Taylor Made R1 Driver

[sweeneytoddd]

Got our pro to tape up one of these this afternoon and went out to give it a go. Set it to 10.5 degrees loft and 1 closed to square the face. Definitely getting more distance from drives out the middle but the biggest thing was how much more accurate the off centre hits were while still going a good distance. Roll on tomorrow when I can start hitting it with the tape off.

 

[srixon 1]

Was looking at one in our pro shop today (out of interest only, would never buy one) and was wondering how that dial thing on the sole of the club works.

 

[sweeneytoddd]

Was looking at one in our pro shop today (out of interest only, would never buy one) and was wondering how that dial thing on the sole of the club works.

The driver comes set at 9.5 degrees , if you add loft you need to close the face to make it square at address and vice versa if you take loft off

 

[srixon 1]

So turning the dial to a different setting changes the way the club sits behind the ball then.

 

[pbrown7582]

So turning the dial to a different setting changes the way the club sits behind the ball then.

I thought this was how the intial adjustable clubs worked, now I thought you could alter the loft without altering the face angle?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Not a fan of the feel. Prefer the RBZ

 

[virtuocity]

Not a fan of the feel. Prefer the RBZ

I know this is a tough question (maybe) but what is the difference in 'feel'?

 

[Evesdad]

One of my playing partners has had one in the bag for the last few weeks while his r11s was sent away. He hits it a country mile and has helped his accuracy as well. Shame his clubs back now!

 

[bayjon14]

I have got an extra 25 yards carry and rolls out a mile once you hit it out of the centre, and keep your arms out of the swing.
great club, worth every penny, get your correct setting and your hitting the best driver for your game.
Hit it straight and long.

 

[malek988]

its an R11s all jazzed up, felt exactly the same as my old one before i swapped it for the RBZ driver, IMO

 

[Coatsy79]

I've never really got on with any TM stuff I've hit, aside from an r11s 3 wood I hit once, but it wasn't much of an improvement over my cleveland

I find them really really long esp the drivers

 

[duncan mackie]

I thought this was how the intial adjustable clubs worked, now I thought you could alter the loft without altering the face angle?

you can - you use the dial (face angle) in conjunction with the hozel adjustment (loft), and the weighting as well if you wish/need, to give you the overall set up you require.

 

[Rooter]

Taylormade have an app available to tune your R1. Load your settings and it asks if you want it to fix a problem or create a shot shape, then tells you what settings to try.