Hey guys!  So I am looking around on Columbia's site (which needs a major overhaul) and seemed to notice that there seems to be a big gap on the symmetrical side.  You have the Beast line and then most higher end asymmetricals.  They do have the Outlook Solid but that is it.  Even when I go to Bowler's Rant channel on youtube, it is filled with Storm/Roto with some Brunswick/Radical mixed in.  Last video was the Dynamic Swing about 5 months ago.  Anyone know what is going on with Columbia?  I know they discontinued the Outlook Pearl but dont see or havent heard if there is something to take its place in the mid-performance symmetrical line. 

The Chaos line and the Resurgence are still in their lineup.  Those balls are symmetrical and mid/upper mid performance.

Ok.  I was kind of wondering because most online sites dont have these balls on them.  So it leads you to believe they have been discontinued. 

Buddies, Cheapbowlingballs, and bowling.com do not show these balls as available for purchase. 

Almost makes one wonder if Columbia is sticking around or if it will eventually be phased out in its entirety.

I can definitely see Columbia as the first one phased out. Hammer obviously has the biggest market share of the 4 and I feel like Track would have the edge over Ebonite. (GB series aside)

I contacted them and received a response.  They said the prior release being right before the pandemic had low sales numbers so they discontinued it pretty quickly (Outlook Pearl).  Apparently they have some stuff in the works they are looking to release this summer.

Assyms are becoming more of a thing being weight holes don't exist. Roto added a mid price assym, and I would imagine all companies nwill carry the bare minimum symmetrical releases needed.

Also, we all saw managing 7 brands was gonna be tough. If anyone will shine through though, brunswick will figure it out.

Only the Dynamic Swing Pearl and a new color Beast approved by USBC for them so far in 2021.  Really starting to think that Columbia300 is being "sunsetted".  I was kind of hoping we would see Brunswick do some vintage releases under C300 and bring back the Cuda/C, Pirahna/C, the Quakes, etc.

I guess if they are to become the next version of AMF, I would be surprised that they even released a new Beast.  Jacob did bowl 300 on TV with an Authority but not even sure the last time I saw a Columbia ball on TV (maybe the Chaos before they were acquired by Brunswick)?  Bowl Expo is in a week and a half and there is no buzz around Columbia at all.  I really hope they do not become the next AMF.  But if so, going to have to rethink what company I use in the future. 

There were some huge scores thrown in our house by people using the Outlook Pearl, but otherwise the only C300 balls you see are older Eruption Pros and Resurgence.

I had some decent success with the Impulse solid, but haven't thrown it for over a year now.

C300's glory days were the Ceramicore balls.  Those things were just money.  Now they don't really have anything notable to draw in customers.