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Hello, this is my first post, and I really need some help. I have an old burner 09 or 08 driver that cracked, and I have an old R7 that is gonna give at any time. I tried out a new R11 on 18 today and honestly did not like it. I like the R7 a lot and the burner was decent at best. Maybe if I hit the R11 more I would like it (range, more rounds to get used to it). I just seemed to slice it to an extreme and with the R7 I don't have much of a slice at all. One note, my R7 has a much smaller head than the R11 or Burner which could lend to me hitting it better than the others. Do you guys have any suggestions? I'm a mid-handicapper and hit ping g5 irons with cleveland wedes (if that helps at all).

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A lot of people who were R7 fans were r9 fans. Alot of peole who were r9 fans found the r11 to be worse.

I have not personal experiance so I wont give you any direct advice but it seems to me from what Ive read that the R11 is not worth the price tag.

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I recently bought a Ping Rapture out of the used club bin.  I have only played with it a couple of times but it is the most forgiving driver I have ever had.  Best $100 I  spent in the Pro Shop in a long time.

Butch

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well now I have a new question:

I have a r7 quad..is there a difference between the r7 and r7 quad?? also is the r7 quad anything like the r9 supertri?? Sorry I've only been playing golf a few years so I don't know much about clubs.

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A lot of people who were R7 fans were r9 fans. Alot of peole who were r9 fans found the r11 to be worse.

I have not personal experiance so I wont give you any direct advice but it seems to me from what Ive read that the R11 is not worth the price tag.

I just switched to the R11 from the G10. I never warmed up to the R7 or R9, but after having spent several hours with it on the range and on the computer, I pulled the trigger. I love the club coming from my Ping - which I thought I would finish one more season with FWIW.

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Just an FYI, taylormade is very good about replacing products that crack with the newer model. I have a friend that cracked his r7 superquad, sent it back to taylormade, and they sent him a brand new r11! It might be worth a shot and get a new burner superfast 2.0 then either sell it or trade it in for a driver that you really want.

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Check out the Adams F11, doesn't get as much press as some others but it flat out performs.  It was the clear winner for me when I hit pretty much everything at a demo day a few months back.

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well here's the update:

Bought a F11 off of ebay for 130 in NEW condition!! Great club, tried it out at a shop about 30 minutes away from me. I also got a Adams A7 3 Hybrid off of ebay for 70 and hopefully can get a 3 wood soon then my clubs will be complete..for now. Thanks for all the feedback really helped a lot I actually wrote down everything you guys told me and tried them all out. The R9 Supertri is what I almost bought. Hit it pretty good as well, but the forgivness and length of the F11 is through the roof and it looks great.

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Nice choice.  Then again, I'm a bit partial......

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