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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Elimeno Pee on August 05, 2013, 04:53:31 AM

Title: Learning to Drill?
Post by: Elimeno Pee on August 05, 2013, 04:53:31 AM

So, where I live there isn't "that guy" everyone flocks to for equipment.  There is an okay guy (older) about an hour away and u use the guy from where I grew up about 3 hours away.  I kind of had a thought about learning to drill myself and maybe try and get a shop, even if it is a part time gig.
Any suggestions on research material or other useful info to help me with this thought would be great

Title: Re: Learning to Drill?
Post by: itsallaboutme on August 05, 2013, 06:28:04 AM

Companies like Innovative, Kegel, Jayhawk, Ebonite, and IBPSIA offer pro shop training classes.  If you could get your hands on one the class manuals that would be a good start.

Keep in mind, the actual drilling of holes in the ball is probably the easiest part of running a pro shop to learn.  As long a you have a grasp of how the jig moves in relation to pitch and can read a ruler, you could be putting holes in a ball in an hour.  Ball dynamics and fitting are a different story.  And dealing with some customers makes ball dynamics seem simple.