Expert: Russ King - 6/25/2007

Question
recently I have considered buying a new ball, right now I'm using a hammer deal. it works great on burnt up lanes but on medium and heavy it has really started to hurt my scores. I was wanting to know if you have any ideas of a good medium to heavy oil ball with a lot of hook. I like to move in and swing my ball out.

Answer
 The inferno line has good results in oil.I like simple weight blocks.The more complicated the shape of the weight block, the more difficult it is to work on more than 10% of conditions. A simple bulb shape or diamond rather than what looks like a bunch of twisted pipes stuck together has a more even roll & works better /smoother.different types of bowlers have way different reactions with the same ball/drill pattern so it is a trial & error type of thing.The simplest way would be to stay with the hammer line (if you like it) and go with a more reactive cover stock.BOWLINGBALLREVIEWS.COM has very good info. on balls.

REMEMBER
  SOME CONDITIONS WILL NOT LET YOU BOWL WHERE & HOW YOU WANT ON THEM.YOU CAN JUST MOVE RIGHT WITH YOUR FEET TO GET MORE DRIVE ON THE BALL FINDING THE BUMP TO TURN IT INTO THE POCKET.TRY BOWLING ON ALL 4 ARROWS.YOU MIGHT FIND A SHOT FOR YOUR HAMMER.
 THE HAMMER DEAL IS A PARTICLE WITH A WEIGHT BLOCK SHAPED LIKE A PIPE.TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM PARTICLE.TOO MUCH DOWNSIDE/PROBLEMS.