Each of the 12 sleeve movements increases or decreases loft 0. My current driver is the taylormade r1 so i must say i was intrigued when asked to put the rocketballz stage 2 through its paces and see how it performed. Taylormade r1 driver, how to avoid getting it wrong foregolf. May 20, 2015 the taylormade r15 driver is for best suited for golfers looking to reduce theirs over spin rates of the driver for increased distance.
But like always taylormade put more into this driver than just paint, it is their most adjustable driver ever. The loft sleeve technology means that you can adjust the driver to suit your game and choose a loft from 8 up to 12 degrees. This means that there will only be one model and then you change the loft to suit. The new taylormade r1 driver offers more adjustability than any other driver to date. Well the r1 has a much wider range of adjustable options so taylormade say that this is one driver for everyone.
The new taylormade r1 driver comes in a one club suits all format with loft interchangeable between 8 and 12 degrees. No longer do golfers have to worry about buying the wrong loft. How do i choose taylormade r1 loft settings 3balls blog. The 4 loft sleeve allows you to adjust the loft, lie and face angle of the m1 driver. The taylormade r1 driver is the longest, most adjustable driver taylormade has brought to market for the 20 season, an excellent option for golfers from a wide range of skill levels. Jan 06, 20 that was before taylormade unleashed its unique r1 driver to the world in 20, a club that features yes you guessed it one loft. One driver model that can be tuned to fit any player. Upright setting on adjustable woods driver lie angle are already upright to compensate for toe droop. 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. To fight my slice tendencies i have one weight in heel and the other weight should i put it towards face of driver speed setting 3 or rear of driver speed setting 1. The same positive and negative comments have ensued.
Upright setting on adjustable woods toronto golf nuts. You can adjust the face angle with 7 different settings including neutral. As far as adjustable drivers go, you cant get much more adjustable than the r1 driver. If you adjust your driver to upright and dont change your address position then the toe will go up.
Taylormade golf free r1 driver tuning app february 18, 20 taylormade golf has released the new r1 tuning app, the best way to tune the r1 driver, and make it your1. Heres our golfbidder demonstration video we made at the r1 launch with taylormade product marketing manager brian bazzel. Therefore, taylormade introduces the r1 driver, designed to fit every golfer with 12 different loft combinations. The more upright setting tilts the face left of the target slightly.
February 18, 20 taylormade golf has released the new r1 tuning app, the best way to tune the r1 driver, and make it your1. So, for example, if you want to hit the ball higher, you can lower the. But the fact of the matter is that the loft of this driver affects the face angle. With 168 possible settings, you could spend the rest of your life trying to set it up. Our new driver has many options to optimize your performance. Adjust the loft with 12 different settings from 8 degrees to 12 degrees includes 5 upright lofts.
Essentially, the r1 lets you choose from 7 different lofts in the standard setting, and 5 different lofts if you choose an upright. The graphics on the crown can be distracting, stock. Imo this is by design to hopefully flatten out the lie to an appropriate level for contact. Simply put, you can adjust the setting to change the ball flight. Not sure if newer models offer more adjustability last edited by golfunderpar18. Mar, 20 taylormade launched the r1 by telling golfers that this was their most adjustable driver they had ever made. The taylormade r15 driver is for best suited for golfers looking to reduce theirs over spin rates of the driver for increased distance. Taylormade golf free r1 driver tuning app mygolfway. This is darcy schmidt at golf stuff in welland ontario, 540 niagara street. This guide will help you avoid any lie angle problems. During testing of the new r1 driver from taylor made, we found that the standard. Save some time and frustration when selffitting the r1 to your swing. The sldr and r15 feature weight tracks to control left or right shot shapes.
There are two ways to adjust the driver face and head the loft sleeve and ytrack. Find the best settings for your adjustable driver, with mike. Movable weights promote a straight flight or a slight draw. Taylormade, the king of drivers, has done it again. The driver in the article only offers loft adjustments. One driver that tunes to any loft, any look and any flight one driver model that can be tuned to fit tour pros and amateurs alike. I provide screenshots from their manual for each and a link to the manual the loftsleeve allows you to adjust more than loft. Aug 06, 2017 how to find the best settings on your adjustable driver. Taylormade r1 driver, get the setting right on this fantastic driver and hit it lower, but get the shaft right and hit it miles. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. Feels solid in your hand, easy to work the ball, able to adjust for an upright swing, paired with a low torque shaft works for me. Performance i tested the taylormade stage 2 driver in the 9. A golfer can adjust the loft, the face angle, and the shot shape all with a single wrench.
Though a slight upright setting can help draw the ball ever so slightly, thus might be good for your fade as mentioned. The taylormade r9 driver gives you the option to change the face angle, loft and lie of the club, as well as the center of gravity. The front track, which runs parallel to the face, has a 15gram weight. Taylormade rocketballz stage 2 driver hurricane golf. This means a golfer can go into their local pro shop and have a clubfitter tune the driver to their swing without having to switch drivers. The taylormade r9 driver is designed with two technologies that help correct the flaws in your swing that can create erratic flights down the fairway. The 2016 taylormade m1 adds to this concept, introducing another track to control the height of the shot.
Jan 14, 2014 how to adjust a taylormade r1 driver, for loft, lie angle, and fade or draw bias. Bold moves visually and performance tweaks make what was a great driver perform better. Golfers who bought taylormades m1 driver before m2 may have experienced a bit of buyers remorse. Sliding weight tracks are not a new concept for taylormade. When checking the specs and setting up the golf club to my preferences, i was a little surprised by one of my findings. This time taylormade painted striped graphics on the the white crown. Because todays drivers launch with much less spin, even players who swing fast use more loft. Jason day, who has a swing speed of 120 miles per hour, uses a 10. While the taylormade r1 driver is a beautiful piece of technology, its not for the faint of heart. In the test above, each ball carries a similar distance, but the behavior of the. During testing of the new r1 driver from taylor made, we found that the standard shaft and the new hosel were hitting the ball very high. 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.
Taylormade l oftsleeve technology promotes optimal launch angle by offering 12 settings between standard driver lofts of 8. Jul 30, 20 the taylormade loftsleeve offers 7 standard and 5 upright loft options where golfers can alter add or decrease 1. Taylormade m2 driver adjustment chart best picture of. Jan, 2014 save some time and frustration when selffitting the r1 to your swing. But once set, the r1 delivers what we all want from a driver. The r1 tuning app can help golfers to get the most out of their r1 driver to create a shot shape or fix a shot shape. Below you will see golfwrx tried to stay as objective as possible. Many club experts say that the best way to set up your r1 is to first adjust the loft then work on the other settings. Flight control technology and moveable weight technology let you adjust your driver to one of the 24 combination of settings, allowing you to use the same driver with a different setting to play. So whether the golfers want to hit a high draw or need help correcting their slice, the r1 tuning app will tell them how and where to adjust the. For the highspin player, lowering the loft will reduce your spin.
R1 users anyone play the upright lie angle golfwrx. Weights, the 10 in the toe and 1 in the heel is the choice based on your info. Thus youre going to have to set the r1 up to suit you. Would it be possible to gain any distance doing that or i guess what harm could come from me. How to adjust a taylormade r1 driver, for loft, lie angle, and fade or draw bias. Before even hitting the market, people already had hints via various tv ads that the next generation driver would come from the. Seems like a small adjustment, but since moving to that setting i have noticed a much straighter ball flight. Its hard to do but fitters around the country support our opinion that the 20 r1 driver can stand proud. But be careful, as it also makes something called the dplane easier to tilt, causing more aggressive offline shots. There are 12 different loft settings over a range of 8 to 12 degrees including 2 upright positions. How to find the best settings on your adjustable driver. The taylormade r1 driver does not come with a loft stamped on it like most drivers do. With a total of 168 possible setting combinations 12 loft settings, 7 face angle settings and 2 weight adjustments.
Taylormade launched the r1 by telling golfers that this was their most adjustable driver they had ever made. Jul 22, 20 hello everybody i have a taylormade r1 and i was wondering about the interchangeable weights for the driver. Gd tour ad iz7 titleist u510 iron 4i project x hzrdus black 80 epon by endo af505 irons 5 pw rifle project x 6. This meant long hours at the range and dozens of buckets of balls. Facts and misconceptions of adjustable drivers the golftec. How to adjust the 2016 taylormade m1 driver 3balls blog. Upright setting on adjustable woods i have a bit of a fade bias and when i went for a club fitting, and the fitter recommended moving my 9d2 to a more upright setting d2 on the sure fit adapter, which is 0. It offers a robust platform for fitters, and plenty of movable. That was before taylormade unleashed its unique r1 driver to the world in 20, a club that features yes you guessed it one loft.
Engineered for pure distance and adjustability, the taylormade r1 driver is already a success globally with four worldwide tour victories, including two pga tour victories one of which by dustin johnson at the hyundai tournament of champions the team at taylormade claims that 80% of golfers are simply playing the wrong loft. I have a taylormade r1 and i was wondering about the interchangeable weights for the driver. Adjustable drivers can be a game changer but only if the settings are dialed in for you. Find the best settings for your adjustable driver, with. Change desired shot shape draw, fade, or neutral change desired spin settings low, neutral, or high change desired loft with each driver you can adjust the loft angle between 2 of stock angle i. The best way to get to a more ideal launch angle of 12 degrees or even higher is increasing the loft. The graphics on the crown can be distracting, stock grip was the first to go, feel and sound off the face is blunt. Thick and thin crown give the club a lower and forward cg location for a high launch and low spin drive. Facts and misconceptions of adjustable drivers the. Adjustable loft a new loft sleeve enables 7 standard and 5 upright variations of loft between 8 and 12 degrees. In addition, the r1 allows users to alter loft, face angle and design their. By golftec digital the everevolving landscape of golf club design has given us everything from easytohit irons, roughcutting hybrids, wedges of every grind imaginable and, maybe most notable, adjustable drivers.
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