TaylorMade believes it has taken adjustable technology to the next level with the introduction in February of the all-white driver, a Tour Preferred (TP) version of which is currently in the hands of its staff players including Sergio Garcia.
Last season's R11 featured a 440-cc head, but the R11S hits the USGA's maximum legal size, 460cc. TaylorMade says the bigger head combined with better aerodynamics make the Taylormade R11S Driver a little longer than the R11, and it has a slightly-larger sweet spot. The club should also do a better job of helping golfers maintain ball speed on mishits.
While last season's R11 had a red adjustable plate on the sole that allowed golfers to choose from three face angles, the Taylormade R11S Driver has five settings: Neutral, Open, Closed, Slightly Open (Open+), and Slightly (Closed+).
The adjustable sleeve that connects the shaft to the head can be set in a Neutral, Higher or Lower setting. The Higher setting adds 1.5° of loft (transforming a 9° driver into a 10.5° driver) while the Lower setting decreases loft by 1.5°.
"In many cases a golfer may not be able to see that much of a difference with the smaller sleeve [used on the R11], but the larger sleeve is going to give them the ability to dial in that launch condition to be exact without changing the spin rate," says Tom Olsavsky, TaylorMade's senior director of product creation.
The adjustable sleeve that connects the shaft to the head can be set in a Neutral, Higher or Lower setting. The Higher setting adds 1.5° of loft (transforming a 9° driver into a 10.5° driver) while the Lower setting decreases loft by 1.5°.
"In many cases a golfer may not be able to see that much of a difference with the smaller sleeve [used on the R11], but the larger sleeve is going to give them the ability to dial in that launch condition to be exact without changing the spin rate," says Tom Olsavsky, TaylorMade's senior director of product creation.
I was very impressed with the Taylormade R11S Driver and hit it well. What's great was that I was able to take the shaft in my current R11 (Graphite Design ADI 6) and put it into the Taylormade R11S Driver when I played yesterday. I was really able to compare both heads, using the shaft I've been fitted for.
What's also cool is that two completely opposite golfers can play the same head. Let's say a 9*, my specs might be 9* at 3* open and another golfer could tune the driver to be12* at 3* closed, same club head!
With this technology everyone should take the time and figure out what they need and customize the driver to their games. Everything you need, face angle, loft, swing weight, shaft, lie angle is yours to be tuned to your specs.
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