I did that as well with a scotch brite...and it killed my DOOM luckily I was moving up to 16 lbs. anyways, so I sold it
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Stephen

Made in the USA

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A game: power tweener( around 350 to 420rpm)
B game: end over end/ down and in
C game: straight and fast from the corner

Ball speed: All depends on the conditions and style i'm playing. My most comfortable ball speed is on the higher side.

Ball track: high and pap is 5 3/8 over and 1/2" up. I used to have an inverted track but that has changed.

Axis rotation: A game is about 45 degrees.

Axis tilt: very little tilt for my A game.

Raw Hammer Doom 15lbs.

Doom #1: pin above the bridge(5.5" from my pap) CG kicked right to 1oz and no balance hole.

Doom #2: drilled exactly like Doom #1 but the cover is dulled to 1000 grit.

Doom #3: drilled stacked leverage with the pin above the finger to pap line. Balance hole on the mid line 1" past my pap. 1" hole 2.5" deep brought the statics back to zero. Cover is polished with Ebonites matte polish.

HOOK:
Doom #1 is all about the back end. This ball has great length but will cover a lot of boards on the back end in a short distance.

Doom #2 Gets thru the heads with ease for a dull cover. It does grab more in the mid lane compared to the Doom #1`due to this ball being dulled to 1000 grit. This Doom will cover about 5 more boards than Doom #1.

Doom #3 when it was in it's box condition I got more of a mid lane grab and a little less on the back end. It would cover about 5 boards more over all than Doom #1. Now I have this Doom dulled to 800 grit and polished with Ebonites matte polish. This Doom hooks a lot and is very smooth because of the matte polish.

CONTROL:

Doom #1: This ball in it's box condition is very controllable. It will give you a strog but controllable back end flip. This is unheard of when it comes to reactive pearl balls. Now of course there will be conditions that have the back ends so dry that any ball will be uncontrollable. The Doom is not immune to those conditions. However or most lanes this ball is very preditable.

Doom #2: This Doom has even more control than Doom #1. This is because of the dull cover which gives alittle more mid lane and less snap on the back end. This ball is a very good choice on heavier sport type patterns.

Doom #3: When I had this Doom at 600 grit it was very controllable on a lot of oil. Once the lanes dried it had to be put away because it just hooked way too much and couldn't be controlled that well. However now that I have it dulled to 800 grit and polished with Ebonites matte polish this ball has a very nice reaction to it. This is the most controllable of the 3. It still has a small flip to it when it turns the corner but it really smooth. What I like about this Doom is the mid lane read. When this ball turns the corner it's just very controllable. It has a very strong mid lane and arc reaction. This balls reaction is very different than the other two. If any of you guys or girls get a chance to get a Doom drill it like this and use the matte polish on it.  You will love the control.

HIT:
Doom #1: This ball flat out hits. The thing that sets this ball apart from others is the carry. The Doom carries better than any bowling ball I have ever owned.

Doom #2: Once again even dull this ball hits freaking awesome. Carry is still great.

Doom #3: same as above.

READINIG THE LANES:

Doom #1: this ball is very easy to read the lanes with. This is the first ball out of my bag because of this. If this ball skids too much then I know there's heavy oil. That's when I grab Doom #2 and go to town.

Doom #2: Everyone uses differnt types of balls for reading the lanes. I prefer to use Doom #1.

Doom #3: Same as Doom #2


CONCLUSION: The Raw Hammer Doom is the best reactive pearl ball I have ever owned. The Doom is a versatile ball and takes to cover changes great. I have never in my life seen a reactive pearl ball be this controllable and strong at the same time in it's box condition. The carry is second to none. Carry down is not good for this ball in it's box consdition. Dull the surface and fear carry down no more. I like this ball so much that I now have 4 of them. I'm picking my 4th one up next week and will add that ball to this review after I get some games on it.

If your looking for an awesome ball then look no further. If your looking for a versatile ball then look no further. The Raw Hammer Doom is the ball to get. I give this ball a perfect 10. Hammer hit a home run when they made the Doom


This review was posted some time ago but I felt it would be a good read for this post.  Since then my arsenal has changed.  Not because of thhis arsenal not performing but because I like trying different equipment.
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Edited on 11/10/2006 1:38 PM

Edited on 11/10/2006 1:43 PM