The Nike Golf Oven build shop – Photo: Scott MacLeod (Flagstick) Plumb says most of their staff athletes have been through the facility since the changes and they have enjoyed the updates. “Anything that can help our athletes to perform better they really appreciate.” He adds, “And for them to be able to come here [...]
The short game facility – Photo: Scott MacLeod (Flagstick) The Oven has become the basic for Nike Golf’s rise into the upper echelon of the golf industry. From there, director of product creation Tom Stites and his team have brought to life a myriad of product designs that have not only captured the public imagination, but [...]
When I first laid eyes on Nike Golf’s research and development facility (The Oven) in Ft. Worth, Texas, I could only call myself a skeptic. As a one-time retail golf store owner I witnessed Nike’s early attempts to enter the golf industry in the late 1980′s and early 90′s. It amounted to very little product and product quality. Our [...]
Federal prosecutors more than two years ago put the hammer down on people who sold illegal Nike knockoffs on the streets of Niagara Falls and Buffalo. The investigation begun by Niagara Falls police led to 25 arrests in several states. Counterfeit Nike sneakers worth an estimated $7 million were found in two New York City [...]
