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.


Precision

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

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!

9/10
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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!!!

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.
thanks track!
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Track enthusiast!!!

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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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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