The Inevitable 2021 Pros Switching Sponsors Thread

[DiscFifty]

Trevor benefits because he gets a sponsorship and has a chance to sell more discs. DD benefits because they get extra exposure and a chance to sell more discs. Discraft may not care because they are a powerhouse and immediately sell anything they produce, but I don't see how it benefits them.

There was a recent announcement about some Bro/Beth molds only being available on the Discrasft site and not on Foundation, maybe this is simply a way to further separate the public perception of Discraft & Foundation for legal / existing contract reasons.

 

[jdm0514]

It's a low risk high reward for DD to give Trevor from foundation a sponsorship. Give a guy who gets 30k + veiwes on every video some discs and now you have a sizable audience that are seeing your stuff every video and not your competitors. I'm not saying he's going to move plastic like Paul or Paige but it's pretty low risk imo.

 

[Orioles_Lefty]

People actually watch Foundation? I might — might — choose watching a DD AJ Risley practice round video instead. They both sound awful.

 

[Rol6566]

People actually watch Foundation? I might — might — choose watching a DD AJ Risley practice round video instead. They both sound awful.

Yea the Hunter/Trevor vids are pretty awful. The ones that have Paul, Hannah, Jon...Those are the only ones ill make it passed the first 2 minutes of.

 

[BuiltTooLong]

Drew Gibson signs 3 year deal with EV-7??

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwdPqmsNdM/

 

[Moose33]

Drew Gibson signs 3 year deal with EV-7??

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwdPqmsNdM/

Um...what?

It's February 1st, not April right?

 

[jakebake91]

Drew Gibson signs 3 year deal with EV-7??

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwdPqmsNdM/

Wtf is EV-7?

 

[DiscFifty]

Wtf is EV-7?

https://ev-7discgolf.com/

Seems like a good deal for Penrose. Guessing Drew wasn't that expensive.

 

[biscoe]

Wtf is EV-7?

Phil Arthur's new putter company

 

[jakebake91]

Yea the Hunter/Trevor vids are pretty awful. The ones that have Paul, Hannah, Jon...Those are the only ones ill make it passed the first 2 minutes of.

Agreed! I used to love foundation and their videos. Apparently I just liked Zach. I cannot stand any of their new stuff, at all. Even a lot of Paul's new vids with the "bogey bros" I just can't do.

Btw....Zach has his own channel. Biscardi disc golf.

 

[Moose33]

Phil Arthur's new putter company

I saw that in a search, is he no longer with Prodigy?

 

[jakebake91]

Phil Arthur's new putter company

Follow up question......who's phil arthur?

 

[biscoe]

I saw that in a search, is he no longer with Prodigy?

He is no longer with Prodigy.

Follow up question......who's phil arthur?

One of the founders of Prodigy, a top player for many years, freakishly ambidextrous and all around good guy...

 

[DiscFifty]

One of the founders of Prodigy

Well, that at least explains the catchy name of the putter.

 

[araytx]

Follow up question......who's phil arthur?

Well, that at least explains the catchy name of the putter.

Showing your dg history knowledge, eh?

 

[jakebake91]

Showing your dg history knowledge, eh?

Apparently! I've only been playing for a few years, and only following the sport religiously for half that time.

I do appreciate a good history lesson. That's why I hang out here. I'm a geek that way.....

 

[dehaas]

Side note, anybody fondle one of those putters yet?

Kinda surprised the plastic blend is called OG...you'll see that used sometimes in reference to Gateway's organic plastic.

Any idea if Prodigy is molding these for him, somebody else, or if he's doing it himself?

I'm guessing they're still out there, but I want to remember seeing videos from Flyboy back in the early Prodigy days? Dude had a cannon and could keep with the young guys distance wise.

 

[biscoe]

Any idea if Prodigy is molding these for him, somebody else, or if he's doing it himself?

Pretty sure Prodigy is not but can't claim firsthand knowledge there.

 

[TheOtherBill]

Dude had a cannon and could keep with the young guys distance wise.

There's some video of him absolutely chunking bombs down the runway alternating right and left-hand throws, both farter than my personal best probably.

 

[DanJon]

Drew Gibson signs 3 year deal with EV-7??

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwdPqmsNdM/

He must be expecting to stay on the mixed bag deal for the next three years.

Or maybe it's not that binding of a contract?