Equipment
Is this Nike’s new line of products for 2016?
An array of images from Nike have popped on the web recently, coming from Instagram and our own GolfWRX forums.
Below are the photos, with links to where they came from. While we’re not sure exactly how reliable these sources are, they look to be photos of Nike’s new line of products in 2016. What do you think?
Join the discussion about the Nike photos here.
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In a golf world where players are looking to eke out every yard possible, usually by lengthening their drivers to add clubhead speed, there’s one player at the PGA Championship who’s going in the opposite direction. In fact, for Rickie Fowler, his goal off the tee is not about gaining extra distance or yards north to south, but rather about shrinking the misses from east to west.
Ahead of the PGA Championship and the week prior at the Truist Championship. Fowler mentioned to Cobra Tour Rep Ben Schomin that the driver didn’t quite swing feel the same as everything in the bag. As a result, and with Schomin’s suggestion to try and sync everything up with the big stick, Fowler decided to test out a shorter length shaft.
“He’s been at 45 (inches), and he’d been at 45 for a few weeks, 44 1/8 (inches) is really is where he is been living really for the most part, for the last couple of years, and is where he is been comfortable,” Schomin told GolfWRX. “It just felt like it was a little long and loose on him.”
Interestingly, Fowler ranks 40th in Driving Accuracy this year on the PGA Tour. It’s his most accurate season with the driver since the start of the decade. But sometimes for players, feel is more important than statistics.
“It was really more of a trying to get the swing to feel the fluidness from club to club to club to try to get it to feel the same,” Schomin added. “And so we took it down to 43 and a quarter, and it was a touch of a ball speed loss, just based on that overall club head speed. But honestly, he squared it up probably a little better. The right miss wasn’t nearly as far. So really, overall down-range dispersion tightened up a fair amount, and he felt confident in swinging it.”
The change in length had Fowler’s caddie, Ricky Romano, beaming at how well he had driven during Tuesday’s practice round at Aronimink. So much so, he was asking Schomin not to suggest changes anymore.
Fowler’s shaft-shortening is one of a few driver adjustments he’s made this season, and to Schomin’s credit, it’s thanks to the fact that he and the rest of the Cobra team had Fowler fit very well into three of the four heads in the Cobra OPTM lineup.
“He had three distinct drivers and the biggest decision was trying to decide which worked best at that time,” Schomin told GolfWRX previously. “He’s played the majority of the season with OPTM X, but has also played a couple of tournaments with OPTM LS. His overall driving stats have been good.”
At the RBC Heritage earlier this spring, Fowler switched drivers, changing from his Cobra OPTM X and into the Tour, low-loft Max K model that Gary Woodland used to win just a few weeks prior.
Now for the PGA Championship, Fowler’s back in the X head, but still using the UST Mamiya LIN-Q PowerCore White 6TX shaft, just a little bit shorter.
“Will he stay there? I’m not sure,” Schomin added. “Could we end up say at like 43 and 7.5 (of an inch). If it’s giving him the same feel of consistency through the bag, then I think we might end up just a touch longer. But if he likes where he is at, he’s confident where he is at, that’s really all that matters.”
If there’s more testing, though, just don’t tell his caddie.
What you need to know: As is customary for the Fairhaven-based company, Titleist officially announced today that its GTS drivers are headed to retail, following a successful tour release. The GTS2, GTS3, and GTS4 drivers will be available in golf shops June 11.
Since debuting at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, the new GTS lineup has quickly gained traction on the PGA Tour, with more than 50 players already making the switch to a GTS2, GTS3, or GTS4 driver. Among them are Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
Justin Thomas’ Titleist GTS2 driver (Greg Moore, GolfWRX)
According to Titleist, the GTS series builds upon the performance foundation established by the GT Series, while introducing several major technological advancements, including a new Split Mass Frame construction, refined aerodynamics, and an updated Speed Sync face design.
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Split Mass Frame and thermoform body
At the center of the new GTS lineup is a redesigned internal structure: the Split Mass Frame. This technology works with a full-thermoform body made from Titleist’s Proprietary Matrix Polymer (PMP), a lightweight composite that enables engineers to reposition mass more efficiently throughout the head. Compared to the previous GT generation, GTS drivers feature nearly double the PMP material, increasing from 13 grams to 26 grams, while maintaining the sound and feel preferred by better players.
The weight savings from the thermoform construction allowed Titleist engineers to strategically separate mass placement inside the head. Specifically, more weight is pushed rearward to improve stability and forgiveness, while additional mass is positioned low and forward to optimize speed, launch, and spin.
In short, golfers are able to maintain ball speed and consistency across both centered and off-center strikes.
Faster aerodynamics
Titleist also refined the aerodynamic shaping of the GTS heads to help players generate more clubhead speed.
The tails of the new GTS2 and GTS3 heads have been raised compared to previous models, helping airflow stay attached to the crown and sole longer during the swing. According to Titleist, the improved airflow reduces drag and increases speed without affecting launch conditions or center of gravity placement.
Typically, aerodynamic gains can compromise forgiveness or launch characteristics, but the weight savings from the Split Mass Frame allowed engineers to preserve preferred CG locations.
New Speed Sync face
The new Speed Sync Face design is engineered to improve ball speed retention across a larger portion of the face. A reinforced perimeter structure helps maximize face deflection and COR on centered strikes, while the upper portion of the support ring is opened up to increase speed on high-face impacts, a common strike location for many golfers. The face also features a variable thickness design to preserve speed and performance across a wider impact area.
Expanded adjustability
Each GTS model includes a dual-weighting system to fine-tune launch, spin, and shot shape more precisely than previous generations. GTS2 uses interchangeable forward and aft weights, while GTS3 and GTS4 combine a rear weight with an adjustable forward track weight system.
Tour-inspired face graphics
The new lineup features redesigned high-contrast face graphics to improve alignment and framing at address, according to Titleist. Sharp visual lines are designed to make it easier to center the golf ball and to perceive loft more easily at setup.
Additional model details
GTS2
- The GTS2 is the most forgiving model, designed for golfers seeking maximum stability and consistent speed across the face.
- It produces high launch with mid spin and features a larger, confidence-inspiring profile behind the ball.
- Standard weighting includes an 11-gram forward weight and a 5-gram rear weight, with additional fitting configurations available.
GTS3
- The GTS3 is aimed at players who want more control over launch, spin, and shot shaping.
- Compared to GTS2, the GTS3 offers lower launch and spin while featuring a more compact profile and deeper face design preferred by many stronger players.
- The head features an adjustable forward-track weight system to further fine-tune center of gravity placement.
GTS4
- The lowest-spinning option in the lineup, GTS4 is built for golfers looking to reduce excessive spin and maximize total distance.
- Unlike previous “4” models from Titleist, the new GTS4 features a full 460cc profile that improves forgiveness and stability while retaining its low-spin DNA.
- Like GTS3, it includes a forward track weighting system for precise fitting adjustments.
What Titleist says
“When we talk about driver design, it’s never about the one feature or benefit — it’s about all of them,” said Stephanie Luttrell, Titleist’s Senior Director of Metalwood R&D. “Ball speed, forgiveness, spin stability, adjustability, exceptional sound and feel… these are all attributes that golfers care about. It’s our job to design a lineup that elevates performance across the board without sacrificing in key areas, and we feel we’ve done that with GTS.”
“We know that forward CGs drive speed with great launch and spin characteristics, but you need to be able to do that with an inertial stability that still preserves ball speed, launch and spin consistency on off-center hits,” Luttrell said. “We’ve never before been able to hit these CG positions and inertia properties at the same time, and we’re achieving that because of GTS’ construction.”
Club Junkie’s take
I feel like every time there is a new Titleist wood release, I figure they can’t outdo their previous driver. And every year, I am wrong and impressed with the performance. The GTS fits right into that narrative again, as I didn’t know where Titleist could go from GT, but they pushed the limits again, and my fitting proved the smart people there found ways to improve.
My past four Titleist drivers have been a 2 series as my swing typically requires a little height, spin, and forgiveness so I figured I would just get a new GTS2 and be on my way. During the fitting, I was impressed by the new GTS construction, its added PMP material, and the advanced adjustability on each model. My fitter, Joey, got to work putting together a GTS2 and we started there. The launch and spin were great, and the consistency on misses was very tight. My average ball speed with the GTS went up a little bit as the new Speed Sync face creates more speed away from the center.
Joey then built up a GTS3 in 11 degrees, but I figured this wouldn’t have the stability I needed for tight dispersion on my miss hits. That thought was quickly erased after a few shots, and I really liked the more center start line and reduced draw on the misses I was seeing. We tried a few different settings and shafts to dial in the details in order to get the best fit. Having a forward and rear weight in the head allowed Joey to set up the GTS3 with a heavier rear weight to keep the launch and spin up, while the Sure Fit hosel set flat created a more center start line for me. My misses were not nearly as far left, and I was really impressed with the consistency on the spin and launch when I didn’t hit it in the center.
Titleist again created a wood line in GTS that delivers improvements over previous drivers while keeping the traditional look and feel you expect. More adjustability, better off-center speed, and 3 drivers that are playable over a wider range of players should make these extremely successful in fittings.
Pricing, specs, availability
GTS2 lofts: 8, 9, 10, 11 degrees (RH/LH)
GTS3 lofts: 8, 9, 10, 11 degrees (RH/LH)
GTS4 lofts: 8, 9, 10 (RH/LH)
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Premium shafts
- Graphite Design Tour AD DI
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- Graphite Design Tour AD FI
Available for fittings and pre-sale now.
In golf shops worldwide beginning June 11.
Price: $699 (standard), $899 (premium)
Titleist has today introduced its new GTS2 and GTS3 fairways.
Lower and deeper center of gravity (CG) positions, new adjustable heel-toe weights and advanced clubface innovations drive total performance in the two tour-proven models.
- Tour-inspired polished clubfaces: To help players see more of the clubface at address.
GTS2 Fairway
The new GTS2 fairway is designed with a shallower face and a larger profile than GTS3, ideal for players with more sweeping deliveries with their fairway metals.
GTS2’s new face height, inspired by tour feedback, was designed shallower than the prior generation GT2 model and more in line with the GT1 fairway. Each loft in GTS2 leverages a shallower profile except for the 13.5-degree, which maintains a slightly taller face.
With its new dual-weighting system, the ‘2’ model now has heel-toe CG adjustability.
Lofts: 13.5, 15.0, 16.5, 18.0, 21.0
Dual-weight system: 11-gram weight in heel, 5-gram weight in toe (standard)
GTS3 Fairway
The new GTS3 fairway is designed with a deeper face and a more compact profile, ideal for players who hit down on the golf ball more with their fairway metals.
New to the GTS3 family is a 21-degree offering, giving players two distinct profiles in Titleist’s 7-wood loft.
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Alex Harper
Dec 11, 2015 at 12:15 pm
These clubs are an embarrassment to the golf industry, it’s unreal that clubs have migrated to this.
jim
Nov 30, 2015 at 7:01 pm
if you looked closely you would have realized that the pros are just last years with a bridge down the middle. once ou look closely you will eventually like it. I though they were horrible at first but they now look pretty good. Hopefully nike will bring out a new muscleback so rory will use newer equipment. The drivers are just awesome though. The flex is absolutely sick.
jim
Nov 30, 2015 at 7:01 pm
if you looked closely you would have realized that the pros are just last years with a bridge down the middle. once you look closely you will eventually like it. I though they were horrible at first but they now look pretty good. Hopefully nike will bring out a new muscleback so rory will use newer equipment. The drivers are just awesome though. The flex is absolutely sick.
aaron merritt
Nov 29, 2015 at 10:32 am
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self evident!” – Arthur Schopenhauer
These clubs are very different (again- og vapor line had the same kind of reception) and because they don’t look like a titleist knockoff golf conservatives jump on here to say they look like plastic toys. The reality is that the clubs look fantastic.
ALSO, to the people who are going to say the Flex is a horrible driver…..you just don’t have enough swing speed for it.
JustWellsy
Dec 10, 2015 at 4:12 pm
Exactly! My swing speed is consistently 118+ mph and the Vapor Flex is the ONLY Nike driver that gave me an acceptable spin rate/dispersion. On another note, I am not a fan at all of the look of the new pro irons. It’s not the color, I’m ok with that. I really hope they decide to release another iron that has more of a blade look to it, because that is important to me. I hate not knowing because I am in the market for new irons right now. If I knew this was it for 2016, I’d just buy the vapor pros. But I’d be pissed if they came out with a new version of them mid-year.
kn
Nov 18, 2015 at 10:33 pm
It looks like the design team got lost in the graffiti section of Cuba, stayed for a few too many mohitos, then sent the “finished samples” before any of them sobered up enough to check the final product. Just like Tiger taught ’em how to mix business with pleasure.
Edgewood Jones
Nov 18, 2015 at 10:32 pm
Go Seahawks!
Don
Nov 18, 2015 at 7:17 pm
U G L Y
I generally liked the look of Nike clubs and the colours don’t bother me. However, the plastic and that inlay look very cheap. Ugliest design since those Yellow Sumo Irons.
Iain
Nov 18, 2015 at 12:00 pm
The clubs don’t look to bad if you take the colour out of the equation!
Fourpar18
Nov 18, 2015 at 10:47 am
As a current Vapor Pro Combo and Pro gamer I would have to say that this line looks GREAT! I am approaching 40 y/o and I LOVE the vapor color and I think the new line really is a good blend of young and old. I especially like the Vapor Flex look, it does look like the M1 but I think it looks better! The WHITE colored (although nice) is played out! With color variations from multiple different companies they are attracting a new group of people…. kids and young adults. I was at one of our popular driving range and I saw kids from 8-23 y/o all over the place, that’s what golf is trying to capture…I say they are hitting the mark.
Another key factor to look at is the look; it looks like a combination of AP2 and Pro Combo…two great sellers this past year. My question; Why wouldn’t a company do this? When people talk about “stealing other companies concepts” is getting old, manufacturing companies (all brands) have been doing it for years. The cereal market it even does it; you have Fruit Loops and Fun Loops…lets get over this.
Ian
Nov 18, 2015 at 9:27 am
How possible is it that rival companies can come out with such similar looking drivers so close to eachothers release – screams of collusion!
Jacob
Nov 17, 2015 at 6:27 pm
People, this is what ALL clubs will probably look like in 20 years. What’s so awful about clubs looking like basketball shoes anyway? If you want to grow the game things are gonna change…
gabo
Nov 17, 2015 at 3:54 pm
i already play with them and they are crazy the pro is great really good looking from the top and the flex is freaking long just wait for it
vince guest
Nov 17, 2015 at 12:14 pm
Surely these are the new ladies selection?
ShootersTour
Nov 17, 2015 at 11:19 am
Poo Poo.
KD
Nov 17, 2015 at 9:14 am
Awful. How many color schemes is Nike going to try before they get it right?
Jack
Nov 17, 2015 at 8:50 am
I’m a huge Nike golf fan, but this is something you may see at a Mardi gras.
Someone With Eyes
Nov 17, 2015 at 7:56 am
These are absolutely terrible. This might be the worst top to bottom line of clubs I have ever seen. Instead of getting rid of sales reps they should have fired their entire design team. Golf clubs are not like basketball shoes. Maybe they are are trying to attract more urban youths to the game.
Brian
Nov 17, 2015 at 1:47 pm
That sounded racist.
johnnylongballz
Nov 17, 2015 at 7:52 am
Reminds me of the multicolored plastic club sets for kids. I hope they come with 3 plastic balls and a little plastic golf bag.
Chuck D
Nov 17, 2015 at 3:17 am
Are we sure that Nike driver isn’t the shift knob in BMDubya’s new electric rig?
other paul
Nov 16, 2015 at 11:56 pm
I like the looks. But until they make a driver that makes the ball go really far away really fast, I wont be paying attention. Great driver accuracy, but they need more distance.
Scott
Nov 18, 2015 at 12:40 pm
+1
Joseph Dreitler
Nov 18, 2015 at 1:28 pm
Agree.
JustWellsy
Dec 10, 2015 at 4:17 pm
Just wait for the Flex Driver… I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Chance
Nov 16, 2015 at 11:37 pm
I think those black irons look sweet. I would love to game them if they played well!
nunya
Nov 16, 2015 at 10:43 pm
As much as I liked last years irons. I hate these.
JustWellsy
Dec 10, 2015 at 4:18 pm
Agree… The only way I can describe my dislike is to say they look too “thick” and remind me of those AWFUL slingshot irons from years ago
Steve
Nov 16, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Tell the accountants to write off another lost in golf equipment for next year. What junk, only a matter of time until they stop making equipment. Investors are not going to accept losing year after year
Dj
Nov 16, 2015 at 11:19 pm
You may wanna check Nikes earnings.
Steve
Nov 16, 2015 at 11:59 pm
You might want to check their earnings/lost in the golf equipment. They are a monster, but the golf buisness is aloss for them.
GMatt
Nov 17, 2015 at 11:19 am
Bingo…. Their clothing and sneaker lines are propping up the golf division losses. Of course those clothing and sneaker divisions are making more than probably all the other golf manufacturers combined so why not operate their golf division at a loss just to stay in the marketplace
Jay
Nov 16, 2015 at 9:05 pm
These are awful. Everything looks cheap
john
Nov 16, 2015 at 9:00 pm
the blue is straight copied from mizuno, what were they thinking?
the irons look great with the blue / yellow though, but the woods are truly staggering
Dj
Nov 16, 2015 at 11:20 pm
Cobra has had blue also. It’s a color, not a patent.
john
Nov 18, 2015 at 6:38 pm
they don’t have mizuno blue, that is pure mizuno light blue nike right there
Jake
Nov 16, 2015 at 8:17 pm
I got a chance to hit the new drivers. The new nike flex is the most horrible feeling/sounding driver I have ever hit. The head is made of RZN. The other heads are ok but the flex ruined the experience.
HackerDav31
Nov 16, 2015 at 7:56 pm
Are they the new Nike clubs? Not sure. Could be Mizuno. Lets stop pretending, eh?
cgasucks
Nov 16, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Is it just me or is Nike’s clubs are getting uglier and uglier?
Don Juan DeMarco
Nov 16, 2015 at 11:47 pm
It’s just you.
Mat
Nov 16, 2015 at 6:55 pm
The Vapor pro irons are very good looking to me. Hopefully they are that dark in person.
Tom Duckworth
Nov 16, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Cool stuff. I’m looking forward to the reviews to come. I do see the point of wanting to see more neutral colors as well. Nike is marketing to younger players I guess but I love to look down at a black driver, all business.
Brian
Nov 16, 2015 at 6:44 pm
I’ll be stoked when stores start carrying RZN Black balls again. I’ve had to resort to using the ProV1s I’ve found in my backyard this year.
KK
Nov 16, 2015 at 6:28 pm
Very interesting micro dimples on the RZN proto ball. Everything else is whatevs.
Dpavs
Nov 16, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Nike has clearly gone color blind.. those color schemes are hideous!
JMcDonough
Nov 16, 2015 at 5:11 pm
OH BOY, NEW PAINT!
Scooter McGavin
Nov 16, 2015 at 4:58 pm
No, that’s obviously Callaway.
DatSliceDoe
Nov 16, 2015 at 4:51 pm
Nike ought to take a page from Cobra’s book and offer a few color options. Love the performance, but I want a neutral color driver.
6
Nov 16, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Nike doesn’t sell enough clubs to shell out that much to make multiple colors for clubs.
JustWellsy
Dec 10, 2015 at 4:21 pm
They could solve everything by offering their clubs through NikeID, like they do for shoes and some clothes.
mhendon
Nov 16, 2015 at 4:23 pm
Those irons look a little like Titleist AP1’s
Tom
Nov 16, 2015 at 3:52 pm
Wow…just wow! must be targeting the under forty players.
6
Nov 16, 2015 at 5:04 pm
And you must be 6 years old
Tom
Nov 16, 2015 at 10:11 pm
Old enough to know better and could teach you a thing or two.
rymail00
Nov 16, 2015 at 9:13 pm
+1
But I’m 34 and don’t find these visually appealing at all. I still prefer the normal black/blackish dark grey crown (Titleist, SLDR ect.)
Tom
Nov 17, 2015 at 8:47 am
Huh..alrighty then I stand corrected.
Jacob
Nov 17, 2015 at 6:22 pm
Try under 16.
Jonzone
Nov 16, 2015 at 3:52 pm
I love WRX but I have no idea why they title this article, or any new release with “Is This The….”
We all know it is…we are on here for a reason!
Regardless, this release is hideous.
Roger
Nov 16, 2015 at 3:46 pm
Nike stuff has never caught my eye……..these colors are a bit to be desired to say the least.
Mcd
Nov 16, 2015 at 3:41 pm
I dont get it. What’s different?
John
Nov 16, 2015 at 3:37 pm
The Vapor Flex looks really cool….and really similar to the M1 haha.
Will
Nov 17, 2015 at 7:06 am
+1