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I Highly Recommend Nike Victory Red Tour Driver

I Highly Recommend Nike Victory Red Tour Driver

The Nike Victory Red Tour Driver is pretty easy to work with.So i highly recommend it  to you.

First about the technology

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The VR Tour driver  is loaded with power and performance. Designed with the best player in the game, the Nike VR Tour driver with Nike Compression Channel Technology delivers power like a 460 head while providing great shot shaping capabilities. Enjoy what some of the games best play, experience the VR Tour driver.

Features

• Compression Channel: Increased overall compression of the body produces increased, uniform ball speeds across the entire face.
• Pear Shape Head: For those traditional purists, this pear design allows for visual confidence and shot shaping execution.
• Tour Velvet Full Cord Grip: Provides the all weather performance of Golf Prides exclusive Velvet Cord material for a firm, comfortable grip that allows consistent performance and playability.
• Tour Inspired Project X Graphite Shaft: This shaft is divided into 3 zones, each zone utilizing a different technology to optimize performance. The Butt Sections Hex-Ariel Reinforcement technology provides unmatched cross sectional stability, minimizing energy lost to ovalization. The Mid Section features Constant Taper Design that eliminates localized bending and creates even loading and unloading for maximum energy transfer. The Tip Section features an Elongated Double Wrapped 55 MSI Reinforcement for a firmer tip section which minimizes droop and lag and reduces back spin.

The Nike Victory Red Tour Driver is loaded with power and performance. The Victory Red Tour Driver is 420 cc, but delivers power like a 460 cc head and provides great shot-shaping capabilities. Compression Channel offers increased overall compression of the body, producing increased ball speeds across the entire face. For those traditional purists, this pear-shaped head allows for visual confidence and shot shaping execution. The Tour Velvet Full Cord Grip provides the all weather performance of Golf Pride’s exclusive Velvet Cord material for a firm, comfortable grip that allows consistent performance and playability. The stock shaft is the Project X Graphite.

Second about the reviews

This past weekend I had the opportunity to take the VR STR8-FIT driver to the range to give it a test drive. On Sunday I headed over to the driving range at my local course Stonecreek Golf Club  and hit the new VR driver along with the driver I currently use, the SQ Sumo. The day before I had gone to my local PGA Superstore to hit the SQ Dymo STR8-FIT again to refresh my memory as to the characteristics of this driver, and get some stats from the simulator there. All three drivers have 10.5 degrees of loft and a stiff flex stock shaft. I hit approximately 50 range balls with the new VR driver using three face angle settings — square, 1 degree  open and 1 degree closed. I hit about a dozen balls with each setting. Here I share the results of my test and my opinions of the VR STR8-FIT driver:

FIRST IMPRESSION: DESIGN/APPEARANCE

Out of the box the first impression of the VR STR8-FIT is one of tradition meeting technology. The classic pear shape of the head is a step back from the square headed design of the SQ MachSpeed, and the slight ridge at the back edge of the crown subtly recalls the powerbow of previous driver designs. A handsome and durable metallic black paint job covers the crown, and a glossy finish on the crown is back after two years of a matte finish on the SQ 5000 and SQ Dymo.

The sole of the club reveals the red Compression Channel that resides just behind the leading edge of the clubface and continues back to the trailing edge. Design details like the diamond facet pattern at the back of the sole recall the same element in the back heel and toe of the METHOD putter (link). The black and red color scheme of the VR line distinguishes it from the yellow and black theme of the SQ line.

The stock Aldila Voodoo shaft has an attractive deep burgundy color and pattern, and the butt end of the grip has a dial pattern with lines for each of the 32 face position adjustments. The thoughtfully-designed headcover tops off the look with a combination of leather and nylon details, a handy magnetic closure that opens and closes easily, an embroidered swoosh on the front and raised VR logo on the top.

FIRST IMPRESSION: PERFORMANCE

The first swings on the range really gave me a feeling of power in this driver. The shaft is about an inch longer than the one in my SQ Sumo, so that alone gave me confidence that I could hit the ball farther. The weighting of the head in relation to the shaft and grip felt comfortable to me, the head did not feel too heavy or too light on the end of the shaft during the swing and the club makes a nice swoosh sound (no pun intended) through the hitting area.

There is a lot of technology in this driver, and knowing that the lie and face angles can be adjusted in 32 different combinations gave me even more confidence in the club. After hitting just a few balls I had the feeling that I had better control over my drives, and knowing the club can be tweaked to fit whatever is going on in my swing on a particular day (one of the main benefits I think an average recreational golfer like myself can get from the adjustability) gave me more faith in my swing and the assurance I could keep the ball in play.

ADJUSTABILITY

The STR8-FIT system makes the club very easy to adjust. The wrench that comes with the club is intuitive to use, and it takes just a few turns to loosen the locking nut and remove the head. Markings on the head and shaft collar make it easy to position the head in any one of the 32 adjustment positions, and grooves in the plastic piece at the end of the shaft guide the head into position. Tightening the locking nut is easy, and the wrench beeps when the locking nut is tight (the wrench has a battery-powered sensor in it).

The 32 face positions make this driver ideal for the better player who can take full advantage of the adjustability to dial in the driver to his particular swing tendencies. The face can be adjusted in .25 degree increments, and the lie angle adjusts from upright to flat (not sure of the degrees here). For the average recreational golfer whose swing is not as consistent (I speak for myself here), this amount and precision of adjustability might be a bit more than he or she really needs — but I think the real advantage here is that on any particular day you can adjust the face angle to counteract any particular negative swing tendencies that are happening in your warm up session. If on the range prior to your round you are slicing or hooking the ball, a few quick turns of the wrench and you can help to straighten out your drives for the particular day (per USGA rules players are not allowed to adjust the club during play).

I think the end result is a greater feeling of trust in your swing during a particular round of golf — if you feel the club will help you hit the ball a bit straighter, I think you’re more apt to swing more freely and with more confidence.

PLAYABILITY

In my test I hit about a dozen balls with the face square, a dozen more with the face 1 degree closed, a dozen more with the face 1 degree open, and a dozen more with the face adjusted back to square. I was able to consistently hit a draw with the face closed and a fade with the face open. Since I’m not the most consistent driver of the golf ball (understatement of the year), I feel this was at least partially due to the faith I had that the club would help me create the particular shot shape.

Because of the adjustability, a better player can adjust the club to help create a ball flight. If a course has a predominance of left-to-right holes, open the face for a fade. For more right-to-left holes, close the face for a draw. For a player like myself who is not always consistent, the adjustability creates the assurance that I can achieve a fade or draw with the help of the club.

DISTANCE

With my current SQ Sumo driver I average about 230-235 yards off the tee, that’s about 210-215 yards of carry and another 15-20 yards of roll (at least with the hard sun-baked ground here in Arizona). So I’m not going to win any long drive contests any time soon. These distances were confirmed with the launch monitor I borrowed again from my friend and teacher Jack Carter (see launch monitor photos below). I averaged about the same numbers on the simulator at the PGA  (discount golf clubs)Superstore the day before with the SQ Dymo STR8-FIT.

With the VR STR8-FIT I was definitely longer. With the club in the 1-degree closed position I was getting carry distances in the mid to high 220′s, which with roll would put me in the 240-250 range — I’ll take that. With the clubface in the square position carry distances were in the high 210′s to low 220′s, and in the open position carry distances were in the mid to high 210′s (again see monitor photos below). When I would really catch one on the center of the clubface the ball would just take off, pretty fun for an average player like myself.

ACCURACY

When I tested the VR driver and was intentionally trying to play a fade or a draw, with the face adjusted to be open or closed accordingly, I was able to play the particular shot more consistently because I had faith that the club’s adjusted face position would help me pull it off.

I’m not the most accurate driver off the tee, and my misses tend to be split pretty evenly between left and right. That being said, on a particular day I may tend to hit the ball more left or right. I feel that if I can determine what my predominant shot shape is on the practice tee (or if I‘m having a major tendency one way or the other) and I can set the driver to counteract that, I’ll have more success keeping the ball in play.

FORGIVENESS

I thought the VR STR8-FIT had a pretty big sweet spot. Mishit shots that did not contact the center of the face exactly ended up going almost as far as shots that I hit in right the middle of the club face. Of course the further out toward the toe or heel I hit the ball, the less distance I got, but if I hit the ball anywhere near the middle of the club face I got very good distance. So I felt this driver was not only long but forgiving too.

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