Golf Asia February 2016 | Page 12

GOLFING GEARGUIDE Vapor Fly Pro Driver Nike Golf Vapor Fly Series Obsessing over every detail of every design feature T he new Vapor Fly series, designed to provide an overall higher launch angle, is the culmination of years of work from the teams at The Oven. The Oven, Nike Golf’s research and design facility in Fort Worth, Texas, is the engine that drives Nike Golf equipment innovation. With a perfect combination of authentic hand craftsmanship and sophisticated high-tech virtual design, 54 GOLF ASIA Nike Golf engineers and designers obsess over every tenth of a millimetre and every degree of launch angle. The new Vapor Fly series, designed to provide an overall higher launch angle, is the culmination of years of diligent study. “As we’ve learned more and more about golf athletes while researching advanced materials and evolving manufacturing technologies, we’ve verified that if we can launch the ball higher while managing spin, it will ultimately fly farther,” says Nate Radcliffe, Nike Golf Director of Engineering. “We’ve found ways to accomplish that in our entire 2016 line, from the drivers to the long irons. We are using innovative designs that consider mass distribution, tuned compliance and stiffness to help the ball consistently fly high and long.”