Nike sumo driver illegal

Does anyone know what exactly is illegal about the nike sumo. With the sq sumo2 5900, nike engineers have pushed moi, volume and impact efficiency to the usga limits, all in one club. Nike driver mens righthanded regular flex golf clubs for. Shop nike sasquatch sumo 4950 rh driver overstock 3396347. Fitting message every golfer wants more distance and accuracy.

Nike processes information about your visit using cookies to improve site performance, facilitate social media sharing and offer advertising tailored to your interests. List of conforming drivers and illegal drivers in golf. Nike admits revolutionary clubs made before midfebruary may not conform. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads. The extreme x4 has perimeter weighting just like the callaway version, which lowers the sweet spot and helps golfers launch the ball higher and farther with more consistency. Listen im going to portugal in feb with the lads shagger, bc, mental baz, justjan and sicknote i have an illegal nike sumo sq drivers and wandering if i should take this.

Since their introduction of the str8fit hosel, nike golf pushed adjustable club technology forward, allowing golfers to adjust loft, face, and lie angles. Explore golf drivers from the biggest names in the industry at the lowest price, guaranteed. Brent kelley is an awardwinning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. The rules of golf limit driver clubhead volume to 460cc. Nike has quickly made a name for itself as a leader in the golf club industry, and their impressive nike vrs covert 2.

Nike golf president bob wood has announced that nike has been selling drivers which are illegal according to the usga regulations. Having won the golf digest editors choice for drivers in 2006, it was no doubt a challenge to improve on the original all titanium sasquatch driver. The nike sasquatch sumo follows this trend, tying for longest club on test with an average of 302 yards. Unfollow nike sumo sq driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Shop nike sasquatch sumo 4950 lucky driver overstock. Buy discount golf drivers from monark golf monark golf.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Nike golf has gained much ground in just a few short years in the golf equipment and apparel business. Driver golf clubs for sale shop with afterpay ebay. Its stateoftheart design and revolutionary geometric science were the driving factors in the construction of a club that produces higher, longer and straighter shots. Nov 26, 2015 4 out of 5 nike sq sumo 28 march 2007. See whats happening with nike golf, home of the best golfers and most innovative products. Some makers of illegal drivers brag about it as a marketing tool. Does anyone know what exactly is illegal about the nike. Stock shafts feature progressive weighting where the stiffer shafts are heavier and more flexible shafts are lighter. Nike drivers use advanced and innovative designs to deliver maximum performance. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. I love the control, feel and most of all the sound of this club when you hit it sweetly. I kept hearing about the nike sumo 2 being illegal. Nike golf issues recall of sumo2 drivers clubs, hot.

Nike golf issues recall of sumo2 drivers nonconforming springlike faces are the result of an unauthorized manufacturing variance. The sasquatch is much better than the g5 owned by robert mc donnell. Square driver comparison nike sq vs callaway fti golf. Ever since nike s switch to its covert design platform for metal woods, the company struggled to compete in the realm of lowspin drivers.

Dec 03, 2014 nike has quickly made a name for itself as a leader in the golf club industry, and their impressive nike vrs covert 2. Illegal driver with sonic boom how far does it go youtube. Our years of testing have thrown up nike s drivers as powerful clubs. Nike asks you to accept cookies for performance, social media and advertising purposes. The nike sumo is the next in the line of nike s popular sasquatch brand of drivers. The driver is in good condition and im still not sure why he sold it so cheap.

I dont have any problems with distance, and when i get inconsistent with my driver i hit a hook, and almost never a slice. The official equipment manufacturer for golf superstar tiger woods, nike, makes illegal drivers such as the xface, ignite and sq. A very shoutie club is the only way to describe the sound on contact for tee off i honestly didnt think anything would be louder than my alien driver which i got with my first set of clubs it was like a frying pan noise but the nike is like a metal baseball bat hitting against a hollow metal pole the looks on the driving range are interesting but when they see the result of the noise they. Jul 08, 2007 does anyone know what exactly is illegal about the nike sumo 2 driver. Therefore, when choosing your next set of drivers to improve the flight of your ball that also feels ultracomfortable in your hands and allows for enhanced contact on every swing, a nike driver is one of the top options available. According to nike, no tour players played with an illegal club as all of theirs are tested before they leave the texas facility.

I really think they should have been deemed illegal because they are so ugly. Jan 17, 2007 just like the wrestlers of the same name, the first thing you notice about the nike sasquatch sumo 2 driver, is its size about cms wide and deep thats 25 square inches in old money. Its fizzing ball flight just wants to eat yards and find the fairway. The sq sumos larger and lower nike powerbow geometry moves the centre of gravity further back and lower. I wonder if they will have a recall as well since i have heard of many people commenting on taylormade and callaway both having illegal drivers in the market. Tiger woods also sported this driver for awhile, which is a great way to get golfers to buy your product. The extreme x4 iron set is meant to mimic the callaway x24 set, which is widely considered one of the best performance enhancing iron sets in all of golf. Just curious if you have ever played the trusoft and if so is the trufe. The nike sq sasquatch sumo 5000 is a superior driver for accuracy, distance, forgiveness and extreme levels of moi moment of inertia. They were also the first company to bring a cavityback driver to market with their covert driver.

Jun 05, 2019 so here is a nike sq illegal driver how loud is it lol so this year we have seen already the taylormade m5, m6 titleist t1,ts3,ts2,ts, cobra king f9 speedback, mizuno st190, callaway epic flash. When it comes to enhancing your gameplay style, you should have all the necessary golf equipment. Sole plate slightly marked where its been used on winter mat tee. Oct 10, 2006 compared to the sumo2 square driver, the nike sasquatch sumo version had a much better feel at impact. Get free delivery at overstock your online golf equipment destination. These illegal ones were the first version of the sumo squared released. When it comes to highperformance and technologically advanced sports gear and apparel, there is no bigger name than nike. Aug 07, 2018 nike sq2 the perfect driver can be difficult, especially with so many options to choose from. Nike sumo driver in sacriston, county durham gumtree. Nike sasquatch sumo driver brought this driver of a friend for. Get free delivery on everything overstock your online golf equipment destination. Nike has implemented the nike sumo2 conformance program which is where owners of the illegal driver will be sent a postage paid package which theyll send the old driver back for a usga conforming replacement. Discussion in golf equipment talk started by bravo, mar 27, 2007.

Other mizuno illegal drivers include the grand monarch royal cresta, intage x3, jpx e300 and presage navigator. Nike sasquatch sumo 5000 driver discount golf world. The sq sumo s larger and lower nike powerbow geometry moves the centre of gravity further back and lower. I dont know about that one, but i know the old nike sumo sq was legal, same idea. You might hit your drives 12 yards further says wood. Does anyone know what exactly is illegal about the nike sumo 2 driver.

Tried this out and got fitted at a nike demo day and loved it using a grafalloy pro launch red. Pushing the edge as manufacturers are doing these days, it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. What made the original great, makes the new sasquatch sumo even better a new nike powerbow geometry results in a higher moi of 4950g cm2 vs. Nike has been selling illegal sumo sq square drivers. The sasquatch came out on top in all categories on a nike sq2 monitor and nike sq2 at the course. He also goes on to say that pga tour players such as kj choi dont have the non conforming drivers. We didnt immediately warm to this club, and you probably wont either. Have you ever heard golfers talking about illegal drivers or nonconforming drivers.

Check out the selection of nike drivers below and find the one that is right for you. Golf clubs for sale monark golf if you are among the millions of individuals who have a passion for golf you know very well about the frustrations of trying to enhance your game. Get the best deals on nike driver mens righthanded regular flex golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at. Nike golf issues recall of sumo2 drivers clubs, hot topics. May 12, 2009 i am currently in the market to buy a new driver.

Compared to the sumo2 square driver, the nike sasquatch sumo version had a much better feel at impact. Just kept hitting it long and straight unusual for me. I still have a few boxes of trusoft that were available cheap from amazon but eventually i will have to find a new ball. The ones released to the general public out of memphis are not induvidually tested for cor. I have been playing the titlist trusoft which was replaced by the trufeel. I must have had drivers in the last 5 years, decided to get a high lofted sq and sure enough the slice has gone without much drop in distance.

To achieve this radical geometry, nike utilizes a multimaterial construction with a composite crown to save weight vs. Capitalizing on their success in other sports, nike has produced a full line of products, from wedges, irons, woods and drivers to apparel, footwear and gloves that have rapidly gained much popularity both on tour, and among players of all. They have a recall program now and new drivers will have a usga conforming mark on them. The nike sq sumo 5000 driver features an updated headshape from the original sq to raise the moi to 5000 gram square centimeter. Mar 19, 2007 nike golf has been selling illegal drivers, namely the sumo sq square drivers. The nonconforming version of the driver has a small 460. Oct 05, 2008 some of the initial sumo squared clubs launched were illegal. The club shape supports the face for increacsed forgiveness and distance. These ended up having a slightly higher moi than the legal 5900 limit. Nike sasquatch sumo 2 5900 tour square driver details fortunately, theres no limit on how straight you can hit. So, if you heard anything about the clubs being illegal, it was this version. The sumo is a big improvement on the ignite in every area and of the two sumo drivers, this is the one to go for in our books.

The original nike sumo 460 was the 2006 winner of golf digests editors choice award which was quite a feat since most thought it would be difficult to improve on the original sq. Get a great deal on your new or used nike driver when you trade in your used clubs with one of the best online golf club tradein programs available, right here at. Typically, by making the clubheads larger than the rules allow. This is probably due to the fact the head is titanium as opposed to composite. Unfollow nike sasquatch driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Nike sasquatch sumo 2 5900 tour square driver discount. Anyone who stuggles to hit fairways should increase the loft of thier driver. So a company that wants to make an illegal driver will design a clubhead that is 500cc. The full manufacturers warranty from nike is only valid when the nike sasquatch sumo 5000 driver is purchased from an internet authorized dealer. Sixty percent of the club head was made from nike s proprietary, carbon fiberreinforced rzn material, a weightsaving scheme that boosted performance.