AboutWarren Friedl Expertise 20 Years Pro Shop Owner/Operator, 17 Years Bowling Center Operator (Manager/General Manager), Certified Coach since National Bowling Council and YABA days. Also Dick Ritger and USA Bowling Bronze certified. International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Charter member, IBPSIA Certified, IBPSIA "On Lanes" Certified, 2 Time Member of the IBPSIA Board of Directors and Past Secretary/Treasurer, Small Shop columnist "Pro Shop Operator" Magazine, contributor to "Bowlers Journal International" magazine, editor of IBPSIA NET NEWS weekly e-newsletter, editor of "The Bowling Tree" blog and webmaster of www.revbowl.com.
Experience 20 Years operating Revolutions Pro Shops in 2nd Largest bowling ball market in the country, Chicagoland.
17 Years in Center operations as Marketing Director, Asst. Manager or General Manager, becoming GM in every Center I worked.
Organizations American Bowling Congress/USBC Member since 1976, bowling 50 years.
International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Charter and continuing member (18 years), 2 time member of IBPSIA Board of Directors, former Secretary/Treasurer.
US Bowling Coaches Association (Bronze Coach)
Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA)
Publications “Bowlers Journal International” and “Pro Shop Operator” Magazines.
Chicago Bowler, Windy City Bowling News, Centennial Lanes.com, The Bowling Tree Blog, IBPSIA.com and IBPSIA Net News (e-newsletter).
Education/Credentials IBPSIA Technically Certified. Multiple Seminars from AMF, Brunswick, Columbia, Circle, Ebonite, Hammer, Mo-Rich, Storm, Track, Dexter, Etonic, and others. Kaploe and Davis Bowling Marketing training.
Certified with the Young America Bowling Alliance (YABA) and the National Bowling Council (NBC) as a coach in 1982. Other coaching credentials include: Dick Ritger Level One, Dick Ritger Coaching Coaches, and USA Bowling Bronze Level.
Awards and Honors Created and executed Promotions highlighted in Bowlers Journal Magazine and included in the “150 Promotions for Bowling Centers” organized by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA).
First Pro Shop featured in Bowling Industry magazine, for customer service and merchandising, October 1996.
Identified “One of the best ball fitters in the country” by then Track, Inc. President Del Warren, September 2005.
Tournament Promotions lead to top performance in center, or for center hosted events including: Chicago City Championships, US Open Qualifiers, Amateur Bowlers Tour.
Past/Present Clients Presenter at the IBPSIA National Convention.
Presenter at Bowling Proprietors Association Management School
Question I have a question about drilling. After rolling my Cell and getting an oil track I calculated my PAP with my Pro Sect. My grip center line is 2" down by 4 7/8" left from the PAP. The 2 down sounds like a lot. Is that possible that thats just the way I through the ball. Thanks, John
Answer John,
From grip center, your PAP co-ordinates are 4 7/8 right on a perpendicular line from your gripline? Then up 2 inches (on the Vertical Axis Line or VAL) on a perpendicular line to the midline (the first line drawn from your grip line, grip line and VAL should be parallel)? How far from your PAP is the pin? Mass bias? Is there a weight hole? Where is it?
Put a piece of bowlers tape on that PAP, then roll the ball. The tape should be a solid point as the ball rolls out of your hand, and for a brief time as it rolls down the lane. If the tape isn't solid move the tape until it is.
The 2 inch vertical co-ordinate is a fair amount but occasionally strong balls like the Cell are rolled by players that will alter the roll (spin them a little more) to get them to work better on a Typical House Shot. If that is your normal PAP, as reflected on other balls, it's how you roll the ball. But, strong cores like the Cell core will effect the roll and therefore the Axis point of some balls. (I get a PAP about an inch closer (horizontal co-ordinate) to my center of grip when I roll MoRich balls.
Let me know what you find? And if the tape needs to be moved? Thanks for the question.
