Taylor Made r7 460 shaft help...Distance loss

[jeffhale08]

I bought my son (15, 5'11", 165) a used Taylor Made r7 460 11.5 degree driver from Golfsmith a few weeks back. He has dropped 3 strokes on his handicap (12 to 9) because he has hit 10-13 fairways a round the past 2 weeks along with winning 2 local summer junior tour events shooting 77 and 79 to win the 2 events. But, since switching he has lost about 25 yards on his drives, straighter, but shorter (260-280 compared to 270-300+, yes these yardages were checked using SkyCaddie). The driver has a 55 Reax, regular flex, soft tip shaft in it. For those out there using Taylor Mades, are they traditionally shorter? I do not know, both of us have always used custom built drivers by me through Golfsmith. The previous driver was a Snake Eyes 10.5 degree with a 61 gram regular flex shaft with a low/mid bend point. I know you can't have your cake and eat it too always, but I am just curious if anyone else noticed a distance loss with Taylor Made or could it just be the shaft, maybe try and find a mid tip shaft and give that a whirl.

[trageserk]

No, I had the opposite situation. I picked up at least fifteen yards from switching to a Stiff Flex 9.0 R7 Draw. This could however be mainly contributed to the fact that my old driver was a senior flex, and my SS is about 104. So I guess to answer your question- I gained distance, I did not lose it.

[Dent]

I bought my son (15, 5'11", 165) a used Taylor Made r7 460 11.5 degree driver from Golfsmith a few weeks back. He has dropped 3 strokes on his handicap (12 to 9) because he has hit 10-13 fairways a round the past 2 weeks along with winning 2 local summer junior tour events shooting 77 and 79 to win the 2 events. But, since switching he has lost about 25 yards on his drives, straighter, but shorter (260-280 compared to 270-300+, yes these yardages were checked using SkyCaddie). The driver has a 55 Reax, regular flex, soft tip shaft in it. For those out there using Taylor Mades, are they traditionally shorter? I do not know, both of us have always used custom built drivers by me through Golfsmith. The previous driver was a Snake Eyes 10.5 degree with a 61 gram regular flex shaft with a low/mid bend point. I know you can't have your cake and eat it too always, but I am just curious if anyone else noticed a distance loss with Taylor Made or could it just be the shaft, maybe try and find a mid tip shaft and give that a whirl.

He's a 9 HDCP using an 11.5? I mean thats not weird or anything.. but shouldn't he be good enough for a lower lofted driver? Or does he prefer high loft?

[CG031]

He's a 9 HDCP using an 11.5? I mean thats not weird or anything.. but shouldn't he be good enough for a lower lofted driver? Or does he prefer high loft?

It's all about your swing. I was using a 13.5 g5 for a while...you can gain a lot of distance with carry if your swing says thats what you should use.

[jeffhale08]

His old driver (10.5 degrees) seemed to come off lower (possibly difference in shaft makeup), so we went with an 11.5 in the Taylor Made. Seems to hit it a bit higher as expected, but I hit a 13 degree high launch driver from Golfsmith and absolutely kill it. I am outdriving his Taylor Made by 25 yards or more. I am just thinking that he probably needs to go to a stronger shaft and back to a 10.5 degree loft. I am working on that today.

[ks8829]

Has he been on a launch monitor at Golf Smith? bring both drivers and see what they say.

[jeffhale08]

He has been, but it was last summer. He has completely changed as a golfer since then. We need to get back on one again. I think I am going to order another shaft model from Golfsmith and then return his other one for the 90/10 guarantee. I just talked to customer service about it.