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GolfWRX visits The Oven, Nike Golf R&D

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11 years ago

May 23, 2013

Nike Golf is not known to stick to typical golf tradition. Perhaps that’s rooted in the way it was born.

Ben Hogan never touched a Nike golf club. Until June rolls around, a Nike club will have never brushed the grass during a Major at Merion.

Nike was born late into the highly competitive world of equipment manufacturing. It was behind the curve and wanted to catch up quickly. The recipe: Hire experienced veterans from inside the golf industry, but don’t be afraid to attract talent from outside golf world. Look at things differently. Focus on the athlete. Innovate. Create. The Oven was born.

In the world of golf equipment, The Oven has an almost mystical quality. What goes on there? Who gets to visit? Can I visit? For the GolfWRXer, a visit to Nike’s R&D facility is a dream come true. We’ve been kicking the tires on the idea with Nike Golf for a while now, and finally got the chance to put it together.

Five GolfWRX members were sent surprise invites to Fort Worth to experience a golf junkie’s dream trip: A full 14 club fitting at The Oven. This is the same fitting Nike Golf Athletes experience. “Want to visit The Oven?” PM sent!

The Oven is about as unassuming as you can imagine. There is no massive sign on the street. No retina scanner to greet you at the door. Once inside, there are indications of Nike’s success. Nike Golf accomplishments and memorabilia are celebrated in the front hallways. Conference rooms have names of famous courses. Larger-than-life photos don the halls here and there. But above all, The Oven is a place for the athlete to feel comfortable, talk, test and tweak. Jhonattan Vegas said it best in a Q&A session with us (paraphrasing): “What impresses me most about Nike is how dedicated they are to making the athlete perform their best.”

That, in a nutshell, is what GolfWRX was treated to — the chance to experience a full Nike Golf Athlete fitting. A complete tour of R&D at The Oven. The opportunity to talk to some of the most brilliant minds in golf including Tom Stites, David Franklin and Mike Taylor. We saw what makes Nike Golf tick from the inside and got treated not as royalty, but as Nike Athletes. It was a truly amazing experience which lived up to its billing.

Read all about our experience and see all the pictures and video from The Oven in the Tour and forums.

Read all about our experience and see all the pictures and video from The Oven in the Tour and forums.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/9/24): Titleist TSR 9-wood

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2 weeks ago

Apr 9, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

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 Titleist TSR 9-wood.

From the seller: (@RHenderson): “Titleist TSR 9 Wood, Like new. Mint, Custom ordered from Titleist and received it Friday, played 1 round & only hit 4 balls with it, it does not fit my gaping so my loss your gain. Hzrdus Riptide CB 60 Stiff $200.00 Will sell just the head & cover for $175.00.“

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Titleist TSR 9-wood

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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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (3/27/24): Miura TC-201 irons

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4 weeks ago

Mar 27, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Miura TC-201 irons

From the seller: (@Vinny Nguyen): “Miura TC 201 5-PW w/ Modus 105X Black shafts. Half inch short of standard, 2 flat, standard loft. $825.“

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Miura TC-201 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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From the Forums: How are you liking TaylorMade’s Qi10 fairway woods?

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4 weeks ago

Mar 26, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been discussing TaylorMade’s new Qi10 fairway woods. WRXer ‘ace036’ plans on testing them in the next few weeks, saying: “from how they look from address and frame the ball is much more appealing to my eye versus my current Paradym fairway woods.” And our members have been sharing their positive feedback in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

Edwardsr: “I got fit into the Qi10 core model with Ventus TR Black 8X and it’s absolutely amazing for me.During the fitting with my 12-15 swings with it, it was the most efficient combo I’ve ever tested, tons of 1.48 smash and 3 or 4 1.49 smash (which I don’t think I’ve ever gotten on 3 wood on a launch monitor).”
MiloMalt: “No complaints and so far only high praise for my Qi10 Tour 3 and 5 wood. I’m getting great numbers and a nice penetrating ball flight with great height whereas with my old TSi2 4 wood it was spinny and ballooning and short because of that.”
courcy75: “The Qi10 Tour 3 wood I just put in play has been outstanding for me. Finally found something I like as much as the 07 burner tp.”

Entire Thread: “From the Forums: How are you liking TaylorMade’s Qi10 fairway woods?”

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