He may have had a choice to accept a sponsorship with a company that offered him one, but that doesn't mean he chose his own. Did Discraft or Vibram approach him? MVP? DD? Prodigy? How much does a full lineup mean these days? Look at Prodigy and all their champs with only D1 and D4 released.
Obviously you didn't know why I made that post......
Lat64 is basically a better option than most anything produced in the US at this time.
we all know he won't be going to prodigy........and all those "champs" aren't using only prodigy
I also assume both the manufacturer and Dave liked each other.....meaning Dave probably had them at the top of the list to begin with.