Taylormade R9 Driver

I bought the Taylormade R9 Driver 2day and i must say i HATE it.

any1 else had this problem?

Give it another try Peter, i don't think you can tell after a few hits or 1 round, you might have just had a bad day.

what even a 22 handicapper??

It does all those things you have said because you are a good player. The same club in the majority of other players hands will most certainly not do what you claim for it. It is just another club in a vast range of clubs on the market, no more no less.

I am pleased that you have realised your mistake, David. If you had said it was your opinion then I would have had no response, so I suggest you learn to phrase your posts so that they are not ambiguous.

In this case I was correct, the driver you are spouting about is not the be all of end all. I doubt very few would find it to their liking. Just because it suits you and has given you another 25 yards (Which I doubt very Much) does not mean that it would suit everyone.

yeah but it don't count if your dad was hitting the quad

John, you do realise that with this extra 25 yards off the tee, he is going to have to re think what club he is going to have to use for the second shot on every course that he plays. I can see his handicap rising now as he will be driving through the back of the greens.

So with this wonder club we can expect a rapid drop in your handicap, Nick.

It certainly does not help me that you find it a great club, just as it would not help you if I were to praise my Tourstage X-drive, my Nakashima np1, my Macc Tec nv G2, my D.F.S.II or my Ping G10,

I've tried loads of different drivers (including the TM R9) recently as I'm looking to change mine so I'll write up my opinions and post them.  I'll do this before Friday as I have a fitting session booked at The Belfry so it'll be interesting to see if they recommend what I would buy without it.

Matt,

I think you are right regards setting it and leaving it,but I think TM were trying to produce a driver that anyone could buy and get set right for them without custom fitting.

Although am I right in saying that once you have started playing you are not able to change the settings?

If  that is the case, its not going to be much use....

It is a gimmick, Dennis, and will do no one any good in the long term. Nick says he hits a slight draw with it normally yet was finding trouble off the tee with it. Slight draws do not find trouble in my experience.

Dennis,

you are correct you cannot alter the characteristics of any club once the round has started, even if this is done accidently like Anthony Kim found out to his horror earlier this year.

190-220 yards normal drive and the R9 produces 290. It must be witch craft.

 I'm off on my broostick to get one!

Assuming it can do all it says then every buyer should be able to chop chunks off their handicaps, but I know very well this will not happen. The rip off price of clubs these days is a joke.

I think sometimes people assume that they are hittiing 260+yrd drive when in reality the average drive by club players is probably about 240 yrds.

Even Rory McIlroy was only hitting 315 yards today & he was letting rip with the driver.

This is what my GPS really helped me realise. My Sunday best drive is about 260yrds which I can quite happily live with. I'd rather be 40yrds shorter than the big hitters BUT be on the fairway than in the rough etc.

I think £290 on a driver is justified if your a) going to be able to make full use of the technology & b)you've got that amount of spare cash.

John.

i have a mate who bought one of these about 2 months ago, he seems to change the settings every time i see him...he's still looking for the right one.

the obvious answer is that no matter what theclub, you still have to put the correct swing on it, this is something i'm struggling with.

i only have one problem i keep drawing the ball left to right distance is fine ande swing is smooth. used to balloon shots all the time till i tried an 8.5 degree stiff shaft r7 quad

Steven

Couldn't agree more, it's the old saying "Drive for show...."

With you on that Steven.  I played Sunday and carded a 93 around the PGA at The Belfry.  Played really well tee to green but took EIGHT 3 putts, 7 of them on the front 9.  I just had one of those days.  If I had 2 putted half of those (and I should have easily done so) then I would've carded 89, equalled my best around the course and been cut. 

I couldn't agree more, driving great, short game is stopping my hcp dropping. Moments of brilliance blended with moments of absolute *hit!

I am the complete opposite, cannot drive for toffee but the rest of the game is fine.

John we would make a good scratch player between us!!

no point wacking ya drive 240-50 yards down the fairway then taking a 6 ,its nice to hit the ball a mile of the tee  its the rest of ya game i think people get a bit obsessed with driving the ball far you can hit a drive 150 yards and really top it or get under it ,has long has your next shot it good ya can still make a par,driving for show ,putting for doh ),

no point wacking ya drive 240-50 yards down the fairway then taking a 6 ,its nice to hit the ball a mile of the tee  its the rest of ya game i think people get a bit obsessed with driving the ball far you can hit a drive 150 yards and really top it or get under it ,has long has your next shot it good ya can still make a par,driving for show ,putting for doh ),

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