Equipment
Michelle Wie debuts Volt-colored equipment
Michelle Wie is using a Nike RZN Black golf ball that’s a little different at the LPGA Tour’s Coates Golf Championship this week in Ocala, Fla.
Most professional golfers use white golf balls, but Wie is debuting Nike’s signature Volt-colored ball. She’s the first Nike golfer on the PGA or LPGA Tour to put the company’s Volt-colored ball in play during competition.
The RZN Black ball ($46 in White and Volt) uses Speedlock technology in its core, which is designed to interconnect the core to the compression layer to eliminate slipping, and thus energy loss, at impact. This results in more stability between layers, which creates more speed and distance.
MICHELLE WIE’S NEW TOYS: SHE’S ABOUT 2 HOURS FROM TEEING OFF W/ NEW ALL-VOLT NIKE VAPOR DRIVER & RZN BLACK VOLT BALL PIC.TWITTER.COM/VSGUXA1R4T
— RANDALL MELL (@RANDALLMELLGC) JANUARY 28, 2015
The Volt-colored crown of Nike’s Vapor Speed driver (pictured above) is a one-off design created specifically for Wie, but the technologies and specs are the same as retail models.
The Vapor Speed driver has a FlyBeam-reinforced Cavity Back and a Compression Channel behind the face to maximize ball speed, and uses FlexLoft 2 technology for wide-ranging adjustability.
Nike Vapor Speed driver with a customized Volt-colored crown.
Wie will be also debuting the women’s Nike Lunar Control shoes, which means she’ll be covered in the Volt color from (driver) head-to-toe this week.
Women’s Nike Lunar Control customized by Michelle Wie.
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- Pavon’s WITB accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Ping Si59 (52-12S, 58-8B)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C
Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Pavon’s gear here.
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Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.
This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.
Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.
The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.
Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.
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We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S
Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S
Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge
Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X
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Reg Waggonef
Jun 17, 2015 at 1:51 pm
I would like to find some way to suggest to Michele Wie to think long and strong about trying to play through her pain. Think “Dizzy Dean”, hall of fame pitcher with St Louis Cards. He hurt his big toe – tried to pitch though it by adjusting his mechanics. It got worse an had to give up the game in his prime.
jj
Feb 15, 2015 at 12:49 am
Growning the game! In 10 more years it will have grown into a 99.9% Asian tour. My club has been over run by these rude people!
jj
Feb 2, 2015 at 3:25 pm
whaa whaa wee wee
lefty
Feb 2, 2015 at 3:06 pm
Wont be available to public anyway, told from a Nike source, so you all shouldn’t worry about it!!!!
Neil
Feb 1, 2015 at 2:36 pm
Wie.should worrie about playing better to win.not her bling.nikes biggest bust
Nicholas
Feb 2, 2015 at 3:09 pm
Last time I checked, I think she won two tournaments and had 13 top 10’s. Safe to say, she’s playing just fine. I’m pretty sure that she’s helping to grow the game well, too. I’m positive that it has nothing to do with her “bling”. She has nothing to “worrie” about, except the $2 million she made last year playing.
L4L
Feb 4, 2015 at 6:12 pm
So “volt” is a color! I just got that. Yea, they paid her far more than they will ever make back in increased retail sales…it was a risky gamble that NIKE could easily afford. She is good for the LPGA, no question, but equally no doubt that the deal did not turn out as NIKE hoped.
Sargio_Gercia
Jan 31, 2015 at 7:20 am
Rocks
chad ryan
Jan 30, 2015 at 5:37 pm
Perfect club option for the jean shorts wearing weekend golfer who doesn’t get enough attention hitting his ball into the group two fairways over
Scott
Jan 30, 2015 at 10:08 am
One more in the rainbow of colors that is today’s golf equipment – – Michelle can pull off the look though
Rusty Putter
Jan 29, 2015 at 7:23 pm
good concept ugly execution
Dave
Jan 29, 2015 at 5:08 pm
Can we talk about her “Dope” art? What the heck is up with that??
Cal Naughton Jr
Jan 29, 2015 at 10:35 am
love it!
Enrique
Jan 29, 2015 at 9:54 am
I like it – I think it looks really good on her. She’s the perfect body type/hair color – look, etc… to use Volt.
What i mean is she can pull it off where Stacy Lewis may not be the right person to rock something so aggressive.
slimeone
Jan 29, 2015 at 7:46 am
Nike marketing gurus: “We need a colored golf ball that will stand out on the course.”
Nike design team: “How about green”?
Nike marketing gurus: “Love it! Let’s run with it!”
On a side note – Michelle looks stunning in Volt!
John
Jan 28, 2015 at 8:59 pm
Love Michelle Wie, always have. Also have loved Volt/Lime Green/Highligher Yellow since I was a little kid. Definitely gonna game the Volt RZN’s once they come out.
b-wall
Jan 28, 2015 at 6:38 pm
Love the Volt color. Love the driver.
RH
Jan 28, 2015 at 6:06 pm
PUKE
Jeffrey Trigger
Jan 28, 2015 at 5:24 pm
While the color scheme of Nike’s new lineup is quite off putting, the step in the right direction for equipment looks like it is there. When the MMProto came out on tour, almost every Nike player started playing better. It looks as if Nike spent a good bit of time making sure these clubs were just right. It’s about time, because for all the money spent on marketing, the clubs should at least come close to the hype. Just wish Callaway and TaylorMade would get the message, and this coming from a TaylorMade guy.
RValdez
Jan 28, 2015 at 4:22 pm
Loving that driver. Hopefully Nike puts that out there as a color option down the line.
1973
Jan 28, 2015 at 6:18 pm
Typical Nike – love it or hate it!