Ken Climo leaving Innova

I gave up on discraft when the only colors they would run of Ti was doodoo brown or grass green.
When they first came out with Ti plastic, the colors were atrocious, and hard to find. I think that basically killed it because it never really seemed to catch on, even after they started offering better colors.
 
Discraft nor Climo has confirmed nor denied this.

But for that kind of money, he could be actually working FOR discraft in promotions of the product.

Yes, Ken plays, just not tournaments. He does play casually and mini's at his home course. I have seen many posts of players running into the GOAT when playing out there.

For the money being "reported" he would not need a 2nd job like he had back he was playing.
 
It'd be kinda like getting modern NBA fans excited over a new Bill Russell line of balls/jerseys/shoes/etc.
Like, yeah, legend and all, but zero direct relevancy to the current state of the game.

Now, he can still be an asset media-wise, but even his 'in depth' commentary will be mostly out of date(he's from the era where you just didn't need a usable forehand and people rarely looked up-think simonline). So, all that's left is color commentary and media engagement.
I just don't see how its worth 200k/year currently. Maybe down the line, but the hobby don't got that kind of depth lore-wise yet.

It might've made sense if he just got a line of discs somewhere to take a 'this is the disc I wish I had while still playing' kinda vibe, but this just seems like a charity signing lol
I don't think Bill Russell is a good comparison, yes Russell won the most rings, but his career ended over 50 years ago. I think Jordan is a better comparison as many people do consider Jordan the g.o.a.t.
Jack Nicklas would be another good comp.
Personally, I think most disc golfers over 25 years old know who Ken Climo is even though they have never seen him play.
 
I don't think Bill Russell is a good comparison, yes Russell won the most rings, but his career ended over 50 years ago. I think Jordan is a better comparison as many people do consider Jordan the g.o.a.t.
Jack Nicklas would be another good comp.
Personally, I think most disc golfers over 25 years old know who Ken Climo is even though they have never seen him play.
Mebbe, but they only know Climo in the context of "Most non-old players consider McBeth the GOAT"
 
Doesn't Gateway mold Stokely's discs?
Even though my earlier speculation about LoneStar rebranding as Climo Discs is guaranteed to happen, Climo would just go directly to Dave McCormack instead of involving Scott.

Stokely brought back the Ching Juju and bought some equipment. Gateway is not doing his new Stokely line of discs. He's doing his own molds. I don't mean he's personally making everyone himself, but you get what I mean.
I got this info from Scott himself. I've only thrown the Owl and I really like it.
 
OK Stokely just moved into All-Star status; he's going to the Philippines to play in an exhibition match after the wedding of Luisa B. (PDGA volunteer of the year 2024!) and one of the first Euros I ever recall coming to the States to play, Derek Robins.

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While stokley is trying to do some cool stuff.

I also see him as trying to find any level of relevancy he can.
 
I'd like to be surprised TBH.
An older, wiser, and more chill Climo would be an asset. Not positive he'd be a $200k/year asset, but he could still move plastic if he learned how to speak skibidi rizz for all the kiddos. Growth is in Europe and at the school-age level, but he doesn't seem to fill that slot in their bag.
His kid is older, maybe it's a World Tour of clinics like Stokely is doing?

You. pfft.
that was funny..

You go over in the corner over there.
And sit.
You know what you did.
 
Which was a shame, because Ti felt and flew great. I just could never find a 'real' color.

I collect the old nate doss TI stuff, and yes.

While I have some great Ti Buzz colors and my nuke is a beautiful blue, my force is... very not find friendly green.
 
While stokley is trying to do some cool stuff.

I also see him as trying to find any level of relevancy he can.
The 'always on' energy is a little cringe, but at the same time GREAT! He's been grinding. Doing work to not only make money but to build out the hobby at the ground level.
Climo, on the other hand, seemed to have just walked away after he couldn't win any more(which is fine), but now that there is real money to be made, he's big mad the dg world moved on and he missed out on the covid big money wave, I think.

This would've been a surefire thing 10 years ago.

10 years is a long time after recent MASSIVE influx of new/young players that have zero connection to KC.
 

I've thrown this hole, and it's exactly as he describes. Sadly it's lost some of the described trees and iron leafs over the years and is a lot more friendly nowadays. Been awhile but I bet there's an actual "gap" now. The trees that do still stand are a hell of a lot taller though than they were in 2008.
 
While stokley is trying to do some cool stuff.

I also see him as trying to find any level of relevancy he can.
That's most aging people in the workforce, Scott is no different, just magnified because it's drastically more cutthroat and has far less opportunities.

We're all in a mad scramble of competition and chaos in the hustle and grind, most people just don't realize it.
 
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