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TRACK UNLEASHING NEWEST FORCE, 920A Newest HP ball to give bowlers more angle on the lanes
Nov 03, 2009
With its new system of ball naming, Track bowling continues to strengthen its forces as it prepares to release a new high performance ball, the 920A.
The manufacturer’s intent for the 920A was to be more Angular on medium-heavy oil lane patterns. Built with a modified LEGGO core platform, the engineers raised the RG to 2.57 on a 15 pound ball and modified the horse power (Intermediate Differential) to .020, thus gaining extra length while still having plenty of hitting power.
“The 920A will have a much more dramatic overall hook than the previous ‘A’ series balls,” said Ebonite International Inc. ball engineer Jason Kosby. “We had to lower the intermediate differential for this ball to 0.020 so the ball would have a more angular reaction down lane before hooking.”
In the Track ball naming system, the name of the product tells its performance: 9 Series bowling balls are the high performance products. The last two numbers in the name of the ball stand for its intermediate differential, which tells how much lane the ball will cover before it begins to move. The letter at the end of the numerals — A, C, or T — tells if a ball is Angular, Controlled or has a lot of Traction. The Series ball line debuted in May as a reformation for the Track brand. Instead of classifying balls in the high-, upper-mid and mid-performance category, Brand Manager Paul Figliomeni shunned the traditional ball naming system for a more no-holds-bar approach.
The 920A has the HP Gen 3 Reactive™ coverstock with a Performance Pearl additive finished off with 4000 grit Abralon sanded.
“The pearl in the cover keeps the ball from gaining too much traction,” Kosby said. “It can read the lane but it has a faster movement to it.”
The 920A will be available Dec. 1, 2009, in 12 to 16 pounds. The black/emerald pearlized ball will have great shelf appeal. Each new Track ball now comes with a microfiber cleaning pouch along with instructions on ball cleaning and maintenance so customers can get the most out of the product.
— Track is a brand of Ebonite International, Inc., which has its headquarters in Hopkinsville, Ky. A privately-owned company, Ebonite International, Inc. currently services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets both domestically and internationally. The company’s consumer product brands include Ebonite, Hammer, Robby’s, Columbia 300, Track and Powerhouse™. Its commercial product brand is Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.
