The old design used a top fitting wrench with a large hosel nut. The new STR-8 fit hosel is a huge improvement over the old design. The sole has fins and indents at strategic places for the best aerodynamics. It still is on the elongated side, but looks very clean. Alignment is easy with the vertical lines on the face. The smoked black crown with some sweeping lines and a swoosh on the crown look really nice sans alignment aid.
Nike has toned down the looks from the more radical designs of the past to a very nice, somewhat traditional looking VR_S driver. Round after round, even when my swing was less than perfect, I was stilling hitting the middle of the fairway. But maybe even better was the fact that the speed came with incredible forgiveness. On the course I found this fast ball speed translated into long drives. I kept mixing it up to see if it was a fluke, but rotating through all the different drivers I kept getting the highest speeds with this driver. I am typically in the 153-158mph ball speed, but with the Nike VR_S I was averaging 162 mph and topped 165mph a couple of times. I had a whole bag full of drivers and consistently the VR_S had the fastest ball speeds. The Fubuki shaft is mostly white with some black near the grip and the black Golf Pride wrap is black.This driver happened to arrive just before the courses opened here in MN. It is certainly striking from the bottom. The sole is polished with black paint fill and the cavity and channel are volt. The crown is mostly black with just a volt swoosh near the lower back of the crown. While it might be a love it or hate it kind of color scheme, I think it look good in person. The shift lines up with the rest of Nike products, not just golf as well as a changing of the guard on Nike Tour staff. Gone is the the black and red of the VR line and in is the Black and Volt of the Vapor line. Covert Cavity, Compression Channel, NexCore face, and FlexLoft 2 adjustable hosel is all part of what make the Vapor Speed a top performer in every category. 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. Every model seems to add some new technology feature to improve the performance. Nike has been an innovator on the driver front for years.
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