Equipment
Nike to release limited quantities of RZN Proto for $60 per dozen
Want to try the new Nike golf ball that Rory McIlroy and Charl Schwartzel have used to win European Tour events in back-to-back weeks? All you need is $60 (plus tax and shipping) and the willingness to check this link over and over again starting tomorrow.
While the golf balls don’t yet have an official name or a release date, Nike did spill the beans on what makes the next-generation RZN golf balls different from the predecessors.
Benefits (From Nike Golf’s website)
- Softer RZN for more spin and better touch around the green
- Lighter RZN core and heavier outer layers yields higher MOI for more stable flight through the wind
- Spin-optimized coating allow for increased greenside spin and control
- Four-piece construction and urethane cover gives you tour-level feel, performance and control
When these balls are officially released, expect them to cost roughly $45 per dozen, which is the typical price of Nike’s flagship tour ball.
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Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Pete
Dec 6, 2015 at 12:02 am
Reload golf balls at Walmart. 24 dt-solos for $15.
ShankMaster
Dec 5, 2015 at 10:54 pm
NIKE is laughing all the way to the bank,,,,,,,,,,, “out of stock” bet they hit eBay for 4 times the price.
patrick
Dec 4, 2015 at 8:18 am
Just what the game needs… someone looking 10 minutes for their lost prototype ball.
Big Dog
Dec 3, 2015 at 7:10 pm
http://shop.srixon.com/product/96617.15008.35954.1110454.1110454/10054312/_/Z-STAR_Tour_Yellow
Bert
Dec 3, 2015 at 6:04 pm
I’m always hearing about golf’s demise and how we should feel so sorry for courses who can’t or are just barley making it. I recently played a very prominent course in Florida which stays very busy. They’re doing well, but what got to me was how they gouged the golfer. Located away from a big box store or a Walmart, they take advantage of the golfer in need of golf balls charging $17 for a sleeve of Pro-V1’s. Ok that’s only $68 a dozen and they feel comfortable charging this amount; in my opinion they should be ashamed but of course they aren’t. For me I’ll ensure I never make the mistake of cleaning out my bag and car trunk and forgetting to place a few balls back in the bag. I’ll also remember the next time I hear whining abut how the industry is suffering, I might think I know why. Perhaps $60 a dozen plus golf balls, $500 drivers, and $300-400 green fees at some courses, resort courses that overcharge based on their season, courses that don’t tell the golfers the greens are punched or top-dressed, and last of all magazines that rate courses highly based on their advertisement dollars. This may be reasons some golfers have driven elsewhere.
john
Dec 6, 2015 at 10:09 pm
golf keeps trying to find the magic fix, unfortuantely millenials can’t stand to be doing the same thing for 4 – 5 hours. Charging $20 or $20000 for a driver makes no difference.
birdeez
Dec 3, 2015 at 2:18 pm
i use my money for better things….like lighting my cigars
James
Dec 3, 2015 at 4:56 am
Check back often, unless you are in the UK where it lets you buy them now for some reason.
$60 for 12 balls….. MADNESS!!
Chuck D
Dec 3, 2015 at 1:45 am
$60 for 12 eggs?!! Get outta here with that nonsense!!!
Reeves
Dec 2, 2015 at 5:02 pm
Witch golf ball manufacture is actually making this ball? Doubt it is Callaway or Taylormade, maybe Bridgestone? All three have ball plants in the United States making premium balls…
cgasucks
Dec 3, 2015 at 9:02 am
I know for sure that Nike doesn’t have their own ball facilities, and Bridgestone (when they made Precept balls) made their balls for Nike when they started and I think they still do till this day…
Dj
Dec 3, 2015 at 6:53 pm
Bridgestone no longer makes Nike balls.
Jacob
Dec 7, 2015 at 3:46 pm
I think they do still for Tiger… (insert smart remark)