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Last Updated: September 14, 2023

DV8 Bowling Ball Reviews - New Releases

DV8 Hellcat XLR8

DV8 Hellcat XLR8

The Hellcat XLR8 is the follow-up release to the Hellcat from last year around this same time, featuring the same Hell Raiser DOT asymmetrical core...

dv8 chill

DV8 Chill

The DV8 Chill features a weight block that has been used in previous releases and combines it with a new cover formulation. The new solid...

dv8 trouble maker

DV8 Trouble Maker

The Trouble Maker introduces a new symmetrical core shape for DV8. The Dualistic core design features a 2.496" RG and a 0.045" differential. Its design aims...

dv8 captiv8

DV8 Captiv8

The new DV8 Captiv8 uses a higher RG (2.532") and lower differential (0.038") symmetrical core design. It also features Brunswick's new HK22 base formula for...

dv8 brutal collision

DV8 Brutal Collision

The DV8 Brutal Collision uses the same asymmetrical core design as the original Collision from earlier this year. The change comes in the coverstock material. Its...

dv8 verge solid

DV8 Verge Solid

The new Verge Solid from DV8 is a brightly-colored bowling ball that will be seen going down the lane from any place in the bowling center....

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Summary Table of All DV8 Ball Reviews

The table below shows a tabular comparison of all recently-reviewed DV8 bowling balls. Currently, all balls in our database are shown in the table. BTM subscribers can customize the columns displayed on their Edit Profile page.

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Ball NameIssueCoverBox FinishRGDiffInt
Alley CatR Sol500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound / Crown Factory Shine2.5640.0250.000
Brutal CollisionR Sol500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4620.0520.019
Brutal NightmareR Hyb500 SiaAir / Rough Buff2.5050.0520.013
Captiv8R Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5320.0380.000
ChillR Sol500 / 1.5K / 3K SiaAir2.4950.0510.000
CollisionR Hyb500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4620.0520.019
CreedR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4960.0550.011
Creed RebellionR Sol1.5K SiaAir2.4960.0550.011
Creed RevelationR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4960.0550.011
Damn Good Verge R Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.4670.0370.000
Damn Good Verge PearlR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Polish2.4670.0370.000
Deviant PearlR Prl500 SiaAir / Royal Compound2.5620.0500.000
Diamond DivaR Hyb500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4950.0510.000
DivaR Sol500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss2.5160.0520.000
Diva DivineR Hyb500 / 4K SiaAir2.5160.0520.000
Diva PearlR Prl500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine2.5160.0520.000
Diva StyleR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5160.0520.000
Diva XOXOR Prl500 SiaAir / Royal Compound2.5160.0520.000
DudeR Sol500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine2.5570.0400.000
Endless NightmareR Hyb500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5050.0520.013
FreakshowR Prl500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Polish2.4810.0540.000
Freakshow FlipR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4810.0540.000
Freakshow SolidR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.4810.0540.000
FrequencyR Hyb500 / 2K SiaAir2.4760.0470.018
GlamR Prl500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5160.0520.000
GrudgeR Sol500 / 1K SiaAir2.4900.0560.014
Grudge HybridR Hyb500 / 4K SiaAir2.490.0560.014
Grudge PearlR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4900.0560.014
Hell RaiserR Hyb500 / 1.5K SiaAir Pad / Rough Buff Finish2.5370.0540.016
Hell Raiser BlazeR Sol500 / 1K SiaAir2.5370.0530.016
Hell Raiser ReturnR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5370.0530.016
Hell Raiser RevengeR Sol500 / 2K SiaAir2.480.0560.018
Hell Raiser TerrorR Prl500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss2.480.0560.018
HellcatR Sol500 / 2K SiaAir2.5370.0530.016
Hellcat XLR8R Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5370.0530.016
HitmanR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5240.0500.020
Hitman EnforcerR Hyb500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5240.0500.020
HooliganR Prl500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine2.5530.0400.000
InstigatorR Sol500 / 3K SiaAir2.4810.0510.016
IntimidatorR Sol500 / 2K SiaAir2.4810.0510.016
Intimidator PearlR Prl500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4810.0510.015
MarauderR Hyb500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss2.5240.0500.000
Marauder MadnessR Sol500 / 4K SiaAir2.5240.0500.000
Marauder MutinyR Hyb500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss2.5240.0500.000
MedusaR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5070.0480.011
MisfitR Sol500 SiaAir Pad / Rough Buff / High Gloss Polish2.5120.0400.000
Misfit Neon Yellow PearlR Prl500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss2.5450.0320.000
Misfit Red/OrangeR Sol500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine2.5450.0320.000
Nasty RumorR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5340.0480.000
Night ProwlerR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4910.0440.011
NightmareR Sol500 / 1K / 4K SiaAir2.5050.0520.013
NotoriousR Hyb500 / 3K SiaAir2.4760.0470.018
OutcastR Sol500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine2.5470.0300.000
PitbullR Sol500 / 1K SiaAir2.4860.0550.020
Pitbull BarkR Sol1K SiaAir2.4860.0550.020
Pitbull BiteR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.4860.0550.020
Pitbull GrowlR Sol500 / 2K SiaAir2.4860.0550.020
PoisonR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5640.0540.000
Poison PearlR Prl500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5640.0540.000
ProwlerR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4910.0440.011
RecklessR Prl500 SiaAir Pad / Rough Buff2.5230.0500.000
RuckusR Hyb500 SiaAir / Royal Compound2.5400.0520.013
Ruckus FeudR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5400.0520.013
Ruckus SchizoR Prl500 SiaAir / Royal Compound2.5400.0520.013
Rude DudeR Sol500 SiaAir / Royal Compound2.5570.0400.000
RumorR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5340.0480.000
Tactic ControlUre Sol500 / 3K SiaAir2.5280.0420.000
ThugR Hyb500 SiaAir / Royal Compound2.5050.0520.015
Thug CorruptR Hyb500 / 4K SiaAir2.5050.0520.015
Thug UnrulyR Sol500 / 2K SiaAir2.5050.0520.015
Too RecklessR Sol500 SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss Polish2.5230.0500.000
Trouble MakerR Hyb500 / 2K SiaAir2.4960.0450.000
Turmoil 2 PearlR Prl500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5300.0430.000
Turmoil 2 SolidR Sol500 / 3K SiaAir2.5300.0430.000
Turmoil HybridR Hyb500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5280.0420.000
Turmoil PearlR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5280.0420.000
Turmoil SolidR Sol500 / 4K SiaAir2.5280.0420.000
Vandal DestroyR Hyb500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4990.0550.011
Vandal SmashR Sol500 / 4K SiaAir2.4990.0500.011
Vandal StrikeR Prl500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4990.0550.011
VergeR Sol360 / 500 / 2K SiaAir2.4760.0490.000
Verge SolidR Sol500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir2.4760.0490.000
WarrantR Hyb500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5050.0540.012
Warrant SolidR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5050.0540.012

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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