gm v howdidido 2014
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Jdb2005
Challenge Tour Pro
Hope so would love to be involved in this
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
I tend to agree with this. It was also a case of this is the date, who can make it. If you initially offer up a few dates and/or venues and get some to commit to one of those dates/venues you've got that initial bit of momentum that all these forum meets tend to need, you then see many more join up
Its not the first meet proposed this year that hasnt happened and I dare say wont be the last sadly
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
I may be interested, subject to further details.
scratch
Q-School Graduate
I think the key thing here is to pick a top notch venue, people aren't going to travel a long way to play a dog track. And as you are planning this for next year, it's gives people plenty of time to save up for a £100+ green fee.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
would be very surprised if the correct approach to getting a good turnout for this is to book a £100+ green fee
oh i don't know if it were a top notch course folk will travel, I would travel anywere to play a great course, in fact there's only one guy that lives further away than me and he's in Orkney
scratch
Q-School Graduate
Fair enough but I certainly wouldn't drive for hours to play somewhere ordinary but I'd happily drive to Birkdale and pay £180 or whatever it is.
Jdb2005
Challenge Tour Pro
I've never played a course that's classed good enough for example to host a pro event so therefore if something got organised for ie birkdale I'd travel and pay the green fee required
Like Fundy, its not what's happens however good the venue. I recently attended meets at West Lancs, Formby & Hoylake and I was the furthest English traveller I think.
Like Silloth just, again the furtherest traveller of the meet and that was only £15.00 on the day, OK the petrol was on top and I stayed the night before but with car sharing they still wouldn't have come!
Its all about balance, journey time and the course.
I think Brocton Hall is a good shout and I think players of all capabilities would enjoy it.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
scratch
Q-School Graduate
Just looked at the Brocton Hall website, TBH it's not the sort of course that would tempt me to drive up from the south coast. I appreciate what you are saying about meeting up with guys and having a laugh but as a one-off, I'd rather spend a bit of cash and do it somewhere nice.
For that reason, I'm out
For that reason, I'm out
quinn
Q-School Graduate
I wasnt that suprised about that. Its being held at a place which is pretty much a trek for the vast majority of the people on this forum who play meets. Its being held on a Friday which means a day off work for 90% of people and is also the worst day of the week to travel (took my mate 10 hrs to get home from Bristol last Friday). Its also in the middle of holiday season and iirc the kids finish school that day for the summer holidays.
I doff my cap to anybody who tries organise meets as its not easy but sometimes youve got to look and wonder why they dont fancy it.[/QUOTE]
Take your point but it hasn't put off the hdid lads getting a team together.some of their lads are coming a long way.guess it depends who wants to make the effort or not.
Birchy
Money List Winner
Take your point but it hasn't put off the hdid lads getting a team together.some of their lads are coming a long way.guess it depends who wants to make the effort or not.[/QUOTE]
Theres always a few will travel whatever plus some of them have played in this last year so already feel part of a team and are into the event etc if you know what i mean.
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
I know you're disappointed in not being able to get enough people for this year, but continual little digs aren't going to help raise interest.
I travelled from the East coast in the middle of my family holiday to make the one last year.
Unless it's a special course, my holiday is too limited to take days off to play 'nice' courses, me being a weekend warrior an' all.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
With digs like that maybe some are selective of the company they keep.
Cheap dig and uncalled for.
quinn
Q-School Graduate
You think im having a dig why?
Well I think that has put paid to that, you'd be more suited on HDID with digs like that.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
scratch
Q-School Graduate
I didn't see this as a cheap dig, more like fair comment. I don't know the setup but maybe HDID don't have as many meets as GM so their guys would be a bit more up for it??
