Incentive
 

Im betting his contract is more complex than most sponsored players. Maybe incentives/bonuses for tournament appearances and for lead card/top ten finishes, but also lots of social media/YouTube collaboration with other Discraft team members on his platforms.

I have no doubt he will be a big consultant for the company’s social media and YouTube team that’s for sure. A lot of people are already speculating he influenced Hannah Mcbeths announcement about her move to discraft .

I bet he performs at a 980-level or better basically right away. Should be interesting to follow.

He has 2 million followers on youtube; 1 million followers on IG and I'm sure plenty on facebook as well. That's over 10x as many followers as Jomez. The second he decided to focus on disc golf, he became the biggest platform for disc golf. This is a marketing play by Discraft and it's a very good one.

I mean he was technically already sponsored by Discraft in some form in his Ultimate days.

His old videos always give a nod to Discraft.

While I'm sure Discraft realizes the marketing potential, it was also a no brainer when he decided to go all in on disc golf.

I feel like the guy that makes a living making trick shot videos of him putting discs into incredibly unlikely places will figure out putting. Just a hunch.

If anything hangs him up it's an injury IMO.

I doubt very many of those trick shots are completed on the first try. No 2nd, 3rd or 4th takes with putting.

I think the touch from being able to do those shots will translate into putting.

do you truly believe this or is this a stretch

I believe it. He posted an insta video draining ten in a row from 21 feet. Granted not a tournament realistic setting, but honestly the guy has an all around game as his base already. He can chuck a disc, he can putt, he’s the touch for upshots. His biggest challenge will be angle control and shot shaping most likely. But I think that’s going to be a huge focus for him when he goes to stay with Paul and Simon.

Simon is an amazing trick shot disc golfer. He also has thrown over 1,000'. That has translated to DG popularity and...?

Brodie is no Simon.

Simon is no Brodie either, just in a different way.

Uh, okay....

My point is don’t judge a book by its cover. The season hasn’t even started yet.

I think one thing that should help him get to an elite level, is course management. How many times on here do "we" get on Simon or PP about being too aggressive? He spent a lot of time learning how to play ball golf and that is one of the hardest things to learn about these two sports...


Its one thing to be able to make a shot, its another to know when to actually try it.

Aside from all the hype and speculation...

Just think how much you could improve if you spent a week with PaulM and Simon doing nothing but DG training and technique.
Priceless, just priceless.

opportunity of a lifetime.

I do. Brodie probably has way above-average fine motor skills from years of doing Ultimate and trick shots. He just has to find a putting stroke and a putter that enables his touch to take effect and he should be a competent putter in no time. This ain't Andrew Zimmern or Ben Askren we're talking about. Brodie actually has translatable skills.
Simon is also an excellent putter.

Rich gettin' richer.

It's like how he casually mentioned all the time he's been spending working out on a Peloton to Terry, and Terry's like "yeah, do I look like someone who uses a Peloton?"

And I'm watching, thinking "this dude can afford a $3000 subscription-plan stationary bicycle and I'm editing video on a nine-year-old laptop and eating store-brand cereal."

edit: and driving to tourneys in a 25-year-old pickup with no A/C

Throw Down the Mountain hole 18 and Waco 18 beg to differ.

I'm not meaning he won't be a decent putter but I doubt his putting will be good enough to get him on lead cards in the majors. Not this year anyway.

Wow. WTA? I would support BS or anyone else wanting to chase a dream.

One thing you would think he would be good at quickly... is taking a comet/rattler/putt'r and throwing a nose up stall at the basket from 80-150ft. I'm sure he's thrown that kind of shot a million times with an Ultimate disc warming up playing catch with someone before practice/games...


:popcorn:

im very curious to what disc he would actually use this shot for, I would love to see him use the rattler, but he may just master it with his throwing putter. Rattler would be closest thing to an ultra star though.

Someone needs to tell him about the Discraft Skystreak…

https://www.flyingdiscmuseum.com/img...68602455-3.jpg


Its basically an Ulitmate disc that's PDGA legal. One of the older in guys that used to play in my weekend group was a sniper with one of these things inside 150ft.

Ultra stars are pdga legal though...

I wonder if it is entirely possible that the fans of just Brodie Smith are going to revolt every time he is playing an event but not on camera?

So are Sky Stylers and the J-Star legal for PDGA use. The other disc he could use is a Rattler, basically a Ultimate disc made into a Disc golf disc size without the flight grip rings. I am not sure if the Sky Streak is even made at this point.

I went to use an old Wham-O disc, a Pro Jr 145 gram sized disc in my first year of play as my second disc for shots that I was not good enough to do with my Rubber putter.

I prefer having a mixed bag. Then again I started playing when all there it just Innova & DC. For a new player today it would be exhausting trying to find a starting point with all the different companies out there each making great stuff.

I'm sure it's so helpful for Brodie to be able to zero in on one catalogue to dial in his molds.

From what I remember, Skystreaks aren't as flippy and are more workable. The problem is, they are OOP like casey said above and the Ratttlers being made today are made in an inferior plastic to what they used to be made in.

Its almost too bad he didn't pick Innova so he could throw Novas.:D

This is like the set up to that old joke.

TD: My mind's made up. Brodie's not on the feature card.
Assistant TD: But his fans are revolting!
TD: They certainly are.

Doubt many of his fans will see him in person. How many of the people that followed him on his main youtube channel years ago still watch? That is the bigger question.

ESP rattlers were just made recently. really the only reason I mentioned it, Having that disc in ESP is going to be really nice to have. I can't wait to throw mine when they get here.

Nice. I wonder how they'll fly compared to the proDs...

I would love to see him throw some Comets... Bet he could REALLY sail those things.

Not just sail them but manipulate them. If he can crush a buzzz already. The comet will really train him on angle control.

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1. Yes

2. I definitely think ANY disc golf media company would love for Brodie to be on the Feature' Card. In fact, I predict it will happen.

3. We can only hope so :|

4. We can only hope so ;)


My bold prediction:

Paul and Simon are not training Bro'Smith out of the goodness of their hearts. They want part of the Bro'Smith fame. They are going to start a YouTube channel themselves - My guess is just the 3 of them - Vlog / Trick Shots / Tour Life...

PMcBeth = best disc golfer on planet + brings viewers to watch him make cookies.
Simon = great disc golfer, loveable personality, Vlog is killing it + made cookies.
Bro'Smith = 2 million viewers that would watch him take a dump if posted + could make cookies.

Now consider if they put all their power rings together...


Second Hot Take':

PMcBeth, by far, moves the needle on pushing product. I would estimate he alone accounts for as much product being sold than ALL the other pros combined.

Bro'Smith will have near the same ROI to any disc golf media company that puts out his rounds on the tour. That is why I think he will be invited to MANY Feature cards' (First Round) at events - even DGPT, NT and Majors. I would further predict that if somehow there were a Lead Card of the usual suspects and a 4th card at the same event with Bro'Smith and (Nikko/JohnE or some other volatile personality) the 4th card will get more views.

As much as many would like the following not to be true, Bro'Smith joining the tour is the biggest news of 2020 by far.


NOTE - So, this is what DGCR does to a person? I had never cared too much about any disc golf personalities, but have been sucked into the abyss. I now find myself genuinely interested in what happens next. Is there a such thing as DGCR Syndrome?

Fish first rating was 978 and finished year 1 at 1000, and then finished 1020 year 2.

Is Ben Askren going to tour?

Somewhat similar body style and history of ultimate play between them- seem completely different from the mental approach though.