Very nice offset to the other bullys that have been made. It is a look different from the other 2, Longer and stronger then any of the others that have been made. I drilled mine 4 by 5 which is strong for me. Looks very good on later shifts or after the oil pushes alittle down the lane. This ball will spin but it spins Z so u have to do it on both sides. Then you may use your MB drillings. But I must say I like this ball very much....

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Chris Lakatosh
Columbia 300 Staffer

I've had this ball for about a month now, and it is rather impressive.  My specs:

16#
Med-High rev rate
16mph at delivery
PAP 5 7/16 x 5/8

Ball was laid out for length with an early read on the pattern.  Pin is 5 1/2" from the axis point with a 45 degree angle swung between the PAP, pin, and mass bias.

This ball really does not hook all that much.  I have a Bully and a Big Bully as well, and while I expected it to be tamer than the other two, I didnt expect it to be this tame.  That being said, this ball does a good job as a tame ball.  I have had success with this ball on patterns as they break down.  It seems to be a little too jumpy to use on a light fresh pattern, but as the pattern blends and burns out, this ball provides good length and strong, predictable recovery.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
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bowl well

Ed Smaglik

This ball still amazes me.. It reminds me of a stronger version of the throttle R....I am using a label drill with a Neg shift..about 1/4

Still able to boucnce the ball on the wwall and keep my carry.....

impressive....
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My Dt likes to bash Shawn B.

note the truth>>>>>(Dt..1st .... Shawn 2nd)

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Backyard Bully:

Ball Specs
The ball being drilled was a 1” pin out with 3.50 oz top weight.
Drilling: Pin 4" from PAP and Mb 5" from PAP (approximately 60 degrees) pin is Above Ring finger, 3" above grip midline. Because of the Pin In, weight hole needed at 1:00 angle to remove excessive finger weight.

Bowler Information:
Track diameter is 10 1/2.
PAP is measured at 5 1/4 over and 3/8" up.
Average ball speed (foul line to head pin) is 17 mph.
Axis rotation is typically 90 degrees
Initial rev rate is typically 300 rpm, "Tweener"
Lane Condition and Pattern: Village Bowl in Memonomee Falls WI. Wood Lanes Oiled to 40 feet, semi-clean backends. Bowlero Lanes. HPL 9000 Panel. Oily up front, semi clean backends, carry down issues all year.

REVIEW:
I have to agree with Ed Smaglik's review. This ball does not oil, it skids like any other reactive, but on the right condition and drier lanes, this ball is awesome, and probably one the hardest hitting polished reactives I've thrown. The ball seems for me at least to perform better on wood lanes rather than the HPL 9000 panel. The ball flutters on that panel and oil pattern. Very fast revving core gives the ball a touch earlier read, which I like with my 90 degree rotation. Overall hook I give it a 3-4 out of 1-10 scale. Backend 7-8 out of 10. I totally agree with Columbia's review of the ball, it does what they say.



Compared to my other Balls:
Brunswick Intense Inferno: Seeing that both of these ball boost their new coverstock technology, I thought it would be a fair comparison. The balls are very close in reaction. The Backyard is a touch earlier and smoother at the breakpoint. The intense is a touch more skid/jerky. Both hate oil and love dry. Both also don't seem to suck up oil as fast allowing you to wipe the oil off which should allow the ball reaction to last longer.

Thanks for reading my review.

ok had the pin above the ring finger just a lil bit cg is in palm and this ball has some backend i was standing 25 throwing to 10 and the ball was just snapping on a house shot, first game i shot 236, second game 289, third game 279 for an 804 series then some people wanted to buy the ball from me, but have not sold it all and all this ball is awesome and like i said it really has an agressive backend

I think this ball is fantastic. I had mine drilled in Baton Rouge for Nationals in March. I didn't have much chance to roll it there, but once I got back home, this ball tears up the lanes. The pin carry is excellent,ball rolls very smoothly, and doesn't overreact or skid/flip. I can play it on more than one condition, and so far I haven't averaged less than 200 with it.

Manateesteve
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If you can throw straight up ten, or hook the lane, your choice must be to stand left, grip it and rip it, for THAT is the way of the Supercranker !!

I got this ball off of my friend for free, and after throwing it, I would have been willing to pay for it.  First off, I'm a lefty.  I had it redrilled with the pin right in the ring finger, and the CG kicked in toward my palm.  I guess I could classify myself as a cranker, maybe a tweener, ball speed at about 17 mph.  This is a nice medium to medium-light oil ball, and the carry is tremendous.  It hits harder than anything in my arsenal... even harder than my Total NV.  When the lanes break down, I pull this ball out of my bag and throw 12 at the arrows, 6 at the breakpoint, and it never fails to blow everything off the deck.  I'm falling in love with Columbia, they just never fail to impress me.