So let's get a topic going!

Summer leagues, how's your Hammer equipment working out for you?

I've been bowling a league in a house I've only ever practiced in, and have found their league shot to be MUCH heavier than what I'm used to. And the lanes are also synthetics, which makes things that much different.

I've found that pulling my original Black Widow back out of the closet was the biggest trick. I've been stepping from Widow, to Widow Sting, to Taboo Pearl. It sounds odd, but the Pearl Taboo has been too touchy. Too much oil and it doesn't make the turn. Give it friction, though, and it makes a massive move.

I usually bowl on wood lanes, so my equipment is all drilled pin up, with variations of length.

Any other Hammer bowlers facing new challenges?

I'm definitely going to have the Ratchet. It officially releases 6 days before my birthday, so it's designated a present.

Picking up the Taboo Jet Black in the next 2-4 weeks, depends on the money situation. Any perspective as to where that compares to the original Black Widow? I've heard it's close, just a little later.

The Nail is something I'm REALLY looking at right now.

I've got an 8 game sweeper tourney I'm gonna go to soon, at the house I've bowled at all my life. Held 220+ there, got really use to having a coast to coast shot.

Hit the summer league, playing 20-9ish, have to burn out the track area, and THEN play where I feel the most comfortable. It's been a learning experience. On the nights I score, I'm averaging 250ish. Normal nights I'm 190-215, as carry is a lot less established.

Plus, it's a summer league and I like messing around a little bit too much...Gotta stop myself from that. And being too stubborn to change balls. Those are my two biggest problems. If I get too comfortable, I get "bored." I just "have" to try a different line. Last week went 248, 247, 180. Made myself so angry that last game. Pinging 10's and 7's, ball change, strike city. Lost half a game.

That's some good bowling right there! What kind of shot were you on?

Gonna get the Jet Black Taboo tonight, and compare it with my Widow on a heavy volume THS.

Well, ended up not getting the jet Black drilled tuesday. Issues of time and such.

Did bowl league, and man...The lanes dried out a lot quicker, to the point I was standing left foot lined with the gutter and pitching the ball over 15, out to 5, and hoping it didn't leave a 9-pin or go through the nose.

The ball? The midnight vibe. It dried out that much. Then again, the Vibe isn't weak, but it was still too much. The outside temp of 100+ didn't help things, I don't think. Plus the AC seemed to be nonexistant.

Didn't bowl as well as I had liked to, nothing to post about score-wise, but eh. It was definitely...an experience. My Taboo Spare ended up getting thrown as a first ball, 15 over 10 to 5, still coming back strong.