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mattrice

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Saint Well Established Member

Saint

I would get a mustang with the V6, or a honda accord or civic. If you're getting new clubs, I highly recommend Mizuno. You might could possibly talk to Callaway and get a sponsorship from them. Never hurts asking.

mattrice Member

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  6iron said:
I don't know if you were joking abut putting your clubs in the front seat with you but I think that would be dangerous. If you have a accident while driving those clubs could cause some serious injuries. I would let them ride in the trunk or in the back if you buy a SUV.

I was kidding. Just a little humor to show my fanatasicm about golf.


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  Saint said:
I would get a mustang with the V6, or a honda accord or civic. If you're getting new clubs, I highly recommend Mizuno. You might could possibly talk to Callaway and get a sponsorship from them. Never hurts asking.

I've got a contact at TaylorMade, so I think I'll start there. Just trying to figure out how I'm going to pitch it to them. Any ideas?


Saint Well Established Member

Saint

Tell them what you told us. You're going on an exclusive golf trip, and you need all the help you can get. Tell them how you can promote them on this trip. Might maybe consider getting a wrap on the vehicle if they will pay for it, tell them it's free advertisement to the weekend golfer.

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mattrice

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  Saint said:
Tell them what you told us. You're going on an exclusive golf trip, and you need all the help you can get. Tell them how you can promote them on this trip. Might maybe consider getting a wrap on the vehicle if they will pay for it, tell them it's free advertisement to the weekend golfer.

Thanks for the advice. I'll definately use it.


Saint Well Established Member

Saint

  mattrice said:
Thanks for the advice. I'll definately use it.

Just trying to help a fellow golfer out. Thats the way I had to go about for fishing sponsors.


yenner Well Established Member

yenner

  6iron said:
I don't know if you were joking abut putting your clubs in the front seat with you but I think that would be dangerous. If you have a accident while driving those clubs could cause some serious injuries. I would let them ride in the trunk or in the back if you buy a SUV.

Isn't that what seat belts are for? Too keep your clubs secure and free of getting bashed in an accident?

I would say offer a vehicle wrap. My uncle owns a shop here in central Ohio (not much help to you) that does them. Actually he might be able to design one for you for a good price. I'd recomend him. If you want his contact info for wrap/vision vinyl designs or materials they can ship to you let me know. I can almost garauntee he'll beat anyones price.

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pxc Dedicated Member

pxc

  mattrice said:
I've got a contact at TaylorMade, so I think I'll start there. Just trying to figure out how I'm going to pitch it to them. Any ideas?

Slap TM logos all over your blog. Call it your TaylorMade Golf the Top 100 Tour or something.

Are you going to take a video camera? You should, I'm sure you'll have experiences that words alone wouldn't express properly.

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uttexas Great Member

uttexas

Be sure to check reseeding times. Courses in Nevada/Arizona/New Mexico tend to reseed in the Spring. They'll often close the course for a week or two during the reseeding period.

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  uttexas said:
Be sure to check reseeding times. Courses in Nevada/Arizona/New Mexico tend to reseed in the Spring. They'll often close the course for a week or two during the reseeding period.

Good call. I didn't even think about that.


clearwaterms Great Member

clearwaterms

  mattrice said:
Good call. I didn't even think about that.

also - with a group like TST around you - maybe you could find people willing to spot you a spare bedroom / couch to crash on while you are playing the top courses. Especially if it means they will have the ability to play a premium country club course in the area.

Also, if you do end up getting a sponsorship from Taylor made / Callaway / etc. See if they will front you balls. That will reduce another expense. Do you have any back ground in journalism? If you do, consider contacting a publisher or a magazine to consider printing articles / a book about the journey. A website for your travels, the people you meet, etc.

In my bag:

some golf clubs

a few golf balls

a bag of tee's some already broken the rest soon to be

a snickers wrapper (if you have seen me play, you would know you are not going anywhere for a while)

and an empty bottle of water


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  clearwaterms said:
also - with a group like TST around you - maybe you could find people willing to spot you a spare bedroom / couch to crash on while you are playing the top courses. Especially if it means they will have the ability to play a premium country club course in the area.

Absolutely! I love the fact that the golf community is almost always willing to come together to help out fellow golf addicts. Unfortunately, I do not have any experience with journalism, but I was trying to figue out how to pitch this idea to either Golf Digest, The Golf Channel, or some other publication/TV company. Any ideas, or people I could talk to would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the input.

Oh by the way, I did set up a blog at mygolfjourney.wordpress.com. Not much yet, but hopefully people enjoy it.

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  uttexas said:
Be sure to check reseeding times. Courses in Nevada/Arizona/New Mexico tend to reseed in the Spring. They'll often close the course for a week or two during the reseeding period.

In the Fall actually.


lobsterzilla Dedicated Member

lobsterzilla

try "Golf in America" on the golf channel

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3wood : Diablo
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clearwaterms Great Member

clearwaterms

also read up on using the internet to market what you are trying to do. If you can get enough people to come to your website (talking thousands here) you can show possible sponsers (golf channel, magazines, publishers, etc) that you are serious. Also, consider putting together a short you tube video. Include your swing, your biography, etc. Prepare to attach that video at every opportunity. Get it out there.

There are stories of people using the internet to trade a paperclip for a house. http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/

In my bag:

some golf clubs

a few golf balls

a bag of tee's some already broken the rest soon to be

a snickers wrapper (if you have seen me play, you would know you are not going anywhere for a while)

and an empty bottle of water


yenner Well Established Member

yenner

If you need a journalit I'd be happy to write for you. I'm the best professional amateur writer out there!

Kidding, but seriously, a camera is a great idea. I talked to my uncle about doing a wrap on a vehicle. He said he can design, print, ship, have installed or any combo and he'll beat anyones price. Let me know. His site is www.circlevillesigns.com

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21* 4 Hybrid
5-PW
Zebra 60* SW G-Force Putter


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Anybody out there have any experience is putting sponsorship proposals together? I know what I want to say, but I have no idea about how to put it together.

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