Nike Vapor Pro v Vapor TW

MG 1977 · September 28, 2015

Anybody gamed both these drivers. Which won out and why. I really liked my old VR LE and Covert tour 2.0, it's between these 2 for my winter league gamer.

MG 1977 · September 28, 2015

The Ho in me has made me purchase both. I picked the TW up this morning and I've bought a vapor pro off eBay which shoukd be here on Wednesday. I played a few holes with the TW the feel and balance of the club is superb. Well struck shots went a decent distance, miss hits lost quite a lot of yardage but they were good bad ones that stayed in play. I'm thinking I'm going to get the grip changed and extend it a half inch.

nakedmike · September 28, 2015

My best driver was a VR Pro LE 9.5* at 46' with an aftermarket ahina 60x for the past 3 years.

I got my first adjustable driver ever which was the Vapor Pro custom ordered at 45.75 with the diamana D+ 60x. I played that driver surprisingly at 11.5*. The head felt light and i added lead tape.

I tried my friends vapor TW and hit it well at the stock 45' length with the 73s stock blueboard. Got one too at 73s since the X flex was sold out at the time.

Then i put in an ahina 70x on the vapor tw at 45.75 and lost all consistency. The length was harder to control although thats what i have been accustomed to playing. I never played a 70x in a driver before and also didnt play very much this season.

Recently i got a new Vapor TW at the stock 73x blueboard and hit some great shots this past weekend. There is something about the stock club that just works even though the length and shaft type isnt what i usually play. I can feel the club head and the look at address is better than the vapor pro even though its smaller than what im used to. The sound and feel is very good.

I will probably keep the ahina a tad bit longer just as a back up or to reshaft with a 60x of some sort.

I sold the vapor pro and i chose the vapor tw as i never liked adjustable clubs and the looks and sound is a great transition from the vr pro ltd 9.5*

Also the ballfight on the tw is great even though its 10.75* even with a blueboard(i play ahina 70x in my vapor speed ltd 3wd and 80x W in my vapor speed ltd 5wd.)

Solid shots are still moderately long and importantly the forgivness is still there despite being a smaller club head. This us largely due to the cavity back design i feel. I hope this helps and i think you might enjoy the TW better.

MG 1977 · September 28, 2015

Thanks Mike exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I must admit I forgot how good a fixed hosel head looks and feels. I'm off all this week with a competition on thursday so im gonna get plenty of time on course with it.

nakedmike · September 28, 2015

No problem. I literally did exactly what youre doing with the exact same line up of drivers and even the longer length as well( im about 6'1 or 6'2 tall).

The stock Vapor TW is very good as is. I ended up buying two of them to just to end up seeing how good the stock club is. You might not want to tinker too much with it. I just need more rounds with them. Good luck, let me know it goes!

MG 1977 · September 28, 2015

Will do... I'm just thinking of extending it from 44.75 to 45.25 inches as it feels a little on the short side. I will only plug it and could always remove the plug if needed.

nakedmike · September 28, 2015

Yea id recommend to get it measured when you go to extend it. Luckily its very easy to take the extension out if it doesnt work out.

I put it against my 45.75 TW with the ahina and also against my vr pro ltd at 46 inch which i reshafted and am pretty sure its about 45' from Nike. Stock swingweight also indicates D-4.

Im particular about the length because typically if its too short i tend to miss low on the face but again after reshafting my 1st TW with the ahina i felt like i ruined a good thing. Ended up shelling out the money for another stock TW. Expensive experiments. The worst part is ill probably reshaft the TW with ahina when the new graphite design GP comes out haha.

StarFleetGolfer · September 28, 2015

For me the TW was better in every way. I was more consistent and longer. Never driven the ball better than with the TW.

andre2you · September 28, 2015

I don't know about the Nike Vapor Pro, but the Nike Vapor TW is the best driver that I have hit since I traded a Bridgestone J33 420 w/Aldila NV 75S shaft a number of years ago. I have gone thru a number of adjustable Drivers (most makes and models) and for me the TW is not leaving the bag. It beat my covert Tour 2.0 by a mile, maybe it's the shaft, the head or both. It's just dead solid perfect for me.

geauxWRX · September 29, 2015

I own both drivers and go back and forth between the two. Distance numbers were very close and the same goes for ball speed numbers. I launched the TW head a tad higher but misses were harsher feeling. I actually feel like the vapor pro head spins less. I can't remember the exact number.
My two setups are
Vapor Pro - 11.5 R setting with rogue black 7x 45" d3
TW head - with BB 7x 45" d3

I currently playing the vapor pro head, but still own both sticks. I also have flipped back and forth between the flex 3 wood and the speed limited 2 dot 3 wood. Currently using speed limited.

socied · September 29, 2015

Had both and the TW won by a mile. Like stated above, I don't see this thing leaving the bag for a while. I love the headsize and the fixed hozel. It reminds me a lot of my first love the 905r.

I was SHOCKED at the forgiveness. My miss is towards the toe and misses with the TW [i]might[/i] loose 5-10 yards but it is in the FW, which is big for me. Love the club.

Endres · September 29, 2015

I got better ball speed from the TW and it looks a lot better to my eye. I have a full Nike set up but can't say I'm completely in love with how everything looks, the TW driver gave me a little more of what I like to see at address, from the top kind of reminds me of my old 905r

MG 1977 · October 1, 2015

Ok...
I've had a range session with the TW and Pro. For me the TW was the winner. Even with the smaller head profile my miss with the TW is better than the Pro. For what ever reason I couldn't get the strike up the face on the Pro. The TW gave me a nice trajectory and pretty much a dead straight ball flight. The only issue I have with the TW is it lacks a bit of distance. My normal distance is around 250-260 carry, with the TW I'm loosing 10 yards or so... but the feel and sound when struck well is the best I've felt in a long time. I'm going to plug the shaft to extend to 45.5 inches and see if I get my distance back. If not i will be keeping the TW but the search for my gamer will carry on.