Hampstead
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If DD was music, they'd be the Gwen Stefani of disc golf.
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The inevitable 2020 Pros switching sponsor/DD hate thread
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I don't care if people root for or against a team. It is when people throw out the insults that bothers me. I root against the Cubs & Bears and most IL teams. But, I wouldn't generically insult all their players or fans like some do on this forum. To me, that is a line too far.
DD are more friends than they are clients. We do work with them at GBO every year. But honestly, I would say this about any of our sponsored teams, that lumping people's personalities into a team is just asinine. I totally get not liking individual players. There are people that are almost universally loved that I wouldn't want to spend 10 minutes with in the sport.
DD doesn't ask or pressure their players to do anything out of the ordinary. It just so happens that DD sees something in the players that attracts them to these players. The fact that they are honest, good people, outgoing, and fun loving probably has something to do with it. But for every Oakley & AJ who are outgoing they have a Melton & Clemons. I mean, gosh, I would hate to have a group of people who are willing to promote your product and be vocal about it.
Are you insulted every time Nate and Jerm give away discs on Jomez? Do you hate how they throw their products in your face at the end of every video? How about Eagle and Simon who are goofballs and post a TON on social media? There tends to be a lot of "old man"-ism in this forum. "Oh those kids and their loud clothes and their silly social media posts." The last thing I can see getting upset about at someone or disliking them for is how they dress. For the love of god, look back thru our history of our sport and see what players wore. In 10 years maybe all of our players are wearing bright blue pants cause it is fashionable. But honestly, it seems like it is mostly directed towards DD. And that I don't understand.
Flick Maniac
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Prodigy did, back when they became a thing, and one of them won the first big tourneh. Well it wasnt as much kumbayah as it was a chant of types, but yeah.
Also they caught an artillery load of flak for it.
Geneva
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Pure speculation, as it seems to be the norm here.
Is it the year we see prop player breaking his current contract to join another team ? I don't remember if Paige Pierce did. I won't put names though.
Looking at the high ratings: Joel Freeman seems like a name I would see leaving Innova, he seems to spend a lot of time with the DD crew (well, Nate Perkins also does...) and doesn't seem to get a lot recognition from Innova.
In Europe, Jesse Nieminen is the biggest rating unsigned yet. Should be interesting to see where he ends up ?
Potential randomly generated switches: Calvin Heimburg, Henna Blomroos, MJ (as he surprisingly hasn't stated yet he was staying with Discraft in this thread...)
Man, I love this thread
EDIT: I hadn't seen that MJ had signed with Discraft for 2020 as well
Is it the year we see prop player breaking his current contract to join another team ? I don't remember if Paige Pierce did. I won't put names though.
Looking at the high ratings: Joel Freeman seems like a name I would see leaving Innova, he seems to spend a lot of time with the DD crew (well, Nate Perkins also does...) and doesn't seem to get a lot recognition from Innova.
In Europe, Jesse Nieminen is the biggest rating unsigned yet. Should be interesting to see where he ends up ?
Potential randomly generated switches: Calvin Heimburg, Henna Blomroos, MJ (as he surprisingly hasn't stated yet he was staying with Discraft in this thread...)
Man, I love this thread
EDIT: I hadn't seen that MJ had signed with Discraft for 2020 as well
jdm0514
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MJ signed through 2023 I think.
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Paige didn't exactly break her contract with Prodigy. It was up at the end of the year and she was seen throwing DD discs before that. I think similar to what Ricky did when he left as well. But she was still technically still under contract for a few weeks yet. According to Ultiworld last year Paige is agreed to another 2 years or so. But the deal's details were never released.
I can't IMAGINE Innova would let Calvin leave. That would be a huge mistake, they need to just make that guy happy whatever it takes. He is probably their future.
Joel Freeman is a good guess as to someone I could see move. I haven't heard much about him anywhere.
I can't IMAGINE Innova would let Calvin leave. That would be a huge mistake, they need to just make that guy happy whatever it takes. He is probably their future.
Joel Freeman is a good guess as to someone I could see move. I haven't heard much about him anywhere.
Cgkdisc
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Calvin will have a tough life decision at the end of each tour year, considering he apparently has a recent chemical engineering degree in his pocket. I came out of college into the Fortune 500 as a chemical engineer many years ago and stayed in that corporate world for almost 10 years before heading out on my own towards an uncertain future. How will Calvin weigh his options?
That might depend a lot on his sponsor. I truly believe that Calvin should be close to a 6 figure player. He just lacks that charisma to drive sales.
wolfmandragon
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Personally, I think his on camera charisma is fine. He never lets the round unnerve him, never acts like a jerk.
Never met him, so I have no idea what his off camera personility is like.
MJ has said that he is never leaving Discraft. That's about as high praise for a company as I can think of.
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People do realize that someone can like a company's discs/offerings and still be put off by their specific player's personalities right?
I mean AJ is the perfect example of someone trying too hard to be funny.
It just does not seem to come naturally for him and that can be rather annoying.
If some people like him, that's great.
I mean AJ is the perfect example of someone trying too hard to be funny.
It just does not seem to come naturally for him and that can be rather annoying.
If some people like him, that's great.
Keller
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I don't know about that. Calvin is someone you don't really notice until all of a sudden you do.
He's one of my favorite players of the year, I like his style.
Quite the change from;
Ground punchers
Attention whores
Bag kickers
Vulgar language screamers
Arrogant rude pricks
Entitle whiners
And the ever popular, I missed my putt so I will beat myself senseless with my off hand disc.
Could be just me though.
Maybe childish behavior does indeed sell discs.
Calvin is exactly like he is on camera from what I have gathered. He is quiet and friendly and subtly very funny. And it is easy for everyone to like him, but that doesn't always drive sales. You kinda have to be a self promoter as well, and I don't know if that is in Calvin's DNA or not.
Casey 1988
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I have talked with Emac Via YouTube but he seemed a to the fact when he was replying and that is not a bad thing. He just seems like the type hard to have fun when talking about disc golf but then I see him on the will it fly and there he is having fun. I have since stopped watching those two things the Bits from the podcast and the will it fly as last year sometime they started repeating the old videos as new content.
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Casey 1988
Shun the frumious Bandersnatch!
That is exactly what you need to do is promote yourself and the disc molds you use outside of the Sports Videos. Some have the company like for Eagle and Simon do this for them, also they are on social media a bit, Simon more in the off season but still. Even Paul McBeth has a Vlog too. Then you have players like MJ or Paul McBeth who are on Disc Golf Course Review a bit, MJ has his own thread her ask MJ and Comet love or something like that. Then others do more with the side company and promoting the discs they use or why that particular disc is still a player favorite.
F. Howl
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Haven't seen that one. They hit their leg or slap themselves?
Keller
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Usually slap their leg.
F. Howl
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He got Magics as well, but also ordered his new logo on molds from Discraft, Innova, Discmania, and Prodigy, so I don't think that's gonna tie him down. Also I don't think he is signed with Gateway.
wolfmandragon
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The only companies that Nikko could sign with is those that allow mixed bags. Infinite wpuld probably be best if the price would be right.
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