Tell Nike Which Driver Should be the Next Covert

While we can’t be certain of anything until we actually see the Nike VRS Covert 3.0 (or whatever Nike decides to call the next one), it’s far from unreasonable to think that the core design of the next iteration of Nike’s flagship driver is likely among several drawings we found in a recent patent application (actually, it’s a continuation of several previous patent applications, but you get the point).

If you gave Nike Golf’s President, Cindy Davis two words to describe Nike, or perhaps the Nike Spirit…not to put word’s in Ms. Davis’ mouth or anything, but I think Relentless Innovators would probably be in the general ballpark of her response.

That whole innovation thing certainly would explain why Nike’s application contains no less than 16 different descriptions of various ways to move mass through and around a golf club head.

Some of the drawings feature…shall we say familiar designs, while others are arguably unique.

Along the way there’s mention of things like plastic crowns, weight members with shock absorbing features, and adjustable MOI (and spin rate) too.

As you’d expect from most any patent application, there’s plenty of broad ambiguity as well.

– The receptacle could be open or closed
– Weights could be the same or different
– Those weights could be moved independently or together

One of these could be the next Nike driver, or maybe none of them.

You Choose The Covert 3.0

It’s not like you get an actual vote or anything, but if it’s any consolation, neither did I. It’s safe to assume that by now any decisions about the tech that will power the next Nike driver has already been made, but that doesn’t mean we don’t get to have an opinion.

I’ve sorted through the various drawings and picked a mix of the interesting and the probable, and now we want you to tell us which of these 6 designs you think should become the Nike VRS Covert 3.0 Driver.

Here are the top contenders:

Figure 15 – Dual Weights (Crown & Sole)

Figure 18 – Dual Weight Ports (Sole)

Figure 19 – Adjustable/Swappable Weight Core

Figure 20 – Horizontal and Vertical Weight Cores (adjustable CG and MOI)

Figures 21-22 – Internally Placed Sliding Weights

Figure 25 – Sliding Weights