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If I were responsible for designing a ball that was the best at leaving 9 pins, it would look a lot like this new Hazmat from Hammer. Starting on the outside, the Hazmat features the Semtex hybrid cover with of course, the hk22 additive finished to 1500 polished out of the box, and the engine on the inside the all new low RG, high differential hazmat core.
Since the Hazmat is the first of it’s kind from hammer, I went with a 5x5x2 2LS layout. This has become my go to benchmark layout, and one I have had a ton of success with, but most of all, has given me some of the best information to give to you about bowling balls featuring new technologies like this one from Hammer.
And on the lanes, holy cow is the Hazmat strong. Even though I expected a lot of ball, this thing was two whole zones stronger than I would have ever dreamt of. I didn’t stand a chance of hitting the pocket with it until I was inside of 4th arrow, and even then it felt like a lot of ball. If I didn’t fire it to the spot, it was either running brooklyn or going through the face.
But once I got into the right zone, the hazmat was deadly. This thing is loaded with power, and I think this one officially takes the #1 spot on the list of most continuous bowling balls currently in production, which on house shots is most of the time a great thing, at least until you start leaving 9 pins. I would have definitely benefited from some more volume on this lane as I didn’t really need this much hook potential, but the shape is one I think a lot of bowlers are going to like.
But on the list of potential downsides, this much power can many times generate an over/under reaction. It can force you to the inside part of the lane pretty fast, but then once you’re there, if you miss in the oil, it may fly past the breakpoint, and if you miss outside, it may run through the face.
If you were to hit it with a 3000 grit abralon pad, you’d probably see a more even and generally usable reaction, But, if you were to pair it with a good benchmark symmetrical solid ball like the Ebonite GB2 and a low diff pearl like the Track Tundra Fire, I think you could keep the Hazmat in this high risk, high reward zone. Those other two pieces would likely be used more than the Hazmat overall, but when it’s right, I don’t know if there’s a ball on the market today that’s going to keep up with this hybrid green beast.
Moving to our crossbrand comparison, let’s first take a look at the DV8 verge hybrid which, even though they’re similar in core, cover and finish, AND they’re both made in the same building, the reactions are exceptionally different. The verge and hazmat are similar in overall hook potential, but the verge uses that much sooner, and is meant to control friction where the hazmat is best to go around it.
Then I grabbed the Roto Grip TNT Infused and I see some more overlap here than I did with the Verge. The Infused is more core dominant where the hazmat is balanced, but the big difference is the path off the end of the pattern. The Hazmat is significantly more continuous than the TNT which typically results in higher scores on high ratio or league style conditions.
But with that, here’s my recommendations for bowlers I think would match up well with the Hazmat. The first is bowlers with a lot of tilt. As tilt produces natural length through friction, these bowlers may struggle to open up the lane, but they can throw those worries away when this ball gets into their arsenal. Its so fast and continuous that these bowlers will be able to get inside and see a great shape after there’s been a lot of traffic on the lane.
The second recommendation is for speed dominant players. The miss that’s most frustrating for these bowlers is when they have to move inside and then the ball blows past the breakpoint. The Hazmat will keep them from getting trapped in-between and able to make parallel moves inside as the ball will be able to clear the fronts well, but still make a strong move off the spot even though the path is through more oil.
The all new Hazmat from Hammer is a monster, plain and simple, but in the right hands, it’ll be toxic to your competition.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - And On The Lanes...
02:38 - Crossbrand Comparisons
03:22 - Recommendations
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