TaylorMade R9 Fairway Wood Review

Another year, another long list of clubs to review! I've hit the new Titleist clubs for this season, and now am in the middle of going over my reviews for the TaylorMade equipment I just demoed. Talk about a company that does not like to wait to release the next "latest and greatest" thing! With a number of new clubs out for this year, I never thought I'd see the end of TaylorMade equipment to hit!

That said; let's talk about the R9 Fairway woods.

Like the R9 driver, this changes everything! You can customize the head before play by not only moving the traditional weight ports on the head, but now you can actually change the face and lie angle of the club for the ultimate in playability! Up to 36 yards in side-to-side trajectory change says TaylorMade.

TaylorMade has also created a great looking club to go with its performance as well. Its black head with traditional shaping, and semi shallow face height really instills confidence at address. The lower center of gravity does the rest! This club is amazingly easy to get airborne and feels like you are shooting your ball out of a bazooka when you hit it!

As with the driver, I spent a good while playing with the angles and weights of this club. Having a repeatable swing helps to really get a feel for just how much change is being made when the ball is struck in X,Y, or Z position, as goes with the weights as well. There were a great many shots that I've never been able to hit with a fairway wood that I could with the new R9, but there is the problem. You can only have the head and weights set in one position during the round! If you need a high fade and have it set for a low draw, you are going to have to pull out an iron and lay up!

I always make it a note to mention my personal opinion on adjustable weights in reviews that feature clubs that have them. If you do not have a consistent ball flight, please do not think that this club is a cure all! You need to have a solid, repeatable swing and a "stock" flight, weather it be a draw, fade, hook, or slice and be able to hit that shot over and over to really see a difference in the face angle and weights. If you don't know what the ball is going to do from swing to swing, this club is just going to be a very expensive toy that could have gone into a few golf lessons!

More TaylorMade to come! Stay Tuned!