Should Tiger drop Nike?

[Jimmy3putts]

I reckon he needs a belly putter. They work wonders for has-beens!

[RonTheSavage]

Originally Posted by Jimmy3putts

I reckon he needs a belly putter. They work wonders for has-beens!

So are you calling Tiger a has been??

[Jimmy3putts]

He gone mate, past it, all washed up! The only thing that can save him is the longer putter!

[RonTheSavage]

Originally Posted by Jimmy3putts

He gone mate, past it, all washed up! The only thing that can save him is the longer putter!

Taking the bait.........AGAIN

I notice from other threads that you're a Phil guy so if Tigers washed up then what is Phil?

[Jimmy3putts]

Originally Posted by RonTheSavage

Taking the bait.........AGAIN

I notice from other threads that you're a Phil guy so if Tigers washed up then what is Phil?

Phil is just lurking, waiting for a few things to click then wham, 3 majors on the trot!

However low Phils game is (at the moment) he is still remarkably accepting of the crowd and the position they have put him in. Woods will happily walk past and ignore a kid who has spent his last few bucks on a TW hat just because he missed a putt.

Phil is classy, Bones too.

[jgreen85]

it's crazy how bad Tiger's wedge game is. Maybe he should get vokey/cleveland wedges *sarcasm* - seriously tho, 9 iron down, he's looked amateurish. Like a 10 handicap. He's still the best w/ long irons tho.

[RonTheSavage]

Originally Posted by Jimmy3putts

Phil is just lurking, waiting for a few things to click then wham, 3 majors on the trot!

However low Phils game is (at the moment) he is still remarkably accepting of the crowd and the position they have put him in. Woods will happily walk past and ignore a kid who has spent his last few bucks on a TW hat just because he missed a putt.

Phil is classy, Bones too.

???? Im done here

[ZigZag]

Would love to see Tiger start his own brand

[bhp1404]

Originally Posted by ZigZag

Would love to see Tiger start his own brand

He did, it's called Nike Golf

[LuciusWooding]

Originally Posted by bhp1404

He did, it's called Nike Golf

Yeah, pretty much. The VR line is basically named after his propensity for wearing red on Sundays. Honestly he could have something designed or make them rethink a product by not playing it. Take the 20xi balls; he stopped playing them and now all I hear about them is negative reviews, but many people liked them at first. If he puts something in the bag though, instant success.

[bhp1404]

Originally Posted by LuciusWooding

Yeah, pretty much. The VR line is basically named after his propensity for wearing red on Sundays. Honestly he could have something designed or make them rethink a product by not playing it. Take the 20xi balls; he stopped playing them and now all I hear about them is negative reviews, but many people liked them at first. If he puts something in the bag though, instant success.

That's part true. I am sure Tiger was the reason for Nike becoming as big as they are now, but now Nike has made great products and Nike is the reason for becoming a leading manufacturer. I would not be surprised if a bunch of young kids that are new to golf would buy Nike because of Tiger, but if you have been playing long enough, you buy things based on how they work for you. When i was buying my new clubs i never once thought of Tiger.

[jamo]

Take the 20xi balls; he stopped playing them and now all I hear about them is negative reviews, but many people liked them at first. If he puts something in the bag though, instant success.

Did he ever actually play them in tournaments? I don't remember him ever taking the One Tour D out for the 20XI.

[LovinItAll]

He did, it's called Nike Golf

No kidding. I read that gets a cut from everything golf-related that Nike sells. He's not going anywhere.

[Clambake]

Originally Posted by jgreen85

it's crazy how bad Tiger's wedge game is. Maybe he should get vokey/cleveland wedges *sarcasm* - seriously tho, 9 iron down, he's looked amateurish. Like a 10 handicap. He's still the best w/ long irons tho.

Yeah, that flop shot to win at Memorial was a piece of amateurish garbage.....

[RonTheSavage]

Originally Posted by Clambake

Yeah, that flop shot to win at Memorial was a piece of amateurish garbage.....

Thank you for pointing that out.

[Archie Bunker]

Tiger is simply a billboard for Nike; so is Michelle Wie. As long as these people get camera exposure, Nike is willing to pay the price and custom-make equipment to their specs. Nike even knows what kind of clothes Tiger will be wearing at next year's Masters, so they can get them into the pro shops on time. If you fall off the radar (like David Duval), Nike has no use for you and you will be dropped. With the exception of Tiger and Wie, it looks like Nike is getting very little exposure at the top of the leader boards of late. Most of the logos you are seeing are Titleist, Ping, Cleveland, Calloway and TaylorMade. The "swoosh" has gotten less visibility as of late.

[newtogolf]

I don't think he did, to my knowledge he's used the One Tour D and hasn't used the 20XI in a tournament.

Originally Posted by jamo

Did he ever actually play them in tournaments? I don't remember him ever taking the One Tour D out for the 20XI.

[Spyder]

Originally Posted by cajuntexan00

Is there any chance that part of Tiger's problem is that he plays with Nike everything?  Maybe I'm completely misguided, but I've never really considered them a serious manufacturer of golf equipment.  I hit a Nike 3 wood a few years ago and found it to be terrible and made the mistake of playing with a dozen Nike Power distance balls once which felt awful.

Anyone a fan of their stuff?

One thing many people don't realize, is that the clubs that these professionals are using are not the same clubs that you are using. They often receive prototype or "one-offs" engineered specifically for them. They are tailored from head to toe from the shoes, to the clubs, to the hat. I think the only thing that they're using that you would have access to off the shelf would be the ball.

Tiger is definitely not using some stock VRS off the shelf of Golf Galaxy. He could, but he's not. You definitely cannot compare your 3 wood experience to what the professionals are using.