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Nickent Women’s 3DX DC Ironwood with Graphite Speed Rated 2 Shaft The Nickent Women’s 3DX DC Ironwood has a thinned face to create a much higher coefficient of restitution (COR) than the original 3DX Ironwood. A special plasma welding process was used to help redistribute the weight to the extreme perimeters of the clubhead. Forty grams of weight were moved down and back in the clubhead using two tungsten-polymer fused inserts called XW Inserts. That’s almost 60-percent more adjustable weight in the clubhead than the leading adjustable-weight hybrid club. Nickent has used this opportunity to create a club that is perfectly weighted to the extreme heel and toe for the straightest and most forgiving setup on the market. This unique feature gives Nickent the ability to make the DC Ironwood the same shape as the Tour favorite 3DX Ironwood, while increasing the moment of inertia (MOI) by 25-percent. Nickent has designed this club with a high-launching UST SR2 graphite shaft, and it is available in a variety of models and lofts.

About XW Inserts
The XW Inserts are a fusion of polymer and tungsten. By using polymer around the outside of the insert, Nickent has the ability to vary the mass of the insert without being bulky or taking away from proper clubhead design. XW Inserts are also used to move the center of gravity (CG) of the head to insure proper weight distribution and eliminate the “pull hooks” produced by many of the leading hybrid designs.

What is the Coefficient of Restitution (COR)?
The Coefficient of Restitution, referred to as COR in golf circles, is a measurement of the clubface’s ability to rebound the ball, expressed as a percentage that is determined by a ball’s speed off the clubhead divided by the speed at which it struck the clubhead. The term crept into popular golf vernacular with the rise of ultra-thin-faced drivers. An effect of thin faces is known as the “spring-like effect” or “trampoline effect”–the face of the driver depresses as the ball is struck, then rebounds. This provides a little extra power to the shot, and a club that exhibits this property will have a very high COR. Of course, the USGA has imposed maximum CORs to level the “spring-like effect” playing field. For a club to be allowed under USGA rules, it must have a maximum COR of 0.830.

Nickent Goddess Collection Hybrid Ironwood (Women’s, Right-Handed) The Nickent Golf Goddess Collection Hybrid Ironwoods combine every aspect of Nickent’s next-generation innovation into one set of clubs specifically made for women golfers. Every aspect of club design was altered to make sure that the female golfer has every advantage and that every club is used to its full potential.

Based on extensive research, the club heads’ lofts and lies were altered and the size was custom made to match the average female swing. The shaft flex, overall weight, and kick point were all made specifically for the swing speed and range of motion most commonly seen in female golfers. Even the grip is made with special attention to the detail of a woman’s hand.

Three Goddess Collection hybrids are available: the four, five, and six ironwoods. The four ironwood features a 23-degree loft with a 61-degree lie. The five ironwood features a 26-degree loft with a 61.5-degree lie. The six ironwood features a 29-degree loft and a 62-degree lie. Each club comes equipped with the WINN Ladies’ Gray Excel grip and is specially made with UST Double LL graphite shafts.

These are not men’s hybrid ironwoods that has been modified to fit a woman. These are female hybrid ironwoods designed for women who want to experience the full enjoyment of the game of golf.

What’s in the Box?
Nickent Goddess Hybrid Ironwood

Nickent Pipe Putter (Plumber’s Neck Blade) When you’re on the greens, nothing is more important that alignment. The Nickent PP/004 Plumber-Neck Blade Pipe Putter is designed with this in mind. The Pipe putter was designed with a cylinder pipe shape on the top provide a three-dimensional visual readout of exactly where your putter is lined up. Old alignment putters were only two-dimensional, allowing only half the visualization needed to sink longer, tougher putts. The diameter of the Pipe putter cylinder matches the diameter of a golf ball (1.68 inches), making this an exceptional alignment aid putter. Essential to Pipe’s performance is the ultra-light thermoplastic centerpiece surrounded by heavier steel, which pushes additional weight to the perimeter of the clubhead. In addition, the thermoplastic material is strong, tough, and resistant to abrasion, so you can count on this putter round after round after round.

Available in five different models, this plumber-neck blade putter features a shorter Pipe section than the mallet models and no perimeter bars on the outside of the clubhead. This enables the blade putter with a substantially higher moment of inertia (MOI) than other blade putters on the market. The design is ideal for players who keep their hands ahead of the clubhead through impact. This tends to make the putter more forgiving and easier to use, even when compared to other Blade models, which is the reason it is so popular.

About Pipe Technology
The Pipe putter name is an acronym for Putting Inline Performance Enhancement. This patent-pending and USGA-conforming technology combines three-dimensional capabilities with the most extreme perimeter weighted putter allowed by physics to deliver a club that allows the ball to roll true, straight and directly where you’ve aimed. A heavy tungsten plug in the rear of the pipe section accounts for 15-percent of the putter’s weight. This produces a very high moment of inertia (MOI) to resist twisting on miss-hits, and to bring the center of gravity (CG) further back than any available putter design. This weighting system also gives the ball 25-percent less skid and roll than other leading putters, so not only will you have a better aim and better feel, but the ball will actually follow the path you’ve lined up. Compare this alignment-weighting system with any putter on the market and you’ll quickly see why Tour pros and amateurs alike are making three-putt greens a thing of the past with the Pipe putter.