In this article pro instructor sam adams teaches us a simple diy weight change you can make to your golf clubs to drastically change how well you hit them. I did change the weight from the front to the back. How to adjust the taylormade r15 driver settings foregolf. The face is a little wider, the body is longer and the weights are closer to the edges. The most significant design change with the taylormades new m3 and m4 drivers is a twist on bulge and roll. I now have a cobra bio cell driver with a seemingly really heavy xstiff shaft of 66g. The m1 440 for 2017 is different from 2016 model which is illustrated. Adjust the head, adjust the weights, totally optimize you r9 tp driver stock shaft specifications shaft flex shaft torque tip size butt diameter shaft weight grip grip weight fujikura motore f1 65 x 3. Unfortunately i am old enough to remember when taylormade introduced the first r series driver with the r300 series. The front weight shows an 11 and the back shows a 6. It is important to keep in mind that while adjustability is a great tool, its one that you. Every golfer wants to hit the ball farther off the tee. The taylor made r15 driver and how to get the best from it. The taylormade r11s driver was built for a world where.
Adjust the head, adjust the weights, totally optimize you. Tips for changing your loft on an adjustable driver golf. Taylormade r11s driver lives up to the hype posted on may 31, 2012 by metro theres something to be said about the adjustibility and ease with which you can tune your driver. 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. But by changing the face angle and moving weight to the toe, our draws turned into an eightyard push right of the center line. 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. Many golfers believe they can add yards to their drive by making their driver golf club longer and lighter. To reduce a slice, heavier weights are placed by the clubheads heel, while the clubs lighter weights are set by the toe. Various versions of the r7 contain differentsized weights, but the configuration strategy remains the same. Apr 08, 2012 the taylormade r11 driver specs comes equipped with movable weight technology mwt, which allows you to tune the drivers center of gravity to promote a draw or neutral ball flight. Changing weights on r11 driver life support drivers. Often a club will perform highly in one, two or three categories and be let down by their performance in a couple of others but the r11 ticks the boxes across the board.
You will find some similarities of the new r15 driver to the sldr driver and jet speed drivers. The taylormade r15 head weights are easy to install and can reduce or increase the swingweight of your r15 driver. The 460cc driver comes in a package thats 15 percent lighter than m3 and features a redesigned. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. The r11 was the most successful launch in the modern golf era. Changing the weights to a certain pattern will promote a draw. The tm r15 weights are available in 3 options 6g, 8g and 15g. According to tom kroll, global product manager for taylormade, you can adjust your taylormade driver s loft face angle and shot shape by using the driver wrench to configure the driver to your precise specifications. Jul 22, 20 hello everybody i have a taylormade r1 and i was wondering about the interchangeable weights for the driver. After much anticipation, taylormade has just released their first official sneak peek at their new r11 series. Clubs with movable weights typically have ports into which weights are screwed.
Nov, 2014 unfortunately i am old enough to remember when taylormade introduced the first r series driver with the r300 series. Just on a hunch i asked him to wait a minute and went back to the golf shop. This golf club is the ultimate in driver optimization. The taylormade r11 driver features ultimate optimization with 3 different adjustable dimensions. So, i removed the 10g weight and now have two 1g weights, essentially taking 9g off the total weight.
Two moveable weights in the clubhead allow you to shift the center of gravity as needed. Changing weights on r11 drivers for mac page if you fit wheels of a different dimension, the speedometer can be reprogrammed to ensure it. The adjustable hosel is the same adjustable hosel as the. Dustin johnson pga tour professional adjust the loft with flight control technology fct adjust the face angle with the new adjustable sole plate asp adjust the cg location with movable weight technology mwt. Dgtvs pga professional tom denby visits taylormade headquarters to. I have always fought a slice, and i have a driver with 3 weights in it.
It claims to adjust the face angle by 2 degrees in a square or open position by changing the look at address whatever that means at all. There are three major differences from last years r9 series. I had to replace the 10g with a 4g weight, with 4g toe and 1g heel. Do not use anything but the r9 wrench to adjust the club weights and remove the club head from club. Nov 16, 2018 keep making adjustments to the r9 driver until you find a combination of weights and fct setting that produces a true, straight ball trajectory off the club face. Weights in driver head instruction and playing tips. It also has a wight in the bottom of the head that you can change to make it heavier or lighter. Would doing this hinder me from getting to the root cause of what has been making me. Tighten the bolt in the heel of the r9 driver club head until you hear the r9 wrench click, securing the club to the shaft. The new r11s driver and fairway metals is a step up from its predecessor, which from all the tour success, luke donald. Chris ryan pro jon greathead hcp 8 bryan slater hcp 12 darren slater hcp 16 comments.
Taylormade has stated that these movable weights can create up to 25 yards of left to right adjustability. Remove the weights from the toe, heel and back of the driver head using the same r9 torque wrench. Apr 16, 2012 while last seasons r11 had a red adjustable plate on the sole that allowed golfers to choose from three face angles, the r11s has five settings. Taylormade r11s driver lives up to the hype metro us. The taylormade r11 driver comes equipped with movable weight. Dec 01, 2018 tuning r11 driver download if you adjust the weights it might offset it some.
The adjustable sole plate asp technology allows you the option of opening or closing the face angle of the r11 driver by two degrees without changing the loft of the club. Sep 24, 2014 in this article pro instructor sam adams teaches us a simple diy weight change you can make to your golf clubs to drastically change how well you hit them. The m4 driver features two new innovations and a favorite from the m2 to create a. 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 months. Adding yardage to your tee shots can be done through a number of outlets, be it a lengthening of your backswing, a speeding up of your followthrough, or, in some cases, a changing of equipment. Hello everybody i have a taylormade r1 and i was wondering about the interchangeable weights for the driver. This driver promotes up to 100 yards of sidetoside trajectory change and. Us golf weights screw for 2017 taylormade m1 driver head clubs 79111719g. How to configure the weight of a taylormade golf r7 quad. Kit includes 14 of the 4 gram weights, 14 of the 6 gram weights plus carrying case.
Nov, 2012 following on from the original, award winning r11 driver, taylormade have achieved the impossible and improved on perfection. May, 2018 changing weights on r11 drivers for mac page if you fit wheels of a different dimension, the speedometer can be reprogrammed to ensure it is as accurate as possible. Now, to get that face square at impact, you need to open that 10 degree driver a couple degrees, thus adding loft. The r11 comes with a10gram screw and a 1gram screw. Real solutions to all your golf swing and putting problems. Like the r7 and r9 drivers, the r11 features weight portsone in the heel and one in the toethat allow for a draw or fade bias. To prove just how much an adjustable driver can change your game, we.
Its a onetwo for taylormade in the game improver category, with the stunning r11 irons taking a deserved tg gold award. To reduce a slice, heavier weights are placed by the clubheads heel, while the clubs lighter weights. 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. Move the larger weight to the toe port to produce a 15yard fade.
What are the optimum taylormade r11s driver settings. The ratio is the bottom 23 weight to the of a golf driver or golf. Charlie rymer demonstrates what happens when you change your loft on an adjustable driver. These clubs may not literally add weight, but the principle is the same as adding tape. Use the torque wrench included with the r7 driver to remove and tighten all four weights. Fine tune the swingweight and feel of your taylormade r11, r9, r7 and r5 metal woods with these aftermarket weights at an affordable price. Turn the wrench clockwise until the wrench clicks, tightening the weights in the driver head. Read the latest expert guide to taylormade r15 driver adjustability. There are also two weight ports in the r11sone in the heel and one in the toewhich can hold the one and the 10gram weights that come with the driver.
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 successful driver. How to use taylormade r7 limited driver weights healthfully. Sep 07, 2018 changing weights on r11 driver download austin 8. Tomed, on 01 august open, close or neutral are the three different choices that will help you drive the ball straighter. What you need to know about taylormades m3 and m4 drivers. Adjustability at the top of the class among drivers. Oct 30, 2012 i had a rocketballz driver that i averaged 230250 stiff flex stock shaft. With the 10g weight in the heel and the 1g weight in the toe, youll get more of a draw bias ball flight.
Changing weights on r11 drivers for mac page if you fit wheels of a different dimension, the speedometer can be reprogrammed to ensure it is as accurate as possible. Note the r15 comes stock with 2 10 gram head weights. I tried different drivers with different flexes stiff and regular but it didnt make a difference. If you are looking for a driver that can take your shots from average to bombed, a driver that assists you with your accuracy or more importantly a driver that is truly customizable, then the taylormade r11 might be the right for you. Place the larger tungsten weight in the heel port if you tend to slice the ball. The big news about the taylormade r11 driver is the amount of adjustability that is built into the club.
Position the 16gram weight in the clubheads heel port and the 1gram weights in the remaining ports to turn an otherwise straight shot into a 20yard a draw. My r11s is 9 degees set to standard loft i have the heavy 10 gram weight in the toe 1 g. It wasnt until i stumbled across a driver with a nonstock shaft that weight. Taylormade weights and wrench driver tool kit fit for taylormade mwt fct r1 r11s r11 r9 r7 r5 drivers weights. I have to admit that the cost of this driver may cause some players to hesitate in adding this driver to their golf bag. Thats the theory behind adjustable weight drivers, such as the taylormade r7 limited 1. Simple diy weight change you can make to your golf clubs. New aerodynamic shape promotes faster speed for more distance. Original replacement weight kit for tailormade club heads including r11s, r11, r9, r9 supertri and superdeep, r7 and tailormade putters with mwt. Pursuant to the rules of golf, dont change the weight settings in the middle of a. By twisting it changing the face angle, however, you are taking what was a 10 degree driver with a square face and making it a 10 degree driver that is, for example, 2 degrees closed. The taylormade r11 golf club driver is truly a remarkable driver. Get the best deals on taylormade driver weights when you shop the largest online selection at.
After working closely with brands such as nike, the. What i didnt know is that all of these drivers had stock shafts that were well under 60 grams. It wasnt until i stumbled across a driver with a nonstock shaft that weight 67 grams and it transformed my game. Using anything else can damage the threads on the bolt and weights. Insert the 16g weight into the back cavity and the two 1 g weights into the toe and heel cavities. Weight probably isnt going forward properly, creating some axis tilt for you, and the right arm is probably throwing out flipping, and the path is left so you early extend to help stop the club from crashing into the ground. Its that tshape tool you tend to forget about after taking your new driver out of the box.
Use the taylormade r9 wrench to tighten the weights. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. The club comes with three movable weights a 16gram tungsten weight and two 1gram aluminum weights that you can insert and remove from the clubheads three weight ports by using the included torque wrench. The key changes are the adjustable hosel that now has an extra 0. Taylormade m4 drivers overview tgw the golf warehouse. How to adjust a taylormade r11 driver download my profile my country club. Taylormades new r11s driver and fairway woods clubs.
Dec 06, 2018 changing weights on r11 driver signing up is free, and youll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts. I know they make different weights for them and being a slower swinger mid 80s would i benefit in replacing the 10g weight with say a 6g or a 4g weight. Weights in driver head instruction and playing tips the. Available in 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 gram options. Changing weights on r11 driver signing up is free, and youll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts. Insert the 16gram weight in the toe cavity on the r9 driver and place the two singlegram weights in the center and heel cavities to correct a hook. May 31, 2016 2 i wonder how heavy the rear weight of the m2 driver is, since the head weight is lighter than the m1 driver. The name has changed, but taylormades m4 driver remains the most forgiving model in the lineup. Actually swingweight one word it is not a standard measurement parameter but a ratio of weight distribution. 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. Aug 25, 2015 if its a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it. The r11s driver has been increased to the maximum 460cc head size and comes with even more adjustability, allowing every golfer to fine. Tm website listed the r11 and supertri swingweight both as d4, but my r11 feels much heavier.