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PDGA need to get in bed with a sponsor like Red Bull
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Oh, so you're a degenerate successful member of society, eh?
Knock that off already. :| :|
glassila
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I don't think this would have much of an impact on the disc golf scene in your area. I suppose there may be a sponsor or two who supported the curling facility thus would not give to disc golf, but I doubt it.
Good for curling!
Maybe RedBull isn't the right kind of company. With the amount of baby-boomers retiring and having more free time I think companies which sell products like pain relief creams, adult diapers, Velcro shoes, dentures, and heart monitors.
The real target market, to grow the sport:
The real target market, to grow the sport:
Cgkdisc
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That's a Baby Boomer's parent. Wrong generation. But you are right in that baby boomers are a growing DG market and have not been targeted directly yet.
I can see it now, Icy Hot with the Climo signature on the bottle and the text "Two-Time Masters World Champion."
Before long, we'll have discussions along the lines of "The 2X blend was the perfect mix. Today's Icy Hot is way too much icy and not enough hot."
Before long, we'll have discussions along the lines of "The 2X blend was the perfect mix. Today's Icy Hot is way too much icy and not enough hot."
I would rather see the companies that truly profit off of disc golf be the sponsors. There is no reason Innova could not put out a special disc for say $20 and sell 1,000 to 2,500 and theres your 20,000 to 50,000 purse
Such as USDGC Rocs perhaps....
lol yes it is actually, 90 years old at that. Her son plays with us though
It was just for impact. YOU ARE RIGHT THOUGH OKAY CHUCK!
not exactly
I was thinking bigger than a 200-300 release at a tourney
Thinking more along the lines of a more mass produced first run or something with true demand with a special stamp
That seems to happen too. They seem to always have a pre-release or first run for the Japan Open or European Open every year.
They don't even need to be at a high price point. 2000 discs run doesn't cost the manufactures the same as retail. limited run at bulk pricing could net plenty of extra cash but doubt the ROI is there to just throw at payouts.
MVP seems to do this all the time with SE/LE stamps lol. Innova could kill it and already does...... They practically print money with their own proshop some nights.
MVP seems to do this all the time with SE/LE stamps lol. Innova could kill it and already does...... They practically print money with their own proshop some nights.
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I see no reason why the major dg manufacturers cannot fund an entire tour or pay for majors rather than forcing tiny clubs to buy discs and resell and then beg the local pizza shops to raise purse money.
the ROI could be huge if they could just get out of the lockstep mentality of 25 yrs ago when the pdga had less than 10,000 members
Cgkdisc
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It makes no economic sense for the manufacturers, even the largest ones, to run their own tours. Just like the PDGA, it's better to support the TDs on the ground in each location supplying product, which is what they do best, versus having a hired staff running all over the country.
So we should continue the current trend of leaching off of local clubs who do more to support the growth of the game and bankrupt and burnout the local volunteers and clubs in a slash n burn parade of A tiers and NTs?
Cgkdisc
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Note that the "burnout" is induced by those who bust their butts over the years and perhaps don't take advantage of the chances to get some return on their efforts versus pleasing players. It's not the manufacturers or even the PDGA doing this. It's the player environment and the fact the few care to be spectators in this sport.
tbird888
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What about Dynamic Discs? They seem to have built up quite a brand running tournaments (and selling plastic). Enough to mold their own discs and fill a lineup pretty quickly at least.
Cgkdisc
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It made sense as a marketing strategy considering their location and small size in relation to the bigger companies. They still aren't running around the country with their staffers running events. They're staying close to home and in fact brought the world to them for the big one.
who ever said anything about hiring staff to run events?
tbird888
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I guess my point is that if they can make enough to fund a full line of discs running events locally, why wouldn't they have the same success branching out across the country? They can't be losing money off the events otherwise they'd stop running them.
