Our local association is working to get a national pro to come give a clinic.  We've never had any kind of event like that, but I've seen quite a few postings here about so-and-so doing coaching clinics at their house.

For those who have put on a clinic like that, what kinds of formats have worked well for you?  How much did you charge?  How many sessions did you have?  Did you work out a deal with the house to get blocks of lane time or just pay per-game lineage?  Anything else?

SH

While something like what was described above is nice, I think it depends on what you are looking to accomplish. If you want something for youth bowlers and some adults, the open clinic is a good way to do it. If you are looking for a pro to come and help people improve their games, then I think one-on-one sessions are better. When I lives in CA, our pro shop used to get Bill Hall to come out every 6-8 months. He would charge $100 for an hour lesson and he worked with you one-on-one, used video and comparisons to pros and such. Similar to what Mike Jasnau does at Nationals. When Bill would come he would also do group stuff as well. He would arrive and do private lessons Thursday and Friday, then do group lessons Saturday and Sunday, and it was always sold out. If you didn't get your name in within about a week of the announcement, you would be SOL. Unfortunately Bill is now doing some coaching in the Middle East so he isn't available, but their are others who would do something similar.

And just an FYI, for those that don't know him Bill Hall used to coach Norm Duke, Danny Wiseman and a few other exempt players and is a monthly contributor to Bowling This Month magazine.
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Jorge300

Used to work with Bill Hall but he as Jorge300 said in the middle east, he has a friend that is teaching at Super School this year named Bill Holt.

Bill Holt is a great coach not a big name guy but uses Hall's and his own methods, if you contact Bowling this month magazine i am sure they will get you his contact info. I am sure Bill Holt will come out for a clinic and you will be getting a coach that is top notch.

Sam Baca is another lesser known great coach he is from California but does travel once in awhile for clinics. He is a national tour winner from the 1970's and is a founder of Legends bowling ball company. I have heard they do package deals that include a ball with the coaching, usually it is Borden who does those clinics.

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