DV8 Bowling Ball Reviews
Last Updated: July 31, 2024
DV8 Bowling Ball Reviews - New Releases
DV8 Wicked Collision
The Wicked Collision is the first DV8 ball to use the new HK22C coverstock, which features a new additive package that is designed to dig...
DV8 Chill Pearl
DV8's new Chill Pearl uses the symmetrical Diva 2.0 core design, which is the same core that was also used on the original Chill. The...
DV8 Hater
The Hater introduces a new coverstock and a new asymmetrical core design to the DV8 lineup. The new Hater weight block is a higher RG...
DV8 Trouble Maker Pearl
The Trouble Maker Pearl is the follow-up to DV8's Trouble Maker, which was introduced late last spring. Like the original, this ball also uses the...
DV8 Violent Collision
The Violent Collision is one of the most angular bowling balls to ever come from DV8. This new ball uses the same asymmetrical Collision core...
DV8 Verge Hybrid
The DV8 Verge Hybrid uses the same symmetrical Threshold core design that was found in the Verge Solid and the original Verge from 2019. It...
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Summary Table of All DV8 Ball Reviews
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Switch to Full WidthBall Name | Issue | Cover | Box Finish | RG | Diff | Int |
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Alley Cat | June 2017 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound / Crown Factory Shine | 2.564 | 0.025 | 0.000 |
Brutal Collision | December 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.462 | 0.052 | 0.019 |
Brutal Nightmare | February 2013 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff | 2.505 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Captiv8 | February 2023 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.532 | 0.038 | 0.000 |
Chill | July 2023 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K / 3K SiaAir | 2.495 | 0.051 | 0.000 |
Chill Pearl | May 2024 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.495 | 0.051 | 0.000 |
Collision | March 2022 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.462 | 0.052 | 0.019 |
Creed | July 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.496 | 0.055 | 0.011 |
Creed Rebellion | August 2018 | R Sol | 1.5K SiaAir | 2.496 | 0.055 | 0.011 |
Creed Revelation | March 2018 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.496 | 0.055 | 0.011 |
Damn Good Verge | February 2021 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.467 | 0.037 | 0.000 |
Damn Good Verge Pearl | April 2022 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Polish | 2.467 | 0.037 | 0.000 |
Deviant Pearl | August 2016 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.562 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Diamond Diva | June 2022 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.495 | 0.051 | 0.000 |
Diva | February 2013 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss | 2.516 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Diva Divine | January 2015 | R Hyb | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.516 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Diva Pearl | March 2014 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.516 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Diva Style | February 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.516 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Diva XOXO | January 2016 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.516 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Dude | November 2013 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.557 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Endless Nightmare | August 2013 | R Hyb | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.505 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Freakshow | August 2016 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Polish | 2.481 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Freakshow Flip | July 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.481 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Freakshow Solid | November 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.481 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Frequency | November 2019 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.476 | 0.047 | 0.018 |
Glam | January 2020 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.516 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Grudge | January 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 1K SiaAir | 2.490 | 0.056 | 0.014 |
Grudge Hybrid | August 2016 | R Hyb | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.49 | 0.056 | 0.014 |
Grudge Pearl | December 2016 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.490 | 0.056 | 0.014 |
Hater | April 2024 | R Hyb | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.539 | 0.054 | 0.024 |
Hell Raiser | September 2011 | R Hyb | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir Pad / Rough Buff Finish | 2.537 | 0.054 | 0.016 |
Hell Raiser Blaze | July 2021 | R Sol | 500 / 1K SiaAir | 2.537 | 0.053 | 0.016 |
Hell Raiser Return | March 2021 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.537 | 0.053 | 0.016 |
Hell Raiser Revenge | February 2012 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.48 | 0.056 | 0.018 |
Hell Raiser Terror | August 2012 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss | 2.48 | 0.056 | 0.018 |
Hellcat | August 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.537 | 0.053 | 0.016 |
Hellcat XLR8 | September 2023 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.537 | 0.053 | 0.016 |
Hitman | November 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.524 | 0.050 | 0.020 |
Hitman Enforcer | August 2018 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.524 | 0.050 | 0.020 |
Hooligan | October 2014 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.553 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Instigator | August 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 3K SiaAir | 2.481 | 0.051 | 0.016 |
Intimidator | February 2020 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.481 | 0.051 | 0.016 |
Intimidator Pearl | October 2020 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.481 | 0.051 | 0.015 |
Marauder | August 2012 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss | 2.524 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Marauder Madness | November 2012 | R Sol | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.524 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Marauder Mutiny | August 2013 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss | 2.524 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Medusa | October 2021 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.507 | 0.048 | 0.011 |
Misfit | September 2011 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir Pad / Rough Buff / High Gloss Polish | 2.512 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Misfit Neon Yellow Pearl | February 2013 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss | 2.545 | 0.032 | 0.000 |
Misfit Red/Orange | March 2014 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.545 | 0.032 | 0.000 |
Nasty Rumor | March 2018 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.534 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Night Prowler | August 2019 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.491 | 0.044 | 0.011 |
Nightmare | November 2012 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 4K SiaAir | 2.505 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Notorious | February 2019 | R Hyb | 500 / 3K SiaAir | 2.476 | 0.047 | 0.018 |
Outcast | November 2014 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.547 | 0.030 | 0.000 |
Pitbull | February 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 1K SiaAir | 2.486 | 0.055 | 0.020 |
Pitbull Bark | October 2018 | R Sol | 1K SiaAir | 2.486 | 0.055 | 0.020 |
Pitbull Bite | February 2018 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.486 | 0.055 | 0.020 |
Pitbull Growl | August 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.486 | 0.055 | 0.020 |
Poison | October 2018 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.564 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Poison Pearl | August 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.564 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Prowler | February 2019 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.491 | 0.044 | 0.011 |
Reckless | September 2011 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir Pad / Rough Buff | 2.523 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Ruckus | November 2013 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.540 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Ruckus Feud | March 2014 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.540 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Ruckus Schizo | July 2014 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.540 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Rude Dude | July 2014 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.557 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Rumor | August 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.534 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Tactic Control | August 2018 | Ure Sol | 500 / 3K SiaAir | 2.528 | 0.042 | 0.000 |
Thug | October 2014 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.505 | 0.052 | 0.015 |
Thug Corrupt | July 2015 | R Hyb | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.505 | 0.052 | 0.015 |
Thug Unruly | January 2015 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.505 | 0.052 | 0.015 |
Too Reckless | December 2011 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss Polish | 2.523 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Trouble Maker | May 2023 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.496 | 0.045 | 0.000 |
Trouble Maker Pearl | February 2024 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.496 | 0.045 | 0.000 |
Turmoil 2 Pearl | May 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.530 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Turmoil 2 Solid | May 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 3K SiaAir | 2.530 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Turmoil Hybrid | February 2019 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.528 | 0.042 | 0.000 |
Turmoil Pearl | May 2018 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.528 | 0.042 | 0.000 |
Turmoil Solid | May 2018 | R Sol | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.528 | 0.042 | 0.000 |
Vandal Destroy | February 2017 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.499 | 0.055 | 0.011 |
Vandal Smash | August 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.499 | 0.050 | 0.011 |
Vandal Strike | November 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.499 | 0.055 | 0.011 |
Verge | November 2019 | R Sol | 360 / 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.476 | 0.049 | 0.000 |
Verge Hybrid | November 2023 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.476 | 0.049 | 0.000 |
Verge Solid | October 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.476 | 0.049 | 0.000 |
Violent Collision | December 2023 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.462 | 0.052 | 0.019 |
Warrant | January 2020 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.505 | 0.054 | 0.012 |
Warrant Solid | January 2021 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.505 | 0.054 | 0.012 |
Wicked Collision | August 2024 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.462 | 0.052 | 0.019 |
DV8 Ball Comparison Graph
The graph below shows a comparison of all DV8 balls. It shows four dimensions from our on-lane testing results:
- Horizontal axis: Total Hook rating
- Vertical axis: Length rating
- Circle size: Torque rating
- Circle color: Backend rating
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