Equipment
First Look: Nike Vapor Fly drivers
Here’s your first look at what appears to be Nike Golf’s new line of drivers, the Vapor Fly, which were added to the USGA List of Conforming Driver Heads this week.
Note: Photos from the USGA Conforming Driver List are black and white.
Nike Vapor Fly
Nike Vapor Fly Pro
Based on the USGA photos, it’s difficult to tell what changes Nike made to the Vapor Fly drivers. It seems clear, however, that both will keep the company’s reinforced cavity-back construction, called “Fly Beam” and “Covert” in previous models, as well as a Compression Channel, which returned on Nike’s Vapor driver line. It is positioned on the front of the sole and flexes to improve ball speed on mishits.
Areas on the heel and toe of the sole also indicate the use of a lightweight, non-titanium material — possibly the company’s carbon-enhanced RZN material.
See what GolfWRX Members are saying about the Vapor Fly drivers in our forum.
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Whats in the Bag
Chesson Hadley WITB 2024 (March)
- Chesson Hadley what’s in the bag accurate as of the Texas Children’s Houston Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70 TX
3-wood: Titleist TSR2+ (14.5 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T200 (3), Titleist 620 CB (4, 5), Titleist 620 MB (6-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball
Grip: Odyssey
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos Chesson Hadley’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Gary Woodland WITB 2024 (March)
Driver: Cobra Darkspeed X (8 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ5 70 M5
- The white circle that appears at the top of the face a removable sticker that’s used for launch monitor tracking, and Woodland removes it for competition!
3-wood: Cobra Darkspeed X (14 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ5 GW100 Prototype
7-wood: Cobra LTDx LS prototype (20 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ5 GW100 Prototype
Irons: Wilson Staff (18 degrees), Cobra King MB (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper Limited X
Wedges: Cobra SB (48), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-08F, 56-14F), Cobra King (60)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper Limited X (48 degrees), KBS Tour V-Ten 125
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5 Proto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 3.0P
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
See more in-hand photos of Gary Woodland’s WITB in the forums.
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Equipment
Q&A: Martin Trainer on his Bobby Grace “Greg Chalmers” putter, 6.5-degree driver, and “butter knife” 2-iron
As unbiasedly as I can put it, Martin Trainer has one of the coolest club setups in professional golf. (At some point soon, I’ll put together a top-10 list of “coolest club setups on Tour,” but I know that Trainer will be in the top-10)
What a lineup. He plays a 6.5-degree Wilson prototype driver, a 13-degree Wilson prototype 3-wood, a true blade Wilson Staff Model 2-iron, and a Bobby Grace “Greg Chalmers Commemorative” putter!
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I mean, look at this 2-iron from address…
To quote the great author R.L. Stine: “Goosebumps.”
On Wednesday at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open, I caught up with Trainer to learn more about his bag setup.
Here’s what he had to say:
You have the Internet going crazy over your bag setup, and your putter. Where’d you pick the Bobby Grace-Greg Chalmers putter up? How long have you had it?
MT: This was from when Bobby Grace came to my course in California: Cal Club. And for whatever reason, they just started having them in the shop. So then I took my buddy’s, started using it, and made, like, a million putts in a row, which is how every putter story begins, I guess.
And then, I bought a couple of my own, used it for years, got to the Tour with it, won on Tour with it (the 2019 Puerto Rico Open). Then, about a year later, started using another putter, did that for a couple years, but now it’s back in the bag.
When did it come back in the bag?
MT: December of this past year. So a few months ago.
What year would you say was the first time you threw that in the bag, or, like, when you bought it?
MT: God…Probably, 2016, maybe? 2018?
Do you remember how much you paid for it?
MT: I don’t know, actually. Maybe $100-150 bucks or something. I think that’s the only golf club I’ve bought between high school and now. Well, two, since I bought two of them.
The driver is interesting, too. What went into the prototyping process?
MT: That was a version of the current driver, but it was the prototype that they first came out with for Tour guys to try. And for whatever reason, I just never switched out to the new one.
It’s just 6.5 degrees, right?
MT: Yeah. Very low loft, yeah.
What kind of ball speed do you have with that these days?
MT: Like high 170’s.
Yeah, that’ll work. And then a 2-iron blade? We’re seeing fewer and fewer of those out here.
MT: Yeah. The butter knife.
Very cool thing to have in the bag. Have you done any testing with driving irons?
MT: Yeah, I used to have a thicker one, but it was a little offset, and I never hit it that well. And then finally, I started messing around with the butter knife. And I remember the first time I looked down at it, I was terrified. And then I ended up getting used to it, putting it in play, and it’s been in place since. It’s a pretty good club for me.
How far do you carry that?
MT: Like 235.
A good little wind club, I’m sure.
MTL Yeah, exactly. I can hit it very low. It’s great.
I love it. You have people shook looking at that. Thanks for the time, man.
MT: Absolutely.
To see more photos and discussion of Trainer’s bag, click here.
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Pete
Dec 5, 2015 at 11:50 pm
I used to dislike nike just because it was not TM or Titliest of Callaway blah blah. Swing there clubs on the trackman and when the numbers reveal you just dropped $$$ on the wrong club. You need to hate the green swoosh. If it was a Taylormade Vapor the whole golf world would be praising it. I have a Vapor Pro with diamana blue S70. Fitted at 44.5 inches. The ball speed is faster and more importantly consistent. (155-158. 2300 rpm.) Flys str8 down the center of the fairway 275-280. I would still keep it even if it was rainbow colored. Nike makes elite level clubs for low handicap player’s, but then again everyone needs clubs that work for them.
BC
Sep 26, 2015 at 8:08 am
Most of these Nike haters dislike the brand based on reasons that have nothing to do with performance of the equipment. I’m looking forward to the 2016 line. The past few years Nike has produced great products!!!!
ec
Sep 25, 2015 at 4:18 pm
They should put Jump Man on the head and limit it to 500 pieces. They will sell like hotcakes from nike.com, and will not sell on BST!
ph00ny
Sep 25, 2015 at 11:12 am
Odd to see so many negative comments here. I’m seeing ton of praises on vapor drivers from high club head speed players and trackman numbers to back those up.
Also I had a Nike SQ 460 tour head and i thought it was a nice driver. Same goes for the SQ2 3 wood
marcel
Sep 24, 2015 at 8:42 pm
one can catch a break with the new equipment…
John Ineson
Sep 23, 2015 at 6:30 am
It DOES look like a black and white picture of a (possibly) colored driver. Hope they lost the turkey turd green! Surveys show that men are inspired to buy the clubs they see on TV, while women are convinced by trying friends’ clubs — interesting. Sooo . . . color up your clubs in all kinds of garish shades. That way those guys who like to watch millionaire kids play golf will know what clubs to buy. As a Warrior salesman was honest enough to say when I called them once, “It’s all about selling clubs!”
Jordan S
Sep 23, 2015 at 2:47 am
When did Nike acquire Cobra?
Jacob
Sep 22, 2015 at 10:13 pm
No joke, I once met a Nike salesman who told me he didn’t use Nike clubs and I shouldn’t either.
chad
Sep 22, 2015 at 9:02 pm
Ahh so much better without Volt. I would actually consider playing it now.
Iain_D
Sep 23, 2015 at 3:02 am
The photos above look like black and white picture of a coloured driver as opposed to a colour picture of a black and white driver if that makes sense. I feel the bright colours may still be there.
Joe
Sep 22, 2015 at 8:55 pm
Nike knew their drover was a dud shortly after release. This is the “do over”. I’m ok with that. I just don’t know how the previous Vapor driver series got out the door untested. And it was UNTESTED because the ball speed was certainly an issue.
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Sep 22, 2015 at 4:07 pm
The last driver died 2 weeks after it was shipped, No thanks Nike, stick with shoes and get out of the golf club business.
Golfraven
Sep 25, 2015 at 8:46 am
I am saying this for years. cheers
Pete
Dec 5, 2015 at 11:56 pm
Saying reading hatign go swing one like I did. Maybe youll change your mind and your fore into a 4.
Brian
Sep 22, 2015 at 8:53 am
Who are they, TM? This is the second driver set in 2 years!!! Gasp. Shankshankshank