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Expert Profile: Warren Friedl

Expertise: 18 Years Pro Shop Owner/Operator, 17 Years Bowling Center Operator, 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 Hands On Training Certified and 2X Member of the IBPSIA Board of Directors, contributor to "Bowlers Journal International" and "Pro Shop Operator" Magazines. Member Bowling Writers Association of America.

Experience in the area
18 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. 1 year Operating Revolutions Consulting, a pro shop and center operations consulting group.

Organizations
American Bowling Congress/USBC Member since 1976, bowling 50 years. Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA) International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Charter and continuing member for 17 years, 2 time member of Board of Directors, presently, outgoing Secretary/Treasurer. IBPSIA Hands On Training (HOTs) Certified. US Bowling Coaches Association (Bronze Coach)

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 Hands On Training Certified. Multiple Seminars from AMF, Brunswick, Columbia, Circle, Ebonite, Hammer, Mo-Rich, Storm, Track, Dexter, Etonic, and others. Kaploe and Davis Bowling Marketing training. Extensive Trade Subscriptions. Several newsletter/e-zine/blog Subscriptions on trade topics. Certified with the Young America Bowling Alliance and the National Bowling Council 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

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? As much as I have learned over the years, I always find someone I can learn more from.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Bowling can be simple to learn, but intensely complicated to master.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2140
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.71 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.93 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		268

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/03/08
10	10	10	10	09/26/08
10	10	10	10	09/23/08
10	8	10	10	09/18/08
10	10	10	10	09/11/08

User Comments

Good feedback. I've been checking around and Warren's respsonse kind of solidifies what I've been thinking. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't over
(Tim on 09/26/08)

Thank you so much for this information. I have a tournament this weekend on synthetic lanes and will try some of your advice. Thanks again.
(Treva on 09/23/08)

great site for the common person to ask maybe one of those "stupid" question.
(James on 09/18/08)

thank you for the timly responses and they were very helpful. I will try the strip before getting new shoes, the ones I have are 1 year old and in ver
(joe on 09/11/08)

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Recent Answers from Warren Friedl

2008-10-07 weight to speed ratio: Jay, Bowling is about entry angle. Your attempting to knock down about 35 pounds of pins, with a maximum weight ball of 16lbs. When thrown correctly, the ball hits 4 pins. The game is about hitting...

2008-09-30 6 ball arsenal: Nigel, Your arsenal should allow you to play where you want. If your "A" game works best and you're most comfortable at third arrow (for example), build around third arrow (your favorite target line)...

2008-09-27 Agressive Drilling: Jim, Use your money to get coaching, get consistent (practice), develop a stronger release. Invest in building your skills. Strong bowling balls are tools. Weak bowling balls are tools. You are neglecting...

2008-09-27 Agressive Drilling: Jim, Strongest earliest most aggressive layout is a leverage pin placement, mass bias on or past the Vertical Axis Line (VAL), with a Pin Buffer of 1", using a weight hole next to the thumb hole, a dual...

2008-09-26 Bowling: Mark, Zero pitch is an angle for thumb or fingers drilled directly towards the center of the ball. Away pitch (or reverse), would angle the hole away from the center of the ball. Or simply, the hole will...