Hammer owner seeking advice

[aragorn]

Currently I have a No Mercy (#1 drilling), Doom (drilled to go long), and Blue Vibe (also drilled to go long). I've been fighting the urge to buy a Toxic, but I'm not positive I can resist the urge much longer.
What I need to know is the difference between the Toxic vs the Mercy and Doom. Will the Toxic give me something that those 2 balls cannot? I'm a lefty mainly playing house shots (outside 5 where the friction is). I normally swing it from 15 to the gutter with the Doom and Mercy, and can play straight down 5 with my Vibe with less hand and more speed. Any idea if the Toxic would give me something different on this pattern? Does the ball go longer than the Doom and Mercy? Please help your fellow Hammerhead. :D

[grayfin68]

Currently I have a No Mercy (#1 drilling), Doom (drilled to go long), and Blue Vibe (also drilled to go long). I've been fighting the urge to buy a Toxic, but I'm not positive I can resist the urge much longer.
What I need to know is the difference between the Toxic vs the Mercy and Doom. Will the Toxic give me something that those 2 balls cannot? I'm a lefty mainly playing house shots (outside 5 where the friction is). I normally swing it from 15 to the gutter with the Doom and Mercy, and can play straight down 5 with my Vibe with less hand and more speed. Any idea if the Toxic would give me something different on this pattern? Does the ball go longer than the Doom and Mercy? Please help your fellow Hammerhead. :D

I have the TOXIC and I really like the ball when I want a later reaction than with my PAIN. However, I don't know anyone who has both the DOOM and TOXIC. From what I understand it that the DOOM is just a little longer and very similar to the TOXIC, so unless you go for an exotic drilling, you may want to reconsider.

You seem to have a great combination in your arsenal already.

[SCapizziJr]

the doom and toxic have the same length but toxic has more kick on the backend like maybe 5 boards.. mercy goes earlier then both.

[TenPinSniper]

Time for a ball spinner, nice roller bag, shoes.... spare ball.

Your Doom is so old, its a GrandDoom!:D Trade it while you can and get a Toxic.

[Lenny360]

The Toxic can fit in between the No Mercy and Doom. You could drill it to be a little earlier than the Doom or take some of the polish off.

It should still be longer than the No Mercy with a little less hook, and earlier than the Doom with more hook.

[aragorn]

Thanks for the input, hammerheads! I called the pro shop and had them order me one. LOL. I'm obsessed with Hammers :(

[bigsexyhammer]

Love the screen name dude...;)

[zombie]

totally. if you havent read em' do it!

[MJRaymond]

Just my thoughts on this one,,,,the toxic goes just a bit longer and is just a little better on oil than the doom.....but the doom tends to hit different because of the coverstock. So as it was said, unless you are going to go with a different layout altogether, you really should reconsider the toxic.