Yes Track is a high end ball company. The "new" Track still is and considers itself a leader in ball technology and advancement. The Rising with the suggested box layout will give you a good midlane read with a backend finish like a polished ball with alot of energy. To be a true flood ball I would recommend taking the surface down a bit but even at 4000 it does very well.

Yes I would consider it as a big hooking ball. At the box finish 4000 there isnt a whole lot of midlane but it has alot of pop on the rearend. If you take the cover down to a lower grit, from personal experiance with it you get more overall hook, more midlane read, and you still get a ton of backend. It does hit very heavy and drives through the pin deck. If you dont choose your angles wisely you will leave 9's and 8's sometimes depending on your backends. This is all based on my 2 Rising's atm and bowling in 4 houses with them both. Time for bed though I have a scorpion scratch tounament tomarro and we will see how they react on that.