Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....

[road2ruin]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before at anyone else's club however there are rumours that my club are going to ban Adidas Adizero golf shoes during the winter months. The reasoning behind this is that they leave much deeper impressions in the greens whilst they're wet.

I played this morning and wore my pair and I must admit compared to my playing partners the dents they put in the greens are much more noticeable and they really don't spring out as quickly when the greens are as wet as at present.

It would be a pain for me as I find mine so comfortable and don't really want to have to go out and buy a pair just for winter. Has anyone else ever come across this sort of feeling against these shoes?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

They do leave a "deeper" dent in the greens but banning them ! That's going to cause problems

 

[Tab373]

I wore mine at the belfry last week and left some really deep foot prints on the greens I put it down to being 17 stone and wet greens but now you have me thinking perhaps it is the shoes

 

[tsped83]

Banning them? That seems a bit OTT, but then I've not seen the damage they leave. Everywhere is selling them off cheap now, maybe there's something in that! TW13's for me

 

[cookelad]

One of our lads wore a pair on the 1st day of our Spain trip they made such a mess that he wore his FJs the rest of the week!

 

[williamalex1]

Can the spikes be changed ??.

 

[triple_bogey]

Banning them? That seems a bit OTT, but then I've not seen the damage they leave. Everywhere is selling them off cheap now, maybe there's something in that! TW13's for me

Always my weapon of choice. :thup:

With the new Nike Lunar Claytons coming out next year, the TW13's might struggle to keep its place.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Can see banning them causing some problems

 

[Fish]

Can see banning them causing some problems

Don't see why, no different to not allowing metal spikes, your greens are your biggest commodity and need protecting far above the wearing of a faulty golf shoe!

I would expect if their were bans put in place at clubs, it could be per sieved the shoes have a manufacturing fault and as such could be returned as not fit for purpose!

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Don't see why, no different to not allowing metal spikes, your greens are your biggest commodity and need protecting far above the wearing of a faulty golf shoe!

I would expect if their were bans put in place at clubs, it could be per sieved the shoes have a manufacturing fault and as such could be returned as not fit for purpose!

That was my initial thought, if they are damaging the greens, ban them. No different to banning trolleys or as you say, metal spikes.

 

[In_The_Rough]

So members that only have that 1 pair of shoes are basically being going to be told to go and buy a new pair. Yep that will be popular for sure. Unless the spikes as someone said can be changed. Cannot see how Adidas will accept them as a manufacturing fault either as I am sure it does not say how deep their shoes will leave impressions when the ground is wet. They will more likely say if it is that wet the greens should be closed.

 

[Fish]

So members that only have that 1 pair of shoes are basically being going to be told to go and buy a new pair. Yep that will be popular for sure. Unless the spikes as someone said can be changed. Cannot see how Adidas will accept them as a manufacturing fault either as I am sure it does not say how deep their shoes will leave impressions when the ground is wet. They will more likely say if it is that wet the greens should be closed.

It wouldn't be that hard to create a test case and Adidas wouldn't want the mass negative publicity. A simple example using 4 various pairs of shoes as close to the spec as Adizero's and see the indentations made by all on the same surface and how quick the greens spring back, if the Adizeros are extreme, a case point will be made.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

They aren't that bad - they leave a mark that will repair itself , they aren't digging up the green. The indent they make is just a bit more than some other shoes

 

[Khamelion]

I've got a pair of Pums shoes, and the other week the greens were wet and my 16 stone weight were leaving whole foot print size mark in the green, that said it didn't take long for the gree nto spring back.

However, I'm of the opinion that once a green starts to allow indents from a player to be left behind the club should close the green and open the winter green instead. I'd rather play on winter greens while the season is over and let the normal greens a chance to recover so they are in optimal condition for the new season.

 

[DAVEYBOY]

I wore mine at the belfry last week and left some really deep foot prints on the greens I put it down to being 17 stone and wet greens but now you have me thinking perhaps it is the shoes

I'll blame you for my 3 putts today then :angry:

 

[Doon frae Troon]

When I first saw them my first thought was that they would rip up the greens.
As an ex HGK I am surprised that it has taken so long for clubs to become aware of this.

 

[AlbertsTache]

Re: Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....

........... and not just because they look crap

 

[duncan mackie]

I've got a pair of Pums shoes, and the other week the greens were wet and my 16 stone weight were leaving whole foot print size mark in the green, that said it didn't take long for the gree nto spring back.

However, I'm of the opinion that once a green starts to allow indents from a player to be left behind the club should close the green and open the winter green instead. I'd rather play on winter greens while the season is over and let the normal greens a chance to recover so they are in optimal condition for the new season.

indeed - no shoe alone will create an 'indent', and every shoe with a golfer in them will.........

so it's just a matter of banning heavy golfers in ballet shoes

at which point I agree with the view that it would be entirely inappropriate to ban a particular shoe because it's footprint (small) means a heavy golfer sinks in more with them. they definitely aren't the only ones and it's not a product of their spike system.

the fundamental issue sounds like excessive organic material in the upper strata of the green structure - saw it worst at the Drift back in March this year; type of shoe was irrelevant that day and they would have taken all night to 'recover'.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I can't see that being a popular move. I guess it does ask the question if the greens are that wet they are leaving huge indentations when people walk on them, irrespective of brand, should they be open?

 

[Tab373]

I'll blame you for my 3 putts today then :angry:

The dents were on the brabazon the PGA greens seemed firmer but I preferred the brabazon over the pga. And scored better on the brabazon. If you are a member I feel sorry for you. It's full of green fees and the slow play is insane. 5hr 15 for PGA but shotgun start on brabazon 4hrs 10 mins and we were the quickest group