The state of Golf down worldwide

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by MinnSkinny

TM's days of milking the public cow are coming to an end. Just my view.

I've been saying that since the Firesole days

They are wholly-owned by Adidas, and have more than enough cash to over-market their wares.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by MinnSkinny

Kev-
Interesting comment regarding equipment. My guess is Swoosh and TM make your "hole" list. I find TM to be a company who has successfully pulled the wool over a lot of golfers eyes. Swoosh presence in amateur golf is almost nonexistent. But their apparel is crap.
TM uses paint and glitter to force feed the market with latest and greatest and almost prides itself in doing so. And it's hard to imagine what their PGA Tour spend must be. I feel like their products are average at best, and the technology at this time must be at the upper reach of compliance anyhow. Any surviving manufacturer today makes a decent product, so TM's days of milking the public cow are coming to an end. Just my view.

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I've been saying that since the Firesole days

They are wholly-owned by Adidas, and have more than enough cash to over-market their wares.

T.M. is an amazing marketing company. They remind me of Callaway back in the early-mid 90's, which is when they exploded onto the scene and made a lot of people some serious cash on the market. One thing TM does right is the customer service side of the business. They are second to none. They stand behind their products and there is something to be said for that. That has always been my biggest beef with the swoosh, their customer service sucks. If you are gonna make sh*tty equipment, at least stand by it. Massive fail that turned a lot of people off.
I have never had much luck playing their clubs, but Ping gets it. Slow and steady. Same with Titleist.