A great competitive advantage in bowling today is modern urethane. It provides bowlers with control and the ability to play different parts of the lane than reactive resin. However, because urethane also has clear weaknesses, MOTIV® set out to create the ultimate cover material that harnesses the strengths of traditional urethane, but offers far more versatility. Introducing the Covert Tank.
The revolutionary Frixion™ cover material MOTIV® developed for the Covert Tank is not urethane nor reactive resin. It is microcell polymer. Traditional urethane is virtually non-absorbing while reactive resin is highly absorbent. Frixion™ microcell polymer absorbs oil at a fraction of the speed of reactive resin, but is still capable of absorbing oil at a very slow rate. This microscopic difference creates more continuation and better pin carry without sacrificing traction.
While typical urethane balls are primarily used by bowlers with a high rev rate, the Covert Tank is a more versatile piece that will benefit more styles of play because it merges this new microcell polymer cover with a strong Torx™ weight block. The higher differential produces more track flare, which both improves backend motion and also limits oil redistribution. Traditional urethane balls tend to have lower track flare, struggle with pin carry, and push more oil down lane.
Even the color scheme of the Covert Tank was created with the competitive bowler in mind. The solid black cover with dark gray pearl NeoMark graphics provides a crisp contrast to the lane surface so ball motion is easy to see.
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Ball | Brand | Comparison Grade | Coverstock | Factory Finish | Core | RG | Diff | MB Diff | US/Overseas Release | Discontinued | |
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Covert Tank | FrixionMicrocell Polymer | 2000 LSS | TorxSymmetric | 2.500 | 0.051 | ||||||
Rubicon UC3 | B | Tour-ethane PearlUrethane Pearl | 1000 Abralon | RondureAsymmetric | 2.490 | 0.052 | 0.011 | ||||
Tank Blitz | B | Frixion+Microcell Polymer | 2000 LSS | GearSymmetric | 2.480 | 0.034 | |||||
Shadow Ops | B | S25 Hybrid UrethaneUrethane Hybrid | 1000 Abralon | BreakAsymmetric | 2.480 | 0.058 | 0.021 | ||||
Black Widow Urethane Pink Pearl | B- | Urethane PearlUrethane Pearl | 360/800 Siaair Micro Pad | Gas MaskAsymmetric | 2.500 | 0.058 | 0.016 | ||||
Carbide Tank | B- | Frixion M4 Solid MCPMicrocell Polymer | 1000 LSS | GearSymmetric | 2.480 | 0.034 | |||||
Forza GT | B- | Helix HRHybrid Reactive | 4000 LSS | TorxSymmetric | 2.500 | 0.051 | |||||
Black Widow Urethane | B- | UrethaneUrethane Solid | 360/500/500 Abralon | Gas MaskAsymmetric | 2.500 | 0.058 | 0.016 | ||||
Big Bro Burn-Up | B- | Reverie (RVR) Pearl UrethaneUrethane Pearl | 2000 Sanded | DominanceAsymmetric | 2.484 | 0.054 | 0.021 | ||||
Raw Urge | B- | AR350 SolidUrethane Solid | 500/2000 Abralon | IronmanAsymmetric | 2.500 | 0.056 | 0.015 | ||||
Attitude Control | B- | Urethane PearlUrethane Pearl | 500/1000 Siaair Micro Pad | ContraSymmetric | 2.474 | 0.047 | |||||
Forza Redline | C+ | Helix PearlPearl Reactive | 5000 LSP | TorxSymmetric | 2.500 | 0.051 | |||||
Buffalo | C+ | V82 Urethane SolidUrethane Solid | 1000 Sanded | MushroomSymmetric | 2.486 | 0.044 | |||||
Rattler NU | C+ | Not Urethane (Radical)Not Urethane | 500/1000 Siaair Micro Pad | RattlerSymmetric | 2.480 | 0.035 | |||||
Double Cross | C+ | U73 PearlUrethane Pearl | 500/1500 Siaair Micro Pad | Double CrossSymmetric | 2.528 | 0.035 | |||||
Tactic Control | C+ | Control UrethaneUrethane Solid | 500, 3000 Siaair Micro Pad | TurmoilSymmetric | 2.528 | 0.042 | |||||
Elevate | C+ | Traxion Reactive 0.30 HybridHybrid Reactive | 800 Abranet, 1000/2000 Abralon, Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish | V5Symmetric | 2.500 | 0.051 | |||||
Forza | C+ | Helix SolidSolid Reactive | 3000 LSS | TorxSymmetric | 2.500 | 0.051 | |||||
Pathogen Plague Pearl | C+ | GPS Navigational Urethane PearlUrethane Pearl | 1000 Abralon | SG 19.5 UrethaneAsymmetric | 2.520 | 0.043 | 0.015 | ||||
Destiny Hybrid | C+ | GB 11.2 HybridHybrid Reactive | 500/1000 Abralon, Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish | Cyclone TorqueSymmetric | 2.530 | 0.053 | |||||
Benchmark | C+ | StandardHybrid Reactive | 800 Abranet, 800/1000/2000/4000 Abralon | Tri-RibSymmetric | 2.510 | 0.052 | |||||
Vintage Danger Zone | C+ | PK 2016 SolidSolid Reactive | 500 Siaair, Royal Compound | Vintage Light Bulb Low RGSymmetric | 2.501 | 0.048 | |||||
Edge Blue Pearl | C+ | Relativity PearlPearl Reactive | 500 Siaair, Crown Factory Compound | Edge Low RGSymmetric | 2.487 | 0.050 | |||||
Persevere | C+ | Traxion Reactive 0.39 HybridHybrid Reactive | 2000 Abralon | V5Symmetric | 2.500 | 0.051 | |||||
Tank | C+ | BallistixUrethane Solid | 2000 Wet Sand | GearSymmetric | 2.480 | 0.034 |