Sergio HAS ditched his R9 driver..

[jcard71]

I saw highlights of the Euro tour and noticed he is back to playing the Burner driver, last year's model. TM must be pissed...

I hit the R9 and thought it felt dead to me. Maybe he should try one of the other 6 models they've out out in two years...

[wrx_junki]

I was looking for testing out the new R9 460, hopefully I will disagree.

[golfbarefoot]

Everyone knows that Sergio is the best ball striker on tour hands down so this is a serious blow to TaylorMade. The R9 is shorter than the Tour Burner TP, even if not by much listen to the tour players. they all say is its about 7 yards shorter, so in my opinion, for non-pros.....its gonna be even shorter

Now if Sergio can get his mental game, consistent putting together to win some majors, he would be awesome, but for now he will have to live with being the best on Tour at ballstriking and the infamous...best player to not win a major..

Taylor made screws around too much. they come out with new drivers every quarter..its goofy to me. the equipment is great but way too much hype and gadgety stuff for a company that lives off marketing schemes. Look what theyve done with their TP balls...uh the red is like the prov1, the black is like the prov1x,, but now then the LDP ones are flipped around...now they've got illegal balls so different stamps everywhere..they are purposely confusing people to sell stuff again..

Sergio belongs with Titleist anyway.. lol

[jcard71]

everyone knows that sergio is the best ball striker on tour hands down so this is a serious blow to taylormade. The r9 is shorter than the tour burner tp, even if not by much listen to the tour players. They all say is its about 7 yards shorter, so in my opinion, for non-pros.....its gonna be even shorter

i agree 110%!!!!

[Iowa Hawkeye]

IMO, pros should be sticking with the clubs that they have custom tweaked. Having a traditional driver set to their specs will do much more for them than the adjustable. Amatures can benefit by being able to keep one driver from starting out with a slice to working the ball.

As for TM, they need to focus on a standard and a tour model each season and make sure they are the best they can put out. Same with irons, they need to perfect a set and sell it for 2-3 years rather than having a new version every year of each model. But then again TM is a company that survives off of quantity vs quality.

[d373rm1ned]

Everyone knows that Sergio is the best ball striker on tour hands down

You have got to be kidding me.

[Kcas77]

Everyone knows that Sergio is the best ball striker on tour hands down

I hope you are kidding you could make an argument for him being the best driver of the ball, but not for best ballstriker.

[iacas]

I hope you are kidding you could make an argument for him being the best driver of the ball, but not for best ballstriker.

Agree: the whole idea that Sergio is the best ball-striker on Tour is rooted in, what, one good season where he hit a lot of greens? The rest of the years he's surprisingly low in GIR. Lower than Tiger, too - so why not call Tiger the best ball-striker?

[NorCalGolfer]

I was gonna say something about the ball-striking comment too, but I think you guys have it covered..lol

[bogeyhitter25]

Good for him. I'd personally hate to use an adjustable driver. That'll give me another excuse for when I hook it off the planet. (kidding)

[Divot Tool]

Everyone knows that Sergio is the best ball striker on tour hands down so this is a serious blow to TaylorMade. The R9 is shorter than the Tour Burner TP, even if not by much listen to the tour players. they all say is its about 7 yards shorter, so in my opinion, for non-pros.....its gonna be even shorter

Sergio's a great ball-striker, best ball-striker though? ahh...well that's arguable. I too think Taylormade produces too much equipment under the guise of game improvement. They are a huge marketing machine, and yet there are golfers out there that subscribe to that model of 'planned obsolescence' where the newest driver is supposedly 10 yards longer then the last one. I appreciate their innovative spirit and a willingness to challenge old paradigms in golf. However, their marketing claims of increased distance are illusory. The TP balls are no doubt top notch.

[erwintrace08]

He's blaming the driver for his woes with Greg Norman's daughter. I know he didn't really "blame the driver," but he's been opening his mouth too much. I'm a Sergio fan, but he should try the 460. It's longer shaft-wise and definitely longer distance-wise too!

[Laxplayer201092]

He's blaming the driver for his woes with Greg Norman's daughter. I know he didn't really "blame the driver," but he's been opening his mouth too much. I'm a Sergio fan, but he should try the 460. It's longer shaft-wise and definitely longer distance-wise too!

somehow i doubt that serg plays the stock shaft... hes been playing a 103 X BB for quite some time in his driver..

He even went back to the TPMB as well. He had sucess last year, why not go back to what worked? It doesnt make sence to be playing well, and then switch all your clubs. Bag at the players- TBTP TP MB Scotty Now- R9 Tour preffered. and some TM belly putter.

[Alley Cat]

Well, ya gotta go with what you're most comfortable with I guess. As a new golfer I love my R9. It's a club that I won't outgrow for a while. Right now I have it set for a draw bias, but as I learn to swing the club better I can avoid having to buy a new driver. I can simply open the face. I hit this thing a lot straighter and more consistently than the Cleveland HiBore XLS Monster that I traded in towards it.

[golfbarefoot]

Hey, no one said Garcia isnt a head case and has failed to gain confidence in the flat stick, but remember he is the Vardon trophy champ right now.....seriously...

69.12 scoring was awesome, especially when he is a poor putter. And touring pros and caddies alike have said Garcia is the best ballstriker out there continuously, thats all I was saying..not even close to the best player I agree.

[CG031]

Sergio is a great ball-striker but I don't know if you can flat out call him the best "hands down." You could make a case for several guys.

But, I hit the R9 a few times, wasn't a huge fan. Didn't hate it, but I liked previously TM driver models more.