This is quite normal for a tour driver and certainly if you like this style of driver then the covert will be in your ball park. Nike golf has gained much ground in just a few short years in the golf equipment and apparel business. The cavity in the 460cc head, visible from the sole only, has been engineered so that. By taking a lot of weight out of the face and making it thinner, we were able to redistribute it into the heel and toe, so its got extreme perimeter weighting, but it wont look like it when you are preparing to hit the ball. The weight plug in the sole optimizes the center of gravity closer to the face. In the standard set, 2, 3 and 4iron have 18, 21 and 24 degrees of loft. The nike covert tour hybrid matches their other woods with its unique cavity back and the most adjustable hosel on the market. But at golfwrx, we tend to measure the success of equipment by. The nike vr s covert has the cavity back wood technology is underneath the crown and alsoprovides more stability at impact for the longer and straighter shots. Apart from whats different visually ill cover that in the looks section, this years vr driver features and upgrade to nikes compression channel technology. The cavity in the 460cc head, visible from the sole only, has been engineered so that more weight can be moved to the heel and toe of the driver, ensuring more stability at impact, greater. Tony dabbs from nike golf takes us through the process when adjusting the new nike covert driver while on the range at the 20 pga show demo day.
Nike golf unveils the new vapor speed driver nike news. They were also the first company to bring a cavityback driver to market with their covert driver. Last year, nike s covert driver was the hottest prerelease in the industry due to its ground breaking design and adjustability. The tour comes with a mitsubishi rayon kuro kage silver shaft, available in regular, stiff, and xstiff, while the regular covert s kuro kage black shaft comes in womens, senior, regular, stiff, and xstiff. Youll find plenty of visuals on the new covert line. The driver does come with the adjustable wrench and head cover. Nike has always been on the cutting edge of adding cavity back designs to their clubs and the vrs is no exception. Nike drivers use advanced and innovative designs to deliver maximum performance. Last year nike made a splash with the covert series drivers. Nike vapor vapor fly covert flexloft shaft adapter. When it comes to highperformance and technologically advanced sports gear and apparel, there is no bigger name than nike. Bigger, faster and longer than last years industry gamechanging vrs covert drivers, the worlds first to feature conforming high speed cavity back technology, the new vrs covert 2. The deep, undercut, highspeed cavity back is designed for straighter shots which reach higher highs and go longer distances.
Nike drivers are designed to maximize performance even if it means deviating from conventional thinking. Even the nike logo was gone from my sight after a short time, though i can see how it could be more of a sticking point for some people. Nike states that by stiffening the rear portion of the club, more energy is transferred to the face at impact which should result in better ball speed and distance. While it was a great driver and i played it numerous rounds in 20, there was some room for improvement. Tiger woods put it into his bag at his world challenge event and put on a driving clinic that had people thinking about the skinny 21 year old who.
Covert is written very subtle on the crown intended as an alignment aid in small black print. Nike says the covert, and its rear cavity, has changed the game. Aug 10, 2012 yup, the nike vr s driver is 1520 yards longer for me than my ping g10 and every other driver i have hit the past 3 or so years and all of the ones before that too. Feb 06, 20 tony dabbs from nike golf takes us through the process when adjusting the new nike covert driver while on the range at the 20 pga show demo day. An extremely thin and light crown moves weight down for a higher launch and less spin, yielding even more yardage. Nike has created a widerange of top quality golf clubs, and the vrs covert 2. Therefore, when choosing your next set of drivers to improve. Nike asks you to accept cookies for performance, social media and advertising purposes. Nailing the look of the game improvement iron is the hardest part, and nike did a fine job with the vrs covert. Golf shaft adapter sleeve for nike flexloft covert 2. Nike vapor fly driver maximum launch designed with a symmetrical cshape head. This is an aftermarket shaft adapter designed to be installed on any. The grip is a very nice, red golf pride tour wrap gripit looks like a fitting cart grip as it has specs on it the shaft is in very good shape with just normal bag wear in the form of.
Nike golf delivers forgiving distance with the vrs covert 2. Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads. The 3 which is adjustable from 1721 and the 4 which covers 2226. The covert drivers are a great example of a innovative design that improves performance. The covert tour driver is 430cc, pearshaped, and comes standard with a 60g mitsubishi kuro kage shaft. Golfers with previous generations of covert can use shafts with the original adaptor in the new head or vice versa. The covert certainly looks different than any other driver on the market right now. Nike golf delivers forgiving distance with the vrs covert. The new variable compression channel reportedly increases impact speeds at more spots across the club face. Its a max gameimprovement iron, but it doesnt look like one.
Jan 31, 2014 the deep, undercut, highspeed cavity back is designed for straighter shots which reach higher highs and go longer distances. The cavity back driver with its red crown was something new and unique. Based on the diagrams, it looks like what nike has tried to do isnt. Nailing the look of the game improvement iron is the hardest part, and nike did a fine job with the vrs covert 2. All 6 of our testers produced alevel performance scores. Since their introduction of the str8fit hosel, nike golf pushed adjustable club technology forward, allowing golfers to adjust loft, face, and lie angles.
This adapter will work for nike vapor, vapor pro, vapor flex, vapor speed, covert and covert 2. May 20, 20 the covert alignment aid is a nice touch, and the red color tends to fade away. When i do happen to look at it, the swoosh screams at my brain. Last year, nikes covert driver was the hottest prerelease in the industry due to its ground breaking design and adjustability. The tour comes with a mitsubishi rayon kuro kage silver shaft, available in regular, stiff, and xstiff, while the regular coverts kuro kage black shaft comes in womens, senior, regular, stiff. Im inclined to label nike the most underrated and under appreciated of the big 5 oems taylormade, callaway, titleist, ping, and nike. The feel and sound of this driver is also significantly softersweeter at impact. The nike covert driver features an attractive glossy red finish with the nike swoosh in white just behind the hosel. A covert cavity back design spreads weight to the heel and toe for maximum forgiveness while the flybeam structure creates a stable body and flexible face. At first glance, the red in the shaft and the head of the driver scream nike all over it not in a bad way, but with a clean, pure, and modern disposition. While not all golfers will love the colors and design of the nike vrs covert 2. The numbers say the nike vr pro driver is impressively and deceptively long. Rick shiels senior golf coach at trafford golf centre tests the latest nike covert driver and nike covert tour driver using flightscope in manchester. Cavity back the highspeed cavity back on the club delivers longer and striaighter shots.
Sure, tiger and the rest of the nike golf staff played one. Many of the nike staffers were either reluctant to play it or had minimal success with it in the bag. Nike designed its vr pro series irons in only blade form or in a combo set. Nike 2006 cci cast irons cci constant weight graphite mitsubishi rayon a,r,s,x 72 77. Now, maybe it is not fair to compare a ping g10 to the nike vrs since the ping is about 34 years old but as i stated, i have also hit other newer clubs but never realized. Nike is not afraid to innovate or develop new designs for products as long as they improve player performance on the course. The combo set consists of pocket cavity low irons, for forgiveness, splitcavity midirons, for control and workability, and blade high irons and wedges, for maximum feel. Nike vapor vapor fly covert flexloft shaft adapter adjustable tip.
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