rowdyb Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Why is there virtually zero talk about member's major match experience on the forum? Matches are happening but I see zero discussion about good or bad stages, overall vibe, surprise outcomes, match flow, cool trophies and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnlinebacker Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 IG videos have an the opinions you need on them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 The medium is the message.... I follow almost zero uspsa content on ig. I'm looking for something more long-form I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racinready300ex Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 That's a good question. I talk about matches a lot with friends via group chats/texts or on discord but not really here at all. Maybe that's something we should change. It would probably just take a few people getting the ball rolling and then see where it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racinready300ex Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Another thought, it's easy to talk about the match with buddies who were there. But, sometimes on public forums and/or social media it'll just turn into generic "the match was great"..."stages were fun"..."thank you staff, can't happen with out you"..."shout out to my sponsors" link video to 3rd C-class finish and end of post. Not super interesting and nothing really to talk about there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 @rowdyb is right, people used to talk about this stuff all the time. There would be long discussions and interest in each Nationals. Now, there is barely a mention of them. Something changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachjet Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 30 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said: That's a good question. I talk about matches a lot with friends via group chats/texts or on discord but not really here at all. Maybe that's something we should change. It would probably just take a few people getting the ball rolling and then see where it goes. I do the same . We have a few different big group text going on with all the different groups I shoot with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 seems like there is only a handful of us left on the forum , we are getting old, and looks like younger generations have moved to other platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPENB Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 There used to be discussions about upcoming matches as well. I remember scouring the back of Front Sight for match applications that had to be cut out, completed and mailed in. Times change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I do agree I think it's just a difference in the media people are using now. Forums are kind of dying out Instagram and such is where all the yoots are going now. But I'm old and tired of adding new apps all the time, so I'll just hang out here at the forums LOL. I don't know if I'll do any majors anymore or not, but I can tell y'all about club matches if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42ATK Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I can write up my experiences lol but I only just did my first major and won’t be traveling much for them… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigzona Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I'm 20 months into the sport, and my sources are IG, Podcasts and YouTube. IG and YouTube are useful to watch videos of top performers and I've found it to be a great learning tool. Podcasts are awesome for breakdowns; either interviews of participants or something like the HitFactor podcast. I'd definitely be into reading member experiences on here too, but as stated, I haven't found that to be the case since joining the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Guys, check this out and see if you would be interested in trying it out. https://invisioncommunity.com/news/invision-community/introducing-live-topics-r1276/#:~:text=Live Topics is a hosted,after the event has ended. It is essentially a live broadcast, forum based, that all the chat and questions are available after the live topic has ended. We have never, to my knowledge, used this forum feature before, but if you think it is worth a try, we'll see about setting it up. To me, this sounds like a great thing to have running during, or after, a major match, to have real time input from members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I absolutely LOATH videos , blah blah blah , blah blah blah... usually 5 minutes before they even get to the point then blah blah blah everystep of the way... I think it is all about add revenue or something,, see how long they can get you to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Used to be lively discussion of matches while they were going on here, but rumor has it some MDs and ROs got upset at any criticism at all (constructive or not) and started to retaliate against people that didn't sing only praises to the highest. Maybe not a thing anymore, but anyone can read discussions here and see how comments can get taken waaayyy too personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, GrumpyOne said: Guys, check this out and see if you would be interested in trying it out. https://invisioncommunity.com/news/invision-community/introducing-live-topics-r1276/#:~:text=Live Topics is a hosted,after the event has ended. This might work, assuming that members could post their stage runs via YouTube or IG links into the chat then get feedback on them. If the MD had access then they could post match info etc. As with all media, getting the word out to members/participants will be key to its success. The ability to turn the chat into a regular forum topic once the match is over creates an archive of the match. One of the issues with YouTube and other social media is finding stage runs from a particular match, if more people posted links on BE then it becomes a searchable archive which may generate more traffic for the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 33 minutes ago, Joe4d said: I absolutely LOATH videos , blah blah blah , blah blah blah... usually 5 minutes before they even get to the point then blah blah blah everystep of the way... I think it is all about add revenue or something,, see how long they can get you to watch. I think the concept being suggested is more for stage runs etc.. When I was doing LiveShots there was no preamble, just "Standby.... beep". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHicks Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I used to post more about upcoming matches i was going to, who else is going, what division are you shooting? I'd get a couple of replies from other shooters that were also going or from others saying good luck at the match. I wouldn't be the person to break down the stages afterward at a level that better shooters would want to hear. Something really negative would have to occur for me to post about that, not just little things. Generally keep it positive. Now with the level of participation in CO and more recently LO there's less discussion about the different divisions. I do enjoy watching some shooter match videos from matches I've shot or some I've missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 2 hours ago, shred said: Used to be lively discussion of matches while they were going on here, but rumor has it some MDs and ROs got upset at any criticism at all (constructive or not) and started to retaliate against people that didn't sing only praises to the highest. Maybe not a thing anymore, but anyone can read discussions here and see how comments can get taken waaayyy too personally. That happened to me multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 9 hours ago, rowdyb said: Why is there virtually zero talk about member's major match experience on the forum? Matches are happening but I see zero discussion about good or bad stages, overall vibe, surprise outcomes, match flow, cool trophies and so on. Ok here you go,,, last time it was just talk of the wall to climb over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkapot Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I think the big difference is that forums are about "us." The sport, the group, the hive. This forum used to have a lot of that. As narcissism has taken over, people want to talk about what "I" did and what "I" think. Sometimes people create their own forums, sometimes it's the IG thing, sometimes it's the ultimate in narcissism, podcasts. The rules on this forum over the years have been both good and bad with regards to content/discussion/debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHicks Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 A couple of other forums have "competition" sub forums. They're usually pretty dead with occasional topics getting discussed for a while. A lot of shooters or more accurately, gun owners, who don't compete have a lot of incorrect assumptions about the competitions and competitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Do they still have match reports in USPSA magazine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 in my region alot of match talk happens on facebook forums (yes i'm old enough to still be on FB). I'm in the uspsa groups for idaho and the surrounding states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 2:46 PM, BritinUSA said: Do they still have match reports in USPSA magazine ? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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