crony022
06-02-2007, 10:41 PM
I have been doing balls for about two years now and I have built a good customer relationship. The problem that I find is that even though I give people a break on drilling costs they still shop elsewhere for shoes and bags. I just cannot beat the prices on bags & shoes that are online. Even though my prices are still cheaper that anyone else people still have the Wal-Mart mentality. I don't get to upset over it because the shop is my more a hobby than my first income. However there are many proshops suffering from my problem. They have to charge big drilling prices to make up for the losses on bags and shoes. You have to remember that for most shop owners thier business is thier life. The root of the problem is the ball companies. They sell high quantities of balls/bags/shoes to online bowling sales companies for deep discounts. In turn these online jobbers undercut retail prices just to turn out profits. The ball/shoe compaines are screwing shop owners who keep bowling alive. Without a ball driller you can't bowl! Honestly why would I bother to sell a pair of SST's if I can only buy them from my wholesaler for $5 less than bowling.com
On another note bowling companies are making too many balls. Instead of making a lot of junk balls why don't they concentrate more on making balls that work. Many of my customers complain that thier ball doesn't work but it fits great. Balls are discontinued about every 3-6 months now.
I currently feel that Hammer/Ebonite is making the best equipment right now. I own every ball in the RAW series. I had a NoMercy and Black Widow but they did not out perform the RAW balls. Keep it simple don't make a ton of changes if stuff works. Remember AMF! They were great once then they started changing everything and they went down the drain. AMF used to be one of the biggest names in bowling. I could be wrong about the things I said but this is my experience over 30+ years in the game. Checkout my site, I think you'll like it.
www.leaguelineup.com/minisinkthurs
On another note bowling companies are making too many balls. Instead of making a lot of junk balls why don't they concentrate more on making balls that work. Many of my customers complain that thier ball doesn't work but it fits great. Balls are discontinued about every 3-6 months now.
I currently feel that Hammer/Ebonite is making the best equipment right now. I own every ball in the RAW series. I had a NoMercy and Black Widow but they did not out perform the RAW balls. Keep it simple don't make a ton of changes if stuff works. Remember AMF! They were great once then they started changing everything and they went down the drain. AMF used to be one of the biggest names in bowling. I could be wrong about the things I said but this is my experience over 30+ years in the game. Checkout my site, I think you'll like it.
www.leaguelineup.com/minisinkthurs