DV8 Heckler Taunt Bowling Ball Review

The DV8 Heckler Taunt is the third ball to use the symmetrical Unholy core design, with each of the three being paired up with a different coverstock. This ball uses Maximum Havoc Hybrid without any HK22 or HK22C. It is finished with 500/1000/2000 SiaAir, which helped it easily create hook through the oil on our slickest conditions. The medium RG core shape kept the ball from losing too much energy at the back end and kept it from hitting flat. This ball was smoother off the spot than the glossier-finished balls in the current DV8 line, such as the Heckler Hybrid, the Dark Side Curse, and the Double Trouble. This motion helped blend out over/under reaction and provided a very good motion on our heavy oil pattern.

Stroker

Stroker was surprised by how easily the Heckler Taunt was able to dig into the lane on the fresh heavy oil pattern. It read the midlane extremely well, getting up to the pocket and through the pins even when he felt like he was too far up the back of the ball at the release. He didn’t feel like it was possible for him to overthrow the ball and have it miss the breakpoint. Between the aggressive coverstock, dull box finish, and large flare potential, he had plenty of traction to slow the ball down enough for it to make a nice move at the end of the pattern. As the oil in the front started to go away, he needed to move his laydown point farther left to find a little more oil. The early friction made the ball want to start a little too quickly, and it didn’t get through the pins as well as it did on the fresh. Once he found a little more oil