jayh3

I added 8 grams to the front of my R9 Supertri and had the longest drive ever. Plus I felt it was more stable and hit all fairways the first day out. Similar to tennis, you want the heaviest club you can handle. Even if my swing weight was slightly less, the ball was consistently going further and it was not due to the weather, which was around 70 degrees. You can use one equation after another, but going out and doing it works for me. Most of the wood/driver heads that the pros use have 15 grams or more weight than the off the shelf ones.

I would go with the R9 Supertri with the stock regular shaft if your swing speed is average (85-90 SS). Best yet would be to go have a fitting. The head would be the R11, but you could concentrate on the shaft.

Taylormade does not make their own shafts for their drivers. check their web site.

They are all after market shafts as Taylormade doesn't make shafts. So they really aren't aftermarket shafts, just high end shafts.

The outside diameter of the adapter of the 3.35 and 3.50 are the same. The hole in the heads are both the same because there is only one head. The TP designates a more expensive shaft and some are 3.35 and some are 3.50. High end shafts like Miyazaki come in both tip sizes.

The Pinnacle Gold is longer than the HX Hot. So is the Callaway Chrome for that matter, but the Pinnacle is at least 10 yards longer. The E6 is also longer than the HX HOT.

Not all TP shafts are .335. Miyasaki comes in both sizes and I'm sure others do too.