Golf Club Review | Nike Golf Sasquatch Sumo Irons

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I know my pro shop is starting to hate me, I am in there every day at the moment asking to take a different set of clubs out on the course or the range to test so I can review them. Todays choice was the Nike Golf Sasquatch Sumo Irons. Now the first thing I noticed about them is that there is no three iron with the set which is a slight problem for me as I use my 3 iron quite a bit.

The reason Nike have decided to drop the three iron from this set is to tempt people into getting their game improved with hybrid clubs so I can see where they are coming from. So out onto the range today bucket of 100 balls and a nice quiet range as today is Reyes in Spain which means everything apart from the caddy master the pro shop and half the range is closed! (Reyes is three kings day which traditionally is when the exchange of presents takes place for the Christmas festivities)

Starting off with my practice swings I notice that the irons are a lot lighter than the TaylorMade XD Burner Irons I tried out yesterday. I am for some reason pushing the ball right with the 4 iron which is very unusual when moving onto a different set of irons with my swing. The clubs bumph (the technical term for the promotional material the manufacturers send out to promote) says that the clubs have a large responsive sweet spot for maximum distance and increased forgiveness across the club face but as yet I am not seeing it.

As I go through the clubs I notice that I am getting more used to the way that the weight of the club is distributed in my swing and things improved. I have to say that the distance was not much to shout about and the feel of the club was a little bit of a let down.

Sales pitch below:

NIKE SQ SUMO Irons - Graphite (4-AW) - New for 2008! - Taking Advanced Orders Now! Features High MOI (moment of inertia) provides greater forgiveness on off-center hits with a tighter shot dispersion SQ SUMO geometry for increased ball speed and accuracy Hot Cryo steel face provides large responsive sweet spot to amp up the distance TPU insert dampens unwanted vibrations at impact Long blade length and wide sole deliver an extreme perimeter-weighted club PowerBow Weighting has weight strategically positioned to move the CG (center of gravity) low and deep, increasing the MOI and creating a more stable iron at impact

To sum up I have to say I was disappointed with the set as a whole and will be straight out on the range tomorrow with my own clubs to ensure that I haven’t messed up my swing to badly! All in all I would have expected more from Nike but I will try them again in a few weeks time to make sure I wasn’t just having an off day.

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