palindromicbob
Tour Winner
That's were the con comes in. He never actually wore Dunlop clothes.
Fleetwood's Crazy Year So Far
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That's were the con comes in. He never actually wore Dunlop clothes.
Lump
Tour Winner
I believe he's tried all the clubs he wanted, but went back to the Nike stuff as that gave him the best numbers with his ball of choice.
These guys are more bothered about the ball than equipment.
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
Good result for him today, always good to see a British winner at any sport.
Steve Bamford
Head Pro
With his level of quality ball-striking and Tommy sorting the mental-side of the game, you can see plenty more titles in the future for him.
dufferman
Journeyman Pro
I wonder, for a golfer of Tommy's level, playing pretty much every day of the week with practice etc, how long his irons and wedges will last him? Surely come the end of the year he'll have to go to a new manufacturer because his clubs will be literally wearing out?
davemc1
Journeyman Pro
Im sure if he liked the gear so much he would of stocked up on clubs when Nike pulled the plug. In fact, surely he has at least 2 or 3 sets knocking around incase of mishaps
I would never have believed that until I played in a corporate pro-am a couple of years ago, just local pro's. The guy I was with was given his set at the beginning of the season by his club sponsor and by September, when our comp was, the grooves had virtually disappeared on his short irons and wedges. If his were like that, he played low level national comps probably Euro pro at best, then who knows how long a set would last a pro like Fleetwood.
In fact, there is a good question. How long does a set last a top pro? I know wedges get changed very regularly, weeks or a couple of months, but what about irons?
One of the advantages of being a bit rubbish is that I don't hit the centre of the club with clear regularity meaning my clubs will take a very long time to wear down
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Pretty sure even when it comes to the point of no Nike stock is left, Fleetwood will find something to use. Does anyone know how long Fleetwood has left on the Nike contract?
dufferman
Journeyman Pro
I would never have believed that until I played in a corporate pro-am a couple of years ago, just local pro's. The guy I was with was given his set at the beginning of the season by his club sponsor and by September, when our comp was, the grooves had virtually disappeared on his short irons and wedges. If his were like that, he played low level national comps probably Euro pro at best, then who knows how long a set would last a pro like Fleetwood.
In fact, there is a good question. How long does a set last a top pro? I know wedges get changed very regularly, weeks or a couple of months, but what about irons?
One of the advantages of being a bit rubbish is that I don't hit the centre of the club with clear regularity meaning my clubs will take a very long time to wear down
I guess as DaveMC1 said above, maybe he has a handful of sets he can use, to see him through this season. I imagine he has a shed full of wedges as he must go through them quickly!!
dufferman
Journeyman Pro
As I understood it, all Nike contracts for clubs were ended the moment they announced they were pulling out the club making market. Hence why some people like Casey made the switch to new clubs almost immediately. Maybe they knew in advance of the announcement to the market?
I really dont think Fleetwood will quit the Nike's,he must have been inundated with offers from club manufacturers after his recent success but is playing so well with them why change!.
Dasit
Tour Rookie
How is Fleetwood having enough Nike clubs even a discussion
He could have 100 sets if he wanted, maybe he does.
He could have the machine that makes them if he wanted, maybe he does
He could have 100 sets if he wanted, maybe he does.
He could have the machine that makes them if he wanted, maybe he does
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Would seem fair enough. I'm sure there will be a lot of Nike clubs around but do they still have a tour van etc so what happens if Fleetwood needs a club repaired or adjusted
Dasit
Tour Rookie
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
No one is saying that so no need to repeat your same reply. However how many of these vans would still carry a full Nike range as standard. It's a simple question as I was wondering what Fleetwood and any other Nike players still using the clubs do for replacement heads etc.
Theres plently of club builders out there who could fettle with Fleetwoods clubs and the stock is still available.Why are people on here thinking big contracts and tour vans as it doesent look like Tommy is.
Dasit
Tour Rookie
Didn't Stenson use the same 3 wood for about 10 years or something
Fleetwood staying with his Nike clubs not really an issue in terms of hurting future performance
Only reason he would move is for the money
Fleetwood staying with his Nike clubs not really an issue in terms of hurting future performance
Only reason he would move is for the money
He still uses it.
Some feisty replies here and I'm not sure why. Do grooves on woods wear out? They do on irons. No one is suggesting that Fleetwood moves for money. The points being made are that as Nike are no longer producing clubs how many clubs is he likely to need stashed away to see him through the next couple of years. No one is criticising him, they are genuine questions out of interest that people are asking.
