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Title: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: cnimsk on June 04, 2006, 12:21:16 PM
I'm thinking of buying several Columbia 300 bowling balls. I would like some advice on a good arsenal. My thinking is along these lines....Action for heavy, Action Packed for medium/heavy, a Jinx for light to medium, I have the Blue Dot for spares....that leaves medium,  and perhaps dry lane to figure out. Any ideas?

Heavy: Action or maybe the EPX if I can get it at a reduced price....
Medium/Heavy/: Action Packed
Medium...?
Medium/Light: Jinx?
Dry: ?
Spares: Blue Dot

Thanks,
Chuck
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on June 04, 2006, 10:03:19 PM
Hey I just noticed that Columbia took the EPX-T1 off of their website.  Must be discontinued?
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Current Arsenal:
Parker Bohn III
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: themagician on June 04, 2006, 10:05:41 PM
yeah its been discontinued (EPX) supposably there is a EPX T2 coming though...
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Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on June 04, 2006, 10:17:58 PM
IMHO, I'd choose a Power Drive Sanded over an EPX T1.  That's an easy choice.
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Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: Hoselrockets on June 05, 2006, 09:29:39 AM
Heavy: Action or Power Drive Sanded
Med:   Action Packed/WrathXP
Med/Light: Wrath/HyJinx
Light: Jinx

These can be swithed around pending on your personal needs.
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Joe Jozwik
Midwest Account Manager
Columbia 300, Inc.
www.Columbia300.com
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on June 05, 2006, 10:51:48 AM
I would recommend a Dr. Jekyll.
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Current Arsenal:
Parker Bohn III
Bohn up a Storm!!!
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on June 05, 2006, 11:02:57 AM
quote:
Action Packed is excellent benchmark ball. Great on a variety of conditions if you can vary your release.
The STS is also coming. Watch for it.


FWIW, "STS" will be a coverstock, not a ball.  To this point, the Wrath series is the first to utilize the "STS" coverstock.
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House Hack.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.  And, according to my therapist, that's not so bad.
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: Dbum on June 05, 2006, 03:16:35 PM
I would agree 100% with Joe.

Heavy: Action or Power Drive Sanded
Med: Action Packed/WrathXP
Med/Light: Wrath/HyJinx
Light: Jinx
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Darnell Bell
Eastern Columbia 300 Amatuer Staff
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on June 05, 2006, 03:32:13 PM
Two words: Doctor Jekyll.
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Current Arsenal:
Parker Bohn III
Bohn up a Storm!!!
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: cnimsk on June 05, 2006, 03:53:46 PM
Very amature bowler. Not wealthy. Addicted to bowling balls. I was just thinking about Columbia...sometime in the future perhaps, that's all. AS to the rest of my collection....well...it's too much but....at least it's not illegal!

Chuck
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: cnimsk on June 05, 2006, 03:54:44 PM
OH...I still love my tracks. But Roto's a close second.

Chuck
Title: Re: Considering buying Columbia....looks for advice...
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on June 05, 2006, 04:18:27 PM
What Chuck really needs is a proshop person to spend a little time with him and diagnose his needs.  However, since they're punching out new pills purchased by him by the dozen, the pro shop owner has probably instructed the employees to simply punch out his ball and wait 36 hours for him to come back with another pill.
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House Hack.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.  And, according to my therapist, that's not so bad.