The sound of the conventional model is slightly better than the square."HOTMaybe the geometry inherited from the driver works better in the hybrid. My mis-hits soared definitely a 'Best in Show'. Though shaped differently on the two models, the "powerbow" system lets designers move weight low and back for stability.PLAYER COMMENTS"This club sits dead square and flies dead straight. The cryogenic-steel face is made thicker in the middle and thinner on the perimeter to optimize ball speed on off-center strikes. MSRP on the 4DX Driver is $399.STREET PRICE: $150WEBSITE: LOFTSSumo: 15, 18, 21, 24 Sumo2: 17, 20, 23, 26, 30, 34TECH STORYAs with all of the company's square designs, the purpose is to increase forgiveness. The 4DX comes standard with a UST SR3 Driver Shaft System, available in 75 gram Stiff, a 65 gram Regular, an R-Light 55 grams and a 55 gram Ladies shaft. Unlike most drivers, which use the same head with different weight distribution to produce a draw or a fade, the Draw Spec and Tour Spec heads are completely different tooling with different face angles and face curvatures to give the player the address profile that they prefer. The Tour Spec is engineered for players who prefer a flatter trajectory and a more workable ball flight. The Draw Spec will be an anti-slice setup that gives the player seeking a higher ball flight a natural draw. The loft, lie and weight have all been configured to fit the two basic types of swings that represent the vast majority of golfers. Two versions of the 4DX Driver are available, the Draw Spec and the Tour Spec. When you can use weights this small to bring back the Center of Gravity, raise the MOI and create a very large sweet spot on the face, all while keeping the desired shape you and dampening vibration, you have found a technology that stands above the rest.” “The XW Inserts, which are now in almost all the clubs I have designed for Nickent, also raise the MOI, and provide the perfect heel/toe weighting for a particular swing. “XW is a very smart directional control technology, and it gives us the flexibility to maneuver a significant amount of weight without taking away from our tour-driven design,” said Hoeflich. A patented A-frame face application is used for a high COR/CT on the face map. Laser welding the crown adds more strength and saves even more weight to put back in the clubhead. It reduces the thickness of the crown by 50%, reduces the weight of the crown by 20 grams and makes for a better sound and feel. 15-3-3 Titanium is the alloy for Titanium and is stronger and thinner than cast 6-4 Titanium. The construction of the driver is a 6/4 Titanium body fused with a 15-3-3. It also gives Nickent engineers room to utilize the XW technology and to raise the MOI significantly. This helps increase the swing speed of the driver significantly and allows for maximum distance. This is one of the lightest of any raw 460 CC driver heads on the market. The raw head of this 460 CC driver weighs 180 grams. Nickent improved upon their screw-less weight system by utilizing Tungsten-Polymer XW Inserts, an innovation that allows for 16 grams of weight to be adjusted in 2-gram increments by the manufacturer for directional control and swing weight purposes, without relying on bulky screws that often determine the shape and feel of a driver. The 0.4 mm super thin Titanium crown allowed Nickent to save enough weight to manufacture a 460 CC directional control driver that combines a classic tour shape and cutting-edge weight technology. Nickent says this is the secret recipe for the performance, sound and feel of the 4DX Driver. It also features a 0.4 mm super thin Titanium crown, making it one of the thinnest crowns of any driver on the market. Under the careful eye of Master Designer John Hoeflich, Nickent Senior Vice President, Nickent has made a driver that perfectly combines art and science, while offering state-of-the-art directional control capabilities. Nickent Golf may be the first to have an answer for this dilemma. But whatever happened to the classic shape that PGA Tour players demand? What’s the deal with driver design these days? We all know geometry is the buzzword today, because of the increase it makes on a club’s Moment of Inertia or MOI.
The 4DX isn’t at Edwin Watts yet, but they’ll be on the Nickent Drivers page when they arrive. You can pick up the Nickent 3DX Hybrids and the Pipe Putters at Edwin Watts Golf. I have pictures of the 4DX and many other Nickent golf clubs in the Hooked On Golf Blog Nickent Gallery.