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Interesting read this afternoon.
on Brodie, as someone who was a subscriber before he ever picked up a golf disc, he is a YouTube influencer that happens to have some skills that could parlay into being a decent disc golfer.
I happen to come from an Ultimate background too but gravitated to Disc Golf 33 years ago. At the time I could throw as far as the big guys, just lacked accuracy and mental game. I see a lot of that in Brodie too. He works at it, unfortunately some feel that him making content of his journey is being a braggard. Nope, it's what he is suppose to do. I don't think he is putting out enough YouTube video's now, he really is trying to make it a go at disc golf.
Does he need to make disc golf a career? Nope, he has done a very good job branding himself and making money off sponsorships.
That is what these top pro's need to do. I had a good conversation with Emerson Keith about this very thing a few years ago when I first sponsored him (for the 2019 season) Even then he had a goal of making it to the top 5 at Worlds saying it would help him make Disc Golf a carreer. Well, he managed to lead most of the tournament and finished 3rd place. It got him a better sponsorship deal and a HUGE RV to live in. Even I doubled my sponsorship to him for 2020 that he took full advantage of for his 2nd wedding rehearsal dinner
on Brodie, as someone who was a subscriber before he ever picked up a golf disc, he is a YouTube influencer that happens to have some skills that could parlay into being a decent disc golfer.
I happen to come from an Ultimate background too but gravitated to Disc Golf 33 years ago. At the time I could throw as far as the big guys, just lacked accuracy and mental game. I see a lot of that in Brodie too. He works at it, unfortunately some feel that him making content of his journey is being a braggard. Nope, it's what he is suppose to do. I don't think he is putting out enough YouTube video's now, he really is trying to make it a go at disc golf.
Does he need to make disc golf a career? Nope, he has done a very good job branding himself and making money off sponsorships.
That is what these top pro's need to do. I had a good conversation with Emerson Keith about this very thing a few years ago when I first sponsored him (for the 2019 season) Even then he had a goal of making it to the top 5 at Worlds saying it would help him make Disc Golf a carreer. Well, he managed to lead most of the tournament and finished 3rd place. It got him a better sponsorship deal and a HUGE RV to live in. Even I doubled my sponsorship to him for 2020 that he took full advantage of for his 2nd wedding rehearsal dinner