Surface finish: Box
Layout: Pin under, cg down, no hole
PAP: 5½” out – 1/8″ up
Speed: 19 mph
Revrate: 340-360 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.060
Hook power: 84.09
Ball review:
Combination of new and old technology equals success!
With the original Black Widow core and the new Plague coverstock, this ball has a higher flare potential than any other ball I have tried so far. My ball is drilled to be early and strong on longer patterns with a lot of oil – and it works just perfect for this purpose. With small surface changes, you can easily make it longer and more aggressive in the backend.
One of the other significant things about this ball is the pin-carry. It was tested on a 39 foot sport pattern, and normally not my favourite choice to use such a strong ball on this type of pattern. However, the pin action was incredible and pretty much as the fresh original Black Widow – It makes the pins dissapear!
This ball is highly recommended for people with less rotations in general, women and top-players seeking a ball to use on heavy oil-patterns. Please remember that this ball is a “limited” edition, so try it before it´s to late!
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 5″ x 65 pin above ringfinger
PAP: 5 3/4 over og 3/4 up
Speed: 16 mph
Revrate: 380 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.060
Hook power: 72.15
Ball review:
Hammer Swagga is a ball for me that goes fairly long for a dull ball. Even though it goes long, you can still see it has quite a lot of midlane. It still comes around the corner on the backend with a boom. Personally I’ve never had a ball that flares as much as the Hammer Swagga. It flares from my finger holes, and all the way across my balance hole.
I think the Hammer Swagga has the mid lane read of a Nasty, but the backend combination of the first Black Widow and the new Plague. It’s a crazy combination of 3 strong balls.
I would definitely rate the ball as a very strong ball, which will work best for those who have a lot of dull balls which rolls out on the backend, and shiny balls that goes too far. I think Hammer Swagga will be a big hit for people who lacks hook and those who likes to see hook on the backend part of the lane.
Mine is drilled with pin above my ring finger and MB is 1″ right of my thumb hole.
Dark blue line = Hammer Swagga - Thin blue line = Hammer Plague
Surface finish: 4000 Abralon
Layout: 5″ x 40 x 60
PAP: 5 1/8 x 0
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 350 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.060
Hook power: 56.36
Ball review
The new Hammer Swagga is a great addition to the Hammer line up. It has the proven Widow core and the cover from the Plague. Compared to the Plague the Swagga reads the mid lane a little later and has more pop on the back end. It works best on medium to heavy oil.
For me it is a go to ball when the Plague or Pure Physics starts hooking too early. I can use the Swagga on multiple angles from outside to deep inside, due to the versatility of the core. All in all a very good ball that will see a lot of use.
Dark blue line = Hammer Swagga - Thine blue line = Ebonite Mission
Surface finish: 2000 abralon – 1000 hand
Layout: 5 1/4″, pin over, MB 40 degrees, no hole
PAP: 4 3/8″ over and 1″ up
Speed: 20 mph
Revrate: 320 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.060
Hook power: 45.98
Ball review:
The new Swagga is a special release from Hammer. It has the coverstock from the Plague and the core from the Black Widow, so it’s a pretty aggressive combination and that shows on the lanes.
The Swagga is one of the strongest balls I have thrown. Eventhough the layout is a little weaker it still flares a lot and provides a lot of hook on the lanes.
It reads the midlane well and fairly early, but still has a very strong backend, which will make it great for medium to heavy oil patterns especially when the patterns have broken down a little bit. The strong backend makes it good for opening up the lanes and creating some angle. Compared to the Ebonite Vital Sign the Swagga is a little longer and backends more than the Vital Sign and the Swagga is earlier and stronger on the backend than the Ebonite Mission.
The surface seems to be very easy to change and I think the ball will be very versatile with both shinier and duller surfaces to combat different lane conditions.
Surface finish: Box
