Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
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.
Drill Patterns
Magic 8
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
Post by: towncryer on March 04, 2005, 04:32:48 PM
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.
Thanks Track what a ball!!!!
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Post by: Sactown863 on March 05, 2005, 06:26:04 PM
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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Post by: tenpinspro on March 11, 2005, 07:17:54 AM
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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Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on March 11, 2005, 10:15:58 AM
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. 10.0Readability: 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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Post by: Baxfran on March 12, 2005, 09:41:29 AM
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 5â€. 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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Post by: gobeavers on March 17, 2005, 12:22:48 PM
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Post by: Tom Hess on March 17, 2005, 10:45:04 PM
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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Post by: Rev_O on March 18, 2005, 07:07:27 AM
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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Post by: pba378 on March 18, 2005, 12:49:28 PM
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.
MB
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Post by: JW on March 18, 2005, 09:34:54 PM
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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Post by: Derek Sapp on March 18, 2005, 11:44:07 PM
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Post by: PaCajun on March 19, 2005, 01:06:49 AM
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
Chuck Schommer
Track Amateur Staff
Post by: mpwebber on March 22, 2005, 06:04:51 PM
These two balls compliment each other extremely well! I can start with the Aggresive model on freshly oiled lane conditions and I get a strong midlane reaction that still has enough energy to recover and hit the pins with lots of energy. As the lanes breakdown, I can switch to the Angular model and I get the extra length I need to keep the ball on line to the pocket.
This ball is very clean through the front part of the lane and has a very strong flip when it hits the backend of the lane. This ball has a little bit more length than my Xception and slightly less overall hook than the Xception.
Post by: Mitch Beasley on March 24, 2005, 05:42:38 PM
Ball is extreemly clean through the front twenty feet and picks up a good roll at about 30 feet. Ball has a very strong arch motion to the pocket at around 45 feet and hits very hard. I was very impressed with the hit and how low the pins stay. After throwing several games I became more impressed with how the ball didn't squirt in the oil and didn't wiggle in the carry down.
I say this ball is a couple of boards stronger than the Freakazoid with more backend reaction. I have used it three weeks of league and haven't shot under 730 with it. It is about three board weaker than the Aggressive and goes about 5-7 feet longer.
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Post by: zhenmaster on May 11, 2005, 10:04:08 PM
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Post by: Rock77 on July 12, 2005, 02:56:18 PM
Drilled it pin right of ring, cg stacked below, weight hole on PAP. Basically a stacked leverage drill.
First shot, THS, oiled 5 to 5, medium volume, buffed to 40' with stripped backends. This ball is meant to open up the lanes and it does just that. I was standing on 27 hitting 18 at the arrows out to 10 and the ball just flew back. I have never seen this much ANGULARITY out of a particle ball before. It really flies off of the dry and drives through the pins. So far so good...
Second shot, broken down THS, same shot as above with some carrydown. I knew I wasnt going to be able to open up the lanes like I did on the fresh shot, so I moved right. Stood on 23 hitting 12 at the arrows out to 6 and the ball mellowed out but still made the corner. It revved up early enough to make it back to the pocket and drive through the pins. Very pleased with this ball.
On a side note, I was using this ball practicing the other day when the new synthetics had just been installed. I didnt really know what to expect. Nonetheless, the lanes played a bit heavier than usual due to the new surface. I squared up, changed hand positions and played this ball 11 to 8 and had a nice arcing reaction. I was in the pocket while everyone else struggled.
All in all, another nice piece from Track. Very angular for a particle. Definately not a control ball, but a good ball to open the lanes up with. Plus it hits pretty well too, keeps the pins low and drives through them. I might stock up on this one!!
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Post by: SteveAustin2808 on December 28, 2005, 01:39:02 AM
Weight: 15#
Pin: 1"
Top Weight: N/A
Layout:
With the pin placement so close we could only get away with a 4 1/2" Pin Below the Ring Finger.
First Impressions:
I was very skeptical of this ball at first because of my experiences with particle pearls like the X-Ception 5.0 and Hex-Plosion; however, the Arsenal Angular has really been great to me. I got this ball because my EPX-T1 died out after 50 games, after talking to my pro shop guy about what we could do I was told that I could select any Columbia based bowling ball. Of course Track is a division of Columbia and Track has been giving me great scores since I started back using the equipment. I looked at my options and decided on the Arsenal Angular because I had never thrown it before, plus I wanted to see how it compared to my Reactive and Aggressive.
Compared to the Arsenal Reactive:
The Reactive has the Angular beat in overall hook ability. It is much more aggressive even with its Reactive coverstock. Powerpunch Reactive has got the PEAK Particle pearl beat in this case; although, the Angular does have its advantages over the Reactive. I can play a more direct angle to the pocket and have no problem wondering about whether or not it will over/under which is a total shock because that is the number one problem I have had with Particle Pearl coverstocks. The Angular is very direct but very sharp in changing direction once it touches dry, whereas the Reactive jumps boards quicker in the heads and reads sooner.
Compared to the Arsenal Aggressive:
Although I have not had my Aggressive in about 1/2 a year I can still make a good comparison of the two. Aggressive hooks more by far and had a smoother entry angle to the pocket. The Angular is much more snappy and flippy, thus the name Angular. Pretty simple differences between the two as the characteristics were changed between the two to achieve different reactions.
Conclusion:
This is by far the best reacting Particle pearl I have ever thrown. Never have I seen such consistent reaction from one bowling ball. This ball is best played on direct angles. I have been able to swing it as long as my foot speed was steady. Very angular and very powerful indeed! Certainly glad I picked this one as my replacement for the EPX-T1! If you need a ball for more snap on the backend and long length then look no further than the Arsenal Angular!
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Post by: 9orbetter on January 18, 2006, 02:04:07 PM
Maybe I will try the Reactive next, hmmmm...9
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Post by: JessN16 on June 08, 2006, 04:05:07 AM
Me: Righty, 16-18 mph speed, multiple axes of play, about 300-350 rev rate
The Ball: 15 pounds, Pin at 12:30 right of the ring, CG under the middle finger in the palm, box finish. Ball was an X-blem for low top weight (1.15 oz prior to drilling) and a color issue.
First, the good: The ball clears the heads better than the Machine, on virtually any oil pattern. I had the opportunity to test on multiple oil volumes. I had no problem getting this ball out.
There were a couple of negatives, however. First, it's a very condition-specific ball for me. It does not like oil volumes anywhere over medium. Second, I didn't get a very "angular" look for a ball that carries that word in its very name, and I had a real issue with off-pocket hits. Whereas my 14-pound Machine mixes the pins vigorously and carries off-pocket hits with more regularity, my 15-pound Arsenal Angular needed to be in the pocket or I wasn't going to get much. I had been warned to expect this from a driller.
I did not, though, have the problem I've heard others report who use this ball concerning its controlability. I found the ball easy to control and easy to point. I didn't see any over/under to speak of. The only "under" I got was condition-specific and consistent at that.
I was able to find something with this ball late in my session by taking most of my axis tilt out of it and going straighter up the back of the ball. I'll continue to work with it and see what I can get. I'm not ready to bench this ball yet by any means, but I don't think we know how to dance with each other properly just yet.
Jess
Post by: ThaGin on June 13, 2006, 02:46:10 AM
rolling right but soon found out that it was operator error and not tha ball
in Sunday Night mix league pulled it out after my 177 game with My Solution Power Plus and had tha front 8 and in tha 9th frame left tha 2-4(again cause of operator error)came back wit a strike in tha nice and a stone 9 and converted tha spare to shoot 268 and follow it up with a 224.Angular is a great ball
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Post by: Grayson on September 27, 2006, 10:20:33 AM
2" pin
3.5tw
15lbs 3oz
Drilled:
Pin lightly under right pushed out to the right:
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my Style:
versatile:
Crank it? no Prob
Stroke it... no prop
but now I play mor stroker like.
reaction:
goes long and turns hard ... definitvly goes longer than my Lane#1 Tsunami although both are rated similar by BTM with overallhook...
Ball is stronger than expected but also struggles if the lanes get too oily... Carrydown is ok if there's not too much of it.. othervise the ball skids too far and doesn't get the corner.... (pin too short)
Con:
a bit too flippy for me (imho) but depends on the drilllayout
doesn't like lots of oil or big carrydown condition (but it's not made for it, no?)
dry lanes and the ball will overreact!
Pro:
very strong reaction...
Good hit
I like the length
Just one advice:
don't srew around with the surface!
Dulling will kill the reaction!
Polishing will give extralength and stronger backend but also loss of controll!
"I like it!" Ball! Very good!
Post by: Grayson on November 21, 2006, 03:39:05 PM
Played the ball on an more oily spot with cleaner backends and WOW the ball worked like hell.
I had it polished to high gloss.
BUT: I also got me a lane with carrrydown (two days with open bowling and pre-oiling to keep the lanes oily... so I would like to say CARRYDOWN! HERE I COME!)
So I have to warn you out there... the ball tends to skid around too much and getting a good shot was very difficult.
I switched to a dulled Solid Particle ball (Carbide+) and that worked better.
Sumup:
The ball is strong in the backend as I wrote before and it can handle carrydown as long as it isn't too much.
And still my warning: Don't screw around with the surface.. I dulled it once and it killed the reaction totaly! keep it shiny and the ball cuts throu' the backend like a warm knife thru butter!
Post by: Mutilated1 on June 24, 2007, 01:41:56 PM
Plugged and re-drilled the ball has the pin at about 2 o'clock maybe 5/8# off the center finger, with a weight hole about 1/2" below my PAP.
I really like this ball.
I'm somewhere between a tweener and a stroker, with not a lot of revs but with decent ball speed. With some of my other balls that I've got recently ( machine, power machine for example ) I have to move up to slow the ball down to get a decent hook and then I have problems keeping the ball from rolling out.
With the Arsenal Angular, I move back and keep the ball nice and fast and don't worry - it makes it back. The ball is quite a bit longer than the Arsenal Agressive, but pretty close to every bit as strong overall. If you slow it down, it will hook as much as the Agressive will but keeps more of its energy till its near the pins. It delivers a lot more punch at the pins, and even though its supposed to be a flip type ball, it doesn't lack for control.
If there were more oil, I'd probably put it away and go for the Agressive instead, but on light oil to medium oil where you're looking for length but want to keep the reaction nice and smooth this ball is a great choice.
Post by: rhbowling07 on October 26, 2007, 11:46:28 AM
I bowl between 16-17mph with a lot of hand
My current arsenal:
Columbia Action Packed
Columbia Epx T1
Dynothane Anomaly
Ebonite Tidal Wave Wipeout
Storm Tropical Storm
Track Arsenal Angular
Track Sheer Havoc
Previous Balls i have owned:
Brunswick Fury
Columbia Action Attack
Ebonite V2 Sweet
Track Robo Rule
Balls Bowled with:
Columbia Action
Columbia Action Max
Dynothane Threshold
Ebonite Angular One
Ebonite Xcel Pearl
Ebonite Stinger 2 piece
Elite PBA Scorpion
Morich Awesome Hook
Storm Double Agent
Storm Hot Rod Super Sport
Solution Power Plus EX
Storm Trauma Response
Track Arsenal Artillery
Track Equation 2
Track Machine
Track Rule Delta
Track Xception