Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....

Fish said:
These were well over £100 from the outset and I only hear from most on here how comfortably they are and how they were well worth their original price tag, so, taking away the fact that they are not suitable for soft greens and summer will soon be upon us, this has to be a good deal then I'd think?

http://www.dailygolfdeal.co.uk/deals/deals/adizerotour/
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That's good deal, I paid £75.00 last year for the tours. no bans up here yet.
 
Fish said:
These were well over £100 from the outset and I only hear from most on here how comfortably they are and how they were well worth their original price tag, so, taking away the fact that they are not suitable for soft greens and summer will soon be upon us, this has to be a good deal then I'd think?

http://www.dailygolfdeal.co.uk/deals/deals/adizerotour/
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Robin, they are £38 on the adidas backstage sale....
 
Two pairs of golf shoes for £82 that have an RRP of £280!!! (adiCross Tours and another pair of adiZero's)

Can't remember the last time I ever paid full price on any shoes, clothes, clubs etc. Last year's colours/model/style suits me fine
 
My mate bought 2 pairs this week for £22 a pair. Our 16th green is still quite wet and all makes of shoes are causing big indents. On the other greens the indents vanish in seconds, adzeros included.
 
Their design gets improved 'grip' by more aggressive cleats; obviously to gain this grip the cleats must sink further into the turf which will damage the greens more in comparison to a shoe with a less aggressive sole.

Any club would be wise to consider the trade-off and it they feel there is too much damage then ban the shoe; forcing other golfers to use 'winter' tees is hardly the way to go.

Surely shoe makers must consider the effect their shoes have on a course because, if we are honest, most club golfer's don't actually play consistently at a level where the variation in shoe grip matters.
 
Well they dont fit in mine and dont give me enough grip

Wont they also produce numerous holes and also dig into the ground ? As well as adding weight.
 
freddielong said:
Of course there is a very simple answer

Metal spikes
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It's not the spikes/cleats that are the problem imo. It's the poles that the spikes are fastened to. If spikes/cleats are attached to the sole and the sole sits flush with the ground, there is no problem. But that would mean more material, thus weight, on the sole and Adidas seems to be obsessed with saving weight. Because the weight is only on the poles, even quite light players will leave marks on the greens.

Metal Spikes work better, for me, in winter that Soft Spikes, but 'main' course is Soft-Spike only, so I have a load of old spikes unused! Soft spikes can still rip up greens too - but nowhere near as 'naturally' as Metal ones.
 
MadAdey said:
I witnessed for the first time the other day the marks they make on a green. Unfortunately it was me doing it....:eek:
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Swap the word "marks" for "Craters" and you would be close, First time i'd seen them in action too and now I can see what all the fuss is about,

Suspect that as the greens firm up the bans will be lifted, but expect them to return in the autumn
 
My adidas shoes made no "craters" at the Berkshire, At Woburn , Stoke Park , Wentworth plus multiple other courses i have played at over the last two month

But some clubs have had them make marks on the greens - are those greens softer ? who knows but they have banned them to do whats best for their greens.

But you can beat if the clubs that have banned them got an offer for a big pro or amateur event would the ban go to those players ?
 
PhilTheFragger said:
Swap the word "marks" for "Craters" and you would be close, First time i'd seen them in action too and now I can see what all the fuss is about,
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it was embarrassing and found myself walking around the apron to limit the amount of time I spent on the actual green. Problem us with winter out of the way and me starting to offload golf kit now I had flogged my dryjoys that I normally wear in winter to my mate so I only have adizero tour now.
 
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