Course ban on Adidas Adizero shoes....

MadAdey said:
I will hold my hands and admit to buying these with the intent of winding up the secretary after a few run ins with him regarding my golfing attire. The tiger woods shirts that do not have the traditional collars, my shoes that I wore in the clubhouse that he claims where trainers, that clearly aren't. The bloke is a total @@@@ and a lot of people do not like him anyway and everyone on the first tee thought it was hilarious when he came over to tell me off for sambas when I was about to tee off, then I just lifted up my soles and showed him. I got bought a few drinks for doing that to him.........:whistle:
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The shocking thing is that this guy is involved with the running of the club not just some old fuddy duddy member
 
Surely the answer is not to ban adizero, but educate the members to why they are not the preferred winter shoe and request " where possible / if possible " for other shoes to be worn.

All of a sudden people will want to protect their greens themselves not because their being told to ;)
 
Ive just bought some adizeros though im keeping them for the better weather next year. I looked at the cleats last night and they dont seem any longer than my other adidas shoes ?
 
Hallsy said:
Ive just bought some adizeros though im keeping them for the better weather next year. I looked at the cleats last night and they dont seem any longer than my other adidas shoes ?
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they arent! I think the older more traditional shoes have an edge to them which possibly spreads the load more evenly. The Adizero's and other similar shoes just mould around the foot possibly creating more weight in a smaller area. On firm greens and fairways they are super comfortable though it has to be said.
 
At my fighting weight at the moment of 15 1/2 stone - but with size 12 feet to spread the load over a greater surface area.

Before this thread my main worry about Zeros was that I was going to split them!!
 
CMAC said:
thats right, and they are called Fat! :ears:
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Or Men ... When I was that low my fat count was next to non existent, my waist was 33-34" my chest was 42" .. My golf swing wasn't balanced though I needed a little more round the waist, and I am only 5'11.
 
Email from club:

"Dear Member

It is apparent that there is damage being caused to the greens and on investigation it would seem that this is down to the new Adizero shoes. Their design is such that the spikes are raised and thus causing damage to the greens.

We are currently trying to negotiate with Adidas as to what can be done about this but in the meantime, Members who have a pair of these shoes are requested not to wear them on the course until we are able to establish a solution to this problem."
 
KJT123 said:
Email from club:

"Dear Member

It is apparent that there is damage being caused to the greens and on investigation it would seem that this is down to the new Adizero shoes. Their design is such that the spikes are raised and thus causing damage to the greens.

We are currently trying to negotiate with Adidas as to what can be done about this but in the meantime, Members who have a pair of these shoes are requested not to wear them on the course until we are able to establish a solution to this problem."
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It will be interesting to hear what response they get from Adidas, please keep us posted.
 
HawkeyeMS said:
It will be interesting to hear what response they get from Adidas, please keep us posted.
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I would also be really interested to see how this pans out or if the news spreads and other clubs look into it. I have nothing against Adizero shoes (I have a pair and really like them) but the comments on here and other forums have been interesting. It seems unusual for greenkeepers to raise concerns over particular items of kit damaging the course. Certainly this could be an issue for Adidas if a number of courses put bans in place. It could then be argued that the shoe is not fit for purpose as it was not marketed as a summer only shoe and in extreme circumstances people could be looking for refunds or replacements. Even more of a concern if the 2014 models have similar design issues.
 
KJT123 said:
Email from club:

"Dear Member

It is apparent that there is damage being caused to the greens and on investigation it would seem that this is down to the new Adizero shoes. Their design is such that the spikes are raised and thus causing damage to the greens.

We are currently trying to negotiate with Adidas as to what can be done about this but in the meantime, Members who have a pair of these shoes are requested not to wear them on the course until we are able to establish a solution to this problem."
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Which course is this

And what is the exact damage it the green they are making

How much investigation has the club actually done - has it inspected every single shoe ?

A spike on the shoe can cause an indent on the green but is that damage ?

As for negotiating with a Adidas ?!? :lol:
 
I played this morning and, having read this thread last night, kept a close eye on the greens as I wear Adizeros. I am also not especially light at a shade under 15 stone.

Our greens were damp and receptive, taking a ball and leaving decent pitch marks. And guess what? Not a single indentation from my shoes. I would suggest this is more an issue with the greens at certain clubs than it is with the shoes themselves.

I would be interested to see what stance a club adopts if it opts to ban these shoes and anyone bought them through the shop at the club in question. I always remember years ago buying and Ian Poulter Design collarless golf shirt from the pro shop at my last club, and the jobsworth secretary confronting me on the 1st tee one Saturday as I prepared to tee off in a qualifier telling me I was inappropriately dressed when wearing it. I told him to reel his neck in and rather than have a pop at me he should stick his head round the door of the shop once in a while to see what they were selling.
 
KJT123 said:
Email from club:

"Dear Member

after 6 months of trying to ban the adizero tour shoe we have finally done it. The excuse that we are using is this:

It is apparent that there is damage being caused to the greens and on investigation it would seem that this is down to the new Adizero shoes. Their design is such that the spikes are raised and thus causing damage to the greens.

We are currently trying to negotiate with Adidas as to what can be done about this but in the meantime, Members who have a pair of these shoes are requested not to wear them on the course until we are able to establish a solution to this problem."
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My question to your club would be this. I only own these shoes so what am I now to wear on the course? Or am I meant to stop playing golf?
 
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