Just replaced 2 hybrids with one R11

[jpalermo]

hello gents, just replaced my ping i15 20* and 23* with a R11 21* had them adjust it to +1 setting based on simulator stats. Also picked up a 15.5* R11 Adjusted to 16* to replace my trusty BB titanium 16*. this is my first venture into the adjustable club genre and I have never been a taylormade fan but after hitting and buying my SF 2.0 I figured they were worth a try with the sales and trade up thing going on at golf galaxy. anyone have any personal pros/cons with the R11 line? based on what was happening in the simulator I bought the 2 but always open for input from people who already game them.

[mvmac]

congrats, good luck with the new clubs, adjustable is definitely the future

[erock9174]

Great minds thing alike, I just bought the same clubs as you (R11 3w and Rescue 11 21*) with the Taylormade trade-up program going on at Dicks and Golf Galaxy.

I have the 3w adjusted up to 16.5* loft with "C" on the adjustable plate.  At the range its a rocket off a short tee.  downside is I had the chance to hit it several timess off the deck yesterday and couldn't muster any good hits and when I did it was a push right.  At 5'4" clubs always seem way too long for me, so I went over to GG today and had them cut 3/4" off if it.   Hopefully that straightens it out for me and makes it easier to handle.  Hate gripping down on clubs.

I've had problems hitting hybrids all season.  The Rescue 11 seems to be jiving with me so far.  I have it set at +1 loft (so 22*).  This in effect closes the face a little.  Which for me is a good thing as my longer clubs tend to leak on me.

Had a chance to hit it out of some deeper rough and it got the ball up very easily, just played it back in my stance more than normal.

Off the tee on layups it drew.  So I may take it back to 21* to get the draw bias out of it.

So that is one thing to note to any of the r11 owners out there.  If you add loft using the FTC hossel it closes the face (draw bias), if you lower the loft it opens the face slightly for a fade bias.  So be mindful of that.  The manual that came with both never really explained this.  Or at least it wasn't evident to me.

I do like the head size on the 3w.  Always tough to hit a fw out of the rough, but the head size allows for it if your swing is good enough.  My prior fw was a K15 5w and with the wide and deep head it would always get hung up in the rough.  The K15 was the easiet fw i have ever hit off the deck.