Nike Sasquatch (SQ) Driver - Initial Impressions

[Seven Lakes]

SCREEEEEEEETCH!!!! Hit the breaks!! I have played 2 rounds now w/ the Tour SQ and have hit 2 fairways so far....Its long no doubt but I cannot hit it straight, its a fade or full on slice every time...The only way I can hit it straight is to play it off my left pinky toe now and close the face, way to forward IMO. I hit a consistant draw to straight ball with my other 12 clubs but the driver is right, hard right. Same swing same everything..anyone have any ideas? Club is a 9.5 Tour with NV60 X shaft, standard Length.

[iacas]

SCREEEEEEEETCH!!!! Hit the breaks!! I have played 2 rounds now w/ the Tour SQ and have hit 2 fairways so far....Its long no doubt but I cannot hit it straight, its a fade or full on slice every time...The only way I can hit it straight is to play it off my left pinky toe now and close the face, way to forward IMO. I hit a consistant draw to straight ball with my other 12 clubs but the driver is right, hard right. Same swing same everything..anyone have any ideas? Club is a 9.5 Tour with NV60 X shaft, standard Length.

It's either

a) not the same swing b) a horribly fitted club for you Since you don't list your clubs in your sig, tough to say whether you really should be playing an X shaft.

[Seven Lakes]

Sorry, just added the sig... In terms of shaft though, all my clubs are X flex. Last time I was fitted I was in the 125mph club head speed area so I go X always, thing is, I was hitting 7 iron straight then 3 wood straight driver wicked slice all inside a minute, then back to 3 wood straight 3 iron straight bannanna slice driver, it was weird. Been playing golf all my life (28 yrs old) and have never seen such a thing. Perhaps the shaft isnt the right one for me afterall either brand or flex? Ill keep trying, its still new afterall...

[Maverick]

wow with all these positives about the sasquatch it's making me think too. I just never got used to one, the color (even though you don't see the yellow at address, and two the shape. hmm..

[Konrad]

SCREEEEEEEETCH!!!! Hit the breaks!! I have played 2 rounds now w/ the Tour SQ and have hit 2 fairways so far....Its long no doubt but I cannot hit it straight, its a fade or full on slice every time...The only way I can hit it straight is to play it off my left pinky toe now and close the face, way to forward IMO. I hit a consistant draw to straight ball with my other 12 clubs but the driver is right, hard right. Same swing same everything..anyone have any ideas? Club is a 9.5 Tour with NV60 X shaft, standard Length.

Maybe the fact that other clubs have offset, or maybe a little draw bias and the SQ Tour has none. And maybe you're just overswinging, trying to goose it too much. I'd suggest a look at your old driver to see if it's actually the club.

[Seven Lakes]

Maybe the fact that other clubs have offset, or maybe a little draw bias and the SQ Tour has none. And maybe you're just overswinging, trying to goose it too much. I'd suggest a look at your old driver to see if it's actually the club.

Dude, that is a fantastic idea, as simple of a suggestion as that was I honestly never even thought of that. My old driver was a Titleist 975j in X flex, ill pull it out this weekend and do a side by side comparo...Thanks man, I appreciate it. Like Phil, Im such an idiot, I bought it from Ebay sight unseen having never hit a Sasquatch ever hoping for the best....Still hoping...

[ttee9]

... Seven Lakes.????


Dude, did I read you live in Southern Pines.?

I've probably played 20+ courses in and around your neighborhood ... I was there last month even looking for a house (and playing golf) .... very nice, but a little too quite for me, but still a great area for golf .. some of the best courses in the entire country.!

[Seven Lakes]

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Yeah man Rt 2 for now just a mile from the "circle" near Long Leaf, Talamore, Mid Pines, Mid South, Pine Needles and The National BUT im a member out at Seven Lakes...They offered me for being under 50 (28 yrs old) a 1 time fee of $750.00 and $70.00 a month to play any time I want so I said 70 a month? Hell yes! Its 7000 yards about and a 142 slope so its a money course and If I play once a month its paid for, though I play more like 16 times a month... Yeah Im from the DC area and Seattle before that originally and NC is the best place ever if you like golf. Next time your in town pm me...Well hit a loop

[ttee9]

Yeah man Rt 2 for now just a mile from the "circle" near Long Leaf, Talamore, Mid Pines, Mid South, Pine Needles and The National BUT im a member out at Seven Lakes...They offered me for being under 50 (28 yrs old) a 1 time fee of $750.00 and $70.00 a month to play any time I want so I said 70 a month? Hell yes! Its 7000 yards about and a 142 slope so its a money course and If I play once a month its paid for, though I play more like 16 times a month... Yeah Im from the DC area and Seattle before that originally and NC is the best place ever if you like golf. Next time your in town pm me...Well hit a loop

...... After playing a bunch of courses in Myrtle Beach and other area's of the country and hearing so much about "Pinehurst #2" (the Open of course) I figured I needed to check it out .. and I've been down there 3 times in the last year.

The first time, we played Pinehurst #2 and #6 .. and I was a little surprised, because they aren't as tough and as challenging as some of the others we've played there ... The National, Mid-South (Great courses), Tot Hill (that's a killer), the Carolina (great course, best kept secret), Legacy, the Pit, Little River (good start-up course), Tobacco Road (bring your A+ game and then some), Talamore, Whispering Pines, Mid Pines (ho-hum, plays like the Pinehurst course), Woodlake (don't play there if you don't do water), Longleaf, the Bayonet and I played Foxfire with the pro last month, not a bad course ..l.o.l... I haven't had a chance to play Seven lakes, yet ... Great courses, some of the very best in the country.!