Menacewarf
Double Eagle Member
Right down the road I have a small ski resort which is an alternative to a nearby bigger one. Given this winter from hell here I have taken to go down to their parking lot when the resort is not open and throwing discs in their empty parking lot.
The other day I had a car drive over to me and I thought hmm, either random question or inquisitive employee. Sure enough it's neither but actually the General Manager introducing himself with a card and saying they have interest in getting in a course. I told him that sounded great, that I have one nearbye that I've built, and I'd get a hold of him soon.
So now I've been thinking and I have a lot of questions about how I should get involved. First off I'm very interested in getting a course put in their, for personal enjoyment, personal pride, to try to bring disc more to my mini area, and to try to promote disc amongst local young people.
I assume my first e mail should just be general enthusiasm and set up a meeting. My gut is to not be selling anything yet but wait until we get in person. Then I was thinking I could pretty much come up with a list of, goals/benefits to building the course and just go over those with the GM while we walk potential grounds.
One of my biggest concerns is which way to potentially gear the course. In one sense one of my main goals is to promote the sport amongst young people and new players. On the other hand I have a strong desire to make a course that has some genuine challenge for an experienced player and/or make a great tourney style course. So that is he rub. Which aproach? Try to walk the line and appeal to both? Or don't try to do everything (and potentially trend to one side and end up missing the mark) and instead stress multiple tee pads? Or another setup I really like is a pitch and put 9 and a more difficult 18?
And this brings up the next point....how much to ask is too much? Do I just have to feel it out and read the enthusiasm to know if I'm pushing to hard. Should I have budget estimates ready for the different options and be able to tell him on the spot or should I leave it more vague and just feel it out? This is the part where I think someone with some experience might be able to help me, because as it is now my plan is pretty much as said above; prepare, feel it out through the email a bit maybe, and then really try to feel it out in person. Maybe in a reply email send him an outline of the different options? OTOH I feel like if one option is vastly preferable than I don't really even wanna offer the others.
You can see where my round and round though pattern is so far
Oh and the question I had was....I'm totally willing to volunteer a decent amount, but don't necessarily wanna talk myself or others out of any contract work. So how do I approach that?
Thanks for the help y'all!
The other day I had a car drive over to me and I thought hmm, either random question or inquisitive employee. Sure enough it's neither but actually the General Manager introducing himself with a card and saying they have interest in getting in a course. I told him that sounded great, that I have one nearbye that I've built, and I'd get a hold of him soon.
So now I've been thinking and I have a lot of questions about how I should get involved. First off I'm very interested in getting a course put in their, for personal enjoyment, personal pride, to try to bring disc more to my mini area, and to try to promote disc amongst local young people.
I assume my first e mail should just be general enthusiasm and set up a meeting. My gut is to not be selling anything yet but wait until we get in person. Then I was thinking I could pretty much come up with a list of, goals/benefits to building the course and just go over those with the GM while we walk potential grounds.
One of my biggest concerns is which way to potentially gear the course. In one sense one of my main goals is to promote the sport amongst young people and new players. On the other hand I have a strong desire to make a course that has some genuine challenge for an experienced player and/or make a great tourney style course. So that is he rub. Which aproach? Try to walk the line and appeal to both? Or don't try to do everything (and potentially trend to one side and end up missing the mark) and instead stress multiple tee pads? Or another setup I really like is a pitch and put 9 and a more difficult 18?
And this brings up the next point....how much to ask is too much? Do I just have to feel it out and read the enthusiasm to know if I'm pushing to hard. Should I have budget estimates ready for the different options and be able to tell him on the spot or should I leave it more vague and just feel it out? This is the part where I think someone with some experience might be able to help me, because as it is now my plan is pretty much as said above; prepare, feel it out through the email a bit maybe, and then really try to feel it out in person. Maybe in a reply email send him an outline of the different options? OTOH I feel like if one option is vastly preferable than I don't really even wanna offer the others.
You can see where my round and round though pattern is so far
Oh and the question I had was....I'm totally willing to volunteer a decent amount, but don't necessarily wanna talk myself or others out of any contract work. So how do I approach that?
Thanks for the help y'all!
