Kinda have a sponsorship

[babolat15]

Hey I just really got a really nice ( 50% off) preferred player package with Timberline clothes (really good quality) and Adidas shoes, sweatbands and socks. Also I get a huge discount on stirng and grips.

 

[Gemini]

Good job and keep up the good work.

 

[WhiteSox05CA]

How'd you get the sponsorhip? Where do you get your discount on strings and grips from?

 

[babolat15]

all i had to do was send adidas a nice email. go to adiplayer.com for contact information. and then you should get a rep and they are based out of colorado and they can get me discounts on everything but rackets

 

[Jonnyf]

Timberline.? i've never heard of them, maybe their not around over here

 

[WhiteSox05CA]

all i had to do was send adidas a nice email. go to adiplayer.com for contact information. and then you should get a rep and they are based out of colorado and they can get me discounts on everything but rackets

Hmm.. That's pretty cool. But I just bought Barricade IV's this morning.

So is your junior ranking top 100 nationals, or your adult ranking top 5 singles?

I know mines not!

 

[babolat15]

to be honest with you I dont even have a national ranking. all i had to do was right them a heart felt email tell them a little about myself, and tell them that i have potential, and ddedication. hell, im not even that high in tennessee

 

[babolat15]

also i get 20% kirschbaum string, and as i get my ranking higher i get more of a discount. then is i get to be 150 in the naton i get it free

 

[califsurferboy33]

Hey,
Yeah im fully sponsored by wickid clothing, preffered pricing by ashaway tennis string, and full sponsored by prosupex rackets.

 

[babolat15]

nice, how'd you get it

 

[jonajjs]

I also got offered the Kirschbaum 20% off deal

 

[Puredrivetennis]

That's awesome guys, keep it up! I used to be sponsored by adidas before switching to reebok-- theyre incredibly nice, and I would reccomend it to anyone with potential looking for a first softgood sponsor.
Currently, I am on with babolat and reebok-- I am a top 10 mens open and a top 1-3 18s player on the tour here in Canada.

 

[vamosrafa15]

hey babolat i went to the website and do you have to be a member of adiplayer?

 

[vamosrafa15]

and does anyone know if nike has some sort of package like this?

 

[jonajjs]

whats ur rank?

 

[vamosrafa15]

me? ntrp or what ever like 5.5 or 6.0 leaning toward 5.5

 

[jonajjs]

nice... me too!

 

[Puredrivetennis]

Nike does have a package like this, but you cannot go asking for it; they hold camps, tournaments, etc all over North America to scout their talent, and are incredibly competitive. Many players I play with get their nike deals through coaches or national programs getting in contact and making a deal with nike. That being said, they are very generous to their players.

 

[vamosrafa15]

ohh k thanks, are these tournaments that nike puts together or just sponsors?

 

[vamosrafa15]

hey jonajjs are you sponsored by vantage?

 

[Puredrivetennis]

ohh k thanks, are these tournaments that nike puts together or just sponsors?

Both, really-- they sponsor a lot of tournaments ( look for nike windscreens everywhere), but they also host some, too.

 

[vamosrafa15]

oh ok thanks, i know adidas and many more sponsors are at the Kalamazoo but i don't think Nike is one of them.

 

[Puredrivetennis]

You play kalamazoo? A lot of the bowl's (banana, orange, etc) have nike scouts or sponsorships in the tournaments.

 

[vamosrafa15]

really, yea i play but i didn't see nike there

 

[jonajjs]

ummmm i will be soon!

lol... Paul told me I would be getting an e-mail before friday... and hees gonna send me demos to saddlebrook in march!

 

[vamosrafa15]

you live in SaddleBrook? i love that place, are you part of the academy there?

 

[vamosrafa15]

i emailed pro supex and they offered me the sponsorship, should i take it or wait to here back from vantage. which one is better?

 

[Puredrivetennis]

Id say vantage? Try em both, weigh the pros and cons, etc.

 

[vamosrafa15]

well i am just using them for string not racquets, i was just wondering which one has the better string? thanks

 

[babolat15]

pro supex then

 

[vamosrafa15]

yea thats what i thought but i still haven't herd back from vantage. do u know how long it normally takes? thanks

 

[Puredrivetennis]

supex for string, no question.

 

[jonajjs]

it takes a bit from Vantage.... I spoke with Paul on friday... and he is flying into the U.S this weekend. and he hopes to send out most of the team vantage e-mails from his destination.

Personally... I think that Pro Supex looks really really sketchy!