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What Makes A Successful Event On Tour?
Discover the secrets to hosting a successful event on tour in disc golf. Renowned players and industry experts share their insights on what makes an event feel like a major one. Topics include course design, payout amounts, top-tier player presence, marketing, and more. Jonathan Adams and Brody Horseman discuss their thoughts on the most impactful variables, with Adams citing field strength as crucial, while Horseman emphasizes the importance of history and nostalgia in creating hype around events. The conversation highlights the significance of showcasing a course's history and unique moments through engaging content, such as highlight packages and scenic b-roll. Experts also touch on the role of marketing in building anticipation and excitement for upcoming events. By analyzing the experiences of top players and event organizers, viewers will gain valuable insights into what makes an event truly memorable and successful in the world of disc golf.
Top tour pros share their secrets for hosting a successful disc golf event. Expert insights on course prep, strategy & more.
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first off we have jonathan adams with the uh ten dollar super chat appreciate it which variable is the most impactful to an event feeling like a major one the course design two the courses look three the payout amounts four the top tier players present five the swag tents i'm guessing just etc and six the marketing for the above marketing yeah just the market personally i think the most crucial from that list is the field because if you have everything in the fields not there it's hard to generate hype um which i would assume is that similar thing for you brody because you think the fields yeah i think i was gonna do field and marketing as one two yeah that's where my head's at because i think field's crucial i think the course the design and everything of the course is crucial but the history of the course is the big thing because i think for people who have been in disc golf a long time a major coming back to wr jackson there's a lot of history on that course so when i see hole one it like brings back nostalgic memories there's been majors out there the national tour finale used to always be there stuff like that the same thing can be said about winthrop when uscgc is there it feels nostalgic but a big part of that that i think a big part of the nostalgia that i think is missing right now is the marketing because like the week of the masters that's all you're seeing everywhere their their tick tock account is you know popping off with these asmr type videos getting the course ready uh everything's surrounding the course surrounding the history of the event and i think that that's what's missing right now that could make these like champions cup for instance because it's coming up feel like the next level is like if we were showing the great moments that have happened to wr jackson and we had like these highlight packages coming out and we had like it doesn't have to be but stuff like that on the course of getting the course ready you know some really scenic b-roll stuff going on i think the pro tour posted a few highlights from past sermons we actually were talking about that that's an interesting one...
