My little Warrior Rant.

[sabre09923 0]

All I have to say is that the power of marketing always amazes me.......

I agree with you there. I do wonder how many people bought Warrior's because they were Inno users. That's what got me to look at and buy one.

Barely any. 5 of my teammates switched to Warrior this year, and when I tell them they used to be Innos they ask me, "Who the hell is Inno?"

[Chadd 916]

All I have to say is that the power of marketing always amazes me.......

I've been saying this for years:

It's easier to tell everyone you have a good product than it is to make one.

[stick9 883]

Chadd, that reminds me of a scene from Tommy Boy.

Tommy: Let's think about this for a sec, Ted, why do they put a guarantee on a box? Hmm, very interesting.

Ted: I'm listening.

Tommy: Here's how I see it. A guy puts a guarantee on the box 'cause he wants you to fell all warm and toasty inside.

Ted: Yeah, makes a man feel good.

Tommy: 'Course it does. Ya think if you leave that box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter.

Ted: What's your point?

Tommy: The point is, how do you know the Guarantee Fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy, but we're not buying it. Next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser and your daughter's knocked up, I seen it a hundred times.

Ted: But why do they put a guarantee on the box then?

Tommy: Because they know all they solda ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is. Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for right now, for your sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality item from me.

Ted: Hmm. Okay, I'll buy from you.

I won't argue that a lot of Warrior users know nothing about Innovative. Those are the kids who buy the sticks because they look cool. They probably by something else if it looked cooler. I don't think that group cares much about Warriors marketing strategy. They only care about what looks cool and if their friends will go "woa cool you got a Warrior, awesome!" Hey, that's just my opinion.

Then there is the group of people who buy Warrior sticks because they were long time Inno users. That's the group I am in. I don't really care for some of their graphics. In fact, I would probably buy a MacDaddy if it wasn't so god awful looking. I don't care for their website because it doesn't offer enough info about their products. The only thing I really cared about was the Inno design.

[KYHockey3 0]

no one in my high school league that i can think of uses anything from warrior.

mostly easton sticks and bauer skates in our league.

[BK 0]

Nobody on either of my teams uses warrior. We played a team last week and I saw a few dolomites.

[Jbird 0]

But after all this, no matter how 'god ugly' these sticks are (which probably helped), look at where Warrior is now! Look at this forum. We're talking about it, whether or not the product is up to par. That's why 'Warrior' is becoming something and 'Inno' stayed nothing.

The kids want what's new, even if it isn't attractive. Warrior just wanted to be seen and they got it.

[BK 0]

I still think Easton holds the crown for marketing..

Still to this date, there are kids out there who refer to all carbon sticks as "synergies".

[mack 44]

But after all this, no matter how 'god ugly' these sticks are (which probably helped), look at where Warrior is now! Look at this forum. We're talking about it, whether or not the product is up to par. That's why 'Warrior' is becoming something and 'Inno' stayed nothing.

The kids want what's new, even if it isn't attractive. Warrior just wanted to be seen and they got it.

They may be talked about a lot on this board but I haven't seen Inno or Warrior around in-person. I think my brother's the only one I've seen in his hockey games that has anything Warrior-related and it's not carried here. They may have word-of-mouth going but no one's buying them in my experience.

Keep in mind that this site and its members represent a small fraction. I would say Inno had comparable users on board here but that didn't dent the gen. pop.

[stick9 883]

Might as well add it to this thread.

Marc Savard was using a light blue Warrior tonight. Anyone know what it is?

I was thinking it was a new MacDaddy since that's what he was using the past few games.

[MissConduct 1]

if it was "powder" blue then it's the same Roberts was using at the start of the season.. would love to know if Warrior is gonna sell it.. :D

[dietzie27 0]

probably the same stick roberts had been using. could it be the new macdaddy?

[AnthonyJTa 0]

Might as well add it to this thread.

Marc Savard was using a light blue Warrior tonight. Anyone know what it is?

I was thinking it was a new MacDaddy since that's what he was using the past few games.

I saw that... it was baby blue.. I was thinking 'leftover from his Atlanta stock?', but yeah... it looked like a MacDaddy, painted baby blue instead of the snot green.

[MissConduct 1]

if it was "powder" blue then it's the same Roberts was using at the start of the season.. would love to know if Warrior is gonna sell it..  :D

did it look like this?

http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/72256341.j...81AC1AB4DC4BC04

[stick9 883]

if it was "powder" blue then it's the same Roberts was using at the start of the season.. would love to know if Warrior is gonna sell it..  :D

did it look like this?

http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/72256341.j...81AC1AB4DC4BC04

Bingo.... give the lady a prize. :D

[DamnLocust 0]

My friend said Patrik Elias was also using a baby blue warrior last night. He insisted that it was a dolomite that was black with baby blue where the gree normally is. I know that elias has been using Starskies, so it would be more likely for him to go this route than using a MacDaddy, but again, I haven't seen any pics.

edit: there are pics in the NHL gallery and it sure does look like a dolomite.

edit#2: Gettyimages Image #72274084 has a nice clar view of it. I like the look of the MacDaddy better, but this thing is still pretty sweet.

[mack 44]

Ugh, thank Allah all my Warriors get a quick introduction to spray paint.

[sfael 0]

thats probably a new macdaddy cuz it has the same little picture thing on the bottom part of the shaft. i dont think its a dolomite cuz if you look closely the little warrior symblo thing is diff

[DamnLocust 0]

it says "dolomite" on the shaft- the same logo in the same place as the regular dolomite, just in different colors.

[Patrick67 1]

Hope it's a Macdaddy, the "original" Macdaddy paint job is the worst/most annoying ever made IMO.

[pactfor 0]

Originally I did not think that Elias was using a dolomite but it is. Roberts is Is using a Mac Daddy, I wonder if there a new generation or have any new technology?

[sabre09923 0]

Here's Elias using the dolomite... You can see the Warrior logo then "dolomite" in orange.

Elias' new stick

BTW, looking through the gallery, I guess Paul Martin has been using the Red Response Light.

[jon93 0]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/jon...ake/newdolo.jpg

white and orange dolo? its in kuba's hands

[JGraz15 53]

The baby blue MacDaddy is the 2007 version (i.e. color) of the stick....confirmed though Warrior

[McCabe24 0]

No more Warrior than Inno around here either; one shop that went out of business used to stock Inno and now the major LHS has around a dozen Warrior OPS for sale.

[EBondo 232]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/jon...ake/newdolo.jpg

white and orange dolo? its in kuba's hands

No.

Dolomite or MacDaddy painted like a Royale.