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Equipment Boards => Faball => Topic started by: PowrKoil17 on November 17, 2012, 04:39:05 PM
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are they all essentially the same or does each color mean something different. I have read that some of the covers, for example the Burgundy is softer than other colors, and that the Black is one of the hardest covers of the group and doesn't resurface very easily.
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They do all mean something different, however with today's conditions it may not really be noticeable. The Burgundy was a bit of a different animal than the others, it wasn't a reactive, but the cover was definitely different in composition than the earlier models.
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I think this is how they went in terms of oil to dry, but someone can jump in and correct me if I'm wrong:
Burgundy
Blue
Red
Black
Red Pearl/Blue Pearl
Pink
Cobalt Bomb is right that how this really translates on today's lane conditions is another question, but I can say from experience the Blue still works on THS for a down-and-in shot and the Pink is the best dry lane/spare ball I've ever thrown. The Pink is also the hardest, and therefore hardest to resurface.
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Purple is between blue and red, also I think they had the Red Pearl above the blue pearl. The blue nail is pink hammer of a different color.
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I can say the Burgundy is still a monster on today's conditions. Had to have mine polished and it is still a strong ball. It's the first ball out of my bag.
If USPS ever finds it, there is a Red on its way.....though I think Sandy took it out to sea. :(
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I've been slowing resurfacing a black hammer and it is definitely taking more time than my blue hammer resurfaces. I can't wait to bring that ball to my driller to have it plugged and redrilled. Anyone ever axis a black hammer? Maybe I will try out the plastic ball drilling.
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From what I know, the previous posters were right on with their assessments as to the strength order of the different colors. On an interesting side note, about a month ago I was speaking with an older bowler who had first-hand contact with the folks who poured the old Faball Hammers. He claimed that the dull blue Hammer actually had a silica additive in the coverstock, so, in essence, it was something of a particle ball. Interesting concept. Whatever the case, all of those OG urethane Hammers were really, really nice balls in their day.
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I have a blue pearl hammer sitting in a box. cg out about 1/2 inch straight to the side drilled for a righty.
Just sitting there, me looking at it? For 7 years...Hmmmm?
Regards,
Luckylefty
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I almost won a blue pearl hammer in an eBay auction last year. I won a nib black hammer auction. Bummer. I wanted both.
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I had a Blue, Black, Blue Pearl, Red Pearl and Pink Hammer....I loved all of them! The Blue Pearl and Pink were my Favorite back then.! Id love to have either one again for dry lanes~
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Yeah, the Blue always looked like dusty it was so dull, and the Burgundy used to give off a unique smell when you drilled it. I loved my Burgundy, and if I still had it today, could probably use it everywhere there was head oil.
If Hammer had any brains, they would rerelease the Pink Hammer.
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I've heard that EBI wouldn't be able to get a hold of the same urethane formula that Fab used back in the day. I'm not sure of the specifics of that, but I know it's been said quite a few times. If that's the case, they could do their best to make something close, but they wouldn't truly be able to replicate any of the old Hammer exactly.
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Hammer would do good to bring back the Blade series core. Hammer weightblock with a pancake on top. Weightblock rolled well. I loved equipment from EBI that had that mod to it. The Vicious was good, Ebonite Pantera, Afterburner, etc etc etc.
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Back in the day which plant produced the balls made a huge difference in ball reaction. This was most noticeable with the Blue Hammer. THE florisant Mo. balls hooked the most followed by the Utah balls with the Baltimore balls the least.
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I have to agree with Doom on that one. I LOVED the Blade series. The original Blade Solid and Blade Pearl were awesome pieces, and they looked good too! I owned 2-3 of each of those.
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I had a Blue, Black, Blue Pearl, Red Pearl and Pink Hammer....I loved all of them! The Blue Pearl and Pink were my Favorite back then.! Id love to have either one again for dry lanes~
I have a NIB 14 lb Pink Hammer.
I also could probably get you a single drill 15 lb Blue Pearl.
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Speaking of old Faball Hammers, I managed to get a nib 15 lb Pink Hammer from a friend who knew a guy who wanted to get rid of all his old undrilled urethane equipment, he had all 15 lb undrilled nib balls. Black Rhino, Purple Angle, the Pink Hammer that I got, and a couple of Black Angles. Luckily I got my hands on one of those old gems! Guess I'll drill the Pink for fried lanes since it had the hardest shell of all the Hammers.
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Hammer would do good to bring back the Blade series core. Hammer weightblock with a pancake on top. Weightblock rolled well. I loved equipment from EBI that had that mod to it. The Vicious was good, Ebonite Pantera, Afterburner, etc etc etc.
Yep, I still have my Blade Pearl. Also had a Vicious Particle that was really nice till it cracked. Good stuff.
Just scored a Blue Pearl and USPS found my Red which should finally get here....good day overall.