I went to the pro shop to buy a Toxic.  They sold me a Raid.  I don't know anything about the ball so this is not about the ball.  This was at The South Poiny in Las Vegas.

The ball out the dor with inserts and thumb slug was $251 dollars.

Buddies Pro shop has them for sale delivered for $126 and to have it drilled including thumb slug and inserts ($32) for a total of $158.  Thats over $90 dollars difference.


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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)

Talked me into the Raid.  I threw the Raid in practice today and its nothing special.  I like my Lane 1 Megaton Hybrid better but I'll be fair and work with the ball some more.  The Megaton is my go to ball when the back ends are moving and I can stand left and throw right.  The Raid is suppose to be (and drilled for) more of a down and in shot.  Th Raid swings very well also drilled just like it is, but not well enough to bump my Megaton yet.


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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)

Buddies has drilling with inserts and thumb slug for $50.  Maybe you got some other deal, I don't know, but if I click on "Professional Drilling" on their site, that's what it costs.

I agree that the Raid for $250 is very high.  Even our shop here doesn't charge that much.  The Raid is just below the high price line, here it would probably be close to $180-190.

SH

btw take a grey pad slightly knock off just alittle shine and the backend picks way up on that ball. I mean leave it shiny but put some minor lines in it by hand no spinner, it is good ball and will work.

Shelly,

I buy the bowling balls from Buddies and he ships them to CA no shipping charge and since its out of state, no taxes

The ball was $209.  So I didn't feel bad, but when the slug, grips and tax came in, it was 250.  I know I shouldn't have been talked into a ball I knew nothing about.  I was trying to get a professionals opinion of a ball that would fit between the Anger and the Blue Vibe.

The pro shop operator that drills my bowling equipment is 74.  Old school.  Drills bowling balls to perfection, but does not keep up on the bowling ball market and says he won't.  Bring him a ball, he'll drill it.

The pro shop operators said my bowling balls had too much forward finger pitch and my fingers are NOT flexable.  So they recommended some reverse.  I think it was 1/2 and 9/16.  And that was the real reason I went to another pro shop.  To get a second opinion about my span and finger pitches.  Kept the span the same, but put some reverse pitch in the fingers.

Thanks for the feedback and I will scuff up thye surface a touch as recommended.


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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)

Edited on 9/7/2007 3:17 PM

I think that the obvious lesson here is that the South Pointe has some
very stupid consumers.

He said grips and slug included so it's just $199+ tax. It'd probably be around $215?
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