mact3333
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I have been playing the Nike Covert driver 10.5 with stiff stock(KuroKage) shaft for a little over a month now...after reading the Edwin Watts Robot test results I bought the Wilson D100 9.0 driver with stiff stock(Matrix Ozik) shaft...I also bought a Cleveland Classic 10.5 with Miyazaki C. Kua 39 gram stiff shaft driver the other night...took about 20-30 swings with the Wilson and Cleveland driver today to compare to the Nike Covert....my driver SS usually around 100mph and I hit my driver roughly 250-260 and my 4 wood 220-240.
Not going to comment on actual distance as it is 50 degrees, raining and cold today and I am using those yellow range balls.
1. Nike Covert--looks nice at address, the straightest driver with tightest dispersion, decent length, noise is kind of a dull thud, ball flight was very low at 10.5 degrees so I went to 12.5 degrees neutral and flight pattern is what I am used to, easy to hit, feels abit heavy compared to the other drivers, always wants to find the fairway whether you push or pull it slightly, have to hit down on this club abit like a 3 wood as it seems easier to hit it thin with this driver, really like this club and has been in my bag for over a month now.
2. Cleveland Classic--looks abit strange at address due to small head size and gold colored face insert, feels noticeably lighter, the face is really deep on this club, balls explode off the face and makes a really loud cracking sound, balls come off face with the most solid feel, balls launch pretty high, seems to be longer than the Covert by 5 yards or so, balls consistently were pushed about 5-10 yards but with draw for me, ball flight was pretty consistent, really like this club. Now I am a smaller guy and the 39gram shaft didnt bother me as I have been playing a 45gram shaft for many years, but I could see how this shaft may be too light for many bigger and stronger guys with very fast club head speeds.
3. Wilson D100--looks nice aesthetically, feels lighter than Covert but heavier than Cleveland, balls were spraying alot more, some would fade and some would draw hard, didnt feel solid except maybe a few balls, much harder to hit solidly for me, something just didnt feel right with this club, balls didnt explode off of the face like the other drivers(probabaly cause I didnt catch it flush many times), cant blame it on swing as I was hitting the other two drivers very consistently just a few minutes before, didnt inspire alot of confidence, cant really comment on length as I didnt hit it well enough to comment on that aspect.
All in all, didnt like the Wilson D100 at all...if I am playing a tight course I will bag the Covert...if I am playing a open course where I can swing away, I will bag the Cleveland...in many ways I like the shape and compact size of the Cleveland as it almost feels like I am swing a 2 or a 3 wood with a really deep face...I am sure everyone is different and have unique swings and etc so results I am sure will vary for people, but for me it was clear how good the Covert and Cleveland Classic are and the D100 not so much.
Not going to comment on actual distance as it is 50 degrees, raining and cold today and I am using those yellow range balls.
1. Nike Covert--looks nice at address, the straightest driver with tightest dispersion, decent length, noise is kind of a dull thud, ball flight was very low at 10.5 degrees so I went to 12.5 degrees neutral and flight pattern is what I am used to, easy to hit, feels abit heavy compared to the other drivers, always wants to find the fairway whether you push or pull it slightly, have to hit down on this club abit like a 3 wood as it seems easier to hit it thin with this driver, really like this club and has been in my bag for over a month now.
2. Cleveland Classic--looks abit strange at address due to small head size and gold colored face insert, feels noticeably lighter, the face is really deep on this club, balls explode off the face and makes a really loud cracking sound, balls come off face with the most solid feel, balls launch pretty high, seems to be longer than the Covert by 5 yards or so, balls consistently were pushed about 5-10 yards but with draw for me, ball flight was pretty consistent, really like this club. Now I am a smaller guy and the 39gram shaft didnt bother me as I have been playing a 45gram shaft for many years, but I could see how this shaft may be too light for many bigger and stronger guys with very fast club head speeds.
3. Wilson D100--looks nice aesthetically, feels lighter than Covert but heavier than Cleveland, balls were spraying alot more, some would fade and some would draw hard, didnt feel solid except maybe a few balls, much harder to hit solidly for me, something just didnt feel right with this club, balls didnt explode off of the face like the other drivers(probabaly cause I didnt catch it flush many times), cant blame it on swing as I was hitting the other two drivers very consistently just a few minutes before, didnt inspire alot of confidence, cant really comment on length as I didnt hit it well enough to comment on that aspect.
All in all, didnt like the Wilson D100 at all...if I am playing a tight course I will bag the Covert...if I am playing a open course where I can swing away, I will bag the Cleveland...in many ways I like the shape and compact size of the Cleveland as it almost feels like I am swing a 2 or a 3 wood with a really deep face...I am sure everyone is different and have unique swings and etc so results I am sure will vary for people, but for me it was clear how good the Covert and Cleveland Classic are and the D100 not so much.
...I settled on the J40 DPC's.
