Motiv Raptor Pursuit Bowling Ball

A Big Symmetric Pearl for Heavy Oil

About the Raptor Pursuit

The Motiv Raptor Pursuit was built to solve a trade-off every heavy oil ball runs into. To create traction in heavier volume, most balls grab the front and middle of the lane, and that friction costs them motion down-lane. When you want length and angle on the back end, that is the wrong trade. The Raptor Pursuit pairs Motiv’s biggest symmetric engine with one of its cleanest pearl covers to get both.

Inside is the Affliction V2 Core, the strongest symmetrical core Motiv makes, wrapped in the new Aerial Propulsion Pearl Reactive coverstock at a 5500 grit LSP polished finish. The result is a stable, fast-revving core with incredible length and speed down-lane, and a strong, angular move once it finds friction. Like all of Motiv’s high performance equipment, it is made in the U.S.A.

Understanding the Motiv Affliction V2 Core and Motiv Aerial Propulsion Pearl Reactive

Motiv built the Raptor Pursuit for bowlers who want a high performance piece on heavy oil without giving up the back end. The low RG Affliction V2 core revs quickly and stays stable, the .055 differential supplies plenty of flare, and the clean Aerial Propulsion Pearl cover conserves energy through the front so the ball can unleash it down-lane. The full per-weight specifications are listed below.

Motiv’s Strongest Symmetrical Core

At the heart of the Raptor Pursuit is the Affliction V2 Core, the strongest symmetrical core in the Motiv lineup. At 15 lb it measures a low 2.48 RG and a high .055 differential. The low RG helps the ball rev up quickly and gives it plenty of stability and control, while the high differential means there is no shortage of flare potential.

Motiv makes a point here worth repeating: many bowlers automatically reach for an asymmetric ball when they want high performance strength, but asymmetry is not always the answer. The Affliction V2 gives you that strength in a symmetric package, with the predictable, repeatable shape that comes with it.

A Clean Pearl That Saves Its Energy for the Back End

Wrapped around the core is the new Aerial Propulsion Pearl Reactive coverstock. The Propulsion cover system has become a staple of Motiv’s pearl lineup for generating length and response to friction, and the Aerial Propulsion shell is the second cleanest cover in the family, behind only the Dark Matter Propulsion shell on the Nebula.

That cleanliness was intentional. Motiv wanted a shell that would conserve energy through the front and release it down-lane. Motiv usually puts a 5000 grit finish on its higher volume pearls, but says this cover picks up in the right spot well enough to carry a 5500 grit LSP polished finish, and the angle down-lane shows it.

Raptor Pursuit Specs

RG and differential vary by weight. Specifications provided by the manufacturer.

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