They can be as god as they want at marketing, it still doesnt help them sell thier discs. The 2 hardest brands or discs to sell that are fairly mainstream are Vibram and DGA with it being a toss up between which one is harder to sell.
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[Question] Why all the strange names?
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They can be as god as they want at marketing, it still doesnt help them sell thier discs. The 2 hardest brands or discs to sell that are fairly mainstream are Vibram and DGA with it being a toss up between which one is harder to sell.
Kodachrome
* Ace Member *
essentially what they're doing is trying to create a buzzword for every plastic, every disc and every characteristic of their disc.
it's just buzzword overload and you don't notice how silly it is until you get this level of saturation. it's like watching 50 informercials at the same time.
it pisses me off that vibram is hard to sell. i think what they've been doing is phenomenal. truly unique; i appreciate the flight ratings and the fact that no matter how wet/cold it is, i never feel like i have a problem gripping the disc.
might just have to make an all-vibram fall/winter bag.
it's just buzzword overload and you don't notice how silly it is until you get this level of saturation. it's like watching 50 informercials at the same time.
it pisses me off that vibram is hard to sell. i think what they've been doing is phenomenal. truly unique; i appreciate the flight ratings and the fact that no matter how wet/cold it is, i never feel like i have a problem gripping the disc.
might just have to make an all-vibram fall/winter bag.
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Kodachrome
* Ace Member *
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You're being completely arbitrary about what constitutes a "strange" name. Others already pointed out that "Lucid Air Moonshine" makes more sense than "Champion Blizzard whatever."
But I'm curious: when you google "X-Link" you don't get a bunch of rubber-based things. X-Link is as strange a name as "Star" plastic. So why do you feel "X-Link" makes sense while "Moonshine" is "strange"?
Kodachrome
* Ace Member *
crosslinked polymers which make better rubber. x-link = crosslink.
http://pslc.ws/macrog/xlink.htm
i tried to explain this to someone when they told me my vibram would explode when it hit a tree in the cold and they just gave me the old blank stare. hilarious.
http://pslc.ws/macrog/xlink.htm
i tried to explain this to someone when they told me my vibram would explode when it hit a tree in the cold and they just gave me the old blank stare. hilarious.
that's not the point. you wont need to explain for even 10minutes to a new player what the difference is between a soft/med/firm vibram putter mold but their unique plastic and niche feel would make sense they sell a lower volume of discs.
But you would have to take some time to explain gateways plastic.
Medium, Soft, Super Soft, Super Stupid Soft.
Titan037
AKA dgfanatic7
I have noticed vibram has superb grip but they lack the glide newer players can really feed off of in their game. that's the only reason I don't throw vibram
And in reality are things not lighter in space where there is no air?
Maybe it should be Moonshine Gravity plastic-- see they missed out there.
#winning
Maybe it should be Moonshine Gravity plastic-- see they missed out there.
#winning
I like vibram but I hate Steve Dodge
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there is a lot of things new players don't understand and trying to explain disc names to them falls at about a 0 on my care-o-meter
And then Legacy would not be happy with them
you were born into DG then and gifted with the knowledge of flying discs from the plastic gods?
::: pokes in the eye :::
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SmokintheChains
Birdie Member
quote of the month right there for sure. :clap:
More literal names would help now that there are so many companies/discs/plastics. Instead of trying to sound all unique, they could take a step back and name the plastics basic, durable and grippy or something similar. I would buy a "durable" Teebird as well as a "grippy" one
I thought Google Translate would help come up with new disc names.
This is English-->Japanese-->English
Durable grippy long range disc
耐久グリッピー長距離ディスク
Durable bag re ッ ピ ー ィ su ku long distance terrestrial
English-->Welsh-->English
Durable grippy long range disc
disg ystod hir grippy gwydn
Trippy durable long-range disc
This is English-->Japanese-->English
Durable grippy long range disc
耐久グリッピー長距離ディスク
Durable bag re ッ ピ ー ィ su ku long distance terrestrial
English-->Welsh-->English
Durable grippy long range disc
disg ystod hir grippy gwydn
Trippy durable long-range disc
Nothing too marketable yet. I'll keep trying.
lowracks
Eagle Member
i feel dumb for reading this thread.
You are getting close.
