How much poison can anyone take, before getting themselves sick?! I try to stay away from negativity and that "Registered Shooting 2012" thread is just that... too many folks, carry too much baggage and personal damage...
My Club operation is disadvantaged in every possible way... In Illinois, adjacent to Chicago/Cook County, Steel Shot Ammo, Bio Targets thrown on property we don't own and control, offering only American Trap, 8 hours over 2 days a week... yet we are experiencing our best year in 12, up from last year which was the best in 11... do the laws of economics cease to exist on our paltry 13 acres?! No...
We go out and grab folks by the collars and ask them to shoot. I'm sorry that financially, old white guys can't shoot as much as younger, more affluent, racially-diverse men and women... but that's the reality of running an entertainment business...
How many of you disagreed with Mitt Romney's 47% comment? But isn't that exactly what many of the posters on this site promote?
We work to include our "senior" members in all programs as is feasible, with the just respect they've earned... but the bills get paid by rounds. The majority of our current customers/members are less price sensitive, buying a recreational experience with every round... everyone watches what they spend, but I market to more folks with more MONEY. However, everyone is expected to have a great trap round (and that ain't the score we're talking about) whether they buy one round or six...
My Board and I, with other Club leaders are the programming strategists and ultimate cheerleaders for our operation...
I think we threw 1900 ATA targets at our last event... FANTASTIC. We throw a Quarter Million profitable practice/league targets a year... our membership is up, leagues filled, equipment paid for, money in the bank and just bought a spiffy new Weber Stainless Grill for cookouts... and we're not pushing membership... folks are walking up to join, because we're nice...
Everyone coming into the facility gets a "Hello" and "Thank You for your business"... members are asked to work and those who pitch in over and above what is expected, get a pat on the back and personal thank you for their extra effort and help - some members a get a polite kick in the pants to remind them to pitch in... but everyone is RESPECTED.
I help run an operation as I want to be treated... Oh... like life used to be!
Wishing you best regards and success for your operations,
Jay Spitz, Naperville IL
My Club operation is disadvantaged in every possible way... In Illinois, adjacent to Chicago/Cook County, Steel Shot Ammo, Bio Targets thrown on property we don't own and control, offering only American Trap, 8 hours over 2 days a week... yet we are experiencing our best year in 12, up from last year which was the best in 11... do the laws of economics cease to exist on our paltry 13 acres?! No...
We go out and grab folks by the collars and ask them to shoot. I'm sorry that financially, old white guys can't shoot as much as younger, more affluent, racially-diverse men and women... but that's the reality of running an entertainment business...
How many of you disagreed with Mitt Romney's 47% comment? But isn't that exactly what many of the posters on this site promote?
We work to include our "senior" members in all programs as is feasible, with the just respect they've earned... but the bills get paid by rounds. The majority of our current customers/members are less price sensitive, buying a recreational experience with every round... everyone watches what they spend, but I market to more folks with more MONEY. However, everyone is expected to have a great trap round (and that ain't the score we're talking about) whether they buy one round or six...
My Board and I, with other Club leaders are the programming strategists and ultimate cheerleaders for our operation...
I think we threw 1900 ATA targets at our last event... FANTASTIC. We throw a Quarter Million profitable practice/league targets a year... our membership is up, leagues filled, equipment paid for, money in the bank and just bought a spiffy new Weber Stainless Grill for cookouts... and we're not pushing membership... folks are walking up to join, because we're nice...
Everyone coming into the facility gets a "Hello" and "Thank You for your business"... members are asked to work and those who pitch in over and above what is expected, get a pat on the back and personal thank you for their extra effort and help - some members a get a polite kick in the pants to remind them to pitch in... but everyone is RESPECTED.
I help run an operation as I want to be treated... Oh... like life used to be!
Wishing you best regards and success for your operations,
Jay Spitz, Naperville IL