Comments on: TaylorMade R1 Driver Review

By: 6iron

6iron — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:32:27 +0000

I bought the R1 about two weeks ago in regular flex. I'm crushing the ball and it's usually straight down the middle or a light draw. It has really helped my game.

By: Mr. Desmond

Mr. Desmond — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:16:27 +0000

Hit it and liked it. Great sound and feel off the face. Not sure about the shaft. Demoed S flex and I take an R flex. Seemed to carry as far as my Adams 9088UL even with a poor fit. I like the adjustability. Hiked the loft up to 11.25 and adjusted the "compass" so it sat almost square at address. Seemed to work - had the right "look" at address.

By: Michael C. Hepp

Michael C. Hepp — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:57:12 +0000

@lewisgl I would not purchase this driver for the forgiving aspect alone. Having only hit the R11 on the range I would say it is closely equivalent to the R1 with respect to forgiveness. I think you will find that the club is a slightly longer than the R11 and gives you more flexibility with all the adjustments you can make. Don't get me wrong the R1 is forgiving club just not much more than the R11.

By: lewisgl

lewisgl — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:30:45 +0000

I have an R11 and from what the reviews say the R1 might be a little more forgiving? Would that be a correct statement?

By: Mathwiz

Mathwiz — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 06:15:16 +0000

I want one of these bad boys. With the shaft that I know I can hit it well with[Fuji Motore Speeder VC 7.0], I would have to buy the TP version as it's not a option with the basic R1. So I'm looking at $705. That would knock a serious dent in my rat hole money. Still pondering it though.

By: Michael C. Hepp

Michael C. Hepp — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:40:28 +0000

Tristan, yes, my perspective is that the driver definitely has some pop so I am not surprised to hear those numbers.

By: Tristan Hilton

Tristan Hilton — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:32:26 +0000

Nice review Mike. I talked to a local fitter the other day and according to him they were getting way better numbers on average from the R1 as opposed to the R11s... I think he said it was like 4mph more ball speed on average.