Constantine -- Think you're wrong about the Red Hammer being three piece.  Here's something I copied off information about the Red Hammer:

"Red Hammer one of the original hard hitters. This high quality ball pioneered two piece urethane bowling balls and started the Hammer WINNING Tradition. Ideal for oily lanes. The Red Hammer hooks more than the Black Hammer."

qstick777 -- I'm guessing that the blem is something cosmetic.  Manufacturers were a lot pickier about the ball's appearance in the 80's than they are now.  --  JohnP

MikeP -- Find something on the internet to confirm that.  --  JohnP

So the question remains --

Is this the remake by the current Hammer, owned by Ebonite
OR
Is this an original Red Pearl Hammer made by Faball in the 1980s??

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Ok, then.
Many of this original ball had smaller pin-CG distances, especially the ones that are now available to us, the general public. As per usual for dynamic cores, it will go thru the skid/hook/roll cycle much quicker than the 2-4" pin-CG distances. So, its flare will be less and its hook will be less.

DON't FORGET that urethanes (both pearl and solid) hook much earlier under normal circumstances than resins (pearl or solid) and polyester balls do!!!

If you need a dry lanes ball, this ball (dull, solid urethane) should be highly polished.

If you need a control ball for EXTREME wet/drys and EXTREME over/under reactions, this is a safe, if not particularly strong, or hard hitting, alternative. (unless you have a very high rev release.)

If you need a ball from yester-year, then this is as good as any.

However, that said and done, I must personally believe there are better alternatives, among current modern balls.
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