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There are certain words that I try to avoid when describing a golf club, mainly because I was in the past worried that it may effect my marriage! However being a newly single man I can now announce that the Taylormade R9 SuperTri Driver is one very very sexy golf club. Now this is not something I would say to get you to like it the same way I do but holding this thing in your hands and you realize that the feel of the club is as nice as the look of the club.
The TaylorMade R9 Super Tri Driver offers terrific distance that is achieved through optimization. (TaylorMade R9 Super Tri Driver ) This club has a 460cc head and a lower cg, meaning long shots that get you to the green faster. This club promotes up to 75 yards of side-to-side trajectory change for straighter, longer tee shots. This club has a new aerodynamic shape with deeper face, meaning bigger hits with more spin, which carries the ball farther.
The club I was given to test was the right handed, 9.5 degree head with a Fujikura Motore 60, stiff shaft which fits in with all regulations of allowed clubs and all that competition stuff that can cost you dear if you are unaware.
Remember the film "Tin Cup" when golf pro Roy Macklevoy spoke about the ringing in your loins when you hit that sweet shot, well that was pretty much the feeling I got when I hit this club for the first time. the perfect draw from the centre of the club (with cries of "Bandit" and "Cheat" from behind) finishing around 290 yards in the centre of the fairway. This was the result on all but two of the drives, one was wayward left because of an over corrective stance and the other was long and in the rough because I under estimated the distance to the dog leg.
I remember back to when I first started playing golf and my 1 wood was exactly that it was made of wood and damn heavy to boot, but at the time no one knew any better. (Taylormade Burner SuperFast ) Then you get your first metal head driver and it pretty much is like swinging a lump of lead around, but as things have evolved clubs are now much lighter and a great deal easier to swing. The Taylormade R9 SuperTri Driver is probably the most complexed and complete driver I have tried.
Now normally when I test a club I take it to the range and give it 100 range balls to see how the club handles, but due to me being late arriving at the course for my round I had to forego my usual warm up and make straight for the first tee where my buddies were waiting for me. As I stepped up to take my first drive on the long par 4 opening hole it was remarked on that I was cheating as I had some sort of futuristic club! A few practice swings and I then hit my first ball with the Taylormade R9 SuperTri Driver..
I have to say I would have probably been able to control the ball better with the draw and distance had I had time on the driving range with the club before going out onto the course, but the overall thoughts on the Taylormade R9 SuperTri Driver are that it is one hell of a club but it can take a little getting used to. In my party of 4 on the course I had two 28 handicappers who had a go with the club, (TaylorMade R9 Driver) both were aware that the club was very much different to the basic clubs in their bag and they struggled with the overall club head speed. With that in mind the shaft was completely different and the club itself capable of a lot more than they were used to.
The general conclusion is that the club is pretty special but with that in mind I would suggest strongly to get the right advice on the club shaft that you are going to use with this. As mentioned before I used the Fujikura Motore 60 stiff shaft and at the moment my handicap is around the 14 mark so it is worth keeping in mind that a regular shaft would be better for a higher handicapper. Just remember to get down the range and practice with this beast of a club and keep it hidden from the wife she may get a little jealous!
