I drilled both the Arsenal Angular and Arsenal Aggressive with the same layout: pin 4 1/2 inches from my PAP just under the ring finger.

These two balls compliment each other extremely well! I can start with the Aggresive model on freshly oiled lane conditions and I get a strong midlane reaction that still has enough energy to recover and hit the pins with lots of energy. As the lanes breakdown, I can switch to the Angular model and I get the extra length I need to keep the ball on line to the pocket.

This ball is very clean through the front part of the lane and has a very strong flip when it hits the backend of the lane. This ball has a little bit more length than my Xception and slightly less overall hook than the Xception.

I bowl in a wood house with cooked heads. 38 Ft pattern with a buff to 42-ft. Wood lanes. Ball speed 18-19 mph. Med. revs. This arsenal has a 4-5 pin. Drilled it with the pin under the ring finger, which left my thumb ½" below the cg. So had to use 1 3/8 thumb slug to get out some of the top weight. And a weight hole 13/16 2.5 inches deep on my grip line. Ball is very clean through the fronts and lives up to its name angular and strong on the backend.  Good midlane read.   And if you thought the Freak a Zoid was strong this ball is 5 more boards stronger and harder on the break point.   Another great Track Mid Performance Plus ball. Remember bowlers when done bowling clean your equipment with Track Clean N Dull.

This is my first TRACK Ball in a long time (3 years). I never liked Track balls for some reason. I don't know why, but my proshop guy told me to get this... it's me. I just drilled up my Arsenal Angular 3 days ago. Out of the box finished. I'm a 185 average bowler and first 3 games, not very impressive. I bowled a 190, 183, and 153. I guess there's no track on it yet. Last night during league, it was very impressive.... first game 276, 2nd game 248, and 3rd game, 278. I shot my first 802 series. WOW what a ball. Goes really long and has a screaming backend. I felt in love with this BALL and it's going to stay in my bag for awhile... Good job with the ball TRACK!!!
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Track Arsenal Angular
Weight: 15#
Pin: 1"
Top Weight: N/A

Layout:
With the pin placement so close we could only get away with a 4 1/2" Pin Below the Ring Finger.

First Impressions:
I was very skeptical of this ball at first because of my experiences with particle pearls like the X-Ception 5.0 and Hex-Plosion; however, the Arsenal Angular has really been great to me. I got this ball because my EPX-T1 died out after 50 games, after talking to my pro shop guy about what we could do I was told that I could select any Columbia based bowling ball. Of course Track is a division of Columbia and Track has been giving me great scores since I started back using the equipment. I looked at my options and decided on the Arsenal Angular because I had never thrown it before, plus I wanted to see how it compared to my Reactive and Aggressive.

Compared to the Arsenal Reactive:
The Reactive has the Angular beat in overall hook ability. It is much more aggressive even with its Reactive coverstock. Powerpunch Reactive has got the PEAK Particle pearl beat in this case; although, the Angular does have its advantages over the Reactive. I can play a more direct angle to the pocket and have no problem wondering about whether or not it will over/under which is a total shock because that is the number one problem I have had with Particle Pearl coverstocks. The Angular is very direct but very sharp in changing direction once it touches dry, whereas the Reactive jumps boards quicker in the heads and reads sooner.

Compared to the Arsenal Aggressive:
Although I have not had my Aggressive in about 1/2 a year I can still make a good comparison of the two. Aggressive hooks more by far and had a smoother entry angle to the pocket. The Angular is much more snappy and flippy, thus the name Angular. Pretty simple differences between the two as the characteristics were changed between the two to achieve different reactions.

Conclusion:
This is by far the best reacting Particle pearl I have ever thrown. Never have I seen such consistent reaction from one bowling ball. This ball is best played on direct angles. I have been able to swing it as long as my foot speed was steady. Very angular and very powerful indeed! Certainly glad I picked this one as my replacement for the EPX-T1! If you need a ball for more snap on the backend and long length then look no further than the Arsenal Angular!
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I'm in a bit of a slump right now, so this might not be the best time to review this ball, but I'd bought one of these and a Machine and wanted to compare the two, so I went to the lanes today for an extended practice session.

Me: Righty, 16-18 mph speed, multiple axes of play, about 300-350 rev rate
The Ball: 15 pounds, Pin at 12:30 right of the ring, CG under the middle finger in the palm, box finish. Ball was an X-blem for low top weight (1.15 oz prior to drilling) and a color issue.

First, the good: The ball clears the heads better than the Machine, on virtually any oil pattern. I had the opportunity to test on multiple oil volumes. I had no problem getting this ball out.

There were a couple of negatives, however. First, it's a very condition-specific ball for me. It does not like oil volumes anywhere over medium. Second, I didn't get a very "angular" look for a ball that carries that word in its very name, and I had a real issue with off-pocket hits. Whereas my 14-pound Machine mixes the pins vigorously and carries off-pocket hits with more regularity, my 15-pound Arsenal Angular needed to be in the pocket or I wasn't going to get much. I had been warned to expect this from a driller.

I did not, though, have the problem I've heard others report who use this ball concerning its controlability. I found the ball easy to control and easy to point. I didn't see any over/under to speak of. The only "under" I got was condition-specific and consistent at that.

I was able to find something with this ball late in my session by taking most of my axis tilt out of it and going straighter up the back of the ball. I'll continue to work with it and see what I can get. I'm not ready to bench this ball yet by any means, but I don't think we know how to dance with each other properly just yet.

Jess

Ball:
2" pin
3.5tw
15lbs 3oz

Drilled:
Pin lightly under right pushed out to the right:
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my Style:
versatile:
Crank it? no Prob
Stroke it... no prop

but now I play mor stroker like.

reaction:

goes long and turns hard ... definitvly goes longer than my Lane#1 Tsunami although both are rated similar by BTM with overallhook...

Ball is stronger than expected but also struggles if the lanes get too oily... Carrydown is ok if there's not too much of it.. othervise the ball skids too far and doesn't get the corner.... (pin too short)

Con:
a bit too flippy for me (imho) but depends on the drilllayout
doesn't like lots of oil or big carrydown condition (but it's not made for it, no?)
dry lanes and the ball will overreact!

Pro:

very strong reaction...

Good hit
I like the length

Just one advice:
don't srew around with the surface!
 Dulling will kill the reaction!
 Polishing will give extralength and stronger backend but also loss of controll!

 "I like it!" Ball! Very good!

I got this ball used from a ballreivews member.  15#, about 4 1/2" pin.  Ball is an X-out.

Plugged and re-drilled the ball has the pin at about 2 o'clock maybe 5/8# off the center finger, with a weight hole about 1/2" below my PAP.

I really like this ball.

I'm somewhere between a tweener and a stroker, with not a lot of revs but with decent ball speed.  With some of my other balls that I've got recently ( machine, power machine for example ) I have to move up to slow the ball down to get a decent hook and then I have problems keeping the ball from rolling out.

With the Arsenal Angular, I move back and keep the ball nice and fast and don't worry - it makes it back.  The ball is quite a bit longer than the Arsenal Agressive, but pretty close to every bit as strong overall.  If you slow it down, it will hook as much as the Agressive will but keeps more of its energy till its near the pins.  It delivers a lot more punch at the pins, and even though its supposed to be a flip type ball, it doesn't lack for control.

If there were more oil, I'd probably put it away and go for the Agressive instead, but on light oil to medium oil where you're looking for length but want to keep the reaction nice and smooth this ball is a great choice.