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I think its still a tad early yet. I only see 3 for 2016 on discgolfscene.com 2 in MI 1 in OHSo I'm trying to find the birdie bash for massachusetts and can only find 2015 dates and locations. Any help?
The great thing about vbb is that the players register online so unless you buy way to many dummy packs for possible day of registration you really shouldn't have any leftovers right?
And once agian vibram is dealing with the pdga and its fees not you so wheres the hassel.
Also if your worried about the cost turning away some players just remind them that its $100 value for $40
You have to buy a lot of dummy packs around here b/c folks are so clueless about the tourney scene that pre-registering is a foreign concept. The guys that do pre-reg are guys that have played in a VBB before but I'm a little wary of them being keen enough on rubber to keep coming back. As far as the $100 value goes, that must be one hell of a shirt. I'm not sure I'm that good of a salesman.
I'm not really sure how much of a hassle it might be, really. I'm unclear on whether the TD has to be a current PDGA member or not. My membership will expire before these start I think so there's an extra expense on my part. The other thing that kind of confuses me is that PDGA insurance applies to the tourneys but it's $50 for a proof of insurance certificate.
My thing is I was planning on using this event to raise money for my local DG buddies that got into a terrible car accident prior to Thanksgiving. The charities Vibram is donating to are great and all but I'd rather cut them out in support of local charity. If there isn't a VBB remotely in my area set up by anybody else I might contact Steve Dodge and see if there's something he can work out. I can say for sure after past dealings with him that Steve is the man so I'm not trying to hate on the VBB. I just don't know if it's personally in my best interests.
I get a lot of that here. So many people will show up the day of with the 'I didn't know I had to pre-register' line. What makes it worse is most have seen the posters I put up all over the place, and that's why the know it's going on. It's just that they are too dense to comprehend the meaning of pre-register. :wall:You have to buy a lot of dummy packs around here b/c folks are so clueless about the tourney scene that pre-registering is a foreign concept. The guys that do pre-reg are guys that have played in a VBB before but I'm a little wary of them being keen enough on rubber to keep coming back. As far as the $100 value goes, that must be one hell of a shirt. I'm not sure I'm that good of a salesman.
I'm not really sure how much of a hassle it might be, really. I'm unclear on whether the TD has to be a current PDGA member or not. My membership will expire before these start I think so there's an extra expense on my part. The other thing that kind of confuses me is that PDGA insurance applies to the tourneys but it's $50 for a proof of insurance certificate.
My thing is I was planning on using this event to raise money for my local DG buddies that got into a terrible car accident prior to Thanksgiving. The charities Vibram is donating to are great and all but I'd rather cut them out in support of local charity. If there isn't a VBB remotely in my area set up by anybody else I might contact Steve Dodge and see if there's something he can work out. I can say for sure after past dealings with him that Steve is the man so I'm not trying to hate on the VBB. I just don't know if it's personally in my best interests.
Why would you say this? I'm assuming I'm included in this lot. Why does it make me whiny to be disappointed in a price increase?Seriously, that is what a few whining, suler entitled disc golfers are bitching about. 10 freaking dollars.
Why would you say this? I'm assuming I'm included in this lot. Why does it make me whiny to be disappointed in a price increase?
If ten dollars is that big of a deal for you, especially when you are getting that money back in the players pack (again, for the record, I am greatly refuting the 100 dollar value...I would say 50 at most) then why are you even considering playing events? Disc Golf is crazy cheap. Even A Tier tournaments. Compared to the myriad of other sports Ive played, I just cant understand the logic of anyone complaining about the cost of anything disc golf related.
If you like Vibram, or are at least interested in the brand, 40 bucks is chump change. If you dont like the discs, sell em for ten bucks each and you got half your money back. I still dont see this as cost prohibitive.
Do you have a right to complain? ABSOLUTLEY.
So its not that I dont see your point. I just dont agree with it.
Andy - You are inferring far to much from my post, or far too little. I've already said that I'm a Vibram fan. I've already said I'll probably play a VBB. No, $10 isn't a big deal to me. That $40 price point will be a deciding factor for a lot of people, though, which impacts whether or not I'd choose to run one.
Your counterpoint argument, from my inference of it, is, "But it's disc golf! Even at a $10 increase, that's awesome! Because it's disc golf!" You're a PDGA member who posts disc golf videos and ponies up hundreds of your own dollars to run a VBB as a fund raiser. I don't expect my complaints to resonate much with you.
I'll take it!I'm not changing my position...but I am in agreeance with some things you've said.
I really want to see this shirt.
I know its crazy right that's why I only play in trilogy challenges because I get 3 disc's and swag when everyone else only gets 2 disc's and swag. you are getting screwed if you play in anything other than a trilogy challenge. [emoji6] [emoji6] [emoji6]Ditto.
The shirt will probably be the deciding factor in me running the VBB this year.
And to the above discussion in the context of this tournament, a $10 increase is a HUGE deal. 33% increase over prior year price. 33% higher than the next competitor. While to some it is not a huge deal, to many it is. If it effects too many, it makes it not worth the effort for the TD to run the tournament.
I know its crazy right that's why I only play in trilogy challenges because I get 3 disc's and swag when everyone else only gets 2 disc's and swag. you are getting screwed if you play in anything other than a trilogy challenge. [emoji6] [emoji6] [emoji6]