Administrators Horton Posted May 10, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 10, 2016 We want to sponsor you! We’re looking for a slalom-addicted, waterski obsessed, big-spray-maker to join our team. Show us your passion for all things waterski by using the #iskiconnelly tag for a chance to win. The bigger your obsession, the greater your chances are of winning. We will outfit you with all of the top 2016 Connelly gear, feature you on our social media and share your enthusiasm for spray legs and blistered-hands with the world. In return, like any sponsored athlete, we assume you will rock the equipment, slash some buoys in the name of Connelly and take Kim K.-worthy selfies with our product like the boss that you are. Contest ends July 15http://www.ballofspray.com/images/2016/ConnellyFree.jpg Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted May 10, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 10, 2016 @mark_matis no where does the contest announcement say that it is limited to Real Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 10, 2016 Supporting Member Share Posted May 10, 2016 Manon Costard was wearing a spray leg in the Swiss Pro Slalom. I'm pretty sure every ski company would love to have HER as a sponsored athlete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller The_Krista Posted May 10, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm back on the water after over a year off....currently wearing a spray leg, with pride. Real men and women can rock spray legs and turn buoys....For proof please see: Manon Costard. :) @Mark_Matis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller nleuth Posted May 10, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 10, 2016 I thought it was actual spray leg from the first few times of skiing without a dry suit! Not the actual apparel. I will be sure to take a nice picture of some spray leg (not the apparel) when I can ditch the drysuit and hopefully the fleece bomber hat too! @The_Krista Great idea BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted May 10, 2016 Baller_ Share Posted May 10, 2016 Lots of Reflex users are spray leg fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted May 10, 2016 Baller_ Share Posted May 10, 2016 I have to do more? Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted May 10, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 10, 2016 Lots of Reflex users use catchers shin guards and toe armor too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rockdog Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 Yep as of now I'll be wearing a spray leg over a shin guard because of the dreaded Reflexshin. I've banged mine up quite a few times, but this last one got infected and made a real mess of my shin, I'd rather look a fool than have to miss time on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 This thread has derailed badly, Connelly is giving stuff away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller unksskis Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 Do they want pictures using other brands hashtagged #iskiconnelly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller The_Krista Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 @unksskis ... I believe they want pictures showcasing how much you love to ski...on any brand, on a 2x6'...It doesn't matter. The tag is just an easy-to-remember, not-yet-been-used, name-branded-tag to compliment the contest. The idea is to get people talking and posting about how much they love the sport... and if the people are tagging #iskiconnelly it means they want a shot at a sponsorship and aren't all that brand-loyal to other brands anyway ;) So long story short....yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rodltg2 Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 I still don't get the hash tag thing. So I guess I can't enter. ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller unksskis Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thank you. It is like a creating a search keyword, if you post on social media and # (hashtag it), then that is connected to all that do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller The_Krista Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 @rodltg2 I like to think of it as a "filing system" for online content. If you post something on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc., and use a hashtag, it files that content with everything else that has also been tagged with that specific phrase. You can then use search tools, or social outlets to search a specific hashtag and see what other users have "filed' under that category...or like @unksskis says, it connects it all together. For instance, we had one for our wedding...very specific to our name...so when people took candid photos and posted them with our hashtag, we could go and see them all in one place...and still can :) Hope that helps a little bit. It's a great way for companies to see what users are paying attention to their campaigns and identify who is posting what (as long as their accounts are public) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 11, 2016 Supporting Member Share Posted May 11, 2016 Veering off-topic, but I can't resist: A hashtag was a super-nerd thing used for rapid searching of massive data. The folks who created Twitter (who of course were super-nerds), wanted to harness this concept by having the users actually provide the tags, rather than determining them algorithmically. The little # was just to tell the machine that this was the tag rather than the text of the message. And suddenly "hashtag X" became part of the vernacular, complete with folks making little #'s with their fingers. So far, the well-known-to-comp-sci-geeks "hash function" and "hash table" remain out of public discourse. But it's wacky how I've made it to the point where all sorts of decidedly non-nerdy people throw around nerd terms (without knowing it, in most cases). The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller The_Krista Posted May 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 11, 2016 @Than_Bogan If I remember correctly the group of nerds were using it at a nerd conference for people at the conference to talk about subjects at different booths or topics being discussed.... :) #nerdsrule ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 12, 2016 Author Administrators Share Posted May 12, 2016 The hash tag was "invented" / first used in tweets relating to the 2007 San Diego forest fires Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller keithh2oskier Posted May 12, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 12, 2016 Hashtags are getting out of control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted May 12, 2016 Baller Share Posted May 12, 2016 bump #iskiconnelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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