Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....

CMAC said:
are these serious posts from people saying they cause damage? never seen it, never heard of it from golfers or courses or even TM/Adidas haters.
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Just to pick up on a couple of points made here as I started this thread not trying to start a TM/Adidas vs the rest sort of thing. It was genuine interest as to whether anyone else had noticed the impressions with this particular shoe. I personally have 2 pairs of them and love them so certainly wouldn't want them banned however I did also see how much deeper the impressions where versus my playing partners and a number of other people. I also weigh in at 14 ½ stone so it’s definitely not a weight thing in my eyes, it is the shoe design.

The other thing I should add is that the issue isn’t so much damage to the greens in terms of them getting churned up etc. The issue is that people are saying that because the impressions are so much deeper and take longer to ‘spring back’ that the group behind could have issues putting if you have a couple of players in front wearing the shoes and you then have to putt through their footprints.
 
Banning golf shoes!?

I've heard it all now, if the greens are that wet and soft that your golf shoes are leaving bad indentations/spike marks the greens shouldn't be on in my opinion.

Also would the pro shop no longer stock them shoes if they were banned from the course?
 
Wore mine today - a little indent on the green but no damage. FC was wearing Dryjoys and he also had some indents on the green
 
I wear these shoes and find them ridiculously comfy. Can't say that I tear up the greens though. They do leave slightly bigger indentations than my playing partners' shoes, but these always spring back by the time we've left the green as normal.

If people are tearing up greens with them, I'd suggest they stop running around and just walk like a normal person!!
 
Am I the only one that finds it a bit weird/sad that people are going around comparing footprints.
So you've got suitable trousers on with shirt tucked in,you change your shoes in the locker room. But wait your shoes seem to leave a 1mm deeper indentation in the green than others:rant:
Seriously Golfers will moan about anything.
 
Pin-seeker said:
Am I the only one that finds it a bit weird/sad that people are going around comparing footprints.
So you've got suitable trousers on with shirt tucked in,you change your shoes in the locker room. But wait your shoes seem to leave a 1mm deeper indentation in the green than others:rant:
Seriously Golfers will moan about anything.
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With you brother
 
road2ruin said:
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?
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What part of this OP do people not understand?
There are some out there who feel that these shoes do make a bigger indentation - I haven't even seen a pair of these shoes on a course so I have no idea if this is true or not but several of us have found this so what's everyone's issue..?

If a Club wants to ban a particular shoe and they have a reason then they can.
How do we know that they haven't done tests...?
Not saying they have but unless we're on the Greens Committee at this club we have no idea.....

OP says the rumour is out there - agree with it or not.
 
Imurg said:
What part of this OP do people not understand?
There are some out there who feel that these shoes do make a bigger indentation - I haven't even seen a pair of these shoes on a course so I have no idea if this is true or not but several of us have found this so what's everyone's issue..?

If a Club wants to ban a particular shoe and they have a reason then they can.
How do we know that they haven't done tests...?
Not saying they have but unless we're on the Greens Committee at this club we have no idea.....

OP says the rumour is out there - agree with it or not.
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Glad I haven't got the job of testing every golf shoe on the market to see which make the naughty step.
 
They'll even moan about other golfers moaning! :D

Pin-seeker said:
Am I the only one that finds it a bit weird/sad that people are going around comparing footprints.
So you've got suitable trousers on with shirt tucked in,you change your shoes in the locker room. But wait your shoes seem to leave a 1mm deeper indentation in the green than others:rant:
Seriously Golfers will moan about anything.
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Imurg said:
What part of this OP do people not understand?
There are some out there who feel that these shoes do make a bigger indentation - I haven't even seen a pair of these shoes on a course so I have no idea if this is true or not but several of us have found this so what's everyone's issue..?

If a Club wants to ban a particular shoe and they have a reason then they can.
How do we know that they haven't done tests...?
Not saying they have but unless we're on the Greens Committee at this club we have no idea.....

OP says the rumour is out there - agree with it or not.
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Exactly right
 
Just done a Google search and the OP does not appear to he the only one with this issue. Not sure if it is the same club but a poster on Golf Magic has already had a ban on Adizero shoes at his club
 
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