Nike SQ Sumo2 driver is all things great (and not so great) about modern golf
Released on = May 17, 2007, 11:48 am
Press Release Author = GolfPublisher Syndications
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = Nike\'s SQ Sumo2, a controversial club that makes for fun golf. Equipment reviews at GolfInstruction.com
Press Release Body = By Kiel Christianson, Senior Writer, Golf Publisher Syndications
LA JOLLA, Calif. (May 16, 2007) - Nike\'s much ballyhooed and equally lambasted SQ Sumo2 driver ($480) is leading the charge into the engineering breach, pushing the limits of golf equipment. This behemoth club\'s size (460c), shape (square) and moment of inertia (or MOI; nearing 5,900 g-cm2) are all pushing the USGA\'s specified limits on design.
In fact, a widely publicized recall of Sumo2 drivers was recently announced by Nike because an undisclosed number of clubs that exceeded USGA MOI limits had been shipped to stores. The company promised to test all returned clubs, stamping and returning the ones that passed testing and replacing the ones that failed.
In response to a recent request for an estimate of the percentage of returned drivers that failed the testing, a Nike spokesperson stated, \"We can\'t disclose those numbers.\"
Leaving squabbles about MOI aside, there is no doubt that the Sumo2 epitomizes a fundamental shift in the game.
Gone are the days of bandy-legged gentlemen in plus-fours and ties swatting balls into felicitous positions from which to attack greens via artful run-up shots.
Today, muscular youths in skin-tight mock turtlenecks flex their biceps and launch missiles to within lob-wedge range of quivering flagsticks.
And herein lie both the good and bad of modern golf: Technology has allowed the average golfer to hit the ball farther than ever before, making some courses obsolete - but, by golly, it feels good to crush a drive, doesn\'t it?
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May 16, 2007 Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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