Hammer 6 Ball Arsenal Guide

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[@nyrambler23]

I’m currently on envy tour, effect, envy tour Pearl, purple reactive and ocean vibe; missing the medium smooth rn but I tend to use purple reactive straight up 10 in that case

[@danielkatzel895]

May sound strange, but the old Hammer Scandal works perfect with my game. At any rate, Hammers are great balls !

[@earthwormjim7310]

I loved both scandal and scandal pearl

[@dontnoahthing521]

i’ve been bowling a lot recently and bowled a 187 last week. my friends and i started discussing playing more often and some of us ordered our own balls, i opted for the arctic vibe while my friend got the radioactive vibe. should be getting them in tomorrow super excited to try them out !!

[@CliftonDon74]

BW 3.0 is at the top of my bag. I moved away from Hammer for a few years, but they are great! This is my first Black Widow and it does not disappoint. My arsenal is a mix of Brunswick, Motiv, and SPI

[@edb3877]

I only have a couple of balls that I roll these days, a Brunswick Rhino and a Hammer NU Blu. Love the NU blue on medium oil and the Rhino on heavier oil patterns. Am curious as to where in your list of 6 Hammer bowling balls the NU Blu would fit.

[@randymelissabutton2159]

I have 3.0 and I find the 2.0 Hybrid to be a great ball down because it goes much longer for when the 3.0 is burning up. I have a Web tour and I think that and the new Scorpion are really similar…My wife is throwing the Effect and Ocean Vibe as a 1-2 punch…

[@ZVLBowling]

Yep, the Web Tour and Scorpion Low Flare are very similar!

[@chadschlichting3661]

Would love to see a list with all of the ball manufacturers included.

[@tokyosan7906]

I have the radioactive vibe and the effect and they are two of my favorite balls.

[@cheynrnye7589]

I still like the envy tour solid as a strong smooth ball

[@JasonOliver-g6i]

My 3 ball Hammer set is old school Big Blue, Acid Raw, and BW Pearl. I will sometimes swap the BW Pearl to my plastic Hammer Vis-A-ball.

[@Terrafire34]

My current arsenal is BW 3.0, effect, hazmat, nu blue and I’m waiting for my artic vibe to be delivered. I also have a purple hammer if needed.

[@D3AThCAl2DS]

hazmat should just fill the right column brunswick polish for weak sharp, brunswick compound for medium sharp, and if you can remove the slip agent from the polish it becomes extremely aggressive (don't ask me how i know).

[@queenbee6264]

How would you arrange these balls listed below: Widow 3.0, Widow 2.0 Hybrid, Widow 2.0, Ocean Vibe, Raw Hammer(Blk/Orange), Radioactive Vibe, Envy Tour, and Envy Tour Pearl?

[@ZVLBowling]

Strong/Smooth - Widow 3.0 and Widow 2.0 (2.0 is just a little weaker) Strong Sharp - Widow 2.0 Hybrid Medium/Smooth - Envy Tour Medium/Sharp - Envy Tour Pearl Weak/Smooth - Radioactive Vibe Weak/Sharp - Ocean Vibe and Raw Hammer

[@johnny_1971]

hey never seen anything about the hammer raw ball ?

[@Rubix123-z4j]

This wouldn't be the best arsenal though. I would consider swapping out one of the vibes for a urethane or NU blue.

[@ZVLBowling]

Agreed, but I wanted to remove all urethanes/urethane-like balls from these lists

[@chadschlichting3661]

Where would Scorpion Strike fall into this list? And would it replace the current ball you have selected?

[@ZVLBowling]

It’ll be a medium/sharp ball, and I’m leaning toward yes. The Hazmat is great, but is closer to a strong/sharp compared to a medium/sharp

[@davidmalkinson2128]

I am a big hammer fan I am so glad I have moved away from storm my bag has Black widow 3.0 Hazmat Actic vibe Hammer purple And my hammer black widow spear ball with the black widow core inside it as well 👍👍

[@JimLynch3309]

Black widow 3.0 Hammer hazmat NU blue My league arsenal Was debating on adding vibe or zig zag Thoughts?

[@ZVLBowling]

I think a Vibe would fit a little better - the Zig Zag will be a little close to the Hazmat

[@Whysoserious-kl5sh]

Been waiting for a video like this.. too many options right now lol

[@MrYoung22_]

Same 😂

[@Jatyns]

What do you think of the Black Widow 2.0 Hybrid? What category would you put the 2.0 Hybrid in, medium sharp?

[@ZVLBowling]

It’s somewhere between medium/sharp and strong/sharp

[@Jatyns]

Thanks!

[@ksprague97213]

I have a 2.0 hybrid (drilled aggressive) and an envy tour (drilled controllable), where would those be in these categories? Would an aggressive drilled BW 3.0 be a good complement or too much overlap? Looking at getting one of the VIBE balls as my burn ball for games 7-9 for rare tournaments that don’t reoil.

[@ZVLBowling]

The Envy Tour would fit in the Strong/Smooth category and the 2.0 Hybrid would fit in the Strong/Sharp category. I think the BW 3.0 would overlap a little too much, especially if your next ball down would be the Vibe that you mention. Something like a Scorpion Low Flare could bridge that gap

[@ponyg702]

Where would u list the artic vibe

[@ZVLBowling]

As a weak/smooth ball

[@dillon_r_hansen]

Run it back but with Radical equipment if you could

[@Lucaruh]

My current arsenal is: Widow 3.0 Envy tour Low flare scorpion Nu blue Purple pearl Still need to fill in certain spots. Any suggestions where to go next?

[@ZVLBowling]

A pearl would fit great - Effect, Hazmat, or BW Hybrid/Pearl

[@johndor1904]

my arsenal, BW2.0, Effect, Envy tour, Black pearl i only need the 4 i have a radio active vibe that was replaced by the Effect

[@shach0s]

how about dark web solid n radioactice vibe?

[@RahmesRolls]

Bro called me out in the first 20 seconds. I have 5 black widows and looking for more 😂

[@NeilTruick]

I've got four myself...I know what you're talking about. 😉

[@StevenSheekey]

Great series. Do you think you could put a 6 ball arsenal for the brunswick brands and Storm brands?

[@ZVLBowling]

Yep, both are coming out within the next week!

[@chrishollentan6114]

Can the Black widow hybrid 2.0 be an alternative for the Black widow 3.0?

[@PaysteeDook]

No they roll very different. The 2.0 hybrid is way cleaner and sharper. Closer to the effect than the 3.0

[@jeremiahschill5205]

Where would you rate the black widow ghost pearl?

[@ZVLBowling]

As a strong/shiny option!

[@dd101dd4]

League Arsenal #1 BW 3.0 Ebonite GB5 Effect I have an SPI arsenal too

[@queenbee6264]

Where would the Widow 2.0 solid fall on the list?

[@ZVLBowling]

Same place as the 3.0 - in the strong/smooth category!

[@queenbee6264]

@@ZVLBowling thankyou! I wished that I asked before I purchased it🤦🏽‍♀️. I have both balls.

[@stonejr74]

What about the extreme envy? that is a very awesome ball

[@ZVLBowling]

It’s a fantastic ball that would fit in the strong/smooth category

[@МаринаБлинова-л8ю]

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[@aydenyepez6566]

Can you also do one for storm ?🙏

[@ZVLBowling]

Yep! That’ll come out sometime in the next week

[@demetriusharmon2625]

What’s another ball that can be medium smooth

[@ZVLBowling]

The Purple Reactive could fit in that slot, otherwise from other brands you can go with the GB5

[@adamnewcomer3754]

Where would you put the Nu Blue

[@ZVLBowling]

The NU is closer to urethane which will be in its own category. Video coming about that soon!

[@RalphVincentLJao]

Will you be making a video arsenal for DV8?

[@ZVLBowling]

Yep, coming in the next week!

[@RalphVincentLJao]

Where would you place the new Arctic Vibe? Will it be between the radioactive and Ocean? Or is it a step above?

[@ZVLBowling]

@@RalphVincentLJao It's supposed to be between the Radioactive and Ocean, but reviews are saying it's stronger than a Radioactive

[@AcTiVFLiP]

Roto grip and storm next

[@SweetJeff-x7g]

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[@robertjohnson3744]

Artic Vibe didn't make it?

[@ZVLBowling]

The vid was made before the Arctic came out ☹️

[@spectavers]

My vibes are reverse, ocean vibe smooth and radioactive really sharp

[@MonijaKhatun-d5c]

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[@jrjr1140]

Why you didn’t say arctic vibe

[@ZVLBowling]

It wasn't out yet when I recorded the vid

[@jrjr1140]

@@ZVLBowling lol now you got to do another video 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jrjr1140]

@@ZVLBowling I just got mine yesterday I can’t wait to throw it I see the reviews for 100$ I think it should be in everyone’s bag 😂

[@kenperkins6664]

@@ZVLBowling Medium smooth or medium sharp for the Arctic Vibe?

[@ObjectiveEthics]

My strong/smooth is actually a Dark Web solid. It has an excellent benchmark shape that is very smooth and predictable and it handles alot of oil well. I also have the Med/smooth as the Scorpion LF. Again this ball has a benchmark shape that is very smooth and predictable and the ball is a bit more versatile than the Dark Web solid. Weak/smooth is my Scorpion Hybrid. Strong/sharp I don't have an option for currently but with my revs I would put a BW 3.0 here. Med/sharp is my Web Pearl. Weak/Sharp is my Scorpion Sting.

[@Whysoserious-kl5sh]

I've been struggling on building an arsenal with my Scorpion HYBRID. Have had no idea where to place it but your list gives me some idea a abit

[@ObjectiveEthics]

@@Whysoserious-kl5sh I was running a 2 ball bag plus a plastic spare ball for league when I first bought my Sting. I would start with the Scorpiin Hybrid then transition to the Sting for game 3 but I realized that everyone was throwing the same line and burning up the lanes so I have actually started far left with the Sting game 1 and moving right as the lanes transition and that really helped me. I have been very happy with my Scorpion Sting, especially when I pair it with the Scorpion Hybrid 🦂