One completely new piece of technology that I have never seen in a driver is TaylorMade’s crown graphic technology. TaylorMade states that the weights can be used in a neutral setting where the ten gram weight is inserted in the toe of version of the weight port or in a draw bias position where the ten gram weight is put in the heel port and the one gram in the toe. The weights that come with the club are a ten gram weight and a one gram weight. In the R1 the weights have been positioned low and forward to increase their effectiveness. Again the wrench that is provided along with the club can be used to move these weights around to help the golfer adjust the ball flight to their preference. The last piece of adjustable technology is the weights that can be screwed into the head of the driver. I will be discussing some of the changes in the esthetics section. According to TaylorMade the sole plate is a new design for better wear and visibility.
TAYLORMADE ROCKETBALLZ DRIVER WRENCH PLUS
Now at address the clubhead can be set at neutral, open, medium open, maximum open, closed, medium closed, and maximum closed with plus or minus four degrees of adjustment. With the same wrench that one uses to change the loft the golfer now has the capability to change the face using the face angle sole plate. The capability to change the face angle is not new to the R1, as a golfer could change this with the both the R11 and R11S, though there were not as many options as are available now. The next piece of technology the R1 provides is the capability to have seven different face angles. This could be challenging to verify, but I found it quite a delight to have so much flexibility in my driver. In some of their advertising TaylorMade claimed that 80% of golfers were using the wrong loft on their driver. There are seven standard lofts and in addition to this five upright loft options available for a total of twelve positions via the loft sleeve. The technology that allows this is in the TaylorMade hosel design. With the R1, the golfer can now go from eight degrees to twelve with a single club. Prior to the R1 the golfer had the flexibility to change the loft around a degree. For the R1 Driver the first piece of noticeable technology is the capability of the driver to change loft. Let’s take a look at how the club performed.Īs with any club TaylorMade makes, they have designed an enormous amount of technology into the driver. For this review I used a R1 with a Stiff Aldila RIP Phenom shaft.
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The staff at my local pro shop was very excited that they would now only need to carry a single driver and adjust it to the player rather than needing four to five drivers to make the golfer switch between during the fitting process. Also if a golfer changes their swing they do not have to change drivers, they can simply adjust the R1 accordingly. A golfer can adjust the loft, the face angle, and the shot shape all with a single wrench.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. TaylorMade launched the R1 by telling golfers that this was their most adjustable driver they had ever made. The release of the R1 driver from TaylorMade is exciting because of how much customization the driver provides to both the golfer and the club fitter. TaylorMade has such a huge presence on the PGA Tour and they take pride in their stable of players using and promoting their latest equipment.
In recent years nobody has done a better job creating buzz with the release of their new line of drivers than TaylorMade.
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