R9 on Golfsmith

[miller72]

It says you can change the loft, lie, face angle, weight, all for up to 75 yds difference in results.
sounds like some BS to me.
it looks like BS too. uglies thing i have ever seen, even uglier than the FT-iQ

[Baraethon]

Wow... TM come's out with something that is pretty simple looking, in my opinion, and without even hitting it, people call it ugly. They also call the adjustability BS right off the bat. Without ever seeing the frickin club in person.

Can you at least hold the club, and hit it, before you make any conclusions?

P.S. Am I the only one who thinks the iQ looks pretty good?

[hawkeye]

wait - you didn't mention distance?

the R7 Limited has 35 yards variation - sideways.

[Brendan]

yes i agree

[Dub]

  Baraethon said:

Wow... TM come's out with something that is pretty simple looking, in my opinion, and without even hitting it, people call it ugly. They also call the adjustability BS right off the bat. Without ever seeing the frickin club in person.

I took a look at an iQ driver in our proshop...he's got one in there for demo purposes. Gonna try it out next round or two as time permits. I find that function over form is my rule. The G10 series is fairly conventional looking with the fairways (except for the wild shaft colors of mine) but the huge heads on todays drivers are insane looking. I don't mind, though because the benefits are trememdous.

Taylor Made is constantly revamping their line up....it will be interesting to see and try out this club. Until then I have no opinion on it other than I think the concept is very cool.

[miller72]

ok, let me rephrase my original post. Considering everything, the clubs in my bag aare all very traditional, and that thing looks like a stealth fighter, with all the weird angles and what not. I guess the concept is cool, but it sounds almost a little too good to be true, and i own a r7 limited, it does have a lot of side to side variablity. The ft-iQ is a good concept, but i also just really, really hated square clubs (just my opinion) so dont get mad at me for not liking it. I understand that in the golf world, it should really come down to form over function, and if you want your own tour van to carry around in your bag, then, by all means, go for it. I think that i have always been taught to play and adjust to the course you are playing. I just never really thought of it as changing the settings in your driver. I am really sorry if i affended you, Baraethon.
~Chris

[TaylorMadeMark]

Im a big fan of Taylormade but I'm so far not to interested in this club just to much stuff to mess with I finally got my drive worked out where I can either just pound the hell out of it straight and shape the ball a bit from left to right when needed still cant get the draw down but ill get there. I really think it will help some people a great deal just like the draw driver that helped a buddy of mine to keep it in play a great deal but just not for me. I am still waiting to get my hands on a tour burner!! That will be a GOOD day!

[svchiefs19]

ya im not a big fan of the r9 driver. it looks like something... well i dont know, it just doesnt look natural. so crazy and "edgy" and weird. i like the reference to a stealth fighter =) thats just my opinion, but i wont be picking it up.

i do, however, really like the new 09 burner irons. ( http://www.golfsmith.com/ps/products/TM1560 ) i think they look really nice. im looking forward to tring them out.

[obsessedgolfer]

  Dub said:

I took a look at an iQ driver in our proshop...he's got one in there for demo purposes. Gonna try it out next round or two as time permits. I find that function over form is my rule. The G10 series is fairly conventional looking with the fairways (except for the wild shaft colors of mine) but the huge heads on todays drivers are insane looking. I don't mind, though because the benefits are trememdous.

The head is 430ccs that is pretty conventional

[Brendan]

is this channel sky didital please tell me what channel is it on