GB72
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Looking on Twitter it looks like Worplesdon Golf Club may have banned them as well. Tweets not 100% and nothing on website but mentions of no adizeros on the course and testing the new models that they have in stock.
Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....
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Looks like your standard big company reply
Maybe they don't know I about the perceived problem some are seeing :mmm:
Maybe they don't know I about the perceived problem some are seeing :mmm:
Oddsocks
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I would have been more happy if they said " given the weather, the amount half of your country is under water and 80% of courses should be closed , what the heck are you doing on greens anyway, "
On a serious note, I think when designing shoes manufactures look at perfect conditions and Make a shoe for them, not for a course that's seems heavy rain every other day for over 8 weeks. Ok they no doubt test wet weather conditions, but not as wet as we are experiencing on the sunny island of England.
Waitforme
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England is an island ??
Oddsocks
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Tongue in cheek
GB72
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Considering that the largest golfing markets I would guess are all in year round warmish temperatures I suspect that mud and European winter conditions have absolutely no bearing on the design process.
I strongly suspect that Adidas will do absolutely nothing as to admit an issues opens them up to thousands of returns. This issue will stay in the dark and be happily ignored by Adidas unless it hits the press.
I strongly suspect that Adidas will do absolutely nothing as to admit an issues opens them up to thousands of returns. This issue will stay in the dark and be happily ignored by Adidas unless it hits the press.
In_The_Rough
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Pretty much what I said about 350 posts ago. Adidas will not do anything regarding this unless a blanket ban comes into play across all the UK courses, even then don't hold your breath
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Can anyone really see a blanket ban happening ?
In_The_Rough
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Nope
williamalex1
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No only shoes I think.
NWJocko
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Are you still in denial that there is a problem (however small)?
In one of my earlier posts the press release in Golf World (I think, apologies if its not good form to reference other mags) they specifically reference that the new model are friendlier to greens.
I agree adidas will do nowt about it and in about 6 weeks (let's all hope!) it won't be a problem at all as greens are firming up a bit.
I'd imagine the greens at Woburn are better constructed than 95% of clubs around the country so not surprised there isn't any difference at your place.
GB72
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Not a chance. If for no other reason than who would have the power or desire to impose or enforce it. Unless there are dozens more bans and the media picks up on it then the whole issue goes nowhere.
It is very unlikely that the press would touch it anyway. The golfing press really would not want to hack off TM / Adidas by pushing this and the national press have little enough interest in pro golf let alone amateur golf and course maintenance.
Oddsocks
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Exactly GB, THE golf mag that brings this to the boil pretty much outlaws themselves to the from the TMAG advertising budget, after all look through the current gm and see how much TMAG advertising is in there, let alone fitting opportunities etc that members of the forum and readers get, it's commercial suicide
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I have played a number of places in very wet conditions and haven't seen the problem - I have seen one picture being used by clubs to say they are banning ( the same picture )
I haven't witnessed the problem or met anyone who has
bluewolf
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For anyone that has a pair of Adizero Tours in size 11, I'll take them off your hands. Of course, bearing in mind they're almost useless, I'd be a mug if I offered you more than a tenner per pair.. And Momma didn't raise no mugs....
NWJocko
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Give me strength, you're actually more obstinate than SiLH!!!
There are wearers of this shoe, on his thread, saying they cause deeper indentations than other shoes. Have you read those posts?. The release of the new shoe directly addresses the problem in print....
Courses are banning them.
But you think they are absolutely tickety boo and there is no small problem on some courses?
Where's that head banging smiley......!
NWJocko
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They most Definately leave a mark, mine today were very deep indeed. But as has been mentioned they spring back sharpish. And until my place ban them I'll continue to wear them as they're em easily te most comfy shoes I've ever worn. For sport.
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I can only comment on what I have witnessed having worn them all winter long
I haven't denied that courses have banned them or that people have had problems with them - so what's the problem ?
bluewolf
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Queens English, Wigan styylleeee.......
I think you'll find that it was a "Brooklyn drawl" young master Iain........
