The skills required to properly recommend, measure and fit a ball to each bowler is something that can take several years. This course does not create a competant ball technician in two days or 2 1/2 days, but acts as a starting point to this sometimes complex field of Proshop Operations.

Individuals that have attended and completed the TBA Level 1 Ball Drilling Course and now the Proshop Proficiency Course have been educated in all the basic requirements of the art and science of fitting and drilling a bowling ball, however this does not state that they are expert in the field.

As always seek out the best & most competent ball technician in your area by asking other bowlers, or ask the better bowlers who they would choose.

The last Proshop Proficiency Course was conducted at Highlands Tenpin in Mittagong, NSW on the 4th, 5th & 6th September 2010. The course was conducted with 10 participants in this 16 lane newly constructed center.

The course was organised through Glenn Rowland from QubicaAMF, and was a great success, all participants learnt a great deal from the 2 1/2 day course, and look forward to putting their new found skills to good use. Thank you to all that were involved.

PROSHOP PROFICIENCY COURSES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST

The Proshop Proficiency Course - is a 2 1/2 day course designed for the beginner ball driller, it also includes more advanced knowledge for those with more experience. Course is limited to 15 participants only
(Cost is $300.00 per person includes meals & 90 page manual)

Proshop Proficiency Course 2 - is an ADVANCED COURSE which covers the finer points of ball drilling, layouts, fitting techniques and more, this is a 1 day course limited to 10 participants only
(Cost $140.00 includes meals & manual)

For expressions of interest and more information please contact Patrick Birtig at the email on this home page.

For the list of individuals in Australia & New Zealand who completed the TBA Level 1 Ball Drilling Course as well as the new Proshop Proficiency Course
click here

COMPLETED COURSES

AMF Cross Road Bowl - South Australia - December 2004

Ed Fleming Lanes - Melbourne, Victoria - January 2005

Bowland Petone - Wellington, New Zealand - March 2005

Planet Bowl - Darwin, Northern Territory - May 2005

Browns Plains Tenpins - Brisbane, Queensland - May 2005

AMF Club Capalaba - Brisbane, Queensland - May 2005

Port City Bowl - Port Macquarie, New South Wales - June 2005

Chermside Hyperbowl - Brisbane, Queensland - October 2005

AMF Fairfield - Sydney, New South Wales - May 2006

AMF Moonah - Hobart, Tasmania - May 2006

AMF Moorabbin Bowl - Melbourne, Victoria - July 2006

AMF Cannington Bowl - Perth, Western Australia - September 2006

AMF Village Bowl - Adelaide, Sth Australia - February 2007

Chermside Hyperbowl - Brisbane - February 2007

Kirwan Bowl - Townsville, Nth Qld - March 2007

Chermside Hyperbowl - Brisbane, Queensland - April 2008

Kapiti Tenpin Bowl - Wellington , New Zealand - September 2008

PRO SHOP PROFICIENCY COURSE

Highlands Tenpin - Mittagong, NSW - September 2010