Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

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......!

More obstinant than me? - evidence please!! Mind you given Lp view on 30mph speeeding then maybe,,,

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Had to do something to tenuously link it back to the thread subject.......

Although once SiLH and Phil get arguing over the finer points of something or other pedantic the original thread will be neither here nor there. :ears:

What's all this talking about me behind my back (as opposed to from HNSP )

 

[NWJocko]

What's all this talking about me behind my back (as opposed to from HNSP )

If I'm talking behind your back I obviously can't be in the HNSP :lol:

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

If I'm talking behind your back I obviously can't be in the HNSP :lol:

correct - I need to watch which side of the argument I stand (I think...!)

 

[ColchesterFC]

correct - I need to watch which side of the argument I stand (I think...!)

Is there an HNSP that is the correct position to take in an argument?

 

[williamalex1]

Is there an HNSP that is the correct position to take in an argument?

Only 2 , silh's or lp's

 

[Coatsy79]

So, is it worth by putting a pair of these?

I wouldn't mind a white pair of spiked shoes and I've found some wide 13's for £36 on ebay, the 6 spike ones

I'd probably never use them in the depths of winter only spring/autumn when you can't wear spikeless and my outfit calls for white shoes instead of my current pair of brown adipures

 

[Fish]

Typical TM/Adidas corporate response.itions we've seen would have increased significantly which leads me to believe, in my own mind at least, that there is either an issue with the greens way back when in the OP or that the course shouldn't have been open.

Not the case, as I clearly stated in my post earlier when I witnessed it first hand. There are no issues with our greens, the course is still open and more than playable, but, I played with a player wearing the Tour version and he leaves huge indentations (no ice or frost) and I leave nothing with my Pro Stingers, neither do the other players wearing FJ's or Nike!

There is definitely something in it, I don't think these shoes distribute the weight of any sized player wearing them evenly and because of the deeper cleats or design underfoot, they impregnate further as the load is disproportionate!

 

[dotty001]

Not the case, as I clearly stated in my post earlier when I witnessed it first hand. There are no issues with our greens, the course is still open and more than playable, but, I played with a player wearing the Tour version and he leaves huge indentations (no ice or frost) and I leave nothing with my Pro Stingers, neither do the other players wearing FJ's or Nike!

There is definitely something in it, I don't think these shoes distribute the weight of any sized player wearing them evenly and because of the deeper cleats or design underfoot, they impregnate further as the load is disproportionate!

what about if yer 11st and ickle !!!

 

[Fish]

what about if yer 11st and ickle !!!

Not sure what your asking but, I'd say the lad that was wearing these was the lightest out of all 4 of us, so, for me, the weight of any person isn't distributed evenly and the design underfoot of the Tours exposures that!

 

[BTatHome]

Gotta say my new adizeros have zero chance of leaving the spike marks that these clubs are complaining about

 

[Dave B]

I normally have 2 pairs of shoes in the car but forgot I took my Adidas golf lites out so when I played on Sunday all I had was my Adizero Tours which although in the boot have only been worn a few times.

Three holes were closed and there was one temporary however because it's a hilly course the greens that were open were in good condition and reasonably firm.

We were one of the last to tee off so plenty of people had been walking on the greens prior to us playing. The following photo's were taken which only shows one set of foot prints from somebody taking a size 8 weighing 12.5 stone.



I did write to Adidas but to date they have declined to comment. Like many other Adizero purchasers I bought the shoes for winter golf due to their waterproof properties and two year guarantee but given the damage caused I no longer have the inclination to wear them.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

you could have a cracking little game of marbles - like I did when a kid when we played marbles in the gutter at side of road rolling the marbles down the gutter and trying to have as many as possible stop in the holes on the drain cover

 

[Westy3469]

Not sure what your asking but, I'd say the lad that was wearing these was the lightest out of all 4 of us, so, for me, the weight of any person isn't distributed evenly and the design underfoot of the Tours exposures that!

I'm only 11 and a half stone and they do leave big depressions in the green. Glad I only paid £60 for mine

 

[Oddsocks]

So, is it worth by putting a pair of these?

I wouldn't mind a white pair of spiked shoes and I've found some wide 13's for £36 on ebay, the 6 spike ones

I'd probably never use them in the depths of winter only spring/autumn when you can't wear spikeless and my outfit calls for white shoes instead of my current pair of brown adipures

Coatsy, as per my earlier response and that off fishes, it seems the issue is with the tour version, not the six spike,

I played with a guy who is 11 stone wet and he was wearing tours, I'm tipping 16stone and was wearing the six spikes, he's indentations were almost 3 times deeper

 

[Oddsocks]

Not the case, as I clearly stated in my post earlier when I witnessed it first hand. There are no issues with our greens, the course is still open and more than playable, but, I played with a player wearing the Tour version and he leaves huge indentations (no ice or frost) and I leave nothing with my Pro Stingers, neither do the other players wearing FJ's or Nike!

There is definitely something in it, I don't think these shoes distribute the weight of any sized player wearing them evenly and because of the deeper cleats or design underfoot, they impregnate further as the load is disproportionate!

I'll say it again, the issues tours not six spike!

 

[ColchesterFC]

http://egcagronomy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/adizero-update.html?spref=tw

Interesting that according to this article Adidas have admitted that there is/was a problem with the Adizeros.....

"Adidas acknowledged that there had been a problem with the old model"

And that the new version was still causing enough problems to be banned......

"So in conclusion we feel that the adizero's, new & old, are still unacceptable for our greens, but we have been assured that as conditions improve this will change. For the time being, the ban continues but will be monitoring the situation closely."

 

[titleistho]

http://egcagronomy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/adizero-update.html?spref=tw

Interesting that according to this article Adidas have admitted that there is/was a problem with the Adizeros.....

"Adidas acknowledged that there had been a problem with the old model"

And that the new version was still causing enough problems to be banned......

"So in conclusion we feel that the adizero's, new & old, are still unacceptable for our greens, but we have been assured that as conditions improve this will change. For the time being, the ban continues but will be monitoring the situation closely."

that club needs to sort its greens out- blaming shoes , greens too soft

 

[ColchesterFC]

that club needs to sort its greens out- blaming shoes , greens too soft

Or maybe this quote........

"We then tested other models (some of which have yet to be released) and these are a lot more friendly to the turf."

means that it is the shoes and not the greens.

 

[stevie_r]

that club needs to sort its greens out- blaming shoes , greens too soft

Huge retractable umbrellas perhaps?