Taylormade R9 Driver

MasterKZG

Borrowed this off a friend of mine last week to play yesterday comp. Stiff shaft and 9.5 deg loft. It allows you change head and weights , to play certain different type of draws/fade. I kept the head at neutral and the weights at the back.Didnt want to mess it about

OMG. WHAT A DRIVER. All of my miss-hit didnt go off a mile long, any slice was just off the rough area (again it was long) but i was still in play. But when i hit it right, blimey it's a beautiful looking flight with huge distance. This gave me massive confident in my game.

Hitting into the strong winds at 260-275 yards for me (which is unheard of me) and when it was calm i was reaching up towards 280-300 which is again unheard of.lol. It went piercing through the wind like a bird.

I'm so tempted to buy this driver.:):):)

My current driver is the Cobra S2.

Anybody have any good experince with the R9 driver???????

charlieIRL

I was in Golf style in Galway there on Wednesday & they have a few in there secondhand. Lot cheaper than new one.

Irishvillian

Played a game about three weeks ago with a bloke that had one,he was hitting every fairway,distance was about 275/280 everytime,asked him how much he paid for it he said 150 euros,turned out it was a clone,he bought it online from Hong Kong,but to watch him hit it you'd never guess it.

BUACHAILL

Killiney Golf club I believe was selling these drivers for €100 last week !! friend of mine got one so I know its not rubbish. Worth a call if anyone is looking for one they might have some left ??

MasterKZG

R9 €195 from mcguirks

R9 Supertri , lastest model. €310 - Bit steep.

Wonder if i could get a trade in of my driver with a older model R9???:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Tin_Cup

Have the R9 Supertri in the bag for the last couple of months. Love it to bits!

Jimdagym

MasterKZG wrote: »

R9 €195 from mcguirks

R9 Supertri , lastest model. €310 - Bit steep.

Wonder if i could get a trade in of my driver with a older model R9???:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Dont forget you can get that r9 for 165e till the 11th from mcguirke's with the e-mail offer.

MasterKZG

Just got the R9 driver just now! I'm delighted. Traded in my old cobra s2. Nice little deal. Can't wait to take it out...:):)

Just saw the R9 tp irons...looks lovely...hahahaha...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Jimdagym

MasterKZG wrote: »

Just got the R9 driver just now! I'm delighted. Traded in my old cobra s2. Nice little deal. Can't wait to take it out...:):)

Just saw the R9 tp irons...looks lovely...hahahaha...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

lol, there is no stopping you when you get an idea in your head, is there?

NapoleonInRags

I have the R9 a couple of months and I absolutely love it - although I reckon the movable weights and flight control technolgy are gimmicks to be honest.

I'm also becoming very tempted by the R9 irons - lovely looking and feeling clubs but a tad pricey....maybe someday!

MasterKZG

Jimdagym wrote: »

lol, there is no stopping you when you get an idea in your head, is there?

lol...probably not although the wife might have some say in it!!!:p:p

Trekker09

I bought the r9 460 a short while ago and am happy enough with it, although my Titleist 909DComp takes some beating.

LittleLiam

Been using the Supertri for a few weeks now. Think i've missed about 2 fairways in 5 rounds. Awesome club.

heavyballs

LittleLiam wrote: »

Been using the Supertri for a few weeks now. Think i've missed about 2 fairways in 5 rounds. Awesome club.

you'll have to stop playing Leopardstown every week:D,what's that % wise? about 97%,i reckon that's a world record,no joke

Jimdagym

heavyballs wrote: »

you'll have to stop playing Leopardstown every week:D,what's that % wise? about 97%,i reckon that's a world record,no joke

He didnt say he was hitting the fairways of the hole he was on...

jimmystars

Did you fiddle with the fct yet. Have mine set to neutral but was thinking of opening the face a bit as im getting the odd hook out of it. Had the burner and i think that had an open face.

Trekker09

Was out today for the 1st time in 5 weeks and had my best driving round ever. Missed 2 fairways and was getting great distance. Absolutely love the club though haven't messed about with the FCT yet.

GorHugh

Ahh Jaysus Lads ,

Will you give it over with all the good points of the R9 ,

Enjoying my new TM Burner Irons at the minute , Don't be laying it on about the R9 driver aswell ,

I have the TM Burner driver and we get on quite well , Is there that much of a difference between the 2 of them , I'm quite easily led ......lol

Trekker09

GorHugh wrote: »

Ahh Jaysus Lads ,

Will you give it over with all the good points of the R9 ,

Enjoying my new TM Burner Irons at the minute , Don't be laying it on about the R9 driver aswell ,

I have the TM Burner driver and we get on quite well , Is there that much of a difference between the 2 of them , I'm quite easily led ......lol

Yep, it's that good!! I am definately selling my Titleist now.

GorHugh

Trekker09 wrote: »

Yep, it's that good!! I am definately selling my Titleist now.

Right so .. off to kinsealy range for me ....lol ( 2moro that is ) ...lol

NoelAPM

I have the burner as well. Absolute beast.. I do get a wild slice out of it every now and then tho.. that just me or is it the club ha?

gawoo1012

Bought the R9 Supertri at the start of the summer with 10.5 degree loft and the stock shaft in stiff flex. I had the TM Tour Burner previously and I had no issues with it but I am a marketers wet dream.

I am a big TM fan but I just didn't like this driver. The face felt a little dead to me even if the results were good. I like a driver that gives some feedback and this was not the one. Plus, the adjustability is fantastic if you are an accomplished golfer with a repeatable swing but for mere mortals it is simply encourages and hides swing flaws.

I replaced it with the Cobra ZL which is a no-nonsense, solid driver. I never liked Cobra drivers but this one is a serious piece of kit.

I know that my next comments will ineviably stir up a hornets nest but it bugs me when I see forums of club golfers talking about bombing drives of 270-300+ yards into the wind with the latest driver. Anyone who claims to drive the ball 300 yards would be outdriving all but the top 10-15 longest hitting tour pros. I have played golf for 20 years with players of all abilities and I have yet to see someone routinely drive the ball 300 yards.

mag

Trekker09 wrote: »

I bought the r9 460 a short while ago and am happy enough with it, although my Titleist 909DComp takes some beating.

same here, got the r9 460 a few months back. set to slight draw. have gained about 15yds on my old titleist and hitting more fairways.

veetwin

Jimdagym wrote: »

Dont forget you can get that r9 for 165e till the 11th from mcguirke's with the e-mail offer.

Any have a link or any further info on this. Couldn't see it on their website..Been looking at that club for the last few weeks after playing with a guy who has one. He let me take 4 drives with it which were much further and straighter than my own Big Bertha. Seems like serious value at €165.

MisterAnarchy

jimmystars wrote: »

Had the burner and i think that had an open face.

Thats highly unlikely as nearly all Taylor Made drivers are 1-2 degrees closed,something I do not like.
The Tour Burner TP (Tour Preferred) is the only Burner I know of that has an open clubface ,its 1 degree open .

jimmystars

Cheers for that. Opened the face yesterday at the range and hit it a lot lower and not as far. It also tailed to the right. I set it back to neutral which is better for me. The only problem i have with it is that it can miss either way whereas with the burner i was able to eliminate one side of the course. Might just need a bit more practice with it as the burner took me a while to get used to as well.

G1032

gawoo1012 wrote: »

I know that my next comments will ineviably stir up a hornets nest but it bugs me when I see forums of club golfers talking about bombing drives of 270-300+ yards into the wind with the latest driver. Anyone who claims to drive the ball 300 yards would be outdriving all but the top 10-15 longest hitting tour pros. I have played golf for 20 years with players of all abilities and I have yet to see someone routinely drive the ball 300 yards.

They are hitting it nearly as far as Quiros and co. Incredible. Touch up on the short game lads and ye'll give the pros a run for their rmoney.........

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/stats/genworthfs/season=2010/categoryid=3/index.html

MasterKZG

Went out today to the driving round to fiddle around the FCT. The draw setting suits me slightly but i was still getting the same kinda yardage with the neutral setting. However both setting were great in terms of hitting the ball in the sweet spot and hitting them where i wanted them to go. Enjoyed it today.

Can't wait for the weekend:):). Lets see if the driver do me justice in some of the holes in Macreddin GC which i couldnt for the life hit them on the fairway previoulsy esp hole nbr 5,9 and 15th

heavyballs

MasterKZG wrote: »

Went out today to the driving round to fiddle around the FCT. The draw setting suits me slightly but i was still getting the same kinda yardage with the neutral setting. However both setting were great in terms of hitting the ball in the sweet spot and hitting them where i wanted them to go. Enjoyed it today.

Can't wait for the weekend:):). Lets see if the driver do me justice in some of the holes in Macreddin GC which i couldnt for the life hit them on the fairway previoulsy esp hole nbr 5,9 and 15th

well you shouldn't have any problem hitting those with a draw,maybe not 15,on 9 i just hit a rescue up to the top of the hill and another rescue to the green(hopefully)don't want to mess with that ob on left
let's know how you get on

MasterKZG

heavyballs wrote: »

well you shouldn't have any problem hitting those with a draw,maybe not 15,on 9 i just hit a rescue up to the top of the hill and another rescue to the green(hopefully)don't want to mess with that ob on left
let's know how you get on

Heavyballs, you right its not the 15th. Meant to say the 16th.

Played yesterday afternoon with a mate. Works a treat at the 9th, driver little draw and then 7 iron, well pleased. On the 16th, it did the trick again on the 16th, a driver little draw and ends up right near the on the bunker on the fairway (not the one straight from the tee box). This left me with an 8 iron which left me front edge of green. On the 6th short par 4, wind in the face, the driver did its job and left the ball on the front green.

It's a cracking driver. Give me an hood feeling that all i have to do is improve my short game and who knows what im capable of.:)

whocares86

any difference between the R9 and the R9 460, heard that the R9 is actually only 440,

also would people have any issues buying drivers and irons in a shop. all the clubs i have were bought off a pro who allowed to take a load of clubs onto the range , tape them up and it away. it must be better than hitting into a net in a pro shop.

any thoughts

MasterKZG

The R9 i have is the 440 which is doing great for me. The head is slighty smaller and somehow that works for me.

I always buy my stuff off a pro. He let me hit different type of clubs, mostly demo clubs, to test them out. I think this is the only to know which club suit me.

Tom Ghostwood

Whats the story with the r9 super deep? 450 euro! Most expensive driver on the market?

mchammer

just wondering what people think of the Movable weights - it seems to have a fairly big effect - I bought one second hand and the guy had the 16gram weight in the toe and 1gram weights in the other slots - I play a draw to a hook and it definitely changed my flight path to straight or a fade... as regards distance, I'm not really sure yet but I don't think it's giving me much more than 5-10yards at best...
just wondering if adding a load more weight to it would increase distance?? e.g. 2 x 12 gram weights and 16 in the middle? and has this been tried??

Thanks
MC

Squiggle

Can you change the effective loft on the r9 by moving the weights and if so what is the minimum loft you can set?

derra

Tom Ghostwood wrote: »

Whats the story with the r9 super deep? 450 euro! Most expensive driver on the market?

There was a second hand one sale in Greystones driving range recently for €149, had a few shots with it but i think all the thinkering with the settings would mess me up !
Might still be there and worth having a few smacks of it if ya live nearby, sale on there for other stuff also it seems as i was driving by it into Charlesland GC.

hades

Cheap ones on McGuirks at the mo, €139

heavyballs

derra wrote: »

There was a second hand one sale in Greystones driving range recently for €149, had a few shots with it but i think all the thinkering with the settings would mess me up !
Might still be there and worth having a few smacks of it if ya live nearby, sale on there for other stuff also it seems as i was driving by it into Charlesland GC.

played Greystones today,there is no sale on at the moment,there will be a decent sale however about 2 weeks prior to christmas,free fitting on all makes of driver once you buy

derra

heavyballs wrote: »

played Greystones today,there is no sale on at the moment,there will be a decent sale however about 2 weeks prior to christmas,free fitting on all makes of driver once you buy

In the driving range there's a sale, as mentioned in the post

Yet to play Greystones , must give it a bash someday.
I hear Delgany are doing temporary 6 day memberships for €1600, not sure on that mind ya. Seems to alot of rumours going around about deals lately.

jzumpella

whocares86 wrote: »

any difference between the R9 and the R9 460, heard that the R9 is actually only 440,

also would people have any issues buying drivers and irons in a shop. all the clubs i have were bought off a pro who allowed to take a load of clubs onto the range , tape them up and it away. it must be better than hitting into a net in a pro shop.

any thoughts

The R9 is only 420cc, you can actually find a nice comparison of all of the R9 drivers on their mini r9 site here: http://www.taylormader9driver.com