My brother has a big bully, threw 9 games and theres a big crack going in an arc shape under the fingers to the pin .  The pin is under the bridge about an inch.  Its sad because he throws grips theres nothing that can be done..  Why do grips void the warranty..... any ideas, I would think as long as the bridge is 1/4 inch and the pin is an inch from the holes, what difference does it make?  Its just odd he had a messenger (his last columbia ball) that did the same thing.

I know someone that had 2 Brunswick balls crack like that on them, so it makse no difference that its a Columbia. I have drilled up at least 5 Columbia balls the past year and never had a problem. Most of the time, the cracks happen when people leave the balls in their car or garage where its too hot or too cold.. Just my 2 cents..
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If they only made a ball that would carry that da_n 7 pin (and I am right handed!!)

jkiser01

PJM300,

having a ball in a locker at the bowling alley is not what I am talking about. I know alot of people leave their balls in the bed of thier trucks, in their trunks, etc all the time. This is what causes the balls to crack..

It might be Columbia and it might not but I am betting more of them get damaged by neglect or ball drillers that drill the finger grip holes to close together, thus causing the bridge to crack..
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If they only made a ball that would carry that da_n 7 pin (and I am right handed!!)

jkiser01

Edited on 11/27/2004 1:56 PM

I had 2 Icons crack around the fingers with VERY LITTLE glue used on the grips. I used only 3 little dots of super-glue. The cracks weren't near the glue dots. I had a WOW with about 5 games on it crack with a circular crack under the fingers and through the pin - and the pin was at least 1/2" or longer under the bridge. I had an Icon2 crack the bridge (1/4" bridge) while it was sitting in the pro shop - never saw glue. NONE of my balls get wild temperature swings. My garage stays between 50 & 90 depending on the season. I don't leave them in the trunk. In my experience (and I'm not the only one) the Muscle derivative coverstocks are more prone to cracking than most other Columbia (and other Mfg.) covers.
I have had ZERO Brunswick balls crack. Powerkoil 18 both solids and pearls. Powerkoil 17 pearls. Various particle balls. All versions of Activator coverstock. I had no BIAS against C300, at the time I was throwing mostly their products, with a few Faballs. Once I started seeing a lot of cracking on the new stuff, that was it for me. The darned things cost too much money to put up with cracking.

Where did you get the ball from? If  you bought it from a pro shop, even
though grips suppossedly voids the warranty, your shop guy should at least
give it a shot to get you another. If you got it somewhere else, you should
at least call Columbia customer service. You never know what could happen.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. That's just my 2 cents worth also.
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Tracy
GO COWBOYS / NEXT YEAR

I had two brunswick balls crack. Both were out of warranty. But one was within a year of the warranty. Both with slugs and grips. Big B replaced one ball.
That worked out well for me.

BTW - BOTH balls cracked sitting in bags on the floor - inside.
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Bowlers are like puppies. The only difference is that someday the puppy will quit whining.
-- Found at Sam's Town Pro Shop

I actually made the switch from grips to without, because i want to keep throwing columbia products. I see alot of the time it is caused by dull drill bits, and insert glue.
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Timothy @Juniors Pro-Shop
Montreal, Quebec.

Lets see here...  What would the chances be that the 31/32" drill bit is the dullest bit in the shop where you guys work?  Pretty darn good I'd say, so it makes sense that more cracks are seen around inserts than balls without inserts.  The same can be said of your 1 1/4" bit too.
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