BALL SPECS

Pin Length:3
Ball Weight: 15lb
DRILL PATTERN
Layout: Stacked Pin over ring
BOWLER STYLE
Rev Rate:396
Ball Speed: 16-17 mph
PAP/Track: 5 9/16 over and 1/8 up
SURFACE PREP

Finish: (Matte, Polish, Sanded): 1000 Polish - Box
LANE CONDITION
Length: 40ft
Volume: 50 UL
Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc): THS
BALL REACTION

On a scale of 1-10 ( 1=Low, 10 = High )
Length: 6.5
Back End: 7
Overall Hook: 7
Midlane Read: 5
Breakpoint Shape: heavy roll

COMMENTS

Likes: The Scandal line for me has been okay - Nothing super powerful - but definitely good.  The Scandal/s has the same weightblock as the previous 2, but this is wrapped with a Semtex Hybrid cover.  My previous 2 (Scandal and the Pearl) have been relatively close to each in layout.  So this one I didn't want to stray to far away from.  Even though the layout is a hair different, I see a BIG difference in this balls performance from the previous Scandals.   The Scandal/s is much more even and blendable throughout the lane - Meaning that I was able to use it down and in and deep inside and the ball maintained the same shape pretty much and still maintained energy and drive through the pins.  I noticed that in my video of the ball, I hardly left any flat and ringing 10's.  This is a result of the ball maintaining energy all the way.   I still kept the pins low but didn't ever see the ball tip out and quit.  Definitely going in the bag for league season!!!  Get you one of these!

PICTURES AND/OR VIDEOS

Check out the link for the full review.
http://tamerbowling.com/hammer-scandal-s-bowling-ball-review/

Tested with 3 testers on THS and sport pattern.

Excerpt:
Hammer set out to bring back a huge symmetric core into the top end and tried to give it more backend pop. They succeeded with the Scandal/S. It looks to be as aggressive as the original but the hybrid definitely gives it more jump downlane. Sometimes it’s nice to be able to put a ton of surface on a ball and still save angularity. Like the Track Alias, this is still a big ball but without that really big ball snow tire feel that you sometimes see out of aggressive solid surface asym balls like the Rip’D Solid. The transition from hook to roll is smooth but strong. On a house shot, it pops more for me than the Rip’D Solid. When the Rip’D Solid sees the right volume, look out as it also has the ability to pop downlane. So on most conditions, many bowlers may be able to better take advantage of the pop of the Scandal/S more than the stronger Rip’D Solid.