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Gizmo823

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Pro shop questions today
« on: March 09, 2013, 06:03:40 PM »
Had some really good ones, had to share. 

1.  Got a call at 445ish, guy said he needed his thumbhole buzzed out, asked how late I'd be there, I said we close at 6.  He asked if I could stay a little later, I said it depends on how late he needed me to stay.  He said that if I could stay until 7 that would be great.

2.  Guy brings in his teen daughter's ball, says she has a bad gripping habit.  Her span is 3 3/4 x 3 13/16, and she has zero pitch in her thumb, seems good to me, (actually could have a little forward and be ok) but he wanted me to slug it and add reverse so he could make her thumb tighter, because that's how a guy 20 years ago fixed his gripping problem . .

3.  Guy comes in and says he needs a ball that hooks less than what he has and asked what I would recommend.  I asked him what he had, he tells me it's a yellow dot.  Hmm . .
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Re: Pro shop questions today
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2013, 06:47:05 PM »
Had some really good ones, had to share. 
3.  Guy comes in and says he needs a ball that hooks less than what he has and asked what I would recommend.  I asked him what he had, he tells me it's a yellow dot.  Hmm . .

This one is kind of funny.  I used to have a consistent customer, mid 60s, decent 1 house bowler with a very old school game.  He had about 6 balls, but he would always call the ball a "White dot" "Yellow Dot" "Red Dot" "Orange dot" when referencing his equipment.

He used to always confuse the hell out of me because he would constantly ask for suggestions on new equipment but never bring his equipment into the shop until he was ready to purchase and I needed to copy his specs.  Come to find out.... He called each ball he had by whatever the color of the pin was, regardless of the manufacturer or it's real name!  He refused to learn the names of his own equipment or even when corrected on the name of the ball, he would refuse to say it!  Completely unbelievable but hilarious at the same time. 

"You know, I'm looking for something that breaks a bit later than my yellow dot (Lane 1 Tsunami), but not as strong as the blue yellow dot (Lane 1 Carbide) I have"

I sort of miss the craziness of pro shop stories.  Everyday was a treat.

Gizmo823

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Re: Pro shop questions today
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2013, 07:46:01 PM »
Haaa, that's awesome.  Had a guy last weekend win a ball in a ruffle, came in to ask me what it was worth.  Didn't bring it with him, so I asked him what it was.  "It's a Hammer."  Thanks, yeah, let me look that one up . .
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mrteach3

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Re: Pro shop questions today
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2013, 08:56:45 PM »
I have three good ones from over the years. 

1.  A lady wanted to return shoes that were to big when she bought them.  Her excuse was that I sold her men's shoes since there was an M on the side of the box.  Duh, M stands for Medium you idiot!!!

2.  Drilled a Black Widow Venom for a guy who swore left and right that the weight hole was a misdrilled thumb hole even after three other people in the shop had weight holes. 

3.  A guy comes in and was mad that his new ball didn't fit like his old ball.  After a little while, I finally figured out he was upset that he liked the fit of the new ball and couldn't understand why his old ball fit differently.  Duh, it was a different span.  Phone rang and as I was talking on the phone, he packed up his stuff and left very embarrassed.  Such is life. 

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Re: Pro shop questions today
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2013, 08:32:32 AM »
1.) Guy comes in with a Hammer Jet Black Taboo and a drill sheet.... i cringe... wants it to hook more than his 2 Deep Purple Taboo's.... with no weight hole. We "discuss" for 15 mins about why a hole was necessary. Long story short, took the sheet stuffed it in the trash while he was watching, drilled it my way, he shoots 279 OOB!

2.) Lady comes in with a Nail Smoke/Fire.... wants the ball cleaned so it can "go long and hook on the back"... I cringe... AGAIN!... I discuss her options... she refuses my options and wants the ball polished so it "backends"... I polish it... ball goes 60ft.... I dull a ball for another customer, he goes out and shoots 257 first game and thanks me for the suggestion... She yells, "I wish you had done something like that to my ball!".... my reply "he asked for the ball to hook earlier, so I dulled. I suggested the same to you. You didnt want early. YOU wanted long and flip and thats what you got." She rolls her eyes turns around in her seat and continues to watch...

3.)Have a guy that, if he sees someone shot an honor score with a ball he has to get it. 2 weeks ago, a friend of mine shot 805 with an !Q tour pearl... and he bought one that night... the next week, drilled a Wrecker for another friend and he shoots 803 with it..... and once again... he bought one that night... THE POWER OF THE HONOR SCORE!!!
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