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Nike VR_S STR8-Fit Driver Review

The new Nike VR_S STR8-Fit driver Features NexCOR variable face thickness technology to maximise distance for wider variety of abilities. 

Each VR_S STR8-Fit driver comes complete with headcover and the Nike STR8-Fit hosel adjustment tool, allowing golfers custom fit the driver to their specific requirements with a 4-degree range of face angles.

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With a bigger (460cc) clubhead and deeper face combined with four flexes in lighter Fubuki shaft (45.75-inch) options. Available in loft degrees of 8.5, 11.5 and high-loft (RH only), 9.5, 10.5 (RH and LH).

It's not ideal to take a new driver almost straight out of the box and with a couple of swishes, strike your initial shot down the first fairway of what is recognised as the toughest course at St Andrews!

But needs must when the sample Nike VR_S STR8-Fit driver arrives by courier just minutes before I was due to catch a train north for meetings (and a little research) at the Home of Golf.

It had survived the five-hour journey and spookily I could almost hear it rattling in the bag to get out to show what it could do - albeit with an early morning tee-time as rain swept across the hallowed links. And not even enough time to warm up on the St Andrews Academy range the other side of town.

I needn't have worried - the driver was pre-set to a neutral lie (no need for the adjustable wrench at this time) and delivered a penetrating flight under the wind, between the bunkers that flanked the fairway.  

Against the wind on the opening holes and needing length off the tee I was happy with the trajectory the club delivered but on the homeward holes would have preferred a little more flexibility in the shape of shot the club was able to produce. However, this has since been ironed out thanks to a few experimental twists and turns of the wrench to find a more compatible shot shape and ball flight.

For a couple of holes I put the club in the hands of a 10-handicapper 20 years younger who normally fires a firmer-shafted driver to a fair distance and he was mightily impressed with the Nike VR-S's performance.

Despite the regular shaft of the sample club - adjusted to an unfamiliar setting - he was able to add at least 10 yards to his own distances, though a little wider right of the accuracy he was used to.

He agreed that the lighter shaft helped to feel the head more at impact.

He told me: "The head felt a little heavier in comparison to the shaft but it was really powerful off the face."

I explained that this was exactly the reaction that Nike's head of product creation, Tom Sites had been seeking. More head speed at impact delivers greater distance - it's then a matter of adjusting the lie to maximise the accuracy.

By comparison with recent speed tests carried out by golfers at various Nike retailers around the world, the extra distances recorded in our limited sample test on a soggy day in St Andrews hardly match the 14 yards average claimed by Nike.

But there was still a discernable improvement.

The only mild disappointment was in the headcover which comes with the driver. While it's easy enough to replace on the head, some savings have been made on materials and the loose fitting tends to make it too easy to knock off accidentally. On a couple of occasions I looked back to see it in the fairway.

Should you buy the VR_S STR8-Fit driver?

There's no doubt the Nike VR_S STR8-Fit driver will deliver a longer than ordinary tee shot. And by experimenting with the adjustable wrench to find the optimum customised lie will offer a combination of extra yards and improved accuracy. Can't wait for further opportunities when the weather improves to play in more stable conditions.

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Nike launched the VR_S driver with the claim that there were “none faster.” Read on to find out if they were right.

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Lately, all of the rage has been making the drivers as light as possible. The idea is is that the lighter they are the faster they can be swung and therefore the further the ball will go. The VR_S is Nike’s newest entry into this category of driver. The claim by Nike is that there are “none faster” and the company even held “speed trials” at golf shops around the country letting golfers around the country compare their current driver to the VR_S. Read on to find out if Nike has winner. Test Model Details The model that I tested out had 10.5°, with the stock shaft (Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki K) in stiff.

Technology Nike has packed the VR_S driver full of technology. To start, there is the new and improved Str8-Fit hosel that allows the golfer to fine tune their face angle and ball flight.

Beyond the adjustability of the club is the redesigned head which takes the club to the 460cc limit. While the club is as big as it can get, Nike has worked hard to make the club as aerodynamic as possible to brings swing speeds up. To further enhance the golfers ability to swing this club fast, the stock shaft (the Fubuki K) is both light (57 grams for my stiff shaft) and slightly longer at 45.75 inches.

Nike also has a variable face thickness technology which it calls NexCOR. By varying the thickness of the face, Nike is able to create a more forgiving club that allows shots hit somewhere other than dead center have decent results.

Esthetics Esthetically, the VR_S is one of the better looking drivers that Nike’s released. It still maintains some of the modern, techy look of past Nike drivers like the SasQuatch and Machspeed but has also brought in more of the classical look (if you can call it that) found in the VR line. The crown is a dark gray and if you look closely, you’ll see that it sports subtle graphics along the edges. However, absent from the top is any sort of alignment aid, which, I personally liked as I ground rather than hover my driver and have the ball set up on the toe.

Another nice change to the looks of the driver from previous offerings from Nike is the updated Str8fit hosel. The new hosel uses a screw on the sole of the club like most adjustable drivers and because of this it is now much closer in size to a normal, non-adjustable hosel. Adjustable drivers from Nike in the past always looked a bit unbalanced to me because of the larger hosel and this is no longer the case. In fact, if you didn’t know already that it was adjustable, I don’t think you’d be able to tell by looking at it at address.

Beyond the subtle graphics on the crown and lack of an alignment aid, the VR_S sports the typical silver face with the NexCOR logo in the center and a few grooves on either side of it. The face is relatively deep and gave me the feeling that I had a lot of room to make contact with the ball.

The driver has a black/gray paint scheme with touches of red on the sole and the stock shaft (a Mitsubishi Fubuki K series) matches it quite well, with it’s black and silver color. The shaft has the typical snowflake design found on Fubuki shafts.

I find the head cover that comes with the driver to be both good looking and a poor performer. Instead of the more traditional sock style head covers (which Nike employees on the fairway woods and hybrids of the VR_S line), they opted for a magnetic closure for the driver. The part that fits over the driver fits snuggly, which is nice, but it can be a little tough to get on, and I’ve noticed more than a few times the irons in my bag knocking the magnetic closure loose. It also seems like the stock head cover does little to protect the shaft from damage, especially compared to a sock style one.

Performance There are a number of things to talk about with regards to the performance and playability of the VR_S driver.

First, let’s quickly talk about the stock grip. I’ll admit that at first, I absolutely hated this grip. It is Nike’s version of a Tour Velvet, however it has much less grip than you’d typically find on a real Tour Velvet or Lamkin Crossline grip. However, as I am currently playing in temperatures reaching over 100 degrees, I’ve been keeping an ice cold wet towel in the cart to cool myself down and I got tired of having to take off my glove every time I wanted to use it and as such I started playing sans glove. This is when I discovered that this grip is better than I thought… it provides more grip than I initially thought it did (they do seem pretty slick) but not so much that it tore up my hands. I’ve grown accustomed to this grip over the last few rounds on on shots when I use my hybrid or wedges (which have standard Tour Velvet grips) I find myself wanting this one instead.

The one real complaint I have about the driver is the sound. I’ve played previous Nike drivers as well as offerings from other manufacturers and each company tends to have it’s own sound. It just so happens that the sound of the Nikes is like an aluminum baseball bat. It is loud and ear-piercing and tends to gather looks on the range from time to time.

That being said, I’ll gladly deal with the obnoxious sound for the results that I’ve been getting. With my previous driver (a Titleist 910D2), things were either very good or very bad. And when I say bad, I mean it. With the VR_S driver, I feel that I am much more consistent than I was previously. My misses aren’t as far offline as they were before and I am hitting it well more often. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a magic stick and won’t turn you into a great driver, but the NexCor face is suppose to be more forgiving and I believe that it actually is.

Each company that has come out with an adjustable driver has their own unique way of implementing it and I think that Nike’s version is among the best available. The new Str8fit hosel actually reminds me a lot of the one I had on my TaylorMade R9 460. Since the time of the R9, TaylorMade has come out with the R11 (and then R11s) and increased the number of ways that the club can be adjusted, but along with that brought more confusion into the process as there are almost too many options.

The Titleist I had before was also nice, but with settings like A3, B1, or D4 you had to have the chart to make any sense of it. This is not the case with the VR_S. There are two neutral settings (one regular, one flat) and then you can either adjust the face to be more open (R) or closed (L) in various degrees with the maximum setting in either direction being right on the letter. This is pretty simple and it’s nice not to have to refer to a manual to figure it out or have so many choices that it becomes confusing.

The VR_S falls into that new category of light drivers that is suppose to make it so y0u can swing faster and therefore hit the ball further. I, myself, haven’t really noticed an appreciable gain in distance over my previous big stick but I haven’t lost any either. The claim is that there are “none faster” and while I really do like this driver, that hasn’t been my experience as, according to a launch monitor, I swung this and my old driver the same speed, topping out in the mid 90s.

Conclusion I believe that the VR_S driver is a definite winner for Nike. Before, with Nike, it seemed like they had their techy and more forgiving clubs that were ugly (remember the SasQuatch) and then their better looking, more of a players type club, like the VR Pro. With this driver, Nike was able to incorporate a bunch of great technology as well as forgiveness into a club that maintained the good looks that golfers have come to expect from the Victory Red line of clubs. Beyond that, the club performed great even if it didn’t sound it. If you are in the market for a new driver, especially if you are looking for adjustability or something light weight, than you owe it to yourself to take a look at the VR_S driver.

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Very Good review

I see your swing speed is in the 90s, and this was a stiff shaft. Might a regular flex be better? (Or do these shafts tend to be not as stiff as other brands, equivalent to regular flex in other brands?)

Great Review

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I’ve always kind of sat on the border between regular and stiff flex and was always told that for more accuracy to go with the stiffer flex and more distance the weaker flex. Accuracy has always been my focus so that’s what I chose. On top of that, my tempo is quick and considering I’ve always used stiff flex I wanted to keep that the same so I could draw some comparisons against other drivers I had.

I spent about a month earlier this season trying every driver on the market, and I mean EVERY driver on the market. I think I hit a least a large bucket with everything made (TM, Callaway, Cobra, Adams, Titleist, TE, Ping etc) by the time I was done. I was first exposed to the Nike VRS when I rented some clubs for an outing in Vegas. I was BLOWN AWAY at the performance of the VRS compared to my Ping Rapture. I knew I’d have to demo it when I got home and prior to the outing, I wasn’t even thinking NIke would be in the hunt.

For me, there wasn’t a better performing driver in terms of distance, dispersion and the most important for me, feel. The thing that concerned me is that the specs on the VRS show the stiff Fubuki as having 7 degrees of torque. I was concerned that this high torque would lead to control issues. I’ve been using the VRS exclusively since early June and I don’t have any control issues. In fact, I’m driving the ball better than I have in a decade. I’ve found the VRS to be longer and more consistent then my Rapture and personally I couldn’t be happier. Last week during league play I was seeing parts of the fairway that I haven’t seen in a while.

I disagree with the OP’s comments on sound but much like feel, that tends to be a very personal preference.

Thanks for the review. Did the speed trials for the Nike 3 wood and ended up winning this driver! Haven’t received this yet, but with this good review, I’m looking forward to hitting it.

The more I play with it, the more I’m getting use to the sound… It still is the one negative for me for an otherwise great club.

7 degrees of torque?????

That was my initial reaction as well until I learned something when researching the issue. Much like flex, there is no industry standard for torque. Nike’s 7 might be TM’s 4. According to Nike, the Fubuki shaft they used in conjunction with the head was well within all of their spec parameters. I’ve been playing this driver for a little over a month. My ss is around 105mph with the driver and I’ve had no issues despite that torque number. It’s simply the best driver I’ve ever owned.

Totally agree. We also reviewed this driver and found it to be very long. I am not sure why they could not make a better headcover, but other than that, I am on board with the driver.

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Nike Golf VR STR8-Fit Driver Review

Published: 20 May 2009 Last updated: 26 November 2015

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• TG Rating 3.5 out of 5
• Owner Rating 4 out of 5
• RRP £360.00

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STR8-Fit Driver does just that because you can alter the lie and face angles. This is the “rounded”, more conventional version of the STR8-Fit.  Our testers liked the concept of adjusting the club, but they could also see that it might be a bit confusing! But if tinkering is your thing… give it a rip.

Ratings (out of 5) Looks: Feel: Noise: Grip: Distance: Dispersion: 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.0

Nike VR STR8-Fit Driver was new for 2010. The combination of the all-new Compression Channel technology and the STR8-FIT face angle technology deliver longer distance and more shot shaping control with this driver.This driver is also popular on Tour with many of the world's best golfers putting it into play! This looks another cracker from nike.

The Nike VR STR8-FIT Tour driver is part of the successful Victory Red (VR) range and is one of the most impressive performers in the premium adjustable golf driver market. The VR STR8-FIT Tour features a brand new shape that has been designed in cooperation with Nike Golf’s highly successful stable of tour professionals. Aimed at keen, skilled golfers the STR8-FIT Tour offers all the adjustability and performance that Nike’s professional golfers enjoy.

Nike’s highly successful STR8-FIT Face Angle Technology – already an award winning innovation – has been introduced into the Victory Red range for the first time to allow golfers the chance to select their shop shape and dictate the look of their driver. With 32 different face angles the VR STR8-FIT Tour provides the best golfers with maximum workability and confidence on every tee.

The Nike VR STR8-FIT Tour golf driver has a refined and classic appearance which helps to deliver low spin rates and a more penetrating ball flight. A distinctive red Compression Channel runs from heel to toe on the sole of the club and helps to increase the compression of the body to produce higher ball speeds on even off centre hits. This means the VR STR8-FIT Tour offers forgiveness on those off centre hits that even the best players sometime fall foul of.

The Nike VR STR8-FIT Tour driver offers the skilled golfers the chance to enjoy the full variety of Nike’s award winning adjustable drivers in a traditional and elegant premium driver package. 

Lofts: 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5. Titanium head and a graphite shaft. Available for gents in both left handed and right handed models.  

Contact: 0800 056 1640 Website: www.nikegolfeurope.com Lofts: 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5°, 11.5, HL

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4 out of 5 HOW LONG 27 June 2009

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THIS IS WELL WORTH THE CASH IT IS MASSIVE AND FEELS LOVELY IN HAND GREAT FEATURES A MUST HAVE IN THE BAG

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A great-looking club that is more forgiving than the head size would suggest. The adjustability allows for plenty of workability. The shaft and classic head combination will produce less spin than slower swing speeds will require. Not huge leaps compared to last year's impressive VR driver - but subtle changes do improve performance. The flight and distance on offer from the middle of the club are similar, but slight mishits produced improved results. The 32 different face angles probably aren't necessary, but there will be a set-up to suit everyone's taste. PGA Pro verdict Good looking conventional pear-shaped head that would appeal to the more traditional player. It performed okay, but didn't seem to have a great deal of playability for me. The strike from the face was also okay, but nothing special and ball flight was reasonable but with no ‘wow' factor. It did have a good profile at address though, and the STR8-Fit technology helped manipulate ball flight (John Jacobs).

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The variable compression channel from last year's Victory Red driver has been advanced to improve performance. This is achieved by helping to increase speed at impact at more spots on the clubface, not just the middle of the club. STR8-FIT technology allows the face angle to be set in 32 different positions in order to influence shot shape.

The Nike VR Pro driver will suit those who tend to hit the ball from different parts of the face in order to shape shots and/or players who like to shape every shot with the driver.

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Nike Vr tour vs Vr str8-fit driver

By polarisdude94 November 4, 2010 in General Equipment Talk

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Looking for a new driver for next year and was wondering if anyone has tried these side by side and has some opinions. Also if you have either of these drivers please leave your feedback. And do you think I should wait for the new Vr pro driver? will it be worth the extra money?

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I have the VR str8-fit and at first I hated it, but I have come to love it. I have hit both side by side and the Str8-fit was better, but my VR has a UST Mamiya ATTAS and the Tour just had a stock shaft. I really don't think there would have been any difference at all, if it wasn't for the shaft. The reason I didn't like the driver at first is because if you don't hit the sweet spot, it doesn't go anywhere. My Cobra S9-1 Pro trumped the VR, simply because it was significantly longer on off center hits. Now that my swing is back in shape, I prefer the VR. Really the only thing I don't like about it is how shallow the face is. My S9-1 is the shallow and the VR is quite a bit more shallow. I always carry both with me and decide which to use after my warm up session. For me, I know there aren't going to be any significant playability changes to a club when a new release comes out. When I go to buy a new driver, I hit the previous releases, which are usually around 50% off. Hope that helps.

There is little innovation left in driver technology anymore. The face height, head size, head volume, its moment of inertia, its coefficient of restitution (the springiness of the face) and overall length have all had limits put on them. They can do stuff with face roll (vertical curvature) and bulge (horizontal curvature), but both have points of diminishing returns (not to mention, a profound effect of the appearance of the face at address). Same goes for weight distribution: there is such a thing as too low and too high, too forward or too rearward; there's also the effect of the weight on the effective loft of the head, or making its overall weight too heavy (or light).

It's very possible that you could hit either club very well... so long as you're properly fit. The Vr Tour comes with its face 2* open at address. This means the effective loft at impact will be 2* less than what's stated on the head (open face, subtract loft; closed face add loft- both on a 1 to 1 ratio; 0* face angle= no change),. Hopefully you have a really fast clubhead speed to make this work effectively. The Vr Str8-Fit has the adjustable face stuff... meaning, if you really wanted to, you could set the club 2* open.

Don't worry about the shaft- if you get properly fitted, you should get the shaft the fitter recommends. It's impossible to tell without a lot more info which option could be best for your personal needs. You could go to Golfworks.com and try their Maltby Playability Factor. It'd give you a ballpark idea and save you a lot of time and effort hit-testing unneccessary shafts.

The VR Tour does have a longer hosel, meaning it could be adjusted flat or upright, but lie angle is negligible on long clubs- due to physics, they're going to bow at impact- basically self-correcting itself, so long as the shaft's properly fit. It's the shorter clubs (6 or 7i to wedges; but with some people, long irons as well) that need correct lie angles the most, since they do little bowing at impact.

So, it's up to you- depending on the face roll and bulge, and having your personal "it" shaft (this is where the proper fitting comes in)- both can basically be the same club. One's just going to cost a little less.

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I've hit both (extensively) and what I've come to believe is that the Tour is slightly longer, the STR8-Fit is much more forgiving (actually, the word I should probably use is accurate - at least as it relates to proximity to the center line).

In my opinion, where the two really differentiate are in sound and feel. Some people love the STR8-Fit's "pop", but I'm not one of them. Although I bagged the STR8-Fit for the majority of the summer and was plenty satisfied with the tangibles (distance/accuracy), but I also found the intangibles (sound/feel) lacking. The sound and feel of the Tour (non-ajustable) model is significantly better, but the accuracy loss was too much of a trade off for me.

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Nike VR Pro Str8-Fit Tour driver vs Machspeed Black Round Str8-Fit Driver

By Kdf8220 December 1, 2011 in Equipment

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I just ordered a Nike Machspeed Black Round Str8-Fit driver online during the black friday special for $140, I have demoed it and even though its a super light shaft i was hitting it well in the store and really liked it. I was just wondering how the Nike Vr Pro Str8-Fit compared to the Machspeed and what everyone thought about them?

I am just worried that on the course the light shaft wouldnt work to my advantage. I just sold my Adams driver because the shaft was too light but the nike felt so good. Now i am debating about trading it in for the Vr Pro Str8 Fit since it has a heavier Project X shaft and might be a better fit for me since i am just looking for more controll, not more distance. Any input would be helpful. Thanks

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Nobody have a review about either driver?

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Just get a different shaft...

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Well the thing is since my Machspeed Black is still brand new i can trade it in on the Vr pro for only $30 extra if i decide to so that is why im asking for opinions. [quote name='BubblerGolf' timestamp='1322952390' post='3886835'] Just get a different shaft... [/quote]

I much prefer the looks of the VR Pro and in my opinion the PX shaft or Matrix which come stock with the Pro are better than the Fubuki which comes with the Black. I'd personally pay the extra $30 for the VR Pro.

haven't hit the VR, so can't really advise you on that. All I can say is that the Machspeed black is an awesome club with the Fubuki shaft or not. My mates have R11's and I am out driving them by about 10-15 yards, and before they were hitting way past me every time. Don't think the VR will be as forgiving as the MSB.

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