The taylormade r15 driver is getting a lot of attention these days and id say for a good reason. While we found the vapor fly slightly outperformed the vapor fly pro, the differences were relatively marginal so. Even my perceived mishits were going farther than the r15. Find pre owned nike drivers at best prices on golf avenue.
I have only been playing titleist drivers since the 983k and currently play the 910 with 7. Reviews by mike chwasky, mark dee and brendan mohler. That is why we have created this list of the best new drivers to hit the market in 2015 including the ping g30, taylormade r15, nike vapor speed, titleist 915 and srixon z 545. Nike vapor fly pro vs taylormade m1 driver in association with. To do our taylormade m2 v nike vapor fly driver test we knew it was a. Flexloft 2 adjustability lets you customise the launch to the conditions, while flybeam structure and a nexcor face offer excellent. 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. Nike vapor speed driver tested by handicapped golfer. Longest drive competition d3, vapor, r15, g30, aero youtube.
The vrs stuff wasnt yet nor did roger dunn have any avail prior to release to xcompare but needless to say i felt good enough with the rbz driver and obv the numbers to go ahead and purchase. I set out on my own little journey to compare the 915 with some new offerings i found that for me the best where the nike vapor pro, 915d3 and callaway alpha dd all with a fuji shaft. Buy new and used nike vapor fly pro driver from the best golf shop. Apr 22, 2015 the r15 460 in black is the cleanest looking taylormade driver in a long time. The nike vapor pro is a slightly smaller footprint with the same 460cc size as the nike vapor speed driver, but it has more of a traditional pear shaped look to it than the vapor speed. I usually buy the year old models for cost savings. 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. Weve had a few tweets asking how the new taylor made m1 driver stacks up against the r15, heres the results from our independent testing. Nike golf vapor fly irons is a popular and one of the most affordable options. Dec 15, 2016 taylormade m2 v nike vapor fly the methodolgy it was a no brainer why we wanted to do this test as rory mcilroy has been among the many nike tour players who have made the switch.
Check out the selection of nike drivers below and find the one that is right for you. While some might see it as step backwards, i actually think it is a step in the right direction. An extremely thin and light crown moves weight down for a higher launch and less spin, yielding even more yardage. Its in the top 3 bestselling iron sets and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as dunlop tour elite hybrid or winfield vertex 12pc. An alltitanium driver might not sound sexy these days, but nike makes the case with these two models that. Nike vapor flex taylormade r15 430 how to effectively play golf.
Left handed 12degree taylormade r15 driver interesting when i adjust and reduce loft i need to move the ball position. May 17, 2007 a driver is a driver, one company cant make a club that performs significantly superior to another, orelse that company would use the same technology. 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. How much does the face open or close with the right or left settings. The guys hit the nike vapor flex driver and compares it up to the taylormade r15 430 driver.
The r15 460 in black is the cleanest looking taylormade. The club shape supports the face for increacsed forgiveness and distance. Learn more from our most popular taylormade driver articles. The black color was a refreshing change and they really did a great job in not making the club look too cluttered, even with all of its technology features.
Extremely lowspinning, and more consistent than taylormades sldr drivers. Taylormades r15 and r15 430, like titleists d2 and d3 are the. Nike vapor fly pro driver skytrak launch monitor data. Browse all golf drivers for right or lefthanded golfers from cobra, taylormade, ping, nike and more. Every model seems to add some new technology feature to improve the performance. Nike vapor fly pro vs taylormade m1 driver in association with given the excitement around this years. The sport of golf is decreasing in popularity face stiff competition from taylormade, callaway and ping since they produce in foregin markets they have to be careful of the currency. Features and benefits of the nike vapor pro driver.
Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. Vapor pro combo vs rsi tp is probably the decision many wrxers have to make. Francesco molinari and brooks koepka made the exact same switch and a certain tiger woods has recently put the m2 into play. Longest drive comp nike covert driver vs taylormade rbz stage. The taylormade r15 driver has been the top choice of many golf professional including paula. This version also features a black face to go with the black crown, compared to the speed version which has a silver face. First of all, the taylormade m1 and r15 drivers are two very different products and will do different things based on their own unique design. Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order. Arnold palmer invitational matt every callaway big bertha v series. When it comes to highperformance and technologically advanced sports gear and apparel, there is no bigger name than nike. If it is only 12 degrees, i dont mind using it but if is more than that id rather just change my swing. I love my titleist driver but my buddy got the new vapor pro the other day and i carried it farther than my.
Offers clubs, clubmaking components, bags, carts, accessories, apparel, shoes, sunglasses, training aids, and gifts. The taylormade r1 driver is for best suited for golfers looking for the ultimate in adjustability with a unique sound, feel and look. Ditto, i came from an r15 i was actually hitting well to an m2 that i was still getting adjusted to. Nike vapor vapor fly covert flexloft shaft adapter adjustable tip.
Test driver nike vapor fly, vapor fly pro et vapor flex. The modern muscle design balances the center of gravity in the center of the clubface to increase ball speed and stability while also offering the purest feel. Rick delivers straight talking, easy to follow, honest, professional, calculated advice to all of his viewers from beginner to tour pro. Photography by michael chini finding the perfect driver for you should be your new gears resolution. Nike vapor flex taylormade r15 430 how to effectively. Nov 29, 2014 the taylormade r15 driver is getting a lot of attention these days and id say for a good reason. The ability to split the r15s sliding weights for more consistency is a nice touch. I demoed the rbz at roger dunn before it came out and loved it so preordered prior to release. I had a practice round wednesday at the proam with the new taylormade m1 driver and put it into play just to kind of see how it wentto be honest, im hitting it longer than my r15, which is fantastic. In 2015 nike is going all in with the vapor speed driver as they have combined all their technologies over the years into one driver. Nike vs taylormade nike opportunities and threats taylormade strategiestactics threats. When i first received the r15 for testing, i didnt really know what to expect. Ping g30 since its release towards the end of the 2014 summer season, the g30 was the biggest selling driver on both sides of the atlantic.
While we found the vapor fly slightly outperformed the vapor fly pro, the differences were relatively marginal so its worth trying out the. You know next year nike is going to come out with a new driver with new features and possibly a new bold color option, whereas you will not see another titleist driver out until the end of 2016. Taylormade m2 v nike vapor fly driver test national club golfer. Taylormade m2 v nike vapor fly driver test national club. The nike vapor pro golf driver features a pearshape head design preferred by tour athletes with a low and forward cg for a more direct trajectory off the tee. Best drivers of 2015 by tour wins national club golfer. Find great deals on ebay for nike vapor driver and nike vapor fly driver. May 20, 2015 the taylormade r1 driver is for best suited for golfers looking for the ultimate in adjustability with a unique sound, feel and look. Nike vapor fly pro driver strong launch designed with a tour preferred pear shape head. Nikes six wins included four with the vapor pro driver three from rory, one from thorbjorn.
Sldr, sldr s, sldr s mini, r15 vs r15 tp, aeroburner vs r15, r15 vs sldr, jetspeed vs rbz stage 2, and jetspeed vs sldr. A covert cavity back design spreads weight to the heel and toe for maximum forgiveness while the flybeam structure creates a stable body and. Taylormade m1 2017 vs callaway epic sub zero driver. Ping g30 since its release towards the end of the 2014 summer season, the g30 was the. The r15 460 is not as impressive on mishits as other leading drivers. Longest drive comp nike covert driver vs taylormade rbz stage 2. The nike vapor fly driver is one of the best clubs on the market. Nike vapor speed driver tested by handicapped golfer subscribe to. Upgraded my driver and 3 wood so no need for these anymore, also cant hit the 2 iron lol possibly open to trades taylormade hybrid, scotty cameron, etc. Get the best deals on nike golf club heads when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. Aug 25, 2015 i have a nike vapor pro driver with flex loft. Dec 10, 2015 nike vapor fly pro driver skytrak launch monitor data.
It has the same crown graphics as the vapor flex or vapor pro, but its substantially larger. The guys hit the nike vapor flex driver and compares it up to the tay. The nike vapor pro iron provides you with the ultimate workability and shot shaping trajectory in an iron. Taylormade m2 v nike vapor fly the methodolgy it was a no brainer why we wanted to do this test as rory mcilroy has been among the many nike tour players who have made the switch. In this series of videos rick and mid handicapper rob potter test the latest drivers to see what technology can offer the average golfer. Taylormade then went away from the rseries and added drivers like the jetspeed and sldr. Nike is allin with vapor speed driver nike has been an innovator on the driver front for years. I was fit for each driver, and tested them on my foresight gc2 launch monitor with hmt. Get the best deals on nike golf club heads when you shop the largest online selection at. In fact day was just one of 16 players to put the m1 driver into play at the bmw championship, its debute on tour. With seven iron club speed in the middle seventies, our tester is average length. The same is basically true of nike where the speed and pro are 460 with very different design characteristics while the flex is in the 420cc range. Taylormades r15 and r15 430, like titleists d2 and d3 are the same price regardless of which model you choose.
A golf club made for amateurs that provides the hitting consistency of a pro. Each of the seven iron were standard length and lie angles with their corresponding stock shafts. Taylormade has gone from the most complex adjustable driver on the market in the r1 to the simplest in the jetspeed. The r15 430 will prove too demanding for all but the best amateurs.
Nike vapor fly pro vs taylormade m1 driver youtube. Can vapor speed irons give average golfers better distance. Longest drive comp titleist 915 d3 vs taylormade r15 video. This is the large footprint that youd expect from a 460 cc driver, and the shape is round and symmetrical. Nike vapor pro driver and 3 wood, taylormade 2 iron golfwrx. This tried and tested method of coaching has helped many golfers achieve their personal goals and beyond. This version also features a black face to go with the black crown, compared to the speed version which has a silver. Shaving 30 percent off the crown weight from last years vapor speed driver let nikes engineers shift five grams from the. Mar 30, 2015 the vapor speed is the largest, most forgiving driver in the nike line up this year.
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