. Every comment is appreciated!
