Nike Golf is launching the second generation of its Slingshot irons. The new Slingshot OSS (Oversize Slingback), according to the company, is an extension of the highly-acclaimed Slingshot franchise.
By enhancing the original Slingshot, Nike Golf said, its engineers have shifted the center of gravity lower and deeper in the Slingshot OSS to take forgiveness to what they call "a whole new level" and make it easier to square the club face.
The engineers moved the Center of Gravity (CG) further back beyond the face, resulting in Air CG+ by deepening the Slingback design, widening the Dual Glide sole and incorporating a lighter, hotter Cryo Steel face. As such, the company said, the Slingshot OSS has a center of gravity position that is well beyond the thickness of the club face, making it easier to hit the ball higher, longer, more accurately and with softer-landing shots.
In addition, Nike Golf said, it has saved 29 grams of weight from the ultra thin Cryo Steel face. This weight has been placed further back in the club head's new Oversize Slingback as well as lower in the wider Dual Glide sole. All of this, the company said, combines to enhance perimeter weighting and increase the Moment of Inertia, which helps resist club head twisting on impact for more forgiveness.
The Cryo Steel club face, Nike Golf said, is thinner, stronger and creates a hotter ball speed than conventional stainless steel. A robotically controlled laser weld maximizes the Cryo Steel faceplate size to create a large/responsive sweet spot.
Through 3-D Flow Weighting, Nike Golf said the Slingshot OSS irons have weight strategically and uniquely distributed in each club head within the set. Long irons have weight concentrated low, rearward and in the heel to facilitate squaring the club head and getting the ball airborne.
As the club numbers increase throughout the set, the company said, the Slingback design incrementally shifts higher and toward the toe to precisely calibrate trajectory and spin rate to prevent shots from ballooning while maintaining the ability to hold greens.
The Dual Glide sole, according to Nike Golf, has been engineered to provide the club head with smooth flow through the impact zone.
The Slingshot OSS irons, which begin shipping Nov. 1, will be available in 4-AW for men and 5-SW for women. Suggested retail price is $799 (steel) and $899 (graphite).
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