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. Once that is done, follow the chart and rotate the shaft and loft sleeve to achieve your desired adjustment and tighten the screw until you hear the click from the torque wrench. The only thing that worked was when i really started working on my mechanics and had a moment on the range where everything clicked. Tony covey unless youve been in a coma for the last couple of months, the announcement of new woods from taylormade, specifically the r1 driver and rbz stage 2 series woods came as anything but a surprise. It claims to adjust the face angle by 2 degrees in a square or open position by changing the look at address whatever that means at all.
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. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. Its movable weight lets you adjust the impact for the draw you want. Provide with the unique details of your r1 driver and sign up to taylormade golf email alerts. The r1 is shipped with a standard loft of 10 degrees and face angle that is designed to be visually square at address taylormade says a visually square face angle actually measures 2 degrees open. Taylormade r1 driver golf club for sale online ebay.
This time taylormade painted striped graphics on the the white crown. As i understand it, what you are doing when you increase or decrease loft is actually affecting the effective loft or the launch angle of the ball at square impact by closing or opening the face. In fact, via the adjustable sole plate the face angle can be adjusted 4 degrees openclosed to 7 different settings including. The taylormade r1 driver gives the player 12 loftsleeve settings and 7 faceangle positions, as well as two movable shotshape weights. Once selected, slide the shaft back into the driver head and tighten the screw on the bottom of the club. With its official release date set for february 1st, taylormade s new r1 is the first multiloft driver to hit the market this year. Taylormade r1 driver, get the setting right on this fantastic driver and hit it lower, but get the shaft right and hit it miles. You can adjust the loft to varying degrees between 8 and 12. Features selling points aside, the clubs were nothing short of the. Questions about the r1 driver and my horrible slice. More loft is also good for players who have too much handle drag into impact, necessitating. The r1 can be adjusted in 168 ways with one tool to change loft, face angle and heeltoe weighting. Get the best deals on taylormade r1 driver golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at.
Taylormade r1 driver, how to avoid getting it wrong foregolf. 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. Last year, taylormade reported the lie angle of its r11s driver as 59. Well, the best you can do is to get it to neutral by turning the face adjustment to 3 on the face angle adjuster. Taylormade r1 tp driver adjustable degree used golf club at. The new taylormade r1 driver continues taylormades mastery of adjustable drivers by offering the greatest range of adjustability of any driver in taylormades history. I have been looking around online and cannot find anywhere that gives a breakdown on what each setting specifically does. Thus youre going to have to set the r1 up to suit you. For the r1 driver the first piece of noticeable technology is the capability of the driver to change loft. And taylormade barely even threatened to sue us this year written by. Seven face angle options combine with moveable weight. 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. It has 7 face angle options vs its predecessor the r11s with 5. One driver model that can be tuned to fit tour pros and amateurs alike.
And taylormade barely even threatened to sue us this year. All of these adjustments can be made with a variety of combinations through the loft sleeve, face angle sole plate, and the adjustable. The 4 loft sleeve allows you to adjust the loft, lie and face angle of the m1 driver. New listing taylormade golf clubs r1 adjustable driver stiff aldila rip phenom 55 value 4. How to adjust settings on your taylormade r1 driver. When you change the loft you will also be changing the face angle of the club so if you dont like the way it sits at address then you use the new sole plate to adjust that too. Taylormade golf free r1 driver tuning app mygolfway. You can adjust the face angle with 7 different settings including neutral. You can also get help on how to adjust your loft, face angle or shot shape weights easily at anytime.
Earlier this spring i was fighting a horrible slice and would rarely take my r1 out of my bag on the tee. By twisting it changing the face angle, however, you are taking what was a 10 degree driver with a square face and making it a 10 degree driver that is, for example, 2 degrees closed. It can be tuned to any loft, any look, and any flight. Now, to get that face square at impact, you need to open that 10 degree driver a couple degrees, thus adding loft. Taylormade loftsleeve technology promotes optimal launch angle by offering 12 settings between standard driver lofts of 8. Each of the 12 sleeve movements increases or decreases loft 0. With the loft set at the maximum of 12 degrees, the face angle is 4 degrees closed. Apr 27, 2015 for the highspin player, lowering the loft will reduce your spin. Jul 30, 20 i tested the taylormade r1 with the stock aldila rip phenom 55 stiff shaft. After the extremely successful release of the callaway epic flash in 2019, they unveiled the callaway mavrik max in. The graphics on the crown can be distracting, stock grip was the. Taylormade r1 tp driver adjustable degree used golf club. Lets take a look at five awesome slicefighting clubs on the market in 2020. Target that hole with a driver that fits any golfer the taylormade r1 driver.
This adjustable driver features 12 different loft settings and 7 face angle options. This driver has 7 standard and 5 upright loft options from 812 degrees. You can adjust the loft to varying degrees between 8 and. What is the difference between the upright lofts and the.
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. But be careful, as it also makes something called the dplane easier to tilt, causing more aggressive offline shots. In the test above, each ball carries a similar distance, but the behavior of the. Use it to unscrew the 2degree hosel sleeve where the shaft goes. 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. Tm15mwd0015 m1 us manual digital tuningguide vertical.
In the neutral position, shots were generally a mid ball flight. 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. It has a 20g weight on the sole, which slides inside a rail that goes from the heel area to the toe giving golfers the ability to create 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. But like always taylormade put more into this driver than just paint, it is their most adjustable driver ever. With a total of 168 possible setting combinations 12 loft settings, 7 face angle settings and 2 weight adjustments. It also has 12 different loft options vs the 8 on the r11s. Taylormade has created a driver that midtohigh handicappers can enjoy the straighter ball flight with this clubs builtin draw bias. First, one has to understand that the loft of the face of the club itself can not change. Prior to the r1 the golfer had the flexibility to change the loft around a degree. Its an attempt to simplify movable weight technology, after research.
How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. February 18, 20 taylormade golf has released the new r1 tuning app, the best way to tune the r1 driver, and make it your1. 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. I know that taylormade has come out with a black headed r1, so it now. I have been using the taylormade burner superfast 2. The new taylormade r1 driver offers more adjustability than any other driver to date. The graphics on the crown may dissuade some but if this is the case, then put this thought to one side and try the r1 driver as you will forget about the looks once you hit it.
Mar, 20 as with any club taylormade makes, they have designed an enormous amount of technology into the driver. Playing characteristics changed and foreign material a. Heres our golfbidder demonstration video we made at the r1 launch with taylormade product marketing manager brian. You can dial in the face angle using the sole plate adjustment if you know what loft angle you need. The r1 driver has enhanced versions of familiar taylormade features as. I tested the taylormade r1 with the stock aldila rip phenom 55 stiff shaft. Heres our golfbidder demonstration video we made at the r1 launch with taylormade product marketing manager brian bazzel. This entry is not so much about the adjustability of the r1 driver from taylormade as it is my adjustability to the new r1 driver. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight golfwrx.
What this means is that youre going to have to assess your needs before you even begin to tweak your driver. R11 adjustable sole plate how does it work world golf tour. Taylormade launched the r1 by telling golfers that this was their most adjustable driver they had ever made. I came within a tapin of a hole in one with the burner 2. In our robot test, our slicing tee shots curved more than 27 yards right of center.
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. Also, when you increase loft on an adjustable driver, it often will close the face somewhat. The change produced an average of 12 more yards of carry and five yards in total distance. After spinning it around for a while, the head will pop off giving you access to the neck.
I tried lowering the loft, changing the face angle, moving weights around, and nothing had any effect. This is the standout feature on the sole of the driver and looks like a compass as it offers 7 positions of a range. Adjust the loft of your taylormade driver to maximize your driving distance and spin by using the driver wrench to loosen the. A golfer can adjust the loft, the face angle, and the shot shape all with a single wrench. Once the screw is removed, rotate the shaft to the appropriate setting by reading the numbers on the bottom of the shaft. The same positive and negative comments have ensued. We adjusted the hosel to add 2 degrees of loft, from 9. Tm15mwd0015 m1 us manual digital tuningguide vertical v3 ol. More loft is great for golfers who produce slower ball speeds and less spin, as they need more loft to launch the ball higher so it stays in the air longer. The face angle appears more open resulting in a more closed face at impact. According to tom kroll, global product manager for taylormade, you can adjust your taylormade drivers loft face angle and shot shape by using the driver wrench to configure the driver to your precise specifications. How to adjust the taylormade r15 driver 3balls blog. The taylormade r1 has mwt, face angle adjustability and an adjustable loft hosel. The heel and toe weights remain the same and come stock with a 10 gram and a 1 gram.
The taylormade r1 driver is the most adjustable driver to ever be released by taylormade. Aug 25, 2015 by twisting it changing the face angle, however, you are taking what was a 10 degree driver with a square face and making it a 10 degree driver that is, for example, 2 degrees closed. 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. Learn more about the r1 driver and watch r1 driver videos. Jan, 2014 suddenly your face angle is 4 degrees open. The r1s three adjustability technologies allow it to be tuned 168 different ways to specifically fit a players swing to optimize distance and accuracy. When you first see the taylormade r1 driver you are probably going to do a double take. Taylormade r1 driver adjustable degree used golf club at. Ive got it neck and neck with the m3 and m3 440 i tested. Now because i was just focusing on the loft first and ignoring the face angle aspect of setting up this driver, i was largely wasting my time. How do i choose taylormade r1 loft settings 3balls blog. So, for example, if you want to hit the ball higher, you can lower the center of gravity and increase the loft.
Loft is the biggest club adjustment so youll want to mess with this first. The r1 also uses shotshaping moveable weights to promote a fade or neutral ball flight or to create a draw. Taylormade have unveiled their new r1 driver, the followup product to the massivelysuccessful r11s. Simply put, you can adjust the setting to change the ball flight. I predict youll be plenty satisfied with your purchase.
I recently purchased the taylormade rbz driver and while it advertises 8 settings for lie, loft, and face angle with the shaft, only 4 of them are labeled. To adjust the face angle, loosen the screw on the bottom of the club head and rotate the dial. Taylormades new sldr driver is replacing the r1 as the top club in the companys range. Adjusting the loft from 8 degrees to 12 degrees is possible. Taylormade is constantly pushing the limits of innovation, working to give you more speed, more distance and more accuracy every time you tee it up. Adjust the loft with 12 different settings from 8 degrees to 12 degrees includes 5 upright lofts. Learn more about the topsellers in our taylormade driver line. Choose among the 7 face positions on the dial to achieve your optimal face angle setting. With the angle of attack being constant, the more loft you preset statically at address, the more loft you will have on the club at impact. The new taylormade r1 driver comes in a one club suits all format with loft interchangeable between 8 and 12 degrees. The taylormade drivers in this collection feature lofts from 9 degrees up to.