Hammer Redemption Solid Bowling Ball

You don't seem to be able to edit your reviews on here in addition to several stupid typos. I wanted to point out I was playing mostly around board 8 or 9 on the fresh sport shots I was able to use the ball on before the covid-19 shutdown. Which would put me more outside the second arrow. not outside of the first arrow. Which would have been more like 4 as the stats on my review would indicate. During the regular standard house league it was more like wherever I could find enough oil to keep the ball in play. not really sure what the rest of my layout stats are. I just tell the pro at the bowling center when I purchase the ball what I think I want the ball to do, and hope that 1 its the right drill pattern for what I want the ball to do, and 2 that he drills it right. I am also not really sure what is meant by did the ball track out? That is above my bowling IQ. Maybe someone will read my review, and this comment that can explain that too me. Also if you look at my profile picture you can get at least a rough idea how I had my redemption solid drilled. Like I said in my review loved on the sport shots I was able to try it on. Mixed bag on house shots. Using it for 5 games on burned up open play practice for 5 games. Was not so much about trying to score. I just have a theory that the best way to learn how to adjust with a ball as opposed to just making a ball change, which I will do, but my preference is to always try and adjust with the ball I start the night with, and go as long as I can before actually switching to a different ball. Anyway so my theory is with every new ball I get I practice with it 5 or 6 games at least once regardless of the condition. The way I figure it the best way to figure out what adjustments to make because for me every ball is a little different is to use it on the worst lane conditions possible. If you can score at all with a ball on a condition that ball is not intended for. it will make your adjustments easier in league, and or tournament play.

Just to be clear I do like my Redemption solid. At least on the two sport shots I got the chance to use it on before Covid-19 killed the bowling season. But I manged to get 20 games in before the centers all shut down. 9 games on a sport shot 6 on a regular house shot, and 5 practice games on a burned up house shot. The ball is as advertised meant for heavy volume oil patterns and or longer patterns. Getting the ball to hook on the sport patterns was not a problem at all. I had some minor Issues on the Chameleon actually it was only 6 poorly timed what I will call brain fart shots. In other words it was not the ball it was just plain bowler error on my part. The ball really cant do it all for you, although at least on the right sport conditions the Redemption solid comes close it actually did give me a little bit wider margin for error even those 6 horrible shots the last time I was able to go bowling would have been a series killer. I was still over my average for the night despite those 6 shots. If I had been using any other ball I own that night. Odds are I would been a god 30 to 50 pins under for the night instead of the plus 30 I was for the night. The 6 games on the house shot were more of a mixed bag. I was struggling at times to control the hook, but part of that again I think was me. there appeared to be a line for the ball on a fresh house shot if I could throw it with a light touch in other words Just throw it out there and let the ball do all the work, something I have a difficult time doing at least during the slower pace of your regular 4 person bowling league. Which brings me to the 5 practice games on a burned up house shot during late night open play bowling. Which is why I think there is still a shot for the Redemption solid on a house shot for me. When I was able to bowl a faster pace with just one other bowler in practice, and not need to wait for some knucklehead to run to the bar a 3rd time. Or smoke yet another cigarette. Anyway when not having to wait as long between turns I was able to get more comfortable putting a softer touch into my shot. Something I have a difficult time doing especially when I need to wait forever in between turns because I cant stay focused. But a lighter touch seems to be at least what is needed by me to continue to use My Redemption solid during standard league play. Like I already said though I loved it during the 9 games I used it on sport shots. Basically if you are looking for a ball that will hook in heavy volume oil patterns you will like this ball. I was skeptical when I heard Brunswick was taking over the hammer brand in the past I have not really been happy with Brunswick I was wrong Brunswick did a good job of taking some of what I liked about the hammer balls in the past, mixing in some of their best technology like some strange bowling ball soup and some how seemed to make it work. Keep in mind though it does get very dirty you will need to be diligent in cleaning the ball and surface maintenance of the ball. Clean it after every match figure out what grit you like the overstock at best and keep it as close to that as possible in other words if need be give it a light sanding every 15 or 20 games. if you have one of those bowling ball oil extractors use it, or if you know a pro shop that has one have them do it for you. The box condition is 360/500/2000. I don't feel the need to resurface a brand new ball yet, but I probably will be giving it a light once over by hand with a sIaar or aberlon pads every 15 or 20 games. Depending on how many games I bow during the week.