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earlyrolling

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Purple Pearl Urethane
« on: September 23, 2016, 12:05:48 AM »

 

themachine300

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Re: Purple Pearl Urethane
« Reply #31 on: May 21, 2018, 04:54:32 PM »
The purple hammer came out long before the black widow urethane, so the latter has been in the works for that long? Find that hard to believe. It seemed like more of a response to the hot cell.

In terms of strength, strength is measured front to back - not by overall hook. It's also a measure of the volume of oil it can handle. If the cover is stronger on the purple pearl, why is it rated 3.5 on Hammer's site, while the black is 4? On any PBA telecast I've seen, they've also had the black rated higher. The widow is also rated 4, which suggests it is using the black hammer cover - which I'm pretty sure I saw noted prior to its release.

The fact that Butturf used the purple hammer does not prove its strength. It may just be that he prefers that ball for his game and/or it matched up better on that oil pattern.
I have to keep the Purple at 2000 grit to use it on house shots.
The Widow I can keep at stock 500.
If I take the Widow up to 2000, it is just a spare ball.
That is how strong the Purple is.
But, the Widow, with that Gasmask core at stock 500 grit has much more shape and hook than the Purple.
You can open your angles up with the Widow because of the huge flare of the core and low grit.
But the Purple is a control ball that will let you go down and in.
The Widow and Purple are a nice combo to have.
You can go down and in with the Widow on the fresh and the Widow will take oil off the lane and dry it up and then when it starts checking early go to the Purple and you can keep the shot going.
I don't see any pros using the Widow though, but I do see them using the Purple.
Here is a direct quote from Mitch Beasley Technical Services Director of Ebonite International Inc.:
"The Black urethane has the weakest Urethane cover, with the Purple being the strongest and the Widow being a close second in strength."
Also there is a facebook urethane tech talk video from David O'Sullivan who explains how the three Hammer urethane balls compare to each other.
You can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/david.osullivan.585/videos/10101574004071661/
Basically he says the Purple is a full arrow stronger than the Black, hooks more and has more continuation through the pins.
He says the Purple, for short patterns for him has too much backend, so he starts on the fresh with the Black and once it creates carrydown and gets lazy in the back, then he switches to the Purple.

This is pretty much spot on from what I see.  The black hammer is really good going straight up the lane on short patterns.  Its really early and urethane smooth on the backend.  The purple hammer hooks 4-5 more, is more downlane, and better after they transition and you have to go around the lane a little more.  And when I mean around the lane, still playing right of 13-14.  Its not resin by any means, however I have seen some guys with soft hands and alot of axis rotation make it really flip downlane.  I can't do that with my ball speed.

The BW urethane for what its worth hooks 4-5 more than the purple hammer but is alot earlier and not good playing farther left.  I prefer the BWU playing straight up the lane just like the black hamme when and I can't get my black hammer to hook enough.  If I have to move in, I'm going to resin.
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Re: Purple Pearl Urethane
« Reply #32 on: May 22, 2018, 09:01:53 AM »
I still see the Black Hammer as being more up front hook and the Purple Hammer as being more down lane. Purple is better for swinging since it retains more energy. The black is better for playing straighter. I don't have the Widow to compare. That said, I still define strength in terms of front to back - not side to side. Still don't know why Hammer would rate the cover stronger on its website for the black and widow if the pearl is actually stronger. Based on what I see, they have it correct. Overall hook does not equal strength.

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Re: Purple Pearl Urethane
« Reply #33 on: June 04, 2018, 02:30:05 PM »
This is pretty much spot on from what I see.  The black hammer is really good going straight up the lane on short patterns.  Its really early and urethane smooth on the backend.  The purple hammer hooks 4-5 more, is more downlane, and better after they transition and you have to go around the lane a little more.  And when I mean around the lane, still playing right of 13-14.  Its not resin by any means, however I have seen some guys with soft hands and alot of axis rotation make it really flip downlane.  I can't do that with my ball speed.

The BW urethane for what its worth hooks 4-5 more than the purple hammer but is alot earlier and not good playing farther left.  I prefer the BWU playing straight up the lane just like the black hamme when and I can't get my black hammer to hook enough.  If I have to move in, I'm going to resin.
I would agree totally with this assessment.
I use the Black Widow on the fresh and go very straight at the pocket with it.
The ball is so early that it has little backend and just hooks, hooks and hooks!
The Widow is so smooth throughout the lane that I can easily use it to pick up a ten pin without altering my release.
The Widow will just roll towards the ten pin and roll out fast and then just go straight at it.
When my line breaks down and the Widow starts hitting weakly, then I pull out the Purple and have to be careful, on the same line it can jump high in the back due to it having much more backend.
So when balling down be careful to understand the Purple will need to be given a bit more room so it does not go high.

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Re: Purple Pearl Urethane
« Reply #34 on: June 21, 2018, 04:01:07 PM »
A final report from me on the Purple Hammer.
I love the ball!
This is one of the best balls I have ever thrown.
It is condition specific for me.
I am a low rev full roller who goes right at the pins up second arrow or slightly right of second arrow.
I do not swing it.
On house shots without a ton of volume I can lay the ball right in the pocket all night and not even have to move my target or feet for the whole set.
I tied my all time high game score with the Purple a topped my all time high series with it.
But when I tried to use it at my other league on Brunswick Pro Anvilane with the Big Ben pattern, it was far too much oil and the ball would never grip the lane.
If you use the Purple for how it was intended, short patterns or lower volumes or patterns with well defined dry portions, then there is no better urethane ball made today imo.
And if you watch, the pros are all using the Purple.
Jacob Buturff uses it exclusively on virtually all pro patterns.

Nothing hits like a Hammer, a Purple Hammer!

Here is my third video using the Purple Hammer.
I am just rolling it right up second arrow on a house shot.
Nothing fancy needed, just throw right at the pins and the Purple does the rest:

https://youtu.be/DQFSatjwOfY
« Last Edit: August 21, 2018, 01:45:22 AM by nord »

Big Jake

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Re: Purple Pearl Urethane
« Reply #35 on: June 25, 2018, 01:52:52 PM »
I am so close to getting this ball, LOL. I figure if its a little bit to soft I can always take the grit down some and go from there.
Now throwing pretty much all flavors...

Big Jake

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Re: Purple Pearl Urethane
« Reply #36 on: June 25, 2018, 09:43:15 PM »
Well, I just ordered one 8-)
Now throwing pretty much all flavors...

BowlingForDonuts

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Re: Purple Pearl Urethane
« Reply #37 on: June 26, 2018, 09:35:16 AM »
Well, I just ordered one 8-)

Gratz man.  That is the kind of ball that becomes your go to urethane.  Can't beat that two piece hit and pretty close to as clean as true urethane gets up front.
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