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Thanks to all that submitted an entry into the contest. After looking at all the submissions we have decided to award 2 winners of this contest…one for the best name and one for the most humorous name:
WINNER #1 – Nike Air Evolution
WINNER #2 – Nike WTF
Has Nike Gone Too Far “Out Of The Box” On This One?
This past week we ran across a Nike patent application over at one of our favorite golf sites Golf-Patents.com. Now this is just my opinion but I am starting to think they have officially thought themselves too far “out of the box” on this one. We are always preaching about how we appreciate and commend the golf companies that push the envelope of technology and we love to see all the different concepts and ideations we run across…but this one seems less about truly effective technology and more about something to be used strictly as a marketing piece. Because from what all I have seen and read in the application this technology has no real merit or advantage over any other previous adjustable weight tech. So why patent it…good question. Maybe there is something we missed from reading the application. Have to wait and see.
Real Tech or Marketing Piece?
I will give this new concept one thing though and that is that it would allow the golfer infinite possibilities in regards to moving the CG (if it had more weight)…but this would also lead to an infinite amount of confusion for the consumer…since the majority of golfers polled about adjustable weight tech have said they already think it is too confusing and rarely if ever make any adjustments. And in my opinion this would not help alleviate the confusion already expressed by golfers it would only increase it. Also the amount of weight that seems to be moved in this application would not change the center of gravity anyway. The average driver head weighs 200 grams +/- 4 grams…a 10 or 12 gram weight will not move the CG enough to make any ball flight characteristic changes. Much more weight is needed for this.
Name That Nike Driver (Contest)
But nevertheless I thought it would be a fun idea to have you guys try and come up with the coolest name for this possible new Nike Driver. We will choose a winner at the end of the week. The winner will receive a Slighter Golf Hat. Tom Slighter the head designer is one of the nicest guys in the business and has been making custom putters for years.
Here are the images from the patent application of this possible new driver from Nike Golf. Take a look at the images and see what name you would come up with for this driver if you were the one responsible for naming this monster.
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The ‘Vulcan”
Just because there isn’t enough weight to move the CG doesn’t mean they won’t market it that way. Most of what the major OEMs sell is hype, not true technological advancement. Yes, there will be enough of the “goatta have brand name!!!!” golfers that this will be a big-seller. Now, if Golf Digest gets on board with this piece of sh!t, I will have my confirmation that they ARE in league with the OEMs.
Bullet Horseshoe
Looks like a putter. Not a driver.
Stealth Bomber!
wow, you figured they would learn with the negatives of the machspeed, i say the connextion…cone shape…connection with your swing…the alignment aid and the the weight connect with your swing and tendencies….etc etc
Nike Victory Red EW Tour. Why? 2 reasons. One is because it resembles the 9 iron after the “rescue”. And two? Because the second highest paid person on the PGA Tour deserves her own club.
It just screams Viper to me.
It looks like a poorly designed upright dust pan or a Cylon Raider. How about the TravishaMOIckery?
Nike Masterbator – spread it all over the fairway!
Perhaps a new line of nike golf equipment… Nike Air Evolution Driver, lack of a full body and forward ( a little too forward thinking ). Or, they never seem to have short names for drivers… Nike SQ Air Evolution Driver.
Nike Infinity
I’d have to say the U-Boat or Submarine… Looks like a giant “U” to me…
sting ray
I would call it Viper, Slinger or SQ Shooter
Well if it turns out good how about just something simple like the Nike “Air” lol
Nike Air EVO
Nike WTF driver
I like the WTF Driver, but maybe the Nike Groom Lake, or Nike 51. So unconventional but I thought the Callaway drivers based on the stealth bombers were strange too and people bought them.
The Nike BU (for Butt Ugly). Having said that, I’d say there is a pretty good chance it’ll work.
The FSI (f*cking stupid idea). Yeah, I’m in one of those “moods”….
I’d call it the Nike “Swoosh”
How about “GTF”? Gone Too Far
WTF is it.
Similar to the “swoosh”, but I think it should be called the “Squashed”
The Nike “Baby Boom” because the men who own this will stay in bed with their wives instead of playing a round with this ugly B@%ch.
Just locking up the potential design so that Callaway can not pattern a driver to look like the Sabertooth putter. I also believe Ping has a new putter that looks like the Sabertooth. Maybe call it the SaberFang. Does not make any difference because “Brand Washed” golfers will buy it.
Maybe this is the Driver Tiger will be using soon. I see $$$$$$ in Tigers pocket
Spot on.
nike bi for Brading Iron may be better used on cattle than on the golf course but they both will still get you in the s**t
I have to agree with Aaron, I’d say it’s a putter and not a driver. The “fanged” driver has already been done by Integra.
That hasn’t stopped the Major OEMs from copying the unknowns- or buying them outright to own those ideas.
I think that it should be called the Nike Velocity!
Starship Enterprise
“Winged” Nut.
“Winged” Nut fits it perfectly!!!
The Nike Albatross – it looks like something that won’t fly . . . .
I’d call it the Boomer-Rang.
Boomer for the distance you’d get (ostensibly), and possibly the target demographic’s age-group.
Rang for that famous Nike gong sound it’s sure to produce.
Nike Wishbone
NIKE MAGNET
Nike Archer
Looks like a bow and arrow if you ask me
MAGNET
Airstream
those ol boys down in “THE OVEN” must got alot of time on there hands.
THE INFIDEL!
Nike “Secretariat” after the greatest race horse of all times. Triple Crown Winner and in Secretariat’s incomparable Belmont Stakes win, he set a world record for 12 furlongs that still stands to this day.
It shouild be the NIKE PSYCHE
Nike “Trek” This design is out there and apparently, the concept allows some user input into which trek to take…
It should be called the “NIKE PSYCHE.”
nike bi branding iron because you will still end up in the s**t with it
Nike “Vindicator”
V for the shape and Indicator for the flight plan adjustments. Also, looks like the intent is to even the playing field.
(I thought I already entered my suggestion but I never got an update that it was there so if it does show up, please disregard this one. Thanks)
Nike Trebuchet (or catapult or ballista)
Fits in withe the slingshot line too
We all knew this trend would start someday…..sadly. how about the Nike Echelon. Or the NSQ – nike super quantum
“The Bird of Prey”
Let’s call it the GULL. Not after the bird but short for gullible. you would really have to be desperate to think this thing will fix your drives
This is a joke right?
Not a joke Robert…a real application.
Warbird, or Starship?
Nike Nightmare -
The Screamer (a tribute to how Eldrick hits ‘it’ on and off the tee!)
The Nike Gyro (the arm in the back acts like a gyroscope)
Might it be that this patent is for the inside of a new Nike driver, if you put this kind of crazy teqnology inside a driver, then you might end up with a real wapon off the tee.
I would call it Nike Venom!
Handy for the barbeque.
Nike X-15
I don’t suppose any name would give “that thing” a just cause. But how about the Nike Claw or the Nike Thing! How could you even draw that thing back with a swing of confidence.
Yikes:
Nike Arsenal
Nike JetStream
Nike Phantom
Nike Bullet horseshoe
Toaster.
First thought is THE HAMMER II . Where is Jack?
Should be called “The Peach” .
Nike C2 (confidence-squared)
The Nike Mastadonian or decendent MAMMOTH…. either way ot’s got to be some hairy monster like the SQ. or if going the sabbertooth way then Nike Pagodadon.
Nike Warrior. Looks more like a weapon than a club.
That thing is outside the box,how about WFO (wide f_cking open
or Galactica
Seriously,I would call this driver The 187,code name for Homicide
This is the best the OVEN can do??? OVEN a laugh more like. Call it RICHARD, coz you,ll certainly look like a Dick holding it.
OVEN??? Oven a laugh more like. Gotta call it RICHARD, coz you,ll certainly look like a Dick holding it.
LONG SPACE EXPLORER
It looks like a magnet, so how about;
induce / lure / entice
WTF or Richard get my vote. How bout: Nike WTF Richard?
Enterprise.
To boldly go where no driver has gone before.
Nike victory fang
The Nike UFO. Extraterrestrial, not of this planet (along with the designer who came up with this one).
Still Slice
“The Enterprise”
If you use it backwards, the greens keeper could use it as an interchangeable weight weed wacker. It could be really effective in the rough.You could knock off the heads of dandelions with good yardage.Some weeds might need a heavier head so you could add more weight to the bar. The adjustable arrow would allow you to hit off centre weeds. So WEED WACKER would be my first choice.
Nike Super PAC (P-Power, A-Accuracy, C-Control)
Nike C-Wing (Control WIng)
Nike AWS (Alien Water Sprinkler)
I’m thinking something along the lines of “Nike Air Speed”
The Nike Swoosh!
There can be no other name.
Call it MONEY. Yours will become their profits!
The “Enterprise / NCC-1701″
And for all those that think I have this sorta Treky info at my fingertips (LOL), well I don’t, It’s called Google.
Nike Driver : Optical
It will be called the Nike VR Intense