Dusty Devil Dale Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just for fun, how important is the Who is Coming list to you, in deciding to sign up for a match? Just rate 1 - 10, with the following as a scale: (1) list is unimportant to me (4) list is pretty important (5) list is a major consideration (10) list is the most important thing to me. I don't have anything further in mind for this. I'm just curious. For me it is probably about a 6 or 7. I just really like seeing, visiting, eating and posseying up with close friends, and watching the really good shooters perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky Pistols Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 By the time the list is put up, even if it's kept current, which often they are not, my decision is long since made. And I would already know if my close friends were going or not. So as far as a determining factor for me to attend a given match, I'd say it's more like a zero. I look more at the lists for matches I'm not going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1. I do like to know if friends are going to be at matches. 1. I do like to have friends to shoot against. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 2. Somewhat. I like to see if my friends are coming and who is in my catagorie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 10, gotta balance the results a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 7-8 for me - especially if categories are listed. If it appears my category will not be offered I may not attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hills Barb Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Although the list isn't "important" to me, I do like to see who is coming and like it when clubs publish and update the list. I especially like seeing that folks I don't see often are signed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 Might see someone coming that I would like to posse with. Or make plans of seeing while there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Mary Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 7-8....not comfortable at matches where I don't know many people if any at all....would prefer to know if there's gonna be someone I can hang out with before I spend the money.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 2-3 It has no affect on my decision to attend or not. But, I do like to see who is coming and who might be shooting in my category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shapiro Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Maybe a 2. Just as I'm likely to be curious about who is attending. It really won't sway me on way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Square Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 - no impact, but I like to see who's coming, where they are coming from, and if my category is qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 It’s as important to me as a club posting how their stages are set up. It means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Well, we like to shoot with folks we know, who doesn't. But we would have not met them had we not thrown caution to the wind and let the Match Directors put us on any posse! We like both, seeing old friends and making new ones. Plus, we are typically signed up weeks, if not months in advance of the match. I see the "Who's Coming" as a nice courtesy that is offered, but not a deal breaker either way. So I vote a "1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 We only get to 2 or maybe 3 'big shoots' each year now, and the sign-up list just adds to the anticipation, and therefore the enjoyment of the whole experience. Not a deal breaker, but rather an enhancement. I know my category will be offered, but as others have stated, it's nice to know who we'll get to see and visit with, and possibly posse with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes Magoats Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 By the time I sign up, I have already coordinated with the folks that will also be signing up and my 'Posse with' list. But, I do like seeing the list it just doesn't affect my decision to sign up or not. Totes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Bull Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 0 I rarely if ever look at them. And if I do it's long after I've already signed up. They don't have any impact at all on my decision to shoot a match or not. If I already know people that are going to be there great. If I don't already know them I will by the end of the match. Either way I'm going to be shooting a cowboy match so I'm going to have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Responses here surprised me. For me, the things I look at, in order, are 1) location/cost, 2) scheduling around other commitments, 3) Who's Coming. For me, who will be there is a measure of how much fun it will be. Meeting new people is fun too, don't take me wrongly, but there's nothing like spending time, visiting, catching up, eating, and shooting with good friends. Shooting a match alone, even for a big shiny belt buckle, wouldn't be much fun at all--just another practice day and another reloading and gun cleaning session. .... Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runamuck, SASS #49216L Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying W Ramrod Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I look to see if there's anybody I know who's NOT coming. So I can call them up and harass them into coming. Also, you'll note, most Who's Coming lists, don't list category. That's, presumably, to curtail category shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, Flying W Ramrod said: So I can call them up and harass them into coming. That harassment is what makes it all work. Speaking for myself, sometimes it takes a harassing phone call or email to pique my energy and get me to sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 12 hours ago, Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 said: We only get to 2 or maybe 3 'big shoots' each year now, and the sign-up list just adds to the anticipation, and therefore the enjoyment of the whole experience. Not a deal breaker, but rather an enhancement. I know my category will be offered, but as others have stated, it's nice to know who we'll get to see and visit with, and possibly posse with. agree. My answer is a 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Bruce Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 I don't care. I just want to play cowboy. I'm now usually in the bottom third, (or lower) but I have more fun than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust'N Bottles Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 It's not a team sport... so 1. That doesn't mean I don't look at 'em. For two one reasons, check my category. Who I posse with is not that important... I've shot at matches all over the country, not known a soul until I arrived, and leave with new friends to cut up with at future matches! The only fellar I don't care for is Manual Labor... but I know that I'm going to put up with a little of him every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 5:25 PM, Kid Rich said: 1. I do like to know if friends are going to be at matches. 1. I do like to have friends to shoot against. kR Wow, you have friends? What's that like? On 7/29/2019 at 5:45 PM, Tyrel Cody said: 10, gotta balance the results a little. yer killin me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 10 hours ago, Dusty Devil Dale said: That harassment is what makes it all work. Speaking for myself, sometimes it takes a harassing phone call or email to pique my energy and get me to sign up. What’s yer phone number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BootStrap Phil Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 3:32 PM, Michigan Slim said: 2. Somewhat. I like to see if my friends are coming and who is in my category. Yup agree 2-same reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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