Hammer Black Widow Bite

High Performance
Color: Black/Silver All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
Core: High Mass Bias Gas Mask Core with Flip Block
Coverstock: Violent Bite Reactive
RG Differential: 0.049 (Medium-High Flare) on a scale of .000-.080 Low Flare-High Flare
RG Average: 2.51 (Low) on a scale of 2.43-2.80 Very Low-High Break Point
Reaction: Strong hook motion with aggressive backend
Recommended Lane Condition: Heavy Oil
Description: Featuring the High Mass Bias Gas Mask Core with Flip Block and new Violent Bite Reactive coverstock, the Black Widow Bite is what we moderately call “aggressive”. The Black Widow Bite expands the performance offerings in the Black Widow series by offering a stronger hook motion with more aggressive backend. Take that as a warning.

Hammer Black Widow Bite DigiTrax data on oily 42′ test pattern. Black is the Cranker, Red is the Tweener and Blue is the Stroker. Ball paths represent bowlers shot average over several shots on the same pattern.

BTM Comments:

Those that have been yearning for a stronger version of the Black Widow need yearn no more. With the release of the Black Widow Bite, Hammer has created just that. This new Widow features the Violent Bite Reactive cover, which offers more friction compared to the Violent Reactive cover used on the original Black Widow. In our testing, we found it one to be three or so boards stronger overall. The stronger cover gives it the ability to handle larger volumes of oil than the Black Widow. This ball will still work on medium patterns as well, but will have to be played from a deeper line. Even though it creates more friction in the oil, it still has the same strong back end recovery that this series is known for. Those with super slow ball speeds will be limited to oilier patterns unless polish is applied to the cover. Those that never see heavy oil will definitely need some surface work and/or longer pin to pap layouts if they wish to use it on medium and lighter oil patterns. The strong continuous ball motion will come in handy on medium to oily sport patterns. The Black Widow Bite performed so well with the box finish that we recommend leaving the cover alone and possibly making this your first ball out of the bag on oily conditions.