In our forums, our members have been discussing Tiger Woods equipment that never ‘made it big’. WRXer ‘cw1209’ created the discussion and kicked it off with his two selections – the putter sight dot and the Bridgestone golf ball.
Our members have been putting forward their choices and giving their reasons as to why they didn’t create the buzz that you’d expect from equipment played by Woods.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- dekez: “I’m not sure about this. Nike irons were not very successful. On another note: I think Nike thought everyone would be buying red shirts to look like Tiger. Instead, no one bought red shirts because they weren’t Tiger.”
- QuigleyDU: “Sight dots on putter are extremely popular. For some reason, OEMs do not do it though. Look at any boutique customer putter. They almost always have site dots or a sight line on the top of the blade. Flang lines is a terrible way to align a putter. Yet every OEM does it. Never understood why.”
- spring7: “Oddly enough, Tiger didn’t move the needle with equipment sales. Most prefer an 009 to a Newport 2. Nike Clubs never really gained market share commensurate with his TV and gallery draw. Putters and woods were terrible sellers.”
- MtlJeff: “Oh, don’t forget the Nike One Platinum. Basically the worst-performing ball on the market for mere mortals LOL. Remember the Golf Digest ball test where it performed so badly distance-wise that they actually allowed Nike to make a special statement regarding it not being applicable for weekend golfers. I think it spun so much because Tiger wanted that for his short game. It was essentially a custom ball IIRC.”
- leftyshindig: “Ditto on the Bridgestones. Great ball. Was given a sleeve of the last year’s XS (had Tigers pic on the sleeve and “TIGER” printed on the ball). Loved it. Now moved on to the B RX or the B X.”