My Review of the Hammer Black Widow Venom

One the Hammer Black Widow was introduced many years ago, I just had to have one and I loved it. I threw that ball for years and finally decided that it was time to upgrade my arsenal. I decided to purchase the Black Widow Venom. This bowling ball has the Widow series core with their Lethal Bite Reactive coverstock, coming from the factory with a 4000 grit sanded finish and Powerhouse Factory Finish polish. The characteristics of this bowling ball give it good length and awesome backend. The layout I used is a 35 X 4.5" X 30 using the dual angle layout. With this layout I hoped to see this ball read the lanes fairly early, and maintain a strong, but arcing backend motion. I will use this ball mostly in medium to heavy oil conditions. I sanded down the coverstock with a 1000 grit abralon pad to get this reaction, and this bowling ball works great for me on conditions like the Chameleon PBA pattern. The way I see it, if the bowling ball your throwing says Black Widow on it, you have a great ball in your hands, and the Venom is no exception to this rule!

My Review of the Hammer Razyr

Hammer has recently done something that no other company has tried recently. They designed a new bowling ball called the Razyr, and I love this ball. The Razyr has a pancake core just like a plastic ball, but it has a much more aggressive Recoil Reactive coverstock. The factory finish is sanded to a smooth 4000 grit finish and polished with Powerhouse Factory Finish. What this means to you is this ball is great for any lane condition where you need the ball to get through the front and middle part of the lane, and maintain a strong backend. I use this ball anytime the front part of the lane dries up and I have trouble with my stronger balls burning up and hooking to early. I thought this would be a great bowling ball on the Cheetah PBA pattern, but I have since realized that since it retains all of it's energy and has a very sharp backend, I did not carry well. I still have the factory finish, and if I roughed the surface up, I bet you could tone down that sharp backend and use this ball on just about any pattern. I have really loved this ball so far and really appreciate Hammer being so innovative and creating so many wonderful products!

Tommy Jones Wins Third DyDo Japan Cup, Denies Best Friend Dino Castillo His First Title | Professional Bowlers Association

Congratulations Tommy Jones on your victory at the 2010 Dydo Japan Cup, and congratulations to Dino Castillo for his first television appearance. TO read the full story check out the PBAs post linked below.

Tommy Jones Wins Third DyDo Japan Cup, Denies Best Friend Dino Castillo His First Title Professional Bowlers Association

Japan’s Aizawa Leads Japan Cup Qualifying; 18 of 20 PBA Tour Stars Advance to Match Play Eliminations | Professional Bowlers Association

The title of this article tells you who is leading the 2010 Dydo Japan Cup, but it des not tell you how everyone else fared. How are the PBA stars doing? To find out, click the link below. My guess is that Wes Mallott is going to win the whole thing.

Japan’s Aizawa Leads Japan Cup Qualifying; 18 of 20 PBA Tour Stars Advance to Match Play Eliminations Professional Bowlers Association

The PBA Tour is Going on Break: Join a PBA Experience League

The PBA Tour is currently holding their last event for the 2009-2010 season, and this means, other than re-runs on ESPN Classic, the end of bowling on tv for a while. What better time than now to join the PBA's exclusie service XtraFrame and be able to watch lots of shows, and qualifying rounds anytime you want?

Not too mention, now is a good time to home your skills. You have now spent the last few months watching the superstars of our sport compete, how they play the lanes, what equipment they use, etc. Now how about you join a PBA experience league and see how you stack up to them? Will you hit all your spares? Will you even consistently hit the pocket on the much more demanding oil patterns? Summer time is the best time to try new things, and trust me, if you get through a PBA experience league, you will be a better bowler than before you started.

To find out more about PBA experience leagues, check out bowling's official website here.