Hello! You can use any ball for two handed bowling. This will be a good ball for two handed bowling. It will really get it down the lanes.

Hi Fred. You can request for a 13 pound 5 ounce ball in the blue box that says "click to request pin/top weight", and we will let you know what we have in our warehouse after the order has been placed with the specifications.

Hello Jason. Yes, you can use the abralon sanding pads on this ball.

Yes, this is good for a backup bowler.

This is a mid performance ball. Spare balls are made out of plastic/polyester coverstock and that is what you would need for a straight ball.

These will be first quality balls.

This is the original Venom Shock. The Venom Shock Pearl will have the lighter colored coverstock.

The newer balls today have made more advances compared to the older balls. The newer balls will be more aggressive. You may want to reach out to Brunswick direct if you want to know a comparison on the Sapphire balls, they may be able to find a more comparable ball.

Unfortunately, in all of the Venom series, they will be for light to medium lane conditions.

The Venom Cobra will have more length since it is a hybrid coverstock and the Venom Shock is a solid coverstock.

Motiv has the same weight block on the 13 and 14lbs weights so there is not a big drop off on performance. Of course the lighter you go in weight the less the ball will carry through the pocket so heavier usually hits the pins better.

We do have 14lbs in stock for this at this time so you can order 14lbs and we will ship this out.

It you bowl straight you could get a much less expensive spare ball that would go straight. This ball is designed to have hook potential so you are paying extra to have the hook potential on this ball. If you do not spin the ball or hook it then it will go straight but you are spending more money for features that you do not need.

Yes, this will work well for someone looking at their first performance ball. This works in medium to lighter oil conditions and it will not be such a drastic step up that it is hard to control. It helps you to get familiar with a performance ball and if later you needed to get something for heavier oil conditions then you can still have this option as a backup because at some point in the night the lanes will almost always get back to medium to light conditions and this would still be a great option then.

It is very likely that at some point in the night during leagues this would be an excellent option. It is rated for medium to lighter oil so it may depend on how oily the lanes are to start the league night. You may need to start the night with something more suited to medium to heavier oil and then after a few games the lanes will have dried out some and you could transition to the Venom Shock to help in those later games.

Yes, this can be used by a two handed bowler. Typically two handed bowlers have higher revs so when this ball says it is good for light to medium oil, it may be better in medium oil only for someone with higher revs.

Yes, Motiv keeps the same weight block throughout the different weights.

Yes, this ball would be good for someone looking to make a change from a straight ball to a ball with some hook potential. It is not going to be overly aggressive so you can still throw this fairly straight but if you get a lot of spin on your release then you could get a decent amount of hook potential from this ball.

When you are putting this item in your shopping cart it will take you to a drill sheet page for you to enter your measurements and drilling information. We do not currently offer Switch Grip options with our custom drilling. We have options to add finger inserts or a thumb slug but not switch grips.

They are going to be very similar with only a small difference in hook potential. They will get very similar lengths because they have the same out of box finish but the Venom Recoil will have a slightly stronger backend and slightly stronger overall hook.

Yes, on Motiv they use the same core through all of the weights

Yes, the Ghost would work well in heavier oil conditions and the Shock will give you more length and work better in medium and lighter oil conditions for the later games.

If you wanted a more angular backend like the Villain Scorn then you may prefer the Fatal Venom. It has a pearl cover similar to the Villain Scorn and polished finish to give you more length and more angle.

If you throw the ball straight without any spin then the ball will go straight. It will only curve if you spin the ball with the correct release.

The Venom Shock is a mid performance ball with a Symmetric weight block and it works in medium to lighter oil conditions. The Black Widow 2.0 is an upper mid performance ball with an Asymmetric weight block and it works in medium to heavy oil. They are both solid coverstocks but the Venom Shock is a little smoother finish so it will have a little more length before it reacts on the lane.

This ball is designed to have hook potential on medium to light oil but if you throw the ball straight, it will go pretty straight. You have to spin the ball to get it to have the hook potential.

Yes, in Motiv bowling balls they keep the same weight block throughout all weights.