Lower VAL Angles Under 40

Quicker Responding Shorter Flare Window
Name Ball Coverstock Drilling Layout Core Weight RG Diff MB Diff Notes
Jaws Revenge DV8 Hater Hater HK22 - Havoc Hybrid
Hybrid Reactive
Dual Angle
55° × 3.5” × 25°
Hater
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.539 0.054 0.024

Coverstock:  500/1500/3000 Sanded 

Factory: 500/1500 Sanded

Perfect Scale:  234.9

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Right

Pin Out:  2-3/4"

Breakpoint Shape:  Aggressive Overall Hook

Personal Ball Reaction:  Great Length and backend for straighter angles on heavier fronts.  Heavy continuation and roll from playing straighter.  Has no trouble opening angles as the pattern breaks down but gets more sensitive to speed and hand position as angles open up.  Ball will start to burn as lanes dry up.  Better carry when you can maintain length and sharper response.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:  4/1/24

Games on Ball:  29

Smooth Strong Brunswick Quantum Evo Response Quantum Evo Response HK22 - Evolution Pearl
Pearl Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 3” × 25°
Quantum Evo Response
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.511 0.053 0.024

Coverstock:  Factory 500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  3-3/8"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Right

Perfect Scale: 233.1

Breakpoint Shape:   Skid/Flip

Personal Ball Reaction:  More roll than skid flip.  Large sweeping arc good for opening angles but becomes more sensitive to speed and hand.   Bigger responding ball good for heavy oil into friction.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Balls: 35

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:  26

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

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"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Left

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.  As the ball ages it has become earlier.

Detoxed:  3/8/24 (36 games)

Resurfaced:  3/8/24 (36 games)

Games on Ball:  50

Adult Content Radical Snapshot Snapshot HK22C+ Pearl
Pearl Reactive
Dual Angle
75° × 3.5” × 30°
Snapshot
Symmetric
15 pounds 2.523 0.050

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out: 3.25"

Perfect Scale:  225.9

Breakpoint Shape:  Big Backend & Recovery

Personal Ball Reaction:  Long and Strong.  Good for opening angles and sending the ball to friction.  Will slide if missed inside but recovers if missed with correct angle.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:  

Games on Ball:  6

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

Butterfly Effect Hammer Effect Tour Effect Tour TourV3 Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
65° × 3.5” × 30°
Effect Tour
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.472 0.036 0.012

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1500 Sanded

Pin Out:  3-11/16"

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  Right

Perfect Scale:  222.6

Breakpoint Shape:  Strong mid-lane and backend

Personal Ball Reaction:

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball: 5

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:  15

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

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.   After resurfacing this ball has become much more controlled and extremely heavy rolling.   Better for playing straighter angles and susceptible to carry down causing moves to the right.   If kept in head oil the ball will tend to not over react an stay very repetitive and controllable.

 Detoxed:  

Resurfaced:  11/27/24

Games on Ball: 9