Equipment
Spotted: Nike “MM Proto” Irons
Earlier this month, Rory McIlroy posted a picture of a Nike’s new “MM Proto” 2 iron on Instagram that, according to a Nike representative, was a collaborative effort between McIlroy, Tiger Woods and club engineers at The Oven. McIlroy went on the win The Open Championship with the club in his bag.
Today at the 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, we spotted Seung Yul Noh testing out a full set of Nike “MM Proto” forged irons. Although we don’t have any information on technology or design, the in-hand photos suggest they are Nike’s new line of forged, blade-style irons.
Check out our photos of the new irons below.
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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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Bradley
Aug 18, 2014 at 3:25 am
AB
Stan
Aug 6, 2014 at 2:14 am
Dear God….they’re beautiful….
Kevin
Aug 5, 2014 at 1:03 pm
Do these new Nike irons include the steroids?
marcel
Aug 4, 2014 at 12:15 am
emulation Mizuno Diamond shape… id stay away from Nike… Bridgstone rules them only anyway
TheJuice
Jul 30, 2014 at 5:05 pm
I haven’t felt this way about looking at a club since I first saw the Cobra Amp Cell Pros. I waited for them, purchased them and have loved them since they first came out. Damn it, I feel like that again!!!!
bradford
Aug 1, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Wasn’t that just last year?
MLH44
Jul 30, 2014 at 5:01 pm
Glad to see Nike coming out with new forged blades, but in regard to looks these pale in comparison to the VR Pro blades. Not even close and I luv my Vr Pro blades. I wish we knew what type of carbon steel they were forged out of. Other than feel the only thing that could possibly get me to part with the VR Pros is distance. With traditional blades you typically give up 10 yards in return for control. Who cares about 10 yards when the Vr Pros are darts. However, if these were 10 yards longer than the VR Pros…difficult not to consider the putting up $1,000 cause you know that’s how much these sticks will cost. Would like to see the trajectory figures as well. Get us some data WRX
Tom Duckworth
Jul 30, 2014 at 6:37 am
Nike is growing on me. These are the best looking irons I’ve seen from them yet. Looks like a lot of help in the toe. I hope they stick with the satin finish too. I would love to see what these feel like.
Robert
Jul 29, 2014 at 11:29 pm
I hate to say it, well really I don’t, but Nike is quickly becoming my favorite club manufacturer. Their recent stuff has been top notch. I know the swoosh has it’s detractors, but you can’t argue with the performance of their line-up. The 2.0 woods and irons are truly great clubs. Now if only I could play blades!
Tom
Jul 29, 2014 at 9:26 pm
The more loft , the more the toe surface area increases, interesting.
Mike
Jul 29, 2014 at 8:57 pm
It’s like a reverse mp-64, maybe a little higher flight with the weight lower? I like em!!
Matthew Bacon
Jul 29, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Wow, those look great!
Evan
Jul 29, 2014 at 11:35 am
Excellent looking modern players iron. Home run for Nike on this one, just hope they don’t go putting tacky badges all over it.
steve
Jul 29, 2014 at 10:18 am
I know it is petty, but the swoosh is annoying
W
Jul 29, 2014 at 10:42 am
Yeah, It’s in the wrong place, it should be on the heel, and smaller, and unpainted. That would have been cleaner
Chris
Jul 29, 2014 at 12:38 pm
It may be annoying, but it’s also probably a part of their marketing for these. People will see the Nike guys gaming these and if they win with them, people will want to buy them. Gotta let them know it was the iron with the giant black swoosh on the toe.
BcavWecllh
Jul 30, 2014 at 11:01 am
But you won’t see it as well on TV! Besides, you can’t see it from the playing position.
CJ
Jul 29, 2014 at 10:08 am
If I wasn’t in love with my s55’s I would give these a try but I highly doubt that they can get rid of my ping babies.
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Jack
Jul 29, 2014 at 6:51 am
Beautiful! Not ground breaking, but a good change in direction for Nike. Agree with other posters that it’s very ‘asian’ looking. I’ve seen many similar type asian style blades. Looks like a blade but has some CB qualities.
Nath
Jul 29, 2014 at 5:20 am
Looks like I need to hold off buying those mb’s
goatee
Jul 29, 2014 at 3:49 am
from Seung-ryol Noh? gorgeous.
W
Jul 29, 2014 at 3:25 am
Winner.
cody
Jul 29, 2014 at 12:07 am
very asian inspired.
cody
Jul 29, 2014 at 12:09 am
looks like a titleist 695 iron that went to a Japanese design class.
MHendon
Jul 28, 2014 at 11:36 pm
I like a little more square toe but over all these are some nice looking sticks.
Tony Lynam
Jul 28, 2014 at 10:01 pm
Nike is really starting to come around.
NB
Jul 28, 2014 at 8:43 pm
buttersticks
snowman
Jul 28, 2014 at 8:34 pm
Those look good; doubtful I’m good enuf to game ’em…..Perhaps a forged cavity back offering as well?
kess
Jul 28, 2014 at 8:33 pm
I’d buy those. Gorgeous.
cdvilla
Jul 28, 2014 at 7:28 pm
Nike making Miuras… I like it.
bradford
Jul 29, 2014 at 9:51 am
Lol, what goes around comes around. A company can use whatever forge they’d like, so it’s very possible Miura is making these, especially in the prototype phase. I’d love to hear you could buy Nike designs and have them crafted at Miura