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Golf Club Review | Nike SQ SUMO2 5900 Driver

by SwingingKatz on 03. Feb, 2008 in Clubs Reviewed, Drivers

Let me start by saying if you are looking for a negative review of this club then you have come to the wrong place! The Nike SQ Sumo2 5900 Driver was sat waiting for me in the pro shop when I arrived at the range today, sat there glistening like it was the second coming.

A few days back I tried out the first attempt that Nike had made which I had been putting off because of the fact that the new one was on the horizon. What I wasn’t expecting was a club that was not only a challenger to the old driver but also my beloved King Cobra which has frequented my bag for a while now.

Unlike normal where I would give you the sales bumph there is none that I can post which comes through my usual suppliers. However I do have a picture for you all to drool over:

The great Tiger Woods has given the Nike SQ Sumo2 5900 Driver the seal of approval saying it is the straightest and longest drives that any golfer can hope for. So when I got my hands on it was I disappointed? In a word NO.

There is a hedge at the end of my local driving range with the regulatory net to stop the ball flying onto the 6th fairway. With this club the golf pro and I decided that the ball will now be close to clearing the fence with my swing then it might be an idea to have the fence made higher.

The feel of the club is light and natural, this comes through in the strike of the ball. Forgiving, straight and very long, an extra 20 yards on my distance.

It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t find something slightly wrong with it and it is a plea to the makers of any square headed golf club please please please bring back that beautiful ting sound that drivers are supposed to make. I live on a golf course and its so much nicer to hear the sound of a ting than the thwack that they all think sounds so powerful! The 5900 is much better but it could still use a little more of a tweak to get that old sound back. Although now much much better than the first attempt.

There is however another snag with the club it retails at the moment at $399 it is a little expensive but if you are looking to add a straight and very long drive to your game then it is money well spent. Austad’s Golf have a great service and I happily recommends them as a supplier for the Nike SQ SUMO2 5900 Driver.

Also In the Hole Golf also have great deals on shipping at the moment as well if you are looking to cut the cost of the Nike SQ SUMO2 5900 Driver a little, they also have some sales bumph for you to cast your eyes on:

Nike SasQuatch Sumo2 5900 Driver

Nike SasQuatch Sumo2 5900 Driver Fortunately, there’s no limit on how straight you can hit. With the SasQuatch SUMO² 5900, Nike engineers have pushed MOI, volume and impact efficiency to the USGA limits, all in one club. The result is the straightest, most accurate driver we’ve ever made. -SQ SUMO² 5900 Geometry: We pushed the shape in all directions to improve performance. The SQ SUMO² 5900 has a deeper face, a convex crown, and redefined body shaping to increase ball speed and accuracy. -Nike PowerBow Weighting: Weight is repositioned to the farthest corners of the Nike PowerBow design, optimizing head stability and delivering ultimate accuracy. -Multi Thickness Face: We’ve delivered the geometry for stability, the shafts for control and speed, and now we’ve optimized the entire face to maximize faster ball speeds from every point on the face.

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How to Drive a Golf Ball

by SwingingKatz on 27. Nov, 2007 in How to hit a golf ball with a Driver

All those who are not here because they are golfers are now saying “You put it in the car and take it where it wants to go!” However those wanting a more serious answer might appreciate a few helpful tips on How to Drive a Golf Ball.

Firstly make sure you know where you want the ball to go picking out the area of the fairway you want your ball to land is an important factor but a very obvious one if you play the game in any way at all.

Now once you have picked out your spot put your tee into the ground, now if you have a 460cc driver you might want to leave the tee a little higher than if you have the 400cc. The reason for this is that you have a larger more forgiving area of the club to strike the ball with. Now once you have your tee in the ground place your ball on the tee with the writing on the ball pointing to the area of the fairway you picked out in the first step.

Now take any practice swings that will make you feel comfortable of that are part of your routine. Once you are comfortable you can get your body in position over the ball. Making sure your hands are in the perfect V that points to your addressing shoulder from both hands in your grip.

If you are not sure about direction hold the shaft of the club in both hands and ensure that it is pointing at that spot and parallel with the writing on the ball. Now keeping your chin up and your eye on the ball, address the back of the ball with the club and take the club backwards keeping your front arm as straight as you can and then bring the club face through the ball and follow all the way through.

The club should finish pointing towards the spot where you lined up the ball. Keep practicing and in no time at all you will be slapping the ball down the center of the fairways.

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Simple Putting Tips

by SwingingKatz on 21. Nov, 2007 in Putting Tips

I have just been for an hour on the putting green to brush up on my routine ready for a competition next weekend and I thought that it would be a good time to put a few simple putting tips onto the site.

Once I know the ball is on the putting surface and my faithful blade is going to be the next club I am going to use, I start with my well practiced routine. Now before I tell you what my routine is if you follow any tour golfer through a whole round of golf you will notice that their routine is the same no matter how easy the shot is. OK they might have a slightly different routine for a short little tap in but any other is the same.

So my putting tips start with the most important thing which is the putting routine. My routine starts with the removal of my club from the bag which is placed under my left arm while I remove my glove and place the glove in my back right pocket (fairly well practiced). I then check for a pitch mark and repair where required. All of this is before I have even reached the ball to size up the putt.

On approaching the ball I will take a close look at the green that is between the ball and the cup. I mark my ball with the marker I have attached to my cap and clean the ball of any scuffed dirt. While I do this I walk to the opposite side of the hole avoiding any other putting lines that my playing partners might be lining up. Crouching down I hold the club up so it hangs between the index finger and thumb on my right hand. This shows any gradient in the green to give me an idea of the route the ball will need to take to hit the cup.

I return to my mark and place my ball down (important putting tips). Now I used to have an issue with the direction of the ball coming off the club face but as with the driving tips if you place the ball down with the writing facing towards the direction you want to hit the ball then there is a line or a mark on the top of the putter that will allow you to line up the putter to the back of the ball perfectly.

Once the ball is placed and the writing is pointing to the direction that I want the ball to go, I address the ball to take two practice swings, I then address the ball aligning the back of the ball to the putter keeping my chin over the top of the ball.

Control your swing and make sure that you play the stroke as you did your practice swings (thats why we do practice swings), chances are you will come up close if you practice your routine, but be sure that you know your routine and stick to it.

Your putting can reduce your score down a massive amount if you put your mind to it, concentrate on getting in to the cup in no more than 2 strokes you will become more determined the more you push yourself, but make sure you stick to your routine. There will be more putting tips in the next few weeks.

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The Golf Swing Guru!

by SwingingKatz on 06. Jun, 2007 in Swing Improvement

Around two years ago I relocated to the South of Spain so I could play more golf, a number of my friends back in the UK were gutted because I used to be around to give them tips and advice on their swing and their game. Alas for them I was there no more and one of the guys told me that I was officially off the Christmas card list as his handicap had gone up by 5 strokes since I left. That was when I started looking around and discovered the Golf Swing Guru.
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The Golf Swing

by SwingingKatz on 26. May, 2007 in Swing Improvement

The most essential thing in golf is the precision of the golfer in making the ball to reach the target. And so the golf swing has much greater effect in determining the effectiveness of the golfers shot. So the golfer should have a clear cut idea of the motion of the golf ball after his hit. The term golf swing in golf refers to the force exerted by the player over the stationary golf ball. The golf player swings the club and he hits over the motionless ball. This force projects the ball to a particular distance in air and finally the golf ball rolls over the golf court and it reaches the cup. The correctness of the of the golfer’s hit is easily judged by the precision of his shot. But this precision in shot is in turn dependent on length. That is, the shorter shot are much practiced when compared to the longer shots. The reason behind this is that, a golf player can easily view the target at a shorter distance and there by he can calculate the golf swing.
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