The 2,000 Bad Gloves That Built the Brand
44 min
Send us Fan Mail Tyler Nguyen, founder of forelinksgolf, is the guest on The Range. Tyler started the brand as apparel in 2023, then pivoted to golf gloves after a first Alibaba batch of about two thousand gloves landed so far below his standard that the boxes sat in his parents' garage. He went to Indonesia, found a manufacturer he could stand behind, and built the Cabsoft, a thin playing glove that fits like a second skin. When the better glove was ready, he shipped one of the old gloves with every new order and a note asking customers not to judge the brand by where it started. Ari and Tyler talk about why he treats gloves as equipment rather than accessories, the Youth on Course give-back that sends two dollars from every online glove sale back to the nonprofit that kept him playing as a kid, the MyGolfSpy morning when his phone would not stop buzzing with orders, and why he still keeps a nine-to-five and a Sunday shift at Santa Teresa Golf Club in San Jose while he builds the brand out of his bedroom. Guest: Tyler Nguyen, founder of forelinksgolf forelinksgolf: https://forelinksgolf.com/ Read the stories behind every episode: https://therangegolf.club Listen and follow The Range: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-range/id1782962002 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fFYZLzmvMvcXC1LPktk98 Instagram: @therange_pod TikTok: @the.range.pod LinkedIn: The Range Podcast #TheRangePod
