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Its absolutely spendiferous!

OK, well its nice, and I do hit it better, but it will take a little getting used to.  Old driver (which I kept) is a '08 Burner, with the shaft cut down to 44.5" and a Winn Lite grip added.  I compared the R11 (10.5), the Titleist 910D2 (10.5), and the Adams Speedline (9.5).  I was most consistent with the Speedline and loved the look and feel at address, but it was about 5 yds shorter than the R11.  It also had this weird clang when hitting the ball.  It you want attention from the next fairway, this is the driver for you.  The Titleist had a nice feel but didn't excite me and its performance was about par with the R11.  I like the adjustability of the R11 and settled on neutral weight distribution, open sole plate and no change in loft.  I actually like the white top at address although I don't think it makes the head look bigger.  The one thing I found strange is that it feels much heavier than the other drivers, even though the shaft weight was about the same as the Speedline.

This is my third driver in the last six years, so I am averaging a new one every 2.5-3 years.  Not too bad.  It nothing else, it looks good in the bag.  I am taking a trip to Vegas this weekend and will test it on four courses over two days.

Driver: Burner 10.5 deg
5W: R7 18 deg
3H: Idea Tech
4-PW: MP-57
GW: Vokey 52 degSW: 56 degLW: 60 degPutter: Black Series 1 34"Ball: Pro V1

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Gioguy21 Great Member

Gioguy21

hit one yesterday side to side with my FTiQ...was a solid 15 yards averaged longer than my current driver. i'm doing what i can to fix finances to get this in the bag before next friday when i'm in SC...lol

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g

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toddmlazarchick Dedicated Member

toddmlazarchick



Originally Posted by Gioguy21

hit one yesterday side to side with my FTiQ...was a solid 15 yards averaged longer than my current driver. i'm doing what i can to fix finances to get this in the bag before next friday when i'm in SC...lol



I see from the WITB thread you fix the finances quite well haha.  Congrats man!  I love mine, Im sure you will too!!

taylormade.gifR11S 9* Driver Aldila RIP Phenom 60 R Flex

taylormade.gifRBZ 3W 15* Matrix Ozik XCon-5 R Flex
taylormade.gif'11 Rescue Hybrids 3 (18*), 4 (21*) Aldila RIP 65 HB R Flex
taylormade.gifR11 5-PW KBS Steel R Flex | taylormade.gifTP XFT 52* 56* 60* KBS Steel

cameron.gif California Coronado 35" | ogio.gif Grom Black Plaid Bag |  Penta TP

 

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mdiogo Established Member

mdiogo

new to th forum and a proud new owner of the r11....hit it at an indoor range at a local golf store here in MA to make sure i liked it before i purchased it. got a GREAT deal on it from a family member who works for Reebok who gets discounts. i can not wait for it to come in and for all this snow to melt so i can get out on the course.

Driver taylormade.gif SLDR 12* Stiff Shaft Set Neutral
Woods- 4 Wood taylormade.gif R9 X-Stiff
Irons- adams.gif A3 Idea Steel Shaft
Wedges- Cleveland CG12 60* and 52*

Putter- Rife Antigua Island 31.5" with XL Grip

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Gioguy21 Great Member

Gioguy21



Originally Posted by toddmlazarchick

I see from the WITB thread you fix the finances quite well haha.  Congrats man!  I love mine, Im sure you will too!!


Thanks Todd, yea I jockeyed some things but, i had to. getting 15+ average yards on my drive is huge. my average carry went from 240 to 260, and my average distance went from 255 to 275!

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g

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Chris G Established Member

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Bought one a couple of weeks ago now and I love it!!!

Best driver i have ever owned.

The schoolteacher was taking her first golfing lesson. "Is the word spelt p-u-t or p-u-t-t?" she asked the instructor. "P-u-t-t is correct," he replied. "Put means to place a thing where you want it. Putt means merely a vain attempt to do the same thing."

 
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clubchamp Great Member

clubchamp



Originally Posted by Gioguy21

Thanks Todd, yea I jockeyed some things but, i had to. getting 15+ average yards on my drive is huge. my average carry went from 240 to 260, and my average distance went from 255 to 275!

So let me get this straight... At 5 handicap you picked up an R11 off the shelf and hit it 20 yards further than your ftiq? I find that hard to believe unless your shaft specs on your ftiq were way off and the R11 shaft was a better match.

Driver: i15, 3 wood: G10, Hybrid: Nickent 4dx, Irons: Ping s57, Wedges: Mizuno MPT 52, 56, 60, Putter: XG #9 
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Bo the Golfer Great Member

Bo the Golfer



Originally Posted by mdiogo

new to th forum and a proud new owner of the r11....hit it at an indoor range at a local golf store here in MA to make sure i liked it before i purchased it. got a GREAT deal on it from a family member who works for Reebok who gets discounts. i can not wait for it to come in and for all this snow to melt so i can get out on the course.

I have the same type of connection but was told the discount was only 20%. Still better than the $399 retail but not outstanding compared to what it will be in six months when the R12's are rolled out!

BO THE GOLFER

In my Top Flite stand bag:

Driver-Ping G400+ 10.5 degrees regular flex Hybrids-Ping I25 17 & 20 degrees stiff flex Irons-Ping I3 O-size 4 through lob wedge regular flex Putter-Nike Oz 6

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toddmlazarchick Dedicated Member

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Originally Posted by Bo the Golfer

I have the same type of connection but was told the discount was only 20%. Still better than the $399 retail but not outstanding compared to what it will be in six months when the R12's are rolled out!


R5, R7, R9, R11....R12?

taylormade.gifR11S 9* Driver Aldila RIP Phenom 60 R Flex

taylormade.gifRBZ 3W 15* Matrix Ozik XCon-5 R Flex
taylormade.gif'11 Rescue Hybrids 3 (18*), 4 (21*) Aldila RIP 65 HB R Flex
taylormade.gifR11 5-PW KBS Steel R Flex | taylormade.gifTP XFT 52* 56* 60* KBS Steel

cameron.gif California Coronado 35" | ogio.gif Grom Black Plaid Bag |  Penta TP

 

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Cut68 Well Established Member

Cut68

Just got mine today. The Dicks by me has a sweet deal going on that if you trade in a driver for it they will give you an additional $100 in trade on top of the trade in value. I dropped off my old Titliest 975 and got a total of $105 off. Can't wait for the snow to melt.

Mdiogo, any courses open down the Cape yet?

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LBlack14 Great Member

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So let me get this straight... At 5 handicap you picked up an R11 off the shelf and hit it 20 yards further than your ftiq? I find that hard to believe unless your shaft specs on your ftiq were way off and the R11 shaft was a better match.



That coat of white paint seems to pack some serious Ju Ju. Bbbwaahahahahahahaha....I knew i couldn't say that and keep a straight face. This white paint is the most ingenious marketing tool I've seen in many, MANY years. Remember when all the sudden the bread came in the plastic bag already sliced??? Same deal.

:tmade: R15 14* Matrix Black Tie 7m3

:adams: Speedline Super S 3w & 5w Matrix Radix HD S VI

:callaway: X-12 4-PW Memphis 10

IONNOVEX  Type S GDT 50*, 54* & 62* Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Black 80ir

:odyssey: Tri-Ball SRT

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newtogolf

The R11 didn't seem to help Luke Donald much yesterday.  Reminds me of the white Canon L lenses, definitely stand out on television.  All the manufacturers will switch to white, and then black will be the new fad.  Gotta love marketing....

Joe Paradiso

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mlf16507 Dedicated Member

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Originally Posted by LBlack14

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Originally Posted by clubchamp

So let me get this straight... At 5 handicap you picked up an R11 off the shelf and hit it 20 yards further than your ftiq? I find that hard to believe unless your shaft specs on your ftiq were way off and the R11 shaft was a better match.

That coat of white paint seems to pack some serious Ju Ju. Bbbwaahahahahahahaha....I knew i couldn't say that and keep a straight face. This white paint is the most ingenious marketing tool I've seen in many, MANY years. Remember when all the sudden the bread came in the plastic bag already sliced??? Same deal.


I am going to Ace-"The Helpful Hardware Place" to buy a can of white spray paint ASAP.  I hope it's the same brand that Taylor Made uses!!!!

Wishon  715 CLC-AXE5 A shaft -hard steppedt -44.5"
4 wood-Infiniti 17*-UST IROD A shaft-Hard stepped(2009 model)
Hybrids 19* & 24*-Trident DSW-UST IROD Hybrid A shaft-hard stepped (2009 model)
Irons-5-PW- Wilson Staff Progressive Forged-TT Release  sensicore( 5&6-Soft stepped R-7,8&9-R-wedge hard stepped R
Wedges-52*-Wilson JP BeCE(54* bent to 52*)-TT-Release sensicore-hard stepped R

              56*Wilson R-61 BECU Sandy Andy- Release sensicore tipped same as 8 iron

               60* Wilson Harmonized BECU-Release sensicore tipped same as 8 iron

Woods- Star Grips  Irons Energy Grips

:Putter-Rife IBF with Ping Blackout Grip-35"

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mdiogo Established Member

mdiogo



Originally Posted by Cut68

Just got mine today. The Dicks by me has a sweet deal going on that if you trade in a driver for it they will give you an additional $100 in trade on top of the trade in value. I dropped off my old Titliest 975 and got a total of $105 off. Can't wait for the snow to melt.

Mdiogo, any courses open down the Cape yet?

there are some open i am just not sure which ones...my neighbor was telling me that he went out last week went we got two days of 50+ temps. the cape hasn't gotten as much snow as we have south of Boston. right now the wind is killer!

Driver taylormade.gif SLDR 12* Stiff Shaft Set Neutral
Woods- 4 Wood taylormade.gif R9 X-Stiff
Irons- adams.gif A3 Idea Steel Shaft
Wedges- Cleveland CG12 60* and 52*

Putter- Rife Antigua Island 31.5" with XL Grip

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Chris G Established Member

Chris G



Originally Posted by newtogolf

The R11 didn't seem to help Luke Donald much yesterday.  Reminds me of the white Canon L lenses, definitely stand out on television.  All the manufacturers will switch to white, and then black will be the new fad.  Gotta love marketing....



It helped him in Arizona thought didnt it!! :)

The schoolteacher was taking her first golfing lesson. "Is the word spelt p-u-t or p-u-t-t?" she asked the instructor. "P-u-t-t is correct," he replied. "Put means to place a thing where you want it. Putt means merely a vain attempt to do the same thing."

 
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Camo Well Established Member

Camo

I went in with every intent to buy one but ended up liking the super fast 2.0 better. ( fairway not driver ) ( For now my ghosted r9 still gets the job done nicely.) Lighter head on the super fast and on the r11 all my settings were neutral anyhow so the adjustments were a moot point. I didn't gain any yardage just cool factor :laughing:

When a company makes a club in the USA I will proudly display their brand here. All of mine were made in china by somebody making $2 a day. Shame on you Mr club manufacture.

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q7w Established Member

q7w

welcome to the Burner Brotherhood, lol

anyways I just bought an R1 off eBay for $307US

killer deal

I can't wait to get it

taylormade.gif - Taylor Made R11 Driver, 9*
taylormade.gif - Burner 2.0" 4-AW Steel
vokey.gif - Vokey 56*, 60*, 64*
odyssey.gif - Odyssey ProType PT 82
titleist.gif - Pro-V1  taylormade.gif - TMX Stand Bag
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toddmlazarchick Dedicated Member

toddmlazarchick



Originally Posted by q7w

welcome to the Burner Brotherhood, lol

anyways I just bought an R1 off eBay for $307US

killer deal

I can't wait to get it

Hope its real tho lol

taylormade.gifR11S 9* Driver Aldila RIP Phenom 60 R Flex

taylormade.gifRBZ 3W 15* Matrix Ozik XCon-5 R Flex
taylormade.gif'11 Rescue Hybrids 3 (18*), 4 (21*) Aldila RIP 65 HB R Flex
taylormade.gifR11 5-PW KBS Steel R Flex | taylormade.gifTP XFT 52* 56* 60* KBS Steel

cameron.gif California Coronado 35" | ogio.gif Grom Black Plaid Bag |  Penta TP

 

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