Melee Hook

The Melee Hook is a very versatile ball and carries the energy through the pin very well for a sanded solid cover. The Hooks motion is a very smooth arc off the end of the pattern. Move left, slow your ball speed down and watch it return from places no other melee has come back from. Stay right and increase your ball speed and you'll see it has the same controlled motion and Carry. I would say this is the most versatile Melee to date. Pick on up before the are gone. <iframe width="560" height="315" src=" https://www.youtube.com/embed/oamc5Qye120" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Layout: <a target="_blank" href=" https://www.dropbox.com/s/6h0luztba5kylt6/%282015-12%29%20Melee%20Hook.jpg?dl=0">45° x 4 3/4” x 70°</a> I’ve been looking for that dull, big hooking symmetric ball since the Meanstreak Beatdown. While the Melee Cross definitely filled that void, the Hook redefines how a dull symmetric ball should hook. Out of the box, I shot 815 with this ball on a shot that has a super puddle in the middle of the lane. The Hook had no problem grabbing the lane in the slop, and going through the pins the correct way. While bowling league in another center one particular night, the lanes were a lot oilier than normal. I decided to hit my Hook with 500 since nothing else I had was really grabbing the lane. While hitting it with 500 was a little too much, it really showed what this ball was capable of. While it did hook earlier than I wanted, it didn’t hook/stop, it continued to Hook down lane. Seeing this made me a believer that this is the symmetric ball you need if there is a lot of oil. I’ve used this ball on a couple of different sport shots as well, namely Earl Anthony and Cheetah. On Cheetah, this ball really blended out the super hook on the gutter. Shots that got wide a little too quick didn’t overreact down lane, and shots that missed in didn’t super hook either. Bowling on Earl Anthony, the gutter was also in play on this pattern. While the gutter didn’t hook as much as Cheetah, if you didn’t have the right ball in your hand, you couldn’t take advantage of playing the outside part of the lane, which is the ideal place to play in that particular center. The shape that the Hook makes lends it to being able to play the areas of the lane you are “supposed” to. I compared this ball to the Melee Cross and the Meanstreak Beatdown. Compared to the Cross, this ball was a lot earlier and overall stronger than the Cross. This ball fits perfectly in a 3 ball lineup of Hook, Cross, Jab. With those three balls, there isn’t any lane condition you wouldn’t be ready for. This ball is very similar to the Meanstreak Beatdown for me. The main difference being that I feel more confident using this on heavier patterns than the Beatdown.