The club shape supports the face for increacsed forgiveness and distance. Now, maybe it is not fair to compare a ping g10 to the nike vrs since the ping is about 34 years old but as i stated, i have also hit other newer clubs but never realized. The driver also has the str8 fit technology that allows it to adjusted to 8 different loftlie settings, and allows easy shaft switching. Hi guys, i was wondering if anyone knows where i can get a replacement stock shaft or after market if available for a nike vr str8 fit driver.
Jul 24, 2012 the driver also has the str8 fit technology that allows it to adjusted to 8 different loftlie settings, and allows easy shaft switching. I was at my local golf galaxy this evening and they were doing the nike head to head speed tests with this driver. The nike vrs fairway wood uses the same variablethickness nexcor infinity technology as the vrs driver. Nike year club model shaft description shaft manufacture flex shaft wt.
Replacement shaft mpf code 2002 275 forged titanium driver nike graphite graphite design r,s,x 66. 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. High balance point graphite is the standard shaft option in covert 2. You still have the big cavity on the underside of the head that is the heart of the covert range.
They were also the first company to bring a cavityback driver to market with their covert driver. Get the best deals on nike golf club shafts when you shop the largest online selection at. Unfollow nike vrs driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Our highest cor face in a forged iron, and a design that moves weight off the face, combined tooptimize launch for higher, straighter shots and maximum carry. Aug 10, 2012 yup, the nike vr s driver is 1520 yards longer for me than my ping g10 and every other driver i have hit the past 3 or so years and all of the ones before that too. This is quite normal for a tour driver and certainly if you like this style of driver then the covert will be in your ball park.
Apr 16, 2012 from golf magazine clubtest 2012 may, 2012 category. Nike asks you to accept cookies for performance, social media and advertising purposes. Last year, nikes covert driver was the hottest prerelease in the industry due to its ground breaking design and adjustability. Many of the nike staffers were either reluctant to play it or had minimal success with it in the bag. My distance was about equal but a lot of others were seeing big increases in distance. Make sure you are buying the right golf shaft for your set of clubs.
The lie is the angle you must hold the club to allow the club head to rest flat on the ground. Nike golf delivers forgiving distance with the vrs covert. This is a growing market in golf and many of the companies will be introducing clubs in this category. Get a great deal on your new or used nike driver when you trade in your used clubs with one of the best online golf club tradein programs available, right here at. This is the number one shaft in golf and is available with many iron sets including the taylor made family of irons. Since their introduction of the str8fit hosel, nike golf pushed adjustable club technology forward, allowing golfers to adjust loft, face, and lie angles. Tiger woods put it into his bag at his world challenge event and put on a driving clinic that had people thinking about the skinny 21 year old who. My understanding is that previous iterations of this adjustability were controlled by a mechanism on the hosel, and that hosel design was a sore spot for a lot of people as far as appearance goes. A lower ball flight will penetrate varying environmental conditions as well as promote control. It was and is too weak a shaft for good golfer, i do not have the money to try the nike with a matrix shaft but id estimate that with a quality shaft in it the nike would be at worst comparable to the f12 ls. The covert tour driver is 430cc, pearshaped, and comes standard with a 60g mitsubishi kuro kage shaft. I was out golfing yesterday and the shaft broke right at the hoseladapter. The nike vrs x irons are gameimprovement irons designed to maximize ball speed and distance.
The deep, undercut, highspeed cavity back is designed for straighter shots which reach higher highs and go longer distances. Click on the links below to view the oem shaft replacement guides for each of the major manufacturers in the industry. Mar 14, 20 at first glance, the red in the shaft and the head of the driver scream nike all over it not in a bad way, but with a clean, pure, and modern disposition. Buy nike golf club shafts and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
The true temper is a high flex, tourweighted shaft designed for skilled amateurs and professionals who are seeking a low ball flight. Basically hitting your current driver against this new nike driver. Nike drivers use advanced and innovative designs to deliver maximum performance. Nike has always been on the cutting edge of adding cavity back designs to their clubs and the vrs is no exception. The numbers say the nike vr pro driver is impressively and deceptively long. Apr 12, 2012 i blame the fubuki shaft, which adams offers as their stock shaft in the f12 ls also. It is based off the vrs iron, and comes only with a uniflex shaft between r and s in flex. From golf magazine clubtest 2012 may, 2012 category. Make sure you know the correct type of golf shaft to replace your current shaft with. The progressive gradient fading of red to black running down the kuro kage shaft and the pure red head with the swoosh logo looks great at address. Nike golf delivers forgiving distance with the vrs covert 2. Mark hits the game improver iron from nike golf and talks about how easy it is to launch.
The cavity back driver with its red crown was something new and unique. Jan 31, 2014 the deep, undercut, highspeed cavity back is designed for straighter shots which reach higher highs and go longer distances. Yup, the nike vr s driver is 1520 yards longer for me than my ping g10 and every other driver i have hit the past 3 or so years and all of the ones before that too. It also has a mitsubishi rayon shaft with an mdt power ninja core. The club heads threads are undamaged and it would be easy to just screw in a new shaft. New graphite design tour ad bb 6x xflex, extra stiff shaft with a nike vrs covert adapter offering up to 4 of adjustabilty17 in your nike vrs covert or vrs covert 2. All 6 of our testers produced alevel performance scores. The driver does come with the adjustable wrench and head cover. The cavity in the 460cc head, visible from the sole only, has been engineered so that more weight can be moved to the heel and toe of the driver, ensuring more stability at impact, greater. These adjustments can create eight shot types when hitting the club off the tee. Im inclined to label nike the most underrated and under appreciated of the big 5 oems taylormade, callaway, titleist, ping, and nike. Check out the selection of nike drivers below and find the one that is right for you.
Using nexcor technology the faces of the vrs x irons are ultrathin and strong for a greater springlike effect at impact for increased distance. Info oem shaft replacement guide replace your oem shafts properly. The nike fubuki k shaft comes in the standard, a, r, s, x flexes. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The nike vr s forged iron will be a new game improvement forged iron from nike, but shouldnt be forgotten by the better player. Make offer left handed nike vapor driver stiff shaft. Nailing the look of the game improvement iron is the hardest part, and nike did a fine job with the vrs covert 2. Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads. The profile of the iron is slightly larger than a traditional players cavity back iron. Nike vr tour velvet golfpride str8fit how we tested.
Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. Last year nike made a splash with the covert series drivers. Bigger, faster and longer than last years industry gamechanging vrs covert drivers, the worlds first to feature conforming high speed cavity back technology, the new vrs covert 2. They do this with a combination of slightly stronger lofts and a hot face, adding a slightly lighter nippon steel shaft helps too.