Following the self-custom fitting driver models that are popular these days, Nickent Golf said its new 3DX drivers and fairway woods take technology to the next level with built-in 3DX weight ports strategically placed to provide internal and exterior weighting that matches a player's swing. The weight port technology, according to the company, is the same used on its popular 3DX Ironwood.
Two versions of the 3DX driver are available -- the Draw Spec and the Tour Spec. Each carries a suggested retail price of $349.
The D-Spec's loft, lie, CG (center of gravity), MOI (moment of inertia) and weight have all been configured to make the ball have a perfect draw, Nickent said, while the T-Spec is engineered for players who prefer a flatter trajectory and a more workable ball flight.
"Ninety percent of golfers tend to hit the ball to the right, while the faster swing-speed players tend to go left," said Nickent President Michael Lee. "With this new 3DX weighting system, you don?t have to play around with confusing removable weights or strange club head designs that were made to fit the weighting system. The 3DX drivers and fairway woods were designed to simplify directional control."
The entire 3DX driver and fairway wood line, Lee said, comes with the popular Aldila NV shaft. The D-Spec and T-Spec come standard with a 55-gram and 65-gram Aldila NV, respectively. The 3DX fairway metals feature a proprietary 70-gram Aldila NV fairway metal shaft. The 3DX fairway metals carry a suggested retail price of $199 each.
Lee said the 460cc 3DX driver takes its design cues from its best-selling TriMax driver.
"If the TriMax was a car, it would be a NASCAR," he said. "When we added the directional control capabilities to the 3DX, it's like we put turn signals on the NASCAR. We have given a great performer the ability to turn."
SP700, a super plastic version of titanium designed for the Space Shuttle to resist and reduce fatigue, is used in the production of the 3DX driver. The SP-700 titanium alloy, according to Lee, represents a "significant upgrade" over conventional alloys in terms of formability, strength and heat-treatment properties.
Plasma welding is then used to create an increased energy transfer between the club head and the ball. Plasma welding, Lee said, also saves more than seven grams of weight for the Nickent engineers to redistribute weight deeper in the club head, creating a lower center of gravity and an even larger sweet spot.
The D-Spec is available in lofts of 9, 10, 11 and 12 degrees while the T- Spec comes in lofts of 7, 8, 9 and 10 degrees in right-handed models. The 3DX fairway woods come in lofts of 14, 16, 17.5, 19 and 21 degrees.
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