The Lethal Venom joins the Venom Recoil, Black Venom, and Blue Coral Venom in using the Gear APG Asymmetric core design. This ball also features the Leverage MXC Solid coverstock, coming out of the box at a 3000 grit sanded finish. This shell has been used previously with more aggressive core designs on the Evoke and the Subzero Forge. The change in coverstock made the Lethal Venom stronger than the previous Venom release for us. Despite having more total hook than other Venom releases, it didn’t quite flare enough or create enough traction with the box finish on our heavy oil test pattern. Lower sanding grits and more aggressive layouts will be musts for bowlers looking to use this ball on longer and heavier volume patterns. We loved the combination of midlane traction, control, and continuation that the Lethal Venom gave us on our other three test patterns.
Stroker
Stroker loved how controllable the Lethal Venom was on the…
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