Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Bowling Balls
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Raw Hammer Toxic Specs
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The Raw Hammer Toxic features a modified Raw Hammer core and the proven Enhanced Max-Flip Reactive coverstock with the new Traction Pearl. The result in excellent length and strong backend reaction on medium oil lane conditions.
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Customer Reviews Average: 4.57Write a Review Read all 49 reviews
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76% (37 of 49) |
| I Like It | 14% (7 of 49) | |
| It's Ok | 4% (2 of 49) | |
| I Don't Like It | 4% (2 of 49) | |
| I Hate It | 2% (1 of 49) |
Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed by: bowlingball.com reviews 12/01/2006 00:00
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.
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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed by: Bowlingball.com reviews by Kendra Gaines 12/06/2006 16:15
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed by: BJI Reviews By Joe Cerar Jr. 02/14/2007 00:00
The symmetric core used in this third Raw release has been modified to strengthen the move off friction compared to the original Raw Doom. The Rg is 2.50 and the Diff is a hefty .050.
Coverstock:
The attention-grabbing lime green and silver mix is highly visible from 20 lanes away. The pearl Max Flip reactive has a new age pearl additive which enhances both friction and oil absorption.
Manufacturer's Intent:
Brian Graham, Hammer's brand manager, says, We are using our Max Flip Reactive found on the original Doom with our new Traction Pearl. The change to the new pearl provides more predictable ball motion in oil and improved consistency from shot to shot. Basically, the Toxic is an improved version of the original Raw Hammer Doom.
Test Results:
This ball may look like your father's old green Nitro, but let me assure you it is not. The ball motion characteristics of this green pea are noticeably more aggressive than the smooth rolling Nitro. The pearl additive enhances traction and reaction in oil and dry, as mentioned above. The core is shaved on its sides to improve its internal dynamics off dry boards. The result is an aggressive pearl which fears no oil pattern, yet can be used as a "send it" ball when playing deeper inside angles.
When to Use:
We had success on our heavier test patterns simply by closing our angles to the pocket. We saw no squirt in the oil and a strong arcing move off dry. Our lower-pin test balls responded about a foot earlier and rolled very heavy through the midlane on the fresh. Our higher pins displayed more length and a more angular move, and matched up better on our medium and drier patterns. On these patterns, we naturally opened up our shoulders when we played more inside angles to the pocket, which opened our launch angles. Pin carry was every bit as good as with higher-priced balls, with similar motion characteristics. Dulling the surface with 500 abralon added five boards of total hook, similar to that of the Raw Pain, but with easier length to the spot.
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Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed by: cchausse 12/09/2006 18:40
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
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
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: jmilam99 03/05/2008 06:37
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Hammer Raw Hammer Toxic Reviewed by: ezzy 03/05/2009 19:58
| 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
| About the Bowler | ||
| Bowling Hand | Right Handed | |
| League Average | 190 | |
| Sport Shot Average | 140 | |
| Ball Speed | Medium | |
| Style | Stroker | |
| PAP | 5 1/4 over 6 1/2 | |
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