From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: New RhinoPro "Teal"...
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:31:03 GMT

In article <1993Jan11.202418.8886@pdn.paradyne.com> Vince Ciletti,
vince@paradyne.com writes:
>You were right about 4 out of 5 of the finalists using the Teal.  However,
>if you're referring to the ball that tournament leader Ron Williams was
>using, that was the new Ebonite Crush, not the blue RhinoPro.  Notice
>that Williams, being on Ebonite's staff, was the only one not wearing
>the RhinoPro shirt (he was wearing the Ebonite Crush/R if I remember
>correctly).  

I didn't get to see the last round, had to change channels to see
our Redskins get clobbered by San Fran.  Oh well..  The blue ball
I was referring to was one that was being used as a spare ball during
the first round.  It clearly had the Rhino logo on it and was dark blue.

>
>Aki, surely you know that *everything* used on TV carries incentive
>bonuses, right down to the Dick Weber wrist bands without the metal inside
>(otherwise know as a "wrap" on the tour).  My guess is that Brunswick may
>have had a better than normal incentive for using the Teal.  Another
>possibility is the Teal comes dull, for use on oil.  I still suspect my
>first guess is closer to the truth.  It's not unusual to get $3000-5000
>to throw a ball.  Sometimes, the incentive will double if you win.
>Brunswick may have been offering alot more.

Sure , incentives are a known fact on the tour.  I just thought it was
amusing that Brunswick paid so many people to use their ball.  I suspect
they KNOW the ball is so damn ugly that if everyone sees the Pros using
it on T.V., everyone will overlook that fact and buy it anyway. ;-) ...


>
>It's funny you should mention it, but yesterday I asked Lisa (Steve's wife)
>Hoskins to send a message to Steve asking him if the ball is incredible
>or was the incentives just too good to pass up.  I'll let you know what
>he says, (if she remembers to tell him).

I'd be very interested to know what Brunswick had to do to get everyone
to use the Teal.

>
>One point to consider is that none of those guys would use any ball to
>grab the incentive money if they didn't think they could win with it.
>One exception may be if they think they have *NO* chance to win, then
>they might grab all the incentive they can, but that's probably rare. :-)
>Think of the incentive money as a tie breaker when choosing between one
>or more "equal" alternatives.
>

With money as tight as it is on the tour, you gotta get the money from any
source possible.

>
>Congrats on the success with the new ball.
>

Thanks!



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