What is the difference between the upright lofts and the. Nov 16, 2018 line the neutral setting up with the white line on the front of the hosel by turning the fct sleeve. Even though most of the adjustments wont apply to your game and your swing, youre sure to find one that fits you perfectly. There is the possibility of so many different combinations, it can be dizzying. And taylormade barely even threatened to sue us this year written by. Inverted cone technology to expand the sweet spot, a precision weight port to optimize the center of gravity, a thin unsupported face for. In total, there are 48 different ways you can setup the r11 driver.
Click on the arrows in tune for extreme distance and watch the driver in the lower right you can see the face angle changing. It may be best to call us directly and see if we can fit you into the right club or set you up for a product alert. Nov 25, 2018 how to adjust a taylormade r11 driver download my profile my country club. Tips for changing your loft on an adjustable driver golf. It all comes down to getting the right flex, especially on an r1 driver where the club can be set to any loft. Adjust the loft of your taylormade driver to maximize your driving distance and spin by using the driver wrench to loosen the screw directly beneath the clubs shaft. As they have done for the past few years, taylormade is offering more than two.
Nov, 2014 unfortunately i am old enough to remember when taylormade introduced the first r series driver with the r300 series. Jun 06, 2012 these drivers offer various adjustments, including loft, face angle open, square, closed and shape weighting you move adjustable head weights to different positions to encourage draw or fade. The new r11s is bigger, faster, more tunable and longer than the original r11 driver. This is darcy schmidt at golf stuff in welland ontario, 540 niagara street. Jason day, who has a swing speed of 120 miles per hour, uses a 10. More loft will not always lead to more spin, due to things such as impact points, spin lofts, facetopath relationships, and the ball you play but it is a good general rule of thumb. The r11 driver can be adjusted up to 1 full degree from its standard loft by adjusting the shaft. This year, the company is reporting the lie angle in the standard setting, which is why stock lie angle is listed as 61 degrees 1. Besides the white paint, the r11 has a combination of fct, mwt and asp what taylormade calls 3d tuning. What are the optimum taylormade r11s driver settings. Line the neutral setting up with the white line on the front of the hosel by turning the fct sleeve. Yea, we know, they have released about 14 new drivers this year but the fact is they are not so much trying to get you to upgrade every 3 months.
Taylormade r11s usersquestion on adjusting driver loft. Taylormade has another driver on the market, the jetspeed. I have been looking around online and cannot find anywhere that gives a breakdown on what each setting specifically does. How to adjust taylormade supertri r9 driver hit one or two golf balls with your taylormade r9 driver set in the original factory settings. To me its just a lightweight aluminum cap with a screw, its not weight balanced in any particular direction and the club sits up the same whatever position its set, the face is not hinged as such so how in the name of larry holmes can this lightweight shiny little. Since then they have given us the r500, r5, r7, r9, r11 and then the chronologically challenged r1 before surprisingly ditching the r name for the loft up message of the sldr driver. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight golfwrx. You can adjust the loft to varying degrees between 8 and. The taylormade m4 driver introduces the new twist face technology aimed at helping golfers hit the ball longer and straighter. Set it to the lowest loft and the face will be open. Twelve months after taylormade launched the revolutionary r11, the taylormade r11s driver, with its bigger 460cc head, loft adjustability 1. The fct on the r11s allows you to adjust the loft of your head by as much as 1.
The best driver i hit all day was the r15 460 head. This entry is not so much about the adjustability of the r1 driver from taylormade as it is my adjustability to the new r1 driver. Apr 05, 2012 technology and construction the taylormade r11 irons are cast, but that should come as no surprise given the technology behind the irons. The taylormade r11 driver really stands out for the matt white finish and we have to say we liked it. What is the minimum and maximum lofts that can be created with the adjustments. Following a great couple of seasons with many massive wins, it was hard to imagine taylormade could do much more to improve their. The taylormade r11 driver is one of the best clubs on the market. It not only looked very striking on the shelf but at address it was very easy to line up and the white head was no more off putting than any other colour. These drivers offer various adjustments, including loft, face angle open, square, closed and shape weighting you move adjustable head weights to different positions to encourage draw or fade. Replace the driver head onto the shaft and tighten the bolt in the heel of the driver head until the r9 wrench clicks. R11 driver fitting guide pdf 123 step r11 driver fitting process. Different companiesdriver models have different features in their adjustments. Unfortunately i am old enough to remember when taylormade introduced the first r series driver with the r300 series. I have been using the taylormade burner superfast 2.
The taylormade r11 golf club driver is truly a remarkable driver. Unlike the r11 which has separate methods of adjustment, the rbz only has one. Jan, 2014 it all comes down to getting the right flex, especially on an r1 driver where the club can be set to any loft. Chris ryan pro jon greathead hcp 8 bryan slater hcp 12 darren slater hcp 16 comments. When taylormade launched the r9 family of drivers, they talked about hosel adjustments in terms of left and right, i. Having independent loft and faceangle adjustments is a huge. A 460cc mattewhite finish head is powered by a new 5sided asp plate, new 1. The new ground breaking adjustment that is an industry first is the. Similar to the original r11, the new r11s features a flatwhite crown color. The good thing is you know what your swing speed is. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since.
With the new asp technology, taylormade has made another step towards a completely adjustable driver. These three adjustable parts of this driver allow any golfer to get the exact setting they desire. Move the 16 g weight to the toe of the club head to the two 1 g weights to the center and heel cavities to continue to correct your hook. Adjustable sole plate solves that problem by allowing you to adjust the face angle. This driver promotes up to 100 yards of sidetoside trajectory change and 1,000 rpm backspin change, giving you consistent power and distance. Fct is easy to adjust it the lie angle and loft angles.
Remove the weights from the toe, heel and back of the driver head using the same r9 torque wrench. So how exactly do drivers with adjustable hosels work. Anyone familiar with taylormade will find some of the usual technology enhancements. Once the screw is removed, rotate the shaft to the appropriate setting by reading the numbers on the bottom of the shaft. Nov 26, 2015 twelve months after taylormade launched the revolutionary r11, the taylormade r11s driver, with its bigger 460cc head, loft adjustability 1. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. Because todays drivers launch with much less spin, even players who swing fast use more loft. R11 allows you to independently adjust these settings so an. Taylormade r11s users question on adjusting driver loft. How do i choose taylormade r1 loft settings 3balls blog. Aug 25, 2015 set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face.
Going back to confidence from the previous paragraph, the r15 460 is even larger and more forgiving than the r15 430, which resulted in my most confident swings of the day with an average club head speed of 115. Last year, taylormade reported the lie angle of its r11s driver as 59. Does adjusting a rbz driver loft change face angle. Since then they have given us the r500, r5, r7, r9, r11 and then the chronologically challenged r1 before surprisingly ditching the r name for the loft up message of the sldr driver the sldr driver may not have been the most commercially. Summaryit looks like taylormade has delivered big time with the new r11 driver. Before even hitting the market, people already had hints via various tv ads that the next generation driver would come from the flagship r series.
The m4 is the replacement for the previous generations m2 woods. How to adjust a taylormade r1 driver, for loft, lie angle, and fade or draw bias. For details on particular models, check out the manufacturers website. The taylormade r11 driver adjustments has a 440cc aero shape rounded crown to reduce drag and increase club head speed for more distance, six yards longer than the r9 supertri. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. Different companies driver models have different features in their adjustments. Tony covey unless youve been in a coma for the last couple of months, the announcement of new woods from taylormade, specifically the r1 driver and rbz stage 2 series woods came as anything but a surprise. If its a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it. The 3d tuning really doesnt take that long to set up.
A combination of twelve sleeve movements increases or decreases loft by 0. The white metalwood crown that taylormade introduced in 2011 on our r11 metalwoods works with the black clubface to make it easier to align the face accurately at address. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Before even hitting the market, people already had hints via various tv ads that the next generation driver would come from the. Inverted cone technology to expand the sweet spot, a precision weight port to optimize the center of gravity, a thin unsupported face for higher cor and faster ball speeds. The taylormade r11 driver features ultimate optimization with 3 different adjustable dimensions. The taylor made r15 driver and how to get the best from it. I recently purchased the taylormade rbz driver and while it advertises 8 settings for lie, loft, and face angle with the shaft, only 4 of them are labeled. Real solutions to all your golf swing and putting problems. Apr 08, 2012 after the loft or launch angle of the driver is set with flight control technology, you can tweak the look of the driver at address by rotating the adjustable sole plate. Title charlie rymer demonstrates what happens when you change your loft on an adjustable driver. A 4 loft sleeve allows users to adjust the loft, lie and face angle of the m3 driver. Weve enhanced that alignment benefit on the rbz stage 2 driver with the addition of a prominent crown decal.
Taylormade 360 55g fujikura blur 60 x, s, r, m fujikura blur tp 65 x, s, r shaft. The white club head has a lot of people talking and personally i think it is brilliant. Previous product releases 2015 product the taylor made r15 driver and how to get the best from it. The movable weights, adjustable hosel, and rotating sole plate has all but confirmed taylormades approach to the game deliver a quality product with an emphasis on staying ahead of the competition when it comes to technology. Taylormade r11s driver october 27, 2012 may 17, 2014 3. As you can see by the numbers, the r1 did hit the ball a little further than the r11s total distance, but i dont believe that had much to do with the head. Following on from the original, award winning r11 driver, taylormade have achieved the impossible and improved on perfection. You can adjust the loft to varying degrees between 8 and 12. To prove just how much an adjustable driver can change your game, we collected new drivers from callaway, cobra, nike, ping and taylormade. Could someone simplify all the adjustments on the r11 driver. The r11 was comfortably the mosteagerly awaited driver in recent times and with taylormades army of tour professionals all over the world spreading the white message, its presence in the game seems already wellestablished. The taylormade r11 s driver features taylormades flight control technology and adjustable sole plate in a large 460cc head for any player looking to maximize their trajectory and distance off the tee. With the r11 s driver, you can adjust 3 different dimensions to maximize your distance loft, face angle and flight path. Set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face.
Technology and construction the taylormade r11 irons are cast, but that should come as no surprise given the technology behind the irons. Although the r1 has more options to fine tune the driver, taylormade has also made the process simpler with the use of actual lofts in place of higher and lower indications. I have to admit that the cost of this driver may cause some players to hesitate in adding this driver to their golf bag. The new ground breaking adjustment that is an industry first is the adjustable sole plate that actually changed how the driver sits on the ground at address. The r11 irons are straighter and you will end up using the adjustments to fine tune it once you get used to it. How to adjust a taylormade r11 driver download my profile my country club. Golf pride tour velvet 58 r 51g womens winn perfica r11 40g kbs 90 s, r steel motore 75 s, 65 r, 55 m graphite motore 50 l graphite shaft. With the r11 driver, players can adjust the loft, face angle, and flight path for up to 100 yards of sidetoside trajectory change and 500 rpm back spin change. After the loft or launch angle of the driver is set with flight control technology, you can tweak the look of the driver at address by rotating the adjustable sole plate. Taylormade r11 adjustments driver and fairway golfwrx. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. The r11 was comfortably the mosteagerly awaited driver in recent times and with taylormades army of tour professionals all over the world spreading the white message, its presence in the game seems already wellestablished, despite only being launched in recent. I have enough distance off the tee that distance isnt an issue, so the added consistency of the r11 irons was the tipping point for me.
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