Ball NPS Score: 100.00
FEATURES:
- Coverstock: Violent Reactive
- Color: Violet/Copper All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
- Factory Finish: 1000 Grit Abralon
- Core: Raw Hammer Assault Core
- RG: 16# - 2.48 15# - 2.48 14# - 2.50 13# - 2.53 12# - 2.59 11# - 2.62 10# - 2.72
- Differential: 16# - .047 15# - .050 14# - .053 13# - .055 12# - .039 11# - .032 10# - .031
- Performance: Early revs and strong mid-lane read
- Recommended Lane Condition: Heavy Oil
- Description: Early revs and strong mid-lane read make the most aggressive mid-priced ball in bowling. Get JACKED and jack up the competition. Two legendary features create the most aggressive mid-priced ball in bowling. The Raw Hammer Jacked uses the Assault core to give the bowler early revs and strong mid lane read. And, with the original Black Widow''''s Violent Reactive Coverstock this ball will JACK UP the competition. Finished at 1000 grit Abralon you''''ve got one beast of a bowling ball.

Review 2:

Took both balls out for practice. PLayed the WTBA 47' pattern. Definitely played tight with polish but easy to get to pocket. Carry a bit on off. After taking surface back to 1000 abralon, was able to control the pattern better as breakdown occurred. Definitely a ball that I would use with both surfaces depending on drilling layouts vs arsenal.

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"See my vise as it rolls down the lane....you can''t it revs too much"

Update from last post.

First night in the scratch league (typical house shot with quick transition) shot 234,238,244 for 716. Most impressive thing was the ball never rolled out and as they started to move, a few slight moves left and firm hand kept the Jacked in the pocket all night long! A caution of warning though if you get soft or miss the Jacked only knows one way to go.... LEFT!

This will make one hell of a christmas gift!

I like this ball. I had to take it to 2000 as it was too much for our house shot with 1000 out of the box. Depending on what else is going down the same pair of lanes, I get one to two games before I switch to my two Burns.

It has a short pin but we managed to get it above the ring finger. No 300's yet, but many 250's and 260's.

Tom

I'm a collegiate bowler, in my 2nd year of eligibility. Last year, our team had an informal sponsorship from Brunswick, so we were allowed to use bowling balls from other companies. My favorite was the Rapid Fire from Storm. This year, we have an exclusive sponsorship from Hammer. With the release of the Jacked, it quickly took over the spot of my favorite ball.

This ball hits hard, and is extremely versatile. OOB is 1000 grit abralon, however the coverstock is very responsive to changes. For the two Vegas tournaments this year (Collegiate Shootout at Sam's Town, and the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitation at South Point), I had the ball sanded to 4000 grit abralon to act as my 3 ball. It gave the ball a little more distance than the OOB coverstock, but still read the lanes with a smooth enough arc to be controllable for the vast majority of the day. For the Collegiate Shootout, this was the ball I was with the entire day. Can go straighter while playing outside, and will recover for you while playing deep inside. Hands down the best ball Hammer has produced.
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Florida State University bowler
Team sponsored by Hammer and Vise.

Had horrible results with a Virtual Gravity. My Pro Shop (Di Tolla's at Bowler City in Hackensack) advised me that all the balls I most liked were symmetrical. After watching me roll, they picked this ball and drilled it up to do what I had bought the VG to do. I'm very happy. I like to play more direct and throw about 17 mph (down the lane) so I'm looking for a ball that will not overreact but that will quickly get into a roll and drive hard from about the 10 board in long oil. With the pin under drilling, in broken-down shorter oil, I'm able to even stand left foot on 24 and throw 12 at the arrows down to maybe 10-to-8 at the break point and still carry ridiculously. First 10 games using this ball (don't ask me why I left it in the bag one game) I struck 91 times (I'm coming back from injury and averaging 210 after 218 pre-injury). This is a very heavy rolling, very predictable, surprisingly versatile ball for a higher speed, medium rev bowler. Based on my results in dryer conditions, I assume it will also be very good for other types with different drilling.

I have been bowling for almost 20 years, 19 to be exact since i was 13 and i have been threw numerous amounts of bolwing balls,and since i was 15 i always had at least 17 bowling balls and through all the balls i have been through i have never taken one and threw a 265, 300, and a 245.....That was until i got ahold of the jacked raw hammer....I took this ball out of the box and threw a 810 series, this ball is everything it is hyped up to be and i love it....Out of the 18 balls i own now this is in my top 3

Hammer RAW HAMMER JACKED
Weight: 15#
Top Weight: 3 oz.

Layout: Pin Below Bridge with CG slightly kicked out. No weight hole was required.

First Impressions:

This ball can really handle the puddle in the middle. Very early revving ball in the mid-lane but keeps its continuation without bleeding energy too soon.

Comparison/Contrast:

Jacked vs. Jigsaw

Both can handle the puddle in their own right. The Jacked however has more energy retention due to the Raw Hammer Assault core and its symmetrical shape. For me the Jigsaw would lose too much energy where the Jacked was a breath of fresh air when the lanes were surprisingly slick. Heavier volumes of oil and I believe the Jigsaw is your answer.

Jacked vs. Jigsaw Corner

The Corner will give you more angular reaction by far than the Jacked. The Jacked has more of a mid lane early arching reaction shape than the Corner. When the Jacked has bled out energy too early, I can go to the Corner and know I will not be lacking any backend to the pocket at all.

Overall Thoughts:

If you want to keep your arsenal simple, I would drill a Jacked for heavier volumes of oil when the lanes tend to be slicked up more than normal. I would have a Burn as a benchmark ball just incase the Jacked is too much and a trusty spare ball. You could easily have a very open and shut case for putting together a 3-ball arsenal. In terms of oil, the Jacked handles the puddle very well but not an overload of it though. A really good ball on slicked up typical league conditions though when the shiny stuff is NOT making the corner.
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