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Will More Pros Start Doing This?

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Discover whether more pros will start prioritizing their own interests over manufacturer sponsorships. Professional disc golfer shares his thoughts on the shift in power dynamics in the sport, from manufacturers having control to players taking charge. He reflects on his personal experiences, including leaving Inova and Prodigy to join Discraft, and how having an "open bag" - the freedom to throw any disc he wants - has enabled him to optimize his game. The conversation also touches on tournament earnings, purse money, and the impact of these factors on player success. With insights from a seasoned pro, this video explores the possibilities of players taking control of their own careers and competing on their own terms.

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I also believe that if you were to be your best possible player the best possible player that you could possibly be no all money aside you would have an open bag that's a hot take but I mean that every single Pro if they don't say that that it that is that's that's FAL it's got to be false there is there is then you have to make the decision okay like for me for example I made a business decision when I left Inova to go to Prodigy they had one disc we went up and down with all kinds of crazy disc we had some big time flops when I was with that company I think we came out with like a M5 it had a little divot around the rim it was an awful disc it was an awful disc right that's what we had if I had an open bag would I have been better yeah 100% when I left Prodigy to come to Discraft I had I had offers but disc craft makes a lot of good discs they make a lot of good ones they don't make I can't if i and and then now we have more disc than we had before right but at the time it was kind of a no-brainer it was like The Best of Both Worlds where I see this going is do you agree open B well I mean the idea that hey you either have to only throw these discs or you can throw whatever disc you want which one are you going to be better at yeah obviously the one that whichever disc you want but I think this has 100% to do with the purse earnings the the the tournament earnings if the tournament earnings grow and get to the point of where the majority of people on tour are making more money by winning tournaments or getting top 10 in tournaments than their manufacturer spons sponsor now I I think at that point in time it goes from the the spons the manufacturers having all the power now it goes to the players having all the power yeah because I'm no longer dependent on getting this manufacturer I'm making a million dollars a year by winning tournaments and playing disc golf the $250,000 I'm getting from Discraft that's nice but it's not...

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