Wow! What a huge decision to make.

First, I'd like to make a quick suggestion. It might be a good idea to
send out an email to the hunter tour email list that Monica sends out
emails to asking them to join the Yahoo group. This way they can give
their opinion on the WPBA qualifiers.

I like the idea of having more stops, even if some of them aren't
qualifiers, but then again, I'm never usually in the running for a
qualifier. :)

I also like the idea of splitting up the qualifier cost amongst players.
However, since I'm not usually in the running for the qualifier, there
wouldn't be any incentive for me to pay more than the $50 if there were
less than 10 people. I'd only want to join if I could pay less than $50.
However, now that I'm graduating next weekend (shameless plug!), I'll
actually have time to play some pool and practice and will definitely be
interested in paying for the qualifiers. But, you have to keep in mind
there are tons of players in my current position. No real incentive for
them to pay more than $50 for the qualifier if there are less than 10
players paying.

I hope that made sense.. because I think I confused myself after reading
it again! HA! Melinda, you can always call me and I can explain it to
you over the phone if you'd like.

Happy Holidays to everyone!!!

..Shayla..

>
> Hello Ladies!
>
> Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Christmas is coming up
> soon...time sure does fly, huh?
>
> We need your opinion! We have always been pleased to be the only
> Regional Tour to have each of our stops be qualifiers, but in the
> past several years we have not recouped the amount we are paying for
> the qualifiers from the $50 fee we have charged. The qualifier
> amount is $500, with an additional $100 for the room to be a WPBA
> member. Therefore, we need 12 players at each stop to break even on
> the qualifier. When we don't get 12 players, the Hunter Tour puts
> up the rest of the money. We would like to add one or two
> additional stops but cannot as long as we are losing money on nearly
> every stop.
>
> We see two possible solutions to this problem and would like your
> opinion before we make our decision:
>
> One: Do not have each stop be a qualifier - if there are fewer
> qualifiers, then perhaps there will be more demand when we do have
> one.
>
> Two: Divide the $500 for the actual qualifier by the number of
> players who are interested in participating - if there are 15
> players participating it would be $33 each, if there are 10 players
> participating it would be $50 each, if there are 5 players
> participating it would be $100 each.
>
> We need your opinion by *December 19th* so we can start advertising
> for our first stop at Fast Eddies in Austin on February 12-13.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help and opinions!
>
> Sincerely,
> The Hunter Tour Board Members
>