New Sasquatches Avail. at GT

**Ginker** · 01-29-2007 04:41 PM

http://www.golftown.com/gtcommerce/s...er=NIKE%20GOLF

Should be interesting to see how these preform.. I don't forsee a square driver ever in my bag... But you never know

**MusicMan** · 01-29-2007 06:02 PM

LOL, maybe you wont, but im sure Goeff will!

**Big Johnny69** · 01-29-2007 06:24 PM

Not until Bstone makes a square driver.

"Richard" · 02-01-2007 08:39 PM

this driver is freaking awesome! I tried it today and yesterday. Took my driver to the sim with me both days as well. Average 285 with my driver, 305 with the nik driver

My arms and back have gotten so big that I can barely swing as fast I could before but I'm happy with 305 for now, 400 next year

**John** · 02-01-2007 10:03 PM

I hit them both for a while tonight at GT and actually liked the feel of both of them. The Squared is unbeilevably closed though and the sound it makes is ridiculous!!

**Golfbum** · 02-01-2007 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Geoff Johnston

Not until Bstone makes a square driver.

Sure sure, you tramp! You'll switch OEM's in a heartbeat if you think you can gain 20 yards

**Hacker** · 02-02-2007 08:21 AM

I hope that everyone falls in love with the Sumo2............that should allow me to pick up a nice 460 Sasquatch for a good price

**Golfbum** · 02-02-2007 12:10 PM

I held one of these lunchbuckets today. I can not forsee me having one in my bag anytime soon. IMO it is just

UGLY.

Toaster on a stick! Next time you have one in your hands, flip it over and tap your fingernail against the yellow part of the sole. Sounds like cheap tin.

So right now I say No Thanks Nike.

**rgk5** · 02-03-2007 06:15 PM

The SQ is NOT CLOSED, unless you saw an unusual example.. We had Victor Ciesielski hitting the driver today as part of the launch and he was hitting it beautifully long. I measured four of the Sumo2 drivers against a Titleist 905S and a Callaway X-tour 9.5 degree and they were just as square as either of those two.

**rgk5** · 02-03-2007 06:16 PM

Sold two as well.

**John** · 02-03-2007 07:32 PM

The sasquatch squared i hit was one of the most closed heads i've ever seen in my entire life!!! Maybe it was an unusual example but it was severly closed.

**John** · 02-03-2007 07:33 PM

And just to clear it up in my previous post i said the sumo square was closed the sumo 2 wasn't too bad at all.

**Nat Williams** · 02-04-2007 08:16 PM

I tried the new ones this weekend and found that I generated a tonne of backspin compared to the 905R & G5 that I was testing along side them. Wasn't too happy w/ the results because of this, but found that they were going dead straight (although so were the other models). Not something that will be making it into my bag anytime soon.

p.s. did anyone else notice higher than normal spin rates on the nikes? I found I had the same problem when testing out the sasquatch last year.

**sandbagger72** · 02-05-2007 12:44 PM

I actually liked the sumo i was impressed with it i hate the look of it but you cant pick a club on looks it actually hits the ball well

**The Saint** · 02-09-2007 08:36 AM

I hit the Sumo for the first time last night. The sound is deafening!.. It sounds like a a block of wood being struck. I almost dropped the driver.

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I'd never get used to the sound, not even if it added 20 yrds.. I can't see why Nike would market this driver with the sound the way it is.

**Ginker** · 02-09-2007 08:47 AM

Looking forward to getting my first look at a square driver saturday..

**Chieflongtee** · 02-09-2007 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by The Saint

I hit the Sumo for the first time last night. The sound is deafening!.. It sounds like a a block of wood being struck. I almost dropped the driver.

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I'd never get used to the sound, not even if it added 20 yrds.. I can't see why Nike would market this driver with the sound the way it is.

Let's say you were deaf and got better results than ever. What then ?

**Chieflongtee** · 02-09-2007 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by rgk5

The SQ is NOT CLOSED, unless you saw an unusual example.. We had Victor Ciesielski hitting the driver today as part of the launch and he was hitting it beautifully long. I measured four of the Sumo2 drivers against a Titleist 905S and a Callaway X-tour 9.5 degree and they were just as square as either of those two.

What kind of gauge did you use to measure face angles may I ask?

**rgk5** · 02-10-2007 07:09 AM

Not sure Chief, as out tech did it for me. What I do is put the drivers on a straight tile edge on the floor and use a short steel ruler. Seems to work fine along with 29 years

of selling drivers.

**Chieflongtee** · 02-10-2007 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by rgk5

Not sure Chief, as out tech did it for me. What I do is put the drivers on a straight tile edge on the floor and use a short steel ruler. Seems to work fine along with 29 years

of selling drivers.

I guess that would work although you can't get an exact figure in degrees. Do you let the driver sit naturally ?

**Ginker** · 02-10-2007 03:08 PM

That driver is seriously fugly!

**rgk5** · 02-10-2007 04:41 PM

Yes, naturally.

**Chieflongtee** · 02-10-2007 04:44 PM

Ever measured the loft on your Cleveland Hi Bore?

**Chieflongtee** · 02-10-2007 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Lance LePage

That driver is seriously fugly!

I said that about a girl once. After 8 pints or so she started to look a heck of a lot better

**Gropper** · 02-10-2007 11:03 PM

Well I might be one of the biggest Nike fans on this site and i have to admit, the sound comming from the Sumo squared was enought to turn me off. The shape was fine but the cheap sound comming from that head was hard to take even after a bunch of swings. Granted they all were straight

I then tried the regular Sumo and wow what a diffrence, sounded a million times better, felt better and I was actually about 20 yards longer with the regular over the squared, well on the SIM anyways.

So there maybe a Sumo in my future, but i'm pretty sure it will not be square.

**rgk5** · 02-11-2007 06:37 AM

Nope.

**Golfbum** · 02-11-2007 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by Chieflongtee

I said that about a girl once. After 8 pints or so she started to look a heck of a lot better

Problem with this is when you wake up beside them in the morning, they are still ugly!

Not that I have any experience with that!

It seems I have heard the same thing quite a few times now about the sound of the Square Sumo. No one seems to like the sound at contact.

**The Saint** · 02-12-2007 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Chieflongtee

Let's say you were deaf and got better results than ever. What then ?

Maybe if I was deaf.... I just goes to show you how much sound has an affect on the appeal.

**Chieflongtee** · 02-12-2007 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by The Saint

Maybe if I was deaf.... I just goes to show you how much sound has an affect on the appeal.

I hear you. And looks as well.

**Marcos** · 02-13-2007 02:56 PM

Just went to Golf Town and saw the Callaway FT-?? (square job) and the Sumo.Trying to keep an open mind about the looks but i saw a guy hitting the Sumo and it just sounds awfull. Brick on a stick is the only way to describe it.But you never know. I said that when i start playing with clubs that have screws and weights on them that i would give up golf.Guess who has a new Taylor Made driver this year?

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