Columbia 300 Power Drive Bowling Ball

im left handed had this drilled pin slightly down and to the left, CG out with a weight hole. so I went for a kind of weak arc so if there is a lot of backend it wouldnt react so much. overall i love this ball you can adjust it for basically any house shot. i must say though i might have to change the drilling because it wastes too much energy before it get to the pins. you can also tell when it hits dry because even though its in that drilling it WILL snap. i just had a tournament on sunday and when my Dr Jekyll just died (i had used it for 7 games straight) in doubles format i switched to this and it was great until one pair i got to and on the right lane it was a little tighter and it would leave the weak 7 to it is prone to leaving those. after a couple of 7s i switched to the Dr. Jekyll on the right lane again. this ball is good

Second ball I purchased when I got back into bowling. Drilled stacked pin (above ring finger). Have used this ball about a year and still like this ball. Not very much track even with 150+ games on it. Doesn't feel like ball has lost much from new. Although not a "premium" ball, this ball will still move. This ball out hooked my epx on medium/heavy oil. I had to scotch brite epx just to get it to get on a different line. But just to be clear, this is not a heavy oil ball. Only other comment at this point is that for me, this ball seems to work better with less axis tilt, not more than 45 degrees. Anymore than that, and I have to deal with a lot of over/under. I don't have this problem with my trifecta or scorchin' inferno.<sc

Picked this up along with an action and an original inferno... This ball is wicked.... the only backend reaction i could possibly compare it to would be exception 5.0.... I also drilled this one weak... pin above the ring with the cg out about an inch... and i think it might have been a mistake... this ball is an absolute demon on the backend... but you have to keep the speed solid because before you know it you'll have a 4 through the face.... Overall this ball is phenomenal... if you are looking at columbia's new product line and you think that you might be interested in picking up some rocks... get this, the action, or the backyard bully... because they're all probably the best equipment made without a doubt now.... Support this company! Columbia is making some of the best equipment right now... it's definitely worth picking up

THIS BALL IS GREAT FOR ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY PUTS ENOUGH HAND IN BALL, NOT FOR DOWN AND INNERS. ANOTHER GREAT JOB BY COLUMBIA. I AM SURE ONCE YOU GET THIS BALL IN YOUR ARSENAL, IT WILL QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE BALLS YOU HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE ABOUT TWENTY-ONE GAMES ON BALL AND MY AVERAGE HAS GONE FROM 216 UP TO 232 NOW. I HOPE THE COVER REMAINS AS IT IS, ONLYY NEED TO POLISH BACK TO FACTORY SURFACE ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS TO KEEP BALL ROLLING SMOOTH AND HITTING PINS WITH RECKLESS ABANDON. I WISH BEST OF LUCK FOR ALL WHO PURCHASE THIS HARD HITTING BEAST

This ball is a great compliment to my Action. Whereas the Action needs some oily lanes, the Power Drive seems to do the best in medium conditions, moving nicely thru the heads, and going into "power" mode once it gets into the backends, and blasts thru the pins! I've been told the ball is similar to the Bully series, which is one of the best that Columbia has put out. It does need a bit of oil to do its best work, it can survive on drier lanes, but sometimes the ball will hook out if too dry. But, overall I give it ten pins, it is one of my favorite balls in my bag, and it sees a lot of lane time!

Ball specs: 5 X 3 drilling with a balance hole up to create more of a arc. This ball rolls very hard. It's great for anything where the heads aren't burnt, after that put I had to put this ball away. This ball allows me to stand deep. Deep for me is 20-30, and play the line confidently. If the ball hits oil, it still hooks, if it hits dry, it hooks. On Wood: This ball breaks a little sooner, and has a hard backend finish On synthetic: This ball has more of a roll and break a little later.

Generally speak,this is a great ball which can compete the Backyard Bully totally without hesitation.At the initial stage,I picked up a very close ball condition of power drive to compete with my previous Backyard Bully.And I just want to see what the reaction difference between each other...Finally,the conclusion is "Exactly Same"!!Like a shadow of Backyard Bully.Power drive shows the outstanding performance when passing thru the head oil area & brings tons of back in the end part of lane.Strikes hard as your can predict!! But the most dis-advantage that I am worry about is the flippy back.After several games shots,the lane starting break out.Then I can see the Power drive works a bit un-controlable in the back.Some were over head & some were hit pocket correctly even I put it at same release & same direction. But if you are a player who would like to find a high score maker,this might be the choice you won't miss. Drive your games up!!

i got a 4 inch pin out ball, drilled it 4 inch and CG 4 1/2 inch to PAP. none x-hole needed. i testet this Ball now for over 24 games on different patterns. For long oil patterns this ball has too much length, but it's awesome on everthing else. I have NEVER seen a ball produces this kind of pinmix. My Power Drive just need to "see" the headpin and the "sheriff" clears the rest. I love the hard breakpoint und ultra strong hook. When the lane is getting dry i need to go very deep inside the lane and "push" the ball far out, but this "beast" has always enough power to get back in the poket. On medium to oily patterns it's easy to play an outside line and "crack" those pins down. This ball never leaves the 5th pin.

I drilled this ball up with pin 5 1/4 from my PAP and the CG 4 1/2 from my PAP (Positive Axis Point). This ball did not need a weight hole. I tested this ball on our 39 Foot Sport Pattern and our house shot. I found this ball to be a good ball on the medium-light oil lane conditions. While testing the ball tends to start to transition at about 35 feet and then made a hard move back to the pocket at around 42 feet. If you are looking for a skid/flip type of ball, this will fit the bill. I did not make any surface adjustments to the ball, but I am sure you could smooth out the break point with a little surface adjustment. I was able to move around the lane and use different releases to get the ball down the lane or swing the ball and still have the hard backend movement. If you have any questions, please email me at Bill@BuddiesProShop.com Thanks, Bill BuddiesProShop.com 1-866-884-9355