Description: WARNING: Raw Hammer Toxic has been proven to cause extremely harsh, malicious or harmful reactions to pins and opponents.

Color: Toxic Green/Silver All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.

Coverstock: Max-Flip Reactiveâ„¢ with Traction Pearl

Core: Modified Raw Hammer

Reaction: Length with strong backend

RG Differential: 0.045 (Medium Flare) on a scale of .000-.080 Low Flare-High Flare

RG Average: 2.50 (Low) on a scale of 2.43-2.80 Very Low-High Break Point

Length: 28 (on a scale of 1-30)

Hook Potential: 25 (on a scale of 1-30)

Finish: Polished

Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium Oil

Well, I guess I've had this ball long enuff to post a review. A very interesting ball. The jury is defintely still out on this ball. It's always feast or famine. I either bowl great with it or absolutely terrrible!
Anyways, the ball is:

15#er- no weight hole
Ball has a 3.5" pin

Surface:OOB, except I hit it with a grey pad to take some of the shine off it and give me a little more control.

drilled: pin over the ring with the cg in the palm (see my profile)Kind of a
4-7/8 x 5 drilling--in between a regular leverage drill and a stacked flip drilling

Lanes: synthetic, with a very lite oil condition, which tracks up extremely fast, but a slightly higher concentration in the middle.
I tended to play, 13 at the arrows, to about 10 at the breakpoint. A slurve. If I make it thru the second game, I'm 18 at the arrows, 10 at the breakpoint with an increase in speed.

So far, I have never shot down and in with this ball. It is, much like the Doom, skid-snappish. Since I have a weak, backendy drill on this ball, it tends to be rather condition specific. The bad part about this ball is I can always use it on the fresh shot. It really shines on the fresh, but there is a severe dropoff after that. I usually have to put it away after the second game, if I make it thru the second game. The ball has really paid for itself on fresh shots! After that, I lose a lot of confidence in it, in consistency and in being able to just pick up spares routinely.

The Doom on the other hand was strong if you drilled it strong, and weak but playable, if you drilled it weak. The Doom was much more versatile, and consistent, and I could play all over the lanes with it. Down and in, up the boards, inside, or even down the middle.

I love the bright green color of this ball, but honestly, not everybody can use this ball. I know this may sound crazy, but what I see on the backend when I throw this......is a ball, with the initial skid-snap move of the Doom, but the final movement like a Black Widow. Now if this were a solid, or a particle pearl, that would be a great combination. But because this is a pearl, it makes the ball very over/under and "iffy" at times. Just my take.

Oh, and I have posted some extremely high scores with this ball, and won a few pots as well. However...

The jury is still out....
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Have had my Toxic for about a month now.

Drilled Pin under ring right in line with cg about 2 inches under.

Bowled on a few different conditions. Lane #1 is pretty wet and Lane #2 is more on the medium-dry side.

Used this ball OOB and had some pretty good success with it right away. Ball has a VERY sharp backend, and it can be very snappy if not used on the right conditions. I left more splits with this ball then I have ever left with any other ball. This only holds true when trying to use this ball on carrydown. If I were you I would not try it, because it could get ugly. It just gets so jumpy and unpredictable off of the dry that it is best to just put it away.

Now for the good part. On fresh conditions this ball will give you a really clean but very strong look. It is forgiving if you miss outside, but I wouldnt reccommend pulling it, because it can be unforgiving. The backend isnt booming, but it is very sharp and angular, and it happens all of a sudden. Sometimes I didnt think it was going to hook and it just suprised the hell out of me how hard it snapped back. As for medium lane conditions, or even a little medium heavy on a fresh shot, this can be a great ball. If your looking for something more versatile, I would suggest possibly going with the Doom. All of this is also based off of me throwing from the left side, so all of these condtions increase on the right by far. I recently have taken it down to 2000 polished to try to combat the carrydown a little, but have not experimented much.

I did win the San Diego City Tournament with this ball though. It was a medium house shot, and being on the left side, this ball just ate it up.
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Here is my review of the Hammer Toxic.

Layout - Pin 4 3/4 from PAP, with CG kicked right. Weight hole was also used.
Layout Pic - http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/TheOne9110/100_0656.jpg

Stats are as follows:
PAP - 5 1/4 OVER, 1/8 DOWN
Speed - About 15mph or somewhat lower
Revs - Lower-Medium, can go on a higher Medium rev rate if necessary.

Reaction Wanted: A good amount of length, with a sharp flip on the backend. Also with a strong hit since it would be flipping so hard.
Reaction Received: The length i wanted (about 40 feet till it sets up), but it's very oil sensitive, which causes the loss on the backend flip. Sometimes so oil sensitive that it loses almost all its hitting power leaving weak pocket 5's, pocket 8-10's, etc. If used on a LIGHTER pattern, the ball is amazing. It gives the strongest hit, and carries excellent! This ball, for me, is by no means a Medium oil ball.
Overall: This ball is a keeper and is still, since the day i got it, the only ball i use in league. I'm very happy with it. My only problem, like stated above, is its oil sensitivity. Maybe a 4000 grit surface will help? But anyway, this ball really comes through whenever i need it to. I can't play very deep angles with it. I was able to the first day i got it, but not anymore. I usually have a line like this. Feet standing on 20, shoot for 10, breakpoint around 7-8. That is NOT my comfortable line, but hey, it works for me right now. I wouldn't mind another Toxic, and would highly recommend it for LIGHT oil lanes. A very light medium at the most IMO.

I hope this review helped in some way/shape/or form. If there's any additional questions on something i missed, or something you would like to know, then LMK! Thanks for reading
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Hammer RAW HAMMER TOXIC
Weight: 15#
Pin Placement: 2-3"
Top Weight: 3 oz.

Layout:
4 1/4" Pin Below the Ring Finger. CG kicked out 1-2". Weight Hole 5" over from mid-line.

Picture: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6669273

First Impressions:
Back in February, I drilled up a Toxic with the same layout as described on my DOOM review. The TOXIC with that layout was very squirty for me and not a whole lot of "AWE" when it came down to reaction. Now, 7 months later, I decided that I would punch another one up and give it another try, this time with a different layout. I went with the same layout as my ANGER. This time, the ball gave me a different reaction and a better look.

General Thoughts:
With the Pearl additive, I definitely saw quite a bit of length but the backend reaction was phenomenal compared to the first TOXIC I drilled back in Feb. I played mostly straighter angles with this ball as the house I usually bowl at has widen the outside up and put a bit more oil in the middle.

Comparison/Contrast:

TOXIC vs. DOOM

I feel the DOOM is a more consistent piece than the TOXIC was. The TOXIC with its pearl additive gave me alot more length than what I really need vs. the DOOM which just reads the heads better for me and gives me a consistent reaction.

TOXIC vs. ANGER

The ANGER gets into its roll earlier than the TOXIC while the TOXIC gives more length, obviously. The TOXIC is however alot cleaner and smoother through the heads whereas the ANGER can handle the oil a tad bit better. A very good 1-2 combo in any arsenal.

Conclusion:
I really like how the DOOM is compared to all three, but the TOXIC serves its purpose. I feel it is overall more stronger than the DOOM and is less aggressive than the ANGER. You could definitely drill these 3 and have a really good 3 ball arsenal. The pricepoint is definitely a steal in my eyes!
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I was really sad to hear that Hammer had decided to discontinue this ball. What a great ball for the money. It isnt a heavy oil monster, but if you are looking for a ball to use on a medium condition that gives a nice reaction with a sweet little flip on the backend, this is the ball for you. I recommend going out and getting one while the local pro shop still has them.

the first 2 weeks after i bought this ball i loved it. it would get up so nice, and head to the pocket no matter where i threw it. but after about 3 weeks or so, the ball died down, i was throwing it by standing at 40 and throwing over 18-20 and getting it out to about 4 and demolish the pocket from there. but after three weeks i could only stand at 25 and throw over 10 to the 5. but it still is consistant for my style which is a med to high rev rate. i can still push it out, or pull it in and get to the pocket.

over all, its my best ball, and it upped my adverage from 195 to 205

This ball is my main "Strike Producer" in our Monday Night League at Poelking Lanes South, Dayton, Ohio. I have found it to be very stable over most lane conditions. This ball can handle fresh oil laid down just ahead of our League
starting! (After 1 1/2 years, I have found only 1 night when the oil could not be overcome by this ball. THAT night I had to resort to my Plastic "MAXIM"
10-Pin ball to score!)

Extra Note: My Raw HAMMER TOXIC is drilled with a left-hand offset and  is
            used stictly for 1st.-ball strike attempts, and 2nd-ball pins left
            on the left-half of the alley. I quickly discovered 10 pins are
            virtually impossible to pick up! (For 2nd-ball pins on the right
            half of the alley, I use a Plastic "MAXIM".)