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Date: 04 Feb 2007 21:01:16
From: Dave Lee
Subject: New Nike Square Driver
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At the range today I heard the ugliest sounds that I've ever heard - at
least sounds related to the contact of a golf club and a golf ball. Imagine
putting a range ball in a freezer overnight, the ball splits open a bit, and
then you give it to John Daly to hit (ball still frozen) with the loudest
titanium driver that you can fine. It was a truly sick sound.
I'm assuming that it was the new Nike Square driver as it was square (as
best as I could tell from 30' away) and yellow on the bottom. If it hit the
ball great and I felt like spending that much on a new golf club, I guess
I'd play it. But this (to me) was a very displeasing sound.
dave
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Date: 07 Feb 2007 09:35:03
From: 3Putt from South Carolina
Subject: Re: New Nike Square Driver
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"Dave Lee" <DaveLeeNC@ix.netcom.RemovE.com > wrote in message
news:wQrxh.18421$pQ3.14526@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> At the range today I heard the ugliest sounds that I've ever heard - at
> least sounds related to the contact of a golf club and a golf ball.
> Imagine
> putting a range ball in a freezer overnight, the ball splits open a bit,
> and
> then you give it to John Daly to hit (ball still frozen) with the loudest
> titanium driver that you can fine. It was a truly sick sound.
>
> I'm assuming that it was the new Nike Square driver as it was square (as
> best as I could tell from 30' away) and yellow on the bottom. If it hit
> the
> ball great and I felt like spending that much on a new golf club, I guess
> I'd play it. But this (to me) was a very displeasing sound.
>
> dave
>
May have been the knock-off SV2. Then the maker put some sort of noise
baffling material in the head and it is now ked the SV3. Similar
kings and sole is yellow color same as the Nike square. I understand
Callaway got it figured out with their new square driver. By the way, I
added about 10-20 yds to my drives using the Nike clone square head SV3.
Integra also has their SooLong head out now as well as their I-Wood head.
The whole sales pitch on these drivers: straighter.......
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Date: 05 Feb 2007 05:02:00
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com
Subject: Re: New Nike Square Driver
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On Feb 4, 9:42 pm, twoton...@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Feb 4, 4:01 pm, "Dave Lee" <DaveLe...@ix.netcom.RemovE.com> wrote:
>
> > At the range today I heard the ugliest sounds that I've ever heard -
>
> I hit this club for about 15 minutes at Dick's Sporting Goods
> yesterday. The impact sound literally hurt my ears. The guy working
> at Dick's told me that when KJ Choi used it (and won) last year,
> golfers as much as three holes away were distracted and startled by
> the gunshot-like sound.
[snip]
Was at Edwin's on Saturday getting something else. It was a rainy
day or I would have picked another day. Long line of guys trying it
out. I've been on alot of ranges, and I've heard alot of drivers
hittin'
balls. I even lived through the transition from wood to metal. But
this
is the first time I've "jumped" when I heard a driver hit a ball. CEO
of Taylor Made said this whole square driver thing will last about as
long as the composite driver head. From listening to the "buzz"
at Edwin's, I'd guess he's right.
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Date: 05 Feb 2007 15:00:16
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: New Nike Square Driver
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<oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com > wrote in message
news:1170680520.669172.132620@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> On Feb 4, 9:42 pm, twoton...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > On Feb 4, 4:01 pm, "Dave Lee" <DaveLe...@ix.netcom.RemovE.com> wrote:
> >
> > > At the range today I heard the ugliest sounds that I've ever heard -
> >
> > I hit this club for about 15 minutes at Dick's Sporting Goods
> > yesterday. The impact sound literally hurt my ears. The guy working
> > at Dick's told me that when KJ Choi used it (and won) last year,
> > golfers as much as three holes away were distracted and startled by
> > the gunshot-like sound.
> [snip]
>
> Was at Edwin's on Saturday getting something else. It was a rainy
> day or I would have picked another day. Long line of guys trying it
> out. I've been on alot of ranges, and I've heard alot of drivers
> hittin'
> balls. I even lived through the transition from wood to metal. But
> this
> is the first time I've "jumped" when I heard a driver hit a ball. CEO
> of Taylor Made said this whole square driver thing will last about as
> long as the composite driver head. From listening to the "buzz"
> at Edwin's, I'd guess he's right.
>
Interesting. Maybe if I had been indoors my reaction would have been
different. But I would not describe the sound that I heard as overwhelmingly
loud vs. other drivers. Louder than average for sure, but that wasn't my
reaction. My reaction was "that is a sickening sound".
dave
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Date: 04 Feb 2007 18:42:34
From:
Subject: Re: New Nike Square Driver
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On Feb 4, 4:01 pm, "Dave Lee" <DaveLe...@ix.netcom.RemovE.com > wrote:
> At the range today I heard the ugliest sounds that I've ever heard -
I hit this club for about 15 minutes at Dick's Sporting Goods
yesterday. The impact sound literally hurt my ears. The guy working
at Dick's told me that when KJ Choi used it (and won) last year,
golfers as much as three holes away were distracted and startled by
the gunshot-like sound.
It was way too heavy for me - heavy shaft - heavy head. Even with a
regular flex I felt like I was swinging a shovel. Might be good for a
larger guy - I'm 5'9" and 160, but the Cobra F Speed with the Aldila
NV shaft is a lot better fit for me.
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