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Regional Action => NorthCentral => Topic started by: brinen28 on September 26, 2005, 04:21:47 PM

Title: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: brinen28 on September 26, 2005, 04:21:47 PM
Can someone recommend any good pro shops in the Chicagoland area... Thanks
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: ChinaManB on September 27, 2005, 12:32:04 AM
North side or South side?
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: brinen28 on September 27, 2005, 12:33:20 AM
Where are those pro shops located... what is the guys name at River Rand.  Do you prefer one shop over another
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: brinen28 on September 27, 2005, 12:33:58 AM
South
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: ChinaManB on September 27, 2005, 12:42:48 AM
I use Andy's Pro Shop on 64th and Pulaski in Chicago. Lee is the owner and Scott also drills. Both of these guys have been great the last 4 years I have been using them. I know many people that travel alot of miles to go here and they have been there along time. Both are very wise about drill patterns and surface prep. You can check out their website at www.andysproshop.com
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: brinen28 on September 27, 2005, 01:01:13 AM
thank you both for your help.. ill look into it.. if anyone has any other feedback about any of these places, or any other ones, please feel free to add posts
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: adman on September 27, 2005, 06:57:48 AM
Its the "Bowlers ER" at River Rand Bowl. His name is William Clark. Here is the shop's number 847-635-7537. His hours are, M-F 1-9 and Sat 11-5?
Great guy and excellent driller. He also have a Big selection of bowling balls. Especially if you like Track, Lane#1 or Morich stuff. He also carries all the other brands and can get whatever you want if he doesn't have it in stock.

Adman
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: loose5682 on September 27, 2005, 07:26:51 AM
Cheap plug alert:  (yea, I know, bad pun on using "plug" when speaking of a pro shop...)

Another North Side shop if anyone's interested, Chicago Bowler's Shop located inside of Brunswick Zone Niles at Milwaukee and Waukegan.  Rich Blake owns the shop, he does great work, a very friendly and knowledgable guy, knows the game inside and out.  I drill part time there as well and I'd definitely go there even if I didn't work there, great shop.

Gotta give Will some props as well, Will Clark out at River Rand knows his stuff, also very friendly, also very knowledgable, definitely well-versed in Track, Lane #1, and MoRich, among others.
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: Raven829 on September 27, 2005, 04:47:18 PM
I also recommend going to William Clark at River Rand.  I drive over an hour to go to him, and it is more than worth it.  He has a very good selection, and is an excellent driller.  I now own equipment that actually all fits the same.  My scores have gone up tremendously since going to him.  

Don
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DukeHarding on September 27, 2005, 06:56:02 PM
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Carl edelmein at UP YOUR AVERAGE and Will at RIVER RAND BOWL both are very good drillers.
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 me...... (finally decided to add a signature)


Carl Edelman is no longer at Elk Grove Bowl (Up Your Average), Elk Grove Village, IL. Closed shop.

I'm using Lyle Zikes at Beverly Lanes in Arlington Heights.

Carl drilled for me for about 20 years.
Felt the pro shop business was not a viable way to make a living any longer.
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DukeHarding on September 27, 2005, 07:00:35 PM
Ed Moores Pro Shop, inside Bowling Green Sports Center.
30W150 W. Roosevelt, West Chicago, IL 60185
(630) 562-2117

Son of PBAer Rich Moores. Nice, knowledgeable guy.
Good driller.
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DanH78 on September 27, 2005, 07:07:23 PM
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So Jeff ash finnally sold that shop?
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Brunswick,Lane#1,Morich,Hammer,Ebonite,Columbia,AMF,Storm,RotoGrip......they all leave ten pins, I swear after I try dynothane and lanemaster if the ten pins still there I might begin to think it might just be
 me...... (finally decided to add a signature)


He sold the other half to Rich sometime late spring
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DukeHarding on September 27, 2005, 11:10:13 PM
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Duke, have you ever gone to Eddie's shop? That shop used to be mine before he bought it from the center.

Before Paul (a friend of mine from years of bowling up at Lombard every Sunday, and mutual friends) got his own shop, I was drilling all of my stuff at Eddie's. I'm picky about my stuff, and I let Eddie drill everything. That speaks volumes.

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Jeremy,
I've been there twice. A friend of mine lives in Lombard, doesn't drive, and changes drillers like he changes his socks, started going to him. I drove him tp Eddie's shop...He did a really good job on his equipment. I knew his dad from back in the day. Nice shop.
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DukeHarding on September 27, 2005, 11:13:32 PM
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Duke, have you ever gone to Eddie's shop? That shop used to be mine before he bought it from the center.


Why did you get out of the business? Forced out?
That center has a super nice lefty shot. I thre 4 games with my friend, low game was 245...I'm not that good.
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: KozillaSuprfreak on September 28, 2005, 06:55:49 AM
If you have time to make it to the South Suburbs, go see Nate Brown at Bowling Specialists Pro Shop.  The guy is unreal.  He is located inside of Tinley Park Bowling Alley just west of Harlem on 187th street.
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DukeHarding on September 28, 2005, 09:30:10 AM
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Has carl really closed up shop for good?  I thought he was just taking the summer off.  If he wasn't making a good living then it was partly his fault he charged way to little if you ask me.  I appriciated it but not if it means he had to get out of the buisness.
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Brunswick,Lane#1,Morich,Hammer,Ebonite,Columbia,AMF,Storm,RotoGrip......they all leave ten pins, I swear after I try dynothane and lanemaster if the ten pins still there I might begin to think it might just be
 me...... (finally decided to add a signature)

Just talked to him a couple of weeks ago. He finished drilling up the "ball league" balls.
I bowled with Carl for quite some time...He never charged enough. I'd normally give him more than he asked for...As he told me, he was "too nice".

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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DukeHarding on September 28, 2005, 05:50:08 PM
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He really was, I thought at first he was giving me deals becasue of where I worked and then later becasue I was a college student, but thewas waitig for some work to be done in his shop a couple years ago and saw that he charged almost everyone nothing.  Its a shame I really liked going to him even not counting his low prices.
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Brunswick,Lane#1,Morich,Hammer,Ebonite,Columbia,AMF,Storm,RotoGrip......they all leave ten pins, I swear after I try dynothane and lanemaster if the ten pins still there I might begin to think it might just be
 me...... (finally decided to add a signature)


Good friend, I bowled with a him quite a bit. Tough bowler.
Shot 30+ 800s (with plastic, pre-reson), countless 300s. Great hand-eye coordination.
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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: Speedburner89 on September 28, 2005, 06:09:13 PM
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Carl edelmein at UP YOUR AVERAGE  


that guy did a horrible job drilling my equipment, the thumb and finger inserts were too big
Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: DukeHarding on October 11, 2005, 04:32:21 PM
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Carl edelmein at UP YOUR AVERAGE  


that guy did a horrible job drilling my equipment, the thumb and finger inserts were too big


Maybe your thumb and fingers are too small?

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Title: Re: Pro Shops in the Chicagoland Area
Post by: nd5463 on October 11, 2005, 06:46:19 PM
Wally Galka at Galkas' pro shop in Dyer In. if you are far enough south.
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