Nike VR Str8 Fit Tour Driver shaft broke at

boilermaker711 · June 1, 2010

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a replacement stock shaft (or after market if available) for a Nike VR Str8 Fit Driver? I was out golfing yesterday and the shaft broke right at the hosel/adapter. The club head's threads are undamaged and it would be easy to just screw in a new shaft. Any recommendations are appreciated!

Thank You.

**walfice** · June 1, 2010

Have you taken it back to the retailer? They may replace it for free if it's still under warranty and you have the receipt.

**Ash1974** · June 2, 2010

Yeah take it back dude, must still be within the 1 year warranty.

**billysandy** · June 2, 2010

It's surely under warranty, unless you have been slamming it against the ground or misusing it.

**shades9323** · June 2, 2010

And if it isn't covered under warranty, you can buy a new shaft from the retailer. They will probably have to order it from Nike.

**mutadayen** · July 19, 2010

Wow, talk about ironic. The same thing happened to my VR shaft in the exact same position on the shaft (3 inch long crack from the hosel). I didnt purchase it from Golfsmith and was ready to drop down a good sum on a new shaft, but they said I could have a new shaft today and would be charged or they'd send it back to Nike on my behalf to get it fixed/replaced by them. So be it, I had it sent back to Nike and am now awaiting its return. Very odd, but brings up a slight cause for concern knowing this happened to someone else too...

**motteler621** · July 19, 2010

i know someone it happened to as well.

rbrown2007 · July 19, 2010

Guess I should keep an eye on mine, I just picked one up last week. This raises my concern though, because I love the Driver

randyendz · February 14, 2011

It happenned to me too! I actually bought a used one last week (2/10/2011) at Golfsmiths. It was very weird to find a used one so fast but oh well, i saved a few bux and plus this club was in pristine condition. I was so excitied and went to the driving range immediately and bought a small bucket of balls. I was smoking this driver with the first 3 balls and on the fourth CLINK ..... the damn head flew off. The project x 60 just snapped, tore right off!!WTF right? Anyways I returned the USED club immediately to Golfsmiths and they said they can send it to Nike and have it fixed in 2 weeks for free. Man I was so bummed, i just told them to give me my money back and headed to Roger Dunn! hahahaahahha. To make a long story short, i ended up buying a new Nike Victory Red Pro driver at Roger Dunn and got fitted for free and giving this driver a mulligan. If something happens again, you guys will be the first to know!!!!

Hit em good.......................................

**tim31x** · February 14, 2011

even without the receipt, if the retailer wont replace it, they will atleast send it back to nike for you. it happened to me before i bought a sasquatch 3w a few years back and it snapped on my downswing. i brought it back to the store and they shipped it back to nike for me.

**SVTGolfer** · February 17, 2011

Originally Posted by boilermaker711

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a replacement stock shaft (or after market if available) for a Nike VR Str8 Fit Driver? I was out golfing yesterday and the shaft broke right at the hosel/adapter. The club head's threads are undamaged and it would be easy to just screw in a new shaft. Any recommendations are appreciated!

Thank You.

I had this exact thing happen to me too!! Luckily I had only owned my driver for a few weeks when it happened, so they just sent it back to Nike for me and had it fixed for free. Try searching eBay for a new shaft. You may get lucky...

**Kieran123** · February 17, 2011

I am worried about this happening to me. I wonder if a batch of shafts were faulty.....some sort of moisture build up making them brittle or something. Maybe I should buy a new shaft for it just in case.

**SVTGolfer** · February 18, 2011

Its not the shaft, its the glue used to attach the shaft to the hossel. Your shaft is fine, your glue probably isnt. Haha. I think you should just get a new driver. Hahaha

**Kieran123** · February 18, 2011

Originally Posted by SVTGolfer

Its not the shaft, its the glue used to attach the shaft to the hossel. Your shaft is fine, your glue probably isnt. Haha. I think you should just get a new driver. Hahaha

It's the glue?....that sucks......Nike should do a recall and give me a machspeed black :)

guiggy · June 21, 2011

Same thing is happening to me, I'm wondering if I can contact Nike directly...it appears the store I bought it from is now out of business. Anyone know if I need the receipt if I send it back to Nike directly?

**cruzthepug** · June 22, 2011

If all else fails I've seen the STR-8 ferrule on ebay. I guess you could buy one and just have a local shop re-shaft your club.

6AndAHalfFooter · August 19, 2011

My Nike VR Tour Driver (9.5 Degree, Project X 6.0) broke exactly in the same fashion, after less than 2 Months Use. Bought it on-line... it has been sent back to Nike. Been gone for almost 2 weeks and I am missing it (particularly with a scramble coming up this weekend). I went through a fitting process when buying this driver and by reducing backspin by over 30%, I increased total yardage (carry plus roll) by ~30 yards. Previous driver was Cobra SEZ460, which I hit straight but very high with the Aldila NV HL (high launch) S-60 Shaft. It was great as I learned the game and to this day for accuracy, but with ~ 3000 RPM backspin, my ball drops from the sky like a rock and I get no carry/roll. Bottom line: I am a huge advocate of being fitted for a driver... I tried 4-5 others with very marginal improvement, but then this particular combination of club/shaft was the right one for my swing. It's a great club for me when the head stays on the shaft.

This Breaking Phenomenon: Sounds like a fairly common (if not epidemic) rate of occurrence. My theory: the Str8 Fit adjusting hosel creates uneven pressure around the circumference of the shaft and the stiff Project X Shafts cannot handle the resulting stress. My point of failure was a broken shaft, nothing to do with "glue" as somebody suggests above. I am not seeing many reports of broken "less stiff" shafts... mainly Project X 6.0 and 6.5. It serves to reason that the stiffer shafts (or more accurately, the higher swingspeeds that necessitate them) would be causing the failures.

My concern: unless something has changed with the Str8 Fit adjusting hosel, or the shaft itself... Nike will send me back another 'time bomb' which will require replacement in another couple of months. Frustrating situation because we may never find out if/when Nike will address what is causing these failures (as somebody suggests, perhaps just a bad batch of shafts - I hope so). I guess I will save the shipping box when Nike sends it back to me... it will save me $14 at the UPS Store when I have to send it back again in October.

**shades9323** · August 19, 2011

For future reference, you can get shipping boxes from your local golf stores. They should just give them to you.

Originally Posted by 6AndAHalfFooter

My Nike VR Tour Driver (9.5 Degree, Project X 6.0) broke exactly in the same fashion, after less than 2 Months Use. Bought it on-line... it has been sent back to Nike. Been gone for almost 2 weeks and I am missing it (particularly with a scramble coming up this weekend). I went through a fitting process when buying this driver and by reducing backspin by over 30%, I increased total yardage (carry plus roll) by ~30 yards. Previous driver was Cobra SEZ460, which I hit straight but very high with the Aldila NV HL (high launch) S-60 Shaft. It was great as I learned the game and to this day for accuracy, but with ~ 3000 RPM backspin, my ball drops from the sky like a rock and I get no carry/roll. Bottom line: I am a huge advocate of being fitted for a driver... I tried 4-5 others with very marginal improvement, but then this particular combination of club/shaft was the right one for my swing. It's a great club for me when the head stays on the shaft.

This Breaking Phenomenon: Sounds like a fairly common (if not epidemic) rate of occurrence. My theory: the Str8 Fit adjusting hosel creates uneven pressure around the circumference of the shaft and the stiff Project X Shafts cannot handle the resulting stress. My point of failure was a broken shaft, nothing to do with "glue" as somebody suggests above. I am not seeing many reports of broken "less stiff" shafts... mainly Project X 6.0 and 6.5. It serves to reason that the stiffer shafts (or more accurately, the higher swingspeeds that necessitate them) would be causing the failures.

My concern: unless something has changed with the Str8 Fit adjusting hosel, or the shaft itself... Nike will send me back another 'time bomb' which will require replacement in another couple of months. Frustrating situation because we may never find out if/when Nike will address what is causing these failures (as somebody suggests, perhaps just a bad batch of shafts - I hope so). I guess I will save the shipping box when Nike sends it back to me... it will save me $14 at the UPS Store when I have to send it back again in October.

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