Author Topic: No Mercy (Read 28140 times)

admin · « **on:** December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »

Hammer Aggressive Reaction Technology (HART)

Hammer is very pleased to introduce the new Hammer Aggressive Reaction Technology (HART) core concept to the bowling industry. Developed by our team of design engineers, this radical new concept in bowling ball core design provides maximum performance without the need for exotic layouts and weightholes. It is that simple.

Combining the new HART core concept and Violent Response Reactive coverstock gives the bowler more aggressive hook motion and improved hitting power. This unique core concept delivers aggressive backend reaction by placing the pin at 1:30 with the HART in the track (see Drilling #1). The No Mercy is very simple to drill. For layout purposes, please use the plastic bag as a template.

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gdsandman · « **Reply #31 on:** March 28, 2007, 03:36:57 PM »

Lefty
RPM 350+
Ball speed release 20 at the deck 17.5
High tracker
BALL 15lps 3in pin out
Pin above ring cg center of grip and heart under and just right of center line

I decided to try Hammer out so I picked this and a Black Widow to try. The No Mercy is very impressive. I've used it on a short sport pattern. Rolling the ball up the back down five. The ball read the mid lane great and made long strong arc to the pocket. Used it on the Chameleon pretty much the same line as the sport condition but instead of coming up the back to start with I had a little turn on it to start, the ball made it down the lane no problem and made an aggresive move to the pocket. Carry is awsome. The pins stay low and move across the deck not blown up and back. I'd recommend this ball to anybody wanting to step up their game.

Gene J Kanak · « **Reply #32 on:** April 02, 2007, 12:55:40 PM »

Drilled pin right of ring, cg around midline, heart left of thumb, taken down to 2000 Abralon

Pros: Very strong, angular move off the spot on heavier patterns
Exceptional hit/carry

Cons: High maintenance (the ball shines up in no time flat)
Unpredictable

Overall: I have something of a love-hate relationship with this ball. When I can figure out how to get it to the hole, the ball is awesome. It hits as well as anything I've ever thrown. The problem I have is trying to figure out exactly how to get it to the hole.

I think the ball can be used from just about anywhere, provided there's head oil, but I have to be very picky with line in order to find a spot from which I can carry.

Personally, I'm still trying to figure out exactly what this ball can do. I know it's an outstanding hitter, but I need to be able to get it to the pocket in order for it to do so. I intend to use this ball later this summer during a regional stop that's putting out Shark. I think it may be able to shine from deep inside on such a pattern. I guess only time will tell. Until then, I assume I'll continue to call this ball the "No Idea" because that's how much control I feel I have over where it's going.
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C-G ProShop-Carl · « **Reply #33 on:** April 05, 2007, 03:03:15 PM »

Ball: Pin 5 inches from PAP located just under the ring finger. Heart is on my 2nd flare ring. I have the surface at 4000 abralon

Lane Conditions: several. I have used it on my house shot...which is 36ft buffed to 44ft with a taper from the middle to the gutter. I have also used it on the Chameleon and the Viper.

Hook:
Heavy Oil: I can see the No Mercy working on heavy oil but not at 4000. I did have it at 2000 and it gave a good look on the med/heavy stuff. This ball is a tweener, it is not quite a heavy oil ball and it is not quite a medium oil ball.

Medium: On the shots where you can give the ball some room it will circle back from most places. Just beware of leaking it outside too early.....DOA.

Light: The coverstock is versatile enough that with the proper layout I think it could work here. I would advise against it though.

TOTAL HOOK: It is more the Raw Pain, particularly in the backend. As far as what the No Mercy will give you it all depends on surface prep.

CONTROL:
The breakpoint can be so abrupt that I do not know if I would use this ball as a benchmark ball. The layout I have listed is the 2nd attempt with this ball. The first attempt was pin next to ring finger(3 3/4 from PAP) and it was a great control type ball.

EXPECTED REACTION:
When I first got it I expected much more movement down lane than I was getting, thus the plug and redrill. With the second layout this ball just simply came to life. Hit has movment down lane with a solid read in the mids.

Strengths:
It is not very often that you have a solid reactive give the type of backend reaction that the NO MERCY does. With that said...you get the backend but it is so consistant in it reaction and it is very forgiveable when you miss your spot.

Weaknesses:
Stay away from the dry. This ball is not meant for that. Another issue this ball has is carrydown. NORMALLY the best solution to carrydown for me is to try to get around it, in doing so the no mercy was getting too far right too quickly.

Comments:
The No Mercy is a very good release from Hammer. Be watchful of the layout you choose. The #1 layout is not the answer for everyone and I feel that this ball has gotten a bad rap from so many guys drilling it that way when they should still be drilling based on the bowler's PAP.

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leftyinhawaii · « **Reply #34 on:** April 09, 2007, 06:38:26 AM »

Drilling #1

15 lbs., 2000 abralon

Medium heavy oil, wood lanes

Stroker - Medium Speed, medium to low revs

I've found the No Mercy to be a bit of a challenge to throw consistently. It is not a particularly forgiving ball. When throw correctly reacts very strong. Not a skid/snap, but a pretty hard arc to the pocket. Carries very well. One of the stonger hitting balls I have thrown. Probably the strongest non-particle I've owned.

See video http://media.putfile.com/Bowling-with-the-Hammer-No-Mercy

I would highly recommend this ball to higher average bowlers (180 and up), but would recommend something a little more forgiving for the average bowler.

Ball is easy to maintain, doesn't pick up very much oil and dirt and cleans easily with normal balls cleaner. Ball also appears to be pretty durable, not very prone to nicks and scratches.
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NOTHINGHITSLIKESTORM · « **Reply #35 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:34:28 PM »

I GOT MY NO MERCY ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. IM REALLY GLAD I FINALLY DRILLED UP MY FIRST HAMMER BALL. IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. THIS BALL IS A GREAT BALL TO THROW. OUT OF THE BOX IT IS REALLY STRONG. HAMMER DID A GOOD THING WITH THIS HART CORE. HAMMER SAID TO PUT THE HART INTO UR TRACK, WHICH FOR ME IS ABOUT AN 8TH OF AN INCH LEFT OF MY THUMB. I KNOW I TRACK REALLY HIGH HUH. BUT ANYWAYS WHAT I DID WAS I SWITCHED IT ALL UP. INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD NO MERCY DRILLING I SWITCHED IT ALL UP. I THREW THE BLACK WIDOW DRILLING ON THE NO MERCY. THE HART IS ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF RIGHT OF THE THUMB. YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT STRONG, COME TO MY HOME TOWN AND WATCH ME BOWL. ACTUALLY DONT BOTHER YOU WILL SEE ME ON THE TOUR SOONER OR LATER WITH THAT BALL.

BrianCRX90 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 15, 2007, 01:48:08 PM »

Got this ball with the number #2 drill. Nice hard rolling arcing ball with a great finish on the backend and really cuts through the pins nice. Strong ball but overall hook is not quite as much as I thought it would be. Fine with me, the reaction is very steady and isn't totally crazy like the Black Widow, but is a nice compliment to that ball. I might try some surface adjustments. I hit it with a tad of polish with the current box condition. Really grabs the lane nice on the heads but doesn't start to early, just a terrific mid lane reaction.

Will07 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 20, 2007, 12:51:29 PM »

"New" this ball hooks like crazy

high revs, fast speed

any oily conditon it hooks back from the most oily of boards

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Mike Austin · « **Reply #38 on:** August 16, 2007, 08:14:06 PM »

I drilled my first No Mercy just as suggested. With the pin above/right of my ring finger and the HART to the left of my thumb. This is an oil ball, no doubt. It rolls pretty early and has a strong break point, and usually keeps on hooking, no quit on the back end.

I was skeptical of all the HART stuff at first, but after attending the Pro Shop Seminar for this ball, Hammer may really be on to something with this core concept. Steve Szabina got this ball to me early, about a week before the seminar, because he wanted me to be able to throw the ball during the seminar, which we did. (The CG ended up being negative on this ball after drilling, so as to get the HART close to desired position)

The seminar house had Pro Anvil Lane, and they put down the house shot and then PBA Scorpion on some other lanes. This ball handled both very well. I was able to open up the lane on the fresh condition very well. No quit on the back end, very continuous motion through the pins.

At the seminar, the attendees received a No Mercy as part of the fee to attend. After all the information given to us by Ron Hickland, I really wanted to see if different layouts would really make a difference.

So, I drilled my seminar ball with the pin over the fingers on the bridge, and the HART was about 1 1/2 below right of my thumb hole, which Hammer says this is a very weak position and not recommended. After throwing it, I knew why! THIS ball was a fricken DART! It was almost a dry lane ball, easily 12-15 boards with my feet straighter than No Mercy #1. Unbelievable how much difference there was in the two balls, and NO extra holes in either one. #2 rolled really well, just seemed lazy the whole way down the lane, with a smooth back end motion, almost dead. On the right lane condition, it has been really good. The back ends really need to be hooking for this ball to work well. I had a good shot with this ball at the 2007 Tour Trials on the Chameleon Pattern right off the gutter. This tournament was bowled on wood, so there was a lot of friction on the back end, this ball made the lanes look slick. I bowled most of the two hour practice session with this ball, and never moved my feet. After the practice session, I made the mistake of buffing this ball up some, and it goes too straight now, very weak on the back, 8-10 weak on the back. Also, since then I have bowled about 100 games with No Mercy #1 and it is still very good. A little loss of back end motion, but nothing a good cleaning would not fix.

There is a layout for just about any type of player to use this ball. I would not suggest the HART away from the track layout unless you have a very high rev rate.

Sorry I don't have any other specifics about layout, top weight and such. With this core design, static weights just don't matter. The pin is about 4 1/4 inches from my PAP on #1 and about 4 5/8 from PAP on #2.

I really like this ball, and this core design. I hope they come out with some kind of pearl reactive version, that could be dangerous!!!

Thanks for reading!
MikeA

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tomcat228 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 29, 2007, 09:36:17 PM »

This is a very strange ball. It grabs early reads the middle and has a nasty snap in the back end. I leave alot of splits on decent hits. That backend snap really drives hard. Sometimes it forgets to finish and I leave splits!!! on bad hits. I did shoot one 700 series. Still not sure about this one. It will hook in heavy oil so I might keep it as a condition ball. I'm left handed and a speed dominate player(20-22mph).
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Matt Fortney · « **Reply #40 on:** January 19, 2008, 11:48:21 PM »

My PAP: 5 1/4" over by 3/4" up. 15-15.5 mph. Above average revs. I'd say I'm somewhere in between tweener and cranker.

Drilling: #1 Pin about 4" from my axis point, HART in 1st ring of flare.

THS: The No Mercy is far from weak to say the least. A great reaction, yes, but an unusual one. It almost makes two moves. One at/about midlane, and then it throws in a nasty little turn in the back. On THS you'll need to stand left with this thing. Strongest ball in my bag right now.

On heavy/long oil is where this thing really shines. The early move is almost un-noticeable, and the backend is still strong as ever. Hooks when nothing else in my bag will.

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Dragonballz · « **Reply #41 on:** February 08, 2008, 02:51:09 AM »

I have used this ball in several tournaments and won one tournament with it. I bought it to have a different lay out than my black widow. I am a stroker with 12-14 speed. This ball gets in the pocket when the black widow leaves the tens.

BakeHammer · « **Reply #42 on:** March 18, 2008, 11:41:02 AM »

the no mercy is more of an average ball in my opinion. the ball is easily controlable and when it hits the pocket it does have good carry. but the only down side to it is the fact that i get the same reaction with my Domination. overall a good ball but i have plenty of balls with the same reaction
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Spike2112 · « **Reply #43 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:31:43 PM »

Picked this gem up used from fellow BR Hammerhead Matt_Fortney! As an added bonus, our spans are near identical, so only had to add finger inserts and was ready to go! Drilled with the #1 drilling for a high track player, pin is next to ring finger, HART about 2" from thumb. Ball was resurfaced and taken down to 1000 grit abralon. Wanted something to chew up the heavy-oil shot our house puts out and I think I found it! Can play either a swing shot over 3rd arrow, or pipe it up 10 with speed and both shots work with the NM. Prefer the 2nd arrow down-n-in shot as the ball takes to hand positions and speed adjustment very easily. Was most impressed with how much backend this ball has, even after crossing alot of boards when swinging it out! Find I start leaving more 4 pins as the lanes dry out, but I just speed the ball up to delay the backend snap. Ball hits so hard on high flush shots, I'm leaving more solid 9's than I do with any other ball in my arsenal! Light shots seem to carry the best with this ball. The pins don't have a chance. High maintenance ball that requires you to clean it after each set. Already did that before, so not a chore. Haven't put alot of games on it yet, but so far couldn't be happier with the performance of the No Mercy! Highly recommended if you can get your hands on one.

Spike

mcgoo32 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:40:03 PM »

When I bought the No Mercy I did not know how good the ball was. I have had the ball about 2yrs. With the ball I bowled a 261 high game on league oil pattern at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines, Ia. I love the ball! It has great action when hitting the 1-3 pocket. From time to time the ball move from the 1-3 pocket to the other side of the pocket witch is brooklyn. It still hit hard from either side of the pockets. I would not let go of this ball for any thing. This is my bread and butter ball when I don't know what the oil pattern is on the lane. I have use Hammer in the past before Ebonite bought Hammer. I got to say that the new Hammer is the best by far. I would rate the No Mercy a 10. I would recommend the No Mercy to people that are looking to improve their game.
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cudaskater123 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 13, 2008, 07:45:47 PM »

Ive had the No Mercy for a few months now, and it is one of my favorite balls. Pin is under and a little right of the ring finger and this ball can hook and hit. THE hardest hitting ball ive ever seen. I absolutly love this ball

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