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Taylormade R7 Iron

Slappy9

By Slappy9
in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting

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Slappy9 Well Established Member

Slappy9

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Ok I just got serious about golf 2-3yrs ago and my question is are my Taylormade R7s that I bought when I started good irons for me to be using. They are stock shafts and ive been told theses really are not good irons or shafts. Was this just a ploy by the salesmen to get me to buy new irons or are these clubs or shafts really not good?

OGIO Grom Stand Bag:
Driver - Taylormade R7 Limited 9.5*
3Wood - Cleveland Hibore 15*
Hybrid - Cleveland Hibore 19*
Irons - Taylormade R7s 4-GWWedges - Cleveland CG12s Black pearl 54*/12* & 58*/8*Putter - Rife ArubaBack-ups - Karsten Anser / Odyssey White Ice #9Ball - Taylormade Burner TP & LDP...


delav Great Member

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As long as the length, lie and shaft flex fits you, those irons are absolutely adequate. They are by no means outdated, and are capable irons for a variety of players.

In the Bag: TaylorMade R11 TP - TaylorMade R7 TP TS - Cleveland Halo - TM TP 2009 3-PW - Vokey SM 52 - Vokey SM 60 - Rife Barbados CS - ProV1x 


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Slappy9 Well Established Member

Slappy9

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I have stiff shafts in them and they feel alittle whippy but nothing I cant control. The salesman at golfsmith just told me the R7s are bad clubs because they were cheap cast heads and the shafts are crap. I considered reshafting but was told its not worth it in these clubs..

OGIO Grom Stand Bag:
Driver - Taylormade R7 Limited 9.5*
3Wood - Cleveland Hibore 15*
Hybrid - Cleveland Hibore 19*
Irons - Taylormade R7s 4-GWWedges - Cleveland CG12s Black pearl 54*/12* & 58*/8*Putter - Rife ArubaBack-ups - Karsten Anser / Odyssey White Ice #9Ball - Taylormade Burner TP & LDP...


duffer888 Member

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He's trying to sell you a set.

As someone else pointed out, if they fit you, they are perfectly fine. Kenny Perry did pretty well on tour with r7 irons, so I can't see how they are crappy.

I wouldn't trust a thing that salesman says.

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adamg Member

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I have been gaming the R7's for three seasons now. I love them. I have the stock shaft - and yes it's a little whippy. But overall I find them very forgiving irons and I find my distance is pretty consistent.

The shaft on my 6I was bent, so I decided to try DGS300 on it. I pick it up from Golfsmith tomorrow, and will try it out on the range/course this weekend. If that goes well, I may replace all the shafts with DG's. I'm debating getting a new set, but I really do like the heads.

What's in my Titleist Lightweight Cart Bag that sits on my Clic Gear 3.0 Push Cart:
Driver TaylorMade Tour Burner 10.5° Fujikura SuperFast Stiff
3W TaylorMade Burner 15° TM REAX Stiff
Hybrid Cobra Baffler Rail H 19° Fujikura Motore Stiff
Irons TaylorMade  R7 3-PWWedges Cleveland CG14 52°.10 and...


jeffrey r Established Member

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Just to echo what the others have said, R7s are totally viable and solid irons, and that salesman is talking out of his arse. The steel shafts in the R7s are a bit light at 90g, but play fine. Just like I see a ton of people on my course with old Ping irons, or Callaway Hawkeye or X-14 or old Big Bertha irons, and they play just fine as well. Are you in NJ? Which Golfsmith store?

Equipment:
Ping K15 Driver (10.5º) - Diamana BB R flex; Ping G15 4 Wood (TFC R flex); Ping G15 20* Hybrid (TFC R flex); Ping G15 23* and 27* Hybrids (AWT R flex steel); Ping G15 Irons 6-GW (AWT R flex steel); Ping I-Wedge 54* Wedge; CG14 BP 58* Wedge; Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs #9 Putter


Slappy9 Well Established Member

Slappy9

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Yea, the Golfsmith on route 46 in West Paterson.

OGIO Grom Stand Bag:
Driver - Taylormade R7 Limited 9.5*
3Wood - Cleveland Hibore 15*
Hybrid - Cleveland Hibore 19*
Irons - Taylormade R7s 4-GWWedges - Cleveland CG12s Black pearl 54*/12* & 58*/8*Putter - Rife ArubaBack-ups - Karsten Anser / Odyssey White Ice #9Ball - Taylormade Burner TP & LDP...


jeffrey r Established Member

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Yea, the Golfsmith on route 46 in West Paterson.

Yeah, I go to that one occasionally. They have some clowns working there, but the manager is actually pretty good if I recall. They usually have a good amount of clubs to demo though. I wish I could recommend the store on Rte 10 in Livingston, but I don't think it is much better for CS.

Equipment:
Ping K15 Driver (10.5º) - Diamana BB R flex; Ping G15 4 Wood (TFC R flex); Ping G15 20* Hybrid (TFC R flex); Ping G15 23* and 27* Hybrids (AWT R flex steel); Ping G15 Irons 6-GW (AWT R flex steel); Ping I-Wedge 54* Wedge; CG14 BP 58* Wedge; Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs #9 Putter


Slappy9 Well Established Member

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The Golf Galaxy in Paramus is excellent... There is and older guy at Golfsmith on 46 that is a great guy and is so helpful but isnt there all the time...

OGIO Grom Stand Bag:
Driver - Taylormade R7 Limited 9.5*
3Wood - Cleveland Hibore 15*
Hybrid - Cleveland Hibore 19*
Irons - Taylormade R7s 4-GWWedges - Cleveland CG12s Black pearl 54*/12* & 58*/8*Putter - Rife ArubaBack-ups - Karsten Anser / Odyssey White Ice #9Ball - Taylormade Burner TP & LDP...


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