After multiple outings to the driving range i was still hitting the ball far shorter than i had been previously with my taylormade r580xd. Fujkura speeder evolution 565 sflex like a diesel engine, george needed some time to warm up during his fitting. 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 taylor made r15 driver and how to get the best from it. Used taylormade tp driver shaft fujikura atmos 5r regular. Several years ago taylormade introduced their mwt technology in the r7 quad, which at the time we thought it was revolutionary. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. R9 super deep tp burner superfast tp r9 supertri burner superfast burner superfast fairway burner 2. 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. Whether you buy a r9 or r9 tp, a r9 460 or a r9 460 tp or a r9 supertri, taylormade r9 drivers can be customized to individual swings. In short, this driver is definitely in our top 3 for this year but its adjustability is complicated. The taylor made r9 has 8 different positions utilizing a metallic sleeve positioned over the tip of the shaft, which changes the angle of the face, as well as 3 different weight settings, which change the club.
The r9 supertri is equipped with a fujikura motore 60gram shaft, which is five grams lighter than the motore 65 used in the r9 driver. Use the r9 taylormade white handled torque wrench provided with the driver and loosen the shaft bolt holding the shaft into the heel of the driver. Taylormade r9 i was kept well informed during the whole transaction process. The taylormade r9 460 driver offers adjustability, performance enhancing features and increased forgiveness. Unfollow taylormade driver shafts to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The aldila reax shaft is pretty good and is a normal length shaft even though it is 1 inch longer than the standard r9 shaft. Ust do not recommed trimming tip just bought a r9 460 so just learning about the r9 sleeves and shafts. Taylormade golf r9 460 driver stiefe lauslauf drivers. But once he did, he began pounding drives down the left center of the kingdoms range.
Taylormadeadidas golf is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world. Turn the driver over to expose the bottom of the driver head. Factory adjustable adaptor replacement sleeves for the taylormade r11 s driver. Well taylormade has outdone themselves again by enabling golfers the ability to use their new fct technology on top of mwt technology in their r9 drivers. Hot on the heels of the hugely impressive r9 driver comes the taylormade r9 460 driver which combines the flight control technology fct of the r9 driver with the sheer power and wonderful forgiveness of a 460cc clubhead and a longer, lightweight graphite shaft to promote greater speed on every shot. Ten custom shafts are offered for the r9 460 tp driver. A compact new classic club head with inverted cone, fct, and mwt technology for ultimate driver customization the fct flight control technology and mwy movable weight technology allow for the adjustability of face angle, lie angle, loft and center of gravity to affect side to side ball flight up to 75 yards inverted cone technology is designed to. I was playing a taylormade burner tp driver, and recently switched to the r9 tp with matrix hd6 shaft. According to taylormade fitter jason werner, the sldr is a more drawbiased driver companys current m1 460, m1 440 and m2 models.
The taylormade sldr driver succeeds the taylormade r1 driver and there are a lot of significant changes from the previous model we liked the r1 and thought it was one of the better adjustable taylormade drivers, but for most of the golfing population the additional fitting elements made it fractionally too heavy to get going now with the sldr driver, the moveable weights in the heel and. Taylor made year club model shaft description shaft manufacture flex shaft wt. With taylormades flight control technology fct, the r9 460 driver can be adjusted to 8 different clubhead positions by changing the loft, face and lie angle. We can notify you by email the moment its taylormade golf r9 460 stock. Aldila reax 60gram tipsoft shaft the r9 460 driver is long in length 45. The taylormade r9 460 driver won a silver award in the todays golfer 2010 drivers test in issue 269. New taylormade m5 mitsubishi tensei orange ck 60 regular fairway shaft.
R9 460 driver specifications club left handed loft lie head volume club length swing weight 8. These two features combined into a single golf club gives golfers the ability to customize their drivers to. Taylormade r9 460 it took me a very long time to adjust the club to my liking, but once i found the setting that fit my game the club worked just as advertised. Build my bag taylormade sim vs cobra sz vs callaway mavrik. 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. Its a great driver and its down to the correct allocation of not only its very precise technology but also the matching of the correct shaft to make the clubs adjustability work for you.
With the r9 out for almost a full year now, we have been able to do extensive testing and analyzing. We carry some excellent taylormade drivers from the m line, such as the m5 or m6 that will give you that extra oomph from the tee box. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. Replacement shaft mpf code 1996 titanium bubble driver bubble graphite aldila, fujikura, hst r80, s90 88. Taylormade r9 supertri driver robert garrigus test. Also included in this stable of brands is maxfli and rossa, in 1998 taylormade, salomon and adidas joined forces, this event brought together.
You get to try it when, where, and how you want for two weeks before deciding if you want to buy it or not. The golf driver youre looking for is just a couple clicks away. The r9 is more forgiving, just as long, and easy to hit the center of both the club and the fairway. Taylormade fujikura atmos orange 5 driver shaft senior 44. Actual shaft length is tad under 44 inches however what i did was glued new shaft in using a spacer then measured against original and butt cut to length. As the head is bigger the sound is a little louder than the r9 but dont mistake this for less feel as we think the taylormade r9 460 driver feels just as good and despite being a bit pricey is one of the bess adjustable. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. I have also found that off center hits fly almost as far as dead center hits. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. Unfollow taylormade r9 460 driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Taylormade r9 460 driver clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. The first hole jitters combined with a new driver led to a perfectly striped drive landing at my normal distance. Turn the bolt counterclockwise until you can lift the head off the shaft and expose the flight control technology sleeve. The taylormade r9 460 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. The r9 tp is the tour preferred edition and comes with a premium shaft for. After seeing the ball fade too much with those drivers, jason had andrew try the companys m2 dtype driver 9. I went to the range for 5 or 6 sessions and hit a little over 100 balls each time.
The taylormade r9 460 arrived the day before i left on vacation so i didnt even have time on the range to test it or even hit a single ball. Fujikura motore f1 65, fujikura motore f1 75, fujikura motore f1 85, fujikura motore f1 55, aldila voodoo vs6, aldila voodoo nv6, mitsubishi fubuki 63, mitsubishi fubuki 73. In the eternal quest for more distance, golfers are always looking for the best driver. The weights sit at the rear of the taylormade r9 driver and can be interchanged in seconds by using the specially supplied tool. The weights are made up of two 1 gram weights and one 16 gram weight. Taylormade flight control technology allows you to change the face angle, lie angle and loft in 8 different clubhead positions offering up to 40 yards of left to right adjustability.
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