McIlroy and Woods behind Nike's new golf franchise
22/08/2014
The Vapor irons are designed by Nike’s master club builder, Mike Taylor, who has modified the standard muscle-back design that moves the iron’s centre of gravity to the centre of the clubface and called the development the Modern Muscle.
Rory McIlroy used a prototype Vapor Pro Combo 2-iron (MM Proto) when he won the 2014 Open Championship.
“Our engineers and designers have been working with Tiger for quite some time to evolve this innovation and bring it to the golf athlete,” said Rob Arluna, Nike Golf’s golf club director.
“We started with the traditional blade and asked what could be done to enhance its performance and modernise the design while maintaining a traditional, pure look. Thanks to Tiger’s inspiration, coupled with Rory’s added insights, we made the Vapor Pro blades feel and perform better with a technology advantage over the traditional blade. We then extended that innovation and design to Vapor Pro Combo and Vapor Speed.”
The new irons will be available in November.
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