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First_Elk_3422

Hammer bubblegum vibe vs raw black/purple/teal vs radical revenge pearl

I am just over 2 months back into bowling after a 7 year break. I am a low rev stroker player but I can definitely get fair amount of hook on the ball I just find it a lot harder to control. Right now, the balls that I am throwing that are legal (all of them had weight holes so I had to get them filled) are Radical Katana Slash, Track Cyborg, and PBA Skill 3.02 ball +spare ball. Personally, I love the 3.02 ball and even though it's practically a spare ball I can actually get a fair bit of motion on the ball. I want something that feels similar to that but that has a bit more hook. I am mostly debating between the bubblegum vibe and the raw but I just feel like the raw may be too close to the 3.02 in terms of hook. I was also thinking maybe the radical revenge pearl since its like right in-between the raw and vibe, but I personally want to throw hammer. I spent most of my HS bowling career throwing radical since Mo was a coach of mine but I want to stay away from Radical.

Posted May 6, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC

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