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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Elimeno Pee on August 16, 2013, 09:53:10 PM

Title: Cracked Balls
Post by: Elimeno Pee on August 16, 2013, 09:53:10 PM
Stat of the Day, my proshop guy returned 785 warrantied bowling balls, just last season.  No ball company spared in that number, that is insane if you ask me...
Title: Re: Cracked Balls
Post by: J_Mac on August 16, 2013, 09:59:01 PM
And just how often does he sharpen his commonly used bits?
Title: Re: Cracked Balls
Post by: Elimeno Pee on August 16, 2013, 10:07:09 PM
frequently.  these are not balls cracked while drilling.  these are cracked after use.
Title: Re: Cracked Balls
Post by: J_Mac on August 16, 2013, 10:15:29 PM
frequently.  these are not balls cracked while drilling.  these are cracked after use.

It's not that a dull bit causes it to crack on the press... the heat created from the friction from a dull bit or improper speed can later cause issues.

Ample bevel on holes used for inserts, etc? 

I'm curious, because the shop I go to locally is a high volume shop (60 lane center with a fair portion of the business coming from outside of town) and I don't think his returns are even half that.
Title: Re: Cracked Balls
Post by: Elimeno Pee on August 16, 2013, 10:24:38 PM
he's good.  he pulls business from an hour + away.  I understand the reason for the questions, but he's the kinda guy that knows what he needs to know.  I know there was a bad batch of IQ Tour Pearls that he was getting, nearly all of those cracked, and not all the returns were originally from his shop.
Title: Re: Cracked Balls
Post by: Elimeno Pee on August 16, 2013, 10:27:54 PM
there are 6 bowling centers in town, and 4 of them are 32+ lanes each.
Title: Re: Cracked Balls
Post by: itsallaboutme on August 17, 2013, 12:07:29 PM
How many balls did this shop sell?  Is this a $2 million a year shop?

More than 2 balls a day warrantied?  Uh, no.