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Yes yes yes 1,000 times YES.

And the Adams Blue TM ******** was the worst way ever for a brand to go out with a whimper.

Hell, the PNT hybrid is still LEGENDARY.
 
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Jman said:
Yes yes yes 1,000 times YES.

And the Adams Blue TM ******** was the worst way ever for a brand to go out with a whimper.

Hell, the PNT hybrid is still LEGENDARY.
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lol and they tried to pass that driver off as being exciting. Now the Red hybrid, that was kind of cool.
 
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lol and they tried to pass that driver off as being exciting. Now the Red hybrid, that was kind of cool.
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Hey, TM got a few to drink the kool aid.
 
I think so. Their Tight Lies line was solid.
 
I 100% believe they were underappreciated. Honestly, they set the bar for hybrids. Their other products were fantastic. I think they kind of suffered from being viewed as a hybrid company. And the box sets too. They had a large Champions Tour presence. I also think they were viewed as an old persons brand.

I think it couldn't have been further from the truth. They were rocking it and I think if they hadn't sold to TM, they really could have hit the next level. I don't know if their issues were in the marketing realm. All I know is it was painful to watch a brand I liked so much get sold and die a slow painful death.
 
I remember thinking some of their products were incredible, but I never REALLY got into their products before it was too late.

Such a shame too.
 
radiman said:
I 100% believe they were underappreciated. Honestly, they set the bar for hybrids. Their other products were fantastic. I think they kind of suffered from being viewed as a hybrid company. And the box sets too. They had a large Champions Tour presence. I also think they were viewed as an old persons brand.

I think it couldn't have been further from the truth. They were rocking it and I think if they hadn't sold to TM, they really could have hit the next level. I don't know if their issues were in the marketing realm. All I know is it was painful to watch a brand I liked so much get sold and die a slow painful death.
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Didn't Watson play them for a long time?
 
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I played the original tight lies fwy wood, 5 wood and 7 wood. The only difficulty was in fluffy lies in the rough. Guess that is why they were called tight lies. lol
 
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Didn't Watson play them for a long time?
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He did. I think they had Bads on their PGA staff and Chad Campbell as well. They had some pretty cool one offs for Campbell through the years too.
 
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He did. I think they had Bads on their PGA staff and Chad Campbell as well. They had some pretty cool one offs for Campbell through the years too.
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I'd think Watson would be a good image for them, but what do I know.
 
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I'd think Watson would be a good image for them, but what do I know.
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Yeah, I don't disagree. But, at that time, he was a senior player. I think they needed more exposure from the younger crowd as well.
 
I still have a strong 3 wood from them if anyone wants it. I could hit it well in my youth, but somehow my youth has left me. It works best on plush fairways.
 
I really liked Adams. Their fairways and drivers worked really well for me. Was really upset with TM how they killed off the brand.
 
I think so. Though I didn't spend much time with them. Given the performance and price, it's hard to believe where a certain company took them.
 
They were well known for the hybrid collection and incorporating mixed sets. I was just getting into golf so not sure the other offerings, but Hybrids comes to mind.
 
I owned a couple of their clubs.Loved my Puglielli wedge. Wanted the irons JMan is thinking about putting a shaft to. They had some really good stuff. I read Barney's book but dont remember learning anything that spoke to why it fell apart. Seemed like back then the TM/Cally arms race might have hurt other brands or at least kept them from being noticed.Above all I never though they had a great driver and without a great driver it is hard to get noticed.
 
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I 100% believe they were underappreciated. Honestly, they set the bar for hybrids. Their other products were fantastic. I think they kind of suffered from being viewed as a hybrid company. And the box sets too. They had a large Champions Tour presence. I also think they were viewed as an old persons brand.
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I share the same thoughts.
 
Absolutely were.
 
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I owned a couple of their clubs.Loved my Puglielli wedge. Wanted the irons JMan is thinking about putting a shaft to. They had some really good stuff. I read Barney's book but dont remember learning anything that spoke to why it fell apart. Seemed like back then the TM/Cally arms race might have hurt other brands or at least kept them from being noticed.Above all I never though they had a great driver and without a great driver it is hard to get noticed.
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That’s a good point about driver. I thought Adams had some real solid ones. The 9015D is a cult classic, but was unforgiving for the masses. I gamed an XTD for a while and it was good, but unspectacular.
 
Oh the Adams Speedline 3w. The speed slot, the sound, favorite club ever.
 
Yes, yes, yes. I still have a hybrid that I love and I still have a set of the CB3 Black irons that I love.
 
Yes, I think Adams did so many awesome things, and changed thinking on what club design could be. Didn't always work, but a different point of view can help things quite a bit.

I honestly think I could go build a full adams bag right now and I would not notice a discernible drop off in performance.
 
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