CCi Irons Provide Perfect Performance Balance between Forgiveness and Feel
BEAVERTON, Ore. (September 14, 2006) – Nike Golf has enjoyed remarkable and repetitious success in consistently delivering award-winning irons since it began making them in 2002. In 2005, Nike Golf irons were the winningest irons on the PGA Tour, and a repeat is materializing in 2006, as Nike Golf has led and dominated the PGA Tour in iron wins all season long.
This momentum is expected to continue, fueled by Nike Golf’s introduction of its newest irons into the market, the Composite Cavity Insert (CCi) Cast and Forged irons, available in stores on November 1 and February 1, respectively.
Targeted to mid-to-low handicap golfers, Nike Golf’s CCi irons promise to be a vital ingredient in securing its position as the most dominant iron brand on the PGA Tour.
Nike Golf’s CCi irons feature inserts comprised of two key components, a high-density tungsten weight plug and a feel enhancing polymer. The tungsten weight plug creates a lower CG (Center of Gravity) position to increase forgiveness while the polymer dampens vibration for a softer feel.
"Once again, Tom Stites, our Director of Product Club Creation and his team, have come up with a winner in our iron category," said Stan Grissinger, Category Business Director for Clubs and Balls for Nike Golf. "The CCi irons are targeted to the better players who prefer the look of a more traditional iron and want the perfect performance balance between feel and forgiveness."
Both the Cast and Forged CCi’s provide a clean design with a CNC Milled Face for more predictable distances and shot patterns. The CCi Cast irons, which are made from 431 stainless (25% softer than the commonly used 17-4 stainless), feature a thicker topline, more offset and a wider sole than the CCi Forged irons. The CCi Cast irons also incorporate two polymer filled sole ports that further dampen vibration to achieve a softer feel than a conventional cast clubhead. The CCi Forged irons deliver the thin topline, minimal offset, feel (1025 Carbon Steel clubhead) and high level of workability that the accomplished player prefers.
Retail stores and golf shops nationwide will carry the CCi Cast irons beginning on November 1. Available in Dynalite Gold Steel shafts by True Temper and Constant Weight Graphite shafts by Mitsubishi Rayon. The CCi Cast irons will carry a suggested retail price of $799.99 for steel and $899.99 for graphite. The CCi Forged irons will be available on February 1, 2007, in Dynamic Gold Steel shafts by True Temper with a suggested retail price of $999.99.
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