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Peete was a great ball striker and had a terrific run in the mid '80's. Much like the juice filled era in MLB of the 90's, he was overlooked because he averaged around 245 off the tee. Even back then the average on Tour was about 265-270, so Peete really was short but he made up for it with a great short game, as you mentioned. Certainly not forgotten just often overlooked.
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Yep. Guess I will have to do that. Was hoping that with as much golf gear as Nike sells, they would have a simple way to get OEM grips.
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Thanks for the input. It's really odd because 25 years ago Ping would not sell a Ping brand grip aftermarket. Today you can get them anywhere. I really make more putts with the Nike putter and just would prefer that it has the original style grip on it. I like the feel, the way that I roll it with that putter as well as the look (honestly, I bought a Scotty Cameron putter last years and can't stand the feel of the the grip in my hands, and since I play the Nike better, the Scotty sits in the basement for now).
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I bought a Nike Method putter a few years ago and never thought twice about having to replace the grip. I have spent the last 2 hours online trying to find a new Nike brand replacement grip with no luck. Any suggestions? Does Nike allow anyone to sell replacement grips? Much appreciated. Joe
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I long ago stopped debating the law with non-lawyers, so I probably should not post this but your statement about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act having any applicability to either basic trademark or copyright counterfeiting is nonsense. But, absolutely none of the factories in China that make brand name goods are making knock-offs, for purposes of this discussion meaning counterfeit clubs. That used to happen in China before the American companies woke up and started having their own US manufacturing people on site in the factories where their products were made. Chinese companies would run a 3rd shift using either scraps or fake materials and over run Alligator logos. (I had a case like that 30-some years ago.) Not anymore. If Nike or Acushnet or any other significant US company found that somehow that factory was running fakes today, that would be because their own US employees were part of the scam. They would fire them, prosecute them when they came back to the US and fire the factory. Unless someone steals the molds and trade secrets of manufacturing (which is one reason why the US companies have their own people on site), the fake companies don't have the molds, they don't have the trade secrets for making the tolerances of the real stuff, and they don't use the same components. And that is for the head. If you think that the shaft in your fake Titleist iron is made by the company whose name is on that shaft, you are really gullible. And yes, from a moral standpoint you are stealing from the brand owner. What amazes me is that people buy garbage like this for low prices and when they realize it is fake and doesn't work right, they then call the brand name customer service and want to know if they will send them real clubs. ( I kid you not, people actually do this, I have read the letters in counterfeiting suits. People think they can be a $20,000 Rolex watch for $5000 and when they learn it is fake they want a replacement from Rolex. Yea, right.
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If price seems too good to be true it is. Everyone likes a deal but tough to get a steal on new clubs. Lots of fakes. Attended counterfeiting conference last year and talked with security people from Ping, TM and Acushnet. The volume of fakes is out of control sadly. Not just golf clubs btw.
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The 2013 Masters/Tiger Drop Penalty and Fallout
golflaw replied to 3 Putt Again's topic in Rules of Golf
Agree completely. They have officials with every group. They must need to have them make calls and enforce them at the time. To say golf is different from other sports is baloney and a red herring - other than some of the rules are so archaic as to be nonsensical. The point is that when the rules were adopted they had no referees so they had to have some type of rule system, and most people playing in a social round of golf do not have referees. You don't have referees in pick-up basketball, baseball or football. But, when it gets to a high enough level you have referees and avoid the issue. What is really absurd is that the PGA and golf officials started answering the phone from people sitting on their couch and used that to later overturn results on the course. Began I believe with Craig Stadler not wanting to mess up his pants kneeling under a tree on the back 9 at Torrey Pines. Wasn't funny then and not funny now. Totally absurd that golf allow NON PARTICIPANTS to change the outcome of its events. Call Roger Goodell and tell him that the refs blew the holding call that resulted in the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl, or the umpire how clearly missed the call at home plate. Let's reverse the outcome the next day because someone saw something at home. Whether Tiger should have been in or out is immaterial, golf has to stop letting fans interfere with play. Get in the 20th century and have referees make the call. Then we can all debate whether they made the right call or not, but the players aren't going to be pt in the spot - - and called cheats. -
Thanks much. He was rolling it pretty well last Saturday for sure.
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What putter is Rory McIlroy using in San Antonio? I can't tell if he is now using the Nike or still with the Scotty Cameron. Thanks.
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The prettiest golf course I ever played was a 9 hole created by a farmer just north of Galway called Clew Bay. Remarkable holes up high on a hill overlooking beautiful Clew Bay. Last time we played it was 2007. Went back there in October 2012 and finally found it. The lack of play had caused the guy who owned it to let it grow over and have his sheep on it. Heartbreaking. A lot of that has happened to the really small courses that you would probably like to play for fiscal reasons.
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Lucky you. Galway is my favorite place in the world. Love it, the people the entire experience. You can rent clubs at the expensive courses. It is expensive to rent, like $75 Euro. Decent clubs though. At the smaller local places likely not going to find rental clubs. I am talking now about the places where there is no real clubhouse just a trailer and a lockbox asking you to deposit 5 or 10 Euro for the fee and another 2 for the trolley. On the west side of Ireland is Lahinch and Ballybunion. Really expensive as in more than 250 US. But, they are both memorable and you will remember the day the rest of your life. Had the fortune to play both a couple of times and it was worth the price. Drive way out the Connamara coast and there is an awesome course right on the ocean. Not Ballybunion, but not the price either and the wind howls like it does it the big courses. Expect rain and cool in May. I am jealous.
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That mural was still firmly in place as of last October when I was in Belfast. Creepy thing was somehow the gun followed you as you walked towards or away from the mural.
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Blue Monster getting a face lift
golflaw replied to el shanko's topic in Golf Courses and Architecture
It's classic Dick Wilson. I love his courses, and this is a gem. I am sad to see it get bulldozed. I enjoyed it beating me up several times. i realize that tour pros were killing it, but it is tough plus for an amateur. And fair and fun. -
Heatherwoode is a nice public course....but. Because of that water I have never played it in less than 6 hours. In my opinion, that is absurd so I won't play it anymore. A big reason golf participation is down. Way too long and waiting between shots for 10 minutes causes me to lose whatever focus or rhythm I have on the golf. Muirfield Village is a nice course, very nice and quite difficult for an average player, at least for me. Scioto and The Golf Club are both equally terrific and fun courses to play in Columbus. As is Double Eagle. We are blessed to have so many great courses to play. And the Scarlet Course at Ohio State is just one other terrific course in this area.
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There were a bunch of them in the 80's who had grown up playing Ping Eye2 irons, won some tournaments, got a club contract and dropped off the world. Bob Tway, Kenny Knox and Mark Calcavecchia come to mind. Calcavecchia ultimately went back to Pings and has had played well on the senior tour. John Daly won the PGA using Ping irons.