Hammer

Prospects Included
Name Ball Coverstock Drilling Layout Core Weight RG Diff MB Diff Notes
Anti-Venom Hammer Black Widow 3.0 Black Widow 3.0 HK22 - Aggression Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 3.5” × 20°
Black Widow 3.0
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.500 0.058 0.016

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1000/2000 Sanded

Pin Out:  2-1/4"

Perfect Scale: 228.8

Breakpoint Shape:  Aggressive Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Does not like open angles,  Comes off spot hard if thrown more direct through oil.  Ball labors badly through heavy oil with speed.  Very sensitive to hand position.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  10

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"

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:  3

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

 

No Fronts Hammer Black Widow 2.0 Hybrid Black Widow 2.0 Hybrid HK22 - Aggression Hybrid
Hybrid Reactive
Dual Angle
43° × 4” × 25°
Black Widow 2.0 Hybrid
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.500 0.058 0.016

Coverstock:  500/1000/3000 Sanded

Factory:  500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  2-7/16"

Perfect Scale:  227.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Length with Aggressive Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Friction Sensitive.  Very Clean through heavy head oil then strong backend transition.  If continuation is not available corner pins become an issue.

Detoxed:  3/8/24 (36 games)

Resurfaced:  3/8/24 (36 games)

Games on Ball:  47

Blue Thunder Hammer 3-D Offset Attack 3-D Offset Attack HK22 - Neoflip 25
Pearl Reactive
Dual Angle
35° × 4.13” × 45°
3-D Offset Attack
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.489 0.053 0.008

Conversion:  4.13" = 4-1/8"

Coverstock:  Factory:  500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  4"

Perfect Scale:  225.1

Breakpoint Shape:  Length w/Aggressive Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Likes oil but sensitive to speed and hand position.  Good for opening angles when controlling speed.  Rolls out if playing through too much friction.  Not recommended for up and in shape. 

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball: 23

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"

Perfect Scale:  224.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Aggressive Backend

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.  Does not like to open angles, needs friction. Ball likes to roll heavy to generate carry.  Will roll forward instead of over react.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:  06/27/23

Games on Ball:  30

Toxic Waste Hammer Hazmat Hazmat HK22 - Semtex Hybrid
Hybrid Reactive
Dual Angle
60° × 5.06” × 52°
Hazmat
Symmetric
15 pounds 2.479 0.055

Conversion:  5.0625" = 5-1/16"

Coverstock:  500/1000/3000 Sanded

 Factory:  500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  2-3/16"

Perfect Scale:  223.3

Breakpoint Shape:  Length with Strong Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:  4/20/24

Games on Ball: 17

Monday Night Raw Hammer Red/Smoke/Black Hybrid Raw Hammer Red/Smoke/Black Hybrid Juiced Hybrid
Hybrid Reactive
Dual Angle
40° × 4.25” × 25°
Raw Hammer Red/Smoke/Black Hybrid
Symmetric
15 pounds 2.537 0.038

Coverstock: 500/3000 Sanded 

Factory: 500/1000/2000 Polished

Pin Out:  2-3/4"

Perfect Scale:  154.3

Breakpoint Shape:  Length w/ Strong Backend 

Personal Ball Reaction:  Slow backend, difficult to carry with before resurfacing.  Sensitive to friction, speed and hand position. 

Detoxed:  

Resurfaced:  11/27/24

Games on Ball: 5

Forgiving Children Hammer Radioactive Vibe Radioactive Vibe HK22 - CT Reactive Max
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
40° × 3.5” × 50°
Radioactive Vibe
Symmetric
15 pounds 2.510 0.042

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1000/1500 Poished

Perfect Scale: 150.1

Pin Out:  3-1/2"

Breakpoint Shape:  Length With Strong Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Crazy backend.  Great ball when you need to create a back end motion.  Great ball for opening up angles and continuing through pins.  Surprisingly good for longer patterns.  

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  15

Hammered Rattler Radical Rattler NU Rattler NU Not Urethane (Radical)
Not Urethane
Dual Angle
40° × 4” × 50°
Rattler NU
Symmetric
15 pounds 2.480 0.035

Conversion:  

Coverstock: Factory:  500/1000 Sanded

Pin Out: 

Perfect Scale:  176.1

Breakpoint Shape:  Smooth Arc

Personal Ball Reaction:  

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games On Ball:

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:  Factory 500/1500/3000 Sanded

Pin Out: "

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:  28

Barely Legal Hammer NU Blue Hammer NU Blue Hammer Not Urethane (Hammer)
Not Urethane
Dual Angle
45° × 3.13” × 27°
NU Blue Hammer
Symmetric
15 pounds 2.586 0.027

Conversion:  3.125" = 3-1/8"

Coverstock: Factory:  500/1000 Sanded

Pin Out:  3-3/16"

Perfect Scale:  146.1

Breakpoint Shape:  Smooth Arc

Personal Ball Reaction:  Dry lane ball.  Will roll forward and does not continue if thrown with any type of arc or through oil.  Extremely sensitive to speed and hand position.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  5

 

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