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Animal Untamed
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
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When it came to competition, the animal inside him could not be tamed. He was unstoppable, unbeatable...and wild to win. With the Animal Untamed, your wild side will consume you, too. At last, your demands for a reactive, high-performance ball have been met. Our Power Plus resin cover stock wraps around our extremely popular Mutant core, giving competitive bowlers such as you an edge. The Animal Untamed provides the versatility of high-performance core technology coupled with a cover stock that can handle medium volume oil conditions...until now, something not possible with today's increasingly aggressive particle cover stocks. Let your animal instincts work for you and break into the winners' circle with the Animal Untamed.


Animal Untamed Specs
Hook Rating 33-25  
Length 4.0  
Backend 9.0  
Core Technology Morpheus  
Core Power 9.5  
RG 2.49  
Differential 0.053  
Determinator Spin Time 8.0  
Flare Potential 7  
Coverstock POWERPLUS Reactive  
Friction Rating 7.0  
Finish Mega Smooth  
Polish Magic Shine  
Reaction Shape Strong Arc  
Lane Condition Medium to Heavy Oil  

 

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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2004, 06:36:57 PM »
Ball specs:

The ball being drilled was 3” pin out with 2.50 oz top weight. Top weight and CG location were verified via scale and Mb/PSA was verified with Determinator prior to drilling.

The drilling chosen was pin 5.25” from PAP and Mb/PSA 2.5” from PAP; pin is below fingers 1.75 inches above grip midline.

After drilling the ball was weighed at 0.50 oz positive side weight, 0.50 positive finger weight and 0 oz top/bottom weight. A 49/64 weight hole was drilled 3.5" deep on the VAL to achieve these weights after drilling.

Bowler Information:
Track diameter is 10.25”.
PAP is measured at 5.375 over and 0 up/down.
Average ball speed (foul line to head pin) is 17 mph.
Axis rotation is typically 45 degrees
Initial rev rate is typically 350 rpm


I just love the look that the Animal Untamed gave me, easy to rev up off the hand with wonderful control of the midlane along with pleanty of continuation at the pins. I had an awesome amount of control with this ball and all the power I could have wished for. What really suprised me is that as the pattern started to break down and hook early I could still get this one down the lane and get an excellent reaction, even with this Mb placement. This ball fits in very nice between my Havoc and my first Animal. Both of those balls are drilled with similar layouts (I used a little quicker revving Mb placement on the Untamed) and work very well for my bowling style. This was a much anticipated release for me and I am not disappointed, I am very excited about this ball.


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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2004, 06:01:46 PM »
Track Animal Untamed:
Ball Specs

The ball being drilled was a 5” pin out with 2.75 oz top weight.

The drilling chosen was pin 4 1/4” from PAP and Mb 4” from PAP ( approximately 45 degrees); pin is above fingers, 3 1/4" above grip midline. Weight hole past axis pitched away at a 5 o'clock angle.

Bowler Information:
Track diameter is 10 1/2.
PAP is measured at 5 1/4 over and 3/8" up.
Average ball speed (foul line to head pin) is 17 mph.
Axis rotation is typically 45 degrees
Initial rev rate is typically 300 rpm, "Tweener"

Thanks to Bill Monce from Track and Gus Yannaras our Track Rep for allowing me to test this ball.

The ball truly lives up to its billing. Wonderful in every sense. Clean through the fronts, smooth and strong off the oil into the dry with a strong change of direction on the backends, but with the control that a lightly sanded reactive should give. 1st two games on the ball 248, 268. Really opens up the lane and allows me to have the control of breakpoint I need.

Compared to my other Track Balls:
Mutant: Untamed is cleaner through the fronts and a little harder on the backends. Does not "Rev" up as quick as the Mutant.

Phemon Unleashed: Untamed is cleaner through the fronts, not as strong change of direction when it hits the dry. The phenom unleashed is more violet and definately "Revs" quicker.

Animal: Goes longer and does not "Rev" up as quick as the Untamed. The animal backends harder and later and changes direction more violently.

Definately a powerful and contollable ball here. Highly recommended. I am impressed. You will be too. Thanks for reading me review.
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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2004, 09:13:58 AM »
hey from germany,

i got my animal and drilled it 5 1/8 x 2 3/8 pin above ringfinger x-hole on pap.
amazing power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it´s an unbelievable ball that destroyes the pin.
i use it on a 41 feet pattern
the ballreaction is stronger than my icon300.

thank you del for that great ball

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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2004, 05:06:00 PM »
i have a animal untamed its a nice ball for med to heavy oil

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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2004, 11:15:34 AM »
Ball specs:  15lb 3, PIN 4" inches, Top weight 3 1/2

Surface:  Box

Drilling:  Pin 1" above bridge tilted so Mass Bias is almost on Vertical axis line.  Balance hole 6" across, small 3/4 hole 2 inches deep

Bowler stats:  Lefty, stroker, medium revs.  PAP 5 1/4 across, 7/8 up

I was surprised to find that the coverstock on this ball was quite abrassive.  With my arcing Animal and my high flaring Sheer Havoc (see other review) I really needed something in between the 2.  By tilting the PIN to a 1 o'clock position it gave me medium flare and with the 4"pin I knew the movement from oil to friction would be strong.

I tested this ball on an open house shot, 40ft fresh synthetics.  I noticed this ball started up a bit earlier than my Animal, Crunchtime and Unleashed but retained a decent movement at the back.  I figured it was the coverstock.  Whilst it didnt turn as hard as I thought, it certainly did turn and cover more boards than anything else in my bag.  It really surprise me, I have an Animal that Arcs but it fell about 3-5 boards short of the Untamed.

The hit was great and it certainly mixed them when I hit light.  I noticed the ball leaving the pin deck around the 9 pin position which is always a good sign for me.  First game, 257, 2nd 258 I was impressed.  No matter how wide I sent it, it always recovered.

Definetly not the prettiest ball Track has released but it does the job.  Wouldnt mind grabbing another and polishing it to see how it goes.  At the moment I'm not changing a thing with mine.  A keeper which I look forward to using alot!

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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2004, 09:18:25 PM »
Ball: 3 3/4 pin to PAP, 1 3/4 above my midline, and MB 1inch right of thumb and about 4.5 inches from PAP, surface was left in box condition

Lane Conditions: various----various surfaces

Reaction: Smooth....starts reading the lane at about the 20ft point. Smooth arc off of the dry. Plays very consistant when you have to play up the boards with it.

Hook: I would put this ball on about the same level as the Phenom Unleashed, only it rolls sooner. Add a little surface to this ball and it could easily handle oil for most speeds and styles. 9.5

Control: This is where I see this ball a cut above most others. Handles any sport shot easily, seems to ignore wet/drys and reacts smoothly off of the dry boards. 9.5

Hit: Just an eyelash weaker impact that the Animal offers....but not much. Pins fly in no particular manner, they are kept low, and there are messengers galore to choose from. 9.9

Readability: For a ball that is as strong as this one the Untamed is very readable on most conditions. Placing the morpheous core in a reactive shell made this ball totally controllable without the EXTREME early roll that the particles have. 9.5

Overall: Awesome ball. I am just kind of sad that Track waited so long to release it. BUT as usuall the public gets what it wants. Very useable ball for every style. If you thought the Unleashed looked tough in Walter Ray's hands...I would have loved to have seen him throw this ball.

OVERALL RATING: 9.5
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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2004, 05:45:27 AM »
hello every1,
got my Untamed drilled yesterday and tested it.My drill specs....Rick knows them!!!hehe.All i can remember is pin under ring finger,MB 1,5 inch i think to the right of my thumb.Drilled this one for a delayed roll.

I used it on both very dirty lanes,and fresh lanes.The dirty ones where the day before oil,played all afternoon and night by house balls,and kids i guess.
The ball reacted a whole lot,giving me room to play.(i forgot to mention i am average rev player,around 14.6miles speed.now that Rick mentioned a few release hints,i think i am leanind towards the mid-hig rev player,but not power players).Anyway,i stood on board 40,shot on 15 at the arrows,and the ball had a breakpoint of 7-5 and always came back either brooklyn or hittin hard at the nose.

On the fresh oil with clean backends i stood on 42,shot at 19-18 at the arrows,the ball would spin up to 5 or less at breakpoint and come back hard!!!!
Many many pockets,big room for errors...
Very pleased with this ball,and with the drilling specs.Thanks Rick!!!

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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2004, 09:38:03 PM »
Another gem I picked up used. This one wasnt in the greatest condition but I had to make it work.

Ball is drilled pin under and slightly left of ring, mb is 1" past VAL.

Reaction: Very smooth. Originally the cover was a bit dull so the ball wanted to rev up quick and begin to arc. I had to hit it with some polish and now it gets down the lane and starts to move at about 35-40 ft instead of 25-30. In both surface preps the ball has a smooth, early arcing reaction to it. Very readable.

Hook: This ball hooks alot!! It doesnt appear to because of where on the lane it begins to hook. It is an early revving ball so it starts up early and rolls very heavily into the pins.

Control: This is where the ball really shines. Control is the name of this ball's game. I use this ball to read the oil pattern and adjust from there. Many times I dont put this one away. Just make a small adjustment and this ball is usable. Especially with the polished cover.

Hit: I see this ball hitting just as hard as my Animal. Now with the polish on it, the ball retains energy better and really throws the pins around. Keeps them low and messengers fly everywhere.

Readability: For a ball this strong, it reads the lane very well. Very controllable and an all around excellent ball.

FINAL IMPRESSION: Why did I wait so long to get my hands on one of these? This is a great ball and definately the best control ball I have ever thrown. Reads the entire lane, and the Impact is unreal!! Being that the one I received in trade is a bit beat up, i am looking to get another one of these in better condition or NIB. Solid performer. 9.5 out of 10.


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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2004, 01:50:58 AM »
You can see my stats in my profile and also in my rule review...
I have this ball for a few months now and all i can say is that this is a perfect ball for medium oil for me.

When the lanes begin to breakdown or dry up and my rule tends to give me splits or brooklyn strikes,this baby comes out and takes care of things.

I have this one drilled for length with pin under ring finger,extra hole near the pap and mb in position 2.

I really like the fact that this ball although reactive it rolls earlier than other reactives and thus it is more stable that others.I also have this in box condition and recently started using scotch brite to keep this look since although i clean it all the time,it has started shining with all this oil!!!.

For me it cannot be used in heavier oil conditions unless its really dry on the outside and definetelly make the ball pass through those areas.

Overall its a great conpensation for an animal or a rule.It strikes hard keeping the pins low and also creates room for error.

I usually use this ball shooting from an area aroun 25 to 29 with my feet 15 at the arrows out to 8 or 10 for a nice recovery.on dryer conditions i can move further in but it may become unstable some times and unpredictable,a fact that concerns mostly our lane conditons rather than the ball.
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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2005, 09:36:12 PM »
16 pounds 3oz top weight 3 inch pin-cg, drilled 3 3/8" stacked.  This ball was not
properly advertized in its strength by its Radius of Gyration and its differential.  I thought this ball would go short and have a hard andnice steady arc towards the pocket.  I was wrong this ball goes a lot longer than I thought with a very mild backend to it.  I was not very impressed at all by it.  I thought the Sheer Havoc and the Animal regular looked a lot more impressive than this ball.  If you have higher speed without high rotation, stay far away from this ball.
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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2005, 04:14:21 PM »
Had this ball for some time now, 15lb 2.1 oz top weight 2" pin out,used it in box condition drilled leverage, pin just under and a little to the right of ring finger with mb just to the right of thumb, pin,cg,and mb all in line, Check profile for style. Very happy good strong hitting ball not bad length with a nice jump at the backend, very easy ball to use, house cond 40ft Tophat Synthetics Australia. But after about 9 weeks it was dead it would not hook as hard and the hit went off, moved to the dry boards and it appeared to roll out. Lost interest until a mate suggested that we redrill it with a more suitable drilling for my side roll style. Which ended up like this. mb on my track at 45 degrees through cg to pin about 2" below and 2" to the right of my ring finger, a balance hole was placed 1 1/2" from the pin on my pap. Why not as the ball was no good like this. Still no good, it just skated and made a very weak turn at the backend.  One last try polished it and what do you know it came back to life, yes it did go a bit longer but it swings hard at the backend and blows the pins to bits, now happy again. Moral of the story don't give on a ball until you have tried all the options, as bowling balls are very dear in Australia we have to try all the options. News flash, dragged the old boy out after poor performance during school break. Frist night on the fresh oil after the school break, 300, wonders never cease, it's been 1 year since my last one. It just goes to show, match the right ball with the right conditions and your back in the game.
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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2006, 01:55:58 AM »
picked up this nugget off of ebay  for a great price and I love this ball
Drilled it 4 1/2 by 4 1/2  pin by mass bias...wieght hole below val down by thumb...what a great ball...rolls really heavy and smooth...very controlled...used in tourney recently...black widow and mean machine were too strong...pulled this out and moved right to 2 board...(pattern similiar to reverse block)and smashed the hole...
really recomend this ball..

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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2006, 12:35:34 PM »
I picked this ball up slightly used from a fellow BR member (thanks mrbowlingnut).  I fully plugged this ball and finished the surface to 2000 grit abralon, no polish.

Desired Reaction
   I was looking for a ball with a "high-tec" core, but not a super aggressive cover.  The animal untamed was advertised as such, so it was a good fit.  I wanted a ball to use on the longer regional patterns (#4- 42' and #5- 44') that would have a controlled backend reaction.

Layout
   Since I was using the ball on longer patterns and wanted a controlled backend, I decided to go with a "pin under" the fingers layout.  I placed the pin directly under the fingers, between the gripline and ring finger.  The mass bias was swung out and placed on my VAL.  This ended me with a 4 3/4" pin to PAP distance and a 2 1/4" MB to PAP distance.  A small weight hole (3/4" diameter by 2.5" deep) was placed in the thumb positive quadrant, 1" inside the VAL to bring the ball back to legal statics.

Reaction
   On the longer patterns, the ball floats through the heads and mids, seemingly not losing any axis rotation.  Once the end of the pattern is reached, the side roll quickly transitions into a strong and heavy forward roll.  Because this ball/layout has so much forward roll and very little skid/side roll at the pins, the carry is excellent.  The longer oil patterns allow it to store up enough energy to finish on the backend.
   I attempted to throw this ball on the 40' US Open pattern.  This time, the ball just didn't get enough push down the lane for me (even playing towards the outside of the lane), and seemed to over react.  When I was able to get it to the pocket, it seemed to just burn up a little too much energy to carry well.  I think this is partialy due to the early rolling layout and surface prep as well as the shorter oil pattern.  I think with a 4000 grit abralon finish, I would be able to match up to the pattern a little better.
   Finally, I threw this ball on our center's "newly designed" house shot.  It is a 39' christmas tree pattern pattern with a a huge amount of oil down the middle and dry outsides.  After bowling on regional patterns most of the summer (some of which are still fairly forgiving), the house shot seems "stupid easy."  With the A.U., I was forced to play inside in the soup (targeting around 18 at the arrows out to about 10-12 at the breakpoint) to get enough length down the lane.  Here the ball resembled the longer oil regional patterns... easy push through the heads and a strong forward roll at the end of the pattern.  I had no problems carrying from this angle.  If I pushed the ball out early into the dry, it would jump and seemed to "die out," reminding me of the reaction from the US Open pattern.  I had some room to miss inside, as long as the ball was projected out onto the lane (i.e. the breakpoint was outside of about the 13 board).  If it was inside of this, the ball would over react and run high.  I probably had 5 boards area on the house shot, which I would guess is about average.  The ball is definitely usable on a house shot, but probably wouldn't be my first choice .  
 
Overall
   Overall, this ball performs very well on the conditions I intended it (42' and 44' regional patterns).  Smooth reaction at the breakpoint and good carry.  On these patterns I give it a 9/10.  On shortern patterns, the ball/layout just started to roll too soon for me.  I think it may work with some surface adjustments, but as-is it wouldn't be my first choice.  I give it a 4/10, with a much higher potential (I could see this ball performing just as well with the proper layout/and surface prep).  On a fresh house shot with the current surface/layout, it is usable and has enough hit to carry the corners from inside lines, 7.5/10.  I think there may be better choices, but the ball will get the job done.  I would be interested to see how a different layout (maybe a 4X4 or 5X5 stacked) with a polished cover would perform on a house shot.  Based upon my observations, I think this ball has lots of potential.  

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Re: Animal Untamed
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2006, 02:44:49 PM »

I bought this ball as an X-out second on eBay.  The ball that I got had the center of gravity in a strange place and the mass bias was mislabeled.  After weighing the ball out my coach warned me that the drilling would be unusual, but he'd do the best he could.  What I ended up with was the true center of gravity right in the center of my grip, the pin 4-1/2" above the space between my finger holes and the mass bias marking pushed over about 2" to the left of my grip ( not the right like you'd expect cause I'm right handed ).

Anyway, at first I was a bit turned off by the unusual drilling and was about to write it up to lesson learned - expect to get a dud every once in a while if you order X-out 2nds.  But after giving the ball a chance, I've come to find that it works very well despite the unusual drilling.

The ball is very well suited for anything from the lighter side of heavy oil, the entire spectrum of medium, and even plays well for a lighter oil house shot.

It has a nice strong arc type of a hook, thats a bit angular but not at all skid-flippy, and the cover does not burn up energy on lighter conditions yet still has enough friction to come back in somewhat heavier oil.  Very nice control ball, though somewhat speed sensitive.  

One thing I really like about this ball is that it works much better for 3,6,10, or 6-10 type spare conversions because it has a large margin for error when shooting spares on the right, and it almost seems that this ball is a guided missle programmed to avoid the gutter, it gets down lane and turns right down the side making right side spares simple.

On a true medium condition, I have other balls that I'd rather throw, but if I felt that rolling earlier was called for, this is the ball that I'd go to.

It also plays really well on a house shot if you play a more straight line in the middle kind of game.





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