2019 Pros Switching Sponsors Official Thread

[Finny]

That's the only sig mold he'll get for winning Worlds?

Not to say that he'll necessarily get more than one, but I thought the Scorpius was more of a tour series thing. I thought he'd get an actual Innova signature mold.

 

[cheesethin]

..... Some guys like to use snap and spin, others like to use power and torque...

What's the difference you are describing here? Genuinely asking, I've read similar elsewhere and not understood what's being said. And what does torque mean in this context? Again, genuinely seeking knowledge.



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[JC17393]

What's the difference you are describing here? Genuinely asking, I've read similar elsewhere and not understood what's being said. And what does torque mean in this context? Again, genuinely seeking knowledge.

I'm not 100% sure this is what brutus means, but I interpret torque and power to refer to arm speed while snap and spin have to do with wrist action.

 

[brutalbrutus]

I would have thought using Nikko as the example of a torque monkey would have made that pretty apparent...He gets his distance by throwing power flex shots as opposed to someone like eagle, who uses his narrow frame and long arms like a whip to throw monster hyzers/flip ups.

 

[JC17393]

Not to say that he'll necessarily get more than one, but I thought the Scorpius was more of a tour series thing. I thought he'd get an actual Innova signature mold.

I think thirtydirtybirds is on to something.

Probably none until his current contract is up. After that.... depends if Innova treats him like the world champ or not is my guess.

From what I understand, Innova doesn't do contracts based on the calendar year. Innova staggers their team contracts so they're not all up at the same time. They're good for a year (or two or whatever the term is) from the date of agreement. For Ricky (and Jerm before him), the contract starts January 1 because that's when their previous deal expired.

But for someone who was a free agent when signed, it runs from the date of signing. IIRC, Barsby joined Innova in mid-year. So it may just be that his stock run signature disc will come with his next contract. And that would also be the reason there's been "silence on the Barsby front". His current deal isn't up until mid-year.

 

[Stable]

Discraft seems to be putting a really good squad together. I like to imagine Captain Ulibarri emerges from behind a tree & tells a 1000 rated player "I'm assembling a team".

 

[brutalbrutus]

I'm not 100% sure this is what brutus means, but I interpret torque and power to refer to arm speed while snap and spin have to do with wrist action.

More or less. But someone like eagle also uses arm speed to generate even more distance with the snap or hit or whatever someone wants to refer as to what happens at the release.

 

[DinosaurThunder]

What percentage chance do y'all give that Barsby leaves Innova and returns to Discraft? Seems unlikely, but the silence on the Barsby front seems weird.

He just confirmed Innova for 2019.

 

[tirepizza]

Barsby just posted this, "happy to join forces with Innova champion discs again in 2019!"

 

[dwayne.hoffman]

Grady Shue to L64, with Drew Gibson comment on FB of "why no DD?".

Now, Madison Walker I have not seen yet.

 

[dwayne.hoffman]

And Kyle Crabtree heads to Discraft.

 

[Plankeye]

Grady Shue to L64, with Drew Gibson comment on FB of "why no DD?".

Now, Madison Walker I have not seen yet.

Figured Grady was heading to one of the 3 trilogy brands since he is dating Paige B.

 

[Plankeye]

Grady Shue to L64, with Drew Gibson comment on FB of "why no DD?".

Now, Madison Walker I have not seen yet.

Based on her IG bio/profile she is still with innova

 

[Finny]

He just confirmed Innova for 2019.

My timing is impeccable

 

[Plankeye]

Grady Shue to L64, with Drew Gibson comment on FB of "why no DD?".

Now, Madison Walker I have not seen yet.

Per FB, madison is confirmed to be team innova this year

 

[wolfmandragon]

What's the difference you are describing here? Genuinely asking, I've read similar elsewhere and not understood what's being said. And what does torque mean in this context? Again, genuinely seeking knowledge.



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A player that throws with torque comes off-line early, leading to a rounder movement. Nikko vs Will. Nikkoi comes off line early whilst Will is extremely linear up until the hit.

Another meaning of torque is a throw where the disc changes angles during the release, giving the disc flutter. This is correctly known as off angle torque or OAT.

 

[swhite]

That's a pretty dizzying paragraph.
You might need to look at the definition of torque.
What do you think "snap" is? What do you think "spin" is? What do you think "power" is?

I see what you mean. Pretty much everyone imparts a twisting force on their bodies when they throw distance shots. Thus your joke about the paragraph being dizzying (lots of spinning people).

Most likely we will see more terminology developed over time that differentiates the nuances in mechanics and throwing styles. Until then, we will just have to do our best when communicating concepts that we may not have words for.

 

[thirtydirtybirds]

Pretty sure the scorpius is Barsby's mold

But he is sponsored by Innova, scorpius is millennium. Would be pretty odd that the company sponsoring the world champ doesn't do anything more than 1 limited release run of aviars.

 

[Myke566]

Looks like Anthon, Heimburg, and Madison walker all got bumped to the Innova Star Team. should get some cool tour series discs this year

 

[dwayne.hoffman]

The only major player yet to declare AFAIK is Hokom, but per Smashboxx an announcement is impending.