DaHammer
08-12-2016, 03:11 AM
Hey guys. I've finally gotten a lot of my mechanics worked out, so now I feel a bit more comfortable doing this. I struggled a lot early on with release and such, but I think I've found a happy medium at this point. So here goes...
I'm a lefty two-hander. I'm a full-roller (no one knows how I manage to full-roll two-handed, but I do). I currently use two Hammer Faballs (the old school ones). I mainly use a Burgundy Hammer as my strike ball, but I'll go to my Blue Hammer if the lanes really dry out or if I want to go shallower with my line. I usually play the Blue Hammer from center to a dot right of center, then get it out to the 3-6 board and let it snap back. The Burgundy Hammer plays about 5-7 boards farther right for me (so, deeper). I got them both used, and haven't re-drilled them. As such, they're both technically drilled for righties, but since the core is fairly simple (and since I don't use my thumb), I figured that it wouldn't make that much of a difference. They're both really consistent for me (or, as consistent as my skill level allows), but sometimes they lack entry angle, leaving me with those damn 7 pins.
I'd love to get something with a bit more snap to it, but ever since I bought a new Match Pearl, I've been afraid to go out on a limb again. The Match Pearl over-hooked so badly that my mechanics kinda went out the window just trying to keep the ball on the lane. As a result I bought the Hammer balls and haven't picked up the Match Pearl since. I have about two weeks until my fall league starts, so I might drag it back out one night and see if it works better for me now. But outside of that possibility, I'd love an opinion or two on something that would get me a little more backend, but not over-hook something awful. I throw about 15-16 mph at the heads, and my rev rate is about 350. I average about 160 at this point, and have been mainly working on spare pick-ups over the last month.
I don't have a video of my bowling (I might fix that today if I have time). Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.
-Hammer
I'm a lefty two-hander. I'm a full-roller (no one knows how I manage to full-roll two-handed, but I do). I currently use two Hammer Faballs (the old school ones). I mainly use a Burgundy Hammer as my strike ball, but I'll go to my Blue Hammer if the lanes really dry out or if I want to go shallower with my line. I usually play the Blue Hammer from center to a dot right of center, then get it out to the 3-6 board and let it snap back. The Burgundy Hammer plays about 5-7 boards farther right for me (so, deeper). I got them both used, and haven't re-drilled them. As such, they're both technically drilled for righties, but since the core is fairly simple (and since I don't use my thumb), I figured that it wouldn't make that much of a difference. They're both really consistent for me (or, as consistent as my skill level allows), but sometimes they lack entry angle, leaving me with those damn 7 pins.
I'd love to get something with a bit more snap to it, but ever since I bought a new Match Pearl, I've been afraid to go out on a limb again. The Match Pearl over-hooked so badly that my mechanics kinda went out the window just trying to keep the ball on the lane. As a result I bought the Hammer balls and haven't picked up the Match Pearl since. I have about two weeks until my fall league starts, so I might drag it back out one night and see if it works better for me now. But outside of that possibility, I'd love an opinion or two on something that would get me a little more backend, but not over-hook something awful. I throw about 15-16 mph at the heads, and my rev rate is about 350. I average about 160 at this point, and have been mainly working on spare pick-ups over the last month.
I don't have a video of my bowling (I might fix that today if I have time). Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.
-Hammer