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The great one

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Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« on: August 01, 2003, 12:01:59 PM »
Went old school tonight w/my track stuff after being in a slump for about a month now, said screw all the stuff in my bag and went back to my old stuff. Threw a purple pearl elite, heat, heat 2 and had great success w/them. I know the threat is supposed to be the heat, but it's just not the same for me. At first, my hex acted like my elite, but lost it and started rolling sooner. My crunch reacts kind of like my heat 2, but not exactly. Any one have some old favoites that they'd like to see again and have you found another ball that reacts similar?
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2003, 03:09:13 AM »
Well, I have that very same problem.  I used to love all the track's old stuff.  I guess they did wounders for the crankers because everyone I knew that did hit it, did very well with them.  The Triton was the favorit one for me, but I can find that replacement, goes long and just has a really nice finish in the backend, no roll out, no over hook, just perfect.  also, the Elite's were awesome, they had just a little more backend, but very controllable!  Now days they either hook too early or roll out.  Now that I have gone back up to 16, mabey I can find those.  Wish you luck on going back to old school the old faithful's!
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2003, 10:51:25 AM »
Really I was not very interested in alot of older Track equipment. The pearl (goldish colored) Flare interested me but I never ended up with one in my bag, same with the Critical Mass Code Red.

The Track ball I would like to see remade is the Assassin. AWESOME BALL. Very consistant. Great Length for an earlier particle, and very good strength at the pins.
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2003, 08:09:20 PM »
You never know. Track could release the Freak again (although it is not discontinued yet) in a few years if bowlers demand it. Sort of how C300 did with the Cuda.
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2003, 08:27:06 PM »
Columbia didn't reintroduce the Cuda, they put a new cover on the core and called it a cuda. It, in no way, shape, or form was the Cuda/C. Best track in my opinion was the Code Red or the Sensor 2.
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2003, 08:50:57 PM »
My favorite track of all time is the Shark.  (old days) after that would have to be the assassin/

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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2003, 09:20:39 PM »
my favorite old time track ball (which isnt really that old) the assassin i still throw it today and still scoring nicely with it.
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2003, 09:44:58 PM »
The VOODOO...

best ball made by Track period in my humble opinion......

other than completely fried conditions...when couldn't you use this???..and no matter the condition the hit was always strong...
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2003, 06:25:29 AM »
Pearl Elite, plenty of length strong backend. May be a rerelease this coming Oct.

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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2003, 09:00:50 AM »
SYNERGY ETS....let me know if anybody can find one in 15
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« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2003, 10:54:39 AM »
quote:
SYNERGY ETS....let me know if anybody can find one in 15  


Navy Beans, you're in luck....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3620865575

Check that out.
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2003, 11:52:13 AM »
Seems like many of us really liked the Assassin. I think what I liked most about it is that dull it reacted like a particle, and box surface or with a slight shine it reacted like a reactive.
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2003, 12:00:22 PM »
What about the TKO Contender, and the original Heat?????  

In my opinion the Contender polished up real nice was pretty versatile on most conditions, and hit harder than most equipment on the market today.  I used one for three or four years without a resurface job.  Even the Protracktion with TEC coverstock lasted without any real cleaning rituals.  It always hooked hard, killed the pins and carried the house away.  I bowled my best with that ball and that's why it's my favorite of all time.  After all the abuse it took on wood lanes, I had to retire it.  If I was in the market for a heavy oil ball, I'd have to consider picking one of those up again.

I feel that all of the old Triton line is better than what Track has out now.  I had a Freak and after 200+ games it died on me.  I cleaned it religously but never came back to life.  

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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2003, 05:45:24 PM »
I disagree w/you about the particles. I do not like throwing or buying particles after the tec death of my black chaos. BUT i've never had it happen to me w/track particle. Had 3 or 4 contenders, 2 champs, an assassin a silencer, and a money, and have had none die on me.
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Re: Favorite track balls of all time and their replacements.
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2003, 06:42:20 PM »
All time Track faves:

Heat
T-Shark
Coral Triton

Since I am from Ohio originally, I saw a bunch of the early Track stuff.  Unfortunately, I had no idea the Enforcer (or the Hammers for that matter) had a core any different than my beloved U-Dots.
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