I think he is a big fan of being paid.

So apparently it hooks when you throw it into the dry.

And don’t any of these guys know how to set the aperture on the camera so that the lane and pins are in focus when they start to throw the ball?  Kinda hard to focus on the ball motion when the lane and pins are blurred (until they switch to the low angle).

Last time I saw Robert in person was at the USBC Open in El Paso. He was bowling with a group of guys I know from the SF Bay area and the El Paso PD was arresting one of his teammates right off the lane.

I've never met Robert Smith, but he does seem to have quite a few revs on the ball. I think I'll get to compete against him this weekend in Grants Pass. Let's get back to the ball itself.
There are usually 1 or 2 new bowling balls a year that I call "special" and early returns show this is one that fits that category. The Hammer Effect for me, in limited games has been really good. It is much more ball than I expected out of a pearl (Cohesion Pearl). It is shiny, but reads the mid-lane very well and continues to rev up thru the pins. The new Huntsman core is supposed to be the best of the Widow & Vibe cores. As I continued left I was surprised to see the ball still splitting the 8-9. Usually the deeper I move the more deflection I get.  The eye test was telling me this ball was still exiting the back of the pin deck in a very strong position. The Hammer Effect will be heard from a lot this year. Great looking too.