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Artimust

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Loving or hating the 706A?
« on: August 30, 2012, 12:03:11 PM »
I just ordered my son a 15# 706A, and surprisingly it is on clearance at bowlersdeals. For those that have thrown it, are you still throwing it?  Loving it or not, good or a turd? 
I want to give it to my son when it gets here, but he's being a jack hole, so I'm probably going to keep it for myself, or  leave it on my counter and torture him.
What's your experience with this ball? 

 

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2012, 02:49:23 PM »
ball is awesome. punch it for yourself just to make him jealous. haha. ball makes a strong move left off of the spot. I hit mine with a little 4000 grit abralon just to make the left turn a little more even. Left a lot of 9 pins before. now its perfect

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2012, 08:23:11 PM »
I used mine for the first time last night, and WOW that ball is Real Nice! Little too much ball for the shot and also operator error kept me from doing more but the shots that I did get to roll well were so continuous through the pocket. I know all balls hit hard but this ball punishes pins, such a different motion through the pins. So far I like it but more testing to do. Hope this helps.

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2012, 09:01:24 PM »
I found the ball pretty meh, it just does a lot of things well, but nothing that really stands out. Just a quality piece that gets down the lane and comes up just enough in the backend.

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2012, 09:34:51 PM »
Thank guys, good to hear honest opinions. Deadwood, I decided that my son lost the ball and I gained it.  The wife agrees with me too, so hopefully he learns a valuable lesson and enjoys watching me throw "his" ball! 

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2012, 12:27:50 AM »
This ball is as good as the 912T is, a home run.  Good length, jumps off the spot really hard, good carry power, handles surface adjustments well.  (Less ball than the 912T), really nice ball for many on the THS.
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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2012, 03:51:33 PM »
drilled mine last week.have only thrown 6 games.once was three days of no reoil.the other day not the right house shot.oil machine broke nobody knows what pattern.juries not out yet.moves nice and smooth.we drilled for a smooth cont. hook.even if its not that good.its still not that bad because its a track ball.how can you go wrong.21 track balls and counting.11 other companies and three hammer.i must say for me the a series seems to work better.couple more weeks and i will give you a better report.
how is it possible thast the 706a is on sale somewhere all ready.

Artimust

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2012, 04:28:53 PM »
That's why I was surprised that bowlersdeals.com has them in the close out section for $119, and everyplace else is like $140!  Jumped on it for my son, but due to his bad choices and disrespect, it's going to stay with me
Thanks for the replies! 

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2012, 06:31:22 PM »
I'm assuming they are based out of one of the area's that had the bowling super show, because that is the only way I can see them getting that good of a price on those balls. Most of their equipment is the same price as buddies, but you are right a few balls are much cheaper.

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2012, 01:11:39 AM »
I'm still a beginner somewhat so I may  not be the best judge but I absolutely love my 706a.

Was at a ball trial with teammates who are quite a bit more experienced, I was there just to try a few out see what a reactive ball is like, absolutely no plans to buy a ball at all, but when I tried the 706a I just had to have it.

The one word I would use to describe this ball is effortless. I don't get huge revs, or bowl particularly fast, but the late hook and kick through the pins is astounding.

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2012, 11:33:29 PM »
I had it drilled to go long with a more controlled backend, and it does go long, and the move on the backend is incredible!  This ball makes me move in a bit more than my usual, but once I get lined up, man, it rolls so nice and hits very hard. This ball is a winner!
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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2012, 03:54:37 AM »
Absolutely love my 706A. Its a great THS ball for me. I am able to play up 10 or step in to my comfort zone and move in deep. Been really a all around good rolling ball thus far for me. I really try to be unbiased with all the different companies but Track is really testing me lately with the number series balls. All have treated me very well.

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2012, 08:18:19 AM »
I just drilled up a 706A on on Saturday, 60 x 5 x 50, puts the pin above the bridge and the mass bias about an inch and a half right of the thumb.  Gives me great length with a smooth arc.  I have found the "A" series balls to be real archy.  I can't complain at all, I'm definitely a fan.

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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2012, 04:37:59 PM »
LOVE mine on THS but haven't used it much in tournaments unless it's later and I need to move deep and still have angle.  I prefer T covers in tournaments to help keep me outta trouble.  706A is a great look though that we haven't had in awhile.  :D
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Re: Loving or hating the 706A?
« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2012, 11:50:49 PM »
I drilled one 65x5x40. Pin over ring finger.

Depending on your ball speed, this ball's coverstock is cleaner than you think. You can interpret that any way you want. It can be good or bad depending on what your needs are.

You can see the core working hard, but the shell is clean. I decided to knock off the box polish, bring it down to 500/1000/4000/4000 instead. This seemed to reduce the squirtiness of the polish and let me see more the midlane instead. Despite the added texture to the surface now, it's still really clean through the front of the lane.

My original thoughts were that this ball goes really long (maybe too long), yet it's still capable of covering a lot of boards. I can see this helpful when the end of a very oily pattern starts to deteriorate, and I wouldn't want to open up angles up too much yet before shelling up and taking a step in.