The Golf Thread

#13,655
#13,655
Nike has always struggled to make products that tested well. I'm not that surprised. It was known for years during his prime that Tiger regularly snuck old Titleist stuff back into his bag. His old putter, Vokey wedges, etc.

TaylorMade, Titleist, Ping and Callaway are just blowing the doors off of everyone else.

As a professional duffer, I can say that I never touched a Nike club that felt good to me.
 
#13,661
#13,661
GAVol said:
Isn't it funny how the swoosh sells clothing and shoes, but nobody ever really took it seriously on golf equipment?
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Their shirts fit me better than anyone but Polo. And even as expensive as Nike polos are, they're drastically cheaper than Polo.
 
#13,662
#13,662
When the big guns they signed started going downhill, right or wrong, it sent a signal to golfers on their equipment. Personally love their apparel and shoes. Did not care for their equipment.

I agree with Rishvol above. Ping or Taylormade for me, especially Ping. But Callaway and Titleist are also strong brands.
 
#13,664
#13,664
Vols4us said:
When the big guns they signed started going downhill, right or wrong, it sent a signal to golfers on their equipment. Personally love their apparel and shoes. Did not care for their equipment.

I agree with Rishvol above. Ping or Taylormade for me, especially Ping. But Callaway and Titleist are also strong brands.
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Golf is going downhill fast. Dick's laid off 500 PGA pros from their stores. Golfsmith is trying to restructure to avoid bankruptcy. Adidas sold off Taylor Made. Adams Golf is gone. The number of rounds played last year was the lowest since 1995.

About 50 times as many courses closed as opened the last 3 years. One million golfers quit the game last year. 6 million fewer play now, compared to 15 years ago. Nike is a business, and it didn't make good business sense.
 
#13,665
#13,665
Golf is hard, can be relatively expensive (especially compared to the big 3) and takes too long.

I don't think you need a 15 inch cup like I've seen, but I think it can be made easier by say, doubling the size of the cup. Get rid of hazards and/or trees if possible too. Since this place shoots scratch golf on average, it may not appeal to us, but the 20 handicapper might.

There's a notion that you need brand new everything to start playing, and you need to upgrade everything every year in order the keep playing. There's a lot of good, cheap used equipment out there. Last year's driver is as good as this year's. It can't be said enough.

If people played their foursomes in a scramble, match play tournament (2v2) it would speed up the pace of play, or if we could get out of the stroke play mentality, it would speed up the game. Jimmy water hazard doesn't need to be lining up two footers for double bogey so her can shot 115 instead of 116.

None of this probably works, and makes golf diehards sweat, but it never hurts to try it.
 
#13,666
#13,666
I wouldn't change the game. But I wouldn't change baseball either. Although I might change football for safety reasons.

Golf caught lightning in a bottle with Tiger Woods. It should be happy the fad lasted as long as it did. Kind of like NASCAR.

There is so much competition out there for golf now. Especially for young players. It happens. It will probably take another spike within the next twenty years.
 
#13,667
#13,667
doozer said:
Golf is hard, can be relatively expensive (especially compared to the big 3) and takes too long.

I don't think you need a 15 inch cup like I've seen, but I think it can be made easier by say, doubling the size of the cup. Get rid of hazards and/or trees if possible too. Since this place shoots scratch golf on average, it may not appeal to us, but the 20 handicapper might.

There's a notion that you need brand new everything to start playing, and you need to upgrade everything every year in order the keep playing. There's a lot of good, cheap used equipment out there. Last year's driver is as good as this year's. It can't be said enough.

If people played their foursomes in a scramble, match play tournament (2v2) it would speed up the pace of play, or if we could get out of the stroke play mentality, it would speed up the game. Jimmy water hazard doesn't need to be lining up two footers for double bogey so her can shot 115 instead of 116.

None of this probably works, and makes golf diehards sweat, but it never hurts to try it.
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My favorite golf outings are scrambles. Need to start a 2v2 outing.
 
#13,668
#13,668
doozer said:
Golf is hard, can be relatively expensive (especially compared to the big 3) and takes too long.

I don't think you need a 15 inch cup like I've seen, but I think it can be made easier by say, doubling the size of the cup. Get rid of hazards and/or trees if possible too. Since this place shoots scratch golf on average, it may not appeal to us, but the 20 handicapper might.

There's a notion that you need brand new everything to start playing, and you need to upgrade everything every year in order the keep playing. There's a lot of good, cheap used equipment out there. Last year's driver is as good as this year's. It can't be said enough.

If people played their foursomes in a scramble, match play tournament (2v2) it would speed up the pace of play, or if we could get out of the stroke play mentality, it would speed up the game. Jimmy water hazard doesn't need to be lining up two footers for double bogey so her can shot 115 instead of 116.

None of this probably works, and makes golf diehards sweat, but it never hurts to try it.
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A lot of truth here. I think that a lot of people got started because of golf "being cool" with Tiger coming on the scene, and they had no idea how hard it is, and the commitment required to play well. I was very fortunate to start at age 14, and was a 3 handicap within 3 or 4 years. I had no instruction except for a couple of books.

Most everyone that I know that started as an adult struggles. Most everyone that I know that played a lot as a kid is decent. I honestly think that there is a lot of paralysis by analysis when people come to the game late.
 
#13,669
#13,669
It's a sign of the times. Golf is expensive, exclusive and time consuming. That's a lethal combination in a floundering economy.
 
#13,670
#13,670
58!? And burned the edge in 18 for 57.

That's beyond insane. Nobody even considers a number like that a possibility.
 
#13,674
#13,674
doozer said:
Golf is hard, can be relatively expensive (especially compared to the big 3) and takes too long.

I don't think you need a 15 inch cup like I've seen, but I think it can be made easier by say, doubling the size of the cup. Get rid of hazards and/or trees if possible too. Since this place shoots scratch golf on average, it may not appeal to us, but the 20 handicapper might.

There's a notion that you need brand new everything to start playing, and you need to upgrade everything every year in order the keep playing. There's a lot of good, cheap used equipment out there. Last year's driver is as good as this year's. It can't be said enough.

If people played their foursomes in a scramble, match play tournament (2v2) it would speed up the pace of play, or if we could get out of the stroke play mentality, it would speed up the game. Jimmy water hazard doesn't need to be lining up two footers for double bogey so her can shot 115 instead of 116.

None of this probably works, and makes golf diehards sweat, but it never hurts to try it.
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I've been golfing for about 6-7 years and I never felt this way. I've always bought cheaper clubs (hell my last set of irons was $125).

While it may be expensive to start (buying clubs), its relatively cheap to play (unless you're trying to play on a killer course). It is quite time consuming though if you play 18.
 
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