Equipment
Top 10: The Best Nike Golf Equipment Ever Made
Nike’s golf equipment never appealed to the masses in the same way as the company’s golf shoes and apparel, leading to the company’s decision to discontinue its production of clubs, balls and bags and focus on soft goods. Its lack of retail success, however, does not mean that Nike didn’t produce excellent golf equipment.
Nike launched its first golf balls, the Precision line, in 1998. Its first line of golf clubs came in 2002. Our staff took a trip down memory lane to remember all the Nike golf equipment produced between then and now. Here’s our list of the best golf equipment Nike ever made.
SQ Sumo2 Driver
Nike’s SQ Sumo2 was one of the most polarizing clubs in company history. Released in 2006 — the height of the industry’s obsession with high-MOI drivers — the SQ Sumo2 used a composite crown and a square head shape to push weight to the back corners of the driver head for added forgiveness on off-center hits.
The SQ Sumo2 was best known for its loud, high-pitched sound, which rang like an aluminum baseball bat at impact. A later version, Nike SQ Sumo2 5900, increased MOI to 5900, while improving sound and feel.
VR X3X Toe Sweep Wedge
All wedges pretty much look the same, right? Not Nike’s Toe Sweep wedge, the brainchild of legendary Nike club maker Mike Taylor that was released in 2014.
The VR X3X attempted to solve the age-old problem of the heel of the wedge getting “stuck” on shots from long grass. Taylor’s solution was to create wedge soles with hardly any mass on the heel side, which also made open-face shots easier. Both Rory McIlroy and Johnny Vegas used the Toe Sweep grind to win on tour.
Split Cavity Prototype Irons
While these irons were never released, they were played by several of Nike’s tour players, and carry a special significance to us. Our founder easyyy scored a set of Trevor Immelman prototypes back in 2005, the year GolfWRX was founded, and hasn’t stopped talking about the Miura-forged protos since.
At the time, the Split Cavities were the standard to meet for all forged cavity-back irons. They were clean in shape, butter soft at impact and great through the ground. Several notable forged cavity-back irons followed, including our recent Nike favorites, the VR Forged Pro Combos.
Vapor Flex 440
For gear heads, the worst part about Nike’s decision to fold its golf equipment division could be the promise it showed with its latest driver, the Vapor Flex 440.
Ever since Nike’s switch to its Covert design platform for metal woods, the company struggled to compete in the realm of low-spin drivers. The Vapor Flex 440 (released in 2016) was different. Sixty percent of the club head was made from Nike’s proprietary, carbon fiber-reinforced RZN material, a weight-saving scheme that boosted performance.
Our sources tell us that Nike’s line of 2017 drivers relied heavily on a RZN construction, and were by far the best-performing drivers in company history. If true, it’s a case of too little, too late.
VR_S Forged Irons
Nike’s VR_S Forged were released in the U.S. after enjoying incredible success in Japan. While intended for mid-to-high handicappers, the irons caught on with low handicappers, as well as many PGA Tour players (including Tiger Woods), who used them as long-iron replacements.
Key to the success of the VR_S Forged was their two-piece forged construction, which merged a 1025 carbon steel framework with a thin club face that was welded to the body to improve ball speed and forgiveness. Despite their bulk, the irons looked and felt premium, and added value to their $999 sticker price with Nippon’s aftermarket 950GH shaft as the stock option. They were one of the best game-improvement irons released in 2012.
VR Tour Driver
Years before slots became a common sight on clubs, Nike released a line of metal woods with something called a “Compression Channel” behind the club face, which was said to increase the size of the sweet spot by making the club face more flexible — particularly the bottom.
The Compression Channel was used on many models, but Nike’s VR (Victory Red) Tour driver, released in 2010, could have been the best. Proof of that showed up just three weeks ago, when Jhonattan Vegas used the six-year-old driver in his victory at the RBC Canadian Open.
The VR Tour measured 420 cubic centimeters, and had a classy, pear-shaped club head free of alignment aids. It was a thing of beauty.
Method 006 (Rory McIlroy’s putter)
Remember the #releasetheputter movement that originated in the GolfWRX Forums? Several sources inside Nike Golf have told us that if it weren’t for GolfWRXers, Rory McIlroy’s replica Method putter would have never been released. Pat yourselves on the backs, folks.
It’s true that most better-player clubs sold at retail are inspired by PGA Tour players, but it’s rare to get your hands on a golf club designed to the exact specifications of one of the best golfers on the planet. That was the case with the Method 006, which was the result of Rory McIlroy’s work with David Franklin, Nike’s renowned putter designer and creator of its Method technology.
Owners of the limited-edition putter, released in 2015, have a carbon copy of the flatstick Rory McIlroy used to win his third and fourth majors: the Open and PGA championships in 2014.
Forged Blades
In 2003, Nike released its first set of blade irons, and to many they’re still the most beautiful blades ever produced. They were named simply “Forged Blades,” and were unencumbered by the logos and colors that would be used on future Nike iron releases.
The Forged Blades were used by David Duval to win his lone major, the 2001 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
Slingshot Irons
Released in 2003, Nike’s Slingshot irons were not only the company’s most commercially successful iron model, but also possibly one of the coolest game-improvement irons to date.
The irons featured a slingshot-esque “bridge,” which stretched across the cavity of the hollow-bodied irons. It enhanced perimeter weighting, and helped golfers hit towering iron shots by moving weight lower and deeper in the club head. Thin, strong, “cold-rolled” 455 Stainless Steel club faces were also added for more distance.
The design was awesome, the name was perfect and the performance was impressive. This was Nike Chief Club Designer Tom Stites at his best.
Tour Accuracy Golf Balls
In the golf world, the year 2000 is synonymous with Tiger Woods’ best golf. It was in June of that year he accomplished his most impressive feat — winning the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots. He then went on to win the next three major championships.
Fueling his performance was a new golf ball: Nike’s Tour Accuracy. The solid-rubber core ball is argued to have given Woods a distance advantage over his competitors, most of whom were still using wound golf balls at the time. It is also said to have pushed Titleist to release its first solid-rubber core golf ball, the Pro V1.
Just last week on Twitter, Woods credited the Tour Accuracy as helping to “put the wound ball into extinction.” No argument there.
Couldn’t play w/o clubs, balls & bag or men & woman dedicated to them. Grateful for their hard work & innovation from an amazing @Nike team
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 4, 2016
It’s because of these people we put the wound ball into extinction. They helped me win grand slam.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 4, 2016
Our forum faithful are well acquainted with the incredible giveaways and review opportunities in the realm of threads and comments, but we want to ensure front-page readers are involved as well.
Cobra OPTM Drivers
The new OPTM drivers from Cobra Golf are designed to deliver tighter dispersion and improved accuracy through advanced engineering. By utilizing strategic shaping and weight placement to reduce Products of Inertia (POI), a measure of the club’s resistance to twisting across three axes, OPTM drivers are built to minimize side spin and help players find more fairways.
OPTM drivers utilize strategic shaping and weight placement to reduce Products of Inertia (POI), the measure of a club’s resistance to twisting across three axes. Resulting in significantly reduced side spin, tighter dispersion, increased accuracy, and more fairways hit
Learn more about the Cobra OPTM Drivers here.
How we choose our testers
GolfWRX staff evaluates each entry against the criteria laid out in the testing thread to determine the best fit for each specific product — For example, if a game-improvement iron is being tested, game-improvement iron-playing golfers will be considered.
Member testers
The testers are:
- @SE Gamer
- @Shanks2424
- @wam78
- @scott406
- @adam10
Member review highlights
@Shanks2424 (Cobra OPTM LS 10.5 degrees):
I just want to start out saying thank you so much to @GolfWRX_Official and @COBRA PUMA GOLF for selecting me to receive this amazing gift and opportunity. Let me introduce myself my name is Brad I am 41 and I have been playing golf since I was 6 or 7 years old. I have been as high as a 25 handicap to as low as an 8 handicap. Over the last 7 years my golf game has not been great due to me being super overweight and I have lost my swing. Now that my son who is 16 and he has been playing golf at the high school level, he has sparked me into getting into shape and losing weight. I apologize for the horrible looking swing videos. I picked out the Cobra OPTM LS 10.5 with the Diamana WB 63x. I picked this set up because I struggle with high spin and launch. I also seem to do better in the Diamana WB profile. I hope I do this review justice.
I received the driver 3-18-26. I have never owned a Cobra driver due to Just not liking the look of the flat black color on the crowns. I have hit and enjoyed the Aerojet driver and woods. But Cobra has never been on my radar due to just looks. Then when I saw this contest and saw how good the OPTM looked with the glossy crown it got me excited. So let’s fast forward to Wednesday night. The only thing I can say after the first few hits was WOW!!!! The feeling of this driver was so solid and hot. It was long and straight. The back net of our range is right around 255-265 carry. I was flying it into the net. I have been struggling with the driver this year. My gamer is a Titleist TSI3 9* With a UST Proforce V2 6s Tipped .5 inches. I have only hit it at the range on two different range sessions. And I can say the Titleist is 100% kicked out of the bag.
My son and I are playing on 3-21-26 at Spencer T Oilin in Alton Il and I feel so confident in this driver that I am not even bringing my gamer. I am 20 yards longer with the cobra and no high spinning balloon shots. I have messed with a few of the setting and I am between 4 of them. I ordered the driver on A1 just so I can mess with all the setting going from a natural setting to something different. I am looking at the following settings. G1 -1 loft +1 lie, F1 -.7 loft +1.7 lie H1 -.7 loft +.3 lie or just A1 STD loft STD lie. I am siding with G1 and H1.A few nit picking things the I am going to talk about. The head cover looks amazing except for one thing I am not a fan of the cobra logo on the cover as a gel type logo. I wish they would have embroidered it like the OPTM logo. The other thing is when changing the hosel be sure you have the screw lined up some people might cross thread it. The few time I changed the setting I had to get the screw just right. If it doesn’t turn easy don’t force it. Here are a few swing videos and some photos I took. I will post some more stuff over the next few weeks. I will try to get into our PGA Tour Superstore to get some numbers.
Played Saturday 3-21-26 I did not play well at all but I did hit the Cobra driver very well. I was using the new Pro V1 X. The driver was on G1 so +1 degree upright and -1 degree in loft at 9.5. This thing is great I did not get any balloon balls with a lot of spin on any of my miss hits and the miss hits were so much less then my TSI. I plan on going to the Sm to get some numbers in the next few weeks. I hope to play again not this weekend but next weekend.
@wam78 (Cobra OPTM X 10.5 degrees):
A little about myself. I’ve been hovering around a 7 handicap depending on the time of year. Have not played much over the last year due to my job and the travel, which makes it hard to get back into a rhythm. However, my goal this year is to get 20 rounds in. To some that seems like nothing. For me that’s a lot.
I’ve been a big fan of Cobra for over a decade now. Have been in and out of their woods for just as long. My last Cobra driver in the bag was the Ltdx ls. Man did I love that thing. When hit on the screws it might have been my favorite. Just was hard to manage the toe miss. Since then I’ve been in a tsr3 over the past 2 seasons with a Kuro Kage XD 60x. Absolutely love it and will be hard to get it out of the bag. But the Cobra will get a legitimate shot starting this weekend.
Here are my specs on the build:
COBRA OPTM X 10.5
G1 setting (-1* loft and 1* upright)
-1” playing at 44.5”
Diamana BB 63x
Tour Velvet +4 standard +2 wraps of tape
Weights: 14gr & 3gr
Update:
Was able to get out this weekend and get some sim time. I’m not anywhere close to where I need to be swing wise. This is only the third time I’ve been out to hit balls in 3 months. Needless to say, this 48 year old body takes a little more time to get back into golf shape. Although I’m pretty active in the gym and try to keep myself in good shape.
My swing speed is about 5-8 mph down right now with the driver and my timing is taking a minute to get back.
With all of that said, I’m very impressed with the x head and the forgiveness. I’m a fader, so my miss can be a block to the right or I can overcook it and lose it right at times with an open face. I hit about 5 shots that I lost right but the spin never got above 2800. WOW! I was sitting around 23-2400 on spin on shots hit around the middle of the face. That’s right where I want to be. Maybe a touch higher.
Once again, I’m really enjoying the feel off the face. Just has this pleasant feel that’s not really “soft”, but you can feel the ball compress. Addicting. Sound is fantastic as well. Not too thuddy. Has a nice crack to it without being overly loud.
It’s impressing me more and more.
@adam10 (Cobra OPTM MAX-K 10.5 degrees):
Had a chance to sneak out for 9 on Friday afternoon and was able to hit the driver on 4 holes and all 4 drives were super solid. I switched to the B7 setting (my miss is a duck hook) and I was able to aim down the middle and hit it down the middle- seems like a simple goal but driver inconsistency has been a big issue for me for years now. The head (as compared to my PXG 0211) is SUPER stable and it’s already given me a ton more confidence off the tee. I’m playing again this week and I’ll have a more detailed update.
I’ve added a few pics as I did not even realize myself how big of a difference there was in the shapes (cobra on left) at address. I LOVE the look of my PXG at address but I’ve already gotten used to the more modern shape of the OPTM and the performance so far has been awesome.
Quick update for me—I’ve played 4 more 9 hole rounds and I cannot say enough about the total performance of my OPTM Max K. I am hitting the longest, straightest drives I’ve hit for YEARS. I hit a drive last night that was 345 (thanks in part to a tail wind) but had people on the course come up to me after the round to ask me if that was my drive because they had never seen a ball in that spot before. This sort of thing has happened multiple times in the past few weeks. I can definitely say that the technology in this driver, along with the ability to customize it to my misses with the FIT33 system has changed my game. My contact has been primarily towards the high toe and I can literally see the ball flight being corrected mid-air and find the fairway instead of my usual duck hooks or weak fades. (my only criticism is that the tee marks on the sole of the club won’t wipe off but I actually use this a a learning tool to help improve my face contact).
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GolfWRX’s Greg Moore descended upon the Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky, this week to capture notable gear and full bag photos of players participating in the ISCO Championship. Below, check out some highlights, including new Srixon fairway metals and hybrids, and some limited edition Scotty Cameron prototypes.
The Srixon RKT era is here
Moore found some fairway metals and made his way onto the Srixon truck where he was able to grab some in-hand photos of the new hybrids the company is planning to unveil. Check out the new 3, 5, and 7 RKT fairway woods below, in addition to photos of the 2 (17 degrees), 3 (19 degrees), 4 (22 degrees), 5 (25 degrees), and 6 (28 degrees) hybrids below.
Check out more in-hand photos of Srixon RKT fairway metals and hybrids here.
Jared Wolfe has an enviable black FB+ Circle T.
The Louisville-born golfer has a drool-inducing Scotty Cameron Tour FB+ Circle T with an especially long neck. My only gripe? Wolfe swapped out the Cameron grip. Perhaps my game is lacking because I prize form over function…Check out a few shots of the FB+ below.
Daniel Von Tonder’s got a pretty sweet Scotty of his own…
The South African isn’t to be outdone by Wolfe, and he boasts a T5MB Circle T Scotty, featuring a solitary alignment line on an otherwise blank putter head. The bottom boasts the signature Circle T logo and two five gram weights.
Justin Lower’s Bettinardi has got something to say…
Not to be outdone, putter maestros Bettinardi cooked up an extremely clean blade for the Ohio-born golfer. In the forum, commenter CrustyDog offered up some praise for Lower’s unique and good-looking top line. They wrote: “Love when guys do interesting alignment stuff. Rarely see a dot on the flange, only other one I can think of was from last week with the three dot alignment.” Moore shared a close-up photo of the alignment (see below), and another commenter was quick to sing the praises of Lower’s grip, which is a SuperStroke Deep Etched Putter Grip. akap4surf wrote, “Love that putter! I just got that grip installed on my scotty and it is fantastic! Super tacky and it looks really nice. I wish they would offer some size options, but cannot recommend enough!”
For all things ISCO Championship, check out the forum thread here.
Andrew Von Lossow is reporting from the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada, one of the premier celebrity golf events of the year. Although his main focus is filming a special edition of Inside the Ropes, presented by PGA Tour SuperStore, he also brought his camera along and took the opportunity to capture some notable golf equipment photos from the tournament.
Today, we’re focusing on the bags of some of the most famous recreational golfers in the game, like NBA legends Charles Barkley and Ray Allen, retired MLB star Dexter Fowler, and former tennis player (and a +3.1 handicap) Mardy Fish.
Charles Barkley has a hot new putter in his bag.
The Inside the NBA personality reps Auburn with his headcovers, and is currently gaming the Ping Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue H putter. Check out more from the Ally Blue collection here. Barkley’s wand comes with a plumber’s neck, which isn’t available in this current batch of the TEC putters. Chuck stays loyal to Ping throughout the bag, using a Ping G440 K driver at 10.5 degrees and Ping G440 irons.
Three-point shooting legend Ray Allen sports a world-class bag.
Ray Allen’s bag pays homage to his career at UCONN, as a member of the US Men’s Basketball Team, and as Jesus Shuttlesworth in the film He’s Got Game. As for clubs, Allen rocks TaylorMade P790 irons and Miura wedges. All in all, a smooth bag for one of the game’s smoothest players.
Dexter Fowler is the king of headcovers.
Fowler, who played 14 seasons in the MLB, sports some of TaylorMade’s best vintage-inspired headcovers, including the BRNR and the Liberty Lines driver headcover. For the putter, he’s got an extremely rare Scotty Cameron Circle T Tiffany Camo Dog putter cover.
Mardy Fish has a bag to back up his very impressive game.
Minnesota-born tennis star Mardy Fish is loyal to TaylorMade, and the lefty fills out the top of his bag with a Qi4D driver at 9 degrees. Fish putts with the TaylorMade Spider 5K ZT, uses a Stealth DHY driving iron, P7MB irons, and MG5 charcoal wedges with custom stamping.
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DJ
Aug 12, 2016 at 1:15 pm
T40 and T60 3 woods and Nike Ignite driver
Bri
Aug 11, 2016 at 6:16 am
Another vote for the T40 3-wood from me. Reckon getting a 3 wood your happy with is the hardest club in the bag to get right and this was as close as I ever got. My current RBZ hits it further but never had the confidence that I had with my old Steel shafted T40 15*.
Clay
Aug 10, 2016 at 9:52 pm
My only disagreement is for me the Vapor Fly Pro is amazing and better than the flex. The M1 and M2 could not match the combination of length, consistency, and accuracy I get with it. It really only fits a small segment of golfers, but for me it is excellent.
mhendon
Aug 10, 2016 at 9:03 pm
I can’t say I tried a lot of Nike equipment but I did try the T40 fairway, hated it. Tried the VRpro limiter driver and loved it, still in the bag. Point being if you’re open minded you’ll find good and bad equipment with any major OEM.
Alvin
Aug 10, 2016 at 8:26 pm
I thought the T60 fairway woods were pretty easy to hit.
DH
Aug 10, 2016 at 7:54 pm
Duval didn’t play the forged blade to win at Lythym .
I was there and still remember looking into his bag and seeing the pro combo protos
Bob
Aug 10, 2016 at 7:11 pm
Yup 🙂
RedX
Aug 10, 2016 at 6:29 pm
all this time and you’re still kicking up a stink Smiz!
Nathan
Aug 10, 2016 at 3:05 pm
The CPR Woods were ridiculously easy to hit. (clubs for Prevention and Recovery)..Still bag my 26º even though it’s so beat up.
Christosterone
Aug 10, 2016 at 2:53 pm
Also you forgot mm protos…the were awesome…
-Chris
Christosterone
Aug 10, 2016 at 2:52 pm
I bought a vapor flex 440 for $149….payed $429 for the original flex if memory serves…
It is the polar opposite of the sq2 insofar as it sounds like a mid 90s Titleist…that small, breaking a lightbulb in a towel sound…
It is truly an exquisite driver….and in my office sits a set of 2003 Nike forged irons…they are truly the most gorgeous set of forged blades in the modern era save the Wilson 100 yr anniversary heads…
-Christosterone
Bob
Aug 10, 2016 at 1:39 pm
Nike made good equipment? What did I miss?
If Nike made good equipment they’d still be making it.
So I guess they didn’t
I play real golf equipment, Titleist 🙂
BeerandGolf
Aug 10, 2016 at 3:40 pm
Just go away.
Jay
Aug 10, 2016 at 4:30 pm
You’re just going to steal that joke off the article announcing Nike was getting out equipment??? At least attempt to be original.
Deacon Blues
Aug 10, 2016 at 1:23 pm
The Covert 2.0 driver should be at least an honorable mention on this list. I’ve had it since late 2014 and it’s in my bag for the foreseeable future. I tried the next year’s model (the Vapor Speed) but it didn’t work out quite as well for my game.
Nike’s FlexLoft sleeve provided a range of loft (8.5* – 12.5*) and face angle adjustability that was wider and more user-friendly than that of other OEMs. That’s the Nike Golf feature I’ll miss the most whenever I have to switch.
Jim
Aug 16, 2016 at 8:41 pm
…google “Bullet Golf Hollow Point Driver” maybe find one on EBay for $10. The ORIGINAL ‘Covert’…
when Covert came out, I had to show a Nike-bot it was NOT so ‘original’ and looked it up…..some Knob on Ebay had one listed for like $400 as ‘a collectors item / conversation piece
steve
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Slingshot? They were horrible
Your Daddy
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:20 pm
WOW! Just wow! Nike made horrible clubs!
Brandon
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:13 pm
The Slingshot irons were the worst irons that I ever hit. The longer irons, with the gap in the cavity, made a horrific sound. Too clunky on the sole. The blades that they made (Duval’s and the Victory Red’s) are very nice looking clubs. Every thing else is garbage.
Alex
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:07 pm
I still used the regular Nike Dymo with a Aldila Proto Vs Shaft, time after time look for some other driver to play, none has been able to throw it out of the bag, lol!
Your Daddy
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:21 pm
Um you need to look harder brochacho
Mike Honcho
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:06 pm
Slingshot???? WOW. I guess Cleveland VAS needs to get an honorable mention somewhere.
Mike
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:51 am
2 things – 1) I can’t believe Tom Stites wasn’t mentioned as the designer of the Forged Blades, especially considering he is (or was) a featured writer here! 2) The Tour Accuracy was a phenomenal ball early in multilayer era, but man if they didn’t get absolutely SHREDDED on wedge shots.
Ft
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:40 pm
Got shredded due to the square grooves.
Keith
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:48 am
I won my first club championship with a set of Nike Pro Combo irons and the T40 3 wood, which should be on this list. I’m good friends with a former Nike staff player and they all loved that 3w in the early, mid 2000’s. VR Forged driver is one of my favorites, still sitting in my garage.
I’ll always be a fanboy.
Justin
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:38 am
I picked up a Vapor Flex 440 a few days back because I was simply in need of a new driver and I could not pass up the $150 price point for a brand new club. Also, it was the very last one on the shelf and came with a shaft that happened to be what I needed, so it seemed to be destiny. To say this club performs well is an understatement. I had the original Nike Covert driver when it came out and after a number of rounds over about a year, the face cracked. So I sent it back and Nike gave me the version 2.0. That version was a great improvement on the original, but both pale in comparison to the 440. You can really feel the pop off the face and though it’s “quiet” compared to other drivers, it’s not quite as dull sounding as the Covert (Sounds like you slapped someone across the face really hard!). The ball flight is awesome on the 8.5 R setting for me and I’m spinning it in the low 2000s. While I was simply hoping to get a driver I could put in play, I was pleasantly surprised and may well hang onto this thing for a few years!
Ft
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:39 pm
You mean less than 2 years ago? You must be living in the future
Jonah Mytro
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:36 am
I play the covert 2 hybrid (version 1), great feel and distance..Still have the old school sumo 3 & 4 hyrbids
golfraven
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:32 am
The VR driver was probably the best, the Sumo the worst. There was not much in between and after.
Ciao Nike clubs, ttyn.
Joe
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:32 am
How on earth is the famous SQ 3 wood that tiger used all those years not on this list??? Best 3 wood ever period!
baudi
Aug 10, 2016 at 5:55 pm
Absolutely!
ta
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:18 am
That was a really great Bridgestone ball, that Tour Accuracy, huh?
MBA-J
Aug 11, 2016 at 9:36 am
The Tour Accuracy was NOT a Bridgestone golf ball. Bridgestone simply manufactured Nike golf balls using Nike designs/patents/etc. Gordon Ramsey can make a hamburger in a McDonalds, but that doesn’t mean it’s a Big Mac.
Nate
Aug 10, 2016 at 10:50 am
Tiger’s tweet about Nike golf balls is funny since he used a “prototype” his entire career that was a ProV1 stamped with a swoosh.
dom
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:30 am
Pro V1 are also not wound. Ping was the first company to demonstrate the shortfalls of a wound ball. Tiger is way off base if he thinks Nike ball sales had anything to do with the wound balls demise. If Tiger was still playing they never would have quit. They will be missed, a major force like Nike ( and Tiger) leaving can only be bad for the industry, now others will follow. R.I.P. Nike Golf.
Nate
Aug 10, 2016 at 2:43 pm
From the rumbles I have heard from people at Nike Golf over the past 5+ years is that this announcement was expected each year.
The signing of Rory and the amount of money they threw at him (which was a lot more then what was publically announced) was the real last efforts to save the equipment division. They really should have put that half a billion dollars into R&D and marketing instead. I remember being on a conference call and the Nike people asking as to why sales in the NW where more then the rest of the country combined.
KCCO
Aug 11, 2016 at 9:58 am
I actually did work each year for their company, building their exhibits/displays for PGA show, etc. Had oppurtunity to game anything, never did. But do have as many Nike golf shoes as the average person has regular shoes. I feel bad for the large group of people that will have to attemp to relocate to other golf companies for jobs, which is a scary thought…or just beat in general with no job.
As for Northwest and their high sales?…very 420 friendly in those parts? High sales; high shoppers…jk
On a serious note, I just always walked by the Nike golf equipment, don’t know why, but I just personally never fell in love with anything. On several occasions have hit there clubs ex.mmproto felt great, but nothing to make me pull the irons in my bag…seemed like what was a great product for them was an average product for some of the other leading OEM’s.
Greg P
Aug 13, 2016 at 5:54 pm
If these guys can’t make money selling $500 drivers and $1000 iron sets they are in trouble. And so are we.
The big issue is how much is being dosed out to players in endorsements. Ridiculous.
I could not care less who plays a club or is associated with a brand.
Has no bearing on how it performs for me. But folks do and we are paying for it.
Rob
Aug 10, 2016 at 10:22 am
I have a 2010 VR Tour Driver and I love it. I’m a gear head and every year when the new drivers come out I demo almost all of them to see if they out perform the Nike and none of them have the combination of looks, feel, and performance. I doubt that club is ever coming out of my bag.
Matt
Aug 10, 2016 at 10:11 am
I really liked the VRs Driver with the Fubuki shaft…pretty solid club. Loved the OG Tour Accuracy and TW ball!
Clemson Sucks
Aug 10, 2016 at 10:06 am
Forged blades were $
ooffa
Aug 10, 2016 at 9:58 am
LOL, I thought this was going to be one of those jokes that when you clicked on the article the list would be blank.
Tom
Aug 10, 2016 at 10:37 am
surprise!
Scott
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:37 pm
lol!!!
RedX
Aug 10, 2016 at 6:27 pm
Title is obviously an oxymoron