Now Hammerheads, it's time for a little secret. Y'all can pick your all time favorite hammer from the above list, but as good as they all were, there was another that was better. Yes - better than the Blue, better than the Black. The Red Razor! Since I finally managed to find my 15# Red Razor, I can spill the beans. The Red Razor got no respect - it was overshadowed by the release of zillions of reactive balls. But it is an awesome ball. It overcomes the one problem I had with the blue hammer - early hook. The high RG core in the Razor gets it through the heads pretty good, and the aggressive urethane cover gives it a monster back end - with no reactive flippiness. Here's a 1996 BTM review:
“There are balls and there are Balls, but the Red Razor was one of the true surprises of 1995. This is truly another of the unconventional urethanes. Although covered in a tweaked urethane name HPF (High Performance), this is one conventional that thinks it’s reactive. The Red Razor is a high RG ball that goes very long, but unlike the earlier generation of urethanes, this ball makes a definite snap to the pocket. It doesn’t hook in the class with the newer Brunswick, Track, Columbia, and Ebonite reactives, but nothing out there – reactive or not – throws more pins around than this Red Razor. And, one of the features that reactive snobs will like is that the Red Razor tracks like a reactive. No gentle arc to the hole. This one goes down and turns hard and nothing – oil or pins – stand in its way. If you are a bowler who is stuck on a condition where reactives keep you in serious trouble, but you don’t want to sacrifice power to gain control, give a good look at the Red Razor. This is Faball at its best. Control and power is tough to beat and this ball will give you both and on some of the trickiest conditions around. Appropriate for all but the oiliest conditions. Suitable for virtually anyone looking for a strong urethane ball.â€
