Some nice words from Straight Line

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

I resently sent my resume and a letter to straight line asking about how does straight line hand out there sposorships. I wasn't asking for a sporship but they wrote a really sweet reply:

Evan,

I'm very impressed with the progressive thinking and dedication that you seem to
show towards the sports of wakeboarding and wakeskating. It is great to know
that you along with so many others are so stoked on these sports, people like
you will help legitimize our sports even more to the world.

Here is a rough idea of how we organize our sponsorships:

We keep our national team fairly small and typically the riders will be well
known or what we consider soon-to-be well knowns of the sport. We rely on our
reps and sometimes dealers to sponsor athletes at a more regional level as they
typically are better in tune of their areas and who is truly representing and
pushing the sports around them.

From reading your resume, it sounds like you are headed down the right track as
far as representing your sponsors in your area, so keep up the good work and
maybe we'll cross paths at a tournament down the road.

Thanks for the support!

freerider4 · Posted: Jan 08, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject:

Ocean Rider, i'm guessing your parky on wakeskating.com

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

freerider4, how did u know lol Laughing

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

there is also a "parky" on this website, is that you as well?
http://forums.wakeboarder.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5840

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

scott a, ya im him. I forgot the password to ocean rider so i made a new one but then i found the forgot password? thing

churchy · Posted: Jan 08, 2004 10:22 pm Post subject:

excellent vid

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

churchy, wrong thread buddy. Laughing

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

Ocean Rider, yeah thats kinda what i thought...

churchy · Posted: Jan 08, 2004 10:39 pm Post subject:

Hell ya it is!

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

i just tryed with Jet Pilot and they said im on the right track but I ride for LF so no. lol I might getin a marine company that sells malibu and LF but that wont be untill next month or march Laughing

tribal · Outlaw Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 177 City: pemberton,bc

Parky this is getting a little old.Don't you think you should concentrate on learning to ride first.

JD · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 320 City: Bellingham

spelling correctly could also help.

electricsnow · Posted: Jan 09, 2004 8:54 am Post subject:

Doesn't shane bonifay ride for LF and Jet pilot? You might just need a little bit more experience--sponsors aren't everything and you don't want to be the kid that's known for chasing them around. Just like eddie wall, I'd rather have them come to me, instead of bothering them and maybe developing a bad rapport.

Maestro · Posted: Jan 09, 2004 10:09 am Post subject:

Yeah, I don't see why JP wouldn't have to do with someone because they ride for LF...

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

electricsnow, & Maestro, im going through a dealer in canda which is also a compeatater to LF which i didn't know at the time.tribal, ya i know. but the whole point of this topic is showing that companys are not looking for a good rider there looking for a good representitive of the company and sport. JD, were on a online forum let it go. this is why I left before for so long becuase of people who critizice me on my grammer on the internet Confused

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

either way you're 14, and if i was you i would be working on creating a relationship between you and company reps rather than asking for sponsorships. remember that you are still quite young, so if you create a good relationship with reps you are more likely to get hooked up later on down the line instead of being known as the kid that wanted to be sponsored at 14.

if we are on an online forum, it is even more important that you have good grammar and spelling so that people can read what you say. if we were all talking in person grammar/spelling would be much less important, but because of the fact that we are communicating through words, i think its pretty important that you be able to spell correctly and put together a half decent sentence.

unleashedboarder · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 42 City: Peterson, MI

are you even a good rider? what can you do?

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

this is my second season but like ive only riden behind a boat wit a wake bigger than on Inch at the end of the season. and i can do 180s and grabs and stuff

Porterwake · Posted: Jan 09, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject:

an inch?

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hmmm.....wake that big?

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

ok maybe alittle bigger lol heres the boat i learned to ride behind

Habersham · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 209

Wow you can do stuff!?! Crazy! LF must have made a lot of money last year to be handing out sponsorships to anyone like you.

noutoriousz_00 · Newbie Joined: 07 Jan 2004 Posts: 5

Ocean Rider,
I dont believe that LF would just hand out sponsership like that although you are 14 or whatever it isnt that young and the tricks you are doing aret that hard
sorry dude but it just isnt right

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

i dont just ride behind that Rolling Eyes

everything a company is looking for is a good represtitive of the company and has potential.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

so you are sponsored by LF?

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

ya kristy heer asked for a resume and sent her one and she put me on her B team.

Habersham · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 209

What do you get for being on the LF B team? I thought you left this site for good after everyone riped you a new one.

psudy · Outlaw Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 155 City: kansas

I am going to have to buy taller boots.

unleashedboarder · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 42 City: Peterson, MI

This thread is just too funny......

I don't even want to get sponsored now and lets just say i can do a little more than a boner'd out 180....

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

Habersham, for the first summer I get like 55% persent of my stuff and if i do good in comps and like rep. good then theres a chance of getting free stuff. Kevin henshaw and stevie mckinly are on my team but here on the A team. Guys I just want to say im not coming on this site to tell everyone hey im better than you im sponsored im just saying some companys will sponsor you no made how good u are so some people should try if they want

koltman · Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 902 City: Sydney/Orlando

Ocean rider, since you know Kristy, you don't by chance know the e-mail to the boat and board shop?

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

Ocean Rider, so, basically being on the "B-team" means that you get a pro-form? That's what it sounds like to me...

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

koltman, yes i do know it. I ride for them. K-dub, ya thats what people told me on wakeskating.com but I still dont understand kinda wat it is.

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

A Pro-Form is basically a discout that you recieve from a rep, or straight from the factory that is usually 10-20 percent below wholesale on a blem board or any other kind of second quality product that a company has to offer. They usually give them out to shop employees or bro-deal type people. Our shop riders get pro-form deals straight from the reps. Our Pro team is the only group that actually gets free product. Even the outlaw riders don't get freebies....

I hope that made sense, I'm a bit hung over this morning. Laughing

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Tyler~Moore · Posted: Jan 10, 2004 11:35 am Post subject:

You guys think moose would sponsor me even thou I was soo mean to him?