Nike Golf to 'transition out' of clubs and golf balls!!

[Tashyboy]

Always thought that companies such as TM and Nike tried selling there golf gear on the back of there name and not the quality of there prodeucts. I don't think they have been a patch on Ping Titliest Callaway.

Ironically on our 18th today, Baghead hit his drive 250yd with his Nike driver, Melly said am not having that and hit his 275 yd. measured on sat nav watch. Baghead asked Trev if he could have a go with his Ping G driver. He mullered it 298 yd. He said "that drive has just cost me £299". He loved his Nike driver but reckons it is not a patch on the Ping. I told him it's a waste of brass coz he can't hit it 300 yd forum distance.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

hehe of course that's what you meant... lmfao :rofl: too much fun....

I think the replies on the thread show pretty clearly it was simple to understand what my post meant apart from yourself who I firmly believe was just looking to make an issue out of nothing - if someone else had made the same two posts I did you wouldn't have said a thing.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

No suprised by the news on this, I don't know anyone who plays Nike clubs. Who knows, perhaps the "Tiger effect" ie his ending, did have more of an effect than they wanted.....

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Always thought that companies such as TM and Nike tried selling there golf gear on the back of there name and not the quality of there prodeucts. I don't think they have been a patch on Ping Titliest Callaway.

Ironically on our 18th today, Baghead hit his drive 250yd with his Nike driver, Melly said am not having that and hit his 275 yd. measured on sat nav watch. Baghead asked Trev if he could have a go with his Ping G driver. He mullered it 298 yd. He said "that drive has just cost me £299". He loved his Nike driver but reckons it is not a patch on the Ping. I told him it's a waste of brass coz he can't hit it 300 yd forum distance.

I believe all the manufacterer make good equipment

But how each will perform will be down to the person swinging the club

I have tried all the new Ping drivers and Titliest and Callaway and none can get near my TM SLDR in performance terms - that doesn't mean the TM is a better driver

 

[Tashyboy]

If there clubs are as good as the boots that someone posted on here last week, no wonder they are pulling outta golf.

Regards there balls, if I find any, they stay in the same place as dunlops. On the deck where I find them.

 

[Tashyboy]

I believe all the manufacterer make good equipment

But how each will perform will be down to the person swinging the club

I have tried all the new Ping drivers and Titliest and Callaway and none can get near my TM SLDR in performance terms - that doesn't mean the TM is a better driver

Well anyone that can hit the SLDR has gone right up in my estimation 😁👍 coz that is the worst bat I have ever purchased.

 

[Dan2501]

Shame. Big fan of their gear. I love my Covert 2.0 irons, easily out-performed everything else I hit when I was buying them, and really enjoyed hitting the Vapor Pro when that first came out. Not hit any of the new stuff, but seen a few lads at my club using them and they look lovely. Be very interested if the Vapor Fly Pro gets a big discount!

 

[Hobbit]

hehe of course that's what you meant... lmfao :rofl: too much fun....

hahahahaha ---- breathe --- ---- hahahaha.... wonder who the real plonker is in this thread? Must have a read back through but its fairly obvious really..... hahahaha ------ breathe ------ hahahahaha

C'mon Alex, its pretty clear reading back through you've misunderstood Phil's post. Be a man and own up to plonker of the day award.

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Just (don't) do it (anymore)!

 

[Jacko_G]

I wouldnt be surprised to see one of these 2 scenarios.

Nike retain Rory on clothing etc and he is signed by someone like PXG or Ping and probably go back to a Titleist ball.

Cobra/Puma take him on whole hog as he fits their model, Rory and Rickie showcasing Cobra/Puma.

Ping like Titleist don't pay enough to temp a player like Rory, even a "poor" Rory!

 

[larmen]

It's a minority sport whether we like it or not.

It's a minority sport with people able and willing to put down some money. Same as triathlon.

 

[Val]

Ping like Titleist don't pay enough to temp a player like Rory, even a "poor" Rory!

He's probably far too good a player to use Ping anyway

 

[HankMarvin]

He's probably far too good a player to use Ping anyway

The way he is playing Ping might be his only hope,

Not sure any of the big three manufacturers would want him

 

[Fish]

The way he is playing Ping might be his only hope,

Not sure any of the big three manufacturers would want him

Irrelevant of how he's playing, he's still very much a commercial gold mine.

 

[Slab]

Surely he'll go elsewhere now and keep Ping as his cash-cow option for when he hits the Seniors Tour

 

[Deleted member 18588]

It's a minority sport with people able and willing to put down some money. Same as triathlon.

But not enough people and not enough money to make golf important to giant corporations such as Nike or adidas.

 

[Hacker Khan]

More bad news for the industry. http://www.mygolfspy.com/golfsmith-bankruptcy/ Yes they are US based but possibly another sign of a contraction in the industry.

 

[3565]

Apparently PXG had 30 calls within the hour from Nike players after the official statement.

 

[clarke_111]

This models what they do in tennis I guess. Big names (Nadal, Federer etc) wear Nike apparel but have separate racket manufactures. Tennis fans will know that Rafa plays a babolat rackets and Federer is a long time Wilson player-but the average casual viewer will just see the big Nike tick on all the clothes/shoes.

I believe Nike also ban any other advertising on the clothes of sponsored players.

From a marketing point of view, I don't see why they Rory's deal would be worth any less to them-the wider exposure as a brand ambassador will bepretty much the same, and they will no longer make clubs so not in competition with other brands in his area-just give Rory the freedom to go off and arrange another deal with a club/ball/bag manufacturer-there will probably be something in the contract though about not having those logos anywhere on clothes/caps/shoes which will remain exclusively Nike.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

This models what they do in tennis I guess. Big names (Nadal, Federer etc) wear Nike apparel but have separate racket manufactures. Tennis fans will know that Rafa plays a babolat rackets and Federer is a long time Wilson player-but the average casual viewer will just see the big Nike tick on all the clothes/shoes.

I believe Nike also ban any other advertising on the clothes of sponsored players.

From a marketing point of view, I don't see why they Rory's deal would be worth any less to them-the wider exposure as a brand ambassador will bepretty much the same, and they will no longer make clubs so not in competition with other brands in his area-just give Rory the freedom to go off and arrange another deal with a club/ball/bag manufacturer-there will probably be something in the contract though about not having those logos anywhere on clothes/caps/shoes which will remain exclusively Nike.

Already happens.

Neither Woods nor McIlroy use Nike branded bags and have separate sponsors for those, as does Spieth whose bag is used for sponsors other than UA or Titleist.