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<p>And more importantly a lot of people play it and realize how good those guys (and gals) really are.</p>
<p>Just a quick Google of number of people that played golf in the US per year. Not sure of the accuracy but between 25 and 29 million.
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<p>That's only about 25 to 29 million more than there are pattern fliers. Taking rounding errors into account of course :)</p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black">That's an excellent point. Pro golf is *incredibly* boring to watch, yet it's on TV *a lot*. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I like to compare it to pro golf. Unless you have played you have no idea of the difficulty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 19, 2016 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Peter Vogel; General pattern discussion<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That I would agree with. It's like watching a plane fly a simple loop, vs. watching the same loop with an explanation of downgrades like, wings not level, entry and exit altitude changes, and overall roundness. It's that understanding that
increases the respect and interest in said maneuver.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That fact notwithstanding, pattern still is not a big spectator sport. It just takes a special sort of person to appreciate it. Most people have the same response my nephew has... Whatever...<br>
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color:purple">However, in terms of spectator interest, I would say our patterns are analogous to the compulsories in figure skating.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:purple">Having watched televised compulsories back in the 80's, the key is the commentary. Helping people to understand what they are watching for and to build a mental "relationship"
with the competitors so they feel the same highs and lows as the competitor does during the flight. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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class judging level). Then market that demo with ESPN, etc. and get it out there virally on YouTube.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:purple">However, in terms of spectator interest, I would say our patterns are analogous to the compulsories in figure skating. I have thought about that before. Other than the skater
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