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DukeHarding

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Columbia Spirit?
« on: October 23, 2007, 04:26:01 AM »
Serial # 2QE00030.

How old?

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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2007, 12:34:02 PM »
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DukeHarding

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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2007, 01:06:59 PM »
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2007, 05:49:30 PM »
Be careful Duke. There were two of the original Spirit: a good black one and not so good blue one .... Blue is prettier but - I'll let you find out.
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2007, 06:21:03 PM »
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Be careful Duke. There were two of the original Spirit: a good black one and not so good blue one .... Blue is prettier but - I'll let you find out.
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2007, 06:28:45 PM »
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Be careful Duke. There were two of the original Spirit: a good black one and not so good blue one .... Blue is prettier but - I'll let you find out.
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2007, 06:40:43 PM »
Duke is it NIB?  BTW, I remember it the other way around.  The black one had a so so cover and the blue pearly one was a pretty good ball.  Columbia was donating proceeds to 9/11 families or Red Cross as I believe and the covers varied greatly.

I do have a use for a 15lber if it is NIB.  Let me know!
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2007, 07:45:40 PM »
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Duke is it NIB?  BTW, I remember it the other way around.  The black one had a so so cover and the blue pearly one was a pretty good ball.  Columbia was donating proceeds to 9/11 families or Red Cross as I believe and the covers varied greatly.

I do have a use for a 15lber if it is NIB.  Let me know!
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could be the Blue. My memory is not what it used to be. Was trying to check some old emails for corroboration - not successful. Still inclined towards the black.

Let's see how Duke's ball reacts for him.
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2007, 08:03:46 PM »
Friend of mine has the black one.  Pretty weak reactive cover, but works fine when they dry out.

  I don't remember the blue one, but they did have a SPIRIT II that was a pearly looking purple.
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2007, 08:41:13 PM »
their were 2 versions

i still have 4 nib in the basement

still believe for the money, may have been the best ball ever to come out. I drilled over 20 of them for people and most loved them

i liked the blacker version(it was almost a pearl black swirl to it)

the lighter colered one, blue wasnt as good
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i drilled one for my buddy and he avg 238 for a season with it and won over 8 grand

so

they bith can be good

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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2007, 08:58:34 PM »
Columbia SPIRIT (I had both BLACK and BLUE) .. at the time it was the best ball around for it's price. Think I paid $50
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Re: Columbia Spirit?
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2007, 10:11:15 PM »
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their were 2 versions

i still have 4 nib in the basement

still believe for the money, may have been the best ball ever to come out. I drilled over 20 of them for people and most loved them

i liked the blacker version(it was almost a pearl black swirl to it)

the lighter colered one, blue wasnt as good
BUT
i drilled one for my buddy and he avg 238 for a season with it and won over 8 grand

so

they bith can be good


This is what I recall: Black better than blue.

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