Drivers

Sumo2 5900 Pictures

Well Sumo Saturday has come and gone. For those of you who did not have a chance to head down to a local store to check out the new Sumo2 5900 Driver, here are some pictures. You can look forward to a detailed review of this club in the near future. Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter to be notified when the review is live.

For the time being, here are my initial reactions. Even at nearly 46″, the club feels very light. The version I have is fitted with the stock Diamana shaft, which apparently weighs in around 55 grams. That is pretty common these days, with TaylorMade really pushing this in the Burner series.

With the SQ SUMO2 5900, Nike engineers have pushed MOI, volume and impact efficiency to the USGA limits, all in one club. The result is the straightest, most accurate driver Nike has ever made.

• High MOI: Greater forgiveness on off-center hits with a tighter shot dispersion.
• SQ SUMO2 Geometry: Updated body shaping for increased ball speed and accuracy
• Nike Powerbow Weighting: Manages weight in club head to further optimize precision and performance
• Titanium Cup Face:Multi-thickness cup face design improves ball speed over a large area
• All standard SUMO2 5900 drivers are 45.75″ long

Due to some clever shading, the club itself does not look too enormous at address. As you can see in the address picture above, they do a nice job of trying to make the club appear to have a traditional shape at address. Also for those of you who do not like big, fancy alignment aids, the Sumo2 5900 will make you happy. The alignment aid is quite subtle and barely noticeable.

Last thing I’ll note is how shallow this driver head seems to be. Perhaps I am just accustomed to deep faced drivers like the HiBORE XL or Nickent driver, but the Sumo2 seems to fit into the shallow end of the spectrum.

Given that it was 20 degrees yesterday and snowing at the moment, I have a feeling it will be at least a few days before I actually get to take this little baby for a test drive. But be on the lookout for a complete review of this club soon.

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