Hampstead
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Hate to say it, but Ricky going back to DD is the move of a has been.
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Hate to say it, but Ricky going back to DD is the move of a has been.
Hate to say it, but Ricky going back to DD is the move of a has been.
Not to put words in Hamp's mouth...but I think he is commenting more on the move itself and less on Ricky's skill level.
Not to put words in Hamp's mouth...but I think he is commenting more on the move itself and less on Ricky's skill level.
Still, it doesn't make sense. Paige went back to Discraft, I wouldn't exactly call her a has been either.
Hate to say it, but Ricky going back to DD is the move of a has been.
I'd argue Paige joining Discraft wasn't a "backslide" move. Discraft was on the rise and Paige saw a good opportunity, the fact that it was a previous sponsor was a bonus. DD doesn't strike me as a brand on the rise. It looks like they are potentially trying to replicate the Paul to Discraft move as a way to breath life back into their brand.
Not sure if the thinning of the trilogy heard was intentional or not. I think it was, either because they thought their social media presence would keep them relevant, or if they were choosing to reallocate dollars towards other parts of their business…or a little of both.
They have a new warehouse. Given Latitude's assistance in DM's own manufacturing space, I can easily see DD making a similar arrangement. I have always had a hunch on DD producing their own stuff, and now I think it seems much more reasonable.
I also think you'll see some rebranding or remarketing within those three brands. Still three brands under the same family, but maybe more distinction between them?
We have made the decision to reduce the overall number of tour team players. The main reasons for this are so that we can effectively market, promote, and advertise our tour team players and compensate them accordingly to what has become the new standard. At the end of the day, there is only so much money to go around and there are only so many players that we can effectively market and promote. We want a tour team that feels supported in all aspects and we couldn't continue to support as large of tour team as we had.
I was told by a well-known player that Calvin did not really want to re-sign with Innova. I do not know much more about it, but I could see him moving to another company.
Other than that, who else is going to be making moves this offseason???
It's really two different things.Yeah, that's clearly the answer to what DD is thinking. They'd rather sponsor one great player that is constantly getting lead card coverage, rather than a handful of middling touring pros that no one follows. They do seem to still sponsor a bunch of non-touring weekend warriors, but I imagine that doesn't cost them very much other than some free frisbees and gear.
They have a new warehouse. Given Latitude's assistance in DM's own manufacturing space, I can easily see DD making a similar arrangement. I have always had a hunch on DD producing their own stuff, and now I think it seems much more reasonable.
It's really two different things.
Kyle Giovannini was a non-touring weekend warrior Dynamic sponsored guy. Who? Dude was in the Army and was stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood for a year or so before he shipped out the Germany. He was like the local pied piper of Dynamic; the entire disc golf club had bags full of Trilogy discs withing a month of him getting here. Good player (he was like 990-rated while he was here), good guy, good ambassador for Dynamic. When we held a B tier, the tourney discs had to be Dynamic. Had he stayed here, our club would probably still be a big Trilogy-throwing group.
He shipped out, McBeth went to Discraft and that became the new hotness, and suddenly the tourney discs were Wizards again. The Dynamic thing didn't stick because the ambassador left.
If Kyle is still sponsored by Dynamic, I guarantee wherever his is today he's getting people to throw Dynamic. That is why you sponsor those guys.
Touring guys you sponsor for an entirely different reason.
I love in videos whenever somebody asks Calvin what he's throwing, and it's one of his halo destroyers. from what I remember he ALWAYS is like "yea it's a great overstable driver" but never says "oh yea this is my 2021 tour series halo destroyer, which you can purchase from the innova proshop". kinda like how drew wouldn't say buzzz