mefromhere
Assistant Pro
If you play on main greens in the winter you are going to leave marks. When the greens dry out over the day the should spring back and disappear. If they don't then the greens aren't in a good enough state to play on
Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....
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BTatHome
Tour Winner
After the huge amounts of rain we had over the last week I never noticed any issues on our greens this morning with adizero ( 2 out of four players with them on, another with a360 and one with FJ). Nobody left any marks.
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
The issue appears to be ice build up, I'm guessing there was no frost this morning in Hampshire?
BTatHome
Tour Winner
correct there was no frost and I also mentioned earlier that it looked like ice damage, but the communication from Ealing doesn't mention a ban when frosty, just an outright ban. With all the rain we've had, the greens were much softer than we usually have, and yet still no 'damage' from any spikes.
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
No true, that's a fair point.
Interestingly, our practice green had similar marks on them this morning yet there has been no sign of frost for a few days and the marks were spread out around the green. No sign of anything similar on the course though, all very strange
SAPCOR1
Journeyman Pro
Your correct. I have the 10 spike version and they do protrude quite a bit. They also collect all sorts of debris , and I do seem to get taller as the round goes on.
The question is did the manufacturers know about the impending problem , and was the price lowered just to get rid of their stock before the news broke . When I purchased my Adizero tours they had been reduced from £120 to £75, so was I conned ??????:angry:
Version 2 out next year, similar sole
Darhigh
Medal Winner
Check out the pic - not normal !
http://egcagronomy.blogspot.com/?spref=tw
http://egcagronomy.blogspot.com/?spref=tw
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Sorry but I'm not having that. No way was that caused by Adizeros.
BTatHome
Tour Winner
It was already posted earlier .. that's why the discussion is ongoing.
jimbob.someroo
Journeyman Pro
Yup, was done by a french lad that plays early morning ... pics taken not long after
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
God dam them French :angry:
mefromhere
Assistant Pro
Completely agree with that. You can see the Adizero marks as they are the circles made up of 6 smaller marks on the green. But the pitchmark looking ones that are just dents in the ground aren't Adizero but are still clearly causing dents in the ground!
MadAdey
Money List Winner
I would go wit that also. Look at the marks, some are from adizero shoes due to the shape, but the others look nothing like them. The Adidas ones stand out from the others due to the shape of the stud mark. I have seen my self once leave marks like that on a green a few weeks ago so I know what they look like first hand. But then again, the other 2 lads I was playing with also left indents in the green. One was wearing footjoy and the other one wearing nike, so all shoes do that when the greens are soft and wet.
It is simple though, just avoid those courses and if you play at one then ask the club to supply you with an alternative pair of shoes, or give you a rebate on your membership fees as they are stopping you from playing.
I do not deny that these shoes are leaving marks on the greens, but then again so are other makes when the greens are soft and wet.
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How soft are the greens in question?! That's ridiculous that they are that soft. Plenty wear Adizeros and cause no issues here, so can't help but think there is something more wrong with the greens
HawkeyeMS
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Ealing's greens are arguably some of the best in the area, if not beyond, so I would doubt there is an issue there
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They are not from the spikes - someone has collected ice on the spikes and they have made the indents
Basically someone doesn't realise the need to knock the ice off
But the greens are prob very soft
Basically someone doesn't realise the need to knock the ice off
But the greens are prob very soft
SAPCOR1
Journeyman Pro
The new FJ's seem to have the spikes right on the outer edge of the sole at the front, similar to the adiZero's. Surely these won't be banned by that club also?
Played in my Puma's yesterday morning, playing partners had adiZero's and 2 x adidas 360's and all left imprints......
Played in my Puma's yesterday morning, playing partners had adiZero's and 2 x adidas 360's and all left imprints......
its all a storm in a D cup
BTatHome
Tour Winner
Khamelion
Tour Winner
I'd of noticed a D cup !
If someone had left dents the size of a D cup, then I would guess that 1) the greens are very soft and 2) they had fallen forward while down on they haunches lining up a put
