Nike Taylormade Performance
Nike Taylormade Performance
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What drivers do you recommend?
I currently have a Nike Dymo2 Str8-fit. I hate this driver. I get no feel whatsoever from this club, and I lost yardage and accuracy. I got better performance and feel out of my old Taylormade 320. Needless to say, I'm staying away from Nike drivers. I was looking at the Taylormade superfast and r9. What do you think of these? Also, if you have any suggestions, keep the clubs under like 250 because I'm 14 and do not plan on spending outrageous amounts on a driver
It may be more a function of the shaft and grip than the head that's effecting your feel. If the shaft's too stiff or has too much torque and/or the grip's too harsh (like a corded model), or the balance point of the club is too high and/or the face is too open/closed... those can definitely make for a club that doesn't feel right. It also works in reverse: too soft a flex, too spongy of a grip and/or a balance point that's too low can effect feel.
Now, I hope I don't sound like I'm coming down on you (because I'm not), but there really isn't anything "wrong" with Nike drivers. They, along with the Taylormade's, Callaway's, Titleists, etc., are all made in the same 10-12 foundries by the same people with the same quality control standards in China and Taiwan. However, golf equipment is a very subjective thing. Some people will only game Nike's, some will never pick up a Callaway... that sort of thing. If you really don't like a Nike, that's your right- it sounds like there's going to be a mental roadblock from here on out (which, you wouldn't be the first person to have that happen).
But where do you go from here? I sound like a broken record, but it's true: get fit for your driver. Don't just go to a store and start smacking balls around in the launch monitor until you find one that performs better than the others. You need to go somewhere where you can really get into it. Swap shafts, try different lengths and flexes, try different face angles, maybe try different grips (if you can)... Don't go with what's "the best of what's there", get the one that's hands down the best for YOU. You do that, you'll find one that feels ("feel" is subjective, and is the most abused marketing term in golf) perfect to you.