macleod
1st October 2004, 05:27 PM
The next review o boredom, NIke's Ignite 460cc 9.5* with stock Fuji in S flex.
I can quite easily cut to the chase on this one as I was hitting side by side with the TM Dual r5 D type.....simply not in the TM's league.
The head is a odd shape and it just didn't sit well behind the ball, something about it's face and hosel....try it and see for yourself, it feels henke.
I hit these guys side by side, 8-10 each alternating. The same swing on the Nike simply didn't product the same distance or forgiveness of the new TM Dual.
The feel at impact was uninspiring and simply didn't feel like it had any pop. Somewhat muted but plenty of feedback on bad face hits, almost cringe worthy.
The Fuji stock shaft in S felt very flexy compared to the R s55 TM one, bendy tests were pretty simlar, just that the TM one felt like it had a much better kick overall.
I sent a lot more stuff left today, huzzah!, partly due to going for the back fence where the golfers were walking down the 9th :) but if you don't put a really hard swing on the TM Dual it's rewardingly long and accurate. Open the face up a bit and taking a good hard swing brings some excellent results, but i'm not in the league of some OZG's i see opening the face a bunch to countract their excellent inside draw swings.
i'd like to try the dual in a stock Stiff or other shaft....but it probably isn't going to happen.
The Nike just felt wrong, was inconsistent back to back with the othere drivers i'd belted there and unlike the miracle forgiveness of heel hits off the TM's, was admittedly OK forgiveness wise. Hit a number of bigger pops with it but it wasn't mind-numblingly consistent like the TM swing to swing.
You like Nike Ignite? Go try it for yourself, it most likely works great for others, just not moi...
I can quite easily cut to the chase on this one as I was hitting side by side with the TM Dual r5 D type.....simply not in the TM's league.
The head is a odd shape and it just didn't sit well behind the ball, something about it's face and hosel....try it and see for yourself, it feels henke.
I hit these guys side by side, 8-10 each alternating. The same swing on the Nike simply didn't product the same distance or forgiveness of the new TM Dual.
The feel at impact was uninspiring and simply didn't feel like it had any pop. Somewhat muted but plenty of feedback on bad face hits, almost cringe worthy.
The Fuji stock shaft in S felt very flexy compared to the R s55 TM one, bendy tests were pretty simlar, just that the TM one felt like it had a much better kick overall.
I sent a lot more stuff left today, huzzah!, partly due to going for the back fence where the golfers were walking down the 9th :) but if you don't put a really hard swing on the TM Dual it's rewardingly long and accurate. Open the face up a bit and taking a good hard swing brings some excellent results, but i'm not in the league of some OZG's i see opening the face a bunch to countract their excellent inside draw swings.
i'd like to try the dual in a stock Stiff or other shaft....but it probably isn't going to happen.
The Nike just felt wrong, was inconsistent back to back with the othere drivers i'd belted there and unlike the miracle forgiveness of heel hits off the TM's, was admittedly OK forgiveness wise. Hit a number of bigger pops with it but it wasn't mind-numblingly consistent like the TM swing to swing.
You like Nike Ignite? Go try it for yourself, it most likely works great for others, just not moi...