Any Black Friday sales at your local pro shop?

[NewToBowling]

Just saw one local reputable shop here is offering free drilling (including slugs and inserts) until 10am and $20 after that. Not a bad deal. That's $70 savings

[RobLV1]

A couple of years ago, on Black Friday, I went to bowl pot games at 9:30 a.m.. The poor guy in the proshop (part of a chain) had been there since six with no customers at all. I can't imagine that a Black Friday sale in a proshop would be very successful with all the wives of the bowlers out lining up at the chain stores to buy TV sets! LOL

[NewToBowling]

Hope that's the case here. They are also offering detox and resurface for $20

[vdubtx]

Our local shop has some specials on certain balls etc for Pre-Black Friday and I think they are offering 30% off anything in stock on Black Friday. 25% off if they have to order it.

Optimus Solid now at $140 drilled with grips and slug. $175 Roto-Grip Menace drilled, grips and slug.

Thinking I will pick up a couple bags and a Roto-Grip Haywire.

[NewToBowling]

Good deals. Interested in Haywire as well

[Aslan]

I bought a ball last year and the year before. Bowlingball.com has had some good black Friday week deals in the past.

I picked up a Fortera Exile last December on bowlingball.com...it had been a ball I wanted since it came out...and they got it down to $105 shipped...which is probably the most I've paid for a bowling ball...but that was a pretty good deal at the time. Should I have waited? I don't know. The Exile is still going for $120 + shipping on most sites still carrying it...so it hasn't nosedived in price/value too much over the course of the year. Bowlingball.com is still selling it at $144...so I guess it's went UP in value since last year. :confused:

The only deal that tempts me on bowlingball.com...and I can definitely plug this without getting a spam warning...since it's the site sponsoring the forum...but they have a Pyramid Path plastic spare ball for $39.99 shipped. But I need another ball like I need another bunghole....so unless my 15lb Maxim breaks this week...I think I'll pass. But...and this IS possible given I bought it used...if something happens to the Maxim this week....I'd probably buy the Pyramid Path for 39.99 and let bb.com drill it (since I don't use VISE It on my spare ball). I bet I save $50 over buying a $45 plastic Columbia and get it drilled at the pro shop.

[vdubtx]

bowlingball.com needs to have a deal for drilling. If they did, I would certainly buy my Haywire from them. I know my drill specs etc. :cool:

[Aslan]

Bowlerx has a decent deal on the Melee Cross ($79.99 shipped) and they got the N'Sane Antics down to about $109 shipped.

I find both of those deals tempting as well...just kinda stocked a little heavy right now and a bit cash challenged. I like the N'Sane Antics...even though I'm starting to transition away from Columbia balls...I just don't need another low RG ball right now. I'm already contemplating reducing my arsenal from 6 to 3 for next season just because I don't know if there's really any value in drilling up 3 balls with identical 2.49 RGs. I'm not 100% in line with Rob on progressions vs. other systems for arsenal management...but I do see his point on balls with identical specs....and no matter what anyone claims...everything I've seen first hand or on video points to drilling/layouts being a marginal, at best, way to change ball motion.

So...to have three 2.49 RG balls...unless they have drastically different coverstocks....I don't have confidence drilling layout is going to matter much. And if I end up drilling up 4 balls...and using primarily just the one ball over 75% of the time (because the #2 and #3 are so similar)...then whats the point of drilling up the other 2? The off chance that maybe on a given night or pair that one of those (#2/#3) looks 'slightly' better? Especially when only drilling 2 balls (vs 4) and carrying just 3 saves me $100 in drilling and means I don't have to lug around 2 extra balls all season...although I'll easily burn through that $100 savings to get a 3-ball roller bag...but still...less wear and tear on the back.

[NewToBowling]

Free drilling is a BIG savings for me. That's $70 saved right there (that's the consensus drilling price around here for drilling, inserts, slug). If they don't mark-up the ball too much locally you are getting a heck of a deal.

[Blomer]

My pro shop has a few specials on certain balls, bags and cleaners, but nothing to breakout the credit card. I think I may be set for a bit on balls, though he Roto Grip Critical and Storm Lock do have my interest.

[NewToBowling]

Went ahead and bought the Haywire for $129 after drilling and slugs and inserts. Not bad

[Blomer]

That's a great deal!

[AlexNC]

Went ahead and bought the Haywire for $129 after drilling and slugs and inserts. Not bad

That is a terrific deal.

[NewToBowling]

Yeah, basically saved $70

[SAbowler]

Wow! If I could get a haywire for that price, I would jump on it immediately. Nice score!

[NewToBowling]

Yeah every ball they had in stock was free drilling. And prices were same as online so a Track Paradox could have been had for $164 or Thug Life for same price

[dnhoffman]

Bowlingball.com has some really good deals on right now...

Guru Mighty for 100 is a great deal, still have 15's left as of writing this.

Mastermind Einstein for 100 was a good deal too, although it looks like only 16s are left now.

There is another site a buddy of mine.... (get it?) runs that has the Yeti Uncaged on sale for 70 bucks... that's one of the best skid/flip THS balls out there for 70 bucks... like woah..

But the real deals in my mind are like what people have talked about with drilling... $20 for drilling/lifts is 66% off from where I go... that's a great deal if you trust the driller.