Therefore, taylormade introduces the r1 driver, designed to fit every golfer with 12 different loft combinations. The new loft sleeve was designed in conjunction with the r1 s revamped adjustable sole plate with seven different settings that can change the face angle as. Taylormades tom kroll explains how the new taylormade r1 driver lets you independently adjust face angle, weight bias and loft. This adjustable driver features 12 different loft settings and 7 face angle options. Taylormade r1 driver golf club for sale online ebay. The capability to change loft is the initial technological piece that you notice on the r1 driver. Taylormade r11s usersquestion on adjusting driver loft. Lofty expectations theres plenty of buzz surrounding the r1 driver and much of it is concerning the loft options. In a survey we found we found that 86% of people who bought an adjustable driver, never changed the settings off neutral. Its movable weight lets you adjust the impact for the draw you want. Taylormade golf launches r1 driver raises the bar on adjustability and provides a wide range of loft settings for the 80% of golfers playing the wrong loft the new r1 continues taylormades mastery of adjustable drivers by offering the greatest range of adjustability of any driver in the brands history. One of the most misunderstood aspects of picking out a driver is choosing the loft. Make sure this fits by entering your model number 100% authentic taylormade factory replacement adaptor sleeves for the r1 and r1 tp driver heads. Taylormade r1 driver fitted with a stiffflex shaft.
For the r1 driver the first piece of noticeable technology is the capability of the driver to change loft. I have an r1 which ive tinkered with and have used with various settings. But like always taylormade put more into this driver than just paint, it is their most adjustable driver ever. The taylormade r1 has mwt, face angle adjustability and an adjustable loft. As with any club taylormade makes, they have designed an enormous amount of technology into the driver. The new taylormade r1 driver comes in a one club suits all format with loft interchangeable between 8 and 12 degrees. Its hard to do but fitters around the country support our opinion that the 20 r1 driver can stand proud. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest.
The r1 adaptor sleeve allows you to add multiple shaft options for your r1 driver. Here are the best drivers for a slice that will start saving you lost golf balls in no time. I tried lowering the loft, changing the face angle, moving weights around, and nothing had any effect. Taylormade loftsleeve technology promotes optimal launch angle by offering 12 settings between standard driver lofts of 8. Taylormade r1 driver tuning guide golf warehouse yumpu. 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. This factory adaptor allows for 7 standard and 5 upright loft settings for a total of 12 different loftlie settings. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight golfwrx.
A combination of twelve sleeve movements increases or decreases loft by 0. Loft is the biggest club adjustment so youll want to mess with this first. Mar, 20 as with any club taylormade makes, they have designed an enormous amount of technology into the driver. The r1 also uses shotshaping moveable weights to promote a fade or neutral ball flight or to create a draw. Prior to the r1 the golfer had the flexibility to change the loft around a degree. Taylormade golf free r1 driver tuning app mygolfway. I provide screenshots from their manual for each and a link to the manual the loftsleeve allows you to adjust more than loft.
This setting is 180 degrees from the neutral setting. After spinning it around for a while, the head will pop off giving you access to the neck. Ive always been a big believer that the right shaft and settings on my driver will make a big. 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. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. Questions about the r1 driver and my horrible slice. He is the man behind the club so who better to talk to about its amazing adjustment ability. 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. 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. I used to have a nike dymo str8 fit that i used for years at all neutral settings. How to adjust the taylormade r15 driver 3balls blog.
R1 gives the golfer 12 loftsleeve settings and 7 faceangle positions, as well as two movable shotshape weights. The graphics on the crown can be distracting, stock grip was the. I have the r11s the driver just before the r1 and i believe the r1 sleeve is similar but with more settings notches. Hifromtm replace golf adjustment torque wrench tool for taylormade fct r1 r11s r11 r9 r7 r5 driver hybrid.
On both sleeves there is an option for an upright lie setting, its just one setting and only affects the degree of lie vs. With the driver adjusted to 11 degrees of loft, my shot had 3415 rpm of spin. Now, golfers who choose to play the latest taylormade driver have no excuse for not playing the right loft and improving their game. 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. As far as adjustable drivers go, you cant get much more adjustable than the r1 driver. Using the correct loft on your driver can result in increased range from the tee. So, one of the imperatives of the r1 taylormade is to offer a wide range of loft settings, with which the average golfer can find out how a more open loft, combined with conditions of high launch and low spin, can produce more carry and more distance. Jan 06, 20 the new loft sleeve was designed in conjunction with the r1s revamped adjustable sole plate with seven different settings that can change the face angle as much as 3degree open or closed in 1. Because todays drivers launch with much less spin, even players who swing fast use more loft. Taylormade have unveiled their new r1 driver, the followup product to the massivelysuccessful r11s. May 20, 2015 the taylormade r15 driver is for best suited for golfers looking to reduce theirs over spin rates of the driver for increased distance. Thus youre going to have to set the r1 up to suit you.
Taylormade l oft sleeve technology promotes optimal launch angle by offering 12 settings between standard driver lofts of. Use it to unscrew the 2degree hosel sleeve where the shaft goes. The 4 loft sleeve allows you to adjust the loft, lie and face angle of the m1 driver. Taylormade golf free r1 driver tuning app 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 new r1 continues taylormades line of adjustable drivers by offering the greatest range of adjustability of any driver in the brands history. But although we can say for sure that most golfers need more loft than they now use, the exact amount depends on several different aspects of their swings.
Hi guys, this is an interesting post to me largely because what youre saying is slight counterintuitive to me. No longer do golfers have to worry about buying the wrong loft. Below you will see golfwrx tried to stay as objective as possible. How do i choose taylormade r1 loft settings 3balls blog.
The same positive and negative comments have ensued. The taylormade r1 driver does not come with a loft stamped on it like most drivers do. Let me preface my question by saying that i know a club will never fix a bad swing, and i do plan on taking a few lessons next spring to try and iron everything out. Adjustable loft a new loft sleeve enables 7 standard and 5 upright variations of loft between 8 and 12 degrees.
As they have done for the past few years, taylormade is offering more than two. The taylormade r15 driver is for best suited for golfers looking to reduce theirs over spin rates of the driver for increased distance. Taylormade factory replacement adaptor sleeves for the r1 and r1 tp driver heads. In addition, the r1 allows users to alter loft, face angle and design their shot shape. 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. Well the r1 has a much wider range of adjustable options so taylormade say that this is one driver for everyone. Apr 27, 2015 how adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight.
Therefore arent getting the most out of their driver. Bold moves visually and performance tweaks make what was a great driver perform better. The thickthin crown gives the rbz stage 2 driver a moreforward cg location, which promotes a. The taylormade r1 driver can be tuned 168 different ways, including 12 loft settings and 7 faceangle settings, designed to allow you to find the perfect fit to optimise distance and accuracy. Taylormade concluded through research that 80% of the golfing population is playing the wrong loft on their driver. Generally, as loft goes up, so does the spin rate, as you can see in the data. Taylormade r1 driver, get the setting right on this fantastic driver and hit it lower, but get. How to determine which loft you should get on your driver. Jan, 2014 save some time and frustration when selffitting the r1 to your swing. What is the difference between the upright lofts and. When i bought my r1, my ball flight changed and i needed to dial it in to my swing. Each of the 12 sleeve movements increases or decreases loft 0. I would ordinarily think that you would introduce fade bias by adding loft, as that would open the face slightly, and vice versa with delofting and draw bias. The taylormade r1 driver gives the player 12 loft sleeve settings and 7 faceangle positions, as well as two movable shotshape weights.
Make sure you put the correct loft settings to have the best game possible. Its a frequently asked question and one that will vary from person to person and depend on a number of factors that could get very technical and indepth. The lofts that are marked are clear enough, but the settings without numbers are a guess. The increased range allows for for up to 12 different loft settings.
Taylormade r1 driver, how to avoid getting it wrong foregolf. This time taylormade painted striped graphics on the the white crown. Adjust the loft with 12 different settings from 8 degrees to 12 degrees includes 5 upright lofts. 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. Jul 30, 20 taylormade concluded through research that 80% of the golfing population is playing the wrong loft on their driver. Customize your performance with a new 4 degree aluminum loft sleeve that features 12 adjustable settings to help stop your slice habit.
Once you have told us your handicap, if youre right or left handed and what your current r1 driver settings are, the r1 tuning app will quickly. Its first semitransformable driver, the r7, had movable back weights and debuted in 2004. 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 settings on your taylormade r1 driver.
There are two ways to adjust the driver face and head the loft sleeve and ytrack. But the fact of the matter is that the loft of this driver affects the face angle. R1 gives the golfer 12 loft sleeve settings and 7 faceangle positions, as well as two movable shotshape weights. Taylormade loftsleeve technology promotes optimal launch angle by offering 12 settings between standard driver lofts of. More loft means numerically highera 12degree driver has more loft than a 9degree. This factory adaptor allows for 7 standard and 5 upright loft settings for a total of 12 different loft lie settings. Target that hole with a driver that fits any golfer the taylormade r1 driver. Ever since a 2003 golf digest study said that most golfers needed more loft on their drivers, the quest for the correct loft has heated up. The taylormade r1 driver is the most adjustable driver to ever be released by taylormade. I provide screenshots from their manual for each and a link to the manual the loft sleeve allows you to adjust more than loft. Aug 29, 2018 what driver loft setting should you use. You can adjust the face angle with 7 different settings including neutral.
Find the best settings for your adjustable driver, with mike. Jason day, who has a swing speed of 120 miles per hour, uses a 10. Jun 21, 20 the recently launched taylormade r1 driver offers golfers a fourdegree range of adjustability. One driver that tunes to any loft, any look and any flight one driver model that can be tuned to fit tour pros and amateurs alike.
This means that there will only be one model and then you change the loft to suit. Taylormade, the king of drivers, has done it again. Save some time and frustration when selffitting the r1 to your swing. If im being honest about my own excitement level about the spring 20 products from taylormade, the rbz stage 2 driver is the one spot where im not feeling it. There are 12 different loft settings over a range of 8 to 12 degrees including 2 upright positions.
Before the coming of the r1, a golfer could only change the loft by around one degree. Taylormade r1 driver, get the setting right on this fantastic driver and hit it lower, but get the shaft right and hit it miles. With a total of 168 possible setting combinations 12 loft settings, 7 face angle settings and 2 weight adjustments. Jan 03, 20 taylormades tom kroll explains how the new taylormade r1 driver lets you independently adjust face angle, weight bias and loft. 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. Titleist drivers, ping drivers, taylormade drivers, callaway drivers, srixon drivers, mizuno drivers, yonex drivers all now come with adjustable options.
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