What is the easiest way to adjust a new ball for more hook?

[Hammer]

After it is drilled I guess you can't change the layout. The only thing I heard of is to rough up the surface with an abralon pad. My new Blue Hammer could use just a little more hook to the pocket. If I can't get it I can stick with what it has now. I guess that I am just spoiled by my Raw Hammer Anger.
What I should try is to take some of the hook out of the Raw. A little more hook on the Blue and a little less on the Raw and I will have one heck of a two ball arsenal. I will have to give that a try. I just got myself excited. YEAH!

[Zothen]

Adjust the coverstock is easiest! If all else fails plug and redrill. I would have the pro shop take the cover to 1500-2000 and see if that gets more hook.

Zothen

[BoomGoesTheDynomite]

Easiest way is surface. But depending on top and side weights you could probably add a p3 or p4 weight hole. I would try surface first though.

[bowl1820]

The O.O.B. on the Blue Hammer is 800/1000/2000/4000 Abralon.

I'd hit it with 1000 see how it does, if you want more go to 800.

[Hammer]

The O.O.B. on the Blue Hammer is 800/1000/2000/4000 Abralon.

I'd hit it with 1000 see how it does, if you want more go to 800.

That is what I thought would be the easiest way to gain or lose more hook. I never realized different things you can do to a ball just by working the balls surface. I learned quite a bit about bowling coming to this forum site. I am glad I came here.

[Zothen]

Were glad to have ya!

Zothen

[J Anderson]

That is what I thought would be the easiest way to gain or lose more hook. I never realized different things you can do to a ball just by working the balls surface. I learned quite a bit about bowling coming to this forum site. I am glad I came here.

I forget who it was, but there was an old pro bowler who used to say ( before urethane and reactive resin ) that he could make a bowling ball do anything he wanted with a quarter and a piece of sandpaper. The quarter was for the ball polishing machine. If he's sill around he must have amended it to a couple bucks and a set of abralon pads.

[Mike White]

That was my ball maintenance plan back in the 80's. 600 grit wet dry sandpaper manually, and a few quarters in the polishing machine. But that was with urethane. Never needed to sand/polish plastic or rubber balls.

[madhav1A]

sand paper should do the trick for you

[Stormed1]

The Anger comes at 2000 so if you take it to 4000 you will add some length. It will also be s;ightly more angular.My thought would be to go 500/4000which would cut down on the angularity some compared to going 500/1000/2000/4000. As far as the blue is conscerned going to 1000 will make it earlier and smoother with more overall boards crossed