Comments about DV8 Hell Raiser:

This ball is a serious business. It's super aggressive, once it hits friction it goes DEAD left! One of the best high performance balls if not the best. But this ball is not for everyone though, since it's hard to tame. Most high revvers & high speed players will most definitely love this ball.

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I am somewhere between a stroker and a cranker. League average 163. Average since using this ball in the low 200's. This ball has amazing backend and a lot of power plowing into the pocket! 17 of my last 20 games have been over 200. My last game was a 278, just two pins shy of a perfect game! The game before that was a 236. I have had some of the better bowlers in the league ask me about this ball and a few have picked it up and shot it themselves. I am outscoring a lot of these guys now.

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This ball really hooks at the backend rolled a 232 out of the box. It hits well and carries well so far so good.

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DV8 Hell Raiser
Bowler Specs:
18-18.5mph
375-400revs
Axis Tilt: 11 degrees
Axis Rotation: ~40 degrees

Layout:
60* by 4" by 30*

OOB Surface

Purpose:
I'd heard all the reports about the insane backend response on this ball so I decided to use this to help make the reaction where the ball would be guaranteed to flip on basically any condition I bowl on. Thus, this ball is to check up hard and roll strongly through the pin deck and the layout it to bring out that reaction. I wasn't really concerned about the layout enhancing continuity, as that would come with the ball regardless.

On the lanes:
39ft THS on Pro-Anvil:
My THS has medium-low volume so the OOB surface is really needed for me to get the ball down the lane on this THS. I was able to play with a laydown of 28 out to 7 and never have to worry about it not coming back. When this ball flips, it flips hard. No doubt about that. It gets back from almost anywhere. Several times I would miss it at the bottom and send it right and it would STILL find a way to make it back flush to the pocket. I took a hint from Nick Smith and, for fun, kept trying to have a mixer strike. I'm not going to say it's impossible for this ball to not come back flush, but it's difficult. It always wants to flip up flush. Can't complain about that.

41ft 6:1 ratio pattern on AMF HPLs:
The house I bowled this tournament in recently might have the least hooking HPLs I've ever bowled on. Many had troubles getting their equipment to finish on the backend and to not still be trying to hook is it hit the pins. Not with me and my Hell Raiser though. I could throw this ball in the meat of the pattern and still have a reaction that would stand up and go through the pins correctly and not leave all the corners that plagued everyone else. That day there was no doubting the Hell Raiser on the fresh.

Highway to Hell Kegel pattern on HPLs:
This house with HPLs actually has the amount of friction you'd expect. That being so, the Hell Raiser still projected down the lane nicely and really helped me open up the lane as the day wore on. I could move further inside into the oil and throw the ball out to the burn and just keep watching it come back.

On average, I'd say the ball is about 3-4 boards less than the Nexus Solid, the same overall amount of hook as the Alpha Max but with more backend, and about 3 boards more than the Ulti-Max with an equivalent backend motion. That being said, if you have an Alpha Max but are looking for more backend or if you have an Ulti-Max but want more overall hook with the same reaction shape, then the Hell Raiser should be the first ball you consider.

Conclusions:
This is a terrific ball regardless of the price tag. All other high-end balls are now pushing higher and higher but the Hell Raiser is about $30-40 less than the competition with all the ball reaction you want. It gets down the lane easy, ever so slightly picks up in the midlane, and then roars back with authority on the backend. All doing so with tremendous hitting power and plenty of hook to recover from almost everywhere. This ball would be able to fit in everyone's bag because of the attributes that it has that are unique to it. The amount of length and backend recovery is hard to find is hard to find in such a strong ball. So much so, that I'd be willing to put

this ball up against any other strong asymmetric and prove it.

Comments about DV8 Hell Raiser:

The first thing I noticed after throwing this ball is how much energy this ball stores when hitting the pins. High flush shots and light mixers result in EXCELLENT carry.

The ball is very clean through the front part of the lane and I did not have any problems with the ball hooking too early. At the breakpoint I saw a strong angular motion towards the pocket. I also had a fair amount of recovery and forgiveness if I missed my mark left or right.

This ball does seem to have swagger. Not only does it have a noticeable backend motion, it does grab peoples attention by its color scheme.

I would suggest this ball be first out of your bag on a "Typical House Shot" and you should have no problem getting lined up. As the lanes broke down, I migrated more towards the middle of the lane and still had a strong enough motion at the breakpoint to have no problem getting to the pocket.

I just drilled this ball this week and have been really impressed and would recommend this ball to anyone looking for something with a higher hook potential.

I drilled mine: 70x3"x25. Gave me great length and a strong, angular backend motion.

Comments about DV8 Hell Raiser:

My first review was after only 3 games. I've used it now about 9 games and just bowled my first 300 game with a 769 series. Love this ball!! Everyone who watches me roll this ball loves its angle into the pocket, power it hits with, and the pin action it causes. Highly recommended.

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This ball is the best Pro Performance Ball i have ever thrown. It is a lot more forgiving if I miss a little bit then my alpha max was or my world beater that I used to have. This ball carried the pins on light hits as well as flush hits.... I would recommend this ball to anyone that has a medium to high ball speed. I say that because on some practice shots I threw it slower than normal just to see the reaction and in those instances it did have a tendency to hook a little early, but as long as you keep your speed up you should have no problem getting this ball to smash into the pins and carry

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only one use, but imagine good for heavy oil anything, sport, tournament, ths.