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Nothing, yet... Nike Vapor Fly drivers, $149... Nike Vapor Fly fairways, $99... Nike Vapor hybrids... $89 at our local golf shop today. Sounds like they are cheap all over, trying to clean them out. I have my eyes on a set of Vapor Pro irons that have been marked down once. If they go a tad bit lower.... they will probably get picked up by someone else before I get there.
Quite a discussion with the shop owner. He's been around this business 30 years. Says Adidas has a buyer for Taylor Made who is performing due diligence now going over books. That purchase is scheduled to be announced at the PGA Show... a Chinese buyer. Puma finding they made a mistake with Cobra and pushing stuff out the door at discounted prices. UnderArmor no longer interested in getting in the golf club business. Thinks the clothing companies came in trying to sell with colors and plastic medallions, etc. You can sell new shirts with new color schemes. No one is doing R&D anymore, looking for real innovative ideas that will help a player's game. Says there is either a shake up or a shake out coming. He thinks it will be a shake out, with some OEM's being no longer. Adams, Cleveland, Cobra, Nike, Taylor Made... will any of those be making golf clubs in 2 years??
Quite a discussion with the shop owner. He's been around this business 30 years. Says Adidas has a buyer for Taylor Made who is performing due diligence now going over books. That purchase is scheduled to be announced at the PGA Show... a Chinese buyer. Puma finding they made a mistake with Cobra and pushing stuff out the door at discounted prices. UnderArmor no longer interested in getting in the golf club business. Thinks the clothing companies came in trying to sell with colors and plastic medallions, etc. You can sell new shirts with new color schemes. No one is doing R&D anymore, looking for real innovative ideas that will help a player's game. Says there is either a shake up or a shake out coming. He thinks it will be a shake out, with some OEM's being no longer. Adams, Cleveland, Cobra, Nike, Taylor Made... will any of those be making golf clubs in 2 years??
