The Inevitable 2024 Pros Switching Sponsors Thread

[texasissouth]

Is Discraft's current model sustainable? I know they're making good money off of sales, but they have so many bigger name touring pros right now. Are they all getting paid well? Is it a bubble?

I think they make enough money in ultimate to try this out of a while and answer that question themselves.

 

[Surge5]

Was gonna say the same. They hold a near-monopoly on the Ultimate market (what's a Pulsar?), so I think they have more cash than we tend to think about.

 

[Rol6566]

Are we surprised he's just on the Tour team and not the Elite team?

Idk if he is "elite" or has shown that he can be "elite". Hasnt won anything of note or really been at the top of the leaderboards in the big tournaments

 

[konza_kid]

Idk if he is "elite" or has shown that he can be "elite". Hasnt won anything of note or really been at the top of the leaderboards in the big tournaments

He had two top ten finishes at majors last year. That's not bad

 

[Finny]

Idk if he is "elite" or has shown that he can be "elite". Hasnt won anything of note or really been at the top of the leaderboards in the big tournaments

Neither has Ezra Aderhold.

 

[Shallows]

Neither has Ezra Aderhold.

Ezra and Clemons both allow manufacturers to connect with marginalized groups who may not otherwise be served in their disc golfing needs, which is important for these company's ESG scores, namely, vegans and lefties.

 

[seedlings]

So Chris isn't a troll. Take his posts face value from now on. Noted.

Least surprising sponsorship announcement?

 

[seedlings]

Buhr to Discmania.

 

[Rol6566]

 

[Flick Maniac]

We kinda "knew" that. Now tell me about Niklas

 

[Jolt]

 

[donatdiscs]

Congrats to gannon moving on from prodigy

 

[dehaas]

Really weird…Eagle just released close to 20 videos on his YouTube page.

They're all from earlier in the season, so maybe he accidentally changed the privacy on all of them after leaking his own farewell video and is fixing the mistake? Or had contractual obligations for so many posts? Who knows, I can't say I have any idea if those vids were on his page previously or not.

 

[Myke566]

I have a sneaking suspicion Eagle isn't going to MVP, but to Discraft. Discraft has been quiet and hasn't announced their Elite team yet. Last year they announced on January 10. Perhaps they've been waiting for Eagle's contract to be officially over…

Also, I'd wager anything whoever signs Eagle uses the phrase "The Eagle has landed" in their announcement.

 

[donatdiscs]

Really weird…Eagle just released close to 20 videos on his YouTube page.

They're all from earlier in the season, so maybe he accidentally changed the privacy on all of them after leaking his own farewell video and is fixing the mistake? Or had contractual obligations for so many posts? Who knows, I can't say I have any idea if those vids were on his page previously or not.

I think he is unloading all of his discmania stuff before he tosses the update video up.

 

[mas30066]

I have a sneaking suspicion Eagle isn't going to MVP, but to Discraft. Discraft has been quiet and hasn't announced their Elite team yet. Last year they announced on January 10. Perhaps they've been waiting for Eagle's contract to be officially over…

Also, I'd wager anything whoever signs Eagle uses the phrase "The Eagle has landed" in their announcement.

Uli stated that they're pretty adamant about keeping the Elite team at 12. His move to the Icon Team was in part to make room for AB. Now, rules are made to be broken, but if that holds, they'd need to move someone from Elite to Touring in order to make room.

 

[HyooMac]

Uli stated that they're pretty adamant about keeping the Elite team at 12. His move to the Icon Team was in part to make room for AB. Now, rules are made to be broken, but if that holds, they'd need to move someone from Elite to Touring in order to make room.

Imagine being a professional, sponsored by Discraft and in good standing, and being informed that you're being downgraded in order for them to adhere to a totally arbitrary number of 12 on the Elite team.

I'm not saying this is gonna happen, but if it did - that professional would have every right to be pissed. And there are, like, a million people on the Touring team.

 

[Myke566]

Imagine being a professional, sponsored by Discraft and in good standing, and being informed that you're being downgraded in order for them to adhere to a totally arbitrary number of 12 on the Elite team.

I'm not saying this is gonna happen, but if it did - that professional would have every right to be pissed. And there are, like, a million people on the Touring team.

Agreed. Their "rules" for who gets put on the elite team seem murky. Brodie Smith is on the elite team for name alone. Granted, he's made a lot of progress to his game, there's no way Chris Clemons hasn't outperformed him, or even Ben Callaway. I'd be curious to see their benchmarks for the elite team.

 

[Rol6566]

And Uli moving as well....Jomez really saved his career and being relevant. Not really "elite"

 

[mas30066]

Callaway actually went down a year or two back. Agreed that Brodie and Ezra (both of whom I appreciate as personalities and as competitors) would be the first two in that current set up for review. On Uli, he's had a hard couple years physically, starting with the ACL injury/surgery. I think the Discraft move was the correct one, but I wouldn't be surprised if he pops off this year: he looked right and increasingly competitive toward the end of the season, and I feel like he's maybe the most competitively agitated among that generation (Cale, Jerm, Sexton, Nikko) that's still active.