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Old August 29th, 2009, 01:33 PM
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hey guys and gals. i'm an up and coming am player. and what i need advise on is how to go about picking up sponsors? and what i should look for in a sponsor and or what i should expect from them?

thank you all in advance
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Old August 29th, 2009, 01:36 PM
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win a few tournaments in open??
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Old August 29th, 2009, 01:47 PM
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Seriously?
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Old August 29th, 2009, 02:56 PM
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Seriously?
yeah seriously i'm not expecting it to happen overnight but i feel that is an awesome goal to shoot for. so far as winning some tournies in open divison....then yeah i'm afew years out from that
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Old August 29th, 2009, 03:03 PM
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Yeah, and probably not ID yourself with a pot leaf on your avatar - sponsors don't like controversy for the most part...oll at what a single bong hit did for the best swimmer in the world...

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yeah seriously i'm not expecting it to happen overnight but i feel that is an awesome goal to shoot for. so far as winning some tournies in open divison....then yeah i'm afew years out from that
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Old August 29th, 2009, 03:06 PM
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uhhhh, it's like a 1 in a million shot to get a sponsor out there... think about this, our back to back National Deaf champ can't get a sponsor.. yet...
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Old August 29th, 2009, 03:35 PM
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Yeah, and probably not ID yourself with a pot leaf on your avatar - sponsors don't like controversy for the most part...oll at what a single bong hit did for the best swimmer in the world...
aight i'll give that to ya...good point and well taken. is this better?
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Old August 29th, 2009, 04:06 PM
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I liked the first one just fine, but I'm not gonna sponsor ya!

Just a bit of friendly advice!

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aight i'll give that to ya...good point and well taken. is this better?
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Old August 29th, 2009, 04:07 PM
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and i thank u much for pointing that out for me
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Old August 29th, 2009, 09:35 PM
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Once your pdga ranking goes over 1000 the sponsors will find you; until then, well getting to the 1000 mark will keep you busy for a while.
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Old August 29th, 2009, 10:32 PM
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What I was told by innova was get to 1000 and get a couple of wins against some good players. The amount of tourneys you play and how far you travel is important also. Local sponsors are not as picky.
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Old August 29th, 2009, 10:39 PM
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aight so a 1000 rating is a good start.... well i better eat my wheaties and practice more lol
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Old August 30th, 2009, 11:01 AM
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aight well after talking to friends i'm gonna try for local sponsorships... a discraft or innova sponsor would be great. but not likely any time soon. thank you guys for the info
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Old August 31st, 2009, 07:12 AM
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You may want to consider joining the PDGA. It might be hard to be taken seriously as a pro player if you are not a member of the PDGA.
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Old August 31st, 2009, 07:23 AM
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Mazza,

If you are really serious about obtaining a sponsor get a professional to write you a generic proposal and start selling yourself like crazy. I'm sure there are a lot of small local business's that would sponsor a disc golf player as long as they were getting their money's worth in advertisement. I was in the process of this right before I broke my leg a few months back. It will take a lot of leg work.

999 "NO's" may be worth the suffering for the 1 "MAYBE"
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Old August 31st, 2009, 09:17 AM
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thanks guys
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Old August 31st, 2009, 09:23 AM
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I think its great you are actively seeking sponsorship. I know of at least a couple of other AM players that have sponsors. The more sponsored players the better! Good Luck!
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Old August 31st, 2009, 04:46 PM
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I'm still waiting for my team Oly sponsorship starter kit to come through the mail
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Old August 31st, 2009, 05:53 PM
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Well Major D, Im waiting for MY Team OLY sponsorship to come as well! Maybe if I keep working at the course, it will pay off!
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Old August 31st, 2009, 07:28 PM
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Doubtful. I heard the president doesn't like you. Too much toestepping
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