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Not all towels are created equal
Posted by Ronald Hickland on
In my book The Tournament Mindset, one of the things I cover is using a towel. Simply put, if you are not using a towel you are giving away pins. Go read the book to see what else can help your average immediately - don’t worry it’s short in length. Click here to view/purchase the book. More importantly, if you are not using the right kind of towel, you may be doing yourself a disservice. In this blog I will compare some common types of towels. Cotton material Let’s start by talking about the common cotton towel. If you...
Understanding Profit Margin for Pro Shops
Posted by Ronald Hickland on
Part of Creating the Difference is about education. We want to support pro shops and consumers alike. Today we want to educate on the business side a little bit. As a company, profitability is the main way we measure success. Growing CtD, we have used many business principles to determine our business plan. When we expanded into the pro shops, we had to help our team understand some of those principles to keep the stores profitable. We want to share some of those principles with you in the hopes you may be able benefit as well. Today we are going...
Motiv Jackal & Jackal Carnage
Posted by Ronald Hickland on
On March 15th, the USBC put out the following press release on Bowl.com: After the ruling, Motiv quickly updated their website with the following information: CtD Bowling Store is dedicated to keeping bowlers on the lanes. Due to the recent decision by the USBC to revoke its approval of the Motiv Jackal and Jackal Carnage, we want to help. These are balls which we have recommended through our arsenal reviews. Our staff has these in their own arsenals as well. So we, too, are affected by this ruling. We feel for those involved, especially Motiv and hope to help get...