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Original Source: CNBC/DOW JONES BUSINESS VIDEO ANALYST INTERVIEW
DYLAN RATIGAN, CNBC ANCHOR: Tiger Woods teeing off a new line of clubs for Nike today. The club is called Sumo Squared and the Sumo Driver are the latest Nike products to hit the shelves, both designed for greater distance and they say better forgiveness. And at the young age of 31, sports fans are watching to see if Tiger will have a better swing in his 13th major golf championship through the use of the Sumo line. And joining us now from the Hawthorn Regional Airport in Los Angeles, the world`s top-ranked golfer, Tiger Woods.
Tiger, we welcome you. Are -- do you find them to be both greater distance and more forgiving?
TIGER WOODS, PROFESSIONAL GOLFER: Yes, there`s no doubt about it.
This new Sumo Squared is actually incredible. You know you do hit the ball further. You do hit it straighter. The geometry and the physics behind it lend itself to that. And you know the consumer, I think, they`re going to love it. They`re going to hit shots that they`ve never hit before.
RATIGAN: Is there a point at which the club technology starts to force significant course redesign because so many people are able to hit the ball that much further because of clubs...
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