Feb 17, 2010 designed with the best player in the game, the nike vr tour driver with nike compression channel technology delivers power like a 460 head while providing great shot shaping capabilities. Many of the new shafts in todays drivers are tipping the scales in the 50 gram range. Last week nike golf had its sales meeting with some of the pga tours top players like paul casey, anthony kim, and justin leonard. The club shape supports the face for increacsed forgiveness and distance. Features and benefits of the nike victory red pro driver. If thats you then head over to and use the search bar to find your new club. If i want to correct a slice with my drive and i have a nike. The nike vr pro le tweaks a few designs of the vr tour and creates a much easier to hit driver, yet still offering the same amazing results as the vr tour. The starting point has to be the new face technology. Before you go tinkering with your equipment, you might want to reconsider your approach to this solution for a few reasons. And maybe while youre at it explain to me why you havent tried a nike driver yet. It is the exact same club that the pros are playing.
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. The vr pro driver also utilizes nikes str8fit tour technology which provides 32 options to personalize your club face angle. While some golf club manufacturers like callaway and cleveland are focused on designing lighter drivers, nike and others are bucking that trend. Head weights, shaft weights and balance points oh my. Combine this with nike s pioneering club head design that uses weight displacement and geometry to create the perfect feel on impact, and you start to get a pretty good picture of why nike golf clubs have been taking the golf world by storm for years. Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads. Buy new and used nike vr s covert tour driver from the best golf shop. 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. 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. Nike asks you to accept cookies for performance, social media and advertising purposes. You still have the big cavity on the underside of the head that is the heart of the covert range.
Aug 25, 2015 i bought a used 2010 nike vr str8fit driver. Weight of these shafts varies based on stiffness from 53. An example of this would be sk fiber tour trac 55 series. I think it may take a touch off of distance on center hits, but knowing you can hit more off center and just get a light draw or fade, you can feel ore comfortable to swing a bit faster. Nikes sq sumo2 was one of the most polarizing clubs in company history. 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.
Our highest cor face in a forged iron, and a design that moves weight off the face, combined tooptimize launch. Pear shape allows for more weight at the optimal centre of gravity locations. Nobody at nike has told me as much, the vr pro driver, though it carries the vr name, and features a compression channel, doesnt really look the part of a direct replacement for last years vr tour str8fit. The reason our tester hit the standard covert nike calls it the performance model in the right setting is because nike intended for it to have a a square face angle at address, not the opened look that many golfers with fast club head speeds prefer. Feb 06, 20 tony dabbs from nike golf takes us through the process when adjusting the new nike covert driver while on the range at the 20 pga show demo day. Nike designed its str8fit drivers with an adjustable hosel joint, allowing golfers to alter the face, loft and lie angles. Nike golf delivers forgiving distance with the vrs covert 2. Designed with direct input from tour professionals. Nike vr s covert tour driver golf club for sale online ebay. Despite the lighter weight, the head still has a low center of gravity cg and the offcenter hit stability of heavier heads.
The nike vr s covert has the cavity back wood technology is underneath the crown and alsoprovides more stability at impact for the longer and straighter shots. Released in early 2010, the nike vr str8fit tour driver is another member of nike golfs much acclaimed victory red range. The club looks fantastic and is primarily aimed at the more competent and capable lower handicap golfer, and also features nikes innovative str8fit face angle technology. Nike vr str8 fit tour driver shaft broke at clubs, grips.
Check out the selection of nike drivers below and find the one that is right for you. To start, there is the new and improved str8fit hosel that allows the golfer to fine tune their face angle and ball flight. It is lighter than standard titanium and allows for greater accuracy off the tee. Buy new and used nike victory red tour driver from the best golf shop. It looks like the real deal, but clearly it is not, based on specs and name. These adjustments can create eight shot types when hitting the club off the tee. The vr pro driver also utilizes nike s str8fit tour technology which provides 32 options to personalize your club face angle. Now, maybe it is not fair to compare a ping g10 to the nike vr s since the ping is about 34 years old but as i stated, i have also hit other newer clubs but never realized. Thought it might be fun to go back in time, unfortunately nike is out of the golf business and it did not come with a manual and i cannot find one online. 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. Make offer nice tour issue nike covert vrs driver 8. Nov 01, 2011 in the nike vr limited driver i was hoping to find a driver for which perceptions would finally measure up to reality. The nike vr pro le tweaks a few designs of the vr tour and creates a much easier.
It is also compatible with previous drivers so you can swap heads with an existing nike shaft if you want to. You need to increase the feel of the head weight to retain your tempo. Nikes latest driver features an array of lofts and adjustability that is easily navigated. Nike vr pro driver for sale in uk view 28 bargains. Last week nike golf had its sales meeting with some of the pga tour s top players like paul casey, anthony kim, and justin leonard. Our most technically advanced forged irons combine highspeed performance and meticulous craftsmanship for longershots and better feel.
Tony dabbs from nike golf takes us through the process when adjusting the new nike covert driver while on the range at the 20 pga show demo day. The nike vr str8fit tour driver is available in four differents lofts. While i didnt get an exact number, nike is in fact making fewer of the vr limited drivers and fairway woods than they would for a standard nonle product. This driver has a little louder sound than the vr tour, but still better than past lines. Mar 03, 2015 before you go tinkering with your equipment, you might want to reconsider your approach to this solution for a few reasons. Nike golf has gained much ground in just a few short years in the golf equipment and apparel business. Ive had the vr limited in the bag since last fall and love the feel. In the nike vr limited driver i was hoping to find a driver for which perceptions would finally measure up to reality. Thought it might be fun to go back in time, unfortunately nike is out of the golf business and it did not come with a manual and i. Thought 460 had better feel, but also had higher spin for me. Oct 11, 2011 im cautiously optimistic that the vr limited will offer much improved sound and feel, without much sacrifice to distance, and more importantly accuracy.
I started hitting this thing down the center all day long. Designing the tube out of polymer resin allowed designers to keep overall head weight down. The driver does come with the adjustable wrench and head cover. The other trend is toward lighter and lighter shafts. Highspeed cavity back technology redistributes weight to the heel and toe allowing for increased distance and more stability across the face of the driver. This driver has somewhere just shy of 10% bigger sweet spot than the covert 1. I also thought the cavity back driver would sit funny on the ground behind the ball, but it didnt. For better players, the tour model may be the best off the rack driver. Designed with the best player in the game, the nike vr tour driver with nike compression channel technology delivers power like a 460 head while providing great shot shaping capabilities. Nike s sq sumo2 was one of the most polarizing clubs in company history. If i want to correct a slice with my drive and i have a. 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 size of the tour model was increased to 460cc, giving it a major forgiveness upgrade, and nike kept their flexloft adapters compatible with the original models. With nikes nexcor face technology, the vr s covert tour driver delivers faster ball speeds across the face for more consistent distance on mishits. 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. If your swing is inconsistent, and if youre like most golfers it probably is, you might find that todays equipment adju. The weight plug in the sole brings the cg closer to the face for an optimal trajectory. The weight plug in the sole optimizes the center of gravity closer to the face. 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.
Jun 01, 2010 the club head s threads are undamaged and it would be easy to just screw in a new shaft. Building on the success of the original vrs covert driver, priority designs and nike golfs design teams worked together to bring refined, iconic design, and technological advancements to meet the demands of nike s tour players and amateur athletes. 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, 440cc, and 460cc head sizes that should feature the str8fit system. When feel is the deal, tour pros are quick to check. Two of the nicest looking drivers at address in golf. Both club heads also have weight concentrated in the rear corners of the club head, which is how the drivers are able to maintain such a high moi. Nike has really done a good job of keeping the club visually appealing to the better player and worthy of the tour label. A couple of things should probably be clarified out of the gate. My read on things is that there will be fewer of them, but they probably wont be scarce either. The main changes are a new forged face, only 1 open, revamped sole plate and a new ahina made for shaft. Nike drivers use advanced and innovative designs to deliver maximum performance.
Nike vr drivers, str8fit and vr tour features youtube. We found this to be good value for the additional gains in distance that you will achieve. 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. Nike has priced the club appropriately in comparison with other brands. Nike has really done a good job of keeping the club visually appealing to the better player and worthy of the tour. With nikes covert tour driver, he didnt have to adjust it to the right. The lie is the angle you must hold the club to allow the club head to rest flat on the ground. I had to line the club head pretty far closed more so than the setting.
The mitsubishis kuro kage silver tini in the covert 2. If youve got game to play the lowspin, open face, smaller head driver, im not sure youll find a better driver on the market than the vr tour, but if you need to adjust the face angle and could use a little more forgiveness, then you will be pleased with the vr. In addition, the smaller club head features a deeper face than the regular covert driver. Framed in that context, the accuracy results for the nike vr pro driver were a bit of a mixed bag. Cavity back the highspeed cavity back on the club delivers longer and striaighter shots. The drivers also lack a noninvasive way to adjust swing weight, which. Nike golf and priority designs continue their partnership with the launch of the nike vrs covert 2. As much as i liked the driver, the hybrid feels even better. Nike drivers can count numerous wins on the pga tour and european tour, as well as multiple majors, in the hands of woods, rory mcilroy, and more recently tommy fleetwood, who is still playing with some of his old nike equipment. The cavity is a different take on the weight distribution for drivers and nike should be.
Beyond the adjustability of the club is the redesigned head which takes the club to the 460cc limit. Released in 2006 the height of the industrys obsession with highmoi drivers the sq sumo2 used a composite crown and a square head shape to push weight to the back corners of the driver head for added forgiveness on offcenter hits. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. For comparison, i included some side by sides with the vr pro str8fit let us know what you think. The concept, especially popular during college football season, also inspired nike golf club designers when it came to creating the new nike vrs covert 2. The nike fubuki k shaft comes in the standard, a, r, s, x flexes. Since their introduction of the str8fit hosel, nike golf pushed adjustable club technology forward, allowing.
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