WITB Tiger Woods (merged) Updated Post 1 6/5/2012

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The evolution of Nike's TW '13 golf shoe

 

In January 2011, Nike started working with Tiger Woods on a golf shoe modeled on Nike's ultra-flexible Nike Free running shoe. After listening to what Woods wanted, Tobie Hatfield, innovation manager of the Nike Innovation Kitchen, began work on what would become the Nike TW '13. He borrowed the sole from the Nike SFB (Special Field Boot), which he'd designed for the Army, Navy and Special Forces.

 

 

This is the first prototype shoe that Hatfield took to Tiger's home in Jupiter, Fla., in July 2011.

 

 

In order to get golf spikes into the soles, Nike's designers drilled holes in the shoes and glued receptors for the spikes into place. At this point, the sole still looks very similar to the SFB boot's sole.

 

 

The next prototype shoe featured a slightly different upper material, but after Woods told Nike he wanted more traction in the inner-forefoot area, a series of small, knobby spikes were added.

 

 

In this close up, you can see that Nike designers simply glued the additional traction elements over the existing soles of the prototype.

 

 

Tiger then asked Nike for a white version of the shoe, so Nike presented him with this. When he told Hatfield that the shoe felt a little too snug in the forefoot, those places were marked with a pen and the shoes were sent back to the company's headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., so designers could make more adjustments.

 

 

This shoe, worn by Tiger in February 2012 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, features a sole that is still flexible and carved into sections like the SFB boot, but also has many more traction elements. Notice that Nike has incorporated the spikes that were glued onto the inner forefoot of a previous prototype into this shoe's sole. The TW '13 is nearly cosmetically complete at this point—see the TW logo near the heel?

 

 

This is the final version of the shoe, which is hitting pro shop and footwear stores now, in both white and black models.

 

[surehands79]

[quote name='maxmw' timestamp='1330041504' post='4362439']
for everyone asking.

tigers driver is 45.25", shaft is tipped 1.5", swingweight is D4.5
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curious...do you know how much he tips those blueboards in his fairways?

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[ProjectX_Mizuno]

Does anyone know if Tiger's grips are round or ribbed?

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[quote name='ProjectX_Mizuno' timestamp='1339611380' post='5085540']
Does anyone know if Tiger's grips are round or ribbed?
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Round and reversed.

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[TheMoneyShot]

I'm glad TW had decided to wear the black frees now. Those white shoes with an all black outfit looked hideous.

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DRIVER: Nike VR Tour (8.5°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6X shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: Nike VR Pro Limited Editon (15°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shaft

IRONS: Nike VR_S Forged (2), Nike VR Pro Blades (3-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

WEDGES: Nike VR Pro (56°, 60°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts

PUTTER: Nike Method 001

BALL: Nike Tour D

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[golfingchuck]

I hear these irons are really MP-32s with Nike and TW stamps! Lol, couldn't resist the urge

[Sean2]

They're nice looking irons, but I've never been a fan of chrome.

[TheMoneyShot]

[quote name='Sean2' timestamp='1340502869' post='5156280']
They're nice looking irons, but I've never been a fan of chrome.
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That's what I love most about these irons, the chrome! I like the bling look on my irons.

[SwooshLT]

[quote name='natural_one' timestamp='1339477339' post='5072380']
[quote name='pu_golf88' timestamp='1339007828' post='5042130']
I think the lofts in his irons are weak. 50* PW I believe.
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If that is consistent through all of the irons, that makes some of his distances even more disturbingly deep!
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pretty sure that the lofts are all 2 degrees weak.......very impressive indeed!!!

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DRIVER: Nike VR Tour (8.5°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6X shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition (15°), Nike SQ II (19°) with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shafts

IRONS: Nike VR Pro Blades (3-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

WEDGES: Nike VR Pro (56°, 60°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts

PUTTER: Nike Method 001

BALL: Nike Tour D

[Svang5]

DIdn't he play the Scotty Cameron in Thursday's round? and did he use the METHOD Sunday? I'm confused? Please advise. Thanks.

[Br1an02;]

Nope, commentators were wrong. Has been using the Method all along

[spaceguy]

This was posted on NikeGolf's instagram. Tiger's new backup wedge. It looks like a different grind to me? or it could be the lighting

 

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[b]DRIVER:[/b] Nike VR Tour 8.5 degree with a Graphite Design AD DI 6X shaft
[b]FAIRWAY WOODS: [/b]Nike VR Pro Limited Edition 3-wood 15 degree with a Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103x shaft and a Nike SQ II 5-wood 19 degree with a Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103x shaft
[b]IRONS (3-PW):[/b] Nike VR Pro Blades with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts
[b]WEDGES:[/b] Nike VR Pro 56 and 60 degree with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts
[b]PUTTER:[/b] Nike Method 001
[b]BALL: [/b]Nike One Tour D
[b]FOOTWEAR:[/b] Nike TW '13

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DRIVER: Nike VR Tour (8.5°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6X shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition (15°), Nike SQ II (19°) with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shafts

IRONS: Nike VR Pro Blades (3-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

WEDGES: Nike VR Pro (56°, 60°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts

PUTTER: Nike Method 001

BALL: Nike Tour D

 

Awesome pic! Very clean looking irons/wedges with the TW logos.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnXJC0aE8zE&feature=g-all-u

[Mattco]

Anyone know how long his driver is these days? He used to play his driver at around 43.5" when he sported his steel shaft, I wonder if he kept it shorter in the 44 to 44.5" range.

[Lefty1987]

[quote name='Mattco' timestamp='1341467937' post='5219374']
Anyone know how long his driver is these days? He used to play his driver at around 43.5" when he sported his steel shaft, I wonder if he kept it shorter in the 44 to 44.5" range.
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45.25''

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Awsome pics!