The Bad Ass, Hammer's New High Performance Ball

Bowling's first R rated bowling ball, The Hammer Bad Ass. 

The Bad Ass utilizes the Juiced Solid Cover with the new Spheroid core that gives hammerheads a huge backend motion. 

The Bad Ass comes finished at 500/2000 and factory finish polish making it easy to retain energy for where you need it most, on the backend. Using the Flex Resin poured core system provides better energy flow throughout the ball and the carbon fiber outer also makes this ball the toughest ball in bowling with a 3 year warranty. 

Available 10-14-2014.

Hammer Adds The Black Widow Legend and Absolut Flip

You can’t keep a good Gas Mask Core down. It’s BACK. Hammer will unveil it’s latest Gas Mask Core/Black Widow variation in August the Black Widow Legend in Black/Red Pearl NBT Hybrid coverstock. The aggressive finish of the new Black Widow is 500/500/500/1000 Abralon w/ Power House Factory Finish. World Wide Release Date: August 5^th, 2014.

 

Also, coming in July from Hammer the Absolut Flip. The Blue/Copper/Silver coverstock is H-200 Pearl finished 500, 500, 500, 1000 Abralon W/ Power House Factory Finish @ 300 RPM Speed. The shiny aggressively finished cover wraps the Fat Max core. World Wide Release Date: July 8, 2014

 

Hammer Unvails a New Black Widow and a Significant Ball Warranty

Put today’s toughest bowling ball in your hand with Hammer’s new Deadly Aim!

Deadly Aim features a new flex-resin poured Dead-center core system that positions a super dense mass near the center of the ball, creating better energy flow throughout the ball.

Then we reinforced the outer core with one of the most durable products in the world, carbon-fiber, to create extreme energy recoil upon impact at the pins.

With that increased reinforcement, Hammer’s been able to set the industry standard on quality and durability by introducing a new 3-year manufacturer’s warranty best in class.
The Hammer Deadly Aim features: Red / Orange / Yellow Primer Reactive Solid Coverstock, finished 500 Abralon®/1000 Abralon®/ 2000 Abralon®/4000 Abralon® with Powerhouse™ Clean N’ Sheen, Wrapped around the Dead Center Core, Best for Medium-Heavy Oil.
Hammer’s Black Widow Assassin

Black Widows are the most popular series of bowling balls ever produced by Hammer, and now they’re back to bite medium to heavy oil lane conditions. Black Widow Assassin pairs up two of their most popular components ever - the Widow core and the First Blood coverstock. Sanded in a 1000 grit polished finish, the Black Widow Assassin is one of the most aggressive and continuous hooking balls in the market today. Combine that signature Widow core motion with today’s coverstocks, and you’ve got one of the TOUGHEST rolling products in the marketplace!

The Hammer Black Widow Assassin features: Red / Navy / Purple
NBT Solid Coverstock finished 500/500/500/1000 Abralon® with Powerhouse™ Factory Finish Polish, wrapped around the legendary
Gas Mask Core, Designed for Medium-Heavy Oil.

New Mid Price Additon at Hammer

The new Hammer Absolut Hook, is a combination of the FatMax core shape and the H-200 Solid Black / Purple shell finished 800 Abranet™, 1000/2000 /2000 Abralon®. Hammer suggests “the Absolut Hook gives bowlers the biggest hooking mid-price ball in the market.”

Hammer Reveals The Cold Blood

Hammer’s new Cold Blood is Black / Blue NBT Pearl coverstock finished 500 / 500 / 1000 Abralon® / Clean N' Sheen wrapping the First Blood Core. Hammer designed the Cold Blood for Heavy Oil. Coming October 8th, 2013.

Hammer Adds Two Balls in February

The new Hammer Arson Low Flare contains a modified Arson core covered with Blue/Teal/Red Max-Control Pearl coverstock finished aggressively with three stages of 500 Abralon® pads then Polish. World Wide Release Date: 2/5/13

The new Hammer First Blood introduction World Wide Release Date is 2/5/13. A new core labeled the First Blood appropriately, is covered in Orange /Blue / Silver NBT (Next Big Thing) Hybrid, finished aggressively with 3 stages of 500 grit Abralon® pads then Polish.

Hammer Adds the Taboo Deep Purple

Hammer adds a new Taboo. Deep Purple in color the new Grand Theft reactive pearl (GTR IV Pearl) coverstock is finished with 800 Abranet®, 1000, 2000, 2000 Abralon­™ which surrounds the Black Widow/Taboo Gas Mask core w/ flip block.

 

 

GEICO PBA Summer Shootout on ESPN

Reigning U.S. Open champ Pete Weber of St. Ann, MO, put 12 points on the board in Round 4 of the GEICO PBA Summer Shootout at 10pin bowling lounge, helping his Storm team take the early lead in the annual Manufacturers Cup competition.

The first four rounds of one ball, low-man-out singles elimination matches aired Sunday on ESPN2. In each round, nine players representing nine different bowling ball brands competed in three groups of three players each. The survivor of the low-man-out preliminary matches advance to a final match where the winner earned 12 points, runner-up 8 points and third-place finisher 7 points. Those eliminated in the preliminary matches earned lesser points.

Weber, behind a flawless seven-strike performance (three in his preliminary match and four in a row in a Round 4 showdown with Roto Grip’s Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio), helped Storm take a three-point lead over Ebonite and DV8 in the bowling ball manufacturers’ contest. Brunswick’s Chris Loschetter finished third in Round 4 after an eight-count on his first shot in the three-player final match.

In the first round, Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, NY, threw four strikes in a row – two in his preliminary match and two more in the final showdown to eliminate Storm’s Osku Palermaa of Finland and DV8’s Ronnie Russell of Camby, IN, staking Brunswick to an early lead in the team competition. Russell struck on his first shot in the final match, but had a nine-count on his second shot. Palermaa finished third after an eight-count on his first attempt.

Round 2 went to Columbia 300’s Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, who struck on his first three shots to edge DV8’s Mike Machuga of Erie, PA (double and nine-count). Ebonite’s Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, SC, was third after a nine-count on his first shot in the final match.

Newly-inducted PBA Hall of Famer Jason Couch, who announced his retirement from PBA Tour competition at the start of the Summer Shootout, temporarily put Ebonite into the team lead when he claimed 12 points in Round 3, ousting 900 Global’s Robert Smith of Las Vegas, who left three pins standing on his second shot. Hammer’s Bill O’Neill of Southampton, PA, was knocked out with a seven-count on his first ball.

Five more rounds of singles and doubles low-man-out elimination rounds will determine the team seeding positions for an elimination position round contest leading into the Baker doubles format stepladder finals. All remaining rounds of the GEICO PBA Summer Shootout will air on ESPN on Saturday, July 14, at noon ET and Sunday, July 15, at 1 p.m. ET.

GEICO PBA SUMMER SHOOTOUT

10pin bowling lounge, Chicago, thru July 8

Singles Low-Man-Out Elimination Format (points awarded to each team based upon finishing position in each round)

Round 1: 1, Ryan Ciminelli, Brunswick, 12 points. 2, Ronnie Russell, DV8, 8 points. 3, Osku Palermaa, Storm, 7 points. 4th-6th (5 points each) - Jason Couch, Ebonite; Bill O’Neill, Hammer; Brian Voss, 900 Global. 7th-9th (2 points each) - Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip; Dan MacLelland, Columbia 300; Mike Fagan, Track. 

Round 2: 1, Chris Barnes, Columbia 300, 12. 2, Mike Machuga, DV8, 8. 3, Tommy Jones, Ebonite, 7. 4th-6th (5 points each) – Mika Koivuniemi, Track; Pete Weber, Storm; Missy Parkin, 900 Global. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Sean Rash, Brunswick; Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Roto Grip; Mike Wolfe, Ebonite. 

Round 3: 1, Jason Couch, Ebonite, 12. 2, Robert Smith, 900 Global, 8. 3, Bill O’Neill, Hammer, 7. 4th-6th (5 points each) – Wes Malott, Roto Grip; Jason Belmonte, Storm; Brian Valenta, DV8. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Dan MacLelland, Columbia 300; Ryan Ciminelli, Brunswick; Mike Fagan, Track. 

Round 4: 1, Pete Weber, Storm, 12. 2, Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip, 8. 3, Chris Loschetter, Brunswick, 7. 4th-6th (5 points each) – Mike Wolfe, Ebonite; Ronnie Russell, DV8; Chris Barnes, Columbia 300. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Mika Koivuniemi, Track; Missy Parkin, 900 Global; Tommy Jones, Ebonite. 

Manufacturers Cup Standings (points after four rounds): 1, Storm 29. 2 (tie) Ebonite and DV8 26. 4, Brunswick 23. 5, Columbia 300 21. 6, 900 Global 20. 7, Hammer 19. 8, Roto Grip 17. 9, Track 11.

Kulick Wins 3rd US Open in Reno

Professional sports history was made Wednesday night when Bowling's U.S. Women's Open was held outdoors on Virginia Street under the iconic Reno Arch. Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., defeated Missy Parkin of Lake Forest, Calif., 170-160, to win the major title.

Playing against the wind, dust and the setting desert sun, Kulick won her third career U.S. Women's Open title while overcoming some of the most challenging lane conditions in the history of professional bowling.

"I don't know what it is about this event, but I always gear up for it," said Kulick, who also won the U.S. Women's Open in 2003 and 2010. "To have this type of atmosphere, it brings a lot of attention to our sport, which is much needed. The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, Ebonite and all the sponsors are trying to showcase women's bowling, and I support it."

The five players in the finals, which will be broadcast July 3 at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2, battled challenging lane conditions over the course of the evening under a unique setting in downtown Reno.

"Kelly faced the dual challenge of competing against the best female players from across the globe in the face of playing conditions U.S. women's bowling has never before seen," said Steve Johnson, BPAA executive director. "Great credit goes to the incredible competitors in this year's finals for helping us to do the seemingly impossible - hosting a competition that may have topped last year's U.S. Women's Open at Cowboys Stadium."

Added Johnson, "Congratulations to the hundreds of players from throughout the world who came to Reno to compete and who have helped drive an incredible resurgence for the popularity of bowling."

With winds gusting between 18-24 mph throughout the finals, the players were forced to deal with adverse conditions throughout the evening. Dust on the lanes drastically affected the scoring pace and forced the bowlers to resort to using plastic balls much of the night.

"It was like bowling in the desert," said Kulick, who entered the finals as the top seed and only had to bowl one match to win the title. "Sitting there and watching what was happening before me really helped give me the advantage of figuring out what I had to do to win."

Despite throwing splits in the eighth and the ninth frame, Kulick entered the 10th frame with a chance to shut out Parkin. Kulick spared in the final frame to lock up the title and knock off the second-seeded Parkin.

In the semifinal match, Parkin took down No. 3 seed Shannon O'Keefe of Arlington, Texas, 150-148, in a match that was back and forth the whole way. Parkin locked up the win when O'Keefe, needing a double, left a pocket 10 pin in the final frame.

O'Keefe advanced to the semifinal by defeating fourth seed Stefanie Nation of Grand Prairie, Texas, 182-165. In the opening match of the five-player stepladder finals, Nation took down Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, 166-158.

The U.S. Women's Open was accompanied this week by the inaugural Senior U.S. Women's Open. In Tuesday's finals, Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., defeated Lucy Sandelin of Tampa, Fla., 225-188, to win the title.

Joining the Brands of Ebonite International as sponsors of the 2012 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open for the second year in a row include: Jani King, the official cleaning company of bowling; and Lipton Naturals, the official tea of the 2012 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open. Additional sponsors include: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards, the official lane provider of Bowling's U.S. Women's Open; Eldorado Resorts, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Resort Casinos; Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA); Kegel; Dexter; Bowling Music Network; and Turbo Grips.

For more information on the U.S. Women's Open, visit BowlingsUSWomensOpen.com.

Hammer Announces New Balls

Last year Hammer set fire to oily lane conditions with the Arson. Now Arson Pearl is ready to light up the lanes when the Arson has burned them up. The new Arson Red/Turquoise Pearl uses a new Max-Corner Pearl coverstock (500, 1000, 2000 Abralon®, Powerhouse™ Factory Finish Polish) wrapping the Arson/Hot Sauce Core to backend harder on medium oil lane conditions. #15 RG (2.48) Diff (.045) Available July 17, 2012.  

The Hammer Ratchet combines a modified version of our asymmetric  M.P.A. core (from the Brick) with a Violet/Black/Silver hybrid version of the Grand Theft Reactive II coverstock (finished: 800 Abranet®, 1000, 2000, 3000 Abralon­®).  The Hammer Ratchet has enough twist to turn through the mid-lane on medium to medium-heavy oil patterns. Available August 14, 2012.

Hammer announces the Nail Smoke and Fire, built around the Modified Raw Hammer Doom core and wrapped in Shredder Reactive Pearl cover veneer (800 Abranet®, 1000, 2000, 4000 Abralon­®, Powerhouse™ Factory Finish Polish) designed for medium-dry lane conditions. #15 RG (2.55) Diff (.042).

Hammer’s new Cobalt Vibe combines the proven Vibe core shape with a Violent Reactive Pearl coverstock. This Vibe has the original Black Widow coverstock (800 Abranet, 1000 Abralon, 2000 Abralon, 4000 Abralon with Powerhouse Factory Finish). Cobalt Vibe is designed with drier lanes in mind. By using a very smooth texture coverstock, Cobalt Vibe offers extreme length with an angular backend motion. #15 RG (2.51), Diff (.042).

New From Hammer

Hammer introduces a new Ball this month, the Rhythm. 

Built around the Arson core with a Grand Theft Reactive Black/Purple/Orange cover finished 800, 1000, 2000, 2000 Abralon­™, then Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish™. 

The Grand Theft cover was used last year on the first Hammer Taboo. The Rhythm will be available April 29th. 

A portion of the sale of each Rhythm will be donated to The National Bowling Association (TNBA).

Duke Wins 36th Title at Dick Weber PBA Playoffs

Norm Duke of Clermont, FL, won a hall of fame strikefest with Parker Bohn III of Jackson, NJ, Sunday night to win the Dick Weber Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Playoffs presented by Hammer at Woodland Bowl and secure his 36th career title, third best in PBA Tour history.

Duke’s third victory of the 2010-11 season also put him into the thick of the PBA Player of the Year race with only the PBA Tournament of Champions (TOC) remaining on the schedule. The TOC will be conducted April 9-15 at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas.

Duke put on a stunning performance Sunday, including his 836-766 victory over Bohn, a 32-time PBA Tour title and a fellow PBA Hall of Famer.

“If you would have told me this morning I would shoot 800 in the title match, I’d have said I was going to win the title,” Duke said, “but I wouldn’t have believed it.”

Just like he had done in three previous elimination rounds, Duke started his match against Bohn with nine strikes for a 289 game and a 60-pin lead with two games to go. It was too much for Bohn to overcome, even though he answered with games of 279 and 258 for his 766 series. Duke followed his 289 with games of 268 and 279.

“That was a match people are going to remember for awhile,” Bohn said.

Duke, a two-time PBA Player of the Year, will take his bid for a third honorary title into the Tournament of Champions, a tournament he last won in 1994.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve won the TOC, but I’d like to do something about that,” Duke said. “It’s a very, very difficult tournament to win, but I’ve been training hard and I live for the majors. I’m ready.”

Four other contenders in the PBA Player of the Year race – two-time 2011-12 title winners Jason Belmonte of Australia, Osku Palermaa of Finland and Mike Fagan of Dallas along with five-time U.S. Open champion Pete Weber of St. Ann, MO – were eliminated earlier Sunday.

Duke’s march to the title match began in the Regional Championships round when he struck on 17 of his first 19 shots, racing away from Michael Haugen Jr. of Carefree, AZ, to win the Southwest Region championship, 792-616.

In the Conference Championship round he defeated Bryon Smith of Roseburg, OR, 751-657, and he advanced to the championship match with a 789 series in the semifinal round. Bohn won the second spot in the title match with a 632 series, edging Sweden’s Martin Larsen by 14 pins.

With his 37 career title, Duke broke a tie with Pete Weber for third on the PBA Tour titles list. Walter Ray Williams Jr. is the all-time leader with 47 titles and the late Earl Anthony is second with 43.

The PBA playoffs involved six groups of PBA Tour, Senior Tour and regional players bowling a series of elimination rounds. Champions from six Regional groups advanced through Regional and Conference Championship rounds leading up to the semifinals and championship rounds. All rounds of the final Xtra Frame Tour event of the season were webcast live on the PBA’s exclusive online bowling channel, Xtra Frame.

DICK WEBER PBA PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY HAMMER
Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, Sunday

CHAMPIONSHIP (three games)

Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla. ($20,000) def. Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J. ($10,000), 836-766.
SEMIFINAL ROUND (three games, top 2 of 3 advance to championship match)
Duke 789, Bohn 632, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 618 ($5,000).

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (three games, players eliminated earned $2,500):
Eastern Conference Championship (winner advanced to semifinal round)
Bohn def. Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 734-657.

Midwestern Conference Championship (winner advanced to semifinal round)
Larsen def. Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 725-655.

Western Conference Championship (winner advanced to semifinal round)
Duke def. Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 751-657.

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (three games, players eliminated earned $1,700):
East Region (winner advanced to Eastern Conference Championship)

Bohn def. Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 642-630.

South Region (winner advanced to Eastern Conference Championship)

Rash def. Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 697-690.

Central Region (winner advanced to Midwest Conference Championship)

Malott def. Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 624-575.

Midwest Region (winner advanced to Midwest Conference Championship)

Larsen def. Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 748-669.

Southwest Region (winner advanced to Western Conference Championship)

Duke def. Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 792-616.

West/Northwest Region (winner advanced to Western Conference Championship)Smith def. Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 750-694.

ROUND FOUR (five games; players eliminated earned $1,400): 

East Region (top 2 of 4 advanced to Regional Championships)
1, Kretzer, 1,174. 2, Bohn, 1,156.
Did not advance:

3, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,130.
4, Rick Graham, Lancaster, Pa., 1,082.

South Region (top 2 of 4 advanced to Regional Championships)
1, Rash, 1,241. 2, Jurek, 1,150.
Did not advance:

3, Dom Barrett, England, 1,141.
4, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,101.

Central Region (top 2 of 4 advanced to Regional Championships)
1, Malott, 1,239. 2, Himmler, 1,032.
Did not advance:

3, Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO, 1,029.
4, Jeff Zaffino, Warren, Pa., 1,019.

Midwest Region (top 2 of 4 advanced to Regional Championships)
1, O'Neill, 1,214. 2, Larsen, 1,179.
Did not advance:

3, Mike Fagan, Dallas, Texas, 1,167.
4, Kevin Andes, Wichita, Kan., 1,009.

Southwest Region (top 2 of 4 advanced to Regional Championships)
1, Haugen, 1,236. 2, Duke, 1,230.
Did not advance:

3, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,140.
4, Mike Bailey, Frisco, Texas, 1,122.

West/Northwest Region (top 2 of 3 advanced to Regional Championships)
1, Barnes, 1,275. 2, Smith, 1,249.
Did not advance:

3, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,084.

ROUND THREE (five games; players eliminated earned $1,200):

East Region (top 4 of 8 advanced to Round Four)
1, Bohn, 1,213. 2, Page, 1,191. 3, Kretzer, 1,190. 4, Graham, 1,179.
Did not advance:

5, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,138.
6, Jason Stadtler, Cherry Hill, N.J., 1,076.
7, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,070.
8, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,001.

South Region (top 4 of 8 advanced to Round Four)
1, Jurek, 1,249. 2, Jaros, 1,208. 3, Barrett, 1,204. 4, Rash, 1,187.
Did not advance:

5, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 1,145.
6, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,136.
7, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,129.
8, Christopher McSwain, Kings Mountain, N.C., 1,045.

Central Region (top 4 of 8 advanced to Round Four)
1, Weber, 1,219. 2, Malott, 1,210. 3, Zaffino, 1,186. 4, Himmler, 1,137.
Did not advance:

5, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,081.
6, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 1,067.
7, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,052.
8, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 900.

Midwest Region (top 4 of 8 advanced to Round Four)
1, Fagan, 1,229. 2, O'Neill, 1,197. 3, Andes, 1,178. 4, Larsen, 1,170.
Did not advance:

5, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,149.
6, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,128.
7, Walter Ray Williams Jr, Ocala, Fla., 1,097.
8, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 1,032.

Southwest Region (top 4 of 8 advanced to Round Four)
1, Scroggins, 1,222. 2, Duke, 1,201. 3, Haugen, 1,185. 4, Bailey, 1,159.
Did not advance:

5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1,124.
6, Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 1,078.
7, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,028.
8, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 983.

West/Northwest Region (top 3 of 6 advanced to Round Four)
1, Smith, 1,117. 2, Barnes, 1,105. 3, Gomez, 1,074.
Did not advance:

4, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 1,063.

5, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,044.

6, Stuart Williams, England, 1,031.

Hammer Jet Black Taboo

Hammer Brand Manager Jeff Ussery announces the last ball in the Taboo series, called the Jet Black Taboo. 

The “Grand Theft Reactive (GTR) III” coverstock is finished 500/1000/2000 Abralon® Polished w/ Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish. The Jet Black Contains the High Mass Bias Gas Mask core w/ Flip Block like it’s predecessor (in #15, RG -2.50, with RG Diff of .060). 

Look for the new Taboo Jet Black on February 2^nd, 2012.

Hammer Adds A Brick

Hammer plans to add a Brick. With an advanced new core design matched with the strongest veneer (GTR Hybrid) ever used on a Hammer ball at this performance level, Hammer touts “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 Radius of Gyration (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 Black/Blue/Red “GTR Hybrid” cover does the trick (finished 500/500/1000/2000 Abralon® Sanded). Look for the Hammer Brick just before Christmas on December 20th.

Hammer Moves To Save Bowling

On December 1, 2011, Hammer, the leading manufacturer of high-performance bowling balls since the late 1970s, will launch a crusade to save competitive bowling.

While scores have skyrocketed, league participation is at its lowest point in 30 years. In the past 10 years, the number of professional bowlers has dropped by 40% and amateur league bowling has dropped by 20%.Hammer’s Save Bowling campaign will awaken bowlers to what’s hurting the sport, like bowling centers that make striking easier by using less oil.

On December 1st, Hammer will unveil a revolutionary system that allows bowlers to compute their true averages based on where they bowl.

The bowling that dominated middle class life in America 30 years ago was a game of skill and hard-earned mastery. This is the game that Hammer will bring back.

Follow the movement at SaveBowling.com.