Black Widow Venom Owners.

[poflobo]

I noticed in the bowling ball question “What is your favorite Hammer Bowling Ball?” there are several people who own the Black Widow Venom. I love mine.

I got curious, so I thought I would post this and see what info I could put together. I’ll go first and you can use it as a template.

Black Widow Venom

Weight: 15 lbs.

Date bought: April 2009

Why you chose it: Pro Shop guy asked me what type of ball reaction I wanted and how I
wanted to shoot it. Based on what I told him, he suggested the Venom.

Drill Pattern: Actually a combo of two patterns. It is a #3 Drilling, Strong Layout
(medium track) set up as a #1 Drilling, Skid/Flip Layout (high track). Pin is
over ring finger. It was drilled this way based on my conversation at the
Pro Shop and the Black Widow drill layouts.
Attachment 148
Inserts: Fingers and thumb

Bowling Style: Tweener

Ball Speed: 15 to 16 mph at the pins.

Favorite Shot: Across 7 board ( +/- 1 ) to 3 board ( +/- 1 ) at breakpoint
(optimum conditions)

Maintenance Required: None. May need new finger inserts soon.
(other than cleaning)

Is it your “go to” ball: Yes

[poflobo]

*****:::::....."crickets".....:::::*****

[Iceman]

I have 1 - pin over ring finger Drill 1 - stroker med revs, rolls well, reads lanes well on fresh THS, did great at 09 State Tourney in Columbus, heavier oil on outside. Usually play 5 - 7 straight up.

:steps on cricket to get to this forum:

[HammerOfJustice]

I threw a sting demo for 2 games and liked it, but it was a bit too much reaction for me so I decided to go with a venom. This was a little over a month ago and the ball has improved my game by about 20 pin average. I am consistently throwing 220+ now.

Before the Venom I used an old Faball hammer blue drilled for my father (if i had it redrilled he would kill me). So when I finally shelled out for a new ball drilled for my hand size it made a huge difference in my game.

[poflobo]

I threw a sting demo for 2 games and liked it, but it was a bit too much reaction for me so I decided to go with a venom. This was a little over a month ago and the ball has improved my game by about 20 pin average. I am consistently throwing 220+ now.

Before the Venom I used an old Faball hammer blue drilled for my father (if i had it redrilled he would kill me). So when I finally shelled out for a new ball drilled for my hand size it made a huge difference in my game.

Can you give more info? (Refer to first post) Pin placement, favorite line to shoot, etc...
Yeah, dads are like that! And you averaged 200 with it? That's HUGE!

[HammerOfJustice]

Pin Placement - Place pin at 4 1/2" from the positive axis point (PAP)

Layout 4 on the sheet that comes with the ball. I do have some problems rolling over the thumb hole but that's just my release. It doesn't seem to have a huge impact on the ball when it happens though. This layout is described as a smooth arc layout.

And yes, from time to time I still pull out the old Faball. It never steered me wrong. After 20 years it doesn't even have one scratch on it. Never been resurfaced or washed.