14 Ball Tournament Bag

Name Ball Coverstock Drilling Layout Core Weight RG Diff MB Diff Notes
Low Blow Brunswick Mindset Mindset Evolution Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
30° × 4.25” × 50°
Mindset
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.487 0.050 0.021

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1500 Sanded

Pin Out:  3-3/16"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Right

Perfect Scale:  236.8

Breakpoint Shape:  Strong Overall Hook

Personal Ball Reaction:  Good for heavy oil, friction may cause roll out.  Keeps pins low.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  28
Cortana DV8 Violent Collision Violent Collision HK22 - Havoc Pearl
Pearl Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 4” × 25°
Violent Collision
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.462 0.052 0.019

Coverstock:  500/3000 Sanded

Factory: 500/1000/1500 Poished

Pin Out:  2-5/8"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Left

Perfect Scale:  231.1

Breakpoint Shape:  Length With Flip

Personal Ball Reaction:  Too unpredictable unless with extremely fresh backends out of the box.  After resurfacing, the ball became much more controllable, predictable and continuous.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:  11/27/24 (9 games)

Games on Ball:  17

 
Master Chief DV8 Brutal Collision Brutal Collision HK22 - Inciter Xtreme Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 3.38” × 20°
Brutal Collision
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.462 0.052 0.019

Conversion:  3.38" = 3-3/8"

Coverstock:  500/1000/3000 Sanded

Factory: 500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  2-7/8"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Left

Perfect Scale:  229.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Extreme Mid-Lane & Backend

Detoxed: 10/8/2023 (24 games)

Resurfaced:  10/8/2023 (24 games)

Games on Ball:  47


 
Anti-Venom Hammer Black Widow 3.0 Black Widow 3.0 HK22 - Aggression Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
63° × 4.56” × 33°
Black Widow 3.0
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.500 0.058 0.016

Conversion:  4.56" = 4-9/16"

Coverstock:  500/1000/3000 Sanded 

Factory: 500/1000/2000 Sanded

Pin Out:  4"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Right

Perfect Scale: 228.8

Breakpoint Shape:  Aggressive Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Black Widow 2.0 on Steroids.  Great shape and continuation through medium oil.   Allows you to move left and open angles as pattern breaks down.  Will recover more than the 2.0 from a miss right.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced: 06/23/24

Games on Ball:  15
Peter Parker Hammer Black Widow Mania Black Widow Mania HK22C - Cohesion Pearl
Pearl Reactive
Dual Angle
40° × 3.38” × 30°
Black Widow Mania
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.500 0.058 0.016

Conversion:  3.38" = 3-3/8"

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  3-1/8"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Right

Perfect Scale:  228.2

Breakpoint Shape:  Extreme Mid-Lane & Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Must get to friction if throwing with speed.  Continuous sweeping arc and "rolley" backend but start it in oil.  Good for opening up angles into friction.  Does not seem to over react unless you completely miss release angle or launch speed.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  6
Cheat Code Brunswick Defender Hybrid Defender Hybrid HK22 - ACT 3.0 Hybrid
Hybrid Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 4.5” × 47°
Defender Hybrid
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.473 0.054 0.015

Coverstock:  500/3000 Sanded 

Factory:  500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  3-1/4"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Left

Perfect Scale:  227.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Strong Midlane & Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Out of the box the ball is a Cheat Code for the lanes.  Hits hard opening angles or playing straighter.  Heavy continuation out of the box but mellows out with games on it.  More susceptible to carry down needing a move right to straighten up angles. 

Detoxed:  12/21/2022 (38 games)

Resurfaced:  11/27/24 (86 games)

Games on Ball: 91

 
GC-161 Hammer Hazmat Solid Hazmat Solid Semtex Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 3.75” × 50°
Hazmat Solid
Symmetric 		15 pounds 2.479 0.055

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/2000 Sanded

Pin Out:  3-1/8"

Perfect Scale:  227.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Strong Midlane & Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Good rolling ball off friction from oil to friction.  Heavy rolling ball, does not continue if you get too far left without friction.  Versatile ball that can play open or closed angles.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  3
Deceiver DV8 Verge Solid Verge Solid Inciter Max Traction
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
56° × 3.88” × 32°
Verge Solid
Symmetric 		15 pounds 2.476 0.049

Conversion:  3.875" = 3-7/8"

Coverstock:  Factory Finish 500/1000/1500 Sanded

Pin Out:  2-15/16"

Perfect Scale:  226.2

Breakpoint Shape:  Strong Overall Hook

Personal Ball Reaction:  Slower Backend, More controllable on dryer backend conditions.  More sensitive to speed and hand position.  Good continuation if the lane is providing the backend angle.  Seems to prefer straighter angles.

Games on Ball:  35

 
Captain Buzz Brunswick Beyond Infinity Beyond Infinity HK22 - A.X.H. Pearl
Pearl Reactive
Dual Angle
50° × 3.38” × 40°
Beyond Infinity
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.521 0.051 0.010

Conversion:  3.38" = 3-3/8" 

Coverstock:  500/1000/3000 Sanded

Factory: 500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  "

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  

Perfect Scale:  225.5

Breakpoint Shape:  Clean/Angular

Personal Ball Reaction:  

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  
Slow Bite Hammer Black Widow 2.0 Black Widow 2.0 Aggression Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
55° × 3.75” × 32°
Black Widow 2.0
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.500 0.058 0.016

Coverstock:  4K Fast/3000 Sanded

 Factory:  500/1000/2000 Sanded

Pin Out:  3 -7/16"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Left

Perfect Scale:  224.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Aggressive Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Black Widow Tour.  This is a Tour Version of a Black Widow.  Slower Backend, more controllable on dryer backend conditions.  More sensitive to speed and hand position.  Good continuation if the lane is providing the backend angle.  Likes open angles through oil to friction. Needs friction to shape!  Ball likes to roll heavy to generate carry.  Will roll forward instead of over react.  

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:  06/27/23

Games on Ball:  35
Hammer's Victory Road Hammer Scorpion Strike Scorpion Strike HK22 - Semtex Pearl
Pearl Reactive
Dual Angle
62° × 4.25” × 33°
Scorpion Strike
Symmetric 		15 pounds 2.485 0.045

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out: 4"

Perfect Scale:  213.1

Breakpoint Shape:  Skid/Flip

Personal Ball Reaction:

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:  

Games on Ball:  12
1992 Brunswick Teal Rhino Pro Teal Rhino Pro Activator Plus 3.0 Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 4.5” × 25°
Teal Rhino Pro
Symmetric 		15 pounds 2.568 0.032

Coverstock: Factory:  500/1000/2000 Sanded

Pin Out:  3-3/4"

Perfect Scale:  180.5

Breakpoint Shape:  Controllable

Personal Ball Reaction:  Smooth and continuous if the lane is giving you the control.  Gets weaker as you open up angles.  Better on heavier heads and sending it to fiction playing more down and in.  

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  22
First Alternative Hammer Purple Solid Reactive Purple Solid Reactive Reactive Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
65° × 4.5” × 43°
Purple Solid Reactive
Symmetric 		15 pounds 2.586 0.027

Coverstock:  500/1500/3000 Sanded

Factory: 500/1500 Sanded

Pin Out:  3-7/8"

Perfect Scale:  146.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Length with Strong Arc

Personal Ball Reaction:  Speed sensitive to backend response.  Extremely hard hitting with controllable back end.  Prefers dryer conditions or shorter oil, can be used to open angles.

Detoxed:  10/8/2023 (15 games)

Resurfaced:  11/27/24 (25 games)

Games on Ball:  30
Spare Mask Hammer Black Widow Viz-A-Ball Black Widow Viz-A-Ball Polyester
Polyester
Dual Angle
45° × 4.5” × 40°
Black Widow Viz-A-Ball
Asymmetric 		15 pounds 2.500 0.058 0.016

Coverstock Polyester

Pin Out:  2-7/8"

Perfect Scale:  65.4

Breakpoint Shape:  Straight