Hammer Pillow Shammy Pad

The Hammer Pillow Shammy Pad isn’t just another towel—it’s a dual-threat maintenance tool designed to keep your ball and your game in peak condition from the first frame to the tenth. Featuring an innovative “Pillow” design that doubles as a convenient ball cup, this pad provides a stable, cushioned base for your ball during cleaning sessions or surface adjustments. One side features oil-absorbing leather that efficiently removes lane oil while maintaining your ball’s intended hook motion and backend snap, while the EZ-Grip side ensures secure handling during cleaning. Safe and effective on all coverstocks—from polished pearl to aggressive solid reactive to urethane—the Pillow Shammy Pad delivers both cleaning performance and practical versatility in a single innovative design. Ships free with no minimum purchase, backed by a 60-day return policy.

Hammer Pillow Shammy Pad — Dual-Threat Maintenance Tool with Built-In Ball Cup

The Hammer Pillow Shammy Pad isn’t just another towel; it’s a dual-threat maintenance tool designed to keep your ball—and your game—in peak condition from the first frame to the tenth. With its innovative “Pillow” design, this pad doubles as a convenient ball cup, providing a stable, cushioned base for your ball during cleaning or surface adjustments.

🛏️ Innovative “Pillow” Ball Cup Design — Stable Cleaning Platform

The defining feature of the Pillow Shammy Pad is its unique construction that allows it to function as a ball cup when needed. By positioning the pad on a flat surface with the cushioned side up, you create a stable, protective base that cradles your bowling ball during detailed cleaning sessions, surface preparation work, or when applying polish, cleaner, or other maintenance products.

This ball cup functionality solves a common problem bowlers face during maintenance: where to safely position the ball while working on it. Setting a ball directly on hard surfaces like concrete, tile, or scoring tables can scratch the coverstock or create flat spots. Holding the ball in your lap while applying cleaner gets messy and makes it difficult to work on the entire surface evenly. The Pillow Shammy provides a dedicated, cushioned platform that protects your ball while giving you stable, hands-free access to work on the entire surface.

The pillow design is particularly useful in pro shops, tournament settings, or when doing surface adjustments between blocks. You can set the ball on the pad, apply your surface preparation products or perform thorough cleaning, then flip the pad over to use the shammy sides for final wiping—all with a single versatile tool.

🧼 Oil-Absorbing Leather Side — Professional Cleaning Performance

The leather side of the Pillow Shammy Pad uses oil-absorbing leather material that efficiently removes lane oil, belt marks, and surface contamination from your ball’s coverstock. Leather has natural oil-absorption properties that make it particularly effective at pulling oil away from reactive resin surfaces rather than just spreading it around.

The leather material also helps restore the ball’s original tacky feel by gently buffing the surface as you clean. This dual action—oil removal plus tackiness restoration—maintains your ball’s intended hook motion and backend snap throughout your session. As lane conditions transition and your ball encounters varying oil volumes, keeping the surface clean and tacky ensures the ball is reacting to the actual lane pattern, not to a layer of accumulated oil sitting on the coverstock.

✋ EZ-Grip Side — Secure Handling During Cleaning

The EZ-Grip side provides a textured, non-slip surface that ensures secure handling during cleaning sessions. When the leather side becomes saturated with oil or when you need a firmer grip surface for aggressive wiping, the EZ-Grip side prevents the shammy from slipping in your hand.

This dual-sided approach gives you options depending on your cleaning needs. Use the leather side for oil absorption and tackiness restoration, then flip to the EZ-Grip side when you need maximum control or when working with particularly oily balls that require multiple wipes to clean effectively.

📋 Hammer Pillow Shammy Pad — Complete Specifications

• Brand: Hammer Bowling
• Product Type: Dual-function shammy pad and ball cup
• Design Feature: “Pillow” construction for ball stability during maintenance
• Side 1: Oil-absorbing leather for cleaning and tackiness restoration
• Side 2: EZ-Grip textured surface for secure handling
• Coverstock Compatibility: Safe on all coverstocks (pearl, solid, hybrid, urethane, plastic)
• Primary Functions: Oil removal, tackiness restoration, ball cup support
• Performance Benefit: Maintains intended hook motion and backend snap
• Versatility: Cleaning pad + stable platform for surface work

💡 BowlersMart Tips: Maximizing Your Pillow Shammy Performance

Use the pillow ball cup function when doing detailed cleaning or surface work between tournament blocks. Set the pad on a bench, chair, or ball return surface, place your ball on the cushioned platform, and you have stable, hands-free access to apply cleaners, perform abralon work, or do thorough oil removal without the ball rolling away or resting on hard surfaces.

For between-shot cleaning during regular bowling, use the leather side with firm, consistent pressure. Wipe the entire track area where the ball contacts the lane, rotating the shammy to use clean sections of material. The leather will remove oil while maintaining the coverstock’s tackiness, ensuring consistent ball reaction shot after shot.

When the leather side becomes saturated with oil, flip to the EZ-Grip side for continued cleaning or to secure your grip while wringing out excess oil from the leather. The textured surface prevents the shammy from slipping even when handling heavily-oiled balls.

Clean the leather side periodically to maintain oil-absorption effectiveness. Wipe it down with a damp cloth and mild soap to remove accumulated oil, then allow it to air dry completely before storing. Avoid harsh chemicals or excessive water that could damage the leather’s natural oil-absorbing properties.

The Pillow Shammy works on all coverstock types, but high-performance reactive resin balls benefit most from regular cleaning. Pearl and hybrid surfaces particularly appreciate the tackiness restoration that comes from the leather’s gentle buffing action.

Store the Pillow Shammy flat or loosely folded in your bowling bag to maintain its pillow structure. Avoid compressing it tightly for extended periods, as this can reduce its effectiveness as a ball cup platform.

✅ Who This Shammy Is Right For Tournament bowlers — pillow ball cup provides stable platform for between-block surface adjustments and detailed cleaning Pro shop operators and coaches — convenient ball cup for demonstrating surface preparation or performing maintenance work Surface adjustment enthusiasts — stable platform for applying abralon, polish, or cleaner without ball rolling Multi-ball arsenal users — versatile tool handles both quick between-shot wipes and detailed maintenance sessions High-performance equipment users — leather side maintains tackiness and hook potential on reactive resin coverstocks Bowlers seeking multipurpose tools — one product serves as shammy, ball cup, and surface prep platform Players who do their own maintenance — stable ball cup makes DIY surface work and cleaning significantly easier

⚠ Good to Know Before You Buy Larger than pocket shammies — pillow design requires more storage space in bowling bag Not machine washable — leather construction requires hand cleaning with damp cloth; can’t throw it in washing machine Ball cup requires flat surface — pillow function only works when placed on stable, level surface Leather requires care — excessive moisture or harsh chemicals can damage leather’s oil-absorbing properties Not a deep cleaner — maintains surface cleanliness but doesn’t replace professional ball cleaning or degreasing Pillow design can compress — storing it tightly compressed for extended periods may reduce ball cup effectiveness Learning curve for ball cup use — takes practice to position ball correctly on pillow platform for surface work

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The Hammer Pillow Shammy Pad ships free with no minimum purchase and is backed by our 60-day return policy. Explore the complete selection of Hammer bowling accessories or browse all bowling towels and shammies at BowlersMart to keep your equipment in peak performance condition.

Weight	.2 lbs
Dimensions	10 × 1 × 1 in
Brand	Hammer
Accessories	Shammy / Towels / Wipes

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