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Brickguy221

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On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« on: May 29, 2012, 10:28:47 AM »
Has anyone ever ordered balls from Buddies Pro Shop and had Buddies drill it for them before shipping the ball?

If so, how was their drilling accuracy in terms of span and pitches?
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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #31 on: December 23, 2012, 05:06:13 PM »
Quote from: Brickguy221 on May 29, 2012, 10:28:47 AM
Has anyone ever ordered balls from Buddies Pro Shop and had Buddies drill it for them before shipping the ball?

If so, how was their drilling accuracy in terms of span and pitches?

Buddies has drilled up several balls for me over the past few years and I have been very happy with all of them.  I e-mailed them my specs (had drilling specs from my former driller before I moved out of that state).  I can't say enough positive things about Chris and everyone there.  They are good people.
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Russell

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #32 on: December 24, 2012, 08:37:31 AM »
Quote from: StickZ on December 18, 2012, 02:19:54 PM
Quote from: northface28 on December 18, 2012, 12:12:17 AM
Quote from: StickZ on November 13, 2012, 06:21:27 PM
if the proshops do their job like they are suppose to. they get my support. but when i walk into a proshop(and im well known) and i get a "what the hell do you want" because they are so lazy and dont wanna do the work..i wont support them!



Idk why, but i dont believe anything you just wrote.

Then why dont you come to melbourne, florida and find out for yourself, or better yet. Call Brunswick Harbour Lanes in melbourne,florida. better yet heres the number 3212422695 and ask them for an absolute honest opinion on the proshop. Better yet ask for a guy named Denny and tell him i sent you and that you dont believe how horrible the proshop is as i have stated. Then ask him if its true the proshop in which all they do is drill bowling balls, drilled a BRAND NEW bowling ball upside down. Pin in ring and cg 4 inches ABOVE the fingers. and then instead of replacing the ball, they offered to plug and redrill a ball with ZERO games on it. Or about the time they mis-drilled a bowling ball by an inch and their way of fixing the ball was to throw a thumb slug in the ball and drill the correct hole with a thumb slug in the ball. Now make that phone call big boy, otherwise shut your mouth.

WOW...that escalated quickly....

I believe you even less after reading that childish tirade.  I bet the guy that runs the shop took some money from you pot bowling and now you have an axe to grind.  I just find it hard to swallow that someone could go through the trouble of opening a shop and not know where a CG is.  Especially in South Florida where there are TONS of quality pro shops.
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txbowler

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #33 on: December 24, 2012, 09:48:18 AM »
Russell,

You could be right, however, little story.  Back in the 90's.  I was the weekend guy at Northrock Lanes, in Wichita well before Billy Murphy took it over.  I was learning how to drill and was practicing on old balls, my stuff etc.  But I'm sure I screwed up a few balls "as I learned".  Anyway.  One Sat, one of the regional pba guys brings in a ball looking for Tom (the owner) to drill it as he did all his stuff.  I told him he was out of town at a tournament.  He wanted some unique drill.  I told him I was new at this, and had been trained at what he wanted but never actually drilled it.  He could come back or take his chances.  He wisely came back later.

People have to learn to drill.  And people screw it up.  I have had guys that drill my stuff on a regular basis miss my stuff by 1/4 inch or drill it right handed (I'm a lefty).

When you are a one man shop, you can get distracted.  So you hire some help.

And in this age of dual angle and other modern drill patterns, if you have some new guy learning to drill, they screw up.  It is possible.  Not every pro shop has sent their guys to proper training.
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Brickguy221

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #34 on: December 27, 2012, 07:59:24 PM »
Does Chris drill most of the balls at Buddies or does anyone know? As soon as I am able to bowl again when ever that is, I am considering getting a ball drilled at Buddies, but being very sensitive to span and pitches, I would want the better person to drill my ball.
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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #35 on: December 28, 2012, 06:20:41 AM »
Quote from: Brickguy221 on December 27, 2012, 07:59:24 PM
Does Chris drill most of the balls at Buddies or does anyone know? As soon as I am able to bowl again when ever that is, I am considering getting a ball drilled at Buddies, but being very sensitive to span and pitches, I would want the better person to drill my ball.

Chris has drilled every one of mine.
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Russell

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #36 on: December 28, 2012, 01:21:18 PM »
Everyone understands that span and pitches can be drilled by a monkey right?

What you're paying for is knowledge...expertise....analyzing your grip...understanding your game and ball motion.

I had a guy come in my shop last night wanting a Marvel Pearl...said he read online and it was suggested on a forum.....after talking him into watching him bowl I noticed his ball speed was about 14.5 or 15, high axis rotation and low tilt.  He was throwing an Ebonite Signals and wanted a ball to go further down the lane to let him move right.....

Anyone care to guess which ball I DIDN'T suggest?....had he bought a Marvel Pearl and had it punched by an online shop the span and pitches would have probably been spot on....but the ball would have hooked every board as much as his Signals, if not a little more....

Stop reading message boards and trusting people in other states to analyze something that takes human eyes to do.  Sure this place is a great place to get some general knowledge, but if you want to actually get something in REAL LIFE...go to a REAL LIFE human being.
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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #37 on: December 28, 2012, 02:00:24 PM »
+1 Randy!
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T_Bone

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #38 on: December 28, 2012, 02:10:15 PM »
Russel, I undersstand that you have a pro shop and that is your bread and butter. I respect that. But if someone knows what they want, knows their span, wants to save a few bucks and wants to use an on line proshop like buddies that can give the bowler what he wants then I do not see the need for that bowler to have to spend time and money in a local shop with a real person. Sure there are bowlers out there that need assistance and suggestions from a real person or surface changes or oil extraction. That is what local proshops are for. I like on line shops like buddies because I order a ball, It comes to my home already drilled. (No tweaking ever needed) I put it in my bag and its done. No driving to order from a local shop, waiting for the ball to come in, driving back to the proshop to wait in line to pick up the ball.
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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #39 on: December 28, 2012, 02:13:50 PM »
Quote from: T_Bone on December 28, 2012, 02:10:15 PM
Russel, I undersstand that you have a pro shop and that is your bread and butter. I respect that. But if someone knows what they want, knows their span, wants to save a few bucks and wants to use an on line proshop like buddies that can give the bowler what he wants then I do not see the need for that bowler to have to spend time and money in a local shop with a real person. Sure there are bowlers out there that need assistance and suggestions from a real person or surface changes or oil extraction. That is what local proshops are for. I like on line shops like buddies because I order a ball, It comes to my home already drilled. (No tweaking ever needed) I put it in my bag and its done. No driving to order from a local shop, waiting for the ball to come in, driving back to the proshop to wait in line to pick up the ball.

+1

I'd like to add that the closest shop to me are knowledgeable indeed.  But like T-Bone said, it helps to already know what you want.  furthermore, the shop that it takes me fifty minutes to drive to doesn't do VISE IT and refuse to have any part in it.  So, I go to someone else who does...
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Stan

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #40 on: December 28, 2012, 03:05:17 PM »
Buddies has 3 or 4 people drilling.  I doubt if anyone knows who is really drilling the ball.

I am not saying this is a bad thing, but do you realy think Forry is drilling every ball he sells ?
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Russell

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #41 on: December 28, 2012, 07:17:05 PM »
I would venture the ratio of those that truly KNOW what they need and those that THINK they know what they need is pretty low.  I have read enough on these boards from know-it-alls that don't know jack giving advice.  I am not saying this about you guys, that would be unfair.  I'm just saying there are tons of people that read reviews and some stuff by Mo and think they are ball motion experts.
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cheech

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Re: On Line Shops Drilling Balls
« Reply #42 on: December 28, 2012, 08:04:45 PM »
Quote from: Stan on December 28, 2012, 03:05:17 PM
Buddies has 3 or 4 people drilling.  I doubt if anyone knows who is really drilling the ball.

I am not saying this is a bad thing, but do you realy think Forry is drilling every ball he sells ?


unless they have a press upstairs, yes Chris and Tim drill every ball that is ordered
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