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Track, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of the Stomp Black Gold. The ball is available immediately and cleared for PBA competition beginning September 8, 2000. The Stomp Black Gold features Track's state of the art "Reactive Energy Magnified" (R.E.M.) cover stock. The Stomp Black Gold, with a hook rating of 17, perfectly compliments the Stomp Pearl, as the Stomp Black Gold has more mid-lane roll.

The specifications are: Ball Construction: Multiple-Density Four-Piece;
Recommended Lane Condition: Heavy to Medium Oil; Hook Rating: 17 (On Track's Ball Reaction Chart); Flare Potential: Medium/High; Core Design: Dual Flip Block Technology; Radius of Gyration: 2.56; Differential: .065; Cover stock: R.E.M. with Gold Mica; Color: Black with Sparkle Gold logo fill; Finish: Sheen; Pin Placement: 0-5 inches; Hardness: 76-78; Available weights: 14-16 lbs. Dual Flip Block Technology, 12-13 lbs. High Performance Core 2 Technology, 10-11 lbs. Traditional Pancake Core.

I drilled this one with pin above my fingers and cg in the center of ny palm and this ball was awsome.  I left this one out of the box and made sure I had plenty of oil up front and just let the ball rip rack after rack.  This ball is a very strong reactive.  Another great job from Track.

Review #2:  I used the Track Stomp Black Gold at another house with slightly more oil near the channels.  Few adjustments were needed, as I played the second arrow all night long with moderate ball speed.  As a result, I rolled a solid 718 series (210-234-274) with the Black Gold (after struggling in the 570s for the past three weeks with the high-tech particle balls).  The Stomp line has become an instant favorite of mine with predictable ball reaction as its strong suit.  Overall, a great ball for league play!

This is definately one of the strongest backend balls i've ever seen in a solid.  This ball is super clean and super strong.  The strong differential combined with the higher RG reaction make a great go to ball.  Also you can't beat the price, this ball is another one that Track could have sold for $200 but choose to put it in the hands of the experienced player that needs a versatile solid, or the beginner that needs a lot of hook for little money.  Great job TRACK.

Without wanting to overstate matters, we really believe this is one of the very best balls we have ever tested.

  The Black Gold Stomp has all the features that make a ball great including, a highly versatile coverstock, quick smooth reving core, tremendous hitting power and all at a price that won't give you a nose bleed.

  We tested the Stomp with several layouts on as many lane conditions as we could find in our area and never ran into anything it couldn't handle and excel on!  The only circumstance under which this ball wouldn't be effective is on absolutely dry heads in the hands of a player with less than average speed. (approx 16mph)  The two drill patterns we used most often were a pin and c.g. 2" from axis and a 3 3/8" flip leverage with the c.g. 1" from axis.  Both balls were polished to a mirror finish with Finesse.  The main difference between these two balls was the track flare, with the leveraged ball flaring 7"+ and the 2" layout measuring 2 1/2" to 3".  These two layouts provided us with a great combonation for a wide range of medium-dry to fairly heavy oil.  For dryer lanes we were able to use another Stomp with the pin 6 1/2" from axis which reduced the flare to virtually nil.  We did come to a point where the Stomp's coverstock was just too much but the lanes had to be very dry before that happened.  You also have to be carefull about using this ball polished on fresh backends, with the right (or wrong) combination of ball speed and axis rotation (75 to 90 deg) you can ping ten pins with it.

  On the other end of the spectrum the leveraged Stomp with a dull shell (brown scotch brite) was as efffective on oil as anyhting else we threw including some heavier load particle cocerstocks.

  Overall, we are confidently able to recommend this ball for just about any style bowler(low track, high track, slow or fast speed) on virtually any lane condition. (fresh backends, tight backends, medium or heavy oil on wood or synthetic)  If you aren't the type of bowler who wants to own more than one or two balls, this ball has to be one of the best options currently available.  Again, premium in every way but price.

  If you have any questions about this or any other review, e-mail us at proshop@bowlero.com

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My B/G Stomp had a 1:30 lay-out.  The pin was 4 inches from my PAP above the ring finger, and the c.g. was in the center of grip.  I tried two different surfaces on my stomp, Gloss, and 1200.
Wow, this ball has backends w/ a shiny surface.  It was two uncontrolable.  It cleared the heads okay, but too much flare made the ball check up in the pines, but then it exploded on the backends.  Speaking of flare, no joke, when i really got onto this ball it would flare from the right-handed track to the left-handed track almost clipping the fingers, and thumb.  It was dumb.  However I didn't obtain this uncontrollable backend w/ the sanded surface.  The ball just hooked entirely too much for me.  It would roll pretty early and keep on going.  Overall, if you are a power-player, use a very very weak drilling, but I would suggest maybe looking at another option.  If you are anyone but a power player, this ball will be very good for you.  It will hook, and hit like few will at this price level.  Okay ball for track, but I believe that for the few w/ hand there are better choices then this ball, but for the rest of the bowling world it is a great ball. 7/10.

See profile for drilling specs and style.

Typical condition I bowl on is Brunswick Pro Anvilane.  Medium oil 7-7, heads usually questionable and backends with varying degrees of carrydown.  At least 3rd shift conditions.  This ball gives me a smooth arcing reaction, but gets kind of squirty on heavier carrydown.  Haven't had problems with drier heads.  This ball reads the midlanes quite well, and still has enough energy for the pocket.  Playing outside 10, the ball is just a bit too much, but I can get a bit of hold just inside 10.  Any deeper than 4th arrow and this ball finds it difficult to recover (mainly due to my lack of angle of rotation).  This ball is well worth the price and fills a niche in my back as a benchmark ball.  The only other Track ball I have owned was a Coral Triton (pin 1") which gave also me a smooth reaction, and the Stomp Black/Gold has a similar look on the lane.
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Anthony

I am frustrated with columbia right now because my exteme chaos has experienced tec death half way thru the season and is starting to hit very lousy.  My messenger, which brought me my first 300, has since passed away.  So i bought my first track ball and i must say that i am very impressed.  I needed a ball that cleared the heads and broke off the dry like my extreme chaos once did.  I drilled the stomp with the pin 1" to the right of the ring finger and the cg kicked to the right a little.  I then polished the ball with some track magic.  This ball is not as strong as the extreme but it is really smooth, scores more consistently, and carries a lot better.

Greatness