Equipment
Nike Vapor Flex and Vapor Speed Fairway Woods
Nike’s Vapor Speed and Vapor Flex fairway woods are designed to fly longer and straighter than the company’s previous fairway woods, regardless of how golfers use them.
At the request of Nike Golf athletes, the clubs were made larger than previous models. The Vapor Speed in particular was made 25 percent larger, making it a great choice for golfers who prefer a larger face profile in their fairway woods such as Tiger Woods.
Vapor Speed Fairway Wood ($199)
Engineers were also able to drive the center of gravity (CG) lower in the Vapor Speed fairway woods by adding slope to their crowns. That change, along with the synergy of Nike’s FlyBeam-reinforced Covert Cavity Back Design and Compression Channel, raises launch angle, lowers spin and adds ball speed — the key to more distance.
Vapor Flex Fairway Wood ($249)
The Vapor Flex fairway woods have the same technologies as the Vapor Speed models, but they’re smaller in size and have Nike’s new FlexLoft 2 adjustable hosel, which is 30 percent lighter than the company’s original FlexLoft hosel. It gives golfers the ability to adjust loft 2 degrees up or down from the stock setting and choose one of three independent face angles: left, neutral or right.
Note: The FlexLoft 2 adjustable hosel is compatible with Nike’s original FlexLoft hosel.
The Vapor Speed ($199) will be available in lofts of 15 and 19 degrees with Mitsubishi Rayon’s Fubuki Z 60 shaft (X, S, R, A and W flexes). The Vapor Flex ($249) will be available in lofts of 15 and 19 degrees with Mitsubishi Rayon’s Second-Generation Diamana S+ 70 shaft (X, S and R flexes).
Both fairway woods will be in stores on Jan. 30, 2015.
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Titleist launches Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash balls with enhanced alignment
Titleist has today introduced Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash golf balls featuring enhanced alignment.
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Cobra launches 3D-printed LIMIT3D irons
Cobra released its first commercially available 3D-printed steel putter in 2020. Now, the company is bringing its first 3D-printed irons to retail with new LIMIT3D irons, which Cobra’s vice president of product architecture, Jose Miraflor, calls “the most significant technological advancement to happen to the category in the past 20 years” and “a look into the future of golf club design and performance.”
Cobra leveraged the expertise of computational design software firm nTop to create an ambitious design: a compact players blade that offers similar forgiveness as a larger, game-improvement style club and forged iron feel.
Speaking on the partnership, Mike Yagley, Vice President of Innovation & AI, Cobra Golf said, “nTop’s computational design tools integrated with 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, allowed us to create an incredible new design that looks and feels like a forged blade but performs like a larger, game-improvement iron. No one has done this before, and we’re excited to introduce these unique irons to the world.”
As Cobra explains, more forgiving irons are traditionally larger and sacrifice feel. Due to the limitations of casting and forging, creating a more compact, better-feeling iron that still delivers forgiveness was only possible with 3D printing. The resulting profile of Cobra’s LIMIT3D irons is smaller than Cobra’s King Tour irons.
LIMIT3D irons are 3D printed for 316L stainless steel with an internal lattice structure, which allowed engineers to position 33 percent of the iron’s overall weight to the exterior for greater MOI. 100 grams of tungsten is positioned in the heel and toe of each clubhead for low CG for ease of launch and high MOI for greater forgiveness.
Additionally, using nTop’s design software and additive manufacturing allowed for a substantially faster prototyping process, which enabled engineers to test more designs and mass placements for a superior finished product.
Cobra LIMIT3D irons: Pricing, specs, availability
- 350 individually numbered sets available in the U.S. and Canada (500 sets total worldwide)
- Available for custom order June 7
- Price: $3,000
- Set: 4-PW, RH only
- Full range of aftermarket shafts, grips
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/14/24): Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons.
From the seller: (@ayc25): “Brand new in box / plastic. 4-PW. Custom shaft bands, grips, ferrules. Dynamic Gold S200 Tour Issue. NO TRADES. Ships next day UPS Ground from Northern Virginia. $1695 shipped or best offer.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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brett w
Dec 30, 2014 at 10:32 pm
They mention that the woods are bigger this year but does anyone know the exact size in cc’s?
spazo
Oct 16, 2014 at 12:27 pm
yet another taylormade slot copy.
Jakebyers23
Oct 17, 2014 at 2:14 pm
If you look back to the Nike Victory Red driver from 2010 it had the “slot”. This is long before any Taylormade club had one.
Keith
Oct 17, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Pretty sure nike was the first to do that slot on the driver. Called it a compression channel.
Dave
May 7, 2015 at 1:48 am
Nike and Adams were first with slot technology. Then TM purchased Adams.
gwillis7
Oct 15, 2014 at 8:33 am
Ya I love the way these look. I like the bright green highlights….reminds me of oregon football.
A lot of traditionalists hate nike i realize that, but I think their clubs look really good. I should say their ‘woods’ look really good every year.
Still haven’t bought one though lol
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Cwolf
Oct 13, 2014 at 9:12 pm
I’d like the speed with the flex shaft.
Kyle
Oct 13, 2014 at 6:34 pm
Sign me up for vapor speed!
Golfraven
Oct 13, 2014 at 3:43 pm
yep, straighter and longer – of course. ehh, nope. I rather invest same cash into Titleist woods.
Charlie
Oct 13, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Meh. Look at that sole. Nothing will beat out my Tour Edge CB Pro!
enrique
Oct 13, 2014 at 12:14 pm
My previous post was removed – but I’ll ask again – are these available soon or next year like the drivers?
hjsdl
Oct 13, 2014 at 1:10 pm
First week on November I believe..
hjsdl
Oct 13, 2014 at 1:11 pm
pre ordering starts..
Billy
Oct 13, 2014 at 2:10 pm
Out 1/31/15
enrique
Oct 13, 2014 at 5:51 pm
That’s what I thought – Basically February of 2015.
Mark
Oct 13, 2014 at 12:14 pm
Non adjustable version looks very good from above. Shame about the sole plate…
adolfo
Oct 13, 2014 at 11:04 am
wow do they look good. still going to be a tough sell to knock my pings out of my bag though