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Hammer Bowling Ball Reviews

Last Updated: November 14, 2023

Hammer Bowling Ball Reviews - New Releases

Hammer NU Blue Hammer

Hammer NU Blue Hammer

Urethane bowling balls have been a hot topic in the bowling world over the last few years. Many bowlers have benefited from the earlier traction...

Hammer Envy Tour Pearl

Hammer Envy Tour Pearl

The Envy Tour Pearl is the successor to the Obsession Tour Pearl in the current Hammer line. This ball uses the same low RG and...

Hammer Extreme Envy

Hammer Extreme Envy

The Extreme Envy is half of a dual entry into Hammer’s High Performance line, along with the Envy Tour Pearl. This new version of the...

hammer dark web hybrid

Hammer Dark Web Hybrid

Hammer's new Dark Web Hybrid uses the Modified Spheroid core from the Dark Web and wraps it in the HK22-based version of the Aggression Hybrid coverstock. The...

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Hammer Radioactive Vibe

The new neon yellow Radioactive Vibe from Hammer features the solid CT Reactive Max coverstock with the HK22 base resin wrapped around the classic symmetrical...

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Hammer Raw Hammer Red/Smoke/Black

The current Raw Hammer line was introduced in May 2021 with dull solid, shiny hybrid, and shiny pearl options. The new Raw Hammer Red/Smoke/Black shares...

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Summary Table of All Hammer Ball Reviews

The table below shows a tabular comparison of all recently-reviewed Hammer bowling balls. Currently, all balls in our database are shown in the table. BTM subscribers can customize the columns displayed on their Edit Profile page.

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Ball NameIssueCoverBox FinishRGDiffInt
3-D OffsetR Prl500 / 2K SiaAir2.4890.0530.008
3-D Offset AttackR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4890.0530.008
Absolut CurveR Hyb500 / 500 / 500 Abrl / 1.5K Abrn / PHFF Polish2.480.0480.000
Absolut FlipR Prl500 / 500 / 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0480.000
AmpR Hyb500 / 1K Abrl / PH CnS Compound2.490.0540.013
Amp UpR Prl500 / 500 / 500 / 1.5K Abrn / PHFF Polish2.480.0540.013
ArsonR Hyb800 / 1K / 2K / 2K Abrl2.500.0450.000
Arson High FlareR Prl500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0540.000
Arson High Flare SolidR Sol500 / 3K Abrl2.480.0540.000
Arson HybridR Hyb500 / 1K / 1K / 3K Abrl2.480.0450.000
Arson Low FlareR Hyb500 / 500 / 500 Abrl / PH CnS Compound2.480.0200.000
Arson Low Flare SolidR Sol500 Abrl / PH CnS Compound2.480.0200.000
Arson PearlR Prl500 / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0450.000
Bad AssR Sol500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0480.000
Bad IntentionsR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.480.0480.000
Bad Intentions HybridR Hyb500 / 3K Abrl2.480.0480.000
Black Widow 2.0R Sol500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir2.5000.0580.016
Black Widow 2.0 HybridR Hyb500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5000.0580.016
Black Widow AssassinR Sol500 / 500 / 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0580.014
Black Widow Black/GoldR Hyb500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0580.016
Black Widow Ghost PearlR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5000.0580.016
Black Widow GoldR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0580.016
Black Widow LegendR Hyb500 / 500 / 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0580.014
Black Widow PinkR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0580.016
Black Widow Red LegendR Prl500 / 500 / 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0580.016
Black Widow Red Legend SolidR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.500.0580.016
Black Widow UrethaneUre Sol360 / 500 / 500 Abrl2.500.0580.016
Black Widow Urethane Pink PearlUre Prl360 / 800 SiaAir2.5000.0580.016
Blue HammerUre Sol800 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl2.570.0320.000
Blue VibeR Sol500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
BrickR Hyb500 / 500 / 1K / 2K Abrl2.500.0520.008
Burgundy HammerR Sol500 / 500 Abrl2.570.0320.000
Cherry VibeR Prl500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
Cobalt VibeR Prl800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
Cold BloodR Prl500 / 500 / 1K Abrl/PH CnS Compound2.480.0560.009
Dark LegendR Hyb500 / 1K Abrl / PH CnS Compound2.500.0580.016
Dark Legend SolidR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.500.0580.016
Dark WebR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5140.0480.000
Dark Web HybridR Hyb500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir2.5140.0480.000
Deadly AimR Hyb500 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PH CnS Compound2.490.0540.008
DieselR Hyb500 / 2K Abrl2.510.0460.000
Diesel TorqueR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.510.0460.000
EnvyR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5050.0550.021
Envy TourR Sol500 / 1K SiaAir2.4690.0340.013
Envy Tour PearlR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound2.4690.0340.013
EpidemicR Prl800 / 1K / 2K / 2K / PHFF Polish2.530.0500.013
Extreme EnvyR Sol500 / 2K SiaAir2.4790.0540.022
Fierce PhobiaR Hyb500 / 2K Abrl2.490.0540.000
First BloodR Hyb500 / 500 / 500 / 1.5K Abrn / PHFF Polish2.480.0560.009
FlawlessR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.520.0410.000
GauntletR Hyb500 / 2K Abrl2.500.0500.012
Gauntlet FuryR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0500.012
Grape VibeR Prl800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
Hardcore BrawlR Sol800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 2K Abrl2.560.0450.000
InfamousR Sol500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir2.5590.0520.000
InfectionR Prl800 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl2.500.0550.011
NailR Prl800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.550.0420.000
Nail TitaniumR Prl800 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.550.0420.000
NU Blue HammerNot Urethane500 / 1K SiaAir2.5860.0270.000
ObsessionR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.4680.0500.013
Obsession TourR Sol500 / 1K SiaAir2.4690.0340.013
Obsession Tour PearlR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4690.0340.013
Ocean VibeR Prl500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Crown Factory Polish2.5100.0420.000
Onyx VibeR Sol500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
Orange VibeR Sol500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
PhobiaR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.490.0540.000
PlagueR Hyb500 / 1K / 2K Abrl2.500.0550.000
Purple Solid ReactiveR Sol500 / 1.5K SiaAir2.5860.0270.000
Radioactive VibeR Sol500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound2.5100.0420.000
RatchetR Hyb800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 3K Abrl2.490.0570.009
Raw Hammer BlackR Sol500 / 1.5K / 3K SiaAir2.5370.0380.000
Raw Hammer Blue/Silver/WhiteR Prl500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Crown Factory Polish2.5370.0380.000
Raw Hammer Orange/BlackR Hyb500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.5370.0380.000
Raw Hammer Red/Smoke/BlackR Hyb500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Factory Compound2.5370.0380.000
RebelR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0440.000
Rebel SolidR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.480.0440.000
Rebel YellR Prl500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0440.000
Rhodman PearlR Prl500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0480.000
RhythmR Sol800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 2K Abrl2.480.0450.000
Rip'DR Hyb500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0540.014
Rip'D PearlR Prl500 / 1K / 3K Abrl2.480.0540.014
Rip'D SolidR Sol500 / 1K / 2K Abrl2.480.0540.014
RuthlessR Sol500 / 1K / 2K Abrl2.520.0410.000
ScandalR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.480.0540.000
Scandal PearlR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0540.000
Scandal/SR Hyb500 / 2K Abrl2.480.0540.000
ScorpionR Hyb500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir2.5200.0430.000
Scorpion StingR Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4850.0450.000
SpikeR Prl800 Abrn / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.560.0540.000
Spike Black/BlueR Prl500 / 500 / 500 / 1K Abrl / PH CnS Compound2.560.0540.000
Spike Black/GoldR Hyb800 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.560.0540.000
Statement HybridR Hyb500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.470.0540.015
Statement PearlR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.470.0540.015
Statement SolidR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.470.0540.015
SwaggaR Hyb800 / 1K / 2K Abrl2.500.0600.014
TabooR Sol800 / 1K / 2K / 2K Abrl2.500.0600.016
Taboo Blue/SilverR Prl800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 3K Abrl2.500.0600.016
Taboo Deep PurpleR Prl800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 2K Abrl2.500.0600.016
Taboo Jet BlackR Sol500 / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0600.016
Taboo SparePolyester800 / 800 / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0600.016
The ChalkR Sol500 / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0560.000
The SauceR Sol500 / 2K Abrl2.470.0490.000
ViralR Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
Viral HybridR Hyb500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
Viral SolidR Sol500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.510.0420.000
WebR Hyb500 / 2K Abrl2.480.0480.000
Web MBR Prl500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4800.0480.018
Web Pearl (2019)R Prl500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.480.0480.000
Web Pearl (2021)R Prl500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound2.4810.0480.000
Web Tour EditionR Sol360 / 1K Abrl2.470.0300.000
WrenchR Prl800 Abrn / 1K /2K Abrl / PHFF Polish2.500.0520.008

Hammer Ball Comparison Graph

The graph below shows a comparison of all Hammer balls. It shows four dimensions from our on-lane testing results:

  • Horizontal axis: Total Hook rating
  • Vertical axis: Length rating
  • Circle size: Torque rating
  • Circle color: Backend rating

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