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Equipment Boards => Brunswick => Topic started by: bigdawgwill44 on January 01, 2008, 03:13:07 PM
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Do you think it is wise to buy a ball online or from a pro shop? Balls online are so much cheaper than all the pro shops in my area, drilling is even cheaper and i know my drilling specs. thanks for your inputs!
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Your decision. Personally, I'd have my ball drilled at the pro shop of my trust and who normally drills all my equipment. Even though you have your grip specs, having a ball drilled without being around for tests, discussions and adjustments is IMHO a risky thing that is not worth the few saved bucks. XCan work, can not, and I heard of a few players who had different feelings in different balls that were drilled by various shops, despite the same grip specs as a base.
Additionally, I'd rather support the local pro shop (since I get very good service there that is worth the money and beyond), and if I order balls I get also very good prices for the complete setup package (but that's due to a different market situation here in Germany). But I also had the case that I ordered balls through an online shop or ebay and had them drilled up (at slightly higher charges) at "my" pro shop, without problems or complaints.
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if you want to save money, buy online. if you dont care for saving money than go to the shop. either way the pro shop will drill the ball for you.
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I always say...if you don't buy local, local won't be there...(and no I do not own a shop)
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support the shop you can't buy good personal hands on service online