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Ahhh he who lives in a glass house.
Rory McIlroy To Nike?
Ahhh he who lives in a glass house.
the_paulo
Euro target practice
LiveBong?
I want to see Rory out there in red on a Sunday. Just for a laugh. And here I am assuming he'll be jumping in with Nike for more than clubs....
I want to see Rory out there in red on a Sunday. Just for a laugh. And here I am assuming he'll be jumping in with Nike for more than clubs....
toughestsoldier
Member
My first thought on this is that it would b bad for the sport because of the domination of the personalities on the sport would lead to a monopolistic control of the market. Luckily golf does not fall to those patterns as much as other sports.
T2GRN18
Active member
Ummm? Monopoly? How? We're talking a small fraction of the touring professionals.
FIFY
I do think that the marketing machine with Nike using Rory and Tiger would be huge. I would imagine that it would be one of the most aggressive marketing campaigns the sport has ever seen.
T2GRN18
Active member
No doubt. I can't see them taking this without them flooding the market
If Nike signs Rory, the marketing will make Taylormade's R11 launch look conservative in my opinion.
At least that's what I would do if I was Nike.
JRod
Well-known member
I think with nike its all or nothing.
toughestsoldier
Member
Rory and tiger might b a "small section" of the market but in terms of there dominance in the media is more then any other 3 golfers combined. Plus with these 2 Nike itself maybe the best marketing machine out there. They did it with the jordan line. I dont think they will take over the dominant share of the market because they are still going to have to make the best equipment out there. Luckily golfers are more concerned with what what fits them more then a highly marketed piece of equipment.(most of the time)
Yep, saw this from David Dusek on Twitter: If Rory signs w/Nike, it'd be for apparel, hat, bag & shoes too.
No mention of putter.
Franklin51
On the Verge
Two things will come of this. 1 Rory will still win and 2 I wont own any Nike clubs. Love the clothes but hate the clubs
I think that is true with serious golfers, and especially golfers that are members of this forum, but I see a lot of weekenders playing clubs that clearly aren't fit for them
I will second this. I saw someone playing VR blades on the course and they could not even get the ball in the air.
toughestsoldier
Member
That is true the average weekend hacker will be drawn by the media hype. Customized clubs cost a lot more money to get the bag set up as prefered. If you are making that kind of investment you are going to get it right (most of the time)
Tadashi70
Well-known member
You're joking, right?! PC the future of what golf?
TMex does not approve of this post.
I was joking yes. Tmex, however, would not have found it funny. He drinks the Paul Casey kool-aid.
That sounded a little gross.
Nah, it would be gross if he ate the PC pudding.
Jersey Nate
#JourneyToBetter #THPMC
Oooookkkaaaaayyy, guys, let's get back to Nike haters vs. Non-haters, I mean the Rory McIlroy to Nike thread. 
Oooookkkaaaaayyy, guys, let's get back to Nike haters vs. Non-haters, I mean the Rory McIlroy to Nike thread.
The irony of this post is almost too much to take.
You are right though. I think it will be weird to see Rory doffing the swoosh at first.
Jjmorris
Will Post for Thanks
I'm pretty sure he changed it also (along with his hat). They said the heat index was 105-110 so I think it was wet.