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Color: Purple/Orange/Red Pearl All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
Core: Resurgence Symmetric
Coverstock: NE2 Reactive
Surface: 4000 Abralon with Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
Reaction: Strong Arc
Hook Rating: Oil - 40, Backend - 30
RG Differential: .040 (Medium Flare) on a scale of .000-.080 Low Flare-High Flare
RG Average: 2.47 (Very Low) on a scale of 2.43-2.80 Very Low-High Break Point
Recommended Lane Condition: Any Typical League Pattern
Description: With Momentum''s new NE2 coverstock, more of the ball surface meets the lane. The result is better friction, resulting in greater control in any oil condition. The Momentum comes polished, so its energy is conserved until it reaches the end of the oil pattern. This ball was designed for today''s league bowling conditions. It''s the dominant league ball that''s missing from your bag.

I don't review equipment much but I have to talk about the new Columbia 300 Momentum. I've been using Columbia since signing a regional contract in July. The Rival was the best out of the first 4 balls because of it's versatility and excellent mid lane read ability (4 balls being Wrath HF, Rival, Resurgance, and Jazz).

On December 4th the Momentum was released. I don't remember the specifics of top weight (I do not drill my own equipment). The pin is 5 1/4" from my PAP. I believe the CG was 3 or 4" from the pin and is pretty much in the center of my palm. No weight hole.

Most of my first samples of new Columbia equipment are drilled this way, some have the CG kicked out a bit more than my Momentum. I used the ball first time out during the NJ State Masters. This was a pretty flat pattern, I don't know the length but it was probably around 40 feet fairly heavy volume, pretty tough. To compare to a tour pattern I would say it was similar to the Scorpion. At first the Momentum was getting too much length so I put it in the bag for my 2 Resurgances, I switched between them with little success. I struggled mightily the first 2 games then switched to the Wrath HF and went fairly straight up 7 to stay out of trouble. Once the middle opened up a bit I moved in to 17 with the Momentum and shot over 700 my last 3 games. The ball was incredible, It gave me good length with incredible recovery in the backend. I was sending pins all over the place.

I tried it out again this evening on my local house pattern and the reaction on Saturday in the tournament was no fluke. This ball is a winner, espescially on the normal house pattern or post transition on pba patterns. I would say it may be a bit erratic on the fresh but once the lanes open up a bit it is without a doubt my new ball of choice.

Try it out!

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Lou Gaudio
Columbia 300 Regional Staff

My Momentum was drilled with the pin 5" under the ring and the cg located on the horizontal grip line with a 3" starting pin. I find the ball has the best breakpoint among the current Columbia line and hits with plenty of power. Nice thing about the drill on this ball is the recovery area I have when I miss right. Only ball I have where bowlers have ask what type of ball I just crushed a rack with.

This ball is insane!

For a polished ball....I think this one take the cake for backend hook. Mine is drilled pin right of ring finger, stacked. I play down the 3&4th arrow and it gets good length, but once the ball hits any dry...WATCHOUT. Hard turn left. The Momentum is also a very powerful ball. Even when I missed the pocket right, would result is max. 2-3 pins standing.

I agree with others that the Momentum is not a ball for slower ball speed players.  If you are looking for effortless backend and truck-like hitting power, Momentum is your ticket.

I have never owned a Columbia reactive so this ball is a first for me. I sampled the Momentum this past Sunday at an Ebonite Demo Day and knew that I needed to drill one. The ones I used at the demo picked up hard in the mid lane and had a surprisingly strong backend reaction. The one that I drilled for myself does about the same thing. It definitely picks up sooner than my Storm stuff that I have but still produces the hard backend that I am used to. The arlier start definitely gives me a look that I have been looking for for a long time. I have needed a reaction that is sooner but still pops for a long time and I have found it. I am currently at an East Region tournament in Rockaway, NJ on Cheetah and that reaction gave me an awesome and smooth look that has given me room both ways from the gutter. So basically, at least for the first 10 games or so, I have become a Columbia fan and will definitely give them another look down the road.

I lay-ed this one out stacked 4.5" and it is one of my favorite balls, it has the push of no other ball on the market with the return that matches no other. When I have to jump inside and have to trust one ball to make that corner and come back for me this is the one I grab. I drilled up 2 more just like the first just to make sure I had plenty of them and get the same results with each one. Too much back-end hook for most strokers but the tweener will eat pins up with this one.

Pin to CG Distance 3-4"
Topweight around 3 oz

Layout:  Label with pin about an inch to the right of and slightly above the fingers, CG about an inch below the ring finger, which puts the "pseudo MB" near the ball track:

Surface: 4000 abralon w/ Magic Shine Polish

Ball Reaction:

Late Midlane Read and strong backend reaction

Comments:

It took me a while to understand what this ball was about, but in the end it was well worth the effort.  I bought this as a complement to the Rival, basically when the Rival starts reading the front too much.  The Momentum with this drill and surface fits the bill perfectly.  This ball gets through the front cleaner than the Rival, reads the lane about 3-4 feet later and is much more aggressive off of the dry.  On longer patterns or patterns with more oil up front, I was also able to square up and use more end over end roll as long as there was too much carrydown.  I tried it at 2000 and 1000 abralon w/ polish,  but that made it roll too much like my Rival and it wanted to read a little too early.  

I've used this ball successfully on the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark.  This ball also works exceptionally well on THS patterns.  This ball does has a pretty strong, polished cover, so too little oil up front or too much oil downlane is trouble for this ball.  This ball also is very responsive to hand position and speed adjustments, I've used this ball from just inside 1st arrow to inside 4th arrow with no loss in carry.  I understand know why Chris Barnes and Big Wes used this ball alot towards the end of last season.  

This was exactly what I was looking for, a great ball for everything but floods and deserts that's very receptive to physical game adjustments.  This ball is a winner in every sense of the word and is one that everyone should have in thier bag IMHO.

This one surprised me. I expected long and strong. I got a lot of control. It smoothed out  THS with almost no over under. The ball is consistent. Excellent carry. A favorite ball for over a year. Sadly it died.