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Color: Blue/Yellow

Coverstock: Reactive

Core: 2-piece

Factory finish: Matte

Lane Conditions: Medium Oil

This Blade is Sharp!

Ebonite again is showing us great effort to bring back great performance to the Hammer brand name! With the entry of (6) new hammer balls to start the season off, This Hammer, will be the best of the bunch!

The "Blade" Solid, has a mix of Old and New technology with the heart of this ball coming from the weight block design of the "Original" Black, Blue, & Burgunday Hammers of past! Ebonite has then "Added" a Flip Cap to the top of the ball creating more RGS which allows this ball to "Get threw the Heads" better and still have energy for the break point! This ball wants to get down the lane with ease and the strong reactive coverstock provides great traction for a strong turn and Hook!

Those of you who had "Hammer" products in the past Keep in mind, that the New Hammer Balls coming from Ebonite, CANNOT be compared to the Hammers of the past!

We drilled Our ball "Label Leverage" 2:00pin CG. in the palm area. The coverstock comes in a "Sheen" finish out of the box but is fully adjustable. Keep in mind that "Shell Adjustment" is the most important factor to getting the ball reaction that you want from any ball.

We were able to get on a pair of lanes that had just been Re-oiled on the heads for a second shift Mixed League coming in to bowl.
The lanes already had full shift on them earlier and this condition would give us a good amount of carry down and spotty middles.

We started out with the "Out of Box" finish and found the ball providing great traction and a strong controlled hook. As we rolled two complete games we found that this ball responded well to Our release changes and any different line we wanted to play to the pocket!

Hitting Power was Excellent! With this balls Controlled "Angular" move to the pocket we left very few corner pins during the two game work out.

We then made a trip to the ball spinner to apply some "Black Magic" Ball polish to see if we could get a different reaction and look. We went back to the same pair of lanes and immediately we found this ball wanted to "Turn the Corners" shaper and with more energy at the break point. We also found the "hit" and "Carry" increased a good amount. As we rolled two more complete games we found this ball to be "Friendly" yet "Strong"!

We are recommending this ball to bowlers who want a Excellent "First" ball out of the bag. For those bowlers who want an excellent league condition ball this one will fill the bag! Go ahead and drill this ball with any drilling pattern that you may choose! But we believe if you just let the power of this great weight block and coverstock combination do it job, you will have more than enough ball to be in play most of the time.

We believe the New Blade Solid is the "Best" of the bunch of all the new Ebonite Hammer entries! Those of you who call yourself "Hammer Heads", keep in mind that this is a New Age for Hammer! but we believe you won't be disappointed! Ebonite is getting the job done!

We are recommending this ball to all bowlers!
Please Keep in mind, that there are NO Magical Bowling balls! Just MAGICAL Bowlers!

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This may be the most agressive ball I have ever thrown. When swinging the ball 30+ boards the ball does not lose its energy. It makes its move and keeps driving through the pocket with unbelievable force. I say bravo to Ebonite and the engineers who came up with this ball. It is fantastic just like the rest of the new line.

OK let me just say one thing....this ball is meant for HEAVY OIL...at least thats the way I have it drilled...on Tuesday January the 7th...now this is important because im 16 years old and I have been bowling for a year and a half now...I rolled a 300 with the Solid Blade!!! I have been told I have the potential to be a professional bowler and if I keep bowling I will definitely go pro...that day I had a 226, 279, and a 300 in the third game although it wasn't in league it was an amazing feeling to get that 300 that many people try and try but can never achieve at least at my age...but anyway back to the best ball in the world...after the second game they just put oil on the lanes so the oil was HEAVY...and I just want to say that the Solid Blade is an AWESOME ball....nothing else describes this ball you have to buy it...THANK YOU HAMMER!

I have to say this is by far the best hammer ball out on the market right now.


Specs: 16lb 2oz,pin 3-4in out.  I drilled this ball in a stacked leverage drilling or a 45 degree drilling.  Cg is about 6 in left of center of grip.  pin is right below the ring finger and the balance hole is about 2in left of the cg on my axis.

Bowling Style:  I am a lefty that averages 218-230 given the conditiion.  I have many revolutions and throw the ball about 19-21mph.  I throw hard and rev the ball alot.  Works for me.  Ican also slow it down and circle the lane if i have to but that isnt called for much.

Review:  This ball is always the first out of my bag.  I just used this in a king of the hill tournament friday and bowled a set of 279,233,229,299(left a 8 pin).  With match games of 229,257,269.  I love this ball but there has to be oil.  You have a dry condition this ball will be in the opposite channel.  This ball goes about half way down the lane and turns the corner.  Usually play about 15-20 out to about 8-10 and back in.  If i slow down my speed i can get inside 5th-6th arrow but how often does a lefty need that camon.  I leave more 8's and 9's with this ball than i do corners.  Coverstock is really easy to change to get the reation you are looking for I left mine in the out of the box sheen.  Thinking about drilling another for a little more length and harder turn on the back with a polish,if i do i will post that review as well.  I recommend this ball to anyone looking for a little more to ad to their game.  Keep up the good work Hammer/Ebonite.  Give this ball 9 out 10.

This is my favorite Hammer ball to date.  It is also most versatile since I have had one polished and one dulled up to cover those extreme conditions from slick to dry.

POLISHED:  This is the closest thing I've seen which can totally eliminate my 7 pins (I'm a lefty).  I feel most confident when I can get lined up with this ball shined up.  Have you ever had that feeling when you're ready to take on the whole world??? This is IT!

You may have to still put it away if the lanes are moving too much on the backend since even in its polished state, the ball will "jump" when it hits the dry.  This ball's reaction and hit is so devastating you will get the urge to hold on to it too long when you know you have to get a more tame ball out.

DULL:  It's hard to envision when I can throw this ball dull but I decided to keep its companion.  Just in case for those sport type conditions or when there's a lot of under/over where I need to toss it a little harder.  Its effectiveness doesn't last as long as the particle ball but it gets the job done on the short term when you need that big third game for the brackets!

From what I've seen out there, this Hammer is the best value compared to price and its superb hitting power!

When they said nothing hits like a Hammer, they weren't kidding.  This is probably the best mid priced ball out there if you are looking for something with explosive backend reaction.  I threw this ball in my league this morning and stood at 35 rolled it out to 15 with good results.  My Blade has a 3-4" pin placement and 2.75 oz. top weight.  Its drilled with the pin to the right of the ring finger, and the cg down and inbetween the fingers. Overall I think this ball is a monster and I rate it a 10/10

This has to be one of the best balls I have ever thrown. Thanks to onebigtwister. HE is the hook-up. The bowling and drilling god. drilled 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 stack leverage. It has one of the most wicked backend flips I have ever seen. IF it gets in the pocket, there ain't nothin left to shoot at. This is a perfect ball for one who doesn't get much in the way of revs or lift, but it is a ball for anyone. Go get one today.