Nicklaus Q4 Driver?

[cape cod beachfront golfer]

Has the Nicklaus Golf company really slid in quality?
Online I saw Dick's was selling a Nicklaus Q4 driver...
that looks suspiciously like component Q4 sold by others.
PineMeadows, for example.
I thought the Nicklaus AirMax from 4 years ago was a quality sleeper.
Is the new Q4 a sleeper too or just a mass market r7 knockoff???
Anyone hit one????
I read somewhere (online) Nicklaus was the builder of Dick's Hagen Line.
Any truth to that???
Hagens use Alidila NV shafts. What do the Q4's use ???

[ttee9]

.... Maybe this will help:



Nicklaus Premium Equipment: Shafts


Steel Crank Shaft® with ShockShield™ Insert

Progressive Kick Point System throughout set promotes ideal flex and launch angle for each club. Eliminates need to choose between regular or stiff flex.



TRUE TEMPER®
Dynalite Gold SL

Patterned after one of the most popular True Temper shafts of all time. The softer tip profile of Dynalite Gold SL produces a higher ball flight, preferred by mid to high handicappers and low ball hitters. Its lightweight properties make it the perfect choice for anyone looking for ultra lightweight steel that creates faster clubhead speeds. Two flex options: R-300 & S-300.

CUSTOM SHAFTS
UST® ProForce V-2 (65-S flex)

AIdila® NVS (65-S flex)

Graphite Design® YS-6n (S flex)

FUJIKURA
SG Pro Graphite Wood / Fairway Shafts
Standard on all Airmax drivers and fairway woods.
FUJIKURI® SG PRO 2.01

Weight: 62 grams
Tip diameter: .335
Launch: High 4 Flex Options:
S-Stiff (95-104 mph)
R-Regular (80-94 mph)
A-Seniors (70-79 mph)
L-Light (Less than 70 mph)

FUJIKURI® SG PRO 2.01 TOUR STAFF

Weight: 72 grams
Tip diameter: .335
Launch: Low 2 Flex Options:
XS-Stiff (Over 105 mph)
S-Stiff (95-104 mph)

FUJIKURI® SG PRO FAIRWAY

Weight: 80 grams
Tip diameter: .335
Launch: High 4 Flex Options:
S-Stiff (95-104 mph)
R-Regular (80-94 mph)
A-Seniors (70-79 mph)
L-Light (Less than 70 mph)


PRECISION™
Rifle Graphite Iron Shafts
FM PRECISION RIFLE FREQUENCY BALANCED GRAPHITE

Solid, stable, consistent and accurate. Only FM PrecisionÆ manually inspects 100% of its Rifle graphite shafts to the industryís tightest tolerance to ensure planar movement, frequency and wall concentricity and also to achieve tight +/- 3 cpm design specifications. Additionally, the Rifle graphite iron shaft has low torque to ensure optimum torsional stability.

5 Flex Options:
X Extra Stiff (Over 105 m.p.h.)
S Stiff (95-104 m.p.h.)
R Regular (80-94 m.p.h.)
A Seniors (70-79 m.p.h.)
L Light (Less than 70 m.p.h.)



That all said ..... that doesn't guarantee that each and everyone will have the correct shaft as listed above ..

Shafts are bought and sold in vast "bulk", so the manufacturers put in what is available at that time .... that means were there should be a Fuji, there might be a Aldila, or a Graphite Design or perhaps a Grafalloy, Harrison, etc, etc .... always check, it's more common than you would think.

Also keep in mind that certain shafts play different than others ..... Fuji's have a tendency to play stiffer than the rest --- a Reg play's like a stiff, a stiff play's like an Extra stiff, etc etc ....

PS: it never hurts to have the spine aligned.