Comments on: TaylorMade R9 TP Driver Review http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pat Murray http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18903 Pat Murray Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:07:03 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18903 Bought an R9 460,10.5,reg. Absolutely fantastic club. Have it in nu position. Driving ball at least 30 metres longer and ALWAYS straight Bought an R9 460,10.5,reg. Absolutely fantastic club. Have it in nu position. Driving ball at least 30 metres longer and ALWAYS straight

]]> By: Dave http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18677 Dave Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:37:50 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18677 I'm wondering if this driver would be a help to someone like me. Senior Male age 71 only playing golf 4 years. Just now breaking 100. Slow swing speed and not much coil. Longer shaft drivers result in slice. To reduce slice went to 4-wood off the tee. Can usually hit 12 fairways a round, sometimes more. Problem is short length, so hitting off the forward tees to have any chance at GIR. Perhaps the R-9 with the longer shaft and the club face closed would give me more distance without slicing so much. High handicap now; but that has been coming down slowly as I practice short game more. I'm wondering if this driver would be a help to someone like me. Senior Male age 71 only playing golf 4 years. Just now breaking 100. Slow swing speed and not much coil. Longer shaft drivers result in slice. To reduce slice went to 4-wood off the tee. Can usually hit 12 fairways a round, sometimes more. Problem is short length, so hitting off the forward tees to have any chance at GIR. Perhaps the R-9 with the longer shaft and the club face closed would give me more distance without slicing so much. High handicap now; but that has been coming down slowly as I practice short game more.

]]> By: Anis Zaman http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18474 Anis Zaman Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:36:56 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18474 I want to know how the loft of a Taylormade R9 460 9.5 driver can be adjusted to 8.5 degree loft by using the FCT. Using the 8 different position what amount of loft can be manipulated. Reply in this regard will be highly appreciated. I want to know how the loft of a Taylormade R9 460 9.5 driver can be adjusted to 8.5 degree loft by using the FCT. Using the 8 different position what amount of loft can be manipulated. Reply in this regard will be highly appreciated.

]]> By: Ty http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18231 Ty Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:11:20 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18231 What is the Bulge and Roll of the R9 Is there a driver that has a very low Bulge and Roll What is the Bulge and Roll of the R9

Is there a driver that has a very low Bulge and Roll

]]> By: Mark Taku http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18063 Mark Taku Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:57:43 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18063 [quote comment="18055"]i hit the taylormade r9 so low how do i fix that[/quote] What is your degree loft, you can set the adjustment to NU upright and it should help or tee the ball up higher. Mark conor said on August 23, 2009:

i hit the taylormade r9 so low how do i fix that

What is your degree loft, you can set the adjustment to NU upright and it should help or tee the ball up higher.
Mark

]]> By: Mark Taku http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18062 Mark Taku Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:56:31 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18062 [quote comment="18041"]My R9 stripped threads on first time I changed shaft position and is now, of course, unusable: the bolt is definitely not long enough. Where can I obtain a replacement bolt?[/quote] You have to contact where you bought the driver and send to Taylormade. They do not sell the sleeve separately. I found one person on Ebay Waldo Emmerson said on August 22, 2009:

My R9 stripped threads on first time I changed shaft position and is now, of course, unusable: the bolt is definitely not long enough. Where can I obtain a replacement bolt?

You have to contact where you bought the driver and send to Taylormade. They do not sell the sleeve separately. I found one person on Ebay

]]> By: conor http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18055 conor Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:49:51 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18055 i hit the taylormade r9 so low how do i fix that i hit the taylormade r9 so low how do i fix that

]]> By: Waldo Emmerson http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-18041 Waldo Emmerson Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:30:21 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-18041 My R9 stripped threads on first time I changed shaft position and is now, of course, unusable: the bolt is definitely not long enough. Where can I obtain a replacement bolt? My R9 stripped threads on first time I changed shaft position and is now, of course, unusable: the bolt is definitely not long enough. Where can I obtain a replacement bolt?

]]> By: Mark Taku http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-17449 Mark Taku Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:36:20 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-17449 I have just bought an R9 and had problems with the torque screw stripped the threads out on the sleeve when using it at the driving range. Still trying to get it fixed and have not even been able to play with it yet. Before the screw stripped the threads it did feel good when hitting. Has anybody else had this problem, i have noticed there is not that much thread engagement in the sleeve about 3 or 4 threads which is to me not enough thread engagement for something that had that much torque when hitting. Also i read about it meets 40 ft pounds torque hot do you do this by hand so you don't over torque or under torque and stretch the threads. Also talked over the phone with Taylormade and two different times i got two different answers, first was the sleeve was aluminum with a steel helicoil and the second time they told me it was made out of Titanium. Last does anybody know of the screw size, it looks like metric, can someone help me on this. Also to find a longer torque screw is this out there. Thanks Mark I have just bought an R9 and had problems with the torque screw stripped the threads out on the sleeve when using it at the driving range. Still trying to get it fixed and have not even been able to play with it yet. Before the screw stripped the threads it did feel good when hitting. Has anybody else had this problem, i have noticed there is not that much thread engagement in the sleeve about 3 or 4 threads which is to me not enough thread engagement for something that had that much torque when hitting. Also i read about it meets 40 ft pounds torque hot do you do this by hand so you don't over torque or under torque and stretch the threads. Also talked over the phone with Taylormade and two different times i got two different answers, first was the sleeve was aluminum with a steel helicoil and the second time they told me it was made out of Titanium. Last does anybody know of the screw size, it looks like metric, can someone help me on this. Also to find a longer torque screw is this out there. Thanks Mark

]]> By: ryan http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/taylormade_r9_tp_driver_review#comment-17250 ryan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:25 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=5350#comment-17250 [quote comment="16344"]What can you tell me about the shafts and which ones promote higher or lower launch angles? I am about a 2 handicap and currently use an older r7 with an 8.5* loft and stiff shaft. With it, I tend to have a very high ball flight and would like to get it down somewhat. When I really move it I can get the ball out to around 300, but more often than not hit it about 275ish. I was reading something and it said that if you hit it 275 you should use an extra stiff shaft. I've always used a stiff shaft and thought the extra stiffs where just too hard to hit. I love my driver, but wish I could bring my ball flight down. Any thoughts?[/quote] How stiff the shaft is means almost nothing. You need to find a shaft that fits your swing. Generally speaking, the higher the swing speed, the stiffer the shaft. That is because the “lag” the shaft will have at impact. You need to find a shaft that fits your timing and comes square at impact. I have a high swing speed, and I always find a shaft to fit the club and my swing. CS said on May 7, 2009:

What can you tell me about the shafts and which ones promote higher or lower launch angles? I am about a 2 handicap and currently use an older r7 with an 8.5* loft and stiff shaft. With it, I tend to have a very high ball flight and would like to get it down somewhat. When I really move it I can get the ball out to around 300, but more often than not hit it about 275ish. I was reading something and it said that if you hit it 275 you should use an extra stiff shaft. I've always used a stiff shaft and thought the extra stiffs where just too hard to hit. I love my driver, but wish I could bring my ball flight down. Any thoughts?

How stiff the shaft is means almost nothing. You need to find a shaft that fits your swing. Generally speaking, the higher the swing speed, the stiffer the shaft. That is because the “lag” the shaft will have at impact. You need to find a shaft that fits your timing and comes square at impact. I have a high swing speed, and I always find a shaft to fit the club and my swing.

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