I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but I was wondering how does someone become an amateur staff memeber for a ball company?  Do they consider how many staff members are in that area? or anything else of that nature?  I live in Louisville, Kentucky and I'm pretty sure that there aren't many, if any at all staff members in the area, and was wondering if there was anything I could do to become one, or do they approach you.  Thanks for any help you all can give me.

Age restrictions? Are there any?
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Most staffers are decent bowlers.  But more staffers have contracts because they know someone, moreso than because they can bowl well.

Think about it.  If a staffer gets 20 balls in a year (many get a whole lot more), plus shirts and bags.  That's a committment of about $2500.  Why would a company give you $2500 worth of equipment?  Where the ROI?  You had better be a VERY good bowler (like a consistent megabuck winner, ie Barnes), a VERY big influence (like a pro shop owner), or a friend of someone.

But yes, you can still get on staff if you are a hardcore promoter... with a lot of azz kissing.  There are times where Dyno-thane gets over a dozen e-mail per day asking to get on staff.  And they are a small company.  Imagine what the big boys are getting!

The truth is, almost everyone who deserves a contract already has one.
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