Co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein provide an inside look at the USGA’s equipment standards department Sports & Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein welcome the USGA’s Steve Quintavalla for a discussion on the breadth of golf equipment testing, product approval and analysis. CHAPTERS [1:24] Unique and diverse skill sets drive USGA equipment testing […]
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Sports marketers need to step up their game against a broader leisure market now better able to compete than at any previous point in the post-pandemic period.
Read More » Despite a compressed season, golf in Canada rivals hockey in popularity. Sports and Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein are joined on the “Driver$” podcast by National Golf Course Owners Association Canada CEO Jeff Calderwood for a brief, but comprehensive overview of what’s driving golf’s business success in the country.
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SLRG’s latest submission to the National Golf Course Owners’ Association Research Center shares the latest golf consumer insights and their implications on the coming peak months of the golf season. The piece hones in on some of the alarming consumer sentiment and economic undercurrents that may pose the first serious challenges to the recent upswing […]
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Our nationally acclaimed Consumer Optimism Barometer continues to track consumer attitudes and behavior in a Post Pandemic, yet still divided nation. March was unfortunately, the month where gloomy consumer sentiment began to catch up with leisure spending. The March Barometer also took a look at consumer sentiment regarding the state of higher education and electric vehicles. See the details below!
Commonwealth Golf’s CEO Brian Doxtator joins “Driver$” co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to unpack an innovative financial concept that takes participatory fandom to new heights — cost effective, fractional ownership of tomorrow’s potential tour superstars. CHAPTERS [0:00] The concept of participatory fandom comes to golf [2:45] Inspirations from horse racing’s equity crowd funding model [5:14] Translating the concept […]
Read More » SLRG research has shown a resurgence in fan interest in baseball. Now with the institution of the pitch clock, the media world is noticing as well!
Read More » Golf Genius CEO Mike Zisman reflects on golfer experience apps and technology with co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein Golf Genius CEO Mike Zisman joins “Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry” co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein for a discussion about the evolution of one of golf’s leading consumer apps and how Golf Genius is looking […]
Read More » SLRG president Jon Last takes a research driven look at why putting a sports marketing emphasis on individual players may be easier, but ultimately less effective than building brands around teams.
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A look at how the golf industry’s collective efforts to make the game more welcoming and inclusive, includes strong supporting data culled from SLRG’s ongoing attitudinal tracking work with golfers.
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