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chitown

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Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« on: February 10, 2009, 12:14:04 PM »
Why does the Raw Hammer line use 3 different cores?  The Doom/Pain had one core, the Anger/Toxic used a different core and the Psycho/Acid use a 3 core.  I curious why Hammer just didn't call them a different line?

Most manufactures will make a series of balls with the same core but different covers.  Storm with the HyRoad, Troad solid and pearl.  Hammer with the Black Widow series.  The list goes on and on.  Yet the Raw Hammer line has 3 different cores and covers.

I'm just curious why do you guys think Hammer went that route with the Raw Hammers?  I would of loved to see the Doom/Pain core used with different covers.

 

bluerrpilot

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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 09:01:51 PM »
The current Raw line only has 2 cores. The Psycho/Acid use one and the Anger uses another. Unfortunately there idea is to Phase out the one in the Anger Im sure. I still think the Doom had one of the best cover/core combos of all time for Hammer
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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2009, 09:03:40 PM »
It's not just with the Raw line it with all lines of balls.  The core is the heart of the ball and there are around 2 dozen core shapes. It is the shape of the core that defines on how the ball will roll and react down lane . The Psycho ,  Acid are basicaly the same core only tweaked . Both have Max Hook reactive covers. One is pearl and one isn't. As far as the Anger goes, It also has the Max Hook reactive cover but only a modified version of the  Raw Hammer Core. All three difference even though they have the same covers have totaly different look down lane.  In my opinipon since the core is the heart of the ball and defines the way it reacts, it senseable to modify cores instead. This is my opinion though.
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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2009, 07:06:22 AM »
Just a hunch, but as bluerrpilot stated, the Assault will probably become the core of that line with the Anger being phased out. Hopefully replaced with a particle version.
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chitown

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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2009, 07:21:21 AM »
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The current Raw line only has 2 cores. The Psycho/Acid use one and the Anger uses another. Unfortunately there idea is to Phase out the one in the Anger Im sure. I still think the Doom had one of the best cover/core combos of all time for Hammer
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I agree with you that the Doom had one of the best cover/core combo's of all time.  I also thought the Pain was a really good ball.  I would of really liked to see the Doom/Pain core (exact specs) with some different covers.  For example the No Mercy cover wrapped around the Doom core!

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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2009, 02:08:54 PM »
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The current Raw line only has 2 cores. The Psycho/Acid use one and the Anger uses another. Unfortunately there idea is to Phase out the one in the Anger Im sure. I still think the Doom had one of the best cover/core combos of all time for Hammer
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I agree with you that the Doom had one of the best cover/core combo's of all time.  I also thought the Pain was a really good ball.  I would of really liked to see the Doom/Pain core (exact specs) with some different covers.  For example the No Mercy cover wrapped around the Doom core!


Sign me up! or more currently the Sauce cover..or even the original BW cover...wow...how sweet it would be.

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mrbowlingnut

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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2009, 05:55:58 PM »
Price point is the only reason imo

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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2009, 06:03:35 PM »
if you did not see my earlier post Toxic's are 99.99 drilled plus grips and thumb slug at the nationals booth.

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Re: Raw Hammer Series uses 3 different cores?
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2009, 06:08:51 PM »
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but with today coverstocks we dont need particle??



We dont need particle for traction in oil anymore. But
particle is still very good for controlling short patterns and taming down very fast backends. I would very much like to see a medium strenght, light load particle cover on a high rg core
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