| For 2008 Nickent is building upon its successful 3DX | | | | that comes from the face of the club. This technology |
| line and has added some design features and | | | | appeared some years ago in drivers and is now |
| enhancements that will be discussed below. If you are | | | | migrating to other clubs in the bag like fairway woods |
| a person with unlimited funds to build your set of clubs, | | | | and hybrid golf clubs. Of course you can imagine that |
| you can of course choose any brand you choose for | | | | there must certainly be less spring or trampoline effect |
| your hybrids. If, however, you are like most of us and | | | | from the smaller face of a hybrid club compared to a |
| would like to put together the best possible set for | | | | driver with a much bigger face, but apparently the |
| your game at the most reasonable prices, I would | | | | COR effect on hybrids makes a difference with |
| recommend the products of a company like Nickent. | | | | regard to distance the club can make the ball travel. It |
| Nickent is a serious golf club company for sure, but | | | | would be interesting to see some data taken from an |
| their brand name is not as dominant as some others. | | | | "iron Byron" type of machine hitting identical hybrids |
| The result of this is that Nickent offers excellent clubs, | | | | with more and less COR. In any case what matters |
| and for a lower price than other companies do. The | | | | with hybrids is that the golfer knows how far he can |
| suggested retail for the hybrid golf clubs discussed | | | | hit each club so that he can cover the distances |
| below is $129. This is certainly in the upper echelon of | | | | between his fairway woods and his lowest numbered |
| quality/price considerations for hybrids. In addition, they | | | | irons. The point of hybrids is to hit the ball more easily |
| offer an astounding number of hybrid choices so that | | | | into the air and more consistently, not necessarily to hit |
| a golfer is sure to find the correct club to hit the ball | | | | it farther. |
| the required distance he is seeking. In addition, Nickent | | | | Nickent has used their XW weight insert system in |
| has made the logical move of essentially integrating its | | | | previous years in both their lines of woods and hybrids. |
| hybrid clubs with its line of fairway woods. The | | | | These inserts, which are placed into the back of the |
| fairway woods have simply become hybrids with a | | | | club with one toward the toe and the other on the heel |
| larger head and sometimes less loft, as for example | | | | side, are said to reduce vibration and also serve to |
| on the 3-wood. | | | | adjust swing weight. |
| 2008 Features and Enhancements- Thinner Crown, | | | | Hybrids Available from Nickent |
| Deeper Face, Increased COR, XW Weight Inserts | | | | Nickent has an almost astounding number of hybrids |
| This section will give a brief description of the | | | | available for golfers. In their hybrid line, which they call |
| enhancements Nickent has added to its 2008 hybrid | | | | 4DX IW, there are 16 different choices (!), with one club |
| golf club product line, starting with a thinner crown. Of | | | | every 1.5 degrees from 14 to 29 degrees loft. Many of |
| course almost all hybrid designs are trying to | | | | these clubs, but not all, are available women's and |
| redistribute weight low and to the back of the club | | | | left-handed versions as well. This information can be |
| face, often to the back perimeter. This lowers the CG | | | | found on the company's web site. One can also find |
| (center of gravity) of the club so the ball can get up | | | | there the graphite and steel shaft options that are |
| into the air easier, and it also increases the club's MOI | | | | available. All of these are from the top golf club shaft |
| (moment of inertia), which allows more forgiveness on | | | | manufacturers. Grips are top-notch as well, produced |
| off-center hits. Nickent changed the material it uses on | | | | by Lamkin. |
| the crown of its hybrid clubs to lightweight titanium. This | | | | As stated earlier, Nickent is a very serious golf club |
| modification has allowed the crown to be substantially | | | | manufacturer. Their stable of Tour players is not huge, |
| lighter and allows weight transfer for the reasons | | | | but they have some who are in the top echelons of |
| described above. The trick here was to bond the | | | | the PGA Tour and other tours. Some of these players |
| titanium with the rest of the steel head, and Nickent | | | | would be welcome additions to the teams of any club |
| has solved that problem with what they refer to as a | | | | manufacturer, so the fact they chose Nickent says |
| patented brazing technology. | | | | something. So for the golfer who is trying to build a |
| For 2008 Nickent has also made the face of the club | | | | good set of clubs without taking out a second |
| slightly deeper by 2mm and has increased the COR of | | | | mortgage, Nickent is surely worth a serious look for his |
| their hybrids. COR is a measure of the spring effect | | | | hybrid golf clubs, and perhaps other clubs as well. |