To be perfectly honest, I've never been one to mess with the adjustability of clubs.
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Usually, adjustable drivers feel like they carry a little extra weight because, to be able to change things like lie, loft and face angle, there has to be a functional weight move. Noticeably lighter than other drivers I have played, and that's carrying a stiff flex. The thing I notice more about the R11 than its color is its weight. It may be a fashion statement more than anything - or an easy marketing statement for TaylorMade - but the white crown creates a slightly different firing of the neurons in my head. The black face of the club also blends well with the crown of the head, which is what we stare at before the moment of truth.
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The flat paint that ghosts the driver is quite soothing actually. While I was beating the R11 on the range like I did the R9 460 before that (though I kept the Nike VR driver in my bag for 2010), it wasn't until I got onto the course that I could truly experience it.įrom a sheer aesthetic perspective, the R11 driver is not distracting. "How do you like that new white driver?" (Quite a bit, thank you. Instantly, the early birds who hit the range early in the mid-Atlantic flocked to the club. With snow as white as the clubhead on the ground for a few months, it wasn't until February that I could finally unleash the R11 on the range, then the course. It could be a Burner, but is likely an R11.Īnd that's just the reaction I got when I first took the headcover off of the R11 that TaylorMade sent me early in the year. Each time a player takes the headcover off of their driver or fairway woods, and they're painted white, the millions watching at home has a good chance of knowing that said player is hitting a TaylorMade club. TaylorMade enjoys quite a subtle marketing advantage over its competition in every PGA Tour telecast in 2011. Read what Ryan Ballengee from Pro Golf Talk, and Dave 'The Orlando Golf Blogger' have to say about this club in their reviews below.Ī handful of rounds with the TaylorMade R11 (Ryan): This all sounds a bit too complicated for a simple weekend golfer like me, but the R11 has had some favourable reviews by people who are a lot more knowledgeable than me. You can play around with the club's centre of gravity by placing weights in the heel and toe of the club head. It allows you to adjust the loft of the club to increase or lower the launch trajectory of your drives.Īn adjustable sole plate allows you to change the angle of the club face at address to counteract hooks or slices. The Taylormade R11 Driver is the latest in a long line of adjustable drivers.