The Bite is best described as "Aggressive."

Drilled: Stacked, not an overly aggressive drilling, the ball still easily opens up the lane.

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Style: I’m a cranker speed around 17 mph, rpm around 450 slightly more on some shots.

First Impression: At first I had problems controlling this ball. The reaction was either hook/set or it would just burn up soon as it hit the lanes. I brought the surface to 2000/polished and liked the reaction shot a few 700’s but still wasn’t very happy with the overall performance.  After about 50 games I decided to bring the ball to 2000 without polish. This change seemed to bring the ball to life. Now this ball kills fresh oil.

Reaction: The type of reaction I got out of the 2000/polish was length with a large snapping backend. Slightly hard to control. Without polish the ball still clears the heads make a big transition around 40 feet and has an incredible backend, like a huge dependable arc/snap reaction but with a controllable mid lane transition/set up.

Comparisons: The backend is very similar to my Hammer No Mercy, but with a midlane that the no mercy lacks.

Strengths: Heavily oiled heads, clean backends.

Weaknesses: Dry heads/short patterns

Overall: The Bite is a very good ball. The carry is excellent, and the roll consistent. I recently shot 664 in the last three games of  a U.S Open qualifier. A little to jumpy for the fresh, but once the pattern opened in the mid lane the ball was insane, when everyone struggled in the transition to burn, I stood out in the field.

Video: A simple video on THS 42 feet freshly oiled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PrOf3OMioc
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Arsenal
Hammer - Cherry vibe "thanks al"
Hammer - No Mercy
Hammer - Black Widow Bite
Ebonite - Infinite One
Storm - Shift
Storm - SpitFire
Lane Masters - Sure Strike
Elite - Alien (2)
Elite - R47
Elite - Eclipse
Rotogrip - Neptune
Brunswick - Monster Slayr

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I just bought one the other day and my first three games i bowled were on dry lanes that had been bowled on for 12 hours that day. Not the ideal conditions for the bw bite. I was playing all the way left, firing it all the way right and on the off occasion, still having it cross over. Dont get me wrong its still a monster of a ball. I'm sure on good oiled conditions, it will be a beast. I shot a 658 with it out of the box, but had it been better conditions, it probly would have been higher. The black widow bite truly does bite on the backend. I reccomend this ball to anyone with good speed and high revs especially.

High Game:300
High Series: 798

I am sure that by this time everyone has heard all about this ball but for those that are maybe still considering getting a new ball I thought I would post my review. I bought this ball to use in a house that is usually heavy oiled every week. Needed something that I could get to turn the corner. I am not a tech guy so I cant really give you the specs, I will just say that I had it drilled to go long and flip hard. And that is exactly what it does. I had been using the Fury by Brunswick and had to play pretty straight and take it easy on the ball speed just to get it to the hole. I took this out and was able to move 5 boards left and belly the ball out without any fear of not making it to the pocket. And the ball hits very hard. I had the Original Black Widow and that ball was a great ball on the backend but the Bite has even a little more than the original. I would recommend this ball to anyone looking for a strong skid/flip type of bowling ball. I am a Storm fan but it seems like the stuff Hammer is putting out is hard to beat right now.

Stud God, if your spelling and grammar is anything like your bowling no wonder why you didn't like the ball.

This is going back to further review of the bw bite from 5 months ago.

Ive averaged 210 for a season with it and have had multiple 700s.

I also use it on a PBA Teen Sport Shot league.
I've found the most sucess with it on the scorpion, shark and cheetah patterns. On the scorpion and shark, i took a little off of my revs
(400+ revs) and i averaged just under 200. On the cheetah pattern, i hook the entire lane and since it is drilled to snap violently in the backend, it just took off. I average around 205 on the Cheetah pattern. Last week, i shot a 741 on it. Ball is pretty much good all around. Im 17 years old btw.

High Game: 300
High Series: 798
High Game (sport): 297
High Series (sport): 741

Ok i don't know much about drilling patterns. Hell, Im a bowler, not a pro shop driller. The pin is to the upper right side of ring. I think the pap is 4.5 not sure. I bowl at el derado lanes. The oil there is fair medium. 38 ft. Im a tweener/cranker put alot of power in the ball. 16-17 mph speed. 15lb ball. This ball is amazing, when i got it at first it didn't hook at all because i didn't throw it right. but when i did, it went through the heads and pines and took a left-turn to the pocket. I wipe the oil down after every frame. Wen i used to not do this, it won't move an inch. My high scores was 248 ,242 244
 Its a amazing ball despite of all the bad reviews, and i apologize for those who got this ball defective. mine works pretty good. All in all its a great ball if you maintain it properly.

Black Widow Bite
Lane Conditions: Medium-Heavy Oil
Typical Conditions: House Shot
Type of Lane: All Synthetic
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: Sanded
What grit was the surface of the ball? 1000
Likes: Makes a very strong and continuous move through out the entire lane.
Dislikes: Hooks way to much and early on drier lane conditions.

Lay Out 3 3/8 X 4
Overall it's very versatile will take a polish well to help get done the lane some. It's going to be mostly an oil ball. Rev Dominate players will have to use only in oil, Speed dominate players can use in heavier but will be best suited for medium oil lanes. Doesn't really match up very well on dry lane conditions.

Comparing to What's In My Bag:

Pin Slasher with same layout gets a little more length than the Black Widow Bite, and makes a much angular motion to the pocket. The Bite is more continuous and overall covers more boards.

Black Widow Venom with same layout reacts exactly like the Black Widow Bite with the same surface. But the polish makes it go longer and give you the same continuous motion just later on the lane.

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Lane Condition: Very Dry
Pin Placement: Pin over Gripline

just got this ball.  So far it hooks a lot and pretty aggressive in the backend.... definitely a great ball for fresh oil, but when it comes to the dry lanes ill stick to my "Drilled to go Way long" total inferno