Hammer Arctic Vibe Bowling Ball Review (4K) | Bowlers Paradise
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It may look the part, but hammer fans I apologize. This is not a rerelease of the old jigsaw. Instead, hammer brings us a new hybrid edition in the iconic Vibe series. Powered by the tried and true Vibe core, this one features the white and purple Hk22 CT Max hybrid coverstock finished to 1500 compound out of the box.
For the layout, I went with a 4.5x4.5x2.5 2LS Layout. This ball felt a lot stronger as soon as I took it out of the box, so I decided to go with a more benchmark style layout. The 2.5" pin to center of grip distance allows this piece to use us most of the cores strength without it creating too much angle off the end of an oil pattern.
AND ON THE LANES… The arctic vibe was as loud through the pins as its color scheme. This piece is going to be a total house shot killer as it uses that weaker core to blend out this oil pattern while also maintaining a good kick off the spot. Honestly, I don't think I could draw up a ball better than this one to be effective on high ratio conditions.
And that was my favorite part about throwing this one from hammer. Some pieces are designed with the sport bowler in mind, while others seem to focus on versatility on a multitude of conditions. This arctic vibe however seems like it has the house bowler at the top of its priority list, and seeing as how that probably describes 90% of us, that seems like a really good way to sell a lot of bowling balls if you ask me.
On the list of downsides, I think this one has the potential to be not so great on tougher conditions. It is SO good at blending out the cliff of a house shot that, when that tapered friction isn't there, the likelihood that it looks this good is really low. That's not to say it's not going to be usable on challenge and sport conditions, but the chances of it being the ball that it is during your Tuesday night league is really low.
However, if you were to pair this one with the all new Hammer Effect and the Black Widow 3.0, you'd have your bases covered no matter what the lane man puts out. The Widow is great on tough conditions, especially when you can keep your angles in front of you. The Vibe is likely best once some friction builds up, and then when you have to move even further in, you can throw the effect with the full confidence that it takes to see the best results out of it.
Jumping to our crossbrand comparisons, I first took a look at the all new Road from Storm, and here I see a piece that is notably cleaner through the middle part of the lane, but with that, more responsive off the end of the pattern. If you were to take the road down to a 3000 grit, I think you'd see a very similar reaction to the arctic vibe and that the performance would only improve as the ball gathers some lane shine.
Then I took a look at the Hyper Venom from Motiv and here I see a piece that is going to be good in the same part of the lane as the Arctic vibe, but for much different reasons. The Hyper venom is notably cleaner through the front and middle part of the lane, but is still easy off the spot. It achieves a similar path to the pocket not by blending friction, but rather by flying through it and then core tipping it towards the 1-3.
RECOMMENDATIONS
But with that, here’s my recommendations on types of bowlers that I think would match up well with the Arctic Vibe from Hammer. The first is balanced or stroker style bowlers. As much as I loved this ball, I think those that are less rev dominant rate are going to love it even more. The closer you can play to the friction, the better the results are going to be, and those balanced players will love this one in the track area as it controls their ball reaction but still carries corners well.
The second recommendation is for female bowlers. Typically women have a lower rev rate and ball speed, so while they may not be rev or speed dominant, transition can be a tough time to carry corner pins. the arctic vibe will allow these players to make the move to the inside part of the lane without having to make a high risk ball change to an angular pearl to get all 10 pins to fall over.
The all new Hammer Arctic Vibe makes an impressive case to be the one with the most shelf appeal in 2024, but on the lanes, might just be the ticket to freeze out your competition.
Thank you to Weston Lanes for allowing us to film this video: www.westonlanes.com
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00:00 - The Hammer Arctic Vibe
01:06 - And On The Lanes...
02:39 - Crossbrand Comparisons
03:26 - Recommendations - กีฬา
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Great ball review. Your ratio of pertinent information vs elapsed time is the best!!!
Glad you enjoy them my friend!
I was so looking forward to this review and you did not disappoint Ben. I don't have a hybrid in my arsenal and would like one to round mine out. Since I predominately only bowl on house shots this VIBE could be the answer. Thank you sir.
Always appreciate the kind words my friend. 💙
It's a very good looking ball, I already have an ocean vibe, maybe get one of these for My wife see how she likes it on the houseshots
FWIW, I think if you like the ocean vibe, you’ll absolutely love this one.
And for $104, it might be worth having one for you and your wife.
im thinking of getting the dv8 chill pearl as my transition ball, do you think this arctic vibe would be a good step down ball from my chill pearl for later transitions in the lane?
I am a one handed no thumb bowler like you. About 16mph at the pins but very rev dominant.
I'm struggling on a fresh house shot as my Hustle M+M isn't strong enough but my Radical Hitter is too much. Looking hard at this and the new fireball to help me on the fresh. Any thoughts?
Also, I have a IQ Tour edition that I just dont match well with no matter what surface I use.
Thanks Ben!
This will suit you well.
I have the Radioactive but think this might be a touch cleaner. The ball looks great on both the shelf and the lanes.
I wish I would have gotten a radioactive because I am super curious how different they are. Nevertheless, I know this one is pretty awesome.
Any recommendations for a two hander for a post league lanes? After they’re burnt out? My ufo alert and summit take a while to break in the lane, so what ball would still hook hard on those post league patterns (oil all the way till the end of the lane)
You really matched up well with this one. This seems like a lot of ball for the money.
Hard to beat this performance per dollar for sure.
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Based off your review, I think I am going for a Trouble Maker Pearl. I was also considering a Sublime, but this ball looks great and has some great reviews. Thanks for your honest cross brand comparisons.
How different a look does this give over the radioactive vibe?
I like it but Idk if I like it enough. But I love the review.
At least we got something right lol
I've got my eye on this one. I'm loving my new Evoke, but I'm considering a couple more balls for differing conditions. Would you think these two would be too similar? I noticed your infographic on the bottom right mentioned the Evoke, but I'd like to know your opinion personally, if you have a spare moment.
I think I those two would actually go really well together. The Evoke has a much stronger cover, but the two pieces like to shape similarly, so as more friction develops you can go from Evoke to Arctic Vibe. Would be a great 1-2 punch.
@bowlersparadise2255 excellent! Might have to pick one up for myself then.
Man, I have the ocean @ 5 x 4 x 2.5 and have tried it will all types of surface changes and get very little hook out of the ball. Do you think the HK22 additive and white pigment will give this vibe what’s missing to really give it a stronger boom off the spot ?
HK22 additive definitely makes a difference. The radioactive vibe has it and it out hooks some mid and high performance pieces
I want it so bad but I know it won't play well at my house, any ball recommendations on a house shot with really old lane surface? Staying in the oil plays pretty good but the dry is DRY, if I miss right it doesn't matter the ball or the angle it goes through the face.
Outer Limits Pearl could be good. iQ tour ruby, hyper venom and ethos could also work well.
Do you think this ball can fit in the hands of a high rev 2 hander. Im thinking with more ball speed the backend reaction should be good for league shots
I think so! I don’t have a huge rev rate but I can guarantee you this will be in my league bag next year.
Packy reviewed it on the House channel and shot 300 with it.
I like it
Would this ball be a good ball for playing straighter angles on the dry?
Doubtful. This one doesn’t seem like a dry lanes kind of piece really at all.
I know you said balanced bowlers, I am a high rev(500+), high speed(can get to 20-21off hand if needed) bowler. Never know if that mean I'm more balanced or more rev dominate since I can also bring speed down. I'm considering this or the kaboom. Thanks
Although your game is high powered, I’d still call that balanced. 20mph and 500rpm is a great place to be, and this one will be generally more usable for you than the Kaboom.
This thang might be better than Hammer expected! 🤔
Agreed!
Are you bowling on fresh oil?
Ben, i was curious what your PAP was?
I believe it’s 5.5” over and 1.25” down.
@@bowlersparadise2255 mine is the same, definitely even more helpful to know while watching your reviews! Awesome, thank you
So how would this be on a shorter pattern?
Good if you’re willing to throw it at the gutter.
Play the lanes the same way as you what is you average speed?
Speed varies based on what I’m trying to do. I never really use it as a metric as I know off my hand if it’s fast or slow, but not any specific numberss
Came for the review stayed for the puns!
Amen brotha.
Do u think this is a benchmark ball
I think it could be for a house shot. Probably not for a tournament arsenal.
Why does this ball so much cheaper?
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