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Equipment Boards => Columbia 300 => Topic started by: eagle101 on May 20, 2007, 02:22:56 PM

Title: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: eagle101 on May 20, 2007, 02:22:56 PM
I am posting this for my son who is a junior bowler who bowls in a junior travel league and high school.  During the bowling season he typically will bowl in a dozen or more houses and runs into a variety of conditions.  He likes Columbia and he presently uses the Action packed and Action attack along with a Black Widow and an Infinite One.  This covers his needs for medium to heavy oil. He has medium to high revs and medium to high speed and typically plays around the third arrow, out to around 10.  What he needs is a ball that will work for those dry conditions that he will see in his travels.  I looked at the ball reviews and the best I could see was possibly a Pulse or a Messenger Cherry Pearl.  What might any of you with experience with Columbia products suggest?
Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: The SuperHitMan on May 20, 2007, 10:37:46 PM
The Ebonite Crossfire would do your son well, as well as The Hornet from Legends/Lanemasters
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Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: thegame on May 20, 2007, 11:07:30 PM
I have to agree, the Hornet would be a great ball for this situation, as it probably hooks 3-4 boards less than my Tropical Storm.  Good length, and no flip, just a nice smooth curve at the backend.
Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: drock037 on May 22, 2007, 06:53:56 AM
Hey Inferno if you have enough time to give a guy some advice why don't you respond to my MEessages...just do it...if your gonna screw me at least own up to it...
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Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: Phoneman on May 22, 2007, 07:05:03 AM
I would not say the crossfire is a dry lane ball.  I have one it is for a med shot.  I agree with Inferno my monster slayr is a great dry lane ball.
Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: mainzer on May 27, 2007, 06:51:53 PM
Hornet would be good or take a pieice that might be a little strong and drill it weaker
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Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: williewc on May 27, 2007, 09:07:08 PM
well it isnt Columbia but you could probably try the Desert Heat from Track, which was made my columbia, from what ive heard its a great ball for dry lanes
Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: Jesse James on June 08, 2007, 03:12:33 PM
When I first started bowling I used Columbia products. As I remember, they didn't really have any dry lane pieces. But.....the best pieces Columbia has made for dryish lanes were the Beast series.

If your son could find a Beast and drill it leverage or weaker,.. that might work. Probably the best ball, if he could find it though would be a leverage drilled Orange Messenger. I had one drilled full-roller that I pretty much used on all conditions except toast.
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Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: Jesse James on June 08, 2007, 03:28:36 PM
Yeah, I had considered that Jinx series. My father uses a Jinx now, so it must be pretty good cause he's 76, and throws the ball at 13mph.

That Super Trooper was kinda similar to the Columbia Spirit II ball that they came out with. Very small bend on the backend, but great on lite oil.
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Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: trash heap on June 10, 2007, 10:45:26 AM
CZ's mention of the High-Flare Urethane is option you have to consider. I have bought several balls to combat Dry Lanes.

My first was the Columbia's Flipside Wild. A weak reactive didn't quite work for me when the lanes got real dry.

Next I bought a Scout Urethane (Only had Top Weight, No Core). It worked okay. I basically stayed on the right side of the lane and played a down and in shot.

Then I bought a Lane#1 XXXL. I like this ball for Dry. It works well when you see no oil coming back on the ball.  

At last a bought Scout High-Flare Urethane. When the lanes start drying up this is the ball I go to first.

Basically the choice to use a Reactive, Urethane, or Plastic comes to the style of the bowler. Me personally I have a high track, I have med-high revs, and I throw the ball around 15-16 mph on normal league condition. If I was to use my Reactive equipment on Dry Lanes, the ball burns out too soon.

For me the choice is Urethane (Scout High-Flare) and Plastic (XXXL). These balls will not over react on the Dry. They allows me to stay in my comfort zone. I am not trying to throw harder just to keep a ball on the lane. When I find the Scout coming in high I just move to the XXXL. The XXXL doesn't see action too much but I have pulled it out on rare occasions.

Title: Re: Help for dry lane conditions
Post by: walley 3261 on June 10, 2007, 11:04:25 AM
It's not Columbia but a Slate Blue Gargoyle is the best I've found It's from Visionary.

Jim
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