Very good ball. If you liked the Colossus Pearl, you will like this.

It is not as skid/flip as the pearl, it is more controllable and definately stronger at the pin deck.

It out hooks the originaly overall by a few boards, I have not tried to sand it down, I just think doing that is completely against what this ball should be used for.

Playing 15 out to 8 on a flat pattern that ran 43 ft this ball still made the turn and made it hard. When the oil began to carry down all it took was a 2 board adjustment to the rt with my feet and back to work I went.

I have had 4 MoRich balls and this is the best by far.

Hercules is a solid 9 out of 10.....the only thing I do not like is that on light hits it tends to leave alot of 7 pins, but when I am not packing the pocket, that is my fault and not the ball's.

Another winner from Mo and the gang. Have had this ball since it first came out (about 2-3 months now)

Ball specs:
15 lbs
3" pin
2 oz top weight

Drilled 3 3/8 x 3 3/8, pin above ring finger, ball gives me a ton of backend wether I put a lot or little hand into it. Depending on how hard I throw it, ball works for me anywhere from straight up 5, to 4th arrow out to about 7-8-9 board. Put some clean & sheen on it every 5-10 games, cause it seems to pick up a lot of oil and grime from the ball return and from the mats in the pit. Thrown the ball in 3 different houses so far and hit, carry and reaction have all been the same....excellent.

First house: shorter X-mas tree probably 36-37 feet, flood in the middle, close to bone dry 5 and out. House where even lefties have to adjust, I can pay between 2nd-3rd arrow out to 5 and the ball comes charging back in the backend. Retains energy extremely well and sends messengers around all day when it doesnt hit dead flush. In that case, all the pins clear back and in a hurry. Once you start to leave corners, easy board adjustment and corners will fall again. No honor scores yet, but many 240-250+ games so far.

Second house: 39 foot wall 8-8 spread, juice in the middle drier outside (not a desert though). More oil = move more outside, I play between 1st-2nd arrow to about 5 and same as the other house, ball hits the dry and takes off. Not huge skid/snap, but with the drilling a big move. Messengers fly a bunch as well, but flush hits tend to leave corners more that they carry. Minor adjustments once again cure that problem, but not as well as the other house does.

Third House: Reverse block for a tournament, house has "dead" pins to boot. Able to play straight up 5 in the flood and the ball revved up and turned in the backend. I was the only lefty playing this area and was able to carry very well from there considering playing a little more in on the dry was not very carry friendly. Cashed in singles shooting 634 which for me felt like shooting 750 in the other two houses.

Overall I give Hercules a 9 out of 10, of course that will change once I put up a big series/279+ game with it. Great ball, looks good going down the lane, hits very hard, carries light hits better than anything else in the bag, and something that should be in everybody's bag if they want something that hooks/hits equally as good. Thanks again Mo!!!!
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If I could only pick up a 7 pin.....

My Hercules is 16lbs with a 4" pin out distance.  I laid it out according to MoRich's website, and went with a modified medium track control drill pattern.  I placed the pin 2.75" from my PAP, the CG ended up under the ring finger, and the RC was placed under my thumb.

This is my first Morich product and I can say I am pleased with what I see.  However, my review will be biased towards one condition because I have only practiced using the Hercules on a typical fresh wall/THS.

I didn't modify the surface of the ball at all, because I was in the need of a particle pearl in my arsenal.  

This ball gets enough length to make it through the heads as long as there is OIL on them.  Since I was using it on a fresh wet/dry condition my target line was 20 out to five and back into the pocket.  The Hercules had no trouble making it back from that far outside, but speed on this pattern was an issue.  If I threw too slow it would jump the beak, too fast and it would hit behind the head pin, often leaving wash outs.

I could also play along the oil line with the Hercules throwing a small belly 15-10, but it was very speed sensitive on the fresh oil.  So I stuck with the bigger swing line seeing as I was more consistent in all areas playing that way.

Anyway the ball's path to the pins was very smooth and even, making a STRONG sweeping arc to the pocket.  There is no jerkiness in my Hercules, and it doesn't jump at the first sight of dry.  However when this ball makes it's move, it will GRAB the dry boards and continue left very quickly.

The Hercules hits the pocket with tremendous force, visually it's nothing special, but you can tell the physical nature of the core, tossing the sticks to the four corners of the deck.  The carry is supernatural, and I've never thrown a ball that carries more than the Hercules does.  So far I've left only two ten pins with this ball during it's use.

I had to see first hand how powerful Morich's cores are, and I can say I'm truly impressed.  After some getting used to, many bowlers of all capacity should be able to use the Hercules on house and tourny patterns alike.

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In the old days people used to cut wood with axes.....................now and days...............they just have Executioners do it for them!

Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.

See my 1st review below for ball specs. Never read reviews by UPTen bowler!

Had not really found a place in my bag for this ball, due to the low volume of oil, usually used at the houses where I bowl. Most times I had only been able to use my Onslaught, because of lite volume. Decided to put this one in the bag when, my Triumph became skiddish in my Monday Nite league, and my Animal was too strong playing inside, but not strong enuff playing outside. Didn't want to make surface changes,...so enter my Hercules.

On a fresh oil shot, I played all kinds of area. Guardian lanes. Medium volume of oil.Could not believe the area that this ball would cover. Finally found the right volume of oil for this ball!! Started by standing 20, shooting out to 8 or 9 and back with no problem. Threw the first 7 in a row. Ball literally glided thru the heads, and came back with a very strong move on the backend, revving like crazy. Destroyed the rack, flush, lite, on the headpin ...you name it. Beautiful Pin Music!! Sweet, sweet ball. This ball was very responsive to release changes as well. I threw a spinner, standing 25 out to the gutter edge....ball rode the gutter line, and came crashing back to the pocket like it had a magnet on it! Inside or outside line, this ball is a beaut, but it must have the right amount of oil, in the heads and backend to shine. Shot 687. Not bad, for a ball I thought I might never find a use for. Oh yeah...you can crank it too. Good job MoRich.

I am just "getting into" MoRich equipment with a 14lb Hercules (had to lower my weight due to tendinitus)... I was bowling in our local association tourney last weekend and managed to open the first four frames with my Inferno (my fault... 2 practice balls did not let me identify the line to throw and I had two ugly splits, a washout, and a missed 10-pin!) I decided to get out the Hercules as I had not used it a lot and the lanes were a bit "squirty". I targeted the 8-board and there was LOTS of oil to hold the line plating pretty straight up 8... maybe 1-2 board swing. I finished with 6 out of 8 strikes to salvage a 204. Second game I did not move AT ALL and had a high flush 9-pin followed by eight crushing and one luck strike before I buried another 9-pin for a 279. I got a bit careless the third game since we were in doubles and my partner was struggling... but ended respectably.

I was MOST impressed with the simplicity of the line I was using... more to follow as I try different lines on different patterns.

LANE CONDITION

Length:39 ft

Volume: Medium

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc):THS


COMMENTS I know this ball is 13 years old, but what the heck.....I'm old school and I like old stuff! It's been sitting on my rack for a few years, so just for grins and giggles I pulled it out to play with it again. Back in the day, I had tried to make this my heavy oil ball with no success! But I had never altered the surface. Now, being older and wiser, I altered the surface, taking it down to 1000 abralon. Using it on today's medium pattern, this thing was an absolute monster. My first test game I threw the front six, effortlessly, until I noticed the ball revving up on the backend too much. Changed hand positions, coming up the back of the ball helped a little, but it was clearly, still, too much ball. Back to the spinner, with an even coat of Snake oil for 20 seconds on all sides, and whoa nelly!!! This thing came alive unbelievably! Not only does it go long and push, but when it turns, it turns on a dime and has backend for days!!

Who knew? There were balls I sent to the three board, thinking they were going into the gutter, but came back and just slammed the hole! Yes, yes.....I made a few eyes open up for sure! This ball is indeed versatile as it was originally designed, and with the right surface prep can complement any arsenal. I never knew what I had, since this was back in the days when I was buying a ball every two months!!

Likes: How it revs up; plays like a pearl, but in solid form; pushes naturally but has power at the pin-deck

Dislikes: That I didn't use this one a lot more when I first bought it!


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