New Balls From Columbia 300

The ALL NEW Sideswipe core in the proven Bend -It Pearl coverstock gives the Columbia 300 Yellow Line Collection a ball with great length and a strong, but predictable backend motion. The Yellow Line collection was designed to give the bowler incredible performance without having to break the bank. Sideswipe the competition on your way to victory!  

The new Swerve GT features Hybrid Reflex coverstock. 

The original Reflex cover created a large amount of friction and was designed to use its energy throughout the entire lane. The pearl version created a stronger change of direction at the back end, resulting in shocking pin action. The NEW Hybrid Reflex cover offers the best of both worlds with strong mid lane traction and down lane continuation. 

HyperSHOCK Technology (Patent Pending) is an energy enhancement material added to the outer core to help power the ball through the pins. This viscoelastic material works to control the influence pins have on the balls motion through the pin deck.  

Two New Balls Added To Columbia 300 Line-up

The new Reflex pearl coverstock version creates a stronger change of direction at the back end, resulting in “shocking” pin action.

The Swerve FX features the same lower Mass Bias strength core as the original Swerve which makes it very driller friendly and allows the core to perform well for the masses. This core yields a slightly stronger mid-lane read than the typical symmetrical shape, while maintaining the predictability symmetrical balls provide. 

HyperSHOCK Technology is an energy enhancement material added to the outer core to help power the ball through the pins. This viscoelastic material works to control the influence pins have on the balls motion through the pin deck. The Swerve line, with HyperSHOCK Technology, not only gets you to the pocket, but drives through the pins like no other bowling balls on the planet.

New for the Yellow Line Collection, the Delirium Shock is a perfect choice for the bowler looking for great performance without breaking the bank. The Delirium Shock provides a strong mid-lane and back end reaction which will match up perfectly on medium oil patterns. Featuring the Resurgence core, "the Delirium Shock may be as close to the classic Resurgence ball motion as we've seen yet from Columbia 300." said a company representative. 

Look for the new balls on February 2nd, 2016. 

Raw Urge Is New from Columbia 300

From the Orangeline collection, the new Columbia 300 Raw Urge is Black/Green/Yellow solid reactive cover called AR350, finished to 500/2000 Abralon®. 

Design intent is for strong continuous hook, featuring the Ironman core from the Urge.

World Wide Release Date: December 1st, 2015. 

New Cover, New Core and HyperSHOCK Technology in Columbia 300's New Swerve HP Ball

Columbia 300 introduces the Swerve September 15. The Swerve features a new core, coverstock and HyperSHOCK Technology. 

The New Reflex Solid Coverstock, in Black / Scarlet / Navy is a high traction coverstock. The finished factory surface is created using 500/1000/2000 grit AbralonⓇ pads. The Reflex cover is designed to transfer greater amounts of energy directly to the core through its enhanced crosslink dense polymer formulation.

For the Swerve core, Columbia 300 lowered the strength of the Mass Bias to make it more driller friendly and allow the core to perform well for the masses. This core yields a slightly stronger mid-lane read than the typical symmetrical shape, while maintaining the predictability symmetrical balls provide. 

HyperSHOCK Technology is an energy enhancement material added to the outer core to help power the ball through the pins. This viscoelastic material works to control the influence pins have on the ball's motion through the pin deck. 

"The Columbia 300 Swerve, with HyperSHOCK Technology, not only gets you to the pocket, but drives through the pins like no other bowling ball on the planet," reports Columbia 300 Marketing Manager Rich Hanson. 

Columbia 300 Unveils The Meltdown and Deep Freeze

The new Columbia 300 Melt Down features one of the strongest cover formulas Columbia 300 has used. Bring-It MAX is extremely aggressive and will handle the heaviest of oil conditions. Columbia finished this eye popping blend of solid colors (Orange/Yellow/Purple) with 500/2000 grit Abralon™, giving an already strong cover some teeth to help handle those heavy patterns. Design intent for Heavy Oil Lane Condition. Core -  SD Medium RG.

The Deep Freeze is a great choice for pros all the way to new bowlers and offers perfect performance on dry lane conditions. The modified Messenger 2 core wrapped by New Era Reactive coverstock in Arctic Chill (blue) is designed for performance on dry lanes. The Deep Freeze features High RG and medium Differential with a finish of: 800, 1000, 2000, 4000 Abralon® With Factory Finish

Columbia Adds a Hybrid cover to The Eruption Pro

Columbia 300 Eruption Pro hybrid is Emergency Orange / Fire Pearl coverstock called CR 300 Hybrid with a 500, 500, 500, 1000 Abralon® Finish topped off with Factory Finish polish. Inside the new ball is a Modified Resurgence Core and the design intent is for medium oil lane conditions. 

 
Columbia reports “Our cleanest cover just got cleaner and more angular with the addition of pearl. This Hybrid version is now straighter through the front of the lane and more responsive off the end of the oil pattern.” Further Columbia changed the core, reporting: “We changed the densities of one of our most popular cores ever to give you the reaction you’ve been asking for. The higher RG and lowered differential makes the Eruption Pro a great go to line on medium to drier conditions.”

Time to Throw Down with Columbia

The Columbia Throw Down features a Neon Green/Berry/Sea Blue Bring-It Solid reactive resin coverstock finished 500, 500, 500,1000 Abralon with Factory Finish at 300 RPM. The Throw Down core is the SD Medium RG core. World Wide Release Date: 9/2/14

Columbia 300 Adds a Trio Calkled The Blur

Columbia 300 presents the Blur. Born from the proven Full Swing Full Tilt 5.0 Cover in Solid, Hybrid and Pearl and Columbia’s new symmetrical Blur core this ball should provide a lot of ball for the money.

Columbia Adds The N'S@ne Antics

New from Columbia the N's@ne Antics The striking White/Crimson/Azure AR300 Solid coverstock is factory finished to 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Abralon with Clean 'n Sheen at 300 RPM. The heart of the N's@ne Antics is the Hi-Dynamix II core.  

World Wide Release Date: July 1, 2014

The New Columbia 300 Disorder

Bend-It Pearl was used on the very popular Vow and Bend-It Solid was a top performer on the Oath… Columbia 300 combined the two in order to give you Bend-It Hybrid.  This top performing coverstock provides way too much performance for this mid-price ball... that’s why we have no problem calling it Disorder!

The Resurgence core has been one of the best ever, now you can give it a try with a new stronger cover formula. The low RG and Medium Differential make this a great choice for all styles. The Disorder will give you more traction than any Columbia 300 ball in the mid-performance category in recent history.

Two New Balls From Columbia 300 in January

Columbia is releasing 2 new balls on January 7^th. The Crazy Antics and the Take Down.

“Awesome Reaction 300 Flip is the perfect cover for length and a nice big move on the backend” reports Columbia.  Further “The Crazy Antics provides a crazy amount of length and backend motion for a polished high performance ball.”

 

The Crazy Antics made it's PBA debut this past Sunday for Chris Barnes and Columbia 300. You could not miss the wildly colorful White, Orange and Purple ball.

The Hi-Dynamix core as featured in the Antics is one of the most dynamic cores they’ve ever produced according to the latest.  With a medium RG, High Differential and High Mass bias, the Antics core helps the ball produce awesome mid lane and backend motion. 

“The Columbia 300 Take Down features Bring-It Pearl and will give you great length and recovery without sacrificing overall hook” proclaims the latest release from Columbia. Further they explain “While we left some surface on the pearl cover to give you added hook and performance, you can polish your Take Down to give you even better length when encountering less volume (of oil).”

The Take Down contains the Smack Down core, a medium RG and high differential. The medium RG helps the Take Down get further down the lane before the high differential kicks in for continuation at the pin deck.

Columbia 300 Introduces the Eruption Pro.

Columbia 300 announces the Eruption Pro is coming. Coverstock is the Clean

Reaction 300. Columbia touts it as ”one of our cleanest, most responsive covers ever!”

Core is the Modified Resurgence. Columbia explains “We changed the densities of one of our most popular cores to give you the reaction you’ve been asking for …with higher RG and lowered differential.”

Columbia Discloses Disruption, Antics and Smack Down, New Balls Coming in July

 The new Columbia 300 Antics is covered in vibrant hues of Forest/Royal/ Cherry/Yellow, the cover is called AR 300, as in Awesome Reaction 300. The Columbiadescribes the veneer as: “AR 300 cover is cleaner through the front of the lane than previous high performance releases and unleashes some awesome backend motion.” ARS is finished 500 Abranet™, 3000 Abralon™, and Powerhouse™ Factory Finish Polish. The “engine” of the new Antics is the Hi-Dynamix core, one of the most dynamic cores Columbia has ever produced. With a medium RG, High Differential and High Mass bias, the Antics core helps the ball produce awesome mid lane and backend motion.

The Columbia 300 Smack Down utilizes Bring-It Hybrid Purple/ Silver/Purple Pearl coverstock prepped 500, 500 Abranet™, 2000, 2000 Abralon™. Columbiadescribes it: “This hybrid cover will run over any medium to heavy condition with a strong mid-lane motion and great continuation.” The Smack Down core (SD Medium Rg Core) has a medium Radius of Gyration and a high differential. Columbia also reports, “The medium RG helps the Smack Down get further down the lane before the high differential kicks in for some awesome continuation!”

Columbia 300 Disruption is wrapped in New Era Yellow / Indigo solid coverstock. New Era solid has never been used before as the sole ingredient in a Columbia cover. The cover is finished 800 Abranet™, 1000, 2000 Abralon®, Powerhouse™ Factory Finish. The Resurgence Core is the guts of the Disruption. Columbia said “The low RG and Medium Differential make this a great choice for all styles.”

Columbia 300 adds two Freeze balls. The Columbia Freeze for 2014 with a modified version of the Messenger core as has been used in the line since it's inception - which could arguable be the most successful core in Columbia 300 history. The Freeze is wrapped in the Ne2 shell. Two new cover colors: Navy/Purple/Yellow and Blue/Orange/Green finished with 4000 and Polished.

 

Columbia Introducing New Balls July 9th

 

Columbia Adds Two Freeze Color Combinations

Columbia 300 adds two Freeze balls. These Columbia Freeze balls for the 2013-14 bowling season have the modified version of the Messenger core - like the previously very successful Freeze balls before them, wrapped in the Ne2 shell. Two new cover colors: Navy/Purple/ Yellow and Blue/Orange/Green finished with 4000 and Polished.

Lipton Iced Tea To Sponsor Bowling's Men's, Women's and Senior US OPEN

Lipton Iced Tea is the official title sponsor of bowling's U.S. Open tournament for 2013. For the second year in row, the bowling industry has teamed up with the brand's ready-to-drink portfolio for a principal sponsorship deal to lead the industry's preeminent bowling tournament. The 2013 U.S. Open will be held in Columbus, OH, beginning July 20, and will combine the Men's, Women's and Senior Women's tournaments.

The sponsorship deal with Lipton Iced Tea marks the first time a title sponsor has ever been named for bowling's U.S. Open. The multi-layered sponsorship program includes an integrated mix of branding, experiential and digital/social media that will target bowling fans and enthusiasts throughout the U.S. as well as robust on-site activations at each of the host centers and at the Open final.

"We're so pleased to once again partner with PepsiCo and welcome back Lipton Iced Tea as the title sponsor of bowling's U.S. Open. In addition to being an iconic brand, Lipton Iced Tea is a fantastic product that is a favorite of pro bowlers as well as our fans and enthusiasts," said Steve Johnson, executive director of The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA). "Lipton leads a great class of sponsors that have already signed on for this year's Open, a testament to the strength of the event."

To support this first-of-a-kind groundbreaking event, additional sponsors committed to date include: Jani-King, Storm Bowling Products, Ebonite, Brunswick Bowling & Billiards, Columbia 300, Roto Grip, Turbo, Dexter, and Bowling Music Network.

The Men's and Women's U.S. Open competition will take place simultaneously, beginning Saturday, July 20, at three host centers - Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl, Columbus Western Bowl and Holiday Lanes. The event will conclude with the top four men and top four women bowlers earning a spot in the finals, on Saturday, July 27, at Columbus Western Bowl. The U.S. Open Finals will be telecast live in a two-hour event on ESPN at noon EST that Saturday, where the winner of the Men's and the winner of the Women's U.S. Open will be crowned.

For additional information about bowling's U.S. Open event in 2013, fans can log on to www.BowlingsUSOpen.com.

Columbia 300 Announces The Enigma

Total Friction Technology is a new cover system designed specifically for the Columbia 300 Enigma. TFT is one of the strongest covers ever used on a Columbia 300 ball, which creates a big hooking motion and combats even the heaviest of oil. The Encounter core in the Enigma is the same dynamic core found in the Dark Encounter and Wicked Encounter.

The new Total Friction cover along with the Encounter core creates an extremely aggressive move in the mid-lane with great continuation. “This combination of strong core and cover will handle heavier oil conditions,” reports Columbia. Look for the Columbia 300 Enigma January 8^th, 2013.

Columbia 300 Predicts a Mass Eruption

The base material (half-solid and half-pearl New Era Hybrid) for Columbia 300’s Mass Eruption is the same high performing cover (Navy/Baby Blue) used on the Violent Eruption. The Hybrid was created by pulling the pearl additives from one of the colors. The Mass Eruption features the Resurgence (Symmetric) core finished with a smooth, dull surface (800 Abranet™, 1000, 2000, 4000 Abralon®) for added mid-lane recovery.

Columbia reports: “The Mass Eruption gets through the front part of the lane easily for a dull ball and provides the best mid-lane read of the Eruption series.”

GEICO PBA Summer Shootout on ESPN

Reigning U.S. Open champ Pete Weber of St. Ann, MO, put 12 points on the board in Round 4 of the GEICO PBA Summer Shootout at 10pin bowling lounge, helping his Storm team take the early lead in the annual Manufacturers Cup competition.

The first four rounds of one ball, low-man-out singles elimination matches aired Sunday on ESPN2. In each round, nine players representing nine different bowling ball brands competed in three groups of three players each. The survivor of the low-man-out preliminary matches advance to a final match where the winner earned 12 points, runner-up 8 points and third-place finisher 7 points. Those eliminated in the preliminary matches earned lesser points.

Weber, behind a flawless seven-strike performance (three in his preliminary match and four in a row in a Round 4 showdown with Roto Grip’s Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio), helped Storm take a three-point lead over Ebonite and DV8 in the bowling ball manufacturers’ contest. Brunswick’s Chris Loschetter finished third in Round 4 after an eight-count on his first shot in the three-player final match.

In the first round, Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, NY, threw four strikes in a row – two in his preliminary match and two more in the final showdown to eliminate Storm’s Osku Palermaa of Finland and DV8’s Ronnie Russell of Camby, IN, staking Brunswick to an early lead in the team competition. Russell struck on his first shot in the final match, but had a nine-count on his second shot. Palermaa finished third after an eight-count on his first attempt.

Round 2 went to Columbia 300’s Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, who struck on his first three shots to edge DV8’s Mike Machuga of Erie, PA (double and nine-count). Ebonite’s Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, SC, was third after a nine-count on his first shot in the final match.

Newly-inducted PBA Hall of Famer Jason Couch, who announced his retirement from PBA Tour competition at the start of the Summer Shootout, temporarily put Ebonite into the team lead when he claimed 12 points in Round 3, ousting 900 Global’s Robert Smith of Las Vegas, who left three pins standing on his second shot. Hammer’s Bill O’Neill of Southampton, PA, was knocked out with a seven-count on his first ball.

Five more rounds of singles and doubles low-man-out elimination rounds will determine the team seeding positions for an elimination position round contest leading into the Baker doubles format stepladder finals. All remaining rounds of the GEICO PBA Summer Shootout will air on ESPN on Saturday, July 14, at noon ET and Sunday, July 15, at 1 p.m. ET.

GEICO PBA SUMMER SHOOTOUT

10pin bowling lounge, Chicago, thru July 8

Singles Low-Man-Out Elimination Format (points awarded to each team based upon finishing position in each round)

Round 1: 1, Ryan Ciminelli, Brunswick, 12 points. 2, Ronnie Russell, DV8, 8 points. 3, Osku Palermaa, Storm, 7 points. 4th-6th (5 points each) - Jason Couch, Ebonite; Bill O’Neill, Hammer; Brian Voss, 900 Global. 7th-9th (2 points each) - Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip; Dan MacLelland, Columbia 300; Mike Fagan, Track. 

Round 2: 1, Chris Barnes, Columbia 300, 12. 2, Mike Machuga, DV8, 8. 3, Tommy Jones, Ebonite, 7. 4th-6th (5 points each) – Mika Koivuniemi, Track; Pete Weber, Storm; Missy Parkin, 900 Global. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Sean Rash, Brunswick; Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Roto Grip; Mike Wolfe, Ebonite. 

Round 3: 1, Jason Couch, Ebonite, 12. 2, Robert Smith, 900 Global, 8. 3, Bill O’Neill, Hammer, 7. 4th-6th (5 points each) – Wes Malott, Roto Grip; Jason Belmonte, Storm; Brian Valenta, DV8. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Dan MacLelland, Columbia 300; Ryan Ciminelli, Brunswick; Mike Fagan, Track. 

Round 4: 1, Pete Weber, Storm, 12. 2, Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip, 8. 3, Chris Loschetter, Brunswick, 7. 4th-6th (5 points each) – Mike Wolfe, Ebonite; Ronnie Russell, DV8; Chris Barnes, Columbia 300. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Mika Koivuniemi, Track; Missy Parkin, 900 Global; Tommy Jones, Ebonite. 

Manufacturers Cup Standings (points after four rounds): 1, Storm 29. 2 (tie) Ebonite and DV8 26. 4, Brunswick 23. 5, Columbia 300 21. 6, 900 Global 20. 7, Hammer 19. 8, Roto Grip 17. 9, Track 11.

Kulick Wins 3rd US Open in Reno

Professional sports history was made Wednesday night when Bowling's U.S. Women's Open was held outdoors on Virginia Street under the iconic Reno Arch. Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., defeated Missy Parkin of Lake Forest, Calif., 170-160, to win the major title.

Playing against the wind, dust and the setting desert sun, Kulick won her third career U.S. Women's Open title while overcoming some of the most challenging lane conditions in the history of professional bowling.

"I don't know what it is about this event, but I always gear up for it," said Kulick, who also won the U.S. Women's Open in 2003 and 2010. "To have this type of atmosphere, it brings a lot of attention to our sport, which is much needed. The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, Ebonite and all the sponsors are trying to showcase women's bowling, and I support it."

The five players in the finals, which will be broadcast July 3 at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2, battled challenging lane conditions over the course of the evening under a unique setting in downtown Reno.

"Kelly faced the dual challenge of competing against the best female players from across the globe in the face of playing conditions U.S. women's bowling has never before seen," said Steve Johnson, BPAA executive director. "Great credit goes to the incredible competitors in this year's finals for helping us to do the seemingly impossible - hosting a competition that may have topped last year's U.S. Women's Open at Cowboys Stadium."

Added Johnson, "Congratulations to the hundreds of players from throughout the world who came to Reno to compete and who have helped drive an incredible resurgence for the popularity of bowling."

With winds gusting between 18-24 mph throughout the finals, the players were forced to deal with adverse conditions throughout the evening. Dust on the lanes drastically affected the scoring pace and forced the bowlers to resort to using plastic balls much of the night.

"It was like bowling in the desert," said Kulick, who entered the finals as the top seed and only had to bowl one match to win the title. "Sitting there and watching what was happening before me really helped give me the advantage of figuring out what I had to do to win."

Despite throwing splits in the eighth and the ninth frame, Kulick entered the 10th frame with a chance to shut out Parkin. Kulick spared in the final frame to lock up the title and knock off the second-seeded Parkin.

In the semifinal match, Parkin took down No. 3 seed Shannon O'Keefe of Arlington, Texas, 150-148, in a match that was back and forth the whole way. Parkin locked up the win when O'Keefe, needing a double, left a pocket 10 pin in the final frame.

O'Keefe advanced to the semifinal by defeating fourth seed Stefanie Nation of Grand Prairie, Texas, 182-165. In the opening match of the five-player stepladder finals, Nation took down Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, 166-158.

The U.S. Women's Open was accompanied this week by the inaugural Senior U.S. Women's Open. In Tuesday's finals, Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., defeated Lucy Sandelin of Tampa, Fla., 225-188, to win the title.

Joining the Brands of Ebonite International as sponsors of the 2012 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open for the second year in a row include: Jani King, the official cleaning company of bowling; and Lipton Naturals, the official tea of the 2012 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open. Additional sponsors include: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards, the official lane provider of Bowling's U.S. Women's Open; Eldorado Resorts, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Resort Casinos; Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA); Kegel; Dexter; Bowling Music Network; and Turbo Grips.

For more information on the U.S. Women's Open, visit BowlingsUSWomensOpen.com.