Drilled pin 4" from pap above bridge and cg about 3" from pap.  Used it on a medium oil house pattern without a puddle in the middle.  The Equation gets easy push through the front, picks up a good midlane roll and comes pretty hard on the backend.  Compared to my Heat Blast drilled the same, it hooks about 4 more boards with much more of a flip on the back as compared to the arc of the Heat Blast.  I think this is really going to be a great ball to throw on a variety of conditions.  I also threw the Mean Machine but they were too dry to get a good read.  It was burning up too soon.
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Mike Meifert
Track Regional Staff

Equation layout: pin 5" from PAP under the bridge, no weight hole.
Comparison balls:
Heat Blast - pin 5" from PAP under the bridge, no weight hole.
Arsenal Artillery - pin 4.5" from PAP over ring finger, no weight hole.

So far I have only thrown this ball on a house pattern on synthetic lanes.

General reaction: The Equation with this layout has a very smooth overall reaction. It has very good length on oil and a strong backend reaction, but it does not quite reach my classification of a skid/flip reaction.

Comparison to my Heat Blast: The primary difference is that the Equation gives me a little stronger backend reaction and more recovery to the right. This makes sense because the coverstock is more aggressive. I had several boards of area with both balls, but I had a little more room to miss right and still get back to the pocket with the Equation. Similar misses with the Heat Blast would leave 2-pins or 2-10 splits. On the house patterns, I had to move my feet only one board left to use the Equation vs the Heat Blast.

Comparison to my Arsenal Artillery: The Arsenal Artillery has a slightly more aggressive drilling and had a little more total hook than the Equation. The overall length between these two balls was about the same, but the Arsenal Artillery was a little stronger on the backend - the artillery falls into my classification of a skid/flip reaction.


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Michael
McCorvey's Pro Shop
http://www.mccorveysproshop.com

Pin 5" from P.A.P.(in middle finger hole), cg 4".  This is a favorite layout of mine, and I find myself drilling most of my equipment this way for use on house patterns.  

The Equation is probably the strongest backending ball I've had since the Cuda/C Pearl back in the day.  Like everyone says here, easy length, easy revs in the mids and eye popping backend.  Using this ball on a fresh medium house pattern, it was almost too strong on the backend.  I left lots of 9s.  My Mean Machine burned up too quickly and the Equation was getting down the lane easily.  I had my best look with the Machine, it was much smoother at the breakpoint than the Equation.  I'm revamping the arsenal so I can't compare it to anything but the Machine and the Mean Machine.

Overall, this ball will be great when I need to get deep, when the track starts to go and there is a little carrydown.  I can see it working very well then.
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Pap – 5 over 3/4 up, rotation 55 degrees, speed 14-15, weight 14lbs
Layout - 4 1/4 x 3 with the pin 3 inches above mid line
Weight hole 11/16, 2 1/4 deep on pap

Video - http://media.putfile.com/Equation-90

Testing conditions: synthetics 32ft buffed to 42, light hang outside 5

Readability and Hook: The ball is very clean thru the fronts with plenty of finish on the backend.

In the out of box finish, this ball clears with ease on med to med light oil.   After it picks up in the mids, it offers a very nice strong backend reaction with great hitting power.  

Control: Even with its stronger backend reaction by design, the hook is very controllable and predictable.  

Hit: The hit is very good.  It also keeps pins low and carries well and has been a very good go to ball on most house shots.  Typically where some reactives can be jumpy  at the breakpoint, the Equation offers great control.  

Overall: Very nice ball. Just a tad shy of oil handling capability compared to our Machine. It has quickly become one of my favorites due to my slower ball speed.  Another great addition to your arsenal from Track.

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Rick Leong - Ten Pins Pro Shop
Track Intl. - Amateur/Pro Shop Staff  
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15lbs drilled 4-1/2 X 3-1/2 "Med flare med skid & dramtic reaction at the breakpoint!" What an understatement!     39'Freshly oiled house pattern on wood lanes. Canby trios tournament. On the 15 throwing out over the 5 down and in. I toss the first one as the guy next to me throwing the Big One is stepping up. The Equation slips though the oil like a hot butter knife and all of a sudden wham 45 degree charge for the pocket!! The fat lady screams! He says "what ball was that?!" as he returns after his 6,7-10 split. I say casually "oh that's Track's new Equation" Inside I'm wondering if I just broke some pins. The big one made it to the fourth frame and the third split before it got put away, the Equation made it three games with minor adjustments before the Heat Blast took over. 212, 234, 219. they should have been even better games but my mind and my arm couldn't agree on whether the flaming t spare ball should hook or not!   ::  One things for sure the Equation is going to be a big hit this year! ::happy::
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TRACK AMATEUR STAFF

Ball:
Pin 4 1/2 from PAP inside of my ring finger...CG kicked out 1 inch to the right and weighthole on VAL 2 inches below my PAP. I left the Factory Finish on the ball.

Lanes:
I have tried the Equation on wood, synthetics and combination of guardian and wood.

HOOK:
Heavy Oil- The Equation is not a heavy oil ball. With its OOB surface it will skate and skate on a longer pattern.

Med Oil- The Equation is best suited for medium oil. It clears the heads well and makes a turn as soon as it encounters friction down the lane.

Light Oil- I believe you could get it to fit in the lighter side of mediums...but it is too strong for most bowlers to be used on light oil patterns.

TOTAL HOOK:
I am going to rate this ball on the higher end...but realize that most of its hook comes down the lane. I cannot recall even 1 shot I have thrown with this ball that it rolled too soon.
8 out of 10

Control:
OOB this ball does not have control characteristics.....I think if it had a bit more surface that it would be extremely readable and rather smooth.

Expected Reaction:
Placing the pin in the ring finger usually makes a ball very readable with good roll early yet maintain a strong backend reaction. What I ended up getting was a ball that has amazing backend.

Readability:
I can use this ball to read a pattern very well......for a polished skid/flip ball. Even though it gets great length you can follow the reaction very well throughout the pattern.

Strengths:
Clears the heads easily. I have not hit carrydown yet that the Equation cannot handle. The way the Equation clears the deck is mind blowing.

Weaknesses:
Avoid the extremes....longer patterns and dried out patterns. Even though the Equation seemingly has length built in...it will require head oil to aid it getting down the lane.

Placement:
In Track's current line up the Equation fits PERFECTLY between the Artillery and the Heat Blast.

Comments:
I have tried to come up with some comments on the Equation to help people get an idea of what type of ball it really is. I have said it is a mixture of the Xception and the Freakazoid.....another good comparison would be the Crash...................ALTHOUGH it is not as sensative to oil at the Crash was. The Xception was one of if not the strongest hitting ball I have seen....the Equation hits even harder!
This ball is special guys. GET ONE! It is without question the sleeper ball of this coming season!



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Carl Hurd
C-G Pro Shop (owner/operator)
Youngstown Ohio

Track Intl.-Amateur/Pro Shop Staff
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Tag Team Member #1
(tag team partners w/ Rick)

It didnt take me long to see that this ball has serious potential. I brought an Action Max and the Equation in last night to punch up. After about 3 hours in the shop, it was time to bowl. Luckily, the front desk held the fresh pair of lanes that I had opened up for myself 3 hours before hand.

We decided to drill it 4x2 with a weight hole to bring the ball back to legal. Throwing over a surprisingly oily THS, this ball had no problem wanting to come back. Obviously it didnt cover as many boards as my Max did, but I can tell that it will do exactly what I want it to do...cover boards when the shot starts to really break down, or when there's a medium to medium/light oil down on the lanes. Throwing up the 1 arrow, this ball would still come back strong and hit brooklyn side, forcing me to move in more than I had expected to with the ball, but thats okay. While it doesnt hit as hard as the Max, it does hit a ton. Even when I missed the pocket, the pin action on this thing was crazy..I would hit the 4 and 7 pins only to find the 1 and 3 pin left standing after all the pin action was done. I will bowl more with it today and hopefully find a proper line to bowl as I was using the Max for 2/3 of the time last night...still gotta work out these thumb holes =)

As for my first Track Ball, I'd have to say, if PA is using this stuff on the tour this season, TJ and Barnes better watch out!
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