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New Release: Hammer Hot Sauce Pearl

John Congdon — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:32:00 +0000

Hammer is at it again, adding to their flavorful line of Sauce bowling
balls. Get ready for their newest release coming to you on February 3,
2009, [bowlingball value="6936"/].

Put the heat on the competition with the [bowlingball value="6936"/], Hammer’s most dangerous ball yet.

Wrapped in the new Skid Flip Aggressive Edge Coverstock and loaded
with an already-proven Contrusion core, the [bowlingball value="6936"/] is an
aggressive combination of power and control that’ll provide even more
backend in front of the pins and quickly set your game on fire.

[bowlingball value="6936,i150"/]

FEATURES:

Coverstock: Skid/Flip Aggressive Edge Reactive
Color: Black.Blue/Purple Pearl
Factory Finish: 2000 Grit Abralon with Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
Core: Contrusion Core Shape; Low Mass Bias Non-Symmetric
RG: 16# – 2.45 15# – 2.45 14# – 2.46
Differential: 16# – .050 15# – .050 14# – .048
Performance: Aggressive skid/flip with strong backend continuation

I Shot 647 in my Bowling League Last Night

John Congdon — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000

While this isn’t my high series, it is for AMF Deltona Lanes.

I started the night with my [bowlingball value="4444"/]. I love the way this ball rolls when 1) I roll it well, and 2) the lanes accept it. It goes so long and because of the solid black, you can see the transition so well. So I shot a 201 first game.

Second game I changed to the [bowlingball value="6811"/]. With a couple of really bad shots I squeeked out a 195. So going into the third game I was -4.

Note: What do I mean by -4? Most bowlers base scores on a 200 average. So after game one, I was +1. Game two I was -5, so I was averaging -4. So I needed to shoot 204 in the third game to shoot 600. Back to my bowling now…

In the third game a continued to use the [bowlingball value="6811"/]. I started spare in the first frame, and strike in the second. In the third frame I decided to just throw the bowling ball into the gutter on the first ball. Somehow I rebounded a almost ran the sheet. I struck through the second ball in the tenth. My final score for the third game was 252, giving me a 647 series.

[bowlingball value="4444,i150l"/][bowlingball value="6811,i150r"/]

Hammer’s Raw Hammer Acid – Coming Soon

John Congdon — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:26:26 +0000

[bowlingball value="6846,i150r"/]
Hammer’s newest mid performance bowling ball, the [bowlingball value="6846"/] is going to be released on December 2nd. I can’t wait to receive our seed balls in so that we can test them and give you our feed back on this bowling ball. I have a very good feeling about it from everything I have heard from Hammer Bowling.

There’s nothing safe about the [bowlingball value="6846"/]. Made with our Max-Hook Reactive coverstock and Raw Hammer Assault core, we’ve designed it to be dangerous from the outside in; a scary combination of power and control you won’t find in any other mid-level ball. The Hammer Raw Hammer Acid. Let the pins burn.

We are looking forward to possibly getting our hands on this ball early to do a little testing. If we do get these in early, we’ll make sure to shoot a video!

Ball Features:

Core: Raw Hammer Assault Core
Coverstock: Max-Hook Reactive
Factory Finish: 4000 Grit Abralon
Flare Potential: Medium-High

Hammer’s The Sauce Review

John Congdon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:35:23 +0000

Hammer’s The Sauce is their first high performance bowling ball release in a long time. Hammer has had so much success with their Black Widow series of bowling balls, that it was time to introduce a high performance ball again.

Pin to PAP(4 1/4″ over 0″ up/down) – 5″
CG to PAP – 4 1/2″
Balance Hole – none
Surface Preparation – Box Finish

My Personal Review: The expectations that people have of this ball are correct. I have heard from some Hammer staff players that this was going to be an amazing bowling ball, and they were right. I only average in the 180′s currently, but absolutely love this ball. You will notice in our videos that I often get very little attention. That changed in the last video, this ball rolled so well for me that I had a bigger part than usual.

The ball cleared the heads easily, and had a strong continuation on the backends that sent pins flying.

I highly recommend this ball for bowlers of all skill levels.