Author Topic: is the arson the first hybrid hammer? (Read 3575 times)

militant02 · « **on:** May 24, 2011, 09:16:19 AM »

i know that hammer is advertising the arson as a hybrid coverstock but the plague and infection were also known to have a two parts pearl/ one part solid coverstock and i believe the taboo had the same mix. can someone from hammer tell me if there is something different about the coverstock formulation that is different about the arson from the other three balls that i mentioned?

charlest · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2011, 06:25:07 PM »

The old Turbo Diesel was also a "hybrid" of 50/50 solid to pearl.

Most times, people mean a 50/50 split of solid to pearl when they describe coverstocks, but there have been a few like the Plague and the Infection that have been 2/3 - 1/3 mix. Roto-Grip is the only one I know of who has acknowledged that their hybrids have sometimes been 2/3 - 1/3 solid-pearl OR pearl-solid.

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Walking E · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2011, 07:13:20 PM »

I've been curious about a few other Hammer pieces, too - the Swagga and the BW Sting. They both look to be a mixture of pearl and solid. Of course, looks can be deceiving in these matters, so I am hoping that somebody can answer this definitively.

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charlest · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2011, 05:09:48 AM »

I left out the Swagga because it's a TNBA specific ball, not available to everyone, though Buddies is/was selling it.. It is also a Level 2 Reactive like the Plague so I believe it is also a pearl/solid combo (2/3 pearl, 1/3 solid).

Swagga web page on Hammer's web site.

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Edited by charlest on 5/25/2011 at 5:10 AM

BOM300 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2011, 09:04:55 AM »

There's a difference between "performance" pearl and "appearance" pearl. The balls you are referring to from the past had a appearance pearl in them for looks only. To make the ball "jump" off the shelf. The pearl additive in the Arson as well as other performance pearl balls (BW pearl, Venom, Burn) is different (to my understanding).

This being said...the Arson IS Hammer's first true hybrid ball.

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HammerTech · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:29:26 PM »

We have been using "hybrid" covers for a while now just this is the first time we have referred to the cover as hybrid. The term hybrid seems to be catching on and did not want any confusion as to what the cover was made of from now on. Hope this helps to clear some things up.

BigHorhn · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2011, 07:36:18 AM »

Are the Taboo and Infection Hybrid also, and are they mean't to compliment one another?

HammerTech · « **Reply #7 on:** May 26, 2011, 11:09:21 AM »

Infection is 2/3 pearl and 1/3 solid and Taboo looks to be 2/3 solid and 1/3 pearl. Since not full solid or full pearl they would be considered a hybrid.

bautch24 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2011, 11:20:40 PM »

How strong is the Arson in comparison to some other companies Hybrid stuff, for example the Reign Supreme from storm?

HammerTech · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2011, 11:31:25 PM »

Here is the video link to the Arson video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BHI_xH3DPg&feature=channel_video_title

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