When we had the PBA Super Seniors & Senior Master here last year, there weren't a lot of them that had a sponsorship.
I do now that some sponsorships are not so much based on a person that can consistently bowl in the 220's+, but they are great reps for the company in helping get the name out there. I guess you can call it being an ambassador for the company, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that.
It is quite difficult to speak of the perks, and I understand the why's and wherefore's. There are many out there that will stay with a particular company no matter what somebody else may offer.
When you think of people like Petraglia, Sr., or PDW, or WRW, or anybody that' in that neighborhood, there is no way they're going to change to somebody else. There is no way that these guys are going to have to have all new equipment drilled to see how it's going to work for them. Far too unrealistic.
In the case of Tommy Jones, I can only guess what made him go to Ebonite. While it certainly has something to do with money, there has to be something else that made him want to switch, and you have to wonder what it could have been, because how often do you see things like that happen??
I'm glad I was able to contribute to this with what little I could.
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