Equipment

GolfWRX Spotted: Never-before-seen Nike Vapor Pro Combo FF iron

Published

5 years ago

Feb 19, 2021

The world of golf club research and development is full of stuff that never quite made it to retail for any number of reasons, but when it comes to one equipment company that is no longer around, Nike stands above them all as one that still holds many golfers’ attention.

A few weeks ago, a Nike Vapor Strike 3-wood ended up on eBay. It’s still available if you are looking to spend roughly $8,000 on a fairway wood.

Recently, someone shared with me on Instagram an unreleased Nike Vapor Pro Combo FF iron.

Maybe because it came to be in the modern era, and its playing staff were some of the best players in the world, but Nike Golf still holds a great deal of nostalgia for many golfers: Nike Golf club nostalgia and these clubs that continue to pop up only show us “what could have been”.

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Ryan Barath

Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

5 Comments

Rick

Feb 20, 2021 at 10:58 am

I think Nike blew it with their lower end clubs and paying to much money to players..the public was not getting the same quality clubs as their pros by a long shot.

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ericsokp

Feb 20, 2021 at 7:40 am

Personally, I never thought their equipment was any better than the other OEM’s – they just threw much more money at their players to put it in their bags. And didn’t I read once in one of the monthly golf publications, that even the much-vaunted Nike ball was actually made for them by Bridgestone?

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JP

Feb 19, 2021 at 9:04 pm

At this point, who cares?

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sharkiesj

Feb 19, 2021 at 10:15 am

Now it’s obvious why Nike folded. All the stuff not released is way better than the stuff they did release. Bunch a nincompoops running Nike golf basackwards

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- Jason
  
  Feb 19, 2021 at 1:41 pm
  
  That is what happens when your head of R&D is a guy with an agricultural engineering degree. He wasn’t part of any of this
  
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Equipment

Neal Shipley, AKA, the “Big Fridge’s,” custom stamping

Published

10 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Alistair Cameron

Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.

That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.

On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.

“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”

On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”

“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.

Check out Shipley’s full what’s in the bag and the rest of his wedge stampings here on “Inside the Ropes” from Colonial.

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: L.A.B. Purple DF3 with Masters cover

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who 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, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.

From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules