The new customizable loftsleeve lets you adjust the driver to your desired loft, as well as lie angle so your driver fits to your swing. In a survey we found we found that 86% of people who bought an adjustable driver, never changed the settings off neutral. Master all three dimensions of distance, and the links will be yours. This is possible through the new loft sleeve which is adjustable in 0. Therefore arent getting the most out of their driver. Bold moves visually and performance tweaks make what was a great driver perform better. If a club is too upright for your swing this means that during the swing, the heel of the clubhead will be lower than the toe. Dec 17, 2015 explanation of what to expect when you move the weights around on the sole of the taylormade m1 driver. The upright lie setting means standard loft with a more upright lie. Seems like a small adjustment, but since moving to that setting i have noticed a much straighter ball flight. After spinning it around for a while, the head will pop off giving you access to the neck. Taylormade have unveiled their new r1 driver, the followup product to the massivelysuccessful r11s. Essentially, the r1 lets you choose from 7 different lofts in the standard setting, and 5 different lofts if you choose an upright.
However, in comparison to other models, i felt other drivers available produced better results, including the original rocketballz driver. Obviously impact conditions are the most important for sure, but i think if you stand too close to the ball shaft angle between ground and shaft too upright it could be a difficult swing. With almost 80% of the players playing the wrong loft, golfers arent optimizing their drivers potential. Theres a lot of adjustability options with the r15, but dont feel overwhelmed. I trust the engineers calculations that claim a total of 168 possible settings. While the taylormade r1 driver is a beautiful piece of technology, its not for the faint of heart. Nov 16, 2018 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 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. Are you trying to figure out how to adjust your taylormade r15 driver. Unless, of course, youre trying to dial in your taylormade r1 driver for the first time. There are 12 different loft settings over a range of 8 to 12 degrees including 2 upright positions.
Taylormade factory replacement adaptor sleeves for the r1 and r1 tp driver heads. 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. But it was more than just paint, the r11 was a really good driver no matter what color you painted it. Imo this is by design to hopefully flatten out the lie to an appropriate level for contact. Below you will see golfwrx tried to stay as objective as possible. The r1 has a 4degree range of adjustability, from 8 degrees to 12 degrees, in the loft. Its first semitransformable driver, the r7, had movable back weights and debuted in 2004. So, for example, if you want to hit the ball higher, you can lower the center of gravity and increase the loft. Adjustable loft a new loft sleeve enables 7 standard and 5 upright variations of loft between 8 and 12 degrees. The graphics on the crown can be distracting, stock grip was the. On both sleeves there is an option for an upright lie setting, its just one setting and only affects the degree of lie vs.
The new r1 continues taylormades line of adjustable drivers by offering the greatest range of adjustability of any driver in the brands history. I have the r11s the driver just before the r1 and i believe the r1 sleeve is similar but with more settingsnotches. This setting is 180 degrees from the neutral setting. Questions about the r1 driver and my horrible slice. I dropped the driver a while ago due to maaaaassssive slices but now getting good enough to have one in the bag. Well the r1 has a much wider range of adjustable options so taylormade say that this is one driver for everyone. 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. Find the best settings for your adjustable driver, with mike. Adjustable drivers can be a game changer but only if the settings are dialed in for you. Its hard to do but fitters around the country support our opinion that the 20 r1 driver can stand proud.
A golfer can adjust the loft, the face angle, and the shot shape all with a single wrench. It is supposed to have 2 lie settings, standard and 2 degrees upright. The r1 adaptor sleeve allows you to add multiple shaft options for your r1 driver. 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.
Taylormade l oftsleeve technology promotes optimal launch angle by offering 12 settings between standard driver lofts of 8. This adjustable driver features 12 different loft settings and 7 face angle options. I used to have a nike dymo str8 fit that i used for years at all neutral settings. Before the coming of the r1, a golfer could only change the loft by around one degree. I used to murder that thing, but about 20% of the time it was a gigantic block about 15 fairways to the right. Ok so my test went as follows i was on a empty course and over the course of nine holes i would hit my driver with the stock setup and one drive with the 6 gram in place of the 10 gram weight. Taylormade r1 driver golf club for sale online ebay. Thick and thin crown give the club a lower and forward cg. The graphics on the crown can be distracting, stock grip was the first to go, feel and sound off the face is blunt. As far as adjustable drivers go, you cant get much more adjustable than the r1 driver. For the r1 driver the first piece of noticeable technology is the capability of the driver to change loft. Upright setting on adjustable woods toronto golf nuts.
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. What is the difference between the upright lofts and. The new taylormade r1 driver continues taylormades mastery of adjustable drivers by offering the greatest range of adjustability of any driver in taylormades history. How to adjust the taylormade r15 driver 3balls blog. The r1 driver has enhanced versions of familiar taylormade features as well. Why limit yourself to a single style of play when the taylormade r1 driver head lets you switch between standard and upright quickly and easily. I mess with the head so it is either 1 setting or 2 open faced. Taylormade launched the r1 by telling golfers that this was their most adjustable driver they had ever made. 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. How do i choose taylormade r1 loft settings 3balls blog. 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. Bought the r1 today after passing my demos over the past week. If you play the opposite handedness, only loft changes will be reversed, the lie settings will not be reversed.
You can adjust the face angle with 7 different settings including neutral. The taylormade r1 driver gives the player 12 loftsleeve settings and 7 faceangle positions, as well as two movable shotshape weights. Prior to the r1 the golfer had the flexibility to change the loft around a degree. That was before taylormade unleashed its unique r1 driver to the world in 20, a club that features yes you guessed it one loft.
With 168 possible settings, you could spend the rest of your life trying to set it up. The capability to change loft is the initial technological piece that you notice on the r1 driver. Thus youre going to have to set the r1 up to suit you. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. 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. Once you know what youre doing, it only takes seconds to modify the club to meet your specifications. When checking the specs and setting up the golf club to my preferences, i was a little surprised by one of my findings. Taylormade r1 driver, how to avoid getting it wrong foregolf. Find the best settings for your adjustable driver, with. When i bought my r1, my ball flight changed and i needed to dial it in to my swing. The r1 driver has enhanced versions of familiar taylormade features as.
There are 12 positions on the loft sleeve between 8 and 12 degrees 7 standard and 5 upright settings, 7 faceangle options maximum closed to maximum open, and two weights. 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. Simply put, you can adjust the setting to change the ball flight. 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. No longer do golfers have to worry about buying the wrong loft.
Taylormade, the king of drivers, has done it again. I am not sure if this is just a case of rotating the shaft to appropriate position or whether you have to. 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. How to find the best settings on your adjustable driver. Having tried to callaway x hot, callaway raz fit extreme, k15, g25, nike covert loved this, ben ross something and nicklaus air draw i have finally bought myself a driver. When i had my r11s last year, it was cranked to full loft so 10. 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. An upright lie angle means that the angle between the shaft and the ground is larger than it should be, making the club shaft more upright compared to the ground. Put it on a stiff graphite shaft and then you can tune your club head for your game and refine it as your game changes. Its movable weight lets you adjust the impact for the draw you want. Sortve depends if i plan to turn a few draws or play hard cut all day. Taylormade golf free r1 driver tuning app mygolfway.
Movable weights promote a straight flight or a slight draw. Right handed versus left handed driver shaft golfwrx. Personally, i have a solid swing plane but i have a tendency to. If you adjust your driver to upright and dont change your address position then the toe will go up. Heres our golfbidder demonstration video we made at the r1 launch with taylormade product marketing manager brian bazzel.
Basically both drives went the same distance no shock there, but here is the interesting thing on the back nine i decided to try something different i. I want it to be as flat as possible, so standard lie. This means that there will only be one model and then you change the loft to suit. All the same, problems above will occur, except the ball. I have the r11s the driver just before the r1 and i believe the r1 sleeve is similar but with more settings notches. However, in comparison to other models, i felt other drivers available produced better results, including the. Target that hole with a driver that fits any golfer the taylormade r1 driver. The taylormade r1 driver is such equipment that enabled its golfers to attain four global tour victories. Jan 05, 2014 i have just acquired a secondhand r1 driver with no instructions. 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. Facts and misconceptions of adjustable drivers the. 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. Loft is the biggest club adjustment so youll want to mess with this first. Use it to unscrew the 2degree hosel sleeve where the shaft goes. Aug 06, 2017 how to find the best settings on your adjustable driver. One driver model that can be tuned to fit any player. Taylormade r1 driver, get the setting right on this fantastic driver and hit it lower, but get the shaft right and hit it miles. Each of the 12 sleeve movements increases or decreases loft 0.
The taylormade r1 driver does not come with a loft stamped on it like most drivers do. Went low to 8 and the ball didnt seem to spin enough to get full carry or as good accuracy. Jan, 2014 unless, of course, youre trying to dial in your taylormade r1 driver for the first time. Mar, 20 as with any club taylormade makes, they have designed an enormous amount of technology into the driver. Taylormade is offering the boldest graphics of any oem with its r1 driver, but it is also the most battletested design, offering slight improvements over the extremely popular r11 and r11s models. The 4 loft sleeve allows you to adjust the loft, lie and face angle of the m1 driver. Thats 12 different loft option seven settings from 8 to 12, in addition to five settings with an upright lie angle. The new taylormade r1 driver comes in a one club suits all format with loft interchangeable between 8 and 12 degrees. February 18, 20 taylormade golf has released the new r1 tuning app, the best way to tune the r1 driver, and make it your1. R1 gives the golfer 12 loftsleeve settings and 7 faceangle positions, as well as two movable shotshape weights.
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. The r1 has been designed with 12 loft options and seven face angle settings, as well as the brands famous movable weight technology but despite the high level of adjustability, its an intuitive bit of kit that is straight forward to use. The r9, with true adjustability in the form of a twistable loft sleeve, came out in late 2008, and the r11, with a choice of eight loft settings and adjustable face angle, in early 2011. I have just acquired a secondhand r1 driver with no instructions. Upright setting on adjustable woods driver lie angle are already upright to compensate for toe droop. Explanation of what to expect when you move the weights around on the sole of the taylormade m1 driver. 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. The most tunable taylormade driver ever made, period. Both those two settings will stay truecorrect regardless of whether you play the. This factory adaptor allows for 7 standard and 5 upright loft settings for a total of 12 different loftlie settings. In my opinion, results were typically more consistent and felt better than the more expensive r1 driver. How to adjust settings on your taylormade r1 driver. The r1 also uses shotshaping moveable weights to promote a fade or neutral ball flight or to create a draw.