As I work to reset my arsenal, I wanted to shoot another arsenal eliminator featuring my current 4 Hammer balls against 4 of my top Motiv balls. Let's see who comes out on top.
... wow, this looks like fun! I might do this with my 5 balls, and have my wife draw from a hat which ball I throw lol. I have, in my arsenal... 15 lbs. RAW Hammer Hybrid (Orange/Blue), Black Widow Ghost Pearl, and Black Widow 3.0. 10 lbs. Storm Tropical Surge (Purple/Gold), 9 lbs. Brunswick TWIST (Blue/Green) The last two are my wife's, but this looks like a very fun format to just play around with. I might replace the Ghost Pearl with the Effect, or even pair them up in a 4 ball arsenal.
Cool vid Keith. I was heartbroken when the NU Blue went out first. I love mine so much. It's a house shot killer on the left side. Cool that the Effect was the winner but after the NU Blue went out I'm not going to lie I was rooting for the 3.0. Looking forward to what's next. PS - N. B. C. (new ball carry)
I've tried 2 Venoms and a Jackal. Motiv just seems unpredictable and too weak for me. Lot of light or 3 pin hits with them. But hey, they work for some people!
Yeah, the motion is different. I used to throw SPI, and they were great out of box, but didn't last. Motiv is very smooth, and last, but not the best motion. I have been throwing more B7 and so far, I am digging them. I threw a lot of c300 in the 90s, and loved them back then.
That's just lane shine. I am surprised at how much it still hooks with that much lane shine on it. Probably gonna have to knock some shine off at the next regional, but we will see.
I also considered the Envy Tour, but I need a couple hybrids. I love the Coral, but looking for a replacement (it's got a lot of games on it). I was gonna try the Theorem and Archetype Hybrid next to see where they fit around that Coral.
@@baldbrothersbowling I have my Envy drilled in a Traction layout its been working well on long short heavy and light patterns. It reads early, takes a slight turn then rolls, like a dump truck down a steep icy road
@@johndor1904 I love that description. That is what my older Jackal Rising is. Now, my NU Blue and Black Urethane fit the bill, especially since I adjusted my release and increased the rev rate. I honestly thought of the Envy Tour as the Rising replacement, but since these other 2 work, it has fallen down in the priority list. I still want one, it would just now be a gap filler.
@@baldbrothersbowling I went with the Envy because it's a Hammer ball. I came back to bowling after taking the last 20 years off. I had always had random balls in my bag, so this time i decided to just try stickinhg with one brand and i hadnt owned any hammers previously also the Black Widow just hit the market when i stopped, and the 2.0 had recently came to the market when i decided to come back to bowling sooooo. But that blue coral is a pretty tempting ball, a few in my league throw the venom line they do pretty good
I think box is 4000 which is shiny, but I don't think it is polished. I bought mine used from a friend who always knocks the factory polish off and then puts his own on. I just know mine was shinier than most I have seen others use. If it's rolling out, try polish. If that doesn't work, maybe just not a match for you. I know some people who like the Revolt Uprising and I did not like that one at all I even tried plugging and changing layout which helped a little, and I tried several surfaces, but still didn't match up for me.
If you watch my 10 ball eliminator, 5 old (1996-2008) and 5 "newer" balls, my ball from 1999 with well over 1,000 games won. So new doesn't always equal better. These new balls are pretty amazing, though.
There are a ton of them, that's for sure. I try not to jump on the Hype of every new ball, but I am impressed with the 3.0 and Effect. We will see how the next purchases go. Thanks for watching.
On a short patten where I need more than the black, I actually like it for that, but that is the only time I use it. It's a specialty ball for me for sure. It did help me cash at the McPherson PBA regional on a short pattern. I used it the first couple of games.
