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chrisleftwich

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Staff Reviews: Enigma
« on: January 11, 2013, 10:49:27 AM »
Topic is for reviews by Columbia Ambassadors (staff)  concerning the ball listed above.
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chrisleftwich

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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 11:11:29 AM »
Ball tested:  Enigma at 1500 with small amount of polish, drilled pin in middle finger with cg kicked out about 1 1/2 inches, CG next to thumb and a X hole in thumb quadrant  my PAP is 5 1/4 over and 1/2 inch up.

Lane Condition:  THS on old Lane Shield

Comments:  Tested the ball out last night at league, what I saw from this ball was a good arcing ball that still had continuation through the pin deck.  With the continuation I saw a good percentage for carry.

With the nice arcing shape and punch in the backend I am excited to throw this ball in tournament conditions and in league at other house on newer surface. 

This thing that actually surprised me was the ability to clear the heads with this ball before it started to make the move in the midlane, reason this surprised me is that the league is on old laneshield surface and burns up usually by the second game. 

I will post more on this ball tomorrow also after throwing on different condition.  Ball has good shelf appeal with the color scheme and with the roll I can see a lot of these selling and ending up on the racks. 
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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 11:33:56 AM »
Right Handed
400 RPM
Stacked: pin by ring finger
61/64 hole

Ball is definitely strong. Strongest I have thrown. Stronger than the Wicked Encounter. Will be great for high volume patterns. Will be a great ball for the fresh which is where I have problems. Ball is still smoothe and continues through the pin deck. Hooks more than any ball on the market JMO. If your looking for a ball for longer patterns than this is definitely the ball to have. Clears the heads pretty good as well. Was able to use it on a burnt house shot around 5th arrow after league. Great color scheme as well. Bugsy definitely hit it out of the park on this one.

Bobby Walters Jr
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BenA@Astro

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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2013, 12:56:46 PM »
Right Handed
450 rpm
17.5 Ball Speed

Layout: 6 inch high pin with small hole in the side

This ball is really strong out of box, I ad to hit it with 3,000 to keep it from burning up on the lane conditions in the house I bowl in.  The Enigma is the strongest ball I've thrown by far in terms of hook on oil.  The color scheme also looks great going down lane.  What this ball gave me was a great mid lane read with a smooth backend.
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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2013, 01:37:44 PM »
Right Handed
400 RPM
15 1/2 Speed

This ball has lots of Mid Lane.  I love the backend angle.  People who have seen me throw the ball love the color scheme.
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bag-o-donuts

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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2013, 06:39:33 AM »
I drilled my Enigma 60x5 5/8x45, no hole. This is one the strongest balls I have ever thrown. Not because of the drilling, but because this ball is that strong. The best part about this ball is the continuation. Not sure if I have ever seen a ball this strong but have so much left thru the pin deck. We did rant and rave when the Resurgence came out, but this has so much more than that. I continue to be impressed with our line-up, each year it gets cleaner in the front part of the lane and more pop in the backend! Keep up the great work guys!!
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smharman

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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2013, 06:00:30 PM »
Drilled 2 Enigmas...one with pin just right of my ring finger with mass bias left of thumb.  The other is just a basic pin over ring with mass bias right of my thumb.

Enigma #1 - I left with the OOB finish and man does it roll heavy.  This was one of my favorite drills when I was out on tour to tame down the over/under I saw on the fresh.    It is a very specific drill for a specific condition and it works like a charm.  May need to polish this one up a little to be able to use it for more than a game or two, but so far, so good.

Enigma #2 - This ball is just a beast!  I shined this one from the start as a compliment to the other Enigma.  I can go up the lane with this or I can get in and circle the pattern.  The house I bowl league in starts pretty wet/dry.  I can start just inside the oil line pretty straight to start and when the heads go, I can move way in and go around it.  In two weeks with it I have gone 715 and 792.  Also won  a doubles tournament with George Branham (sorry...just dropped that name, let me pick it up).  Can't get this ball out of my hand right now!

Very impressed with the Enigma...probably going to drill a third one.
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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2013, 04:13:14 PM »
Ball: Enigma
Surface: OOB w/light polish
Layout: Pin above fingers w/mass bias in strong position

The Enigma has an aggressive cover stock. I drilled mine in a strong position looking for hook and the ball did not disappoint. Bowling on high oil volumes, the ball is very effortless through the mid-lane allowing it to retain energy for an extremely strong back-end reaction. This ball handles higher oil volumes with ease.

I have also used the Enigma on some lower oil volumes. After moving in on the lane I found that the ball still gets through the mid-lane effortlessly with an acceptable back-end reaction.

The Enigma's strength is definitely higher oil volumes but shows some versatility on varying conditions. I am very excited to have a C300 ball that handles oil and I know you will be very pleased with how the Enigma performs for you too.

Tim Tripp
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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2013, 08:22:59 PM »
Enigma 1

Pin up  3-4 pin. mass bias kicked 1 1/2 right no hole. surface out of the box.
Wow this ball just keeps continuing threw the pocket and doesnt stop. first two series 750 750. very strong and continuous off the break point. bowl on a typical house shiot 40 feet. and for a ball with surface it doesnt burn up. this ball hooks.
another great job bugsy.

enigma 2
 pin up 3-4 pin. stacked no hole. eboinite magic shine, though my first one dull was good this one is a awesome compliment. about after the second game they start to burn i make a switch to this and have the same look. just a lil more length and harder and stroinger through the pocket. this ball is also very very angular. 
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EddieG

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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2013, 09:26:10 AM »
Drilled my first Enigma pin over ring finger with out of box surface, I am not saying this because I am a Columbia 300 Ambassador but this ball hooks on anything. Out of any brand I have ever thrown, this ball craves oil. The more oil it gets, the better it hooks and continues down lane. Bugsy Kelly and the Columbia 300 mad scientist hit a home run with this ball.
 If you are bowling a tournament with a lot of oil, this is the ball to get. It reads the mid lane great, and continues with great hitting power.
 Eddie Grace
Colimbia 300 Ambassador.
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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2013, 08:52:26 AM »
 Drilled my first Enigma Pin above the fingers to use basically as house shot ball. Box finish out of the box was a little to dull for me. I found the ball to burn early and leave corner after corner. I tried 3 different surfaces and finally settled on 4000. Now that I got the surface tweaked to my likening I have found great success with it. First full set with it after taking it to 4000 was 783. If you have higher rev rates and speed, don't be afraid to play with the surface.

Brad Kuhr
Columbia 300 Ambassador
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chrisleftwich

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Re: Staff Reviews: Enigma
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2013, 08:21:05 AM »
Ball tested:  Enigma at 1500 OOB, drilled pin Below middle finger with cg in line, MB down below thumb and no X  my PAP is 5 1/4 over and 1/2 inch up.

Lane Condition:  THS

Comments:  Tested the ball out last night at league, what I saw from this ball was a controllable piece that still covered boards, but was more controllable than the pin in middle finger one with polish.  With this layout I also tightened up the amount of flare which was around 3inch flare where as the other one is closer to the projected 7 flare.
With the nice controllable shape and punch in the backend I am even more excited to use this ball in tournament conditions. 

If you have not picked up one of these balls, you are definitely missing out on a great high performance ball. 
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