Nike VR Driver Cracked (pic)!

[mutadayen]

This past weekend, I was driving the ball fairly well until we got to the 11th hole of a local course outside of Chicago, where I heard a dull yet loud pop off the club face and a 150 yard flight at best.  Upon examining the club, my whole group was completely dumb-founded as you'll see by the picture, my club had a crack all the way up the compression channel.  I didnt hit the ground or anything yet it completely is a dead stick now.  The club has been sent back to Nike and we'll see what they say, but i'm hoping they get it replaced (I dont feel like dropping a few hundred dollars this season on a new club).

I've now experienced a cracked shaft, a cracked connector (shaft to club head connector), and now a cracked head.  Moral of the story...dont buy a Nike driver or the golf gods are telling me to quit...

Has this type of crack ever happened to anyone else with any manufacturer?

[Shorty]

Nike will replace it for sure.

Callaway FT drivers are notorious for falling apart at the seams. Literally.

[mutadayen]

Good to know.  This will be the third time i've sent this club back to Nike so they have a record of what's happened before.  I'm losing my faith in Nike drivers though...

[Timothyjack]

I've had that happen a few times with fairly new Callaway drivers. It was a 2010 Callaway FT Tour. First time happened on the range. Just heard a pop and the composit seal had cracked. Similar to yours. Second time happened on the course. This time it went crack and I split it down the middle of the driver. Third time I sent it back, the shaft started pulling out of the hosel. All three were replaced in about 2 weeks free of charge. After that, I was kind of standoffish hitting it after that. It was a terrible design that year.

[Motley01]

Wow quality stuff there from Nike huh? Maybe they should have stuck with just the shoes.

[Shindig]

Wow quality stuff there from Nike huh? Maybe they should have stuck with just the shoes.

I've had a Nike Dymo^2 in my bag for almost two years with no problems. Furthermore, every manufacturer has had clubs break, and for the most part, each does a good job of fulfilling replacements as these things happen.

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by Shindig

I've had a Nike Dymo^2 in my bag for almost two years with no problems. Furthermore, every manufacturer has had clubs break, and for the most part, each does a good job of fulfilling replacements as these things happen.

Did you read his entire post? He states this is the third problem he's had. A cracked shaft, and a cracked head connector, before the now cracked head.

[mosnas]

Originally Posted by Motley01

Did you read his entire post? He states this is the third problem he's had. A cracked shaft, and a cracked head connector, before the now cracked head.

Thats definetely  a tad excessive for sure but companies are pretty good with replacing them I find.  Ive had it happen to similar sporting equipment (snowboards) where the company literally has a bad batch of product.  I went through 4 brand new products until finally they just sent me a new model from a different year.