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I heard David Duval has told Titleist he wants to wear Nike. Now Titleist is suing Duval. Anybody else heard anything or have any opinions?
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There was an article in GolfWeek about it. He is mad because Michelson & Love signed better contracts with Titleist, so now he wants to go to Nike. They said his contract has an out that states if he is not the main promotion (or something to that effect), he can get out the contract. He definately won’t be the main person at Nike. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I heard David Duval has told Titleist he wants to wear Nike. Now Titleist is suing Duval. Anybody else heard anything or have any opinions?
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I heard David Duval has told Titleist he wants to wear Nike. Now Titleist is suing Duval. Anybody else heard anything or have any opinions?
Who cares?? He could wear a tampon on the top of his head, it won’t change my life one bit.
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He’s Tigers New Best Friend "What would you expect"
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I heard David Duval has told Titleist he wants to wear Nike. Now Titleist is suing Duval. Anybody else heard anything or have any opinions? Who cares?? He could wear a tampon on the top of his head, it won’t change my life one bit.
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When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more. In Lumpy’s perfect world Titleist would make a 180 degree turn and announce they no longer contract pro golfers to endorse their product, their entire marketing department has been placed on waivers, and a dozen Titleist Professionals now retail for $18 and come with a free hotdog. Lumpy. <snip Who cares?? He could wear a tampon on the top of his head, it won’t change my life one bit.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more. In Lumpy’s perfect world Titleist would make a 180 degree turn and announce they no longer contract pro golfers to endorse their product, their entire marketing department has been placed on waivers, and a dozen Titleist Professionals now retail for $18 and come with a free hotdog. Lumpy. <snip Who cares?? He could wear a tampon on the top of his head, it won’t change my life one bit.
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When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more.
That’s my point. I try to buy things reverse endorsement. The more I see a name plastered on the sports figure prostitutes the less likely I am to buy them. My one failure in this is Callaway clubs. But I have to say I actually like the clubs, I didn’t buy them because Watson or Anika uses them. I don’t buy Kemper Funds or Guess watches or Nike anything. If Duval wears a tampax on his head I don’t care since I don’t buy tampons.
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When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more. In Lumpy’s perfect world Titleist would make a 180 degree turn and announce they no longer contract pro golfers to endorse their product, their entire marketing department has been placed on waivers, and a dozen Titleist Professionals now retail for $18 and come with a free hotdog. Who cares?? He could wear a tampon on the top of his head, it won’t change my life one bit.
What? A hotdog & $18 or a tampon on top of your head? There’s a big difference! :-) — Washington State University "That shot is impossible!…Jack Nicholson himself couldn’t make it!"– Homer Simpson
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more. That’s my point. I try to buy things reverse endorsement. The more I see a name plastered on the sports figure prostitutes the less likely I am to buy them. My one failure in this is Callaway clubs. But I have to say I actually like the clubs, I didn’t buy them because Watson or Anika uses them. I don’t buy Kemper Funds or Guess watches or Nike anything. If Duval wears a tampax on his head I don’t care since I don’t buy tampons. It should be interesting to see what happens when Nike starts to
produce clubs (in Nicklaus’s old factory). I would expect Tiger and his caddy Duval to switch to Nike, along with others. When Miller, Stewert, Stricker, and Nicklaus changed mfgrs. they saw a marked drop in their production (wins). There were others who did it, but I can’t remember who, and they all suffered the same fate. Taz — Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.
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Brand names and logo-clad pros are what the money side of golf is about. Agents were drooling over Tiger probably back when he was a high school sophomore. Amateurs, playing for the "love" of the game shouldn’t care about the money. However, in the big bucks world of corporate pro golf, brands and marketing DO make a difference, ala Callaway. As I understand it, though, Duval is allegedly in breach of contract with Acushnet, and the company is entitled to compensation if that is true. Personally, I tried, the Bridgestone (er…Nike) ball and liked it, but I just don’t want to give any more of my money to a questionable company like Nike. So I play Titleist not only for the comparable performance and cost, but because of (IMO) it is the legitimately superior product.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more. In Lumpy’s perfect world Titleist would make a 180 degree turn and announce they no longer contract pro golfers to endorse their product, their entire marketing department has been placed on waivers, and a dozen Titleist Professionals now retail for $18 and come with a free hotdog.
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Ever been to a Nascar race? Pro golfers are sedate in comparison. Titleist is greedy, not dumb. Unless they are the world’s dumbest marketers, advertising does not increase the price of the product. Advertising is done to increase sales and if the advertising does not pay for itself it isn’t a good idea. Golf equipment has huge markups like SUVs and luxury cars because we, the public, associate something ego gratifying with the equipment or the car that makes us pay the price.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more. In Lumpy’s perfect world Titleist would make a 180 degree turn and announce they no longer contract pro golfers to endorse their product, their entire marketing department has been placed on waivers, and a dozen Titleist Professionals now retail for $18 and come with a free hotdog. Lumpy. <snip Who cares?? He could wear a tampon on the top of his head, it won’t change my life one bit.
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I’m not sure I agree that advertising cannot increase the price of a product. It’s not inconceivable to me that a company could increase profit by selling the same number of units at a higher price supported by increased advertising activity. Lumpy. Ever been to a Nascar race? Pro golfers are sedate in comparison. Titleist is greedy, not dumb. Unless they are the world’s dumbest marketers, advertising does not increase the price of the product. Advertising is done to increase sales and if the advertising does not pay for itself it isn’t a good idea.
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Watson uses Calloway? I thought he went from Ram to Adams–for a few bucks. Brad – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When an athelete jumps ship for a more lucrative deal it accelerates the pay scale for endorsement contracts, and us suckers for brand name stuff end up paying more. That’s my point. I try to buy things reverse endorsement. The more I see a name plastered on the sports figure prostitutes the less likely I am to buy them. My one failure in this is Callaway clubs. But I have to say I actually like the clubs, I didn’t buy them because Watson or Anika uses them. I don’t buy Kemper Funds or Guess watches or Nike anything. If Duval wears a tampax on his head I don’t care since I don’t buy tampons.
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I’m sorry, I haven’t been paying attention. Which tampon did Duval endorse previously? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – That’s my point. I try to buy things reverse endorsement. The more I see a name plastered on the sports figure prostitutes the less likely I am to buy them. My one failure in this is Callaway clubs. But I have to say I actually like the clubs, I didn’t buy them because Watson or Anika uses them. I don’t buy Kemper Funds or Guess watches or Nike anything. If Duval wears a tampax on his head I don’t care since I don’t buy tampons.
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I’m sorry, I haven’t been paying attention. Which tampon did Duval endorse previously?
Thanks for the great laugh. I havent seen anything this humorous in a long time. I’m still cleaning coffee off my monitor.