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TaylorMade’s Tour Truck Confidential Video Series

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12 years ago

Aug 20, 2014

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Many golf fans know of the equipment vans that travel from stop to stop on the PGA Tour, logging some 35,000 miles per year at 35-to-40 Tour events. They may know of the Tour reps residing inside to aid company players. But does the public truly understand the intricacies of this system?

Well, TaylorMade is opening up its equipment van doors in a new online series called “Tour Truck Confidential,” and no detail is spared. Episodes One and Two are already out and the message of the series is clear: Give viewers an in-depth look into the van’s day-to-day operations and the lives of the Tour reps inside.

The tale of the equipment van and what resides inside may have been told before, but likely not at this level. In the initial episode, we are introduced to the mix of Tour reps in the TaylorMade van. This segment includes information on their specific jobs, their eclectic personalities and the intense schedule they keep from week-to-week.

With a Sunday-to-Wednesday workweek, the scene inside is predictably hectic.

“We’re kind of a traveling circus out there sometimes,” Tour Rep Paul Loegering says. “We spend more time with each other than we do our families at times.”

Circus may imply disorganization, yet clearly the process is anything but. The TaylorMade reps insist that the six to eight men working inside must all gel for the operation to run smoothly. No time for behind the scenes drama.

And we understand the importance of that in Episode Two, when the TaylorMade reps interact with the professional golfers hawking company equipment.

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Here we see the player-rep relationship at work, with a simple credo: “Trust on the Tour is everything.”

The TaylorMade reps are supposed to be experts on the company equipment, meaning golfers that enter the sanctuary expect nothing but the best.

Episode Two provides extensive video of the collaboration between the golfers and reps, and even delves into the casual conversation and teasing that is inevitably part of the environment.

Of course, these are only the opening segments of the series, with much more to come in subsequent episodes.

If you are looking to uncover the workings of a Tour equipment van though, the first two episodes provide plenty of material. And there’s the added entertainment of golfers operating potentially dangerous machinery. We even have a Woody Austin sighting in Episode Two!

This is also a chance to learn which TaylorMade golfers are most fastidious about their equipment, and which ones know the most about the clubs they’re swinging.

For those obsessing over the workings of a Tour equipment van, you finally have an all-access pass to the action.

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13 Comments

paul

Aug 24, 2014 at 2:13 pm

Kind of cool to see. But this article really is just creative advertising for TM. Which is fine.

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scott

Aug 23, 2014 at 10:37 am

Got a good chuckle out of Justin Leonard’s grip changes every two weeks – – “How is he playing golf with that two-week old grip? Goodness gracious!” – – classic!

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B

Aug 22, 2014 at 11:46 am

I’m sure the tour van has uses for other reasons than solely providing the tour pros w/ their equipment needs…

This is tour van confidential….What episode is it where DJ snorts rails off of a tour wife’s rack?

I’ll tune in to that one!

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adan

Aug 21, 2014 at 11:17 am

I always like these behind the scenes look ins, regardless of which company.

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Joe

Aug 21, 2014 at 1:56 am

How come some of the pros look at the inside of the grips (2nd video)?

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- Rich
  
  Aug 21, 2014 at 4:02 am
  
  Haven’t watched them yet but maybe looking for reminders?
  
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- Tomar200
  
  Aug 22, 2014 at 12:32 am
  
  To verify they are ribbed grips would be my guess
  
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larry

Aug 20, 2014 at 9:01 pm

and someone wonders why we pay so much for equipment…what do you think about 50% of the cost on new equipment goes into supporting tour pros with not only equipment but other perks like paying for thier hotels etc. And of course we must remeber every time you buy a dozen pro v ones or other top line ball part of that money goes to pay for the balls the pros hit on the driving range,

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- Nathan
  
  Aug 20, 2014 at 9:53 pm
  
  and that is business as usual
  
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- Jeremy
  
  Aug 21, 2014 at 6:00 pm
  
  If you could care less about watching the sport at the professional level, then I could see why you’d be annoyed at supporting the needs of the best players in the world. But I think if you value the entertainment product that is the professional golf tours then that’s a a cost that you’ll absorb. Keep in mind you can get much cheaper clubs than those made by Taylormade from manufacturers who don’t sponsor anyone and don’t have to offset those added costs.
  
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Merty Huckle

Aug 20, 2014 at 7:44 pm

awesome.

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Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
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Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
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