TaylorMade R9 Driver – Pros and Cons
The TaylorMade R9 460 driver is a big and forgiving model that offers a great number of customisation possibilities for golfers. It’s an offshoot of the TaylorMade R9, with some differences that will please golfers and others that may not.
TaylorMade’s Flight Control Technology (FCT) allows the player to easily adjust a metal wood’s loft, lie and face angle. FCT utilizes a metallic sleeve positioned over the tip of the shaft. The sleeve can be rotated into different positions, changing the characteristics of the head (to one of eight different settings), by loosening the bolt that secures the sleeve and shaft into the club head.
It gets the ball in the air with ease, and has attributes that fit both low and high handicappers, so it suit any type of golfer. Better golfers will benefit more from the eight customizable settings, while those who struggle off the tee will appreciate the additional forgiveness. The T9 was one of the most popular drivers on the PGA Tour as soon as it was released, and this is TaylorMade’s attempt to bring some of that technology to a driver that’s more of a game improvement model.
The TaylorMade R9 has a slightly smaller club head (430 cc), but also has 18 grams of removable weights that a golfer can use to adjust the balance is more forgiving, it lacks having those weights, so a golfer who values that customisation won’t be satisfied with the bigger model. There has also been some criticism with the quality of the grip, though that is something that can be easily changed.
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