tonight after league, i ran into the proshop to get some more cleaner. while in there, the driller was talking to a customer about a new ball. the customer wants a ball that will go longer than his BW drilled straight up and be smoother. my driller (who i don't trust my own stuff with when it comes to layouts) suggested puting the pin of the new Toxic next to the ring finger and cg in the palm (my driller's specialty, as in that is the only thing he really knows how to do/he's lazy). now without knowing that customer's pap, that will probably be more aggresive than the BW. after about 4 min. of discussion, i chimed in.

I suggested that we find his PAP, then go 5.5" from PAP over the bridge with the CG on the negitive side to smooth the breakpoint(the guy was a cranker so the 5.5 would be ok)

I realize that i'm only 17 but i know that i know alot more than my driller ever will. i have to map out my own stuff to take to him. now thats not saying he's not a good driller, he just doesn't know layouts.

well, after my input, my driller then goes off on the fact that i'm a "17 yr. old smarta** little b***h" right in front of the customer and my parents. it didn't stop there but i'll leave out the rest (lets just say my parents had a comeback or two).

i do realize that my driller is "old school" in the fact that "you can't go wrong with label" but i was trying to help out this customer with what i know, so that he might return again (needless to say, i won't). however, with this rant, he lost at least one very worthy customer (i'll still go to the same shop, but work with the other driller).

so...what are your thoughts on the matter?

was i right to add my 2 cents in order to help someone???

was my driller right to say that just because of my age that he knows more than me???

what would you have done if you were me or the driller???
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IMO, you were both "wrong".  You could have offered your advice to the person without the pro shop guy around.  And he should have bit his tongue.  It was nice of you to want to help, but you probably embarrassed him by claiming to know more than he does while in front of a customer.  With that said, he should not have handled the situation like he did.

Don
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If it is the driller's business---you should never critique him in front of a paying customer. You would not like it if someone would do it to you.--You could have pulled the customer aside and talked ball tech with him to see how much he knows ect... Maybe have the customer get another opinion ect..

I would have probably done the samething you did, although the right thing to do would have been not to say anything at all about it. I agree with the fact that it is his shop therefore he doesn't need to have people 2nd guessing his intelligence (in in this case lack there of.)  Now being that said the driller had no right what so ever to go off on you as he did. Personally that was very uncalled for and very unprofessional.  I would probably go back to the driller and apologize for making the comment (just to show you are the bigger man.) However I would have nothing to do with his shop anymore if it is avoidable including the second driller, also if this guy is not the owner of the shop I would contact the owner and explain to him how he acted. I highly doubt that they want people like that representing there company. Oh and hopefully after that display the customer took his business else where cause it i was the other customer I wouldn't have bought anything from him.

I agree you should not have said anything in front of HIS customer, but at the same time, if he had called me those names, i would never have to worry about him, because i would be barred from the center forever after i drilled his head RICO.  calling you names was WAY out of line

Yeah I wouldn't step on the driller's toes in front of a customer like that.
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