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Expert: Russ King - 8/10/2007


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Hey, I was just wondering. If I bowl on mid- to high oiled lanes, would you recomend the Columbia 300 Rival, or the Raw Hammer Toxic. I am a right handed bowler and  throw from the second arrow and like to have a Big hook. Thank you for your time.

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I could allways get a bigger,better,more rev,longer skid reaction from Ebonite equipment (Ebonite makes Hammer balls)than Columbia equipment.The Rival was introduced in 12/06 before Ebonite bought out Columbia 4/8/07.
Columbia allways hooked early,lower rev rate a better ball for lower tweeners to strokers.

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21 years in drilling balls,9 years running Pro Shop,cure grip problems,Fix approach problems,coach handicaped bowlers, certified coach instructor, coach Crankers,Tweeners,Strokers,Ex Ball Tester,A Mechanic on Bruswick machines,B Mechanic on AMF,Resurfaced lanes (Wood),change oil patterns for different ball reactions to train & test on.Hints on ways to clear/relax your mind on the lanes.

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I learned from 3 Ball Drillers & then, develped my own styles of drilling.I EXPERIMENT ALL THE TIME (THE BEST WAY TO LEARN!).

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