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[Hawkeye_7]

Meanwhile I was waching the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic Tournament on European Tour, it seemed to me that Scott Jamieson was wearing Nike TW13 Golf Shoes (not lunar 2 for sure, you can see the high boot on the picture and the red rivot)

For me it is the first time I see others than Tiger to wear their shoes...

Here's a pic

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Edited by Hawkeye_7, 01 February 2013 - 06:16 AM.

[dangolf]

ames too

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[practicetee]

I enjoy the irony when I see guys like Ames and Rocco Mediate wearing the TW shoes considering they are guys that had "history" with Tiger.  

With Ames, he talked smack at the Matchplay and got a horrible beat down and with Rocco he went 19 extra holes with Tiger only to lose the US Open.  Maybe it speaks to how comfortable the shoe is that these guys still wear them?  

For perspective, you wouldn't see a guy on the Thunder wearing a pair of LeBrons during the NBA Finals would you?

[Llortamaisey]

 practicetee, on 01 February 2013 - 06:36 AM, said:

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For perspective, you wouldn't see a guy on the Thunder wearing a pair of LeBrons during the NBA Finals would you?

I think you're definitely right about the LeBrons. But guys were wearing Jordan's in the league when Jordan was in his late 30's like Tiger is now. I guess now that Tiger is in his 'Washington Wizards' phase of his career it's more acceptable to wear his shoes like players did with Jordan's.

And I'm not trying to compare Tiger to Jordan in terms of being a overall superstar because I'm not an idiot. However, Tiger is to golf what Michael Jordan is to basketball in terms of branding.

Edited by Llortamaisey, 01 February 2013 - 07:57 AM.

[Laneo]

I also find it somewhat funny that Ames is wearing the 'retail' version and not the 'tour' version. I've always wondered with TW had his shoes fully white compared to the black on the toe.

[cbcrews]

Mr. Monday Patrick Reed wore them last year and still wears them now

[xabia]

There are guys in the league who wear Lebron's who aren't on the HEAT but it's not as prevalent as Jordan's were back in the day.

[QMany]

 xabia, on 01 February 2013 - 10:31 AM, said:

There are guys in the league who wear Lebron's who aren't on the HEAT but it's not as prevalent as Jordan's were back in the day.

I don't see that many people wearing Brons but a lot of players in the league wear Kobe's shoes, including when playing against him.

[College Golfer 2]

 Laneo, on 01 February 2013 - 08:06 AM, said:

I also find it somewhat funny that Ames is wearing the 'retail' version and not the 'tour' version. I've always wondered with TW had his shoes fully white compared to the black on the toe.

Are you some kind of detective?  hahaha that's some attention to detail

[Willie Malay]

The white ones are quite ugly.

[Barto78]

I think Carl Petterson was wearing a pair earlier this year, but i could have been mistaken.  Also, i think one of the Molinari brothers was wearing a pair in Abu Dhabi.

[spitfisher]

Its not unusual for ANY company to offer an extra kicker (cash) for anyone winning a golf tourney with specific product- especially new models such as TW13 golf shoes.

I'm sure dustin johnson made a huge amount with the R1 driver win in Hawaii

[Josh L.]

Are the other Nike players not allowed to wear them? I don't understand why it matters if another player is wearing a Nike Shoe that happens to have Tigers name on it, it's just a shoe.

[Marco]

 Llortamaisey, on 01 February 2013 - 07:56 AM, said:

 practicetee, on 01 February 2013 - 06:36 AM, said:

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For perspective, you wouldn't see a guy on the Thunder wearing a pair of LeBrons during the NBA Finals would you?

I think you're definitely right about the LeBrons. But guys were wearing Jordan's in the league when Jordan was in his late 30's like Tiger is now. I guess now that Tiger is in his 'Washington Wizards' phase of his career it's more acceptable to wear his shoes like players did with Jordan's.

And I'm not trying to compare Tiger to Jordan in terms of being a overall superstar because I'm not an idiot. However, Tiger is to golf what Michael Jordan is to basketball in terms of branding.

Tiger is not in washington wizards days yet...

[Sooner1]

Jhonaton Vegas wears them from time to time on the pga tour.

I think TW mentioned that he had the white cap put on the toe becuase he didn't like looking down at the black.  they put black on the retail version because the white would get really dirty really fast.

[Laneo]

 College Golfer 2, on 01 February 2013 - 10:48 AM, said:

 Laneo, on 01 February 2013 - 08:06 AM, said:

I also find it somewhat funny that Ames is wearing the 'retail' version and not the 'tour' version. I've always wondered with TW had his shoes fully white compared to the black on the toe.

Are you some kind of detective?  hahaha that's some attention to detail

hahah, not quite. I just always wondered why his were white and the retail were black. I hate looking down at the black.

Edited by Laneo, 01 February 2013 - 06:00 PM.

[golfer.61]

Rich Beem was sporting the new TW shoe.....

[chiguy]

I've been curious about this topic too. You hear how comfortable they are, but most of these claims are from amateur golfers so it's not as though that will translate to tour players.

[PaulFitz]

The irony of Stephen Ames wearing the TW's is almost unbearable...

[portland]

Keegan Bradley wears the 2012 TW Zooms

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[blblco02]

 Sooner1, on 01 February 2013 - 01:54 PM, said:

I think TW mentioned that he had the white cap put on the toe becuase he didn't like looking down at the black.  they put black on the retail version because the white would get really dirty really fast.

He's never commented on the white toe.  Someone prove me wrong because I would love to hear his explanation.

[2zlinks]

 blblco02, on 01 February 2013 - 11:34 PM, said:

 Sooner1, on 01 February 2013 - 01:54 PM, said:

I think TW mentioned that he had the white cap put on the toe becuase he didn't like looking down at the black.  they put black on the retail version because the white would get really dirty really fast.

He's never commented on the white toe.  Someone prove me wrong because I would love to hear his explanation.

While he hasn't commented on the black toe sooner is right. Back in the day I remember him commenting that he never wore saddle shoes because he didn't like the look while putting/ looking down.