Nickent Golf- 4DX Evolver Driver

[JoelCochran]

@HighSide - thanks a lot for your patience and time, I appreciate the explanation!

[erock9174]

I think in the above post you asked what tipping was.

When the club is tipped, that means it is cut down from the hossel (clubhead) end of the shaft.  Cutting here will definately stiffen the shaft.

Another way a shaft can be cut is from the butt end (Grip end).  A club is normallly cut here to shorten a shaft for a shorter player or just to improve accuracy or consistency, without effecting stiffness of the shaft (this is debateable).  Some say it doesn't effect stiffness, others do.

Hope that helps answer your question.

Also FYI, my Nickent plays at 46" stock.  Way too long for me.  When I played it I had to grip down about 2".  I am 5' 4".

[NuclearMike]

Maybe now that it's owned by Dick's sporting goods it's a lower level brand but in their heyday they were the #1 hybrid on the Nationwide tour and Angel Cabrera was carrying a couple of them when he won the US Open.

The Evolver Driver is great.

[Jmdmbike]

Was always under the impression Nickent was a premium players brand, at least as far as their hybrids & woods were concerned - the opposite of cheap. I have 2 Nickent hybrids and couldn't be happier with them - quality is as good as any other manufacturer. I know a few guys that carry Nickent stuff and all agree they are great clubs.

[NuclearMike]

I bought mine from RBG in early May and have been thinking about buying another as a backup.  I've NEVER seen them advertise the Evolver as having the CYG hosel.  I called them before I bought mine and they said that it was the standard version, but after updating it I sure do like my CYG.  It's well worth it if you can still find the hosel and the shaft adapters.

[HighSide]

I bought mine near the end of June. What I bought was an Evolver with stiff Pershing shaft, with cyg hosel, and with the wrench. I just got the driver and shaft. I called them and got the wrench sent. When I took the head off the hosel was not the cyg one, just the standard non-adjustable. I have since bought a couple of the cyg hosels on Ebay.

[turtleback]

Originally Posted by edgey

Hi

Generally Nickent is a cheap brand for players who have hit hard times and cant afford a decent club (for decent read Ping, Callaway or Titleist). I am sorry that you have had to resort to such cheap tat and can only hope that at some point in the future you fall on better financial times.

All the best

OK, we've all seen your @$$.  You can pull your pants up now.

[Skier]

wrt to "tipping," what you are asking about is tip trimming.  Shafts are thicker at the but end and thinner at the tip end, so the tip end is more flexible.  for some shafts the manufacturer has published instructions as to how much of the tip to trim so that as you get a heavier head on the tip, the stiffness remains about the same.  These are in tip trimming tables.  You might try http://blog.hirekogolf.com/2009/06/download-for-free-our-latest-webinar-basics-of-shaft-installation/ for a lot mroe info.

[golfer85]

I've tried many of the high dollar drivers and keep going back to my Nickent 4DX.  It is not the longest driver but feels like butter when you hit one just right.  There is no other that feels quite so sweet.  I've tried Ping G20 for a couple rounds and I have a Tour Edge Exotics driver and Cleveland Hi-bore XLS and neither can keep this driver out of my bag.  I have 3 shafts for it and prefer the UST Proforce Stiff.

[NuclearMike]

I bought a second Evolver from Rock Bottom Golf just for the shaft.  With the UST ProForce V2HL I now have three shafts, each with different flight characteristics.  Since I spend a lot of time at the range it's fun to see what each one is capable of.

[RoyHotPower]

I wanted something cheap as I learn to play LH, and loved the reviews here, so just picked up a new 10.5 degree 4DX Evolver from RBG at $39.95. thanks guys!

Wrench was not included.  Is the wrench that it takes specific to the head, or can I pick up a generic wrench?

[uttexas]

I wanted something cheap as I learn to play LH, and loved the reviews here, so just picked up a new 10.5 degree 4DX Evolver from RBG at $39.95. thanks guys! Wrench was not included.  Is the wrench that it takes specific to the head, or can I pick up a generic wrench?

From what I've read, a 1/8" diameter Allen wrench or hex-bit fits well into the triangular screw

[drglew]

Yes, as one of the biggest Evolver cheerleaders on this forum, a 1/8" allen wrench fits perfectly.  Dug up the original thread...

http://thesandtrap.com/t/32726/nickent-golf-4dx-evolver-driver

Although as you can see by my Avatar, i've at least temporarily shelved it.  Not quite ready to part ways with all the shafts yet as i'm not exactly comfortable controlling my new Cleveland...although when I hit it straight it really goes!