average cost

[billf]

Standard drillings shouldn't cost anything. But when you get a dual angle and even pitches drilled, you're gonna pay for it! lol

So the electricity and drill bits are free? Nevermind the person's time. How much of your job do you do for free?

[billf]

as well as the layout (which I guess really only takes a couple minutes)

Even if they don't double check, which anybody with real pride would be certain, it would take at least five minutes. But what is it worth for the knowledge to know how to not only lay the ball out but know which layout for that ball and the condition it's use is anticipated on worth?

[billf]

Send drill bit out to sharpen is $100. New drill bits of quality are almost three times that amount. A good press runs between 7k and 10k

The listed price where I go is $40 for drilling, $10 for finger inserts, $10 for Turbo interchangeable insert, $10 vinyl slug

With so many having to match online prices I wonder how they can make a living as owner. Online retailers don't even have to stock items. They ship straight from the distributor most of the time, no electricity, minor rent and website owenrship is real cheap also. Now with online matching these guys are lucky to make $15 on the ball sale. There best bet is risky but to be part of a manufacturers seed program. It's a lot of money up front but cheaper per ball if you can move the inventory fast enough before new releases come and make your inventory obsolete.

[NewToBowling]

Unless pro shops are buying in bulk I don't think they're making anything off balls. Their listed prices are the same as online. Maybe a $5-10 profit. Money comes from services like drilling, etc

[ep1977]

Unless pro shops are buying in bulk I don't think they're making anything off balls. Their listed prices are the same as online. Maybe a $5-10 profit. Money comes from services like drilling, etc

Most of the Pro Shops around here charge more to drill a ball that you don't buy from them. This is because there prices are higher than online so most customers are buying online.

[bowl1820]

Usually when you buy a ball at the ProShop, the price of the drilling is included in the ball price.

That's why the online ball prices appear cheaper most of the time, but once you factor in the cost of the drilling the prices can wind up being fairly comparable.

[stargell1]

At my center in ohio it's $30. It includes drilling, inserts, slugs plus 3 free games of bowling.

[drlawsoniii]

What town Stargell?

[NewToBowling]

Usually when you buy a ball at the ProShop, the price of the drilling is included in the ball price.

That's why the online ball prices appear cheaper most of the time, but once you factor in the cost of the drilling the prices can wind up being fairly comparable.

My PSO prices are undrilled and usually match onine prices.

[drlawsoniii]

Send drill bit out to sharpen is $100. New drill bits of quality are almost three times that amount. A good press runs between 7k and 10k

The listed price where I go is $40 for drilling, $10 for finger inserts, $10 for Turbo interchangeable insert, $10 vinyl slug

With so many having to match online prices I wonder how they can make a living as owner. Online retailers don't even have to stock items. They ship straight from the distributor most of the time, no electricity, minor rent and website owenrship is real cheap also. Now with online matching these guys are lucky to make $15 on the ball sale. There best bet is risky but to be part of a manufacturers seed program. It's a lot of money up front but cheaper per ball if you can move the inventory fast enough before new releases come and make your inventory obsolete.

I paid $50k for my education to become a bean counter, but i'm not charging people $120 an hour to do their taxes...