Solids

Only Solid Coverstock Equipment
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

Arbiter DV8 Wicked Collision Wicked Collision HK22C - Havoc Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
40° × 3.5” × 40°
Wicked Collision
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.462 0.052 0.019

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1000/1500 Polished

Pin Out:  3-9/16"

Perfect Scale:  233.1

Breakpoint Shape:  Extreme Mid-Lane & Backend

Personal Ball Reaction:  Cohesion additive makes ball sensitive to hand and speed.  Good ball for slow hooking the inside of the lane opening up angles.

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:  1

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

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

 

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 Hammer Effect Tour Effect Tour TourV3 Solid
Solid Reactive
Dual Angle
45° × 3.5” × 35°
Effect Tour
Asymmetric
15 pounds 2.472 0.036 0.012

Coverstock:  Factory: 500/1500 Sanded

Pin Out:  "

Mass Bias Shift of (CG):  

Perfect Scale:  222.6

Breakpoint Shape:  Strong mid-lane and backend

Personal Ball Reaction:

Detoxed:

Resurfaced:

Games on Ball:

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

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

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