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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: bowlingball.com reviews by Tony Ruocco 12/01/2006 00:00 ( stars)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
| About the Bowler | ||
| Bowling Hand | Right Handed | |
| League Average | 215 | |
| Ball Speed | Medium | |
| Style | Tweener | |
| PAP | 5 1/8 right 1/8 up | |
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If you have read any of our other reviews you will see that we never really have anything bad to say about Hammer bowling balls. The Raw Hammer Toxic is no exception.
We felt pretty confident about this ball based on the performance of the previous Raw Hammer series. All of them are very consistent performers and seem to react well for all styles of bowlers.
We kept our layout pretty simple. The pin is 5" from the PAP and we just kicked the cg right of it a little. At first glance when we threw this ball we thought we found a hard hitting mid-performance ball for when they start to dry out. After a few games we discovered how wrong we were. This ball is a beast for the level of performance its price allows it to sell in.
The ball reaction was as smooth as it gets through the heads with a very strong transition when it hits the dry in the backend. We ended up with a ball that was straighter than our Widow's or our Premiere Series balls from Ebonite (SR300, RXS300 and No Limit) but had as much a place in our bag as any of them.
The great thing with newer mid-performance balls is they react enough to warrant using them on the fresh oil as much as when they start to break down. We are able to throw this ball on our typical house shot from start to finish with very small moves all night. Hammer has hit another home run with their Raw Hammer Toxic, oh and by the way it looks pretty cool going down the lane.
Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: cchausse 12/09/2006 18:40 ( stars)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
If you're curious, on the house shot: wood; I played 20, out to about 7. On synthetics I played 15 out to about 7. All in all, I love this ball. After all them years, I'm still addicted....ya gotta love it!
Happy bowling!
Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: MARAUDER2003 01/11/2007 03:21 ( stars)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Pin placement = 3-4 inches
Gross weight = 16 lbs
Drilling per instructions = High RG-Length layout
Lane conditions = drier to medium oil patterns
Factory finish
I’m a novice, so take my advice/comments with caution and I hope I make sense of what I write. I’ve only been bowling for two months, most of the time once a week, sometimes twice. Anyways, I was bowling with a house ball and my average was 135. I decided to get a good ball and the Raw Hammer Toxic bowling ball was the chosen one. My average went up to 185! This ball is excellent. With the above layout, the ball will go long (and straight) and at the very end will hook with very strong backend. My hook (because the way I throw the ball, and not to mention that I come from throwing a straight ball) is somewhat limited but I like it that way. My friend gave this ball a try and the ball hooked even more. Now, if you have a heavy oil lane, the ball will just go straight (no hook) with this layout, at least in my case. If you throw this ball in the 1,2 pocket pins, you will get a strike 9 out of 10 times. I don’t throw the ball too hard, yet the pin reaction looks like I threw the ball faster and harder, I’m beginning to think that their slogan is true. On other note, don’t listen to people that tells you that this ball is too much for you if you are a novice. In my case, I already want to try the most aggressive bowling balls out there.
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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: h23vtec 06/17/2009 04:30 ( stars)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
| About the Bowler | ||
| Bowling Hand | Right Handed | |
| League Average | 185 | |
| Sport Shot Average | 175 | |
| Ball Speed | Fast | |
| Style | Stroker | |
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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: BatkidValentine28 08/01/2008 05:35 ( stars)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
| About the Bowler | ||
| Bowling Hand | Right Handed | |
| Experience | Advanced (I have bowled in a league) | |
| League Average | 230 | |
| Sport Shot Average | 208 | |
| Ball Speed | Fast | |
| Style | Stroker | |
It hooks more than anything i have had which is very odd to me, but the focus was on the hook so much that this ball has little energy to hit the pins. This is one of the weakest hitting balls that I have had... and yet its hook is outrageous.
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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: jmilam99 03/05/2008 06:37 ( stars)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: ezzy 03/05/2009 19:58 ( stars)
| About the Bowler | ||
| Bowling Hand | Right Handed | |
| League Average | 216 | |
| Sport Shot Average | 190 | |
| Ball Speed | Medium | |
| Style | Cranker | |
Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: zach.attack 10/26/2008 16:33 ( stars)
| About the Bowler | ||
| Bowling Hand | Right Handed | |
| Experience | Advanced (I have bowled in a league) | |
| League Average | 201 | |
| Sport Shot Average | 170 | |
| Ball Speed | Medium | |
| Style | Stroker | |
| PAP | 5 1/4 over 6 1/2 | |
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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed By: Beau Jest 05/09/2008 01:09 ( stars)
(a) older, Burgundy Zone Pro;
(b) a newer SuperNova; and
(c) this Toxic Hammer (which I've had for a month or two now.)
When rolled over the same mark, the same way, here's how the three balls generally react:
(a) The Zone has a wide, arching path, rolling into the pocket rather hard;
(b) The SuperNova rolls straight then grips at a sharp angle straight to the pocket.
(c) The Toxic Hammer reacts similar to the SuperNova, but breaks in a sharp hook instead of a straight angle.
Here's the real feedback...if I strongly flip my fingers at the point of release...
(a) The Zone is not affected;
(b) The Supernova will finish with a slight and short flip right before it hits the pocket;
(c) The Toxic Hammer will finish with a noticable and longer flip right before it hits the pocket.
I'm finding that the Toxic Hammer is far more consistent and predictable than the other two, even when I release it wrong. I'm also finding that this ball lusts for an inside line. (The Zone prefers an outside line and the SuperNova likes to ride the gutter.) Lately, I've found lots of success starting at the 24-board (I'm right-handed) and rolling it over the 14-board. However, if I release it incorrectly (but still manage to follow-through), it will ride between the 20-board and 15-board all the way down, then hook sharply at the last second into the pocket. Also, if I accidentally pull to the right (but still follow-through), it will head straight for the gutter, then hook and flip rather dramatically.
Last thing for you to know, I have a comparatively relaxed release with low revs. The Zone used to be my primary ball, but now the Toxic Hammer has usurped it.
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