So ive been playing with my 910 driver and r9 fairways settings a little bit and this is what ive came up with. Simply put, you can adjust the setting to change the ball flight. This driver is better than the r7 425 tp or the r510. This is the taylormade adjustment wrench that will help you customize your taylormade clubs. Using anything else can damage the threads on the bolt and weights. To adjust the weights on a taylormade r7 driver, remove them from the bottom of the driver and insert the 10gram weights closest to the hosel for maximum draw, closest to the toe for maximum fade, nearest to the face for low trajectory or furthest from the face for maximum trajectory.
Do not use anything but the r9 wrench to adjust the club weights and remove the club head from club. The takeaway for golfwrxers is that taylormades new m2 driver can offer more ball speed than the companys m1 driver for certain players. On tour count alone, taylormade rule the roost when it comes to drivers. Equal weights in both ports will cause a neutral, high ball flight, while no weights at all will produce a neutral, low ball flight. The ultra forgiving 460cc conforming black supermax features high moi and high launch and big carry thanks to a deep and low center of gravity. Jul 24, 2009 r9 flight control technology taylormades flight control technology fct allows the player to easily adjust a metalwoods loft, lie and face angle. Now we all know that for the guys on tour there are contractual issues at stake not just performance ones when selecting clubs but the. The premise adjusting r9 460 to help you increase swing speed and launch. Nov 16, 2018 keep making adjustments to the r9 driver until you find a combination of weights and fct setting that produces a true, straight ball trajectory off the club face. The 100 yards of claimed adjustability will allow us to completely customize the driver for individuals of all swing types.
These two features combined into a single golf club gives golfers the ability to customize their drivers to. The r9s innovative features create an unprecedented amount of options for optimum performance. Jun 29, 2009 their latest driver, the r9 adds an adjustable hosel to the moveable weight technology that has been so successful. These adjustments allowed for tweaking of spin rates, trajectory and feel. Adjust the head, adjust the weights, totally optimize you r9 tp driver stock shaft specifications shaft flex shaft torque tip size butt diameter shaft weight grip grip weight fujikura motore f1 65 x 3. Taylormade golf sldrjetspeed driver torque wrench tool 4.
How to use taylormade r7 limited driver weights healthfully. I have been using the taylormade burner superfast 2. The supermax is made for max distance and max ease of use. Nov 26, 2015 adjustability maestro without feeling gimmicky weve already talked in glowing terms about the performance of the taylormade burner, but the taylormade r9 driver eclipsed it on test day. This driver truly is a new revolution in the golf driver category. I assume they mean left, right, neutral, and neutral upright but how do they affect ball flight. Rory mcilroy shares tips to improve your drive golfpass. The taylormade r9 driver gives you the option to change the face angle, loft and lie of the club, as well as the center of gravity.
I personally saw about 42 yards of left to right movement. Adjustability maestro without feeling gimmicky weve already talked in glowing terms about the performance of the taylormade burner, but the taylormade r9 driver eclipsed it on test day featuring taylormades new flight control technology, the club can be adjusted to eight different positions to suit the individuals shot shape. The taylormade r9 driver is the most advanced driver in the companys history building on the technology and innovation that made the r7 driver so popular with golfers. There is no difference in the head between the tp and non tp versions. After reading and trying to figure out the manual needed to make full use of this driver, i. The difference with taylormades version is the degree to which it can be changed, which is several times higher than its competition. Taylormade are responsible for some of the most iconic drivers of recent years, most notably the 510tp and the r7 425 tp, and have been at the forefront of driver technology. The taylormade r9 tp irons feature distance and controlenhancing technologies in a classic players shape for any player looking for improved workability and feel in their irons. In my opinion, this is by far the best driver i have ever owned and the best driver taylormade has produced to date. Jan, 2010 the r9 supertri will be available in four lofts 8. You will find some similarities of the new r15 driver to the sldr driver and jet speed drivers of last season. The driver will not have any tp graphics on the head. Featuring taylormade s new flight control technology, the club can be adjusted to eight different positions to suit the individuals shot shape.
Shafts available will be from fujikura, matrix, aldila and mitsubishi. Raylor rescue rescue tp r9 irons r9 tp irons burner iron rossa monza spider core classics rossa balero r7xd driver r7xd fairway r7xd irons. The head on the superdeep is fade biased, where the r9 t9 is a draw biased head. Several years ago taylormade introduced their mwt technology in the r7 quad, which at the time we thought it was revolutionary. Feb 24, 2009 rory mcilroy shares tips to improve your drive golfpass. Taylormade are also offering a tp version of the r9 driver that comes with a stiffer and heavier fujikura motore f1 graphite shaft that realy. The taylormade r9 tp irons should suit golfers who want a compact head without sacrificing distance, need better consistency throughout the. So as you can expect when i heard i had one of the new r9. Jan 20, 2009 the taylormade r9 driver is the most advanced driver in the companys history building on the technology and innovation that made the r7 driver so popular with golfers. The r9 driver is the first taylormade driver to use flight control technology which allows golfers to change the face angle, lie and loft of the club using a simple wrench.
The r5 tp is the latest movable weight driver offering from tm. This wrench fits the moveable weights, sole plate, and shaft adjustment, on taylormade clubs including, sldr, r1, r11s, r11, r9, and more. And if youre struggling with either a ball flight thats too low or a rightward miss, a counterbalanced shaft like project xs hzrdus yellow can help. I bought my r9 second hand after the launch of the r11 models. When taylormade launched the r9 family of drivers, they talked about hosel adjustments in terms of left and right, i. Adjust the head, adjust the weights, totally optimize you. Utilizing both flight control technology and also moveable weight technology, the new taylormade r9 driver offers every player the ability to customize their own driver to their preferences. I came within a tapin of a hole in one with the burner 2. Get the best deals on taylormade driver men graphite shaft regular golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at. It uses taylormades moveable weight system but with a 460cc head. Its a 460cc head with 3 movable weights and an adjustable face and will be available in a tp version. The taylormade r9 460 tp driver features an extra large 460cc head with a superhigh moi and a low cg position for any player looking for maximum forgiveness off the tee. Adding loft on the r9 same as rbz closes face angle. Also fits the r11 metal woods increasing loftlie adjustability by 1 degree.
This entry is not so much about the adjustability of the r1 driver from taylormade as it is my adjustability to the new r1 driver. On the tm system, the face angle changes are double that of the loft adjustment. The combination of fct and mwt can be found in not just the r9 driver but also the fairway woods and the rescue 09 tp hybrid. The sleeve on the r15 works a lot like the sldr driver. This 460cc head gives you up to 24 combinations of face angle and cg locations to promote up to a 75 yard change in horizontal trajectory. Plain and simple, the talormade r11 driver out performed the previous r9 supertri model with greater ball speed and distance, more adjustability, and a unique look. With fct, the player may adjust the face angle, the lie angle and effective loft by simple shafthead. Such a club would be a great find as it would take some of the pressure off my driver. Taylormade driver men graphite shaft regular golf clubs.
Taylormade adjustment tool have you lost the wrench needed to adjust your taylormade club. The r9 did not come with a weight wrench or extra weights, but my r5 tp kit came in handy to mess around with the weight configuration. Of course it will feel awkward, but thats just adjusting r9 460 its something you arent used to. So, for example, if you want to hit the ball higher, you can lower the center of gravity and increase the loft. Taylormades newest club for the 2009 season is the taylormade r9 driver. The mwt moveable weights are a little more subtle at influencing ball flight and we would suggest using the fct first and then refine it with the mwt.
How do you adjust the weights on a taylormade r7 driver. Damage that results from the failure to follow the instructions in the users. A ruling by the usga in late 2007 paved the way not only for the r9, but a whole host of new adjustable drivers. R9 tp driver stock shaft specifications shaft flex shaft torque tip size. If you have the tp, it is easy to increase the weight in the head by getting heavier weight cartridges to offset the shorter length. The taylormade r11 driver adjustments has a 440cc aero shape rounded crown to reduce drag and increase club head speed for more distance, six yards longer than the r9 supertri. Warnings do not use anything but the r9 wrench to adjust the club weights and remove the club head from club. Apr 08, 2012 the taylormade r11 driver adjustments has a 440cc aero shape rounded crown to reduce drag and increase club head speed for more distance, six yards longer than the r9 supertri. Thats right you can set the r9 driver 24 different ways. The white nonglare crown and black club face promote easy alignment.
Keep making adjustments to the r9 driver until you find a combination of weights and fct setting that produces a true, straight ball trajectory off the club face. After reading and trying to figure out the manual needed to make full use of this driver, i finally got time to hit it. With taylormades flight control technology fct, the r9 460 tp driver can be adjusted to 8 different clubhead positions by changing the loft, face and lie angle. Taylormade r9 driver the new taylormade r9 driver is the ultimate driver for those players that desire to optimize direction and ball flight with two clicks. These irons have taylormades velocitycontrol chamber and shockabsorption system in the 2 through 5 irons to increase cor and promote a fast and consistent ball. The driver features taylormade flight control technology changeable face angle, lie angle and loft, moveable weight technology, inverted one technology and fujikura motore shaft. I even managed to out drive an 8 handicapper with a r11s a couple of rounds ago. Mar 16, 2012 on the tm system, the face angle changes are double that of the loft adjustment. Other than replacing a defective adaptor, the adaptor sleeves can also be used to create multiple shaft options for the taylormade r11 s driver for less than the cost of simply reshafting your current shaft sleeve. The r9 utilizes taylormades legendary movable weight technology mwt that was first introduced with their r7 metalwood product line. The r9 superdeep tp driver is engineered to promote a mid launchangle and low spinrate for strong swingers who tend to launch the ball too high and with too much spin with other drivers. Prototype images are also appearing of a version with only 2 weights one of which is named the taylormade r9 super deep df.
Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. Does adjusting a rbz driver loft change face angle. Jul 03, 2018 the premise adjusting r9 460 to help you increase swing speed and launch. If youre a typical golfer, youre constantly alert for potential swing changes to gain a. The r9 tp driver features a compact new classic clubhead with inverted cone, fct, and mwt technology for ultimate driver customization the fct flight. The stock shaft is a proprietary fujikura motore 65 gram shaft that comes in ladies 55gm, m flex senior, regular, stiff, and extra stiff flexes. My r9 supertri shafts have the rbz tips, so when i set the driver loft to.
How to adjust the taylormade r15 driver settings foregolf. The taylormade r9 supertri driver has a pretty cool look and a more standard length fujikura motore driver shaft which is a lot better than the previous stock taylormade shafts. Jan 15, 2010 ths r9 supertri driver is all about adjustability though and moving the flight control settings to adjust the angle of the face certainly did affect the ball flight very well. The r9 tp is the tour preferred edition and comes with a premium shaft for. The taylormade r9 supertri driver is a real breakthrough. The taylormade r9 supertri driver is scheduled to release feb 19th 2010.
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