R11s are they worth €350,400

Jonnytruelove

I'm lookin to buy r11s are they worth the money????

jtown

Depends... you would have to play a lot of golf to justify it.
You will need to put the time in making it work for you.

Osgoodisgood

€350k is a lot of money for golf clubs. Even for TM.
Shop around a little maybe

jtown

Osgoodisgood wrote: »

€350k is a lot of money for golf clubs. Even for TM.
Shop around a little maybe

I took the plunge last Aug and forked out €350 for R11 and full custom fit with my pro. Big difference? hard to know... need to play more to see.. i've played 16 rounds this year already but still not fully happy with it

newport2

Driver technology hasn't really advanced much in the last couple of years, so I'd say no, they are not worth it. You would get an R9 for significantly cheaper, which with the same swing you should hit just as well. There's a fashion element in the latest clubs that you pay for.

elberry

Alot of marketing hype with new drivers, the size and cor is limited now, it seems to me they are trying to make the heads lighter so they can put a longer shaft on it and say it hits the ball farther, which it will, but the shafts on the shelves are too long for the professionals to use, so why are they selling them to amateurs? When you shorten the shaft this leads to big issues with swingweights, possibly leading to adding weights to the head or re-shafting with a heavier shorter shaft. If you are spending that kind of money its worth getting a fitting for a driver, otherwise look for a good used driver which will do the same job as a newer one, but perhaps with a different paintjob on the head.

kkelliher

All I can say is when I bought the R7's they were very worth it and have taken a few shots off the round.

newport2

kkelliher wrote: »

All I can say is when I bought the R7's they were very worth it and have taken a few shots off the round.

I've had an R7 steel 3 wood in my bag for about 4 years, still haven't found anything better. Everything else has been replaced, bar that and my putter. Great club.

Russman

As said above, they've more or less reached the limits of what they can do with a driver head in terms of performance, size is limited, COR is limited etc etc.

If you're looking to upgrade to a "modern" driver, pick up something like a Ping G15, they're last years model but are massively reduced in most shops now and are every bit as good as the competitor clubs, TM, Titleist etc.

If you're spending more than that, get fitted.

GreeBo

IMO none of the brand new clubs are worth it, since the arrival of the larger heads there is very little advancement in technology (bar adjustable, but really, who uses that?)

Get last years model of something for < €150 and it will be just as good.

BraveDonut

I bought a TM burner 3-wood earlier this year.
Pro advised me that, if you are not going to use all of the adjustments on the club-head, there is little difference between a burner and an r11.

I personally will never adjust the club-head from neutral. I don't want to start blaming the club settings if start hitting the ball badly.

Tones69

Its all personal preference, really wasting your time asking people on here if a club is "worth it". Is it worth it to you? Go hit one, if you really like it then yes of course its worth it. Is it going to blow your mind and turn your 240 yard drive into a 280, no probably not, but who cares, if you hit it well and you feel confident with it then its worth it. You could buy a 10 yr old G5 ping driver for 50 euro that could probably do the same job but we buy new things because we like it, no because its needed

kermitpwee

I have found the R11 to be a very forgiving driver, I have the rs model and feel that it is well worth the money if you get the correct shaft.

PGF

Yes if your current driver is >5-6 years old and you play often. Otherwise no.

irish bloke

R11s are they worth €350,400


I wouldn't pay over 350 grand for any club:D

EDIT: didn't see post # 3:o