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The Beast with MICA has been added to the Beast line of balls. The proven Flexcel coverstock of the original Beast has been enhanced with MICA. The core is an inverted bulb-shaped core within a round core. The available weights are 10-16 lbs.  The color of the ball is Purple Solid or Purple Pearl with Neon Red Engraving.

The guys at our shop can never understand why balls like the beast don't seem to sell in comparison to the "hook monsters".  All this ball does is keep you in control on conditions where the pocket is not wide open.  We drilled the beast with the pin 6" from the pap on a pin in ball(under the fingers) with a 1500 grit and finesse surface. This created tremendous length and virtually no flare, again putting the emphasis on control.  During tournament conditions on late squads, the beast ignored the drying heads and allowed the bowler to concentrate on the breakpoint without having to force it on line.  On synthetics with fresh backends the beast did well not jumping too hard whan it came out of the oil and the carry was never a problem.  I believe the key to matching up a ball to a condition is shell prep and the beast is a good example.  This is one of the most versatile balls around for medium to dry conditions.



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Well I should have posted this review a while ago, but I want to sing my praise for this ball. I drilled mine with a 4x2 drill pattern with balance hole about 8 inches from center of span. Shined to 3000 grit ebonite polish.  Well this ball has worked for me on basically every type of lane condition with the exception of extreme oil or extreme dry.  Even on a wet-dry condition, this ball would make its move off of the dry and set and hit very hard.  On an average blended condition, this ball is one of the best balls I have thrown.  Regardless of the price, this is a ball EVERYONE should own.  I cannot even count the number of 700+ series I have bowled with this ball.  Since had bowled so well with my first MICA beast, I drilled a pearl MICA beast with a simple label drilling with a pin-in ball.  This ball clears the heads even better and I now have a great ball for the extreme dry conditions.  Basically what I am trying to say is.....after you read this go out and buy one!

This is a review of the Pearlized Beast.  Have it drilled with some negative weight on it (the pin is right under my middle finger).  Great spare ball and dry lane ball for me.  When the lanes do dry out, the Pearlized Beast goes long with a very very small break at the end.  Doesn't carry very well for me as of now.  If it's not buried a yard deep odds are I'd get lucky with just leaving a 10 pin.  When I used this as my main ball without the negative drilling, it was very versitale for me on heavy, medium, and dry conditions.  I would never get rid of this ball I Love It.  Columbia came out with a winner here.

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I have my Pearl Beast w/Mica drilled with the pin above my bridge, and the c.g. in the center of my palm.  This ball was absolutely terriable when I first got it.  Out of the box it was very unpredictable.  I didn't know what the ball was going to do.  Then one day, while contemplating selling it, I resurfaced it, I decided to try a little duller shine on the ball(600grit sand, and then Track Magic Polish.)  This made all the difference in the world.  It became very controllable, while not losing any length or pop at the big-end.  With this little tweak, this ball became one of my favorite balls of all time.  Nice ball Columbia.

THIS IS FOR THE PEARL BEAST WITH MICA

i have average speend and above average revs
pap 5 3/8 over 3/8 up

drilling
2 inch pin
put pin right below my ring finger and put cg to the left(1:00drilling)
ended up. cg is about 1/2 left of midline an 1/4 inch below.
5 x 5 3/4
1/2 ounce negative side weight.

what did i find
very-i repeat very smooth ball.
the house i did try it in hooks a lot and it tamed hook and made ball very smooth. reduce flare to almost nothing 1 inch or so. If you are a high tracker be careful-it did pull my track very close to fingers and thumb. The nice thing-i drilled the ball for a specific reaction and i got exactly what i was looking for. I hit the ball pretty hard and the lanes hook alot and it hit very hard and didnt over react in the backend that i was having problems with with my other balls.

carry was much better than anticipated

i will post in a few weeks if something changes-if not this intitial analysis is still accurate

Update 5-30-02:
After more usage, I felt that the ball started hooking a bit too early, leaving very little pop on the back end. I had it polished up, and it's a much better reaction. It's drilled label leverage, so it ain't much use inside, but that's not why I bought it. I've also quit using it for spares - there's too much variation from house to house, and there are some conditions where it's too much ball for right side spares. It's still a great control ball - good combination of mild shell and core.


4-28-02:
This rating is for a Beast with Mica LTD (regular - not pearl). It's the same as the currently sold Mica Beast except that it has a little bit more mica in the coverstock. I don't think it makes any difference at all. Very mild and controllable ball. Not much more aggressive than a urethane. I'd been using a Faball Berry Razor as my "go to" ball when the lanes were on the dry side or I just needed to get the ball farther down the lane. The Beast starts rolling a few feet earlier but doesn't move as much. A much smoother arc than the Razor. This will be an excellent ball for screaming back ends, or along the edge of a wet-dry wall. Where does it fit? With the Beast I have to stand about 5 boards farther right compared to my Columbia Spirit, and it moves a  few boards more than a urethane Black Angle. This little Beastie is going to do double duty in my arsenal- dry lane AND all-purpose spare ball. It's going to replace my white-dot for those right side spares. Because it's mild it doesn't want to hook past those 10 pins, and since it's not a hard plastic it will hang on the edge should you happen to miss right by a board or two. I love it! One small oddity, after drilling the thumbhole I found little pits and voids in the interior. Perhaps the extra load of Mica affected the consistency of the coverstock? Who knows. The ball looks all right on the outside and hasn't cracked into pieces yet J.

This is the best mid-priced bowling (Pearlized) I have ever had.  It is controllable and even at 13 lbs., it hits pretty hard.  I used to use the high priced bowling balls and all I got was comments like "Bad break for leaving the back row", or "Your bowling ball hits too hard", and heartaches for losing games by less than one mark (most times less than 5 pins).