Hammer
12-11-2021, 03:56 PM
Right out of the gate using it for the very first time I bowled a 203. I had 7 strikes the first game and only two opens. The second game I was trying things to see what this ball would do using it to pick up spares. I had to get an idea of that. So the second game was a 170. My average is 158. I couldn't believe how hard this ball hits the pocket. It goes down the alley in a controlled manner but then it reaches a certain point before the pins and just slams into the pocket. It was guess work where to stand. I used to have a reactive resin ball that was the Raw Hammer Anger ball. So I thought that I would stand where I did with that ball and it worked. It was a good guess on my part.
The pro shop guy used the same span and pitches that I have on my Blue Hammer urethane. I needed a ball that had more grab and life to hit the pocket. This ball does it real well. A couple of times the ball got away from me and instead of going over the second arrow that I was using it bellied out to the 2 board and came shooting back from there and gave me a solid strike. This happened twice. I was amazed to say the least. I told the pro shop guy about this and he said that is where I should throw this ball instead of over the second arrow. He said it is made for that. After the test run I can say that I love this ball. I tried three different wrist positions throwing this ball which were the bent back wrist and the flat and cupped wrist.
When I got home I had to break the news to mommy that I got a new ball. She said you got four balls now so get rid of one. I told her that I will get rid of my Blue Hammer. That ball just got to the point were I would be leaving a lot of 7 pins on my first ball. It just didn't have a strong drive to the pocket and good pin carry. So I am keeping my Columbia yellow dot that I bought in 1978 and my new Raw Hammer and my Columbia white dot for those pesky 7 pins that I leave every now and then. That Columbia yellow dot has a nice controlled hook to the pocket and still gets good carry. Not bad for a ball bought in 1978. It was my very first finger tip ball.
The pro shop guy used the same span and pitches that I have on my Blue Hammer urethane. I needed a ball that had more grab and life to hit the pocket. This ball does it real well. A couple of times the ball got away from me and instead of going over the second arrow that I was using it bellied out to the 2 board and came shooting back from there and gave me a solid strike. This happened twice. I was amazed to say the least. I told the pro shop guy about this and he said that is where I should throw this ball instead of over the second arrow. He said it is made for that. After the test run I can say that I love this ball. I tried three different wrist positions throwing this ball which were the bent back wrist and the flat and cupped wrist.
When I got home I had to break the news to mommy that I got a new ball. She said you got four balls now so get rid of one. I told her that I will get rid of my Blue Hammer. That ball just got to the point were I would be leaving a lot of 7 pins on my first ball. It just didn't have a strong drive to the pocket and good pin carry. So I am keeping my Columbia yellow dot that I bought in 1978 and my new Raw Hammer and my Columbia white dot for those pesky 7 pins that I leave every now and then. That Columbia yellow dot has a nice controlled hook to the pocket and still gets good carry. Not bad for a ball bought in 1978. It was my very first finger tip ball.