2019 Pros Switching Sponsors Official Thread

[Bogey H8tr]

Follow up: source is claiming Ricky will have his name on KC Aviars and Teebirds. Definitely take this for what it's worth.

Interesting. I wonder if they would leave the name of the plastic as "KC pro" but just stamp his name on the kc aviar. Or they could change the plastic name to "RW pro", but I'm not sure that would happen. Although these rumors are developing quickly, who knows... anything can happen at this point. Guess we have to keep waiting and speculating until Jan 1st for everyone's contracts to expire to find out opcorn:

 

[bwgort]

Interesting. I wonder if they would leave the name of the plastic as "KC pro" but just stamp his name on the kc aviar. Or they could change the plastic name to "RW pro", but I'm not sure that would happen. Although these rumors are developing quickly, who knows... anything can happen at this point. Guess we have to keep waiting and speculating until Jan 1st for everyone's contracts to expire to find out opcorn:

They already did RW-Pro, it was a rubber/wood blend, I believe.

 

[_MTL_]

Ricky 100% used the KC Aviar.

In Prodigy's first year, players were using their previous discs, with wiped stamps and prodigy logos on them. You can find some Prodigy stamped Aviars, Teebirds, TLs etc out there for sale randomly.

The first year of this, Ricky won Texas States and it was very windy. Paul infamously posted when talking about the wind that it was nice to see an Innova disc work so well in the wind when talking about how well Ricky putted.

 

[DiscNinja33]

I hope he announces where he's going before the new year.

 

[DiscNinja33]

I also can see Drew Gibson commenting that on Ricky's post to stir up some ****. Seems to be his jam.

 

[Stable]

You know that feeling when you revisit a really good mold that you had gotten away from? I'm sure Ricky would have a great 2019 throwing KC Aviars, Destroyers, Firebirds etc again.

 

[onemilemore]

My thoughts on the Ricky rumors:

1) I'm betting Ricky is on the fence and Drew is giving this the hard sell to get Ricky to commit. Not a bad play.

2) If I'm Ricky, I am not sure I'd want to go to Innova. He lived the first part of his career in McBeth's shadow, and now he is stepping into the "replacement" role? I know it would be a homecoming and he lives close to Innova East, and I am sure they pay would be worth it. But I dunno, man...

 

[teemkey]

My thoughts on the Ricky rumors:

1) I'm betting Ricky is on the fence and Drew is giving this the hard sell to get Ricky to commit. Not a bad play.

2) If I'm Ricky, I am not sure I'd want to go to Innova. He lived the first part of his career in McBeth's shadow, and now he is stepping into the "replacement" role? I know it would be a homecoming and he lives close to Innova East, and I am sure they pay would be worth it. But I dunno, man...

It's interesting to contemplate how Innova would market Wysocki returning to the fold.

 

[biscoe]

It's interesting to contemplate how Innova would market Wysocki returning to the fold.

They managed to put Josh and BW both back on the team without issue...

 

[Putt for D'oh]

2) If I'm Ricky, I am not sure I'd want to go to Innova. He lived the first part of his career in McBeth's shadow, and now he is stepping into the "replacement" role?

All he has to do is win more and move back over PMB into the #1 ranking and I don't think anyone will be talking about Ricky being in the shadow, nor being the "replacement".

 

[teemkey]

They managed to put Josh and BW both back on the team without issue...

True. But neither of them left the team for other sponsors.

 

[F.Luke]

True. But neither of them left the team for other sponsors.

Cam Todd came back.

 

[GoobyPls]

Cam Todd came back.

So did Big Jerm

 

[Royalhghnss]

Yeah, that Climo guy.

(just having fun, there. Seriously, does Wysocki really want to be "McBeast's replacement" ?!?!)

For the right amount of money I'm sure he wouldn't mind

I've been hearing this one too fwiw (not much). Man what a crazy off season!

 

[F.Luke]

So did Big Jerm

True. I was in the vein of "world champs switching back and/or forth."

 

[Hampstead]

For the right amount of money I'm sure he wouldn't mind

I've been hearing this one too fwiw (not much). Man what a crazy off season!

Yeah, but who's this Ian guy and why would pros tell him anything?

 

[JTacoma03]

Follow up: source is claiming Ricky will have his name on KC Aviars and Teebirds. Definitely take this for what it's worth.

Does your source mean he'll have Tour Series discs of those molds (i.e. like James Conrad has a tour series JK Aviar called a JC Aviar)? Or that he/she thinks they're going to take those discs away from Climo/Avery and give them to Rick?

I could see the former scenario, the latter I can't ever see happening personally.

My thoughts on the Ricky rumors:

2) If I'm Ricky, I am not sure I'd want to go to Innova. He lived the first part of his career in McBeth's shadow, and now he is stepping into the "replacement" role?

I don't know if I agree with that narrative tbh. I'm not sure he really was casting the big shadow before Prodigy started wooing players in the 2011 season. I think they both broke out around the same time. Paul won 2 NT's in 2011, but Ricky won his first Major (PDGA Championship). Paul had been building a nice bit of momentum on the NT scene, but Ricky was still an amateur playing Open up until Hambrick in 2010.

 

[jmbo]

I think it comes down to the contract. If he gets a better offer from innova, and lat64 doesn't match, what's to consider? They've supported him, but he's also one of the top players in the world and a serious marketing asset for whatever company's plastic circles he throws. Careers in professional sports aren't that long and in disc golf aren't worth 'set for life money' so if he gets a better deal that's ample reason for him to take it, narrative nonwithstanding

 

[DinosaurThunder]

Wysocki was an accomplished user of the KC Aviar even when he was with Prodigy.

Innova better be careful - Deceiving his fans and sponsor of what putter he was using... deceiving his fellow competitors with his foot placement...

 

[dehaas]

If I were in Ricky's shoes I think this would be best case scenario...

Your arch nemesis goes out on a limb for a yet to be disclosed blockbuster deal. You slide right into a deal with the biggest manufacturer in the game, which you'd have to assume was better than Lat64 was giving him previously. Let Sexton be the face of the company, Ricky just needs to win titles and nothing else. A lot more pressure on Paul to succeed than Ricky, even though he is assuming the role of "the replacement". Innova has enough polished personalities to not put that pressure on Ricky.

My thoughts on the Ricky rumors:

1) I'm betting Ricky is on the fence and Drew is giving this the hard sell to get Ricky to commit. Not a bad play.

2) If I'm Ricky, I am not sure I'd want to go to Innova. He lived the first part of his career in McBeth's shadow, and now he is stepping into the "replacement" role? I know it would be a homecoming and he lives close to Innova East, and I am sure they pay would be worth it. But I dunno, man...