Post by: Maelstrom on February 25, 2004, 08:58:38 AM
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Post by: channel surfer on February 26, 2004, 01:25:21 PM
I love columbia.. and will continue to do so.
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Post by: BowlersAidProShop-Wells on February 27, 2004, 01:53:31 AM
Edited on 2/27/2004 2:49 AM
Post by: channel surfer on February 27, 2004, 05:37:37 AM
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If by incorrect drilling you mean dull drill bits, i'd agree. Generally heat caused from friction with dull drill bits are the cause of the brittleness around the fingers/weight hole. Columbia covers may be a little more susceptible to that, but still, on average they're no worse than any other company when using sharp bits and standard drilling procedures.
Edited on 2/27/2004 2:49 AM
Indeed, thats what I was referring too.
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Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on February 27, 2004, 06:35:02 AM
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15 years and still going strong! 15 years old that is!
The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior PrincessAM not A CHICK OF BOWLING but I wanted to be in Manda's clique
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS! I'd rather blow it over with my storm, and 21mph ball speed on dry shots.
Post by: BadShot on February 28, 2004, 11:23:05 AM
IMHO, columbia makes outstanding equipment and provides excellent service. i can't wait to try their first true assymetric core . . . the alter ego.
next to hammer, i think columbia provides the best choices for building a full arsenal with one company's equipment.
the number of balls released is a function of marketing, not quality. i'm actually pretty excited to see what's next for columbia after the alter ego.
unlike other companies with suspect coverstocks (you know who they are), i think columbia balls hold up very well over the long haul if properly maintained.
columbia rules!!
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Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on February 28, 2004, 11:26:56 AM
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15 years and still going strong! 15 years old that is!
The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior PrincessAM not A CHICK OF BOWLING but I wanted to be in Manda's clique
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS! I'd rather blow it over with my storm, and 21mph ball speed on dry shots.
Post by: BowlersAidProShop-Wells on February 29, 2004, 07:22:44 PM
Edited on 2/29/2004 8:18 PM
Post by: HamPster on February 29, 2004, 08:18:44 PM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on March 01, 2004, 10:04:26 AM
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Nothing hits as hard as an Uranium
Post by: Mr Bass on March 01, 2004, 07:37:25 PM
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Post by: janderson on March 01, 2004, 07:57:11 PM
Those of us who have truly sampled a company's equipment (and I don't mean 1 or 2 balls) may shy away from the equipment because we don't find something that we like. Even those that have tried 3+ balls may not have used the equipment on the ideal condition (or may never even see the ideal condition) or have the layout botched. Some people purchase a ball expecting one thing (big hook monster) and get something else entirely ("I threw that big hook monster on a lane with fried back-ends and it "hit" like a little girl, so it sucks") so the opinion is instantly poor.
Of course there are also those who have truly sampled the equipment and found it to be lacking or not matching up to their game. Usually, bowlers of this knowledge and caliber will say something to the effect of "it doesn't work for me" instead of "all their stuff sucks".
I will confess, I haven't sampled much of Columbia lately, but my arsenal is aready built. If there was a Columbia "demo-days" or "ball fair" or whatever you want to call those things, I'd surely go and throw a bunch of their stuff. Until then, I won't say good or bad of their products.
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Post by: BadShot on March 01, 2004, 08:28:46 PM
i have not thrown an ego, so i cannot speak directly about that ball. what i can say is that columbia balls i've thrown such as the reaction roll, rev, richochet,and arc, the sport ball, the retro piranha, and the icon, icon 2 and icon 300 have all been some of the best equipment i've thrown (out of around 70 balls in the past 4 years).
i'm also gonna say that i think the wired is awesome, and i think the detour and the alter ego look like they're gonna be excellent, too.
i think that over the long haul, and in recent history, columbia has to be considered the #1 bowling equipment company in the world . . .
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Post by: Maelstrom on March 01, 2004, 09:15:18 PM
I am starting to want to go away from storm because some of there newer stuff I have not liked, but columbia has a few balls that I am interested in along with a few other companies. The only columbia ball I have rolled was the jade scout reactive, but that was a long time ago, so it is just hard to say what that, and there other balls, might be like for me now.
Overall, columbia probobly has the most balls that I am interested in.
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Post by: BowlersAidProShop-Wells on March 02, 2004, 12:18:21 AM
Post by: Maelstrom on March 02, 2004, 07:45:19 PM
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