Cost of coaching

[fortheloveofbowling]

Curious on some things he said from the video. So an average 180 bowler throwing ten balls trying to hit 2nd arrow (10 board) has a variation of 7 inches/7 boards?

Meaning sometimes they will roll over the 17 board or the 3 board while aiming for the 10 board. That is pretty extreme.

Or is he talking about missing the 10 board by 3-4 each way (14 board to 7 board). That makes more sense because if you are hitting the 17 board while aiming for the 10 board you are probably not an average 180 bowler

Unfortunately in todays game it is possible if your standing in the right place to miss 3 with your feet and 4 with your eyes and still hit the pocket. They key with doing that type of thing is make sure you know how bad that was. Honesty with your game is imperative to improvement. That can go both ways also as there are many guys that are better than they think they are.

[Aslan]

That is reasonable price for coaching. I have paid anywhere from $40 for an hour with silver up to 1.5 hours for $125 for Susie Minshew(Gold level). Thinking I might do a session before heading to El Paso end of the month.

Yeah. Generally from what I've seen:

Bronze: Free up to $35/hr
Silver: $30-$75/hr
Gold: $65-$150/hr

Lots of Bronze coaches around. Lots of pro shop owners have bronze certification. I've gotten lessons from folks like that for free or sometimes they charge $20-$35/hr.

A fair amount of Silver coaches depending on the area you live. They generally run around $50. Lesser known coaches might charge as low as $30/hr. PBA players and more well known coaches generally charge closer to $50-$75 range.

Not very many gold coaches. Many areas you might have to travel to a clinic or training center a state or so away to meet up with one. And from the prices I've seen it's usually in the $75-$150/hr range. Usually once you get to the Gold folks you don't also have to rent the lanes...it's kinda included in the price..but for most of the lessons with bronze or silver you'll also have to rent the lanes.