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Str8drvr

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Drilling Costs across the Country
« on: January 19, 2011, 08:58:46 AM »
Just wondering what different parts of the country pay for drilling, grips, inserts, etc... at the local pro shops.

 

(Undrilled ball brought in by customer, not a plug and drill job)

 

Cleveland area:

 

Drilling=$35 - $45 w/grips

 

Not trying to start any controversy, just curious.


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Re: Drilling Costs across the Country
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2011, 08:55:19 PM »
Why do drillers charge $10 and up to drill a finger tip vs a conventional grip? You still have to measure where to drill the holes and then drill the two holes on both balls, so why more money to drill a finger-tip?


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Re: Drilling Costs across the Country
« Reply #32 on: January 20, 2011, 11:32:40 PM »
At the shop i'm at it's $50 w/slug and grips. If you're a league bowler in the center it's $40. The same way if you purchase a ball from us drilling w/slug and grips is included plus if you are a league bowler in the center you get $10 off the new ball price

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Re: Drilling Costs across the Country
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2011, 03:32:09 AM »
in Erie ,PA if you bring in a ball not purchased there, it's $65 w/grips & slug.
 
Grips are $8 and slugs are $10 if you bought the ball there. 
 
 


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Re: Drilling Costs across the Country
« Reply #34 on: January 21, 2011, 11:04:02 AM »
Because 99.9% of the time fingertip grips have finger grips and/or slugs.  Putting grips in, installing slugs takes more time and extra drilling which can be extra opportunity for mistakes.  More work, more money.  Also, generally most conventional grips are on plastic balls.  If I charged $60 to drill the conventional, then a Target Zone, Maxim, White Dot would cost $120, how am I going to sell that?  I'm currently switching over to ala carte pricing, so that the cost of a plastic ball will be about $89 drilled.
 



Brickguy221 wrote on 1/20/2011 9:55 PM:
Why do drillers charge $10 and up to drill a finger tip vs a conventional grip? You still have to measure where to drill the holes and then drill the two holes on both balls, so why more money to drill a finger-tip?


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Re: Drilling Costs across the Country
« Reply #35 on: January 21, 2011, 11:07:00 AM »

 Hey Ryan,

 

You know Ray isn't gonna be the cheap one. LOL



Geetaan wrote on 1/20/2011 5:53 PM:

 which one charges 80 haha



milorafferty wrote on 1/20/2011 9:18 AM:
We have two shops in town (Stockton, CA). I use the Vise IT and finger grips. One shop charges $50 the other charges $80.





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Re: Drilling Costs across the Country
« Reply #36 on: January 21, 2011, 01:34:45 PM »
$45 drilling and inserts...


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