Ball NPS Score: Not Available
Available Weights: 16, 15, 14, 13, 12

As the newest weapon for heavy oil in the Hammer arsenal,
the Hawg brings domination to a new level. With the proven
Cut-Throat coverstock, this high performance ball is the
strongest hooking ball in the Hammer product line.

Got Mike Wittington to drill up mine at a Demo day at Park Lanes in Charlotte,NC . Took the ball outta the box and played on a 43' sport pattern. Played the 3rd arrow and ball made a nice quick arc into the pocket, the third game moved into the 4th arrow and was still in the hole. I am a tweener with med.high ball speed (17-20 mph) off the hand and med.revs. Never had to slow it down at all. Also played on a med. house shot and had to give the ball lots of room to roam. Ball is great for my game so far,as I was looking for an oil ball. Will see how it holds up and post later on it.

Pin in the ring finger
CG 1" below the ring finger

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Nina Cline

 May the Pins always fall your way !!!  

got this ball was not satisfied put the pin above the bridge kicked the cg down about an inch put in a weight hole this ball works well for bowlers who do not put alot of revs on the ball or so i'm guessing it is not really a good ball for me on heavy head oil the slides out and does not come back well on carry down on drier lanes the ball works a little better but all around this ball is not worth the money

Hammer Hawg:

Ball Specs
The ball being drilled was a 3” pin out with 3.00 oz top weight.
Drilling: Pin 4 1/2" from PAP and Mb 5 1/4" from PAP (approximately 60 degrees) pin is Above Ring finger, 3" above grip midline. Weight hole on my V.A.L. Pitched away.


Bowler Information:
Track diameter is 10 1/2.
PAP is measured at 5 1/4 over and 3/8" up.
Average ball speed (foul line to head pin) is 17 mph.
Axis rotation is typically 90 degrees
Initial rev rate is typically 300 rpm, "Tweener"
Lane Condition and Pattern:
AMF Bowlero, HPL 9000 Panel. Used two different nights on two different patterns. Pattern #1 Heavy Oil and only slightly clean back ends. Pattern #2 Slightly drier condition with cleaner backends.


REVIEW:
Just when I thought I wouldn't be able see a better ball reaction come from Ebonite than the Big Rig Diesel, along comes the Hawg. I got to say, I love the motion of this ball. Clean through the fronts, fast revving in the middle and strong but smooth backend. AMEN!!! Just what a ball reaction should be. Well Done Ebonite!!

On oil pattern #1 Heavy Oil and slight carrydown, the ball actually skided more than I wanted which forced me out to second arrow and I had to play down and in, so it is clear the ball skids pretty good in oil. Finally hooked at 45'. Shot 258 1st game on the ball. Gave me good reaction as long as the heads held up, after that I put the ball away.

On Oil pattern #2 Drier Lanes and clean backends, that ball reaction was wonderful. I could swing it, I could pull it, it read the lane better than the Big Rig. But by the 3rd game when the heads broke down, I had to put the ball away. This ball is awesome, but not for all three games. Learn when to use it and when to put it away.

Overall: Great ball with the ball motion most bowlers are looking for. Great choice for strokers, spinners, and tweeners on oil.

Thanks for reading my review.
Dwight

I really think this will be an excellent ball for heavy oil patterns. The ball finished great on the backend. It is a great ball product for Hammer. This new line with the Hawg should allow bowlers that need a lot more hook in oil to really have some fun throwing this ball. The Hawg seem to have a nice consent roll on it to the pocket. I find it easy to read what the ball will do. I don't crank the ball. I am more like a tweener. But I can enjoy playing the majority of the lane with this ball.

Lane Conditions: Medium-Heavy Oil
Typical Conditions: Tournament Shot
Type of Lane: Combination
What part of the lane did you play? Third Arrow
Did the ball track out? Normal
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: Factory/Box
Likes: The ball rolled very well in heavy to medium oil. The hitting power to the pocket was awesome. This ball really needs oil.
Dislikes: None:

I really think this will be an excellent ball for heavy oil patterns. The ball finished great on the backend. It is a great ball product for Hammer. This new line with the Hawg should allow bowlers that need a lot more hook in oil to really have some fun throwing this ball. The Hawg seem to have a nice consent roll on it to the pocket. I find it easy to read what the ball will do. I don't crank the ball. I am more like a tweener. But I can enjoy playing the majority of the lane with this ball.

Lane Conditions:Medium Oil
Typical Conditions:House
Type of Lane: Synthetic
What part of the lane did you play? 2nd Arrow, out to the 5 board.
Did the ball track out? Normal
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: 600
Likes: The ball came back to the pocket very nicely, hit very hard.
Dislikes: The ball is only good for me on a nice oil pattern, very unforgiving, if I pulled it it was gone.



I purchased the ball online and had it drilled at Sawmill Lanes in Columbus, Ohio, by a member of the Hammer Staff.  I was expecting a ball that really hooked, I am a stroker with little revs and a ton of speed, and it did just as I suspected and hooked a ton.  As I said above this is not a very forgiving ball in that if I pulled it more than a board it missed the head pin to the left.  I only bowled two games on it thus far, but I can tell already that it is going to carry very well, and hits like a ton of bricks.  I was using a Storm X-Factor Vertigo, that I was scoring very well with, but leaving 12-15 ten pins a night.  I think I solved my problem by purchasing this ball, and as stated earlier my only regret was not purchasing this ball sooner!!!!!!

Thank you HAMMER, and keep up the good work.

Pin to CG Distance - 2-2.25"
Drilled - Stacked Leverage (Pin Slightly under and to the right of Ring Finger)

To be honest, I really wasn't all that impressed with this ball at all in terms of it's hook potential.  It appears to like alot of oil up front but really needs some friction on the back to be effective.  It does have very good carry, but appears to be somewhat speed sensitive.  This ball doesn't like slick lane surfaces either, which really surprised me.  The other thing that surprised me is that my RG Oracle Vision outhooks this ball by a good 3-5 boards.  That could be because of the way I chose to drill the ball.  I'm probably going to donate this ball to the junior program at my local bowling center, not real interested in trying to make it work, especially since I have an Oracle Vision that does the job and I have a couple of Epic Battles if things get really soupy.

UPDATE 10/6/06:

I donated this ball to the junior program at my local bowling center because this ball was just a bad matchup for me.  This ball appears to be more for crankers and  bowlers with more side roll than I have.  I watched one of the juniors that has this ball and cranks it up pretty good and it works really well for him.  Just a bad matchup for my game.