Hunter
Chasin' the Sunset
I've heard that "back in the day" there were 12 or 13 ranges in the SER that held matches (I assume registered, group matches), that there was a match every other weekend, and that one of the biggest challenges was assigning match dates to the ranges. Last year there were only three ranges in the SER that held a total of five registered group matches -- no such ranges/matches in AL, FL, MS, NC, SC, or TN.
Recently, I've heard from a fair number of shooters in the SER who are current or former members of the NBRSA -- 25% of them are FORMER members! (That percentage would probably be higher if the sample size was larger.)
What came first the decline in matches or the decline in members?
What are we going to do about it? Here's some of what I'm going to do:
1. Renew my offer from 13 months ago (see post # 4 at http://benchrest.com/showthread.php?96342-2017-NBRSA-Southeast-Region-Schedule&p=803836#post803836) -- so, here's the offer: I'll volunteer to help run any SER-registered shoot(s) this year that is/are not currently on the schedule and that is/are within 300 miles of Atlanta; I'll also try to recruit another person to help. All that's required of someone who wants to take my offer is that they contact me at least six weeks prior to the shoot(s).
2. Within the next several months, contact someone at a few of the ranges in the SER that are not currently holding group matches to inquire about what needs to be done to get them to hold such matches.
3. Within the next several weeks, inquire of the above-referenced former members of what it would take to get them to re-engage.
So, what are YOU going to do this year to "Make the SER Great Again"?
Recently, I've heard from a fair number of shooters in the SER who are current or former members of the NBRSA -- 25% of them are FORMER members! (That percentage would probably be higher if the sample size was larger.)
What came first the decline in matches or the decline in members?
What are we going to do about it? Here's some of what I'm going to do:
1. Renew my offer from 13 months ago (see post # 4 at http://benchrest.com/showthread.php?96342-2017-NBRSA-Southeast-Region-Schedule&p=803836#post803836) -- so, here's the offer: I'll volunteer to help run any SER-registered shoot(s) this year that is/are not currently on the schedule and that is/are within 300 miles of Atlanta; I'll also try to recruit another person to help. All that's required of someone who wants to take my offer is that they contact me at least six weeks prior to the shoot(s).
2. Within the next several months, contact someone at a few of the ranges in the SER that are not currently holding group matches to inquire about what needs to be done to get them to hold such matches.
3. Within the next several weeks, inquire of the above-referenced former members of what it would take to get them to re-engage.
So, what are YOU going to do this year to "Make the SER Great Again"?
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