Was wondering if anyone can tell me the best way to get sponsered by a ball company. i have a 230+ average. Can play a coast to coast or a down and in line. I am going to be hitting some reginonals in the south and the U S Open in July.

Knowing someone helps get your foot in the door.....but the bottom line is they are giving you something, and they want something in return. Sales. Period. If you are not helping them promote the brand and bring attention and sales to their company then tbey aren't interested.

And I'm sorry for the guy who thinks he is driving all the Storm sales. This isn't how it works. Storm sold those balls by building a product that helped you go out and score well with it. Why would they assume you did something more for them? An older fellow on my league is averaging over 240 with 6-800's this year with a Defiant Edge....only one guy on his team went and bought one.

Balls sell themselves....you shooting score with it may help but it is far from the reason someone goes and buys one.

I asked a Storm Sales rep what the best way to get sponsored is and he said (paraphrasing because it was a couple of years ago) "your area is saturated with storm sponsored amateurs, so we're not looking to add anyone else...but basically it comes down to winning tournaments, that's what will get you sponsored".

ithink,
You can say whatever you'd like to try and justify what you are doing, I'm just giving you an insiders point of view. 

You're going to have to explain to me why the fingers can't be drilled first.  I guarantee I can drill you a ball and you would never be able to tell what order I drilled any of the 3 holes.

Um wow . . yeah . . thumb first?  I get layouts within 1/64th drilling fingers first, I really don't understand how you drill a ball with grips accurately going thumb first, it's waaaay more work and measuring.  You have to take into account the exact thickness of each grip, you have to make sure the thumb is in the right spot on the ball to get the fingers in the right spot on the layout . . I really can't comprehend why someone would ever drill a ball thumb first.  You drill the fingers, that way you can get them in the right position, you put the grips in, measure from that to the full span or just cut to cut (which is actually the easier measurement to go by, though if someone's grip size changes, it will give you problems), not to mention that if you get the grips in there and measure and find out you're a little long or short on one finger or the other, you can shift the thumb slightly right or left to adjust.  You drill the thumb first and put even just one finger in a little off and you're screwed.  I can drill a perfect ball in 10 minutes with grips and a slug, I'd have to add at least 10 minutes if I went thumb first, someone would really have to explain to me exactly what benefit thumb first gives you.  Anytime someone brings in a ball to have the fingers plugged and moved on it, I HATE having to measure the fingers and just drilling them because with the grip thicknesses, it's super hard to get it dead on accurate.  Not to mention that the thumb is only one line to measure out and hit, making that the only critical hole to hit, you go thumb first and the fingers are both critical holes to hit.  I see absolutely zero benefit or advantage in drilling the thumb first, and nothing but more chances for something to go wrong.  Furthermore, with an oval thumb (which 95% of people use), if you get the span a hair too long, you can adjust by going towards the fingers with the first or even second cut if you need to.  He talks like he knows what he's doing . . but I know what I'm doing, and I can't think of any situation where you would ever drill a thumbhole first. 

Wow,
You guys can argue all day which way is right, wrong or indifferent, all I'm saying is it doesn't matter what order any of the 3 holes are drilled as long as you can use a span ruler properly.

Yes, haha.  I was just offering a counter to his rather definitive opinion on drilling the thumbhole first.  He was so adamant that that's the only way and everybody else that did it any other way was wrong that I had to offer a defense.  But yes, you're absolutely correct. 

I can't believe I'm reading this....

Ithinkican are you really that stupid?

How does drilling the thumb first make you more accurate?  Sure if you're stupid enough not to remeasure after drilling the fingers then yes.  I have been drilling on and off for 10 years and have never missed a line because I drill the fingers first.  If one finger ends up a 32nd too low guess what...the thumb moves ever so slightly to one side.

Go learn some basic geometry before you come on here spouting ignorant garbage like that....

I'll put my house on drilling 100 balls more accurately than you doing the fingers first.  Go back to your basement and drill more league hero balls.

No need for name calling.  He's just a little mis-informed.

I don't understand what finger inserts have to do with anything.

What I'm saying is if I drill you a ball, unless you watch me, you won't know if I drill it thumb first, fingers first, middle-thumb-ring, or ring-thumb-middle. 

No need for name dropping, I've drilled side by side with and for some of the best.  To be honest I have no idea about Wes' drilling ability.  He could be a great ball driller.  But don't take for granted that just because he is a great bowler he is a great ball driller.

I get chapped with people that drill in their homes and know more than those of us that do it for a living.  He's bashing pro shops for being bad because they don't do it like he does...god knows how many pro shops have lost business because he has told people this.  I deal with people like that near me.  They tell customers their ball is drilled wrong because it has an extra hole...and they average 215 so people believe them.