100 Shot Review - Arctic Vibe

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2 ай бұрын

The Hammer Arctic Vibe is insane for this price point.
45 x 4 1/2 x 40
Vertical 100 shot ball review to give you best view of the lane.
Nerding out about bowling's color and additives.
Analyzing the ball motion and looking at the pin to spin line
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@bobdilon2059 2 ай бұрын

You crushed this. Love the vertical lane view and you talked through literally everything important to the ball motion. Watching you chase it with a couple of different balls adds that context that lets me know what this arctic is actually doing.

@free2befree 19 күн бұрын

I had mine drill in a super classic 4 × 35 "continuous" layout. I love it. Works great for my low speed medium rev rate style. Haven't tried throwing it on fresh yet as I have other balls for that. For the $103 bucks I paid, I'm loving it.

@TheBowlingNerd 17 күн бұрын

Dope, glad you like it

@BurberryPie Ай бұрын

Traded my hustle off for this. The ball was a bit late to the cut so I took it to 1500 and it now has the perfect break point with a insane continuation through the pins

@willjames6437 Ай бұрын

I have this ball. I like it, but it definitely seems very forward to me. Playing straighter it often picks up early and goes high, but moving left, it struggles to come around a corner too much. It makes it less versatile than I would like it to be, but it does carry pocket hits very well.

@TheBowlingNerd Ай бұрын

Interesting, have you played with the surface?

@willjames6437 Ай бұрын

@@TheBowlingNerd I put a high polish on it and it has helped some. The lanes I bowl at are high friction.

@WilliamGuess-ns6th Ай бұрын

Would be very interested in seeing how the v arctic vibe responds to surface changes! I got one, and loved it for about six or so games, now its becoming uncontrollable! I hit it with a worn out 3000 pad, but that didn't do much of anything. I'm a bit scared to put too much surface on it!

@TheBowlingNerd Ай бұрын

Yeah later on I tried 2000 and it kinda hits the breaks and goes sideways Didn’t get any footage of that since I liked the reaction out of the box But I can incorporate surface changes in future reviews

@renlog6651 2 ай бұрын

How do layouts work? And what does each number mean?

@TheBowlingNerd 2 ай бұрын

Dual angles First angle determines when the ball revs up, early / late Pin to pap controls flare potential 2nd angle determines how quick/low the transition is. Pin to PAP is the biggest factor in that equation. But… you’re 2 handed so you want to look into PAL or 2LS

@mikewrobel2881 2 ай бұрын

Why do you think 2nd arrow didn't lppk good?

@TheBowlingNerd 2 ай бұрын

I think it created too much angle in the backend for me. So 3rd arrow just gave me more room. The cover was seeing a ton of friction so I think it benefited from being in more oil and going across the house shot ratio.

@mikewrobel2881 2 ай бұрын

@@TheBowlingNerd Actually, I was referring to the ball not hooking from 2nd arrow. I think it was during the 7 arrow segment. Maybe because you were trying to kill it and play down and in?

@TheBowlingNerd 2 ай бұрын

@@mikewrobel2881 oh gotcha, yeah I tried to kill it a bit.

@rustyshakelford2218 Ай бұрын

This vibe is definitely the strongest one yet. I think its great for medium to high rev rates on house. Your zig zag looks super weak, very lazy on the back. Mine is only a step under the effect cause it doesnt pick up quite as early.

@TheBowlingNerd Ай бұрын

Vibe seems quicker off the spot at the same 1500 grit compound but yeah I’d need to get more shots in to say for sure

@rhegafd Ай бұрын

I got an Arctic Vibe last week, threw it this weekend for the first time. So far Im not a fan. Visually its hard to read, and the shape seems just off to me. I can't understand why I dont love this ball. Hopefully next weekend will be a different story.

@TheBowlingNerd Ай бұрын

I agree the colors can be tough to read. Just curious, what's off about the ball motion for you?

@rhegafd Ай бұрын

@@TheBowlingNerd it feels like its too light on the lane. I know that sounds silly but its not grabbing like I thought it would. When I get it out to the 7-5 board I thought it would recover strong, but it feels like its just hovering on the lane. My main two balls are Attention Star and an Effect. If I had to pin it down to something, it doesnt slide and snap or have a consistent arc. Its like its somewhere in between. Keep in mind, I didnt know balls had a break in period so its could easily be that I havent thrown it enough.

@TheBowlingNerd Ай бұрын

@@rhegafd sounds like you could hit it with a 3000 pad to knock off the shine a bit.

@rhegafd Ай бұрын

@@TheBowlingNerd so I used to bowl 20 years ago A LOT. I was good too. I broke my spine and essentially couldnt play until recently. Im about 6 months into returning to the game and Im loving it. There are so many things about the game that have changed or jsut didnt exist back when I played. Surfacing the ball is one of them. We used to put our balls in a machine that would shine them, but not the opposite. Is surfacing the ball something we do ourselves with pads we buy or is it something a pro shop would have to do?

@TheBowlingNerd Ай бұрын

@@rhegafd you can buy pads and do it by hand, I use CTD Trucut. The proshop can also do it if you want.