Rory mcilroy talked exclusively to golf monthly about whats in his bag. Given mcilroys success this season with nikes vrs covert 2. Rory mcilroy to debut new nike vapor pro driver nike news. He also looked for stability and speed through added flexibility across the face. He also was looking for stability and speed through added flexibility across the face. Dont forget you can browse and buy all rorys clubs new and preowned on golfbidder. Mcilroy, as you can see from the photo below, responded by saying, sure. The 30second spot aims to capture the anticipation as mcilroy fixes his sights down the fairway. He has gone to one called a vapor this week and has. The first thing i noticed when i hit this driver was how hot it was, said rory mcilroy. Mcilroy finished first in the pga tours new strokes gained. December 02, 20 rory mcilroy clinches a comefrombehind victory with new nike vrs covert 2.
Nike worked hard in collaborating with their athletes, including rory mcilroy, kevin chappell and nick watney, to add the shape, stability, and speed that they wanted. World number one rory mcilroy debuted nikes new driver, the vapor pro, at the 2014 ryder cup in scotland. After months of speculation and hearsay, the current no. What rory mcilroy used to win the british open golf. Hear from rory mcilroy, suzann pettersen, paul casey, michelle wie, nick watney, kyle stanley and jhonattan vegas. Mcilroy won the 2012 uspga championship using a titleist 9d3 driver, 906f 3 wood, 910f 5 wood, 712mb irons, vokey sm4 wedges, a scotty cameron putter and the pro v1x. In the new one minute advert mcilroy and woods are captured on the.
Rick shiels senior golf coach at trafford golf centre tests the latest nike covert driver and nike covert tour driver using flightscope in manchester. Rory mcilroy tweaks nike driver, putter for match play. Nike says it has signed a sponsorship deal with no. Rory mcilroy turned heads at the ryder cup when he arrived at gleneagles with a nike vapor pro driver in the bag. Rory mcilroy didnt find out that nike was going to stop making golf equipment until two hours before the company made the announcement the first week of august. Rory mcilroy turned professional in 2007 and immediately signed with titleist, the same brand he used during his latter amateur days. After missing the cut in his first start with his new nike clubs, rory mcilroy has made a few minor changes to his equipment for this weeks wgcaccenture match play.
Hoylake, england there was something about rory mcilroy that was. Here is a complete list of the clubs that rory mcilroy is using at royal liverpool during the 2014 british open in hoylake, england. Mcilroy puts nike vapor pro driver in play at the ryder. As far as mcilroy is concerned, his experience with a new drivernikes vrs covert 2. Its risky to change equipment before a prestigious event, but mcilroy proceeded blast the ball down the middle off the first tee, hitting arguably the best drive of anyone in morning fourball matches. While it was a great driver and i played it numerous rounds in 20, there was some room for improvement. Mcilroy was influential in the development of the vapor pro. Nike asks you to accept cookies for performance, social media and advertising purposes. Any chance of one of your old nike ones fella, edwards wrote. Many of the nike staffers were either reluctant to play it or had minimal success with it in the bag. Rory mcilroy undecided about golf equipment with nike. Rory mcilroys golf gear through the years golf monthly.
Rory mcilroy to put new driver in play at ryder cup. Whilst rory says he tends to travel with around 16 to 18 clubs and tinker with his set based on conditions and course setup, here is what he has in the bag currently. The new driver is visually very bold with a black crown, a volt in the cavity back and compression channel, and produces a penetrating, tourlaunch with low spin and added speed across the face. Mcilroy has been toward the top of the list in almost every driving stat this season, routinely bombing 330yard drives with the greatest of ease by way of the nike covert 2.
Rory mcilroy playing new nike vapor driver at ryder cup. Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads. Heres a look at the clubs rory mcilroy used to win the australian open. Tis the season to be generous and rory mcilroy has been doing his best bubbaclaus impression lately. Rory mcilroy and tiger woods in new nike ad youtube. Reddit first posted a screenshot of rory responding to barry edwards, who commented on one.
Equipment is accurate as of the dubai desert classic 2214 driver. Rory mcilroy nike golf vrs covert driver commercial. Mcilroy won three consecutive tournaments this past summer, including the open championship and pga championship using a nike covert driver. Nike golf rory mcilroy debuts with the new nike vapor.
Rory mcilroy has made a change in his driver for this weeks 2014 ryder cup matches. The nike vrs covert driver helped me to top the driving distance stats for the week in doral. Rory mcilroy, the number one player in the world added nikes new driver, the vapor pro at the 2014 ryder cup. On tuesday, rory mcilroy apparently gave his nike driver to a fan who simply asked for it via facebook. Rory mcilroy to use new driver abc11 raleighdurham. Welcome to the official rory mcilroy youtube channel. Rory mcilroy bags vapor pro driver nike golf wins the. Sure, its not out of the realm of possibility that rory mcilroy and his new vapor pro driver could have an atrocious ryder cup, in which case nike golf just lost the ryder cup, but its unlikely that mcilroy will experience the same issues that phil mickelson did in 2004. Mcilroy using prototype nike driver at gleneagles golfweek. Rory mcilroy has responded a fans request on social media, offering to send him one of his clubs after the world no3 was asked if he would mind parting with his driver.
If you have last years covert driver you are probably good for another year or two on upgrading but if you have a 24 year old driver you will be impressed with the improved. Not much can be taken from the pictures, though it is clear that again the. Rory mcilroy nike golf vrs covert driver commercial youtube. Find out what nike tour players are saying about the vrs covert driver.
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