Hammer Raw Hammer - Pain

[Shadows Fall]

This ball is the second in the Raw Hammer range and has massive shoes to fill, following up from it's cousin the Doom.

Out of the box this ball has a 4000 abralon finish and has a matte/sheen finish, and has a purple and white swirl.

Enough about the cosmetics - how does it roll?

It loves oil and makes a nice hard arc towards the headpin, and then it gets those pins out of there.

It is not a big fan of dry lanes, but then that is not what it is designed for, but give it a bit of oil and watch this baby dance.

I don't bowl with a lot of hand, but this ball takes care of that for me and even on lanes that are tough carrying I still manage to throw some pretty impressive scouts (actually any scout is impressive for me )

Do yourself a favour and check this ball out!!

Cheers

Steve

 

[Scotty]

What is a scout.
I have one of the pains. it awesome.
mine is set up 3 & 3/8 small balance hole as it had a lot of top wait to start with. this thing does a lot of work on its own but i also get a lot of revs on it as well. First game was on bone dry lanes and i went 179, but could tell the thing would hit like a mack truck. I bowled with it 2 days later in league and it went ok during the first couple of balls in practice but to dry for it. pulled it out after game 2 and never missed the pocket went 247 and 249 to finish.
I have bowled with the pain for about for about 4 months with it on a variety of conditions and it hits the pins so hard its scary. I have shot a lot of games and series with this ball and even shot my first 1000 series, shotting 267, 248, 279 & 268 for 1062. If i did a calculation of my games with this ball i am probably averaging over 225 with
It is a great ball on fresh oil but is just as good once there is carry down. I think it is a better ball than the doom but i don't a doom so can't compare just going what i can do with my mum's doom and what i have seen
Scotty

 

[Shadows Fall]

Hey Scott,

A scout is a pin that comes off the wall and back across the deck, often taking out any pins left standing. They can also be referred to as a messenger.

Glad the Pain is going well for you, I think the who Raw hammer range is absolutely brilliant (especially for the price)

Cheers

Steve

 

[KateB]

I have this ball. Beautiful. I can make it do almost anything in almost every condition. This ball is the main sqeeze in my kit. The one thing I can't get it to do is react well in heavy oil conditions. It slides for too long and breaks to late. The pain rolls very well in semi-heavy, medium and light oil conditions. It can be hard work on dry lanes; needs a cunning player. Strikes are beautiful to see with this ball. The pain coverstock holds onto the boards very well and just drives through the pins; I always spare the sleepers. You don't need too much speed or power to have a good game with the pain. I would buy this ball again if I had it over again.
KateB.