I've had "both" Track Enforcers. Don't remember the first? It was a wild-for-its-day 7-piece urethane ball made to compete against the Blue Hammer that arrived just before the Shark, T-Shark and the advent of "tackified" equipment.

As for this Enforcer, if you can find one, buy it.

This would make a great ball for the novice bowler going from a straight ball to a hook. It also makes a nice ball for those of us with a few years in the game who need a predictable, versatile ball.

I've used this ball on everything from the oiliest tournament conditions down to a dry-side-of-medium house shot. I can play a variety of shots, lines, speeds and the ball always seems to find its way back to the 1-3.

It definitely prefers oil, and I can definitely sympathize with the earlier reviewer who says the ball hits more with a "thud" than a "crack." This is not what I'd call an explosive hitting ball. It *is* what I'd call a ball that will give you what you put into it and not cheat either you or the pins.

It carries well, but not extraordinarily so. Its weakness, predictably, is on burned-out heads. It doesn't seem to like me to ask it to cross a lot of boards.

I've also got a complaint specific to my ball, which may or may not apply to everyone else's: At just over 30 games, the ball cracked between the finger holes (I have inserts installed) and now there's a decent-sized piece of the ball missing. I was hoping manufacturers had fixed stuff like this by now.

Jess