Zero Mercy Pearl

The Hammer Zero Mercy Pearl has been in play for me the past few weeks and my league averages have gone up rapidly since its arrival. This is my favorite pearl asymmetric since the first Effect came out several years ago. Super clean through the mids, and as most HK22 balls do, it responds strong to friction. It is not a left turn kind of string but more rounded and controllable. It stays strong through the pins. I have shot more 9 pin spares than 10 pin spares while using this piece. I know it has been great on THS and can't wait to see it shine when patterns start to transition. If you don't have one, you should.

Here is my take on the Hammer Zero Mercy Pearl. This is Hammer's new "1-2 punch" in aggressive asymmetric core bowling balls. The Zero Mercy Pearl features new Super Offset asymmetric core (2.52 RG/.053 diff for 15#) wrapped by a silver/black/orange HK-22 C2 Pearl cover. Box surface is Factory Compound over 1500 Siaair. I drilled the Zero Mercy Pearl with the layout, 40 x 4 x 25. I threw the Zero Mercy Pearl at box surface and tried it on fresh and leftover THS.

Both of the Zero Mercy bowling balls have already found a place in the arsenal. As would be expected, the Zero Mercy Pearl is definitely cleaner and shows a quicker response than the Zero Mercy Solid. The Zero Mercy Solid is just a monster ball that hooks on the heaviest soup out there...even more than the Hammer Maximum Effect. What I found very interesting about the Zero Mercy Pearl is that it did NOT jump off of the spot. It's definitely quicker than the Zero Mercy Solid, but not as quick I might have otherwise expected. The Zero Mercy Pearl shows more length but still a pretty smooth, rounded shape at the back part of the lane. Thus, that tells me that the Zero Mercy Solid will be perfect for high volume fresh patterns and the Zero Mercy Pearl will be fantastic on medium to higher volume fresh patterns. Alternatively, the Pearl might be a nice "go to" piece when the Solid is too slow. I'll be looking forward to seeing how this plays out when I begin returning to tournaments next month. I've liked what I've seen with both and I'll be drilling a second of each of these in the not too distant future.

The Zero Mercy Pearl is readily available. See your local pro shop for more information.

The Hammer Zero Mercy Pearl is a great compliment to the Zero mercy Solid.
It lets me play a little further right than the solid and has a smoother reaction at the end of the pattern, but still has an aggressive move to the pocket and through the pins.
Definitely one for my bag

Adding to the greatness of the Hammer line, Hammer introduces the new Zero Mercy Pearl. Like the Zero Mercy Solid, the Zero Mercy Pearl, Hammer took the original 3-D Offset core and reengineered the design to create the all-new Super Offset core and paired with a cleaner, faster-reacting version of the all-new HK22C² coverstock, creating a sharper change of direction and a dynamic ball continuation through the pins. My Zero Mercy is drilled 55x4.5x35, which allows the ball to go longer and create more angularity off the spot. The pearl coverstock helps the ball get down the lane, but this ball is just really angular and will come back, trust me! The Zero Mercy Pearl is EVERYTHING the HYPE was all about and is a great addition to have with the Zero Mercy Solid!