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TaylorMade R7 Driver Still Best for Me?

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I have the R7 Driver that has much better dispersion than the M3, and I've tried the identical shaft in both heads? Has anyone tried a newish driver by 12 years and can't get any improvement in distance or dispersion, is this m3 head a lemon or it doesn't like purple ice shafts?


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Driver technology has, IMO, advanced in the past 12 years, but perhaps you respond well to the shape of it, the weight of it, or some other thing. There's a LOT that goes into this sort of stuff - the balance of the club is important, even.

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11 hours ago, Colins69 said:

I have the R7 Driver that has much better dispersion than the M3, and I've tried the identical shaft in both heads? Has anyone tried a newish driver by 12 years and can't get any improvement in distance or dispersion, is this m3 head a lemon or it doesn't like purple ice shafts?

I have to confess I was a huge fan of the R7 driver. Personally I carried an R7 Quad for a quite few years. At that time I was in the camp that there was no reason to carry any non-Taylormade driver. Then came TWIST FACE! 

I hate the look of the twist face. Hate it. In my opinion if you fight a hook or a slice that twist face makes it LOOK like its going to make a million times worse. I've had sales guys explain how twist face is supposed to work in theory and it makes sense. But to my eye when I set it behind the ball it just looks like its going to hit it either out of bounds left or out of bounds right. It just doesn't work for me. 

I'm sure if you use a robot to hit shots with the M3 and the R7 you will be able to prove the M3 is more forgiving. But for me it doesn't work. Perhaps its the same for you. As @iacas said there's a lot that goes into how a driver performs for a human. If you are looking for a new driver, I'd suggest trying some other brands. Cobra and Ping always seem to be high performers for me, but to be honest there are so many good drivers out there, i think you are selling yourself short if you don't give a bunch of them a try. 

Good luck. 

 

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A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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11 hours ago, Colins69 said:

I have the R7 Driver that has much better dispersion than the M3, and I've tried the identical shaft in both heads? Has anyone tried a newish driver by 12 years and can't get any improvement in distance or dispersion, is this m3 head a lemon or it doesn't like purple ice shafts?

It’s entirely possible the launch characteristics of the heads are different so you would actually need a different shaft in the M3.

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10 hours ago, iacas said:

Driver technology has, IMO, advanced in the past 12 years, but perhaps you respond well to the shape of it, the weight of it, or some other thing. There's a LOT that goes into this sort of stuff - the balance of the club is important, even.

Agree with that, in the past I played tennis to a much better level than golf and only used a prince approach racket. Feel was important to me and I had my racket strung @45lb or kgs forget which but my coach said it was like an onion bag lol but it worked very good for me...


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9 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I have to confess I was a huge fan of the R7 driver. Personally I carried an R7 Quad for a quite few years. At that time I was in the camp that there was no reason to carry any non-Taylormade driver. Then came TWIST FACE! 

I hate the look of the twist face. Hate it. In my opinion if you fight a hook or a slice that twist face makes it LOOK like its going to make a million times worse. I've had sales guys explain how twist face is supposed to work in theory and it makes sense. But to my eye when I set it behind the ball it just looks like its going to hit it either out of bounds left or out of bounds right. It just doesn't work for me. 

I'm sure if you use a robot to hit shots with the M3 and the R7 you will be able to prove the M3 is more forgiving. But for me it doesn't work. Perhaps its the same for you. As @iacas said there's a lot that goes into how a driver performs for a human. If you are looking for a new driver, I'd suggest trying some other brands. Cobra and Ping always seem to be high performers for me, but to be honest there are so many good drivers out there, i think you are selling yourself short if you don't give a bunch of them a try. 

Good luck. 

 

Appreciate your advice, and your right I can try other brands. I’m not a one brand guy, I use them all lol. Besides the r7 driver I have Ping i20 Nickent Callaway Titliest and others I forget lol, all part of the learning curve for me. Happy holidays to all...

10 hours ago, billchao said:

It’s entirely possible the launch characteristics of the heads are different so you would actually need a different shaft in the M3.

I did wonder about that, I asked at the range about trying different shafts for the m3 but they don’t stock them but will order them for me. Yeah right don’t think so, anyway I’ve sold my m3 for what I paid 2 years ago so all good,,,


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anyway I’ve sold my m3 for what I paid 2 years ago so all good,,,

Nice! 

Good deal for you.

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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