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Equipment Boards => Hammer => Topic started by: JS on April 10, 2013, 12:52:06 PM

Title: True Blood
Post by: JS on April 10, 2013, 12:52:06 PM

Hammer is releasing a new polyester ball with the First Blood core in it called the True Blood.  Could be good for when the lanes dry up, especially for us slow speed bowlers.

http://hammerbowling.com/products/product_detail/true_blood/

They also have a new Chalk release (TNBA ball) which will have the Raw Doom core in it.

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: charlest on April 10, 2013, 01:51:56 PM

Funny, I would have thought everyone who wanted a strong cored polyester would have bought or gotten a Taboo Spare by now. Especially since they were free with the purchase of the premium Taboo resin at the time.

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: Bowl_Freak on April 10, 2013, 02:07:37 PM

Maybe they will offer this one along with First Blood in a package like they did with the Taboos.

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: Weaser on April 10, 2013, 02:12:02 PM

Already have a XXXL Starburst... it will move enough to miss a 10 pin on toast.

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: charlest on April 10, 2013, 03:25:37 PM

Quote from: Weaser on April 10, 2013, 02:12:02 PM

Already have a XXXL Starburst... it will move enough to miss a 10 pin on toast.

Heck, My T-Zone will do that if I'm not careful.
These strong cored polyester balls are for striking on bone dry for those of us who can't quite get it up to 20 mph. Some houses in this economy only use enough oil that they can recover from the used peanut oil from local Chinese restaurants! They create sparks by the 3rd game after "fresh" oil, just before league.

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: Coach Bonesaw on April 10, 2013, 05:30:31 PM

I love my taboo spare for the burn. I would recommend buying the True Blood if anyone really needed a new polyester big core ball.

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: charlest on April 11, 2013, 06:39:06 PM

Now listed on Buddies web site for $89.95.
The Taboo Spare was $85 when it was available by itself. This makes me think that the First Blood will not be available free with the purchase of a Hammer premium ball, like the Taboo was.

http://www.buddiesproshop.com/p-4420-hammer-true-blood-bowling-ball-coming-in-may.aspx (http://www.buddiesproshop.com/p-4420-hammer-true-blood-bowling-ball-coming-in-may.aspx)

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: Armourboy on July 14, 2013, 09:48:55 PM

Any one drilled one of these up? I am going to be needing a new spare ball and being I'll be buying my first Hammer equipment I figured why not just go all Hammer!

Was wondering how it handled the dry and if anyone had issues with it hooking too much using it for spares.

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: cheech on July 15, 2013, 06:25:33 AM

as long as you dont saw on it im sure it will be fine

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: Plowboy300 on July 15, 2013, 12:39:51 PM

With the First Blood core in it, it does hook a little more than the typical plastic balls. I have used this ball on some of the shorter patterns with a little extra surface and worked awesome playing the gutter shot.

So far, I have enjoy throwing this ball since I enjoy the colors and for it having a weight block with the plastic cover if I need something for the extreme drier patterns.

Hope this helps!

Title: Re: True Blood
Post by: Armourboy on July 16, 2013, 05:57:34 AM

Yeah thanks. I'm used to my spare ball having a bit of hook to it so I've kind of learned to shoot spares like that. It also was something I would stop and throw when I just wasn't throwing well and need an old school basic shot to kind of get things back in the right direction.

Thought about a Urethane as well, but little afraid that may hook too much for spare shooting.