Hammer’s bowling balls are known for hitting hard, and the new Brick upper-mid performance ball is no exception. With an advanced new core design matched with the strongest veneer ever used on a Hammer ball at this performance level, the Brick is destined to be a staple in every bowler’s bag.
The new Brick Mirror Plane Asymmetric (MPA) core design is completely asymmetric in shape, a highly unusual feature of the ball. The core is not high mass bias, however the low RG is not in the geometric center of the ball. “This core shape was designed for a specific purpose,” explained Ron Hickland, Ball Design Engineering Manager. “The pro shop operator can tweak ball motion by making smaller layout changes when drilling the Brick. Those smaller layout changes will produce bigger performance changes in ball motion for the bowler.”
When you have a core as special as the Brick MPA, you have to make sure you have a coverstock that makes the most of the core’s performance. The GTR Hybrid cover does the trick.
- Color: Black/Blue/Red
- Reaction: Angular hook
- Coverstock: GTR Hybrid
- Finish: 2000 Abralon sanded
- Core: Mirror Plane Asymmetric
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Weight |
RG |
Diff |
Mass Bias |
|
16 lbs |
2.51 |
0.046 |
0.008 |
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15 lbs |
2.50 |
0.052 |
0.008 |
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14 lbs |
2.53 |
0.051 |
0.008 |
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13 lbs |
2.53 |
0.055 |
0.002 |
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12 lbs |
2.60 |
0.039 |
0.002 |
Reviews on this item
Daniel Meeks: I would recommend this ball to anyone who wants a ball for heavier oiled patterns.
Top Weight 3oz, Pin Distance 3-4 inches.
Drilled 75x5x35. Pin above middle finger. My first impression of this ball is that it gets into a roll very quickly, due to the cover and the weight block. It is a great ball to throw if there is a decent amount of oil or if the pattern is long.
Michael Price: Hammer Brick
Weight: 15#
Top Weight: # 1 - 3.25 oz & # 2 - 3.5 oz.
Layouts:
# 1 - 60x4x60 - Pin Above the Ring Finger. Weight hole near PAP.
# 2 - 60x5x20 - Pin Below the Bridge. No Weight hole needed.
First Impressions:
# 1- One of the most continuous bowling balls I have ever rolled. Since I went with a strong drilling on this one, it allowed me to get a little bit deeper with the same amount of ball speed and hand I usually have.
# 2 - Rolls up earlier just a tad and the similarity between both layouts is continuous ball reaction. Went with a longer pin to pap drilling to help it push through the heads a little bit more cleaner.
Overall Thoughts:
The Brick with the same coverstock as the Taboo along with the new weight block gives me about a 2-3 board difference between the Taboo and 3-5 with the Taboo B/S. When the Brick is reacting too much, I can change to a Taboo B/S for a cleaner reaction through the heads, more length down the lane and still get the necessary reaction as desired.
I have not tried to polish them because I use both in two different houses. # 1 is used in a house that has been very tricky as of late, if I polish it now, I'm sure I will not get as much reaction as I feel it is designed for. # 2 is used in a house that works great with Pin down drillings. Pin up drillings tend to skid a little bit too far for my liking.
Conclusion:
If you see continuous and aggressive ball motion and need something for heavier volumes of oil, more than normal too I might add, then the Brick is a ball you may want to consider.
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