Juiced! That is the name of the coverstock on this release and the adjective I would use to describe its performance. The Fugitive Solid is Hammer’s new mid-performance release. Following up on the Fugitive Pearl, the Fugitive Solid features the same core, but wrapped in a solid formulation coverstock and 500/2000 sanded finish. Intended for medium to heavier oil patterns, the very eye-catching blue, orange, and black Fugitive Solid can be a choice for the vast majority of bowlers.
I drilled my Fugitive Solid with my most common layout, 50 x 5†x 35 or 5†x 4†x 2.5†if you use the vector layout system. They say you only get one chance at a first impression and my first impression of the Fugitive Solid was a positive one! I enjoy seeing bowling balls like this that read the midlane and continue well once they hit the pins. This is a bowling ball I can see adding surface to for longer and more volume patterns and one that I like once it lane shines. Fugitive Solid is going to be a pretty good “benchmark†and “all purpose†type bowling ball in my bag. I’m excited to throw this release more and see what it is truly capable of!
Comparing this to the Fugitive Pearl, it is similar in total hook. Fugitive Solid with its surface sees the lane earlier and less on the backend in contrast to the Fugitive Pearl. As to be expected, this is a beefed up version of the solid Vibe (Orange) and also an awesome “ball down†from the Redemption Solid and Web Tour releases.Sometimes the mid-performance bowling balls get overlooked, but this one is not one to sleep on!
