money for pool?

[scttybee]

while watching the turning stone i was reminded that there really is not alot of sponsorship from the larger companies in pool.we watch free streams and there are minimum 1,000 and up viewers and while even reading this forum people are asking what are they using.i know 1,000 is not alot but consider the actual on and off traffic

i drove nhra for a few races and they have what is called contingency money from manufacturers if you have their stickers and equipment on your car and are in the finals.
i havent read up on recent rules but i remember slapping stickers on friends cars as they made it through to the final rounds picking up some serious monies just for getting to the finals.(different companies have different rules)

why cant promoters or even just the companies coming in shoot a few bucks to the winners and second place players of national or even larger local weekend tournies?
example being a mezz or tri state tournament(i realize there are different tours all over the country)kick the winner an extra hundred or fifty if that person is wearing their shirt and has his picture taken and posted on the internet or in a magazinethid includes wearing a patch or emblem on a shirt.?
they dont have to do anything other than create a program where the player maybe fills out a form and provides the media show him/her wearing or displaying the company logo?
this something we need to push for as many people are advertising for free.

I do not intend this for helping your friends out while wearing their company stuff i mean
the big guys predator,kamui..if they have a patch or a sticker or even shirts they give you nothing for wearing them....
what do you guys think? i know it will need tweaking but get it started ...or maybe stop advertising them for free

 

[u12armresl]

NHRA and Pool?

The amount of prize money for the two is not even in the same universe.

Plus, there aren't that many marketable pool products. Sticks, Chalk, maybe a glove, case.

Price is also a relative point. If you know Shane plays with a Cuetec, then you might go get one because you can afford it. If you know that Alex plays with a Southwest, you might not be able to afford it, nor would you want to take a shot for that much money.

while watching the turning stone i was reminded that there really is not alot of sponsorship from the larger companies in pool.we watch free streams and there are minimum 1,000 and up viewers and while even reading this forum people are asking what are they using.i know 1,000 is not alot but consider the actual on and off traffic

i drove nhra for a few races and they have what is called contingency money from manufacturers if you have their stickers and equipment on your car and are in the finals.
i havent read up on recent rules but i remember slapping stickers on friends cars as they made it through to the final rounds picking up some serious monies just for getting to the finals.(different companies have different rules)

why cant promoters or even just the companies coming in shoot a few bucks to the winners and second place players of national or even larger local weekend tournies?
example being a mezz or tri state tournament(i realize there are different tours all over the country)kick the winner an extra hundred or fifty if that person is wearing their shirt and has his picture taken and posted on the internet or in a magazinethid includes wearing a patch or emblem on a shirt.?
they dont have to do anything other than create a program where the player maybe fills out a form and provides the media show him/her wearing or displaying the company logo?
this something we need to push for as many people are advertising for free.

I do not intend this for helping your friends out while wearing their company stuff i mean
the big guys predator,kamui..if they have a patch or a sticker or even shirts they give you nothing for wearing them....
what do you guys think? i know it will need tweaking but get it started ...or maybe stop advertising them for free

 

[scttybee]

completely agreed but i didnt expect southwest to come in.why cant tiger or mcdermott and the other big manufacturers shoot something in while you are wearing their stuff or using it and promoting it.and giving them free advertising? i didnt say payout 5k for winning i said throwout a few hundred when its in print or media
kamui or jb wouldnt send you 50 bucks for winning a joss tourstop and having a shirt or patch in print?
custom cuemakers arent coming its ok they have their own methods of advertising
add it up for a few sponsor and the hundreds per month this costs them gets them thousands back it would be small token to the real people that buy their products and show em off for nothing dont poke holes in it...fill them