You do a find job on these videos, I watch them all. Greetings from Santa
Cruz, California….?
Objectively Rick, The NIKE Driver is better suited for your swing than the
TM/SLDR. You are hitting the NIKE Driver a lot “Purer” than the SLDR due
the SMASH Differential, High V-Launch and less Side-Spin. The NIKE Covert
belongs in your bag…?
interesting flight at 4:56?
Amazing that the SLDR had a much lower smash factor, but much better
distance…definitely a more efficient driver in terms of distance!?
You should do the same test twice. 5 shots nike, 5 shots taylormade then do
it over again right after so the first club isn’t a ” warm up ” ?
Good job Rick, just bought the Nike Covert 2012 model for 149.99 here in
the U.S……saved 200 off the original price. Hope my dispersion pattern
is as good as yours on the course. My main concern is finding the
fairway……?
Loving these ‘compare’ videos. lets be fair, the average club golfer (like
me) just wants to know about how far!!!!! We dont give a shit about spin
rates, launch angles etc.
ONE COMMENT – as us normal golfers have a swing speed about 90mph, can you
have a ‘mate’ hit the ball too and compare against the clubs with a normal
swingspeed.?
Just tried both of these at my local golf store.
Have to say the nike covert is the nicest driver I’ve ever used. I’ve
always sliced really hard
Covert with a stiff shaft, hitting fairway 4/5.
Only know about the club do to your channel.
Thanks Rick! ?
Maybe the SLDR shaft is 57g ??
Rick, will you redo this with Covert 2.0??
Someone please answer, does forward cg mean the weight is more forward
meaning the club will feel more like an iron??
Amazing that you hit longer drive with slower clubhead speed!!!
It’s the smash factor improvement which causes more distance from 1.41
–>1.48?
I would like to see what happens when you “loft-up” with the SLDR. This is
a huge factor. Hitting the SLDR at 9.5 loft is severely limiting its
capabilities. I have nothing against the Covert, it, too, is a fine
driver. Please take note of the spin factor… even at 9.5 the SLDR had
much less spin. I also agree with some of the previous posts in that your
swing looked better with the Covert than the SLDR… Just for argument’s
sake, I’m currently playing the Ping G25 (10.5, Blur shaft, stiff) which
beat out both of these drivers in my own tests… (dispersion AND distance)?
48 yards of roll..wow?
I watch these videos all the time and I cant believe a pro doesn’t
understand what taylormade is doing. {loft up with sldr} ,rick only gets
his sldr at 10.3 launch and lower and spin rate at 2717 if he launches his
ball same or higher than the nike covert he would carry further and get his
total over 300 yards easy. worst viudeo ever. post back if u think im
correct or not
?
Hi ric, i think the SLDR is lighter than the Covert simple as that mate .?
you should hit each one 10 times. 5 with one club 10 with the other then 5
more with the first. this way you are warmed up for both clubs. ive tested
a few clubs out at dicks sporting goods. i hit one club 5 times then
tested several other clubs.i then went back to the club i hit first and i
hit it a little better the second time around?
This might be a bit late to leave this comment but from the data it seems
like your carry for both drivers is about the same. The nike however has
far more back spin. I wonder if this is causing the difference in average
total distance. Also more back spin = straighter ball flight hence better
dispersion? Would be good to get your thoughts.?
You do a great job with all you videos Rick. Keep up the good work?
Picking up from ‘johnandy683’ comment & the SLDR loft: All tour players
using it have found to get their optimum launch angles/spin rates because
the weight moves the CG lower & further forward their loft on the SLDR has
gone up in pretty much every case. The SLDR gives a much less spin rate at
around 2000rpm (even lower at some swing speeds) so you need to add loft to
the club to get the ideal launch angle & maximum distance with the optimum
descent angle so you get best carry & roll. Although this may seem counter
intuitive to you Rick given your normal driver’s loft etc. but for you to
get the best distance out of the SLDR you’d need to try the loft settings
at 10.5 & 11.00 to get your best launch angle & distance out of the SLDR
with your normal average swing & SS. Having it set at 9.5 would not have
given you your best distance with this club as the CG is in quite a
significantly different place compared to your own driver & others on the
market. Try it with the loft at 10.5 and even 11 degrees and it will go
quite a bit further than you managed to hit when set at 9.5. This may seem
a bit strange to you but if you don’t believe me, one, try it, I’ll be
proved right, guarantee it, &, two, who doesn’t want to see if they can get
more driver distance but still with the accuracy!!!!???? :)?
Can you do a comparison with the Nike covert 2.0 and the 430 SLDR? I’m in
the market to buying a new driver. I current swing the 1st generation Nike
VR tour driver. I was wondering if I try something new, or stay with the
swoosh. Thank man. Keep up the good work with these vids.?
Does anyone know how to reduce your backspin just by a few adjustments in
the stance? ?
Rick, would it be possible for you to test the SLDR against itself.
Apparently the reason the SLDR gains distance is it’s low spin, due low
forward CG. To make up for the low spin you need a higher loft to get the
right launch. Could you for interests sake post a video where you compare
distances at greater than your usual loft?
Thanks in advance,?
The only complaint I have with this video is the whole idea behind the SLDR
is loft up 10.5 degrees or higher. It’s a low spin driver so low loft is
going to have a lower ball flight. If it was at, at least 10 degrees you
would smash it ?
I recently found and watched all your reviews, great non bias true reviews.
Great work, and thank you for al the great feedback.?
You do a find job on these videos, I watch them all. Greetings from Santa
Cruz, California….?
Objectively Rick, The NIKE Driver is better suited for your swing than the
TM/SLDR. You are hitting the NIKE Driver a lot “Purer” than the SLDR due
the SMASH Differential, High V-Launch and less Side-Spin. The NIKE Covert
belongs in your bag…?
interesting flight at 4:56?
Amazing that the SLDR had a much lower smash factor, but much better
distance…definitely a more efficient driver in terms of distance!?
You should do the same test twice. 5 shots nike, 5 shots taylormade then do
it over again right after so the first club isn’t a ” warm up ” ?
Good job Rick, just bought the Nike Covert 2012 model for 149.99 here in
the U.S……saved 200 off the original price. Hope my dispersion pattern
is as good as yours on the course. My main concern is finding the
fairway……?
Loving these ‘compare’ videos. lets be fair, the average club golfer (like
me) just wants to know about how far!!!!! We dont give a shit about spin
rates, launch angles etc.
ONE COMMENT – as us normal golfers have a swing speed about 90mph, can you
have a ‘mate’ hit the ball too and compare against the clubs with a normal
swingspeed.?
Just tried both of these at my local golf store.
Have to say the nike covert is the nicest driver I’ve ever used. I’ve
always sliced really hard
Covert with a stiff shaft, hitting fairway 4/5.
Only know about the club do to your channel.
Thanks Rick! ?
Maybe the SLDR shaft is 57g ??
Rick, will you redo this with Covert 2.0??
Someone please answer, does forward cg mean the weight is more forward
meaning the club will feel more like an iron??
Amazing that you hit longer drive with slower clubhead speed!!!
It’s the smash factor improvement which causes more distance from 1.41
–>1.48?
I would like to see what happens when you “loft-up” with the SLDR. This is
a huge factor. Hitting the SLDR at 9.5 loft is severely limiting its
capabilities. I have nothing against the Covert, it, too, is a fine
driver. Please take note of the spin factor… even at 9.5 the SLDR had
much less spin. I also agree with some of the previous posts in that your
swing looked better with the Covert than the SLDR… Just for argument’s
sake, I’m currently playing the Ping G25 (10.5, Blur shaft, stiff) which
beat out both of these drivers in my own tests… (dispersion AND distance)?
48 yards of roll..wow?
I watch these videos all the time and I cant believe a pro doesn’t
understand what taylormade is doing. {loft up with sldr} ,rick only gets
his sldr at 10.3 launch and lower and spin rate at 2717 if he launches his
ball same or higher than the nike covert he would carry further and get his
total over 300 yards easy. worst viudeo ever. post back if u think im
correct or not
?
Hi ric, i think the SLDR is lighter than the Covert simple as that mate .?
you should hit each one 10 times. 5 with one club 10 with the other then 5
more with the first. this way you are warmed up for both clubs. ive tested
a few clubs out at dicks sporting goods. i hit one club 5 times then
tested several other clubs.i then went back to the club i hit first and i
hit it a little better the second time around?
This might be a bit late to leave this comment but from the data it seems
like your carry for both drivers is about the same. The nike however has
far more back spin. I wonder if this is causing the difference in average
total distance. Also more back spin = straighter ball flight hence better
dispersion? Would be good to get your thoughts.?
You do a great job with all you videos Rick. Keep up the good work?
Picking up from ‘johnandy683’ comment & the SLDR loft: All tour players
using it have found to get their optimum launch angles/spin rates because
the weight moves the CG lower & further forward their loft on the SLDR has
gone up in pretty much every case. The SLDR gives a much less spin rate at
around 2000rpm (even lower at some swing speeds) so you need to add loft to
the club to get the ideal launch angle & maximum distance with the optimum
descent angle so you get best carry & roll. Although this may seem counter
intuitive to you Rick given your normal driver’s loft etc. but for you to
get the best distance out of the SLDR you’d need to try the loft settings
at 10.5 & 11.00 to get your best launch angle & distance out of the SLDR
with your normal average swing & SS. Having it set at 9.5 would not have
given you your best distance with this club as the CG is in quite a
significantly different place compared to your own driver & others on the
market. Try it with the loft at 10.5 and even 11 degrees and it will go
quite a bit further than you managed to hit when set at 9.5. This may seem
a bit strange to you but if you don’t believe me, one, try it, I’ll be
proved right, guarantee it, &, two, who doesn’t want to see if they can get
more driver distance but still with the accuracy!!!!???? :)?
Can you do a comparison with the Nike covert 2.0 and the 430 SLDR? I’m in
the market to buying a new driver. I current swing the 1st generation Nike
VR tour driver. I was wondering if I try something new, or stay with the
swoosh. Thank man. Keep up the good work with these vids.?
Does anyone know how to reduce your backspin just by a few adjustments in
the stance? ?
Rick, would it be possible for you to test the SLDR against itself.
Apparently the reason the SLDR gains distance is it’s low spin, due low
forward CG. To make up for the low spin you need a higher loft to get the
right launch. Could you for interests sake post a video where you compare
distances at greater than your usual loft?
Thanks in advance,?
The only complaint I have with this video is the whole idea behind the SLDR
is loft up 10.5 degrees or higher. It’s a low spin driver so low loft is
going to have a lower ball flight. If it was at, at least 10 degrees you
would smash it ?
I recently found and watched all your reviews, great non bias true reviews.
Great work, and thank you for al the great feedback.?