Equipment
Adidas is releasing a limited edition shark-inspired adicross Bounce
Consider the simile: The PGA Tour’s best golfers are like sharks. Wins are their prey. Adidas has taken this concept and turned it into a pair of limited edition adicross Bounce shoes.
When 2018 portion of the 2017-2018 PGA Tour season gets started January 4th with the Sentry Tournament of Champions from Kapalua Resort in Hawaii, you could be sporting a pair of these tiger shark-inspired footwear.
“Niuhi,” in Hawaiian, galeocerdo cuvier is a well-known fixture off the coastlines of the islands. The shoes’ grey colorway features subtle striping, reminiscent of the tiger shark’s underbelly. Adidas chose red accents as the color is associated with power, strength, and determination.
“We wanted to design a shoe that embodied a player’s insatiable hunger to win,” said Masun Denison, global footwear director, adidas Golf. “As players head to the islands of Hawaii at the start of the year, the shark became a natural part of the design; not just because this area is one of their natural habitats, but also because the hunger they possess can be similar to these players seeking a win on tour – especially after already having a taste of victory.”
All versions of the adicross Bounce feature an offset wrapped saddle made of microfiber leather that includes multiple eyelet rows for customizable lacing. The shoe also includes a rubber non-marking spikeless outsole that features 181 strategically-placed lugs to provide golfers with optimal grip and green-friendliness, as well as off-course functionality. The midsole is equipped with full-length bounce foam.
The limited edition adicross Bounce Niuhi ($140 USD) will be available for purchase exclusively on adidas.com beginning January 4 at 8:00 a.m. PT–other colorways of the adicross Bounce ($120 USD) will be available January 1.
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Why Wesley Bryan is playing two 4-irons this week
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…Flash forward to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024 at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas, and Bryan is still playing with a mixed Takomo set, except he’s added a new 101 U 4-iron, plus a Titleist T200 4-iron, and he’s dropping his 5-iron.
That bears repeating: Bryan is switching to an iron setup that consists of two 4-irons and no 5-iron.
On paper, that looks wrong, but when you look at yardage gapping instead of the number on the sole of the iron, things start to make more sense.
As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com on Tuesday in Texas, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards. Then, his new hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which he recently started testing “a couple weeks ago” and bent about 2 degrees weak, goes about 220 yards, and the Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards.
Speaking on his new Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which sells for $119, Bryan had this to say:
“It’s super forgiving and launches high, and it has a bit longer of a profile to where it looks really good,” said Bryan. “If people are willing to play something that doesn’t have an expensive price tag on their club…[I started testing it] in the last couple weeks and it’s in the bag.
“I just made it like 2 degrees weaker. Basically that gap from 205 to 225 I was in a little bit of a dead space, so I’m going to try and fill that gap better.”
Check out Wesley Bryan’s full WITB here.
Read the rest of the article at PGATour.com.
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Most forgiving players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject in our forum.
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.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/2/24): Mack Made Rahmbo putter
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Mack Made Rahmbo putter.
From the seller: (@rkochies4580): “Picked this up recently here on WRX. Absolutely stunning piece of work. Putter is stainless steel, slight toe hang, 354 grams, 34” length. New grip and nice headcover. $525.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mack Made Rahmbo putter
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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sharker
Jan 1, 2018 at 11:56 am
They look like something that might be good…. for casual tennis… 😎
Rich
Dec 30, 2017 at 10:05 pm
I would just about bet that if these were offered as a free prize in a drawing there would be many more replies that were positive !
Rich
Dec 29, 2017 at 7:59 pm
I like the concept and colors platform but It does have a look somewhat like those ugly Nike’s..
I would consider buying them it the price was lowered some..
CB
Dec 29, 2017 at 4:19 pm
How dare Adidas go away from the ThreeStripe!!!
Now it looks like every shoe out there. Dumb
Mower
Dec 29, 2017 at 4:17 pm
“The shoe also includes a rubber non-marking spikeless outsole that features 181 strategically-placed lugs to provide golfers with optimal grip…”
Um, no. They look like mega-slip-on-early-morning-dewy-grass-fail-knobs.
Rolph
Dec 29, 2017 at 11:33 am
Just another bad concept from one of the many tired logo-wear company’s in the business.
The dude
Dec 29, 2017 at 11:18 am
Good news for Skechers…they no longer have the most God awful ugly shoes on the market
DB
Dec 29, 2017 at 3:29 pm
I actually think the Go Golf Pros look better than this, and I hear they are super comfortable.
Jim Fitzroy
Dec 29, 2017 at 11:10 am
I’m all set with Adidas products after the college basketball bribe fiasco. Plenty of other good brands that operate with sound business ethics
Bert
Dec 29, 2017 at 7:42 pm
Good Point – plus the shoes are very ugly, and limited production, who cares.