Clothing branding

[MiniBlueDragon]

My old Nike cap is on the way out so I was looking through various caps at the pro shop. My thought process kept going to "That's nice but I can't wear it as I have no clubs of that brand" and even when I did have clubs of that brand I'd be thinking "Oh I only have a single club of that brand" or "I play that brand but not that model"

Eventually I felt so frustrated and limited by the bizarre restraints I was placing on myself that I decided to go full circle and chose a cap of a brand and model neither of which I play (unless you include my putter in which case I play a Ping Anser!)

Are you fussed what the branding is on your clothing? Do you need to be wearing a brand that you play/like or does it just need to look good and work as intended? Are you fussed about parading around with "Mizuno" emblazoned on your cap if you have nothing of that brand in terms of gear?

[newtogolf]

In general I go with what looks good and not rhe brand, except for Taylor Made.  For some reason I seem to steer clear of bags, shirts and hats with their name on it.

[Kieran123]

I choose hats on how they fit, I have a big forehead so the standard Nike flexfits are a bit too tight. I wear baseball caps personally. I also have a fitted Puma hat coming in the mail soon.

This style:

http://www.golftown.com/PUMA-Fitted-Monoline-Cap-P1563.aspx

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by newtogolf

In general I go with what looks good and not rhe brand, except for Taylor Made.  For some reason I seem to steer clear of bags, shirts and hats with their name on it.

It's weird isn't it? I'd never wear a Callaway hat or carry a Callaway bag, but I put Callaway headcovers on my non-Callaway woods because prefer their design. I'd say Callaway is easily as polarizing a brand as Nike or TMAG, and I'd rather wear a hat with my least favourite sports team on it than a Taylor Made or Nike cap.

There are couple of golf brands I'd consider wearing, but all their apparel is just so ugly. I go with brands like North Face, Burton, Quicksilver, DC, Columbia etc.  I pick caps I'd feel comfortable wearing on the way to snowboarding.

[jamo]

Most of my khaki pants and polo shirts are Nautica.

[ochmude]

I don't wear any "golf" clothing, so it's never been a problem for me.  I wear a 3rd MarDiv hat because I was in 3rd MarDiv when I was in the Marines.  I used to wear a Tommy Armour Ti100 hat when I was a teenager, though, and I love it.  I played cheap Dunlop clubs from Walmart, but the hat made me feel more like a real golfer, if that makes any sense.  I say just pick clothing that appeals to your tastes and you can't really go wrong.

[SteelCitySlice]

I used to wear the hats that looked good, regardless of what brand name was on the front.  But I bought a white Ping G10 Tour hat when I got my G10 irons and I find that I wear that hat 75% of the time I play anymore.  And the other 25% I bounce back and forth between a Srixon Z-Star hat (the one that came free with the dozen from TGW a few months ago) and an '07 US Open hat from Oakmont.  So yeah, I guess you could say I now pay attention to the brands I wear.

I, too, stay away from Nike stuff for some reason...

[Shindig]

Well, most of my golf clothing is either Champions or Bubba Golf, so that's not an issue. I've recently picked up some Nike clothing, but the only Nike hat I have is one I bought before going to the Chevron World Challenge, and that has a dozen autographs on it, so that's not getting worn. The only other golf brand hat I have is a Mizuno hat that I got from a Mizuno rep, and I wear it pretty regularly. I also have a Mizuno knit cap, which I wear sometimes. My other golf hats either advertise my club or aren't labeled at all. But even if I didn't like Nike clubs, I'd still wear their clothes. I think they make great clothing and shoes, and I'd still be OK with wearing both, even if I somehow had 0 Nike clubs in the bag.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by SteelCitySlice

I used to wear the hats that looked good, regardless of what brand name was on the front.  But I bought a white Ping G10 Tour hat when I got my G10 irons and I find that I wear that hat 75% of the time I play anymore.  And the other 25% I bounce back and forth between a Srixon Z-Star hat (the one that came free with the dozen from TGW a few months ago) and an '07 US Open hat from Oakmont.  So yeah, I guess you could say I now pay attention to the brands I wear.

I, too, stay away from Nike stuff for some reason...

At least Nike hats answer the question every golfer decked out in one brand could ask themselves. Do I risk looking like a tool?

[Kieran123]

Well, they also answer the question "Do I look good?"

FWIW, I think Nike make the most comfortable golf shirts in the industry....when I say Nike, I mean that 7 year old kid in Guangzhou

[iacas]

I like the Adidas line of clothing. Their pants and shirts are all pretty nice. I have a fair amount of IZOD stuff as well (outlet store nearby).

[Ben]

Originally Posted by MiniBlueDragon

Are you fussed what the branding is on your clothing? Do you need to be wearing a brand that you play/like or does it just need to look good and work as intended? Are you fussed about parading around with "Mizuno" emblazoned on your cap if you have nothing of that brand in terms of gear?

I'm only brand loyal on hats. Actually it was part of my contract when I was on staff with Callaway that I had to wear their hat, when I wore a hat that is. But, I won't be wearing any Mizuno or Ping hats. If its not Callaway, then its usually a hat form a course I've played, or no hat at all.

When it comes to clothes, that's a whole different story. Callaway's shirts are ill-fitting and devoid of style, I stay away. I love the way Nike shirts fit and have a ton of them. I was on an Adidas kick for a while too, but Nike is better. For winter I try to stay with cotton shirts, so that means RL Polo. I find the best pants at H&M; and/or Urban Outfitters.

[Chrepper]

Tommy Hilfiger, Bass, Van Heusen, Izod

^girlfriend works at tommy and gets legit discounts

If I had money, Tommy Bahama!

[p_funk]

I tend to stay away from golf branding while on the course. I have about 4 different visors that I wear (WVU, Titans, Adidas and Hilton Head National). I guess the Adidas one is kind of golf branding, but I was a big Adidas fan before I even started playing golf. Shirts match the visor I am wearing, none of which are golf related, I guess minus the Adidas. And my shorts are Dockers

[shades9323]

I buy and wear whatever fits and meets my eye for looks.  My headwear on the course is either a nike dryfit visor or a ping visor. It is merely coincidence that I have a nike driver and ping irons.

[JoeC36]

I usually wear my Team Realtree camo cap, but i was at Dicks last week and bought a Ping G10 hat cause i liked it. I dont have any Ping clubs but that doesn't bother me.

[Paradox]

I like the Titleist fitted mesh hats because they fit nice and its only a bonus that I use Pro V's.  I also wear a taylormade visor but I find that Taylormade hats don't fit well..they are too shallow for what I feel comfortable wearing.

I sometimes wear my Nike UK fitted hat, and I also sometimes wear a DC shoes fitted hat.

[hokiebound]

Yeah I'm kind of the same way. I generally prefer FJ and Adidas shits. I'm hoping to pick up some Nike shirts as well since I'm playing in the high 90s every day here in Alabama. For hats I usually go for looks. I have three that I cycle through. I have a Nike hat, Bridgestone visor, and a Titleist hat. I usually prefer to play a Bridgestone ball, have vokey wedges and a Titleist 3 wood, and own nothing Nike clubs wise. So I'm kind of mixed.