Columbia 300 Bowling Ball Reviews
Last Updated: December 11, 2024
Columbia 300 Bowling Ball Reviews - New Releases
Columbia 300 Ricochet Pearl
The Ricochet Pearl is the latest remake from Columbia 300, and it features a finishing process that hasn't been used in quite some time. While...
Columbia 300 Super Cuda PowerCOR
The Super Cuda PowerCOR is the third Cuda remake from Columbia 300 since their manufacturing move in 2019. This one uses the same Cuda PowerCOR...
Columbia 300 Atlas Hybrid
The Columbia 300 Atlas Hybrid shares the asymmetrical Atlas core shape with the original Atlas. This medium RG (2.520"), high differential (0.054"), and higher intermediate...
Columbia 300 Messenger PowerCOR Black/Gold Pearl
The Messenger PowerCOR Pearl returns to the Columbia 300 lineup with some upgrades over the Red/Blue version from the summer of 2022. The Black/Gold color scheme is...
Columbia 300 Kaboom
The Kaboom introduces a new core shape into the Columbia 300 line. The new Detonate symmetrical design provides the highest RG in the current C300...
Columbia 300 Pure Madness
The Columbia 300 Pure Madness uses the same asymmetrical Craze core as the original Madness, but this new version features a sanded version of the...
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Summary Table of All Columbia 300 Ball Reviews
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Switch to Full WidthBall Name | Issue | Cover | Box Finish | RG | Diff | Int |
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Antics | August 2013 | R Hyb | 500 Abrn / 3K Abrl | 2.50 | 0.054 | 0.013 |
Atlas | July 2023 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.520 | 0.054 | 0.018 |
Atlas Hybrid | September 2024 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.520 | 0.054 | 0.018 |
Baller | October 2019 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.52 | 0.052 | 0.018 |
Beast | May 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.54 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Benchmark | December 2011 | R Hyb | 800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl | 2.51 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Blur Hybrid | June 2014 | R Hyb | 800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.52 | 0.045 | 0.000 |
Blur Pearl | July 2014 | R Prl | 800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.52 | 0.045 | 0.000 |
Blur Solid | July 2014 | R Sol | 800 Abrn / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.52 | 0.045 | 0.000 |
Chaos | January 2019 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.48 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Chaos Black | July 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.48 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Command Solid | August 2021 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.513 | 0.053 | 0.021 |
Crazy Antics | March 2014 | R Prl | 500 / 500 / 1.5K Abrn Soft / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.054 | 0.016 |
Cuda PowerCOR | September 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Cuda PowerCOR Pearl | July 2023 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.501 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Dark Encounter | February 2012 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K / 2K Abrl | 2.50 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Deep Freeze | January 2015 | R Prl | 800 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.59 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Delirium | February 2015 | R Prl | 500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.46 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Delirium Shock | January 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 4K Abrl | 2.46 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Disorder | April 2014 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.46 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Disruption | July 2013 | R Sol | 800 Abrn / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.46 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Dynamic Swing | October 2020 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.482 | 0.047 | 0.012 |
Dynamic Swing Pearl | March 2021 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.482 | 0.047 | 0.012 |
Encounter | November 2011 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 2K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Enigma | January 2013 | R Sol | 800 Abrn / 800 Abrn / 1.5K Abrn Soft / 1.5K Abrn Soft | 2.50 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
Eruption | July 2011 | R Prl | 800 / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.46 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Eruption Pearl | February 2022 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.469 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Eruption Pro | April 2014 | R Sol | 500 / 500 / 500 Abrl / 1.5K Abrn Soft / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.036 | 0.000 |
Eruption Pro Blue | November 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.036 | 0.000 |
Eruption Pro Hybrid | October 2014 | R Hyb | 500 / 500 / 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.036 | 0.000 |
Explosion | February 2023 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.469 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Freeze | July 2013 | R Prl | 4K Grit Polished | 2.56 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Freeze Hybrid | July 2012 | R Hyb | 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.56 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Freeze Solid | July 2012 | R Sol | 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.56 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
High Speed | October 2023 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.478 | 0.050 | 0.015 |
Impulse | October 2016 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.49 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Impulse Solid | March 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.49 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Juke | June 2017 | R Prl | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.51 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Kaboom | April 2024 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.529 | 0.046 | 0.000 |
Lit | August 2017 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.47 | 0.052 | 0.020 |
Lit Pearl | March 2018 | R Prl | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.47 | 0.052 | 0.020 |
Mad Antics | December 2014 | R Hyb | 500 / 4K Abrl / PH CnS Compound | 2.50 | 0.054 | 0.016 |
Madness | March 2023 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.495 | 0.048 | 0.012 |
Mass Eruption | November 2012 | R Hyb | 800 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl | 2.46 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Melt Down | November 2014 | R Sol | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.51 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
Messenger | June 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.57 | 0.021 | 0.000 |
Messenger PowerCOR Black/Gold Pearl | June 2024 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.515 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Messenger PowerCOR Pearl | July 2022 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.515 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Messenger PowerCOR Solid | July 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K / 3K SiaAir | 2.515 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
N'Sane Antics | June 2014 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / PH CnS Compound | 2.50 | 0.042 | 0.016 |
Nitrous | June 2016 | R Prl | 500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.55 | 0.033 | 0.000 |
Oath | August 2012 | R Sol | 500 / 800 Abrn / 1K / 2K Abrl | 2.47 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Omen | January 2012 | R Prl | 500 / 500 / 4K / 4K Abrl | 2.47 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Outburst | December 2010 | R Sol | 800 / 800 / 1K / 1K Abrl | 2.46 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Piranha PowerCOR | December 2023 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.518 | 0.055 | 0.000 |
Power Torq | September 2021 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.489 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Power Torq Pearl | June 2022 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.489 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Pure Madness | March 2024 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.495 | 0.048 | 0.012 |
Pure Physics | August 2010 | R Sol | 800 / 1K / 2K Abrl | 2.51 | 0.056 | 0.015 |
Ransom | January 2011 | R Prl | 800 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl / Polish | 2.53 | 0.055 | 0.016 |
Ransom Demand | August 2011 | R Sol | 800 / 1K / 2K / 4K Abrl | 2.53 | 0.056 | 0.016 |
Raw Urge | December 2015 | R Sol | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.50 | 0.056 | 0.015 |
Resurgence | August 2019 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.46 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Ricochet Pearl | December 2024 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Factory Compound / Factory Polish | 2.488 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Saber | August 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.50 | 0.054 | 0.016 |
Saber Pearl | July 2018 | R Prl | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.054 | 0.016 |
Savage | September 2018 | R Sol | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.49 | 0.051 | 0.016 |
Savage Life | March 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.49 | 0.051 | 0.016 |
Severe Delirium | August 2015 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.46 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Sideswipe | July 2016 | R Prl | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.041 | 0.000 |
Sideswipe Solid | January 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 3K Abrl | 2.50 | 0.041 | 0.000 |
Smack Down | July 2013 | R Hyb | 500 / 500 Abrn / 2K / 2K Abrl | 2.51 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
Speed | March 2022 | R Hyb | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.478 | 0.050 | 0.015 |
Spoiler | October 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.52 | 0.045 | 0.000 |
Spoiler Alert | November 2018 | R Prl | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.52 | 0.045 | 0.000 |
Super Cuda PowerCOR | October 2024 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Swerve | September 2015 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K Abrl | 2.47 | 0.052 | 0.007 |
Swerve FX | January 2016 | R Prl | 500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.47 | 0.052 | 0.007 |
Swerve GT | August 2016 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.47 | 0.052 | 0.007 |
Take Down | March 2014 | R Prl | 500 / 3K Abrl | 2.51 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
The Classic U2 | August 2012 | Ure Sol | 2K Abrl | 2.46 | 0.043 | 0.000 |
Throw Down | September 2014 | R Sol | 500 / 500 / 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.51 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
Top Speed | December 2022 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.478 | 0.050 | 0.015 |
Tyrant | November 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 2K Abrl | 2.48 | 0.056 | 0.011 |
Tyrant Pearl | January 2017 | R Prl | 500 / 1K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.48 | 0.056 | 0.011 |
Urge | June 2015 | R Hyb | 500 / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.50 | 0.056 | 0.015 |
Violent Eruption | July 2012 | R Prl | 800 Abrn / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.46 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
Vow | February 2013 | R Prl | 500 / 800 / 1K / 2K Abrl / PHFF Polish | 2.47 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Wicked Encounter | July 2012 | R Hyb | 800 / 800 Abrl / 1.5K / 1.5K Abrn | 2.50 | 0.052 | 0.013 |
World Beater | February 2011 | R Sol | 800 / 1K / 2K/ 2K Abrl | 2.54 | 0.055 | 0.017 |
Columbia 300 Ball Comparison Graph
The graph below shows a comparison of all Columbia 300 balls. It shows four dimensions from our on-lane testing results:
- Horizontal axis: Total Hook rating
- Vertical axis: Length rating
- Circle size: Torque rating
- Circle color: Backend rating
Hover over each colored circle in the graph to see that ball’s name and ratings. Click a colored circle to view that ball’s full review.
(Note: The graph below is just a preview. Our actual interactive ball comparison graph is only available to subscribers.)