Taylor Made R9 TP - Page 2

*Clambake*

I recently got to try out the new R9 a couple weeks ago. I was at Taylor Made Performance Labs being fit for new clubs, and played with one a bit to compare to my Tour Burner and its various shaft options.

The end result for me was I stayed with my TB and changed it to a USB V2 shaft. The R9 felt OK, not great - it reminded me of my old R7 for the feel of the club. I deliberately hit shots towards the heel and towards the toe to see how it handled them, and I felt more dispersion than with my normal Tour Burner.

The club also felt just slightly "dead" on impact. Hard to really describe, but when I nail it with my Tour Burner it really feels solid, and if I hit it too high, low, toe, or heel I get the feedback but it doesn't really hurt the shot shape that much. With the R9 I didn't really feel the feedback.

The various shaft options on the R9 are certainly interesting, but I felt I was better off just spending the time on the launch monitor with a pro to pick out the best combo for me with my Tour Burner. Now that it is set I can just go out and concentrate on putting a good swing on the ball, and not be wondering in the back of my mind if I should go tweak and adjust the club. I had an R7 for awhile and moved the weights around for a week, but once I felt the club was set up properly I never moved them again. With the R9, I feel that you're paying for adjustability that really should only be done once.

BTW, the whole TM Performance Labs experience was great and very educational. I bought new Tour Burner irons with new specs, new 3 wood and 3 hybrid with UST V2 shafts, and reshafted the TB driver. The new clubs feel great!

*erwintrace08*

Difference besides the shaft, you get a TP logo on the socket, shaft, and on the head cover...

I'm getting mine on the 4th...preordered! Can't wait

*sosinsurr*

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Originally Posted by clambake

i recently got to try out the new r9 a couple weeks ago. I was at taylor made performance labs being fit for new clubs, and played with one a bit to compare to my tour burner and its various shaft options.

The end result for me was i stayed with my tb and changed it to a usb v2 shaft. The r9 felt ok, not great - it reminded me of my old r7 for the feel of the club. I deliberately hit shots towards the heel and towards the toe to see how it handled them, and i felt more dispersion than with my normal tour burner.

The club also felt just slightly "dead" on impact. Hard to really describe, but when i nail it with my tour burner it really feels solid, and if i hit it too high, low, toe, or heel i get the feedback but it doesn't really hurt the shot shape that much. With the r9 i didn't really feel the feedback.

The various shaft options on the r9 are certainly interesting, but i felt i was better off just spending the time on the launch monitor with a pro to pick out the best combo for me with my tour burner. Now that it is set i can just go out and concentrate on putting a good swing on the ball, and not be wondering in the back of my mind if i should go tweak and adjust the club. I had an r7 for awhile and moved the weights around for a week, but once i felt the club was set up properly i never moved them again. With the r9, i feel that you're paying for adjustability that really should only be done once.

Btw, the whole tm performance labs experience was great and very educational. I bought new tour burner irons with new specs, new 3 wood and 3 hybrid with ust v2 shafts, and reshafted the tb driver. The new clubs feel great!

usb v2?

*chriskzoo*

I hit it at a demo day this weekend at my local shop (keep in mind it was about 30 degrees out) and wasn't overly impressed. All the adjustment options are nice, but I'll be stickign with my Tour Burner again this year.

Now that head size is capped at 460, we've really hit the law of diminishing returns in driver heads I think - it's more about the shaft now.