Adjusting Taylormade R11s Driver
From Golf Magazine ClubTest 2012 March, 2012
Category: Game-Improvement Drivers
Price: 399
WE TESTED: 9 with Aldila RIP Phenom 60 graphite shaft.
KEY TECHNOLOGIES: R11S is lighter, larger 460cc vs. 440cc and offers more adjustability than the R11. An adjustable soleplate alters face angle 3 closed to 3 open. The Flight Control Technology hosel changes loft by /- 1.5. Two movable weights are 10 grams and 1 gram.
OUR TESTERS SAY: One of the top drivers tested. Multiple adjustability options make it suitable for a wide range of players.
PROS
DISTANCE: One of the longest drivers; off-center hits keep you satisfied time after time.
ACCURACY/FORGIVENESS: Your accuracy can be improved by quickly adjusting the club; a very
forgiving stick sidespin is adequately reduced; pushes and pulls replace slices and hooks.
FEEL: Immediate feedback on all shots; powerful and explosive on sweet-spot hits; a more muted sensation on off-center hits.
PLAYABILITY: Hot, boring draws; the ability to shape shots is there for more skilled players.
LOOK: The now-familiar white head contrasts with a black face to make alignment a snap.
CONS
Some testers don t see much difference versus R11; a few dissenters aren t fans of the white look, which shows dirt and scratches.
From The Shop Blog December 19, 2011
Lots of companies make adjustable drivers, but no company has embraced adjustability more than TaylorMade.
Since the 2004 release of the r7, a black driver trimmed in yellow and red, the company s flagship driver has always been adjustable. For 2012, that trend continues with the release of the white-crowned R11S on Feb. 3.
The R11S is not radically different from last season s top-of-the-line TaylorMade model, the R11, but there are a few evolutionary differences.
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 R11S a little longer than the R11, and it has a slightly-larger sweetspot. The club should also do a better job of helping golfers maintain ball speed on mishits.
David Dusek
TaylorMade R11S Driver
While last season s R11 had a red adjustable plate on the sole that allowed golfers to choose from three face angles, the R11S 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.
There are also two weight ports in the R11S one in the heel and one in the toe which can hold the one- and the 10-gram weights that come with the driver. Positioning the 10-gram weight in the heel encourages a draw while screwing it into the toe should help you hit a fade.
There are 80 different ways you can set up the R11S, and according to TaylorMade, the club offers 140 yards of left-and-right adjustability.
All in all, the package is going to give the golfer a little higher launch and less spin than the original R11, which should translate to more distance, says Olsavsky.
The R11S will come standard with an Aldila RIP Phenom 60 shaft for 399. The R11S TP, which features the same head but one of 25 upgraded shaft options, will cost 499.
The TaylorMade R11S driver was built for a world where one-size-fits-all simply doesn t, and this tends to be especially true in the world of golf.
TaylorMade R11s - Drivers - TaylorMade R11 S Driver The TaylorMade R11 S Driver is faster, longer and more tunable than ever. This is acheived by adjusting the loft.
TaylorMade R11 S Driver The TaylorMade R11 S Driver is faster, longer and more tunable than ever. This is acheived by adjusting the loft up or.
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While last season s R11 had a red adjustable plate on the sole that allowed golfers to choose from three face angles, the R11S has five settings: Neutral, Open.
Taylormade R11s users--question on adjusting driver loft.
Question on the R11s driver, in particular the 10.5 deg version
How low can you set the loft and also how high.
And what deg can it be moved in each step.
Re: Taylormade R11s users--question on adjusting driver loft.
can be moved by 1.5 degrees up and down. but remember when moving the loft you also adjust the angle of the clubface. when you decrease the loft you open the clubface and vice versa/
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Great thanks, understand it better now. Thinking of buying one in the near future
One other question, if the arrow points at higher setting is that the highest setting.
Will try post a photo of what I mean as I may not be explaining it very well. Friend has one but he is clueless on the settings etc. but he hits it great, just not into all the spec stuff. Maybe we d all be better like him haha..
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Attached photo is what I mean. Can anybody tell me what loft is set on that driver.
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I can t open close up of pic on my phone will try later. But a 10.5 driver with arrow at standard loft is 10.5, higher is 12 and lower is 9..
The r11 only have 1 degree of change rather than 1.5.
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In the pic with it on that setting, its on 12deg.
I hit a few shots with it this morning and loved the distance ball flight I was getting. What is now surprising me is that it was at 12 degrees. My current driver is 10.5 and I would never have thought about going higher. But I was getting about 15 yards extra distance with this
The other setting was at open which I assume is the furthest open it can go
If you have it on 1.5 higher you need the sole plate on open to make the face sit square. If you go on tm s web site they have a intereactive tuning tool to show you what the ball flight does on different settings
dont want to mess with your head, but
each inbetween marking is 0.75 i think
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i have mine on standard neutral, ive corrected my slice somewhat so on closed it was drawing way to much on closed i found myself shouting 4 left a lot, its fun to try all the settings on the range, when you find a setting that works keep it there, dont keep messing every time you hit bad shots or youll be messing your self up imo higher is 12 standard is 10.5 lower is 9 hope this helps
the sound this make on the range reminds me some what of the cleaveland hi bore driver, man that thing was loud
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