Columbia 300 Backyard Bully Bowling Ball

I bought this ball in the pro shop sale and didn't really expect much. I started off by launching the ball down the lane but getting no results. as i slowed down my bowl and worked on my release it began to hit hard! On a good day you will hit 3 good consistent scores but on a bad day you feel like smashing it up! i never hit top scores with this ball but still got lots of mid ranged 600 series. Good ball but lane masters are better! Used to be first out the bag but has fallen down the pecking order! Nevertheless still a good ball if you can get your hands on it!

Ever since i have gotten this ball i haven't shot below average! I have been smashing the pocket lately and can attribute a large amount of this success to the Backyard Bully. This ball just kills the pocket with great force and stays true to any line you throw it on. The only real problem i have is that when the lanes begin to dry up....you gotta move quick cause you leave splits all day long if you don't. I am sad that this ball is discontinued cause i can't get them any more but i guess for as long as she'll stay hot for me i am 100% happy.<

This has to be my favorite ball right now. So smooth through the front saving its energy for the backend. The first time i threw the ball i was disappointed at first cause i was waiting for an explosive backend, then realized i was trying to throw the same line as my Ego (which is drilled totally different) So i moved over to my left (know that the outside was dry) sent the ball over 20 out to 5 and boy was i suprised on how hard this baby came back. I never threw this line before, i like to play more of an up and in shot rather than a hook, but i cant complain with the reaction i was getting. My first series out of box was a 695 (247-191-257) yeah the 191 kinda sucked, i was leaving lots of 10 pins and it wasnt till late in that game i realized i need to take a step back on the approach. I would strongly recomend this ball to anyone who is looking for a good ball for 1st game of league or when the lanes begin to breakdown, you wont be disappointed I sure as heck wasnt.

Columbia's third addition to it's Bully line complements medium lanes and broken-down heavy oil as opposed to its stronger brothers. The Backyard's pearlized coverstock seems to match up perfectly to freshly (or not-so-freshly) oiled wooden lanes, creating a consistent flipping backend motion. One "must" with this ball, like any ball, is to know when to take it out of the bag and when to put it back. On carrydown, the ball can become jumpy, moving with the slightest change in friction downlane. A coat of 1500 grit seemed to tame this problem. Overall, a great addition to the Columbia line, and a great addition to the bag if looking for a little more length on the wooden surfaces.

I had this ball drilled for length and arcing backend. Since they changed the lanes to synthetic oil, it does not react the way it did before the oil change. I bought the ball in June for the summer league and they changed the oil in July. Another bowler bought the Big Bully at the same time and his ball reacts great to these conditions. Lots of hook and great hitting power. This ball is not as good as it's cracked up to be. If you use this ball you must be deadly accurate on your mark every time. It's too bad we didn't have a way of testing the ball before buying to see it you like it or not. So there's another $200 + down the drain.

This ball is the average ball I have seen.No increditable curve & not so easy to predict when miss shots. I gave the ball a nick name,Bu'-Lee,in chinese means "Not sharp at all".So,you easily image out the movement on the lanes.Not really sharp curve but big flip,either.This ball is great on 35' mid-oil pattern.This pattern allows biggest room for striking area.But extremely lane conditions(both dry & wet),this ball moves not so predictable actually.Sometimes goes deep,sometimes over-cross the pocket point. Generally speak,the Power Drive is mostly simular with this ball.If you are looking for same feeling one,I suggest you can find out a Power Drive then it will be 99% same you want and with a nice price tag. Don't put too much effort on this ball,it is not working for enhance the backend reaction somehow.Too keep the smooth play is the best way,I think. Have a good ball helps you to make good score!!

I just got this ball.. Straight off i notice that this ball when compared to my other bowling balls skids further and retains much more energy than any other ball in my arsenal. The lane conditions in which i bowl in can be described as very dry with some oil here and there. Nearly every bowler bowling there struggles with the dryness. With the Backyard Bully though, i'm able to get the ball out just right and still have enough energy to smash the pin deck. Incidentally, my bully is drilled differently when compared to my other bowling balls. I changed the span and the thumb pitch as advised by the pro shop owner. A shorter span with more thumb pitch as opposed to the old longer span and less pitch. Hope it works wonders! So far it looks and feels very promising. The bully is drilled maximum(more details later) I would not hesitate to recommend the bully to anyone who needs something for drier conditions.

I just started back into Bowling after ten years and this was the ball most reccomended to me for the medium lane conditions found at my house. This ball really hooks, I threw it out between the fist and second arrows resulting in a smooth arc in the mid-lane followed by a sudden snap towards the pocket in the backend. As long as your consistant, you will throw strikes all day long. It also recovers great if you throw it to far outside, I threw two bad shots that rode the last board before the gutter through mid-lane then snaped back toward the pocket! My old Columbia Purple Beast would have been in the gutter for sure. My game needs a lot of work, but I couldn't have picked a better ball to help keep me on the lane.

this ball was used fresh out the box and shot on fresh oil medium to long cond.for our sun.league. started out 234 269 228 this ball has become one of my favorites if you get it out it comes back throw it inside and it ride to the pocket shot real good on lanes where peoples scores were down for the day 688 was my high for the year untill know 733 thanks columbia i did throw 2 bad balls with it and on both of them i had came to the line a little to fast and threw it a little to hard and hit real light in the pocket but didnt split . I was really amazed by the balls smothness and pocket punch.

i figured i would try another one, the core design looked pretyty good and it actually reacted good, i probably have 25 to 30 games on it and i feel like i am moving right all night, i was assured that they had this problem fixed by the pro shop guy, he said he had a few extra a nd would make me a goods deal, anyway it has started to die and i have learned my lesson this time, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again, dont do it again,

Needed a ball , if the outside wasn't working. The balls I had were drilled basiclly for outside shoot. Didn't have a ball where I could cross alot of boards and come up with a lot of power to face the pocket. I talked to a Columbia staff member becuase i was missing a couple condition balls ( see my review on the Columbia Panic). The Columbia guy got me the ball with specs. that he thought would workout the best for me , for what I wanted and layed it out the ball. I never saw the box, so I can't give you specs. So one night the outside wasn't working ( my favorite shoot). So I pulled out the Backyard Bully( only threw 4 or 5 shoots with it before, testing it out). WOW!!! It was explosive!!! Shoot after shoot. Plus controlllable.<scrip

What great ball!! I had this ball drilled this past Saturday. I started my Sat. Night league with my Ebonite Excel (great ball also) but I wasn't getting the reaction to score. First seven frames were pocket shots but no doubles (3 ten pins and a 7 pin) and opened the 10th frame with a 7-10 split. End result a 163. Precision Fit drilled up the Backyard Bully during my first game so I started the 2nd game with this ball. I stood on the 22 board with a target of the 5 board. Went 256, 236. Great length and great backend. The next day went and bowled in a YABA coaches tournament. Only 2 balls per lane for pracitice. Threw the Backyard Bully the last ball of practice and decided to go with it. Nothing in the pocket during practice. Again, started on the 22 board with the target at 5. 300, 225, 289. This ball just blew the pins of the rack. The last game could have been another 300. 1st frame left a 10 pin and the last ball left a solid 8 pin. Overall threw 29 strikes in t

I drilled this ball up for a bowler at my center. I watched him throw his first 300 and his first 800 set (300,225,289) first time out with the ball in a house he never bowled in. What a ball, very clean through the front and middle of the lane and a very hard turn to the pocket. I laid the ball out with the pin up above his fingers,(in the middle) 5" away from his pap,with the mass bias just right of his thumb close to the strong position. With about 1/2 once of finger weight. I am sure he will put his own review on it but from where I was sitting it is a very good ball.

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