Ric, my mistake. But, casinos are trying to generate a certain amount of revenue per square foot. It doesn't matter if it's gaming, dining, or bowling. If they don't generate that revenue with the pro shop, they will find something else that will.

I don't understand why people who respond to my posts don't read the whole post.

I did not say that Buddies drills my bowlng balls.  I just said he sends them to me, this ball shipped for $126 and my local pro shop operator drills my bowling balls including vacu-grips and exectacator thumb slug for $32.  The pro shop I go to does not mind drilling internet bowling balls because they don't stock bowlng balls except maybe plastic and have them shipped to them as well.  This way the drill charge doesn't hurt because they have to keep inventory on hand.  Yes I understand and they understand that they make more money if they also sell the ball.

And again as I wrote earlier, I phrased the pro shop, pro shop operator and bowling center.  Maybe the after thought of letting them talk me out of the ball I wanted (Toxic) to buy a Raid I blame on myself.

The true fact and most has said it, South Pointe over charges.  Though is they can sell at that price, good for them.  They are smart business people.

Other then wanting the Toxic, I really wanted a ball to fit between my Anger and Blue Vibe.  They don't measure hands anymore, who are you kidding.  They want one of your old balls, take the measurements off of that and then use those measurements.

But I got what I asked for.  Like I said, I have no problem with the pro shop operator.  He seen my hand, said that my fingers weren't flexable enough to have forward pitch and put in reverse pitch in my fingers.  I went from 1/8 forward to 1/2 and 9/16 reverse.  Do I like the change.  I'll be honest, I threw the ball for about 4 games and didn't get the feel for the ball drilling or the ball reaction, but I think I will like the drilling.  The ball I don't know about.  They said the ball would be stronger then the Blue Vibe because of the ball/coverstock/weightblock plus the drilling being stronger but the Blue Vibe is at least 3 boards stronger then the Raid.  So if this continues to be true, I'm still looking for a ball between the Blue Vibe and the Anger.

I'll concede that it sounds like I was complaining about ball price as compared to Buddies price, but again if you read other posts, most say I paid too much for the ball.

The shelf price of the ball was $209.  Didn't think that out the door it was going to be $251.  Most list prices include drilling so taxes and the inserts was the difference.  I can understand that.

But going to the real reason that I posted orginally was to support internet sales if you have a pro shop that will drill the ball for a reasonabl;e price like where I have my bowling balls drilled.


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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)

JLS,

He does golf. I don't.  But we have been on the same bowling team for several years including State and Nationals as well as both members of the San Diego Traveling Ambassadors to Bowling.

With that said, he drills others for 32 dollars a ball.  Most of us are repeat customers many times over but even for non repeat customers I think its only a couple of dollars more.

He charges me $5 dollars for an Exactacator thumb slug and really, what do finger inserts cost?

JLS and Shelly,

I re-read my initial post and I was very ambigious as to who drilled my bowling ball but if I hadn't written the post, I see where it seems to say that Buddies drills my bowling balls.

classicproshop.com


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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)