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Arsenal Angular
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
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Introducing the latest innovations from Track: the Arsenal Angular Particle and the Arsenal Aggressive Particle. Two powerful weapons for the competitive bowler, their performance helps to minimize misfortunes on tougher lane conditions during tournament play.

The Arsenal series features Track's newest coverstock, the PEAK particle coverstock, which combines the benefits of particle's midlane traction with the stronger, continuous backend of reactive resins.

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Arsenal Angular Specs
Hook Rating 34-30  
Length 6.0  
Backend 9.0  
Core Technology Morpheus Radical Symmetric  
Core Power 7.0  
RG 2.51  
Differential 0.048  
Determinator Spin Time N/A  
Flare Potential 5  
Coverstock PEAK Particle  
Friction Rating 7.0  
Finish Clean N Sheen  
Polish Delayed Reaction  
Reaction Shape Flip  
Lane Condition Medium  

 

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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2005, 04:32:48 PM »
YYYYYEEEESSSSS, this is my precious. That echo you hear is my Angular pimp slappin the pins. 15# 2oz. of explosives. I drilled basic label leverage. The shot I play with it is 15 out to about the 4 and watch them scatter.  The Angular gets through the heads clean and dives left at the breakpoint.

The hit at the pin deck is deafning.  After working the thumb out a little I shot 641 in practice, tonight I'll try on second shift and report back.
 
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2005, 06:26:04 PM »
Ball spec: 15.3lb. 2" pin and 2 3/4 top.

Bowler spec: 16.5 - 18.9 mph, track diameter 9 1/4, pap 4 3/4 1/2 down.

Layout: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2  x-hole at 4 1/2 over and 2 1/2 down.

The scoop on this ball is that it hooks just alittle sooner then an EXCEPTION and it backends just as hard.  This ball has been thrown from 5 to 25 board on the lane and it never rolls out.  This ball is amazing.  The most versitile league ball Track has in its line.  Tounrament bowlers will find this ball too be very useful on just about every condition.  Good luck and pick one up today.

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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2005, 08:27:46 AM »

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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2005, 01:10:20 AM »
Yes I am back people, here from Canada here is my review on the Arsenal Angular...The name of the ball says it all.....ANGULAR IT IS!!!!!!!! My Angular is drilled 5 x 5, 1" above midline, balance hole 31/32 2" deep, kept at Box finish....This ball I absolutley love, I find that this ball is a great compliment to the Xception...This ball is very clean through the front part of the lanes without hooking up on you, with explosive backend finish...If you own a Xception this is a must have ball, when your Xception is not kicking out the corners pick this ball up, it may even pick up the corners on the other lanes for you too....LOL....But I must say this ball is great, I find this ball works very well on carry down becasue it takes the corners much sharper...Also if you are looking for a ball to rev up quickly this is it...I find it is a perfect compliment to my Xception, when I can't kick the corners out with my Xception I pick up the Angular...Hosue bowlers looking for a little more revs to kick the corners...pick this one up...definently a must have for tournament bowlers...Any of you guys and girls that liked the Crunch Time, you will definently want this ball in your Arsenal...That is it people here from Canada...Stay tuned for the my next review...Peace Out from Canada...



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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2005, 07:17:54 AM »
Personal pap 5 over 3/4up, 14-15 mph tweener
Drilled 4x3.5
Coverstock: Out of Box
Lane Conditions: med - med/med oil

I’ve been throwing this ball for about a month now and I feel pretty comfortable to write it up.  In relationship to the Track Line, this ball is about 3-4 boards stronger than the Xception.  It can handle a little heavier oil and offers a very strong backend on that condition.

It is very clean through the fronts with good read in the mids and finishes very well.  The strength of this ball to me however is when I can stroke it or push it to the free hook and it just charges back on its own.  I mention the stroke or push because a majority of bowlers are faster than me, so getting thru the heads and playing more of the dry area will offer most of you great recovery strength and finish downlane.

It can definitely eat through the carry down without a problem and the hit is very strong.  A very nice compliment to the Xception or a great benchmark ball to start with on your average house shots.

On edit: I forgot to mention to those who had doubt about their driller's knowledge with mass bias, this is our high performance "symmetrical" line. They shouldn't have any problems drilling this ball along with the Arsenal Agressive.
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2005, 10:15:58 AM »
Ball: pin 4 1/2 from PAP, above the ring finger, CG stacked below. I left it with its OOB finish.

Lane Conditions: Various--this along with a GP2 was my primary ball at the ABC in Baton Rouge.

Reaction: Skid/Snap reaction, but different than normal. It reads the mids very nice, and booms on the backend. It reads the lane about 2-3ft sooner than the Xception, but near identical backend reaction. As I mentioned in the Arsenal Aggressive review---the Peak particles are amazing. This thing backends like reactive.

HOOK: The Angular will cover more boards than many other balls if the backends are fresh enough. When it gets to the dry it just GOES. When I hit carrydown this slices through it. Too much backend for shorter sport patterns. It will not cover heavy oil, but on medium conditions it will rip them up. I see the Angular as ideal on house patterns. 8.5

Control: UM....NO. Not with this ball. Its breakpoint is just too strong. 6.0

HIT: The Arsenal Angular is a wrecking ball smashing through the pocket. I said the Aggressive is strong at the pins and it keeps the pins low---so is the Angular but its breakpoint is so strong and it saves so much enery for the pindeck. I have not seen a pearl ball keep the pins as low as this ball does. The Xception hits--but the Angular takes it to another level. 10.0

Readability: As stated in many of my other reviews, I do not like to use balls that are super strong at the breakpoint for reading the lanes. The Angular will definately let you know when it hits dry. Not my ideal ball for reading the lanes. 6.5

OVERALL: The Angular reminds me so much of the FreakOut---but with more to offer in the backends. It definately catches attention on the lanes with the way it hits the pins. This ball can be used by any style and perform well. Cranker, tweener, and stoker will all have use for this ball. The cover/core combo is very good. If you like to stand left (for righties) and throw right on a house shot....the Arsenal Angular Particle is your ball.

The Angular gets a strong 9.5 from me because so many of you are going to love this ball on a house shot.
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2005, 09:41:29 AM »
Track International recently introduced the Arsenal Angular Particle bowling ball, their newest high end/symmetrical performance entry from the Track team.  This is part of the 1-2 punch of the new Arsenal series of Track bowling balls, as the other ball, the Track Arsenal Aggressive Particle was also recently introduced to this market.

The advertising literature states that the Arsenal Angular Particle is among the latest innovations from Track: one of two powerful weapons for the competitive bowler, thier performance helps minimize misfortunes on tougher lane conditions during tournament play. The Arsenal series features Track's newest cover, the PEAK particle cover stock, which combines the benefits of particle's midlane traction with the stronger, continuous backend of reactive resins.
 
The Arsenal Angular Particle Specifications include a hook rating of 34-40; a length rating of 6.0 with a backend of 9.0. The core technology comes from the Morpheus Radical Symmetric, a cousin of the Track Freak-A-Zoid core.  The core power is 7.0 with the radius of gyration of 2.51.  The differential is 0.048 with a flare potential of 5”.  The friction rating is 7.0.  The Arsenal Angular Particle has a Cleen and Sheen finish while polished with Delayed Reaction.  This ball’s reaction shape is for flip while the lane condition intended for is medium oil.  

Matt Yablonsky from Matt’s Pro Shop inside Rapids Bowling Center in Niagara Falls drilled this Arsenal Angular Particle with a 5 x 5 1/4 drilling, with the CG kicked a little toward the track slightly, with a negative-side appearance.  The pin was located above the fingers in the midline of the grip.   After Matt drilled the Arsenal Angular Particle, there was 5/8 ounce negative side and 3/8 ounce finger weight; no extra hole was needed in the ball.  This Arsenal Angular Particle started with about 4 ounces of top weight.  The pin was 3 1/2” from the ball’s center of gravity.  Since the ball came with a box shine, no additional surface tweaks were needed at this time.

After the Arsenal Angular Particle was drilled, I tested this ball out on a variety of fresh patterns, starting with Rapids’ familiar 21 milliliter, 42’ fresh house pattern.  Note that the surface is wood and was last resurfaced in 2000 previous to the center reopening following being closed for seven years.  I was playing around the fourth arrow to the 10th board at 50’, noticing that I got a real good look of hard hook in the next 10 feet.  It was important to keep the speed on this pearl particle ball as the reaction in the back end compares to a strong resin look.  After some carrydown of oil, the Angular Particle became a little tamer in the back, however, still very strong in reaction.

I then used the Arsenal Angular Particle at Leisure Land Lanes in Hamburg NY on a shorter, wetter 38’ pattern with 20 milliliters of oil on a pair of wood lanes in which the surface has been compromised from a number of years without resurfacing.  Again, I got the same strong back end reaction not seen in most pearl particle balls.  Also, strong ball speed is important to getting the maximum pre-hooking length from this ball.

As advertised, the Arsenal Angular Particle ball is very aggressive in the back and provides a lot of kick as the ball transitions in dynamic from roll to hook in the back end.  I found the Arsenal Angular Particle to have the most back end hook of most balls I’ve ever rolled.  This was a pleasant surprise as practically every pearl particle ball I ever drilled and used was comparatively tame in the midlane and back end.  Most of my recent bowling success has been with pearl particle equipment as my ball speed is on the slower end of the acceptable speed range for effective scoring.  The Angular Particle offers a lot of power and hook for the bowling ball dollar.  Speaking of the Freak-A-Zoid, the Arsenal Angular Particle ball reacts similar to it, but is somewhat more aggressive in the back end.

The Arsenal Angular Particle is a great ball for bowlers who throw the ball straight on most conditions, or bowlers with a lot of hand who bowl on lanes that have a little bit of oil carrydown.  The Angular Particle ball may be good on fresh oil patterns depending on layout and drilling, but it's definitely a ball that can stay in the bag on very dry lanes.  Track makes several good balls for lanes that are drier in the heads and midlane, such as the Dry Heat, Slash, and Xception, just to name a few.

Our thanks go out to Track International President and PBA Champion Del Warren and Track's national sales director and world renowned bowling coach Brian Pursel, and Cheektowaga's Jeff Walsh,  Track's Northeastern Sales Manager for the complementary issue of the Arsenal Angular Particle, while added thanks go out to Matt Yablonsky for drilling the Arsenal Angular Particle. Thanks go out to Len Pimm and his staff at Rapids Bowling Center in Niagara Falls and Pete Cambio, Jr. from Leisure Land Lanes  in Hamburg for providing their facilities and oiling specifications.
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2005, 12:22:48 PM »
I drilled 2 Angular Particles. The first one in a 6 x 41/2 with the pin high above my middle finger, no balance hole and the surface is 600 with a slight shine. This ball goes VERY straight. I can play up the oil line and still get great hit. I am very excited to see what this ball will do when the lanes turn into the Sahara Desert. The second one I drilled is a 4.25 x 3 with the pin under my ring finger and the balance hole 2 in down from my PAP ( box finish shiny). This ball is VERY much a skid/flip type of ball. I think I may have drilled it a little too strong with the down lane reaction this ball has. Once again I will be very eager to see how it performs on dry lanes. Like all track balls this thing it’s like a tank and it definitely performs as advertised. ANGULAR.

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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2005, 10:45:04 PM »
My new favorite ball. The Angular is awsome. I have 2 to review for you. These were drilled by Jason Guest of J.G. 300 Pro Shop in Ottumwa, IA.

Ball #1 - Started with a 4" pin. Drilled this 4 1/2 x 2 pin above ring finger, large hole on axis. Left with box finish. This ball is awsome. Easy length with a trace of head oil and nice recovery. This is the longer of the 2 and has a sharper breakpoint. I use this to open up the lane. I have had some great scores with this one already.

Ball #2 - Started with a 2" pin. Drilled this one 4x3 pin under ring finger small hole 1" past axis. This ball gets into a roll about 2' sooner than #1, but has about the same total hook. I use this when I want a more controlled reaction.
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2005, 07:07:27 AM »
Pros: Get down the lane and has a great strong move on the back ends!
Cons: none as of yet


Lane Condition bowled on= fresh oil 42ft on new synthetic hpl lanes.


Bowling style= Right Handed semi Cranker, 18-19 mph ball speed.


Ball condition= Brand new in box surface condition


layout=Drilled pin below and in between the fingers, cg, swung rt about 3". No weight hole. My PAP is 5" over, and 3/4" up.


I was in complete awe when i first threw the Angular. Great choice for your first ball out of the bag on league night. this particle pearl has a very strong reaction back end reaction, and gets good length. Carry down doesn't seem to be an issue. I have used this ball in 4 different houses, all with different lane patterns, and have been very successful, and satisfied. I wouldn't suggest it for extreme heavy oil, or shorter sport patterns.
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2005, 12:49:28 PM »
Drilled a 2 1/2" pin, 4 x 4. I left the cover with the box finish. My axis is 5 1/2 up 1/4 with a rev rate around 400.
This ball a similar roll pattern to the Freak-a-zoid, but the pearl particle cover stock doesn’t read the midlane nearly as much.  It seems to prefer a fresh pattern, with a good amount of oil in the heads and a clean backend. Once the oil carried down, I had to throw it around (outside) the oil line to get reaction.  When the ball makes its move, it goes, but I wouldn’t say it’s a flippy reaction.  

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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2005, 09:34:54 PM »
I drilled this ball with pin above and between fingers with CG out 1/2 inch from center of grip no hole. The reaction I got with this ball was amazing.
It rolled up nice in the mid-lane and still made a move on the back.
The light hit seemed to carry every time. This is one strong ball!!!!

After using this ball for a few weeks I'm still amazed at the light hit carry.
When the lanes begin to breakdown I am still able to keep moving left without
losing my carry.

This ball will be a factor this up coming regional season.
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2005, 11:44:07 PM »
I drilled this ball with the pin above the ring finger, and the cg kicked an inch right.  This may be my favorite ball.  It is stronger than reactives like the Rule and Slash, yet has the reaction of a reactive ball.  It is clean through the front, and has good backend reaction.  I feel I can play any part of the lane with this ball.  It is a good compliment to the Aggresive Arsenal, and the control and power of these two balls make them great choices on longer patterns.
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Re: Arsenal Angular
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2005, 01:06:49 AM »
Ball Speed 17MPH
Axis Rotation 45*
Axis Tilt 20*
Rev Rate 330

I consider myself to be a "middle ground" tweener, and I must admit that it isn't very often that I am so excited about a piece of equipment as I am about the Arsenal Angular. Simply because in today's environment, entry angle equals pin carry, and all I can say is WOW! The Angular clears the heads very easily, revs up in the mids, and when it hits dry at the end of the pattern, for me, it was a big backend move and pin crushing hit. Track has a real winner here, and the symmetrical core makes it a quite versatile ball for all but the most extreme styles. I didn't even need to put it away when the heads started going, just simple "3 and 1" moves deeper was all it took...why? Because even with a little carrydown, the Angular let me get around the carrydown and still turn the corner to get a flush hit. In a surface experiment, wet sanded to 600, the Angular's breakpoint moved around 5' closer, still with a hard arc into the pocket, what I'd still call Angular. This is a MUST HAVE ball for anyone looking for a strong backend reaction. The PEAK PARTICLE pearl coverstock and symmetrical core match up superbly. My rating (and I don't give this out often) a big 10 of 10

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