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Title: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BowlerKidR on March 06, 2006, 09:39:24 AM
He throwing my Action Packed. Have not reviewed it yet because i dont like the ball and im tweeking weights and cover to find what works. My experimental drilling might have been a bad idea...but for 100 bux im not angry at all

http://media.putfile.com/Action-Packed

Let me know what you think for this poopy drilling. Ball is OOB with no weight hole.
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: monstercrank on March 06, 2006, 05:54:04 PM
nice vid aside from the loss of focus in some parts, that drilling looks questionable thow...
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BowlerKidR on March 06, 2006, 06:11:50 PM
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Happy to see someone post a normal person video.  Everyone always posts strikes, and only strikes.  

I was actually gonna lay one out that same way.  I might not after seeing the video though
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Dont not drill it, in fact hold out until i find something that works. Use me as your experiment and ill find a way to get it to work, so that IF you still want this drilling ill be able to help you out with what to do to the cover and stuff.

To all, i added a weight hole to add top weight and get the ball farther down lane and store more energy so ill prob have a video on the same shop up saturday or a video on a wooden shot friday night.
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BowlerKidR on March 06, 2006, 06:19:31 PM
That would be Mineola NY (long island)

Why do you ask
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: Brent2k05 on March 06, 2006, 07:19:36 PM
all i have to say is wow.... i got mine drilled straight up... damn yours looks like a dud to mine. i can play over 5th arrow all the way out and back with huge backend... plug it
Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BrunsMike on March 06, 2006, 07:37:33 PM
Sixcranker is asking probably cause he thinks the bowling center is near him. I have a bowling center that i bowl at on friday nights called Sheridan lanes in Kenosha Wisconsin. Lots of places called Sheridan Lanes, doesnt help that a main road that runs infront of the bowling center and connects the 2 towns is called Sheridan Road either. lol

As for that drilling, pin left of middle finger and CG 1" right of center of palm, I had a ball similar to that. I found it to be very over/under. Had to be extremely consistant with your line and speed. Any error in your release or line and its going to either wash out or high nose. I used a Storm Flash Point for that similar layout and thats what I saw, the way you threw the ball and how it reacted gave me an erie feeling of my storm.
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BowlerKidR on March 06, 2006, 07:39:08 PM
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plug it


Im not quick to jump into plugging. Its not that the ball WONT work, just it dosnt work rite now. Im still fiddling with coverstocks and weight holes so this vid was just to show what my problem with the ball is. After i fiddle all around...if it aint working ill sell or plug.
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: VAbowler on March 06, 2006, 09:37:04 PM
i'd probably plug that too b/c the drilling isn't utlizing the strengths of the ball, it's not letting the ball get the energy stored to react w/strength.  It might move, but it doesn't do it w/authority. drill it up correctly, it will not disappoint.
Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: Panic on March 06, 2006, 09:57:38 PM
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: mrbowlingnut on March 06, 2006, 10:01:40 PM
I have mine pin high over ring and cg stacked at 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 after going to 1000 this ball is as just under the action now for me that i had owned. In box the cover was too over/under and that might be most of your problem, i do think you drilling is about 1 to 1 1/2 to weak. Length is built into this cover when polished up, in my case it is now pretty early and i will be hitting it with rough buff too give an extra couple of feet of length. I bowl on heavier mediums with the thickest kegel oil made, so box the ball went 55 feet revving and revving never reading the lane. I would sell this ball to a lefty and go get a backyard bully on closeout for well under 100 being you are a pro shop guy.

My backyard's even though same cover recover better on the backends than the action packed does for me. I think mallet core is better at flipping over than the core in the AP, the trick to byb is keeeping pin at finger level or higher. The cores are far more dense than advertised and the rg is lower so pin under drillings hit like wet noodles because the ball is dead at the pins.
Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: DanR on March 06, 2006, 11:34:47 PM
why did you laid out your ball that way?  Made the ball look real bad.  Do you work in the shop?
Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BrunsMike on March 06, 2006, 11:51:10 PM
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IL_bowler is correct in his assumption. Lanes and masking units looked familiar, but a long ways from me!!  Oklahoma bowler here!
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The back drops at my sheridan lanes is kinda spacey futuristic looking. Lanes are also AMF with the 37' and 40' dark markings on the lane. Those lanes in the video look like the newer AMF lanes being used in most new places.
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BowlerKidR on March 07, 2006, 03:23:32 AM
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why did you laid out your ball that way?  Made the ball look real bad.  Do you work in the shop?



yes i work in the pro shop
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: Brent2k05 on March 07, 2006, 04:46:06 PM
VAbowler is right in my opinion.
Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: Leftyhi-trak on March 07, 2006, 06:28:31 PM
I didn't see the the main issue of the drill pattern. It would be what i would have expected by a lower pin position negative drill. I have thrown two balls, a Columbia Arc and a Rhino LE with drills like this they are a soft arc. They worked alright on some shorter to medium sport patterns. If you wanted more length and snap why not pin over the middle finger  cg more positive. If you still hate it after a while message me I have a lefty who might be interested. As stated by others I probably wouldn't have picked this ball to drill the guts out of.
Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: BowlerKidR on March 08, 2006, 03:42:19 AM
No ive never been to a dick ritger bowling camp.

And for making the videos, i use my digital camera. I have a Canon PowerShot SD200 Digital Elph. Any digital camera will do. But anyway, you need to purchase the camera and make sure tha tit comes with computer programs that let you upload it to the comp, as well as a USB cord to connect to the comp. After that you are all set.

You upload teh videos into the computer and place them in a file of your choice. Then you go and open Windows Movie Maker, which can be found in Accessories. From there you import the video by going to the Import Video, and import clip by clip. AFter importinhg a clip, drag it into the bottom wheree the time line is laid out.  THen, if you want to add a title before it, you click on the part of the time line right before the clip and on the left there will be an add title button. Click that and then theres choices and choose to make a title before the clip. Then type it up, and on the bottom of the typing box theres 2 buttons, one allows you to chance colors, and the other allows you to change the anamation.

ANything else u need just send me a PM and ill help you.
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: Cranking_Inferno on March 08, 2006, 11:16:24 AM
HE laid the pin to far off the grip line.. looks like he didn't want to drill the pin out, since the pin was so long... if you chose a slightly longer, or shorter pin you could have drill it alot better.  ball had way to much negative.
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Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: 1fife on March 08, 2006, 11:37:01 AM
that drilling is also better for heavier hand, which i would put you a long ways from that category.

i wouldnt put a pin past middle of fingers for the way you throw the ball.

if you do plug it

try putting ring finer into middle fingers current spot(would need a x tra hole, but would think this would roll MUCH better for you

Edited on 3/8/2006 2:45 PM
Title: Re: New VIDEO: Columbia 300 Action Packed
Post by: Strapper_Squared on March 08, 2006, 12:36:30 PM
what's the trick to viewing the vid?  It says its loading, but once its finished nothing happens..I click on the play button and it loads over again, but still nothing happens

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