Brodie Smith PDGA #128378

[rusch_bag]

Brodie is live streaming a round with Paul and others. Why haven't any other disc golf pros recorded practice rounds or livestreamed their rounds ever? Guy has been streaming for 5 minutes and he almost has 1k viewers. Pretty nuts.

 

[JuanA]

Smart move by Discraft...the guy does know how to get exposure.

 

[elmexdela]

Brodie is live streaming a round with Paul and others. Why haven't any other disc golf pros recorded practice rounds or livestreamed their rounds ever? Guy has been streaming for 5 minutes and he almost has 1k viewers. Pretty nuts.

is he charging $5 a month

 

[Jolt]

Brodie is really starting to get good, he played the WTO layout in his latest video "2 Brodie Smith's vs. Paul McBeth" and he did just fine.
Pauls round must have been insane. . . a -15 !!! 45 . .

 

[Keller]

When is he actually going to play a tournament?

No more fun rounds, lets see what he really scores

 

[_MTL_]

Brodie is live streaming a round with Paul and others. Why haven't any other disc golf pros recorded practice rounds or livestreamed their rounds ever? Guy has been streaming for 5 minutes and he almost has 1k viewers. Pretty nuts.

Because practice is just that. Practice. There is focus involved.

Brodie is taking a different approach, of course.

But 90% of pros doing this for a living don't want to have to be entertaining when they are prepping for an event that is their job.

 

[brutalbrutus]

When is he actually going to play a tournament?

No more fun rounds, lets see what he really scores

I just happened to turn on that stream yesterday while he was answering some questions waiting for a group to play thru. Iirc, he said he had decided yet but was starting to look at some options.

If I had to guess, he will probably play some local Texas events on not too hard of courses to try and get that 900 rating established for Tour events later in the summer.

 

[rusch_bag]

Because practice is just that. Practice. There is focus involved.

Brodie is taking a different approach, of course.

But 90% of pros doing this for a living don't want to have to be entertaining when they are prepping for an event that is their job.

I am looking at this from a financial standpoint as well. All these guys do is drive around and play disc golf. I have a hard time believing they can't find an hour a day or every other day to record something. That would lead to an increased fan base for them that would generate money from views and from an increase in product sold. I just can't believe none of them have tried. People are eating this up from Brodie and he isn't even half as talented (yet) as the game as the rest of these guys are.

 

[wolfmandragon]

I am looking at this from a financial standpoint as well. All these guys do is drive around and play disc golf. I have a hard time believing they can't find an hour a day or every other day to record something. That would lead to an increased fan base for them that would generate money from views and from an increase in product sold. I just can't believe none of them have tried. People are eating this up from Brodie and he isn't even half as talented (yet) as the game as the rest of these guys are.

Matt Dollar has.

 

[wims]

Because practice is just that. Practice. There is focus involved.

Brodie is taking a different approach, of course.

But 90% of pros doing this for a living don't want to have to be entertaining when they are prepping for an event that is their job.

But they could probably leverage their increased exposure into a better sponsorship deal, sell more signature discs etc. I would imagine that Nate Sexton is very happy with his choice to do commentary. He must have sold so many Firebirds because of the exposure he got!

 

[DiscFifty]

Good interview. Talks about his possible rating, winning tournaments, etc. (It was recorded a few weeks ago btw.)



2 Brodie Smiths, 1 Paul McBeth (Too bad Paul's round wasn't covered....wow..)



"No more fun rounds, lets see what he really scores"

Probably better than most people only playing seriously for 2 months. lol..

 

[Hampstead]

Because practice is just that. Practice. There is focus involved.

Brodie is taking a different approach, of course.

But 90% of pros doing this for a living don't want to have to be entertaining when they are prepping for an event that is their job.

There are plenty of practice round videos out there. Course previews, AJ solo at the Memorial, etc.

If they want more money, they'll want more exposure.

 

[Flick Maniac]

First rated round at 931

https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/44785

 

[brutalbrutus]

Hmm... it was in Huntington beach, I wonder if Paul or Hannah caddied for him.

 

[brutalbrutus]

That's where the filmed the first Champ vs Chumps if anybody wants to know what the course looks like.

 

[dctime]

First rated round at 931

https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/44785

First rated round jitters are real, I don't care who you are. I bet he would have cleaned up 4-5 strokes off his game if he had gotten a second round on the same day.

 

[brutalbrutus]

I would imagine they had played a few rounds. That's Paul original home course. They probably played a round or two before and he decided spur of the moment to join the league night.

His twitter says...

Well that sucked.

lol

 

[brutalbrutus]

Lulz… I had completely forgotten about Paul's blond hair fauxhawk

 

[Titan037]

But they could probably leverage their increased exposure into a better sponsorship deal, sell more signature discs etc. I would imagine that Nate Sexton is very happy with his choice to do commentary. He must have sold so many Firebirds because of the exposure he got!

To be fair though the Firebird is innovas most popular fairway driver right behind the tee bird. I don't think his sales would have differed too much

 

[wims]

To be fair though the Firebird is innovas most popular fairway driver right behind the tee bird. I don't think his sales would have differed too much

Thats crazy talk. Do you see many KJ Teebirds around compared to Sexton Firebirds?