What a Class Ball!
I started Ten-Pin Bowling at the Wessex Bowl, , BH12 1DA, Great Britain in approximately 1977. In
those days it was Wood, or Maple and Pine. I had a Blue Dot then, I can't remember how much side
was drilled, I think it was Jim Brewer who drilled for me? I used to be able to make it move off of 1st
Arrow, and when the lanes were particularly hard conditions,1st or 2nd Board!. I Still had a Columbia
300 Blue Dot in 1989 when the Bowling Alley in Bournemouth re-opened with synthetic lanes. Given
the right conditions I made the Blue Dot off 1st Arrow into the 1-3 Pocket as I did in 1977. That Blue
Dot got 'chewed' up at a new bowling alley in POOLE G.B. [Tower Park].
I Still have a Blue Dot today!, I haven't seriously bowled since 1997-1998, I think it is now considered
as a 'Spare Ball', I would recommend that you should firstly consider what you are trying to achieve
and how you have had it drilled. I have no experience of modern synthetic conditions, talk with your
local PRO.
I have such great memories of Columbia 300 bowling balls, When Gerry Bugden won the World
Championships in 1977?, he used a Yellow Dot, what a fantastic G.B. Team member Gerry was. I
knew him personally, he came into the Wessex Bowl with his Gold Medal around his neck and asked
me to join him out on our lanes at the Wessex!
Should you decide to purchase a Columbia 300, I hope that you have as much enjoyment and fun as I
have! I am intending to get back into the sport.
