Hammer Bubblegum Vibe Bowling Ball

As for performance, it's exactly what I expected. I used a REALLY old 1500 pad to take the shine off and it still has plenty of backend pop. Used it games 3 and 4 of a 5-person team tournament and while the pair was torched, this ball still gave me plenty of length in the front of the lane. Great backend recovery when I got too far right downlane but also strong enough to get through the puddle in the middle. One of the best symmetric pearls I've ever had.

I gave the Bubblegum Vibe 5 stars because I believe it is the best of the Vibe series so far. I've had 4 or 5 of this series and this is the strongest overall in my opinion. Then the Bubblegum color really looks good going down the lane. It is complimented by the yellow pin and lettering which makes it easy to see my roll. The CT-Max pearl & HK22 give this ball alot of hitting power. You get a lot of bang for your buck with this beauty. You are going to see a lot of these on league ball racks in the coming season.

Recently, I was able to punch up 2 new Hammer Bubblegum Vibes. Vibes have ALWAYS had a place in my bag ever since Hammer introduced the first Vibe (Purple Pearl Vibe) in 2004. Anyway, the new Bubblegum Vibe features the identical hourglass shape symmetric core wrapped by a hot pink HK-22 CT Max Pearl cover. Box finish is Factory Compound over 2000 Siaair. I drilled this one with my favorite pin down layout, 60 x 5 x 70 and I went over the ball with a 4000 Siaair pad on the spinner. I've always trusted Vibes for a medium to lighter volume pattern symmetric core ball option. For whatever reason, the Vibe core/cover combination Hammer has made over the years has matched up well with my game. At first blush, the Bubblegum Vibe will be no exception. For comparison purposes, I took out the last 3 Vibe releases...the 2022 Ocean Vibe, the 2023 Radioactive Vibe and the 2024 Arctic Vibe. They are all drilled with the exact same layout and I went over each of them with a 4000 Siaair pad so they would have the same surface. I was bowling on mostly fresh THS. The difference in motion among the various Vibes is evident. The Radioactive Vibe, for me, was the slowest response Vibe of all of them. I think the greatest length was with the Ocean Vibe. The Arctic and Bubblegum are pretty close but to my eye, the Bubblegum has a bit quicker and stronger response off the spot. Admittedly in the videos I shot for my Facebook page, I threw the Bubblegum Vibe about 2 right of the other Vibes but even on shots where I placed the Bubblegum Vibe on top of the Arctic Vibe, the Bubblegum Vibe showed a sharper and stronger response downlane. If you liked previous Vibes, you'll definitely like this one. Again, I believe the best use of the Bubblegum Vibe will be for medium to lighter volume patterns or broken down patterns and I believe that many styles of bowlers can effectively use this Vibe. Plus…it’s just a great looking bowling ball! The Hammer Bubblegum Vibe is available right now...see your local pro shop for more information!