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montymont

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the beast
« on: September 28, 2007, 01:38:02 PM »
i bought an old ball today a columbia 300 "the beast". I wanted if anyone can give me some info about this ball. is it good enough for league play?
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charlest

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Re: the beast
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2007, 10:43:04 PM »
Is it resin or urethane?

If resin, is it solid or pearl?

There were a whole lot of Beasts?

See http://www.bowlingballreviews.com/search.asp?isCurrent=0&companyID=2
And enter "beast" in the 2nd field.

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Re: the beast
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2007, 10:53:36 AM »
it has a two-piece core.
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J_Mac

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Re: the beast
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2007, 11:09:58 AM »
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it has a two-piece core.


All but the Polyester Beast had a 2 piece core...

What color is it?  Is it shiny? dull? does it have some sparkle to it?
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Re: the beast
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2007, 11:45:55 AM »
It's going to be a good piece for you to play up the boards on a THS.  Regardless of which one you got lol.
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montymont

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Re: the beast
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2007, 08:56:42 PM »
it's purple and it's tough without inserts to throw. the first three games i had with it were 129, 163, 150. the lanes were really oily and i had the ball polished. what i could i do to improve on my performance with this ball?
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J_Mac

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Re: the beast
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2007, 09:07:43 PM »
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it's purple and it's tough without inserts to throw. the first three games i had with it were 129, 163, 150. the lanes were really oily and i had the ball polished. what i could i do to improve on my performance with this ball?


Replace it with something more appropriate for heavier oil...
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charlest

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Re: the beast
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2007, 09:38:39 PM »
Sand it to somewhere between 600 and 1000 grit. Then if it still doesn't hook enough, do what J_Mac said
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Re: the beast
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2007, 11:15:00 AM »
Beast was never made for juice! I hope you don't have a Beast that says "LTD" on it, if you do, you'll need the lanes to be reeeeeal dry to work. Beast are great for house shots if you have a high rev rate. If you don't, then move right and go up the track.
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