Hammer
Taboo Jet Black
PatternStTwCr
Oily:
Medium:
Dry:
Sport:

(1-10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR))

Coverstock Info
Name:
Grand Theft Reactive III Solid
Type:
Reactive Solid
Box Finish:
500 / 1000 / 2000 Abralon / Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
Color:
Jet Black
Core Info
Name:
NA
Type:Asymmetrical
RG:2.50
Total Diff:0.060
Int. Diff:0.016

Hammer is doing something taboo once again with its high performance ball that shares the same name. This time they have released a polished solid ball at the high performance price point, giving us the Taboo Jet Black. The first thing that came to mind when we pulled these out of the box was the visual resemblance to the Black Widow. Little did we realize how much fun this ball would be to throw.

EBI has done a good job with recent releases giving us nearly the same look on our medium pattern as our heavy pattern. The Taboo Jet Black is one of those releases. After some debate, we decided to graph this ball on our medium test pattern. Cranker was the star of the show, never playing as far left for a ball graph before. The huge move this Taboo makes off the friction had him trying to catch oil in the front of the lane and stay in the oil as long as...

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Performance Ratings

NameValueComments
Torque
(1-10)
Length
(1-25)
Back End
(1-20)
Total Hook
(1-100)

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