What's the deal with the Taboo Spare by Hammer?

[striker12]

How about the cover stock and finish and grit? Are they all pretty much the same too?

That Taboo looks interesting.

the coverstock will be all the same polyester coverstock the grits can be different but most of them always end up having polish on it witch dose nothing much to it but if you ever went on dry dry lanes then a sanded plastic ball could make it hook and polish would make it slid more.\


only spare ball that i have seen that different then the rest is the taboo spare so any other spare ball is the same i just go with a cheap plastic ball witch is WD and any other but i have always used a WD and ik how it feels in my hand.

[billf]

Not all spare balls are made the same. The Hammer Taboo Spare ball is not really a straight shot spare ball. It was designed for plastic ball only games hence the really aggressive core. The video on their website said the pattern they were using was a 27' Kegel pattern. That is really super short.
So, do not get this ball with the intention of shooting straight or even relatively straight at pins.

[unclemantis]

Not all spare balls are made the same. The Hammer Taboo Spare ball is not really a straight shot spare ball. It was designed for plastic ball only games hence the really aggressive core. The video on their website said the pattern they were using was a 27' Kegel pattern. That is really super short.
So, do not get this ball with the intention of shooting straight or even relatively straight at pins.

Well I did find out that my Hammer Nail doesn't really do well with the 10 pin on Medium to Dry lanes. I approach as normal, stand to the left and i throw it across the 4th arrow after I break my wrist and follow threw hard. The ball will hit the edge and then hook straight and roll dead on to 10. Not a lot of room for error.

The Taboo Spare may just be what I am looking for out of a 10 pin spare ball considering i don't throw at the 10 pin hard and fast. I don't use my thumb for the 10 pin spares ether.

I am still very happy with my Hammer Nail. I am going to visit my pro shop tomorrow and give him a status report.

[unclemantis]

How come I can't find any videos of the Taboo Spare picking up SPARES? All I see are STRIKES!

[unclemantis]

Well never mind about me getting the Taboo Spare. This is what I was reading

"The Taboo Spare uses the Gas Mask core in 14-16# weights, but has a standard pancake weight-block in 12# and 13# weights"

[BrandonKR]

How come I can't find any videos of the Taboo Spare picking up SPARES? All I see are STRIKES!

The Taboo Spare is advertised as a ball not only to shoot at spares but to actually use for strike balls if the lanes do dry out alot. Why would you want to see a video of spare shooting anyway? A plastic ball goes straight on a normal pattern. On a burnt up shot you may need to move over a little if you like to put a bit of rotation on it. You don't need a video to know that.

In short if you want a ball to pick up spares, just get a plastic, it doesn't matter what brand it is, they all do the same thing.

[billf]

The Taboo Spare is advertised as a ball not only to shoot at spares but to actually use for strike balls if the lanes do dry out alot. Why would you want to see a video of spare shooting anyway? A plastic ball goes straight on a normal pattern. On a burnt up shot you may need to move over a little if you like to put a bit of rotation on it. You don't need a video to know that.

In short if you want a ball to pick up spares, just get a plastic, it doesn't matter what brand it is, they all do the same thing.

Unclemantis throws a 13 pound ball, 10 mph with a thumbless grip. The Taboo core in the Taboo spare WILL hook on him on a THS or open bowling (which is what he currently bowls).
Now a pancake weight block is what he needs but doesn't seem to understand that...yet. He is very rev dominant with a 90° axis rotation.

[unclemantis]

I should video tape tonight my corner spares