Equipment Boards => Hammer => Topic started by: hammerbowler1996 on April 01, 2012, 03:42:39 PM
Title: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: hammerbowler1996 on April 01, 2012, 03:42:39 PM
title says it all post the best and worst hammer balls you have thrown
Best: its pretty close between the original black widow the raw acid or the sauce
Worst:Probably the black widow nasty wasn't really impressed it didnt hook much or really recover from the outside for me and the pin carry was terrible hit like a pillow.
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: Brian Green on April 01, 2012, 05:07:12 PM
Best. Raw hammer jacked
Worst. Black widow nasty
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Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: trackfiend on April 01, 2012, 05:10:33 PM
For me the best hammer i have thrown it the arson so smooth yet still very strong. The worst would be the taboo blue silver it was so over under after three weeks of trying to make it work i gave it to one of the youth bowler on our travel league.
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: vkowalski1970 on April 01, 2012, 06:48:20 PM
Jet Black drilled pin under 50x4x70....4000 ab...is not only the best Hammer but best ball I have ever thrown!!!.....OB condition was one of the worst, amazing what a surface change can do....
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: ScottG on April 01, 2012, 09:40:19 PM
Faball Days....Best-Violet 3D Offset, Worst-Navy Reactive
Ebonite Days....Best Black Widow Bite/Raw Jacked(Red), Worst-Blue Silver Taboo.
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: stc067 on April 01, 2012, 09:58:12 PM
The best: The Midnight Vibe The worst: Jigsaw Trap!
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Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: Greazygeo on April 02, 2012, 12:33:03 AM
The worst for me was the Taboo.....only worked on dry lanes, soon as it saw any oil it would not do a thing.
The best is a hard one to choose. I'd have to say the Blade Pearl or Onyx Vibe.
The ball that gets used the most now......the new Blue urethane. Awesome ball!
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Current arsenal....Faball Burgandy Hammer, Hammer Blue urethane / Cherry Vibe/ Onyx Vibe, Black Widow Bite, Track 300T/ 718A, Storm 2 Furious / Tropical and Lightning Storms, Maxim spare ball.
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: OneEighthBritish on April 02, 2012, 01:41:51 AM
Best: Blue Vibe
Worst: Jigsaw
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: tywithay on April 02, 2012, 01:43:15 AM
Best: Tie between No Mercy Beat'n and Hot Sauce
Worst: Anything with a spider on it....
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: Good Times Good Times on April 02, 2012, 10:23:29 AM
Best (and ALL TIME favorite): Raw Hammer Psycho
Worst: Black Widow Sting (Turd at all surfaces)
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Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: chucksta29 on April 02, 2012, 12:11:58 PM
The best for me is a toss up between the Road Hawg and the Hawg Wild, man those were a killer combonation for me. I'd have to give the nod to the Road Hawg, quite possibly my favorite ball of all time.
The worst for me was without a doubt the Black Widow Pearl, several drilling changes, surface adjustments, and nothing to show for it but complete misery.
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Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: TOON on April 03, 2012, 01:19:54 AM
Here is my 2 cents worth-
Worst would have to be the burgandy Urethane
Best is the original Black Widow.
I didn't care for any of the other Widows, but I have had 5 originals, GREAT ball
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Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: dougb on April 03, 2012, 01:59:04 AM
Faball: hard to decide between the Blue and the Pink. Or even my Norm Duke Hammer for that matter!
Hammer: best was the Cherry Vibe, worst was the Black Widow Venom.
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: dizzyfugu on April 03, 2012, 11:17:34 AM
My favorite is the Black Pure Hammer. Totally underrated piece - it still is a pillar in my arsenal for medium to dry conditions. Really love it. A bit strong for its purpose, but a VERY good and versatile piece that will surely hard to be replaced.
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Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: dougb on April 03, 2012, 01:35:25 PM
I still would love to get my hands on a black or burgundy Pure Hammer.
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: truckstoy on April 04, 2012, 12:33:35 PM
best: Psycho
worst: Jigsaw, B/S Taboo (can't decide which one was worse)
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Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: FDGunner01 on April 04, 2012, 01:53:54 PM
Best: Tie between Hot Sauce Pearl and Anger
Worst: Cherry Vibe
Title: Re: Best and worst hammer balls ever thrown?
Post by: mrfox101 on April 10, 2012, 01:00:32 AM
I liked pretty much all the BW series (except one), the No Mercy and The Sauce. There were some that were "so-so" for me, like the Hot Sauce, the Taboo BS, and the Raw Hammer Doom, and there were a couple of real turds, like the Raw Hammer Psycho and the BW Nasty.
I've had a couple good games with the Psycho, but not many, and never a good series. It just seemed like it was always real "Hit-or-Miss" with it. Mostly "Miss"...the carry was good, but the ball just never seemed to match up to the conditions. It always seemed to be a real Over-Under ball for me.The BW Nasty just never did anything for me. The hook was weak and the carry was too. It's the one Black Widow I didn't like.
My favorite and best Hammer has to be the Black Widow Bite. I've got two of them and they both still see a lot of use.
My least favorite and worst Hammer has gotta be the Black Widow Nasty.