The feel was a little more lively at impact and the sound was a bit sharper. When we spoke to Nike Tour player Scott Jamieson about the Nike Covert 2.0 Tour driver he said the biggest change was that his driver accuracy improved as well as his distance.
With the original Covert drivers, the Covert Tour driver was by far the better of the 2 models, but now they are closer, but I would still prefer the Tour version of the 2.0 as well.Īs you would expect, the flight is a little more penetrating but the lower spin makes it more consistent too. It is a little taller and has a more classic pear shape at address, with an extended toe and a darker face compared to the silver of the standard version.
Unusually for 'tour' models, the head is the same as the standard driver at 460cc, which I like to see as I am sure even better players need forgiveness occasionally. There is also a Tour version of the Covert 2.0 and this has also had a good makeover. Visually the crown is still red which looks good and thankfully the swoosh on the inside of the crown is a little smaller so it is less of a distraction. However we would suggest not going right to the edges of the loft range as the driver did not seem to sit quite as well here. They combine well with the 3 different face angles of right, left and neutral to offer a setting for most people.Ĭhanging the loft did have a big impact on the flight of the ball and the 3 additional lie settings mean there is a choice of 15 different options for getting the driver set up as you like it. It is quite easy to change the loft and the numbers marked on the hosel are clear and easy to understand. The more you change the loft the more you will change the lie as the face angle changes, but the camber on the sole manages to accomodate this as well as before. The flight was medium to high, but you can adjust this using the flexloft adjustable hosel over a range of 4° from 8.5° to 12.5° in 1° steps. Nike place a lot of faith in their NexCOR face that aims to increase forgiveness and I would have to say that this does a good job in keeping up ball speeds wherever you hit it around the sweetspot. The sound is solid and a little hollow thanks to the cavity, but is still good. This really improves the feel and makes the whole experience of using the club so much better than the original. The cavity includes a new version of the FlyBrace technology that ties the sole of the head to the crown and provides the rigidity to transfer energy from your swing into the ball at impact. However, it looks better, goes better, in fact, pretty much everything about it is better. You still have the big cavity on the underside of the head that is the heart of the Covert range. The Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 driver as its name suggests is the successor to the Nike VR_S Covert driver and thankfully I can report that this is a significant improvement to the original.
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