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squirrelywrath1

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Vintage White Dot, help determining its age please
« on: September 06, 2012, 10:08:33 PM »
Hello everybody!

I have a Vintage Columbia White Dot that I need to determine about how old it is.  I've already contacted Columbia 300, but it's been 3-4 days now with no reply.

Anyway, the box is beat to hell.   Says it was made in San Antonio.   The serial number is #6Y39718 if that helps.   No drill sheet included.

Anyone have any idea?


 

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Re: Vintage White Dot, help determining its age please
« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2014, 12:12:26 AM »
Here is a pic of it. I'll be bowling with it this sunday  ;D
its 15 lbs and seems like it will be a fun day trying out a 4 finger ball.
It will be my first time using one.



http://s875.photobucket.com/user/erigais/media/DSCF3547_zps42f11aaa.jpg.html

*edit, after picking it up a bit, not really sure how my hand is supposed to go into this, with my index in that far right hole? or my middle? if i ignore one of the holes it kinda feels like a finder tip  :-\

and ty for all the help on the ball dating^^
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Impending Doom

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Re: Vintage White Dot, help determining its age please
« Reply #17 on: May 14, 2014, 08:05:39 AM »
The hole on the left is a index finger hole. Also, it does look fingertip.

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Re: Vintage White Dot, help determining its age please
« Reply #18 on: May 14, 2014, 09:52:08 AM »
Good luck with the three fingered ball and hope you don't track over the index finger hole!
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Re: Vintage White Dot, help determining its age please
« Reply #19 on: May 14, 2014, 11:03:22 AM »
I suspect you're not going to like the index finger hole, if so have your pro shop plug it.  --  JohnP

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Re: Vintage White Dot, help determining its age please
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2014, 10:48:19 PM »
yes i meant left hole, sorry about that, getting my left and right confused, no wonder im so bad at bowling. so i bowled with this 30 year old ball  sunday, gave it a good test of 5 games.

my first impression was that the thing had almost no hook. 4 finger holes were comfortable and all the holes fit(very lucky on this i was). I found that by taking my finger out of that index hole it had a slight very nice smooth hook. I just couldnt get the revs right putting my index in there.

it was kind odd to bowl with i never really bowled with a ball with quite the same feel and i dont even know how to describe it. it kinda had a smooth "sticky" feel. i kinda felt like my ball speed was slower than other balls i bowl with and it kinda just glided until it hit some friction then it would hook ever so slightly but smoothly. was definately fun, my first couple of games started terrible!!! but i ended up kinda getting used to it and i definately think ill hang on to it for fun. i gotta say, if youre a stroker try to pick up one of these vintage white dots, it was a blast for me to play around with. it DOES hook its just easy and smooth, not a real bite like something you would be used to made in the past 10 years.

i think ill take that advice about plugging the index tho. after initially playing around with it i never used it again and i dont really see a reason to keep it there.

also i had a friend two hand it and got it to do some wicked hooks. he doesnt normally 2 hand but we were just enjoying the novelty of the ball so he gave it a shot.

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Re: Vintage White Dot, help determining its age please
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2014, 11:41:41 AM »
It might have been drilled originally for a left hander, then the extra hole would have been a pinky hole.  --  JohnP