Author Topic: Scout Reactive (Read 43990 times)

admin · « **on:** December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »

The Scout Reactives have Columbia's Super-Flex Reactive Urethane coverstock. Columbia began with the same core as the Shadow/R. An offset heavy puck below the center of the ball is added inside the three-piece core. This puck creates pin out and medium differential Rg. This is the first three-piece Columbia ball with built-in track flare. It gets down the lane easily with good backend turn. The Scout Reactives have a hook rating of 13. They come in weights of 10-16 lbs. Hardness: 75-78.

bowling9883 · « **Reply #46 on:** July 12, 2005, 02:56:51 PM »

Drilled up my Scout Reactive fully aggressive with a 3 1/2 in pin from my CG. Tried this on medium-dry lanes with drier heads. Ball worked pretty well as far as back end goes. A little drier than medium is perfect. Goes pretty long and turns nicely. Bowled a 222 my first game with front 3. Fun to bowl with and is going to be great for dry lanes. Can't wait to see. On a drier lane shot I pulled out a 271 which of course this ball did. Great turn in the dry.
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Chevyguy · « **Reply #47 on:** August 26, 2005, 10:10:45 PM »

First I am a right handed bowler. This was the first ball I learned with. It is so versatile that I learned first the straight shot and then a hook with this ball. When the lanes are lightly oiled I can swing it from the left gutter to the 1 board and back to the 7 pin. I own a Total Shock and Awe by morich and Columbia's Backyard Bully. Both balls are not as versatile as the scout reactive. I agree with everyone that this ball in oil is a glider, however since all my teammates throw on the same line, our line dries up within the second game and I always end up shooting a 200 with this ball in the third game. I cant wait to get another since the one I have has been beaten up to the point of no return. This is indeed a good ball for starters but for those bowling in the 190s and rising this is a great ball for those days dry lanes come after you...or if your line dries fairly fast.

jamesk847 · « **Reply #48 on:** November 22, 2005, 03:07:50 PM »

ok im right handed medium speed medium rev. i avg 225-230 at 3 different houses well 225 at one, 212 at another and 230 as sub at another. i got the ball for something to play the outside part of the lane as my other stuff is too aggresive. and it has served for just that. it has plent of hit saves its energy and allows me to play outside without over reacting. good dry lane ball or outside track. i used it lastnight at millertime, i started with my powerdrive but inside the ball was going to long and when i moved right it jumped threw the face. so i thought well i just got this ball to go long and play the outside why not try on the fill ball in tenth of first game. struck. went on to shoot 255 and 212. two missed spares the last game. great dry ball and great outside angle ball. will not however be a good ball for someone with low revs... 9 out of 10. oh mine is the cherry silver pearl color..very neat.

dthardcore · « **Reply #49 on:** March 13, 2006, 01:26:04 PM »

I have been using the Scout Hi-Flare reactive ball for about 4 months now, at first i was using the ball on a set of dry wood lanes and the ball had a descent reation to the lanes but when i moved to a new house i could not get the ball to move for the life of me. the house i moved to is extemely heavily oiled and the lanes are synthetic, so i went back to my proshop and had them sand the finish off my ball, so now the ball is dull but in heavy oil will now run across the lane without even trying, my ball is drilled pretty straight i do not have an aggressively drilled ball but i can easily say that this is a great ball for beginners and especially a great ball for the price. the only down side to this ball is that it is not a strong hitting ball. thats why i use this as a spare ball and leave the strikes to my more powerful balls such as my scorchin inferno

Angelfire · « **Reply #50 on:** August 05, 2006, 11:58:36 AM »

Got my Scout Hi-Flare drilled 5"x5", pin 2 1/2-3" with the CG slightly above the midline. This ball is 14lb 3oz. with a 3oz. top weight.

First tried it on med/heavy oil with the backends kind of dry. Threw it from my normal line the 12 board to 7 and made it past the head very well and a smooth lenght and backend arc. It didn't snap or flip, just a nice strong arc into the pocket; something I didn't expect since I thought that this was a skid/snap ball.

On the other lane, the pattern was shorter and the backends were much drier. My One ball simply overhooked every other frame so I tried the Scout but on a different line from the other lane I was on. First game this ball just wanted to go left and left the 3,6 pins alot. So I made an adjustment and moved left where I throw my One ball. Had my feet on the 24 board and went for the 18 board to 11 at breakpoint. This ball will take off strong once it hits dry. I was throwing it nearly 16.5 mph which is faster that normal for me, but I was still able to control it very well. Anywhere past the 11 board it doesn't come back quite as well and some loss in hitting power would result from that.

And this ball will send pins flying everywhere, if I leave any pins left from a pocket shot, it would be the 10 pin a 7 pin every once in a while. But still shot some very good games with it; 177,232,236,164,225.

This would be a good ball to have either on medium oil when the lanes start to dry out, drier backends, and/or on light oil. Just from the 5 games I've used it, I like it already and for a low price, it's a good ball to have.

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jstamour · « **Reply #51 on:** November 29, 2007, 03:36:48 PM »

This ball is a good ball if you are beginning to hook and want a ball that shows you what a reactive ball can do. I bought a scout from my friend, who upgraded, for 20 bucks after I bowled a 600 series with it. I had been using an old Track that was left at the house. Basically, I worsened my game by moving there and after I became a very stagnant 170 bowler. I have moved on this season and am back to 190.

The Scout is a good reactive ball with a very unpredictable point of reaction. IF YOU BOWL WELL WITH THIS BALL, YOU WILL BOWL BETTER WITH A BETTER ONE!!!

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