Im considering doing some experimenting with shaft length in my driver and, because i have an r9 3 wood and an r9 driver, im considering trying my 3 wood shaft in my driver. Whether upgrading your current drivers, repairing a damaged one, or building your own custom driver, a taylormade driver shaft can comes in handy. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure its still relevant. Over his last 6 events he has 4 wins including his first major championship at the pga in august and 2 playoff events at the barclays and last weeks bmw championship.
New taylormade r9 460 driver and r9 460 tp introduced. Put this aside, though, and you have an impressive driver right up there with the best. Learn more about the topsellers in our taylormade driver line. May 07, 2009 i want to know how the loft of a taylormade r9 460 9. Taylormade s r9 driver features flight control technology fct, which is.
Comes with three zero friction tees of varying length. R9 460 driver r9 fairway raylor rescue rescue tp r9 irons r9 tp irons burner iron rossa monza spider. The longer shaft promises more speed but possibly less control while the shorter shaft promises more consistency, but which is best. Nov 16, 2018 turn the driver over to expose the bottom of the driver head. Unfollow taylormade r9 460 driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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 driver golf clubs the driver is a prominent golf club on the course, and having a highquality driver is essential, as the correct club will help you increase shot distance and accuracy. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. I would switch in a short iron every few swings to regain some tempo. Flight control technology and moveable weight technology let you adjust your driver to one of the 24 combination of settings, allowing you to use the same driver with a different setting to play. Foretra golf sleeve shaft adapter tip replacement for taylormade. Nov 02, 2010 taylormades r9 driver features flight control technology fct, which is.
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 aldila reax shaft is pretty good and is a normal length shaft even though it is 1 inch longer than the standard r9 shaft. To do so, taylormade fitter jason werner gave chris a 8. The stock shaft was decent but i ended up putting an aldila moi and love it.
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 buzz since missing the cut at the memorial tournament jason day hasnt finished outside the top 12 in the 8 events hes played. The driver comes with an aldila reax shaft as standard. Jun 21, 2018 driver shaft length is longer or shorter better. R11 s driver r11 s fairway wood rescue 11 rocketballz bonded driver rocketballz driver. Taylormade driver graphite shaft golf club shafts for sale. The taylormade drivers in this collection feature lofts from 9 degrees up to. Their latest driver, the r9 adds an adjustable hosel to the moveable weight technology that has been so successful. After the whiteout with the last 4 generations of driver, fashion or more likely tour player and market pressure has seen a return to a more modest colour set for the driver. With taylormade s flight control technology fct, the r9 460 driver can be adjusted to 8 different clubhead positions by changing the loft, face and lie angle. Taylormade is the number one driver on the pga tour and one of the topselling brands in the world. From golf magazine clubtest, february 2010 r9 tp category.
R9 super deep tp burner superfast tp r9 supertri burner superfast burner superfast fairway burner 2. Taylormade produces both golfing equipment and golf clubs, including the sldr and r15 models. Taylormade r9 driver golf shaft in golf clubs for sale ebay. Taylormade r9 460 driver clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Find great prices and discounts with free shipping and free returns on eligible items.
I have played the r9, the r9 460, and the supertri, all were the tp version, all with the motore f1 shaft. Get the best deal for taylormade driver graphite shaft golf club shafts from the largest online selection at. Taylormade has been one of the leaders year over year in drivers on tour. Taylormade is constantly pushing the limits of innovation, working to give you more speed, more distance and more accuracy every time you tee it up. The company has developed a fleet of drivers, each targeting a specific area of need in today\u0003. The taylormade r9 460 driver won a silver award in the todays golfer 2010 drivers test in issue 269. The shaft was my biggest fear prior to hitting this club. The look, sound, and feel are all very pleasing, and the performance is outstanding. Adding two degrees of loft closed the club face, which helped eliminate chris slice spin.
Apr 17, 2014 additionally, you may find that you want to play a different type of shaft in the sldr because it is so low spin. Nov 26, 2015 the driver comes with an aldila reax shaft as standard. R9 460 driver r9 fairway raylor rescue rescue tp r9 irons r9 tp irons burner iron rossa monza spider core classics. Even though he has had some issues in the past where the shafts came out soft or firm out of tolerance, that wasnt the case with the taylormade sldr driver. For current taylormade fans, this is a newer, more stylish version of driver that is not only appealing to the eye, but the golf game as well.
Taylormade is positioning its self to have a great year with the release of the r11 driver. Purchased used on ebay with graffaloy premium 75g stiff shaft. But we did not have a driver with the same length shaft to test so we will have to give nike the nod when it. Taylormade drivers are found in the bags of more tour professionals than any other manufacturer. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. Taylormade golf drivers, fairways, irons, wedges, putters. Taylormade m1 vs taylormade r7 superquad mygolfspy. Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year. The m1 comes with 3 different stock shaft options depending on your preferred launch of high, medium or low as well as over 25 other premium custom options. Turn the driver over to expose the bottom of the driver head. Their latest driver, the r9 adds an adjustable hosel to the moveable weight. 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.
Mar 01, 2010 i guess i am looking for an fct driver where i can play any shaft, at any length within reason, with the ability to adjust for swing weight. The taylormade r9 driver is labeled as the ultimate in adjustability with a claimed 75 yards in left to right movement. In theory this should mean a less forgiving head that is suited towards better players. Also fits the r11 metal woods increasing loftlie adjustability by 1 degree. I switched between my current driver taylormade r9 and each driver for about 3 swings each at a time. I normally play a callaway bigbertha 460 driver and compared to the tour burner, it feels heavy and i dont get as consistent results with the.
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 drivers in the market today. All in all this is a very good club and the legions of taylormade fans. The stock shaft is a proprietary fujikura motore 65 gram shaft that comes in ladies 55gm, m flex senior. I replaced my cobra same length irons with these and am happy i did. Taylormade is introducing the r9 460 driver, which is aimed at a broader spectrum of golfers, as well as the r9 460 tp for tour pros and more skilled players, following februarys release of. Difference between taylormade rocketballz driver vs burner. Taylormade flight control technology fctwith 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. R9 vs r9 460 driver toronto golf nuts greater toronto. Old irons had stiff flex borongraphite shafts and custom heads and grips. Taylormade driver shafts and others for sale on ebay come in a few kinds of materials that you can choose from to fit your style or needs. Choosing materials for your taylormade driver shafts. The golf works 3 pack universal golf shaft extensions graphite or steel shafts.
Using a wrench that comes with the club, you can easily unscrew the shaft of an r9 driver from the head, then. Jun 29, 2009 over the last few years one company have dominated the driver count on the major tours. This driver made a great first impression and will be one of the most demanded drivers of 2011. Taylormade r9 fairway wood 3 taylormade r9 fairway wood 5 taylormade r9 fairway wood graphite shaft for years now, taylormade has been one of the industry leaders in golf club design and manufacturing. No wrench included from global golf, by shawn schmidt on 53 2010. Turn the bolt counterclockwise until you can lift the head off the shaft and expose the flight control technology sleeve. Nov 26, 2015 with only two weight ports you are more limited than with the taylormade r7 425. I went to the range for 5 or 6 sessions and hit a little over 100 balls each time. 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. Speedblade irons sldr driver r1 driver rbz stage 2 drivers. New listing taylormade sldr s 460 driver 16 fujikura speeder 57 x extra stiff free shipping.
No wrench included from global golf, by shawn schmidt on 532010. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for taylormade graphite golf club shafts. Taylormade extra stiff golf club drivers for sale ebay. This year they have revised their r7 line with the new 425 and 460 models. For me the 460 was a much better driver it was both longer and more forgiving.
The taylormade r9 driver is designed with two technologies that help correct the flaws in your swing that can create erratic flights down the fairway. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. That driver does not exist, with any oem right now. The taylormade r7 460 s large head makes it forgiving and easy to launch, two movable weights give the player the power to move the centre of gravity. Longest driver taylormade m2 vs bombtech grenade duration. According to taylormade fitter jason werner, the sldr is a more drawbiased driver companys current m1 460, m1 440 and m2 models. Mitsubishi chemical tensei white 60 graphite stiff flex i had the m3 440 and the m4 for 14 days. Also included in this stable of brands is maxfli and rossa, in 1998 taylormade, salomon and adidas joined forces, this event brought together some of the most innovative companies in their fields. Here are a few of the main kinds of components used in taylormade golf shafts.
It features a 460cc head and a ust proforce axiv core shaft in five flexes, and. Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order. But once he did, he began pounding drives down the left center of the kingdoms range. After seeing the ball fade too much with those drivers, jason had andrew try the companys m2 dtype driver 9. They continually put out some of the best golf equipment available. You can find a large variety of these golf club shafts at affordable prices when you shop on ebay. Over the last few years one company have dominated the driver count on the major tours. These adjustments can affect the horizontal trajectory by up to 40 yards.
I had the r9 and the r9 460 at the same time, and i was able to compare the two. I used one driver for 9 holes then switched to the other for the next 9 holes. Fujkura speeder evolution 565 sflex like a diesel engine, george needed some time to warm up during his fitting. The stock shaft was decent but i ended up putting an aldila moi and love it even more.
He put the sldr driver on hurricane golfs frequency analyzer and at 45. There are some big changes visually as for the first time in over 3 years since the r9 supertri 11 driver that taylormade have introduced a black headed driver. The r9 and r9 460 are pretty close, and pretty darn perfect when you compare all aspects of this offering with every other option out there right now. Using the 8 different position what amount of loft can be manipulated. 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. Taylormade adidas golf is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world. 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.