Thak you Joe
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"I'll BOWL ANYBODY!!!!!!"
Make sure the $$$ is enough and all there...

Haha, king of the mill.  Most of our plug and redrill work is fixing other "pro shops" mistakes.  Lol, it's weird to think that our supposed competition is actually helping to keep us in business.  They get the intial business, then we get called on to fix the mistakes.
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The weekly signature series, by Hamster, presenting a mini-series of quotes from Shrek!

"You know how you tryin to give somebody the hint, but they won't leave, then there's that big awkward silence, you know . . . ."

ANGST .. WRITING is much different then talking directly to a person .. sometimes to put EMPHASIS on a WORD .. WRITING it in CAPS helps the READER .. sometimes NOTHING helps a reader. There are a NUMBER of FONTS available to people on BR .. some take the time to avail themselves of these OPTIONS .. some don't .. I would imagine if the options are TOO MUCH for some .. complaining to MANAGEMENT may help. SORRY it upsets you .. didn't know you were that familiar with RANSOM notes .. MY APOLOGIES to you!

Seems we were distracted from the topic .. $75 to drill a ball even with the inserts (where they have to be glued and cut)is TOO MUCH .. I will SUGGEST to ANY BOWLER, that pays this much, get in touch with me and I will direct them to OTHER PROFESSIONAL DRILLERS that they should consider!    
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Hit them light and watch them fight
      J O E - F A L C O

And Joe I’m feel sorry for all the LITTLE people on this SITE who cannot UNDERSTAND what you are typing without you POSTING things in CAPITALS. Thanks for the help in MAKING the POINT CLEAR. We SUBMIT to your obviously SUPERIOR communications SKILLS.

Joe .. since you asked .. started as a $50 clerk .. knowing nothing of Banking ... since I worked Construction .. left after 40 years as a Vice President .. no schooling .. just HARD WORK!
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Hit them light and watch them fight
      J O E - F A L C O

You asked a QUESTION and I answered you .. now you make statements about how much PRO SHOP owners/workers are making .. I don't know the answers so I can't discuss it ..$75 is TOO MUCH to pay for BALL DRILLING!

Now .. if you want to know where YOU can get it cheaper .. drop me a line and I'll email the info to you .. but then again .. you claim to be smart enough to do the research ON YOUR OWN!

Any questions you have of me .. please drop me a line .. I' don't need  to bother others .. My opinion on this subject is that $75 is TOO MUCH FOR DRILLING (even with the inserts provided)!
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Hit them light and watch them fight
      J O E - F A L C O

I’ve been following this, can’t really understand the problem.  One poster says $75 is too much.  How do you determine a fair price.  What price do you put on a misfitting ball that injures your hand.  Seems to be a lot of bad drillers out there when I see all the posts about people having thumb and finger problems.

On the conservative side, a COMPETENT driller spends about 1-2 hours with a new customer.  Maybe watch him bowl a few games, figure his PAP coordinates, discuss the lane conditions he wants to bowl on, what he wants the ball to do, etc.

Now if I take my car into the shop, they have a large sign that states their labor rates is $75 an hour.  Do I quibble, and say that is just too much?  Guess I could take it to one of the shade tree mechanics who only charges $40 an hour.

I go for haircuts, cost is $12, takes about 15 minutes.  Around $48.00 an hour.

Plumbers in my area want $50 and hour, electricians run $60 an hour.

The point is, each craft, and Yes BALL DRILLING is a CRAFT.

In this case, $75 less $10 for a slug, 2 grips @ $5 leaves the driller a net of $55.

His prices seem right in line with all the other crafts.  If anything, they should charge more just for all the BS they have to put up with.

Bottom line, if you think the price is too high, go someplace else.  

Pay for what you get, just make sure you get what you pay for.

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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel

Old bowlers never die, we just don't score as often

Good points Brickguy, that's why SKEET has to decide if the guys services were worth the extra money.  In this case it wasn't and he went someplace else.  Now if the other driller gave him the wrong pitches or span, would it have been worth the savings?

Believe me, I know what you are experiencing.  A good driller is extremely hard to find.  I could care less what mine charges, I know it will be a perfect fit.  Only problem I have is he is so good, there is a waiting list to get in to see him.  Normally I just have to drop the equipment off, and he works on it in his spare time in between jobs and pick the equipment up the next week.

The point I was trying to get across was people arbitraily setting a value on the drillers services and stating what should be charged.
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel

Old bowlers never die, we just don't score as often