Motiv
Chronic Paranoia
PatternStTwCr
Oily:
Medium:
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(1-10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR))

Coverstock Info
Name:
Agitator Solid Reactive
Type:
Reactive Solid
Box Finish:
4000 Grit LSS
Color:
Violet / Lime Solid
Core Info
Name:
Oblivion
Type:Symmetrical
RG:2.53
Total Diff:0.047
Int. Diff:NA

The Motiv Chronic Paranoia is the sanded and solid-covered follow-up to the polished and pearlized original Paranoia. This ball uses the same Oblivion symmetrical core shape as the original, paired up with a solid version of the Agitator coverstock. The Chronic Paranoia has a box finish of a 4000 grit LSS, making it much stronger in the middle of the lane and smoother at the back end compared to the original. We saw lots of hook from this ball, even on heavy volumes of oil.

We started on our longest and slickest pattern, where the Chronic’s sanded cover easily grabbed the lane for all three testers. It offered early traction that was strongest in the middle of the lane with a continuous motion through the pins. Stroker was playing the straightest through the front to keep his ball on-line to the pocket. His reaction was every bit as good as the higher rev rate testers, but just with a straighter trajectory to the pocket. Tweener played a small swing away from the pocket. His Chronic’s sanded cover grabbed through the oil, even when he missed inside of target. Cranker also had a fantastic reaction on this pattern, but from...

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Performance Ratings

NameValueComments
Torque
(1-10)
Length
(1-25)
Back End
(1-20)
Total Hook
(1-100)

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