Hammer
Black Widow Red Legend

Bowler Ratings

PatternStTwCr
Oily:
Medium:
Dry:
Sport:

(1-10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR))

General Ball Info

Coverstock Info
Name:
NBT Pearl
Type:
Reactive Pearl
Box Finish:
500 / 500 / 500 / 1000 Abralon / Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
Color:
Deep Red Pearl
Core Info
Name:
Gas Mask
Type:Asymmetrical
RG:2.50
Total Diff:0.058
Int. Diff:0.016

The Hammer Black Widow Red Legend is the follow-up to the very popular Black Widow Legend from last year. Using the proven core shape from the Black Widow line and, given how good it was in the reincarnation with the Legend, the Black Widow Red Legend had to be pretty good to not disappoint. And, it certainly did not disappoint any of our testers. The Red Legend uses the NBT Pearl coverstock, finished with the final two steps of 1000 Abralon and Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish. The result is a cleaner read in the front of the lane than the original Legend, resulting in the storage of even more energy to let loose at the back end.

All three of our testers had nearly limitless recovery on our medium pattern. The angle they were able to create going through the pins led to strikes, ...

Performance Ratings

NameValueComments
Torque
(1-10)
Length
(1-25)
Back End
(1-20)
Total Hook
(1-100)