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Bowling Ball Reviews: Hammer Gauntlet

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Hammer Gauntlet

Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The drilling layout used: We used a pin up and pin down for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used out of box Factory Finish: 500/2000 Abralon surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler's style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed medium rev rate medium ball speed tweener type bowler for testing this ball...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 42 foot house pattern on Brunswick Pro-Anvilane Synthetic bowling bowling lane surface.

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Test Results
In testing; The Hammer Gauntlet the basic ball motion we got was a longer skid through the heads with a shorter transition in the mid-lane, the Gauntlet had a more arcing/angular motion and revs up in the back-end. We found the Gauntlet to have a smoother type ball motion and had very good continuation. The pin down ball changed direction a couple feet sooner and had smoother transitions than the pin up.


In conclusion.
Our over all impression of the Hammer Gauntlet…
 We felt the Hammer Gauntlet  would be best used as a first game ball on medium to heavier and longer lane patterns. A good ball for playing a medium line on medium oil or direct line on heavy oil patterns.  You will need some oil but don't have to be flooded for peak performance of this bowling ball. A strong ball from Hammer.. We put this in the smooth arcing and controlled motion  category of bowling balls.
It would be a good strong 1st game bowling ball on medium heavy oil patterns. Refer to the resources below for more information about the Hammer Gauntlet from Hammer Bowling….

This review was from our personal observations and you may get a different result do to all the many factors involved in bowling…

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Hammer Gauntlet Features: RG: 2.51 - Finish: Matte - Ball Color: Orange/Black/Silver - Lane Condition: Heavy - Coverstock: Hybrid Reactive - Ball Quality: First Quality - Ball Warranty: 3 Year - Factory Finish: 500/2000 Abralon - Breakpoint Shape: Aggressive Mid-lane & Backend - Coverstock Name: Semtex Hybrid CFI - Core Name: Gauntlet - Differential: 0.050 - Flare Potential: Medium-High - Mass Bias Diff: 0.012 - Core Type: Asymmetric - Performance: Pro Performance[10] - Release Date: 2/14/2017 Here's what Hammer has to say about the Gauntlet: Click Here... Watch The Hammer Gauntlet - Bowling Ball Video Review!

 

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Bowling Ball Reviews: Hammer Rebel Solid

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Hammer Rebel Solid

Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The drilling layout used was a dual angle layout of 45 x 5.75 x 70 for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used out of box Factory Finish - 500/2000 Abralon surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler's style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed high rev rate high ball speed tester for testing this ball...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 40 foot house pattern on wood bowling bowling lane surface.

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Test Results
In testing; The Hammer Rebel Solid the basic ball motion we got was longer skid through the heads with a shorter transition in the mid-lane, the Rebel Solid was angular with a little hook and set type bowling ball motion
We felt it would be a good ball on medium to heavier oil patterns or longer patterns with drier backends or as a 1st game ball when you want to break down the shot shot and a good complement to the original Hammer Rebel... The Hammer Rebel Solid had good over all bowling pin carry... This ball will need dryer back-ends for peak performance... The balls surface can be adjusted to fit your needs.

In conclusion.
Our over all impression of the Hammer Rebel Solid…
The Hammer Rebel Solid gets down the lane with a longer skid through the heads with a shorter transition in the mid-lane, the Rebel Solid has a little hook and set type ball motion even though it was angular, the rebel solid was smoother then the original rebel this do to the solid cover-stock rather than pearl and a good compliment. The Rebel Solid would be best used on heavier medium to longer lane patterns and good for blending out the wet/dry and offering control in the backends and it a a good upper mid price point bowling ball. You will need drier back-ends for peak performance of this bowling ball. We put this in the smoother/angular motion category of bowling balls...
It would be a good mid-priced 1st game bowling ball or to open up the shot. Refer to the resources below for more information about the Hammer Rebel Solid from Hammer….

This review was from our personal observations and you may get a different result do to all the many factors involved in bowling…

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Hammer Rebel Solid Features: RG: 2.48 - Finish: Matte - Ball Color: Blue/Orange - Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy - Coverstock: Solid Reactive - Ball Quality: First Quality - Ball Warranty: 3 Year - Factory Finish: 500/2000 Abralon - Breakpoint Shape: Strong Overall Hook - Coverstock Name: NBT Solid - Core Name: Rebel Symmetrical - Differential: 0.044 - Flare Potential: Medium - Core Type: Symmetric - Performance: Advanced Performance[6] - Release Date: 11/15/2016 Here's what Hammer has to say about the Rebel Solid: Click Here... Watch The Hammer Rebel Solid - Bowling Ball Video Review!

 

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Bowling Ball Reviews: Hammer Phobia

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Hammer Phobia

Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
We used 2 balls for testing the Hammer Phobia: One pin up and one pin down. The pin up layout we used was a the pin above the bridge and CG kicked off the thumb 25 degrees or 2 inches to the side of our thumb hole and the pin down was pin under the ring finger and CG kicked off the thumb hole to 25 degrees for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used out of box Factory Finish - 500/2000 Abralon surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler's style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed 350 rev rate medium speed tweener for testing this ball...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 42 foot house pattern on Brunswick Pro-Avilane synthetic bowling lane surface.

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Test Results
In testing; The Hammer Phobia the basic ball motion we got was a longer slide with a shorter transition to hook in the midlane and a angular type bowling ball motion with good continuation. The pin down rolled sooner, smoother and was more controlled than the pin up. There was about s 2ft longer skid with the pin up and a sharper turn on the back-end.
We felt it would be a good ball on medium to heavy oil patterns or medium to longer patterns with drier backends or as a 2nd or 3rd game ball when the shot breaks down and a good complement to the Hammer Dark Legend... The Hammer Phobia had solid hit at the pocket with good over all bowling pin carry... This ball will need dryer back-ends for peak performance... The balls surface can be adjusted to fit your needs.

In conclusion.
Our over all impression of the Hammer Phobia…
The Hammer Phobia gets down the lane with a longer skid through the heads with a shorter transition in the mid-lane, the phobia has a more anglar motion and a more controlled reaction, this do to the symmetric core. Has a nice motion and good compliment to the dark legend. The pin down ball is about 2ft earlier and smoother than the pin version. The Phobia would be best used on medium heavy oil patterns or as a second game ball after the shot opens up. You will need drier back-ends for peak performance of this bowling ball. We put this in the angular motion or longer and stronger category of bowling balls...
It would be a good second game bowling ball or after the shot opens up.
Refer to the resources below for more information about the Hammer Phobia from Hammer….

This review was from our personal observations and you may get a different result do to all the many factors involved in bowling…

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Hammer Phobia Features: RG: 2.49 - Finish: Polished - Ball Color: Smoke/Blue/Bronze - Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy - Coverstock: Pearl Reactive - Ball Quality: First Quality - Ball Warranty: 3 Year - Factory Finish: 500/1000 Abralon w/Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish - Coverstock Name: Semtex Pearl - Core Name: Phobia - Differential: 0.054 - Flare Potential: Medium-High - Core Type: Symmetric - Performance: High Performance[8] - Bowling Ball Release Date: 1/10/2017 Here's what Hammer has to say about the Phobia: Click Here... Watch The Hammer Phobia - Bowling Ball Video Review!

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Hammer Bad Ass: Review

Hammer Bad Ass: Review

 

Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The bowling ball layout we used was a 70 x 6 x 25 drilling layout for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used the Out Of Box surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler's style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed tweener with average ball speed and about a 300-rev rate...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 38 foot house pattern on synthetic bowling lane surface.

Test Results
In testing;

The New Hammer Bad Ass gave us a longer slide along with a longer and smoother transition to hook than we expected in addition to a strong and angular back end response... The ball reacted hard off the friction but still had a good controlled reaction... We were impressed with the strong hit of this hammer bowling ball... This was very fast responding bowling ball off the friction and will need dry boards to react when using the out of box finish... We put this in the strong and controlled category of bowling balls... In addition, we used a 5 x 5 drilling layout for testing this bowling ball along with the out of box surface finish, and bowled on a 38ft house pattern when testing this ball...

The balls surface can be adjusted to fit your needs.

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Hammer Bad Ass Specs: Hammer Bad Ass Features: Color: Black/Orange - Core: Spheroid with Flex-Resin Additive, Ceramix Surfacing Process, and Carbon-Fiber Outer Core - Coverstock: Juiced Solid - Reaction: Skid Flip - Finish: 500, 2000 Abralon and Factory Polish at 300 RPM - RG: 2.48 (15# ball) - Differential: 0.048 (15# ball) - Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium Oil - Manufacturer's Warranty: 3 Year Limited - RELEASE DATE IS OCTOBER 14th Rating Click Here To Go to Website

 

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Hammer Black Widow Legend : Review

Hammer Black Widow Legend : Review

 

Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The bowling ball layout we used was a 70 x 6 x 25 drilling layout for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used the Out Of Box surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler's style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed tweener with average ball speed and about a 300-rev rate...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 38 foot house pattern on synthetic bowling lane surface.

Test Results
In testing;
The Hammer Black Widow Legend gave us a longer slide along with a longer and smoother transition to hook than we expected in addition to a strong and angular back end response…

The ball reacted hard off the friction but still had a good controlled reaction… We were impressed with the strong hit of this hammer bowling ball…

This was very fast responding bowling ball off the friction and will need dry boards to react when using the out of box finish…

We put this in the strong and controlled category of bowling balls…

In addition, we used a 5 x 5 drilling layout for testing this bowling ball along with the out of box surface finish, and bowled on a 38ft house pattern when testing this ball…

The balls surface can be adjusted to fit your needs.

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Black Widow Legend Description: Hammer is calling to what it is, a legend. The Black Widow Legend takes the proven history of the Black Widow line and turns it up a notch. This is the first ball in this line to use a hybrid coverstock. This ball is aggressive with it's polished cover and then combine it with popular Gas Mask core to provide awesome movement on the backend that carries through the pins. Hammer Black Widow Legend Ball Specs: -> Click Here!!

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Hammer First Blood

Hammer First Blood: Review

Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The bowling ball layout we used was a pin under ring finger and the mass bias in the strong position for a controlled reaction when testing this bowling ball…

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used the Out of Box surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler’s style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed tweener with average ball speed and rev rate...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 43 foot house pattern on wood lanes with Guardian overlay surface.

Test Results
In testing;
The Hammer First Blood The ball gave us a longer slide with a smoother transition and more even and controlled backend reaction… In addtion, we did have to adjust the coverstock to a 2000 grit for a more consistent reaction… This is a ball for controlling the front part of the lane after it breaks down and your early roller dies out and stops reacting… In addition, it will need dry boards to react…

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Hammer First Blood Description: Ready to suck the life out of your bowling pins? This ball will leave no survivors. The Hammer First Blood introduces the new First Blood core and will give you the clean skid/flip reaction you are looking for. The NBT (Next Big Thing) coverstock will allow for the longest and sharpest backend reaction in Hammer’s history. This ball cuts through the oil and will finish strong with a powerful cutting hook Hammer First Blood Ball Specs: Color: Orange/Blue/Silver All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown. Reaction: Skid / Flip Coverstock: NBT Reactive Core Type: First Blood Factory Finish: 1500 Abralon® Polish Radius of Gyration (RG): 2.48** Differential (Diff): .056** ** RG and Diff are based off of 15 lb. balls Hook Potential: High Length: Long Recommended Lane Condition: Medium Oil Our Rating Learn More about this bowling ball Click Here! To Go to the Website

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Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The bowling ball layout we used was a pin under ring finger and the mass bias in the strong position for a controlled reaction when testing this bowling ball…

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used the Out of Box surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler’s style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed tweener with average ball speed and rev rate...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 43 foot house pattern on wood lanes with Guardian overlay surface.

Test Results
In testing;
The Hammer Ratchet gave us a medium slide along with a longer and smoother transition to hook with a smooth/controllable back end motion...
This ball basically had very even and smooth transitions along with very good continuation...
We felt this to be a very good smooth hybrid type bowling ball that would work well in medium heavy oil volumes...
This has been a impressive bowling ball for us...
The ball will need some oil to perform as designed...
The balls surface can be adjusted to fit your needs.

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Hammer Ratchet The New Hammer Ratchet Add the perfect tool to your bowling arsenal. The Hammer Ratchet combines a modified version of our M.P.A. core with a hybrid version of our Grand Theft Reactive II coverstock. The Hammer Ratchet has enough twist to turn through the mid-lane on medium to medium-heavy oil patterns. Hammer Ratchet: Specification: Color: Violet/Black/Silver Core: Modified Mirror Plane Asymmetric Core (MPA) Veneer: Grand Theft Reactive II Hybrid Surface: 800 Abranet, 1000, 2000, 3000 Abralon RG: 2.49 Diff: .057 Hook Rating: 23 (Finish-5, Cover-10, Core-8) Recommended Lane Condition: Medium to Medium-Heavy Oil Our Rating Learn More about this bowling ball Click Here! To Go to the Website

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Hammer Taboo Jet Black

Hammer Taboo Jet Black: Review



Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The bowling ball layout we used was a 70 x 6 x 25 drilling layout for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used the Out Of Box surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler's style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed tweener with average ball speed and about a 300-rev rate...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 38 foot house pattern on synthetic bowling lane surface.

Test Results
In testing;
The New Hammer Taboo Jet Black gave us a longer slide along with a longer and smoother transition to hook than we expected in addition to a strong and angular back end response...

This ball reacted hard off the friction but still had a good controlled reaction...

We were impressed with the strong hit of this hammer bowling ball...

The ball will need dry boards to react when using the out of box finish on medium to medium heavy lane conditions...

This was a fast responding bowling ball on the back ends...

We felt it would be a good ball on medium to heavy oil patterns with drier back ends...

The balls surface can be adjusted to fit your needs.

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This review was from our personal observations and you may get a different result do to all the many factors involved in bowling.

Hammer Taboo Jet Black It's time to get nasty with the new Taboo Jet Black! We're BACK IN BLACK with the new Taboo, in a 2000 grit polished finish. The new GTR III Solid cover-stock offers superior down lane motion to anything in the Hammer product line. Hammer Taboo Jet Black: Specification: Features: Color: HD Jet Black Coverstock: GTR III Solid Core: High Mass-Bias Gas Mask Core w/ Flip Block Factory Finish: 500/1000/2000 Abralon, Polished w/ Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish Reaction: Ultra Skid/Flip A few tiny pit holes in the cover stock of the ball are normal RG: 16#-2.51, 15#-2.50, 14#-2.49, 13#-2.53, 12#-2.60 RG Differential: 16#-.049, 15#-.060, 14#-.057, 13#-.055, 12#-.039 Recommended Lane Condition: Medium Oil Read the Description and Watch the Video Go To Website Click Here! Rating

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Hammer Arson

Hammer Arson: Review

Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The bowling ball layout we used was a Stacked pin above our ring finger drilling layout for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used the Out of Box surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler's style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed tweener with average ball speed and about a 300-rev rate...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 38 foot house pattern on synthetic bowling lane surface.

In testing;
The Hammer Arson gave us a longer slide with a smoother transition to hook along with a smooth back end motion...
This was a pretty smooth responding bowling ball for a hybrid...
It seemed to work well on medium to heavy oil patterns...
The balls surface can be adjusted to fit your needs.

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Hammer Arson The Arson combines our high energy Hot Sauce core with a new Hybrid version of the Max-Hook Reactive cover- stock. This ball is built for heavy oil and is sure to be one of the strongest mid-price balls in the market this season. Specifications: Color: Red/Black/Silver All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown. Core: Hot Sauce Veneer: Hybrid version of the Max-Hook Reactive Surface: 800 Abranet, 1000 Abralon, 2000 Abralon, 2000 Abralon A few tiny pit holes in the cover stock of the ball are normal RG: 2.50 Diff: .040 Hook Rating: 20 (Finish-6, Cover-8, Core-6) Recommended Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy Oil RatingClick Here To Go to Website

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Hammer Grape Vibe

Hammer Grape Vibe: Review

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Bowling Ball Drilling Layout Used...
The bowling ball layout we used was a pin under our ring finger 5 inches form our PAP and the CG in the strong position for testing this bowling ball...

Bowling Ball Surface Used
We used the Out Of Box surface finish for testing this ball...

The bowler’s style.
The style of bowler was a right-handed tweener with average ball speed and about a 300-rev rate...

Bowling Lane Conditions
The bowling lane conditions were a typical 38 foot house pattern on synthetic bowling lane surface.

Test Results
In testing;
The New Hammer Grape Vibe gave us a longer slide along with a shorter and smoother transition in the hook zone...
In addition to a smoother and more angular back end motion than we expected...

This was a fast responding bowling ball on the back ends...

Hammer Grape Vibe Grape Vibe features the new CT Reactive Pearl cover- stock, this Vibe is ready to get through the front of the lane easily and unleash a big backend movement when it sees the friction. Specifications: Color: Green/Purple Pearl All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown. Core: Vibe Symmetric Veneer: CT Reactive Pearl Surface: 800 Abranet, 1000 Abralon, 2000 Abralon, 4000 Abralon with Powerhouse Factory Finish A few tiny pit holes in the cover stock of the ball are normal RG: 2.51 Diff: .039 Hook Rating: 11 (Finish-1, Cover-7, Core-3) Recommended Lane Condition: Medium-Medium Dry Oil Our Rating Learn More about this bowling ball Click Here! To Go to the Website

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