Lane #1 Black Cherry Bomb Bowling Ball

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After creating the most powerful reactive ball ever made, Lane #1 kick’s it up a notch, combining our powerful, high flaring Cherry Bomb core with our super aggressive, solid Carbide Resin coverstock. When your Super Carbide Bomb is hooking too early, and your Pearl Cherry Bomb just won’t cut through the oil, Lane #1’s new Carbide/R Black Cherry BOMB gives you an explosion that’s unheard of.!!
LineCherry Bomb
ColorBlack/Red
CoverstockCarbideTM Resin Solid
CoreDiamond flip block w/Dual Stacked Mini Diamond Nuggets
RG
Differential
Intermediate Diffn/a
Factory finishPolished
Weights13 thru 16lbs
Cleared USBCYes

20 Reviews

  • kgs3

    Posted by kgs3 on Mar 20th 2007

    Nobody spanks harder than the Bomb Sisters. Together with Black Cherry and Dirty Pearl, we took the guy with the league high average to the wood shed last week. Black Cherry and I met last December. Her backend is so round and firm, I gasp when she revs into her break point and drives her stuff through the deck. Breathtaking. Watch out for her temper though. BC can flare over the littlest of dries. Put her to bed at the first sign of dry. She can be quite mean when you keep her out too long. Be thankful for the time she spends with you. After Black Cherry has passed out, it is time to take Dirty Pearl out on the town....

  • bobbabouy

    Posted by bobbabouy on Mar 7th 2007

    What can I say? What do you say about the ball you shot your first ever 300 with? Oh, how about, awesome! One of, if not THE BEST from Lane #1.. Most Hook out of the 4 Buzzsaws I have, that is until my G-Force arrives day after tomorrow! But, nonetheless.. This will be my go to ball when the official scoring starts after practice at the National tournament! As long as I stay behind the ball, and not come around it.. I strike.. I hate the fact that I know when I come around the ball I am gonna leave a 10 pin, but I do..

  • kgs3

    Posted by kgs3 on Dec 14th 2006

    16lb., 3oz. top, 3" pin I think I am in Love! I waited way too long to purchase one of these babies (primarily due to me being a cheap #&%$?). I picked one up new on ebay about a month ago; stole it really, but that's another story. The first time I caressed this beauty, I knew she was special. Smooth red and black exterior with hot yellow text to accentuate her sauciness. Goodness, I couldn't wait to drill her and roll her. First time out without any practice: 194-201-208(603). Nothing to write home about, yet I sensed she was just teasing me by the way she spanked the pocket and punished stragglers with low-flying messengers. The next week she loosened up a bit, but still not showing me all she had: 211-269-213(693). Since then, practice sessions have become comical as she turns light shots into strikes with bumps and grinds from that blender buried inside her. I'm not sure if I'm man enough to tame her, but I'm sure going to have fun trying. I used to switch balls as

  • BIGDOGG-911

    Posted by BIGDOGG-911 on Aug 19th 2006

    WELL IM GONNA SELL THIS BALL TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW INVETORY IVE GOT COMING IN THE BALL IS STACKED DRILLED AND IS A GOOD BALL BUT DONT BUY A NEW ONE THEY COST TO MUCH IVE THROWED A LOT OF LANE 1 BALLS AND I THINK THERE TO HI PRICED SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD SHAPE BALLFOR 70 BUCKS EMAILE ME THE BALL HAS ABOUT 30 GAMES ON IT AND IS DRILLED FOR A RIGHTY IVE ALLWAYS LIKE PLAYING DOWN THE SECOND OR THIRD ARROW AND THIS BALL WILL INCREASE YOU R GAME AND SMACK SOME PINS AROUND

  • mainzer

    Posted by mainzer on Jul 19th 2006

    Well when I first got this ball I thought it was pretty good, but the longer I bowled with it the less and less I like it. SPECS: Pin next to my ring finger, mass bias out about 3 inches. The ball will not turn over properly, it hooks but it looks half hearted I can't get the ball to face the pocket when it hooks it just kinda half turns in, even on a dry lane it will not work well and on oil it is useless. The carry is even worse lots of corners even when I make small adjustments to get rid of them they still pop up. the pins just go up in the air and fall back down again no side to side action and very few messenger. I think the ball died because the first few weeks I had it the ball rocked and now I only use the ball in wrightstown because the ball returns are old school and for some reason the ball works okay out there but my other stuff works better. I just can't make this ball work right so I am getting rid of it

  • mainzer

    Posted by mainzer on May 13th 2006

    This is the third 15 pound ball I bought. I have used it here and there not a whole lot though and I must say I am very impressed so far. specs: fingers are to the right and just above the pin, Mass Bias is out about 1 1/2 inches. ball gets down the lane very easy revs up at about 40 feet then turns left after a short delay (it looks like it is taking a breath of air or something) the ball has alot of energy when it hits the pocket keeps pins low and throws throws them around quite a bit. When fall rolls around this will probably be the ball I use in league more often than anything else I will save my Morich stuff for tourney's. I like the strong late reaction on the lane it will be perfect for a league shot or a burnt up tournement pattern

  • jayjay300zx

    Posted by jayjay300zx on Jun 24th 2005

    The ball is drilled 5X5 stacked with the pin above the ring. On anything between medium and medium heavy oil, this ball is a must have. Due to it's strong midlane reaction and powerful backend, this ball carries better than any ball I have thrown. I seem to have more room with my Uranium Pearl, but the carry of this ball cannot be matched by any other. On floods the ball tends to skid too far downlane and never really turns over, while on dry the ball snaps too soon and can't be kept right of the headpin.

  • undeatable

    Posted by undeatable on Feb 6th 2005

    saved up again to buy a lane 1 ball. this time it was the black cherry bomb. when i first threw it i had to really rev the ball up to have the certain amount of hook i wanted. everytime i hit the pocket theres just a massive explosion and the sound is head turning. In comparison to the pearl version the solid seems to have more carry than the pearl. but the pearl is more versatile because it can be used on a more variety of conditions but when the lanes are flooded with oil the black cherry bomb is much better.

  • Inverted1

    Posted by Inverted1 on Jan 30th 2005

    Ball is drilled stacked 5X5 with pin above ring finger. No weight holes. Got his ball in a trade for one that I hadn't planned on drilling or using. This is my 3rd venture into Lane#1. I can't say I've been real happy with my first 2. Had the Uranium pearl and solid and traded them both away. Hated the reactions on both. The BCB is a different story, however. This ball clears the heads easily and get into a late but heavy mid lane roll. Once it hits the pocket, you can tell it's stored it's energy very well. Carry is exceptional except for the ocassional stone back row pins. It's getting very hard for me to leave this ball at home. So, while everyone was buying into the Uraniums, I found the BCB to be their best ball.

  • ccbowler

    Posted by ccbowler on Sep 15th 2004

    The shape of this core is what physical scientists accept the most 3-D symmetrical core, that retains the rotational energy through out the whole trajectory. As for every ball, you need to get an expert's drilling layout adapted to the player's style of play. Still driller friendly. I am not going to use terms as "forgiving", "unstoppable", "hitting power", etc., because we have not to forget the player's capabilities, who after all he is the only one, who imparts all the needed forces to a bowling shot. Mine is drilled with Pin below ring finger and CG slightly out to the right, with an extra hole to the thumb quadrant. After drilling specs: Pin - Cg: 3'' T.W: 1,8oz PAP: 4'' 7/8 over and 1/2 up (RH) Revs: Medium Speed: Medium <sc

  • dizzle247

    Posted by dizzle247 on May 24th 2004

    I've had this ball for about 6 months, and i hate it. I hate having to bust this ball out cuz it does nothing for me. I'd rather use my silver diamond on all shots other then this ball. This ball is only good for carry down on light oiled lanes. You really ahve to fluff with this ball in order to get the reaction that lane 1 says it'll give you. For all your tweeners and crankers, move on, lane 1 sucks for you! As for strokers and lil fluffy bowlers, save the cash, by a BCB and fluff the hell out at tourney's...you'll make some cash that way and won't be ridiculed too badly for being a fluffer.

  • SoCoM

    Posted by SoCoM on Apr 14th 2004

    If you tally up all the money i spent on this ball, i could have bought 4 new bowling balls. I've read the reviews on this ball and decided to give this ball a shot. I had the ball drilled 3 times. The first was the pin was located under the ring finger and kicked out a inch or so. So it is suppose to be stable huh? wrong. The ball was a dead shot. So i got it drilled again to hook earlier because i throw so fast. So the pin was stacked with the cg kicked out to the right. So your thinking this is suppose to work right? HAHAAH good one. The ball went about 25 ft and rolled out on HEAVY OIL. So i got it drilled the third time as a skid flip. Still didnt work. The ball wouldnt finish. Ive probally spent over $350 to get this to work with no success. To me this ball is not worth its price.

  • bowldoc4u

    Posted by bowldoc4u on Apr 14th 2004

    .I hate writing one hundred words for a review. I think its pointless to describe the ball in one hundred words. I thought the ball didnt look as good as my track stuff at all. I threw a customers and I said "this ball would be good on a team challenge dry shot" But then I said "I really dont like lane one stuff except for the super carbite bomb" That ball rocks!!!! You can't out hook that ball.. Why is lane 1 so expensive? I can't buy that ball for under 190.00 what a crock of ____ I think they are crazy in charging the prices they do. I don't see many on the rack around the northwest. well thats my review. Don't like it? well to bad buddy!

  • PAULIE BALLS

    Posted by PAULIE BALLS on Mar 25th 2004

    the house shot I bowl on is anywhere from 10 to 20 based on your hand position this ball is used by almost 70% of the bowlers that are avg. 210 or more. It gets the weak 7 pin out better than any ball I have ever seen If there is a better ball I sure would like to see it. The pin is right outside my ringfinger with the cg spung as per there drilling. For hitting power and get control there is nothing like the cherry bomb speng the extra money this ball also lasts for 125 to 150 games with the same hitting consisticy

  • OakRaiders4life

    Posted by OakRaiders4life on Feb 27th 2004

    picture a semi truck hitting an old man thats what its like when hitting the pocket all I hear is booooooom oh man the sound is amazing the roll is perfect I cant say anything more Lane #1 has made me a user for life!!!!!!! keep up the amazing worth I couldnt find anything wrong with this ball the only errors I had with it were human errors and are easily adjusted (missed a 7 pin and an 8 it hooked past it along with a 10) yeah that sucks for me its my fault but oh well life goes on other than that this ball is everything I dreamed of...people always said this is the best line of balls to throw and I cant agree more votes are in its true!!! Nothing hits like a buzzsaw!!!!!!

  • TweenerFL

    Posted by TweenerFL on Feb 13th 2004

    This is my benchmark ball, 1st out of the bag and often the only one I use. Our lanes are fairly heavy oil. I can start the night playing up the twig and just move left as necessary. This ball has great carry and I never have to guess how it will react. The cover is easily adjustable. It is the most predictable ball I've ever thrown in 30 years of bowling. This is an incredible ball and I would recommend it to anyone that regularly sees medium to med-heavy oil patterns. Everyone I know that has one loves this ball.

  • tmarlow77

    Posted by tmarlow77 on Jan 22nd 2004

    i got this ball last night and the only one they had was a 15 lbs so i got it any way. man this thing hits harder than any thing i've seen yet. i put a lot of ball speed on it and once it grabs the lane off it goes look out pins. this one might hurt a little i drilled this one pin above the ring finger and cg kicked out and man this thing hits and hooks. i only have 10 games on it and man i like this ball. on a normal ball i wait till about 20 to 30 games before i like or dislike a ball. but this one won me over. i played the first arrow and 2nd arrow strait up and thorw out to the 3rd arrow to about 10 and 5 and this thing keeped comming back hard. first time in league i when 256,257,223.<

  • Jimmy_Buzzsaw

    Posted by Jimmy_Buzzsaw on Dec 31st 2003

    I got one of these bad boys... and I might have the dumbest drill pattern ever on it. A three inch pin under the ring finger with a GIGANTIC weight hole behind the thumb. All top weight in the ball, to get it down the lane. I also had it shined up really well. The ball did not do what I expected at all. It did what it was drilled and conditioned to do, it went long... long... longer... and then turned somewhere around the 10 pin lol. I was able to use it really really well at two different tournaments after the head oil dried up really well. When this ball got to the pocket the pins stood no chance. After being totally upset with this ball, I filled the weight hole up a little and dulled it down to get it going sooner. Now I got the reaction I expected out of it. It got gripping alot quicker, and was able to handle alot more oil. It covered many more boards, and the back end was still strong. Even with the smoother reaction and less angular back end... the ball carried like a tr

  • Umungus

    Posted by Umungus on Sep 14th 2003

    I love this ball. I picked up this gem off of the Internet. The ball is has a 3-4" pin with a top weight of 4.4 oz. The ball is drilled stacked with a weight hole. I can't tell you how amazing this ball is. I'm a medium speed right-hander that can rev the ball when I feel the need. This ball allows me to play a variety of shots. Flooded conditions, dry heads, carry-down, ect. You name it and this ball can handle it. I'm sold on Lane#1. This is now the first ball out of my bag. The ball looks great going down the lanes and it hits like a sledgehammer on a watermelon. (Man, I hate Gallagher) If you can get one for a decent price, this is a must have. Happy Bowling

  • lane1lefty

    Posted by lane1lefty on Sep 7th 2003

    Lane 1 has outdone themselves here. This ball is the best of both worlds, control and power. It starts revving up in the midlane, and when it flips it goes through the rack. Another great saw from Richie and the guys. Can't wait to try the pearl. I'm sure it will be a great compliment to this very dominant ball. I thought the blueberry was a hard roller, but this ball outhooks it a good 5-6 boards. It flips very hard, but is a readable flip. I'd recommend this ball to anyone who needs a little more boom on the backends.