The nike vr pro driver will suit those who tend to hit the ball from different parts of the face in order to shape shots andor players who like to shape every shot with the driver. These clubs have a true temper shaft and velvet style grip. The sets short irons 7 iron through pitching wedge scrap the hollow area for a onepiece cavityback design, nike s split cavity, which tour players trust for control with their short irons. The 6 golfers for whom we collected detailed performance data were asked to hit a series of shots on our 3track equipped simulators from aboutgolf as usual, testing was done at tarks indoor golf, a state of the art indoor golf facility located in saratoga springs, ny. New nike cci cast sand wedge dg amt rflex steel lh. The covert tour driver is 430cc, pearshaped, and comes standard with a 60g mitsubishi kuro kage shaft. I started hitting this thing down the center all day long. He had been using the nike vr pro limited for a long time before. My first range session with the driver, i experimented with some different settings. The nike vr pro cavity golf set was one of the companys first sets of. New nike cci forged 4iron ns pro 850gh rflex steel rh.
New nike cci cast sand wedge xp 95 stiff flex steel rh. Nike vr pro limited edition driver the nike vr pro limited edition driver provides unlimited control for the experienced player. Vr tour driver years before slots became a common sight on clubs, nike released a line of metal woods with something called a compression channel behind the club face, which was said to increase the size of the sweet spot by making the club face more flexible particularly the bottom. Last week nike golf had its sales meeting with some of the pga tours top players like paul casey, anthony kim, and justin leonard there are several models rumored to be in the line up, a 400cc vr tour driver that will not feature the str8fit as well as 420cc. I will tell you that both of the nike irons will be slightly bigger than the bridgestone j33bs you own i have a set of those too.
If i could play the brand that never,ever breaks, i would have to take up a different sport. He also has two nike vr pro fairway woods from 2011. Reed put in a new scotty cameron putter last week at bay hill, as seen in these instagram shots from golfwrx. Does the nike vrs covert driver require custom fitting.
Gear basics history golf courses famous golfers golf tournaments. The nike vr pro and nike vr pro tour driver is nikes new brainchild with a big push to tour level shotshaping and control. The story behind the nike club that never was that took the internet. One club that is fully adjustable offers 15 different playing options for you to select from, this allows you to change the loft and angle of the face so you can optimise the settings. It also has a mitsubishi rayon shaft with an mdt power ninja core. I was short of the vr tour by about 20 yards on good drives, was equal to poorer drives, but almost always finding the fairway. And finally, based on input from the tour staff, the club was designed with a pear shape allowing for more weight at the optimal cg locations for hotter launch and optimal spin. Nike golf is unleashing its new range of drivers, including the victory red vr driver and the vr str8fit tour driver. Nexcor face technology maximises distance for the widest range of players through a new.
The tourinspired nike vr s driver features a bigger club head, a deeper face and exclusive nexcor technology, which all combine to produce more speed at impact for greater distance. A distinctive red compression channel runs from heel to toe on the sole of the club and helps to increase the compression of the body to produce higher ball speeds on even off centre hits. Golfwrx s zak kozuchowski talks to nikes chris savage about the companys new vr forged pro combo irons. Capitalizing on their success in other sports, nike has produced a full line of products, from wedges, irons, woods and drivers to apparel, footwear and gloves that have rapidly gained much popularity both on tour, and among players of all. The larger clubhead means more accuracy on mishits the deeper face provides more power down the fairway, getting you to the green faster than ever. Since then, nike golf has won many tournaments and retained top tier players on tour.
To top that all off, we might buy the club we want to like, even though we need something different. The nike vrs fairway wood uses the same variablethickness nexcor infinity technology as the vrs driver. Nike victory red vr drivers introduced golf monthly. Any store that wont fit you for these as part of the purchase isnt worth buying from. To start, there is the new and improved str8fit hosel that allows the golfer to fine tune their face angle and ball flight. Every golfwrx member gained yardage with a new taylormade driver. While that may have been true with past releases, the tourlevel performance of the covert series is enough to warrant its hype early in 20. New 460cc pearshaped head with highspeed cavity back design for longer and straighter shots and 11% higher moi. Since nike stopped production patrick reeds equipment setup has changed.
And maybe while youre at it explain to me why you havent tried a nike driver yet. Last year nike golf finally got it and produced some amazing offerings in the driver and putter category. You can have them custom ordered with other shafts or grips, but honestly they performed very well right off the rack. Before covert, we never had a reason to play a nike driver. The nike vr str8fit tour driver is available in four differents lofts. New nike cci cast iron set 4pw,aw dg amt rflex steel lh. The former nike and pxg staffer currently has a taylormade driver. In the case of golf equipment, over the last five years, there has been a.
More important than the right clubhead is the right shaft flex, length and grip size. From golf magazine clubtest 2012 may, 2012 category. Like nike s recently released vr forged wedges, the vr forged pro combo irons have the latest version of nike s highfrequency x3x grooves. Nike golf has gained much ground in just a few short years in the golf equipment and apparel business. The exs pro was originally designed specifically as a tour prototype to combine all of the tour edges technological innovations into one premium. Flybrace technology uniquely ties the sole to the crown, which stiffens the rear portion of the club, transferring even more energy to the face at impact. The mizuno mp5 irons off the rack are pretty much ready to go. The vr tour is a great driver and has some great stock shaft options. Nike vr driver nike method putters tourspecgolf golf blog. You can find the specs for the nike vr pro on nike s website. But at golfwrx, we tend to measure the success of equipment by. Nike vr tour velvet golfpride str8fit how we tested. The sq machspeed driver will also be available from march 2010. Back in 2012, tiger woods arrived at quail hollow with a rarity in his bag.
Setting it closed is a big no, as the effective face degree shall became too low, unless you are a long driver competitor. For comparison, i included some side by sides with the vr pro str8fit let us know what you think. Im cautiously optimistic that the vr limited will offer much improved sound and feel, without much sacrifice to distance, and more importantly accuracy. Looking back at the nike vr pro cavity irons golf set liveabout. Last week nike released word on the new nike method putter line set for release in 2010 and at the same time rumors are abound that a new nike vr driver, vr fairway wood, and vr hybrid could be in the works as well. There are times when we need a club and other times we just want something new and shiny. The nike vr str8fit tour golf driver has a refined and classic appearance which helps to deliver low spin rates and a more penetrating ball flight. They come stock with dg s300 shafts and golf pride dual compound blueblack grips. I had a qualifying tournament last saturday, and my driver, also the vr tour, snapped a shaft off inside the head.
Imagine more options for more distance on more shots. Sure, tiger and the rest of the nike golf staff played one. New nike engage dual sole lob wedge 60 dg amt stiff flex steel rh. There are plenty of avid golfers uninterested in what nike has to offer in terms of golf clubs. The vrss new lface technology has a precisely positioned weld on the sole for a more expansive cor zone. It is the exact same club that the pros are playing. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. Bigger club head, a deeper face and exclusive nexcor face technology, all to produce more speed at impact for greater distance. With a focus on better ball flight and gamechanging technology, vr pro cavity irons invite confidence and aggressiveness on the course. Information has been coming out slowly about nikes 2010 product schedule.
The drivers nexcor face technology helps produce more speed and as a result more distance. Nike golf introduces the vr pro limited edition forged driver. While we aim to supply accurate product information, it is sourced by manufacturers, suppliers and marketplace sellers, and has not been provided by overstock. From the concept to the course, it is the driver made with and for the games very best. Put it on your customer feedback section of the website that i how to adjust a nike vrs you guys do a brilliant job. The compression channel was used on many models, but nikes vr victory red tour driver, released in 2010, could have been the best. This driver has a little louder sound than the vr tour, but still better than past lines. The nike vr str8fit tour driver offers the skilled golfers the chance to enjoy the full variety of nikes award winning adjustable drivers in a traditional and elegant premium driver package. The vr pro driver also utilizes nikes str8fit tour technology which provides 32 options to personalize your club face angle. Unique player insights and demanding standards have helped produce a club that delivers tourlevel distance with maximum. Building on the success of the popular exs 220 driver, tour edge is launching a limitededition tour edge exs pro driver to offer golfers more adjustability, tour tuned acoustics, and greater workability.
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