Despite the new name, loft sleeve is little more than the evolution of taylormades previous fct technology. And taylormade barely even threatened to sue us this year written by. Sep 11, 20 for many golfers who like taylormade clubs, the issue is which one to actually purchase r11s or rbz. Taylormade adidas golf is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world. The taylormade r11 driver specs comes equipped with movable weight technology mwt, which allows you to tune the driver s center of. To do so, taylormade fitter jason werner gave chris a 8. Oct 27, 2012 taylormade has put together a great club and id highly recommend getting this club in the bay if youre looking to pick up a new driver. Nov 17, 2011 because of the flight control technology on offer the taylormade r11 driver is only available in 9 or 10.
Taylormade r11s driver lives up to the hype metro us. Inverted cone technology to expand the sweet spot, a precision weight port to optimize the center of gravity, a thin unsupported face for. Other than replacing a defective adaptor, the adaptor sleeves can also be used to create multiple shaft options for the taylormade r11 s driver for less than the cost of simply reshafting your current shaft sleeve. The r11 was comfortably the mosteagerly awaited driver in recent times and with taylormades army of tour professionals all over the world spreading the white message, its presence in the game seems already wellestablished, despite only being launched in recent. For many golfers who like taylormade clubs, the issue is which one to actually purchase r11s or rbz. With the r11 s driver, you can adjust 3 different dimensions to maximize your distance loft, face angle and flight path. Like upcoming releases from cobra myfly and nike flexloft, the r1 features what taylormade is calling loft sleeve technology. 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.
Unfollow taylormade r11s driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Taylormade has put together a great club and id highly recommend getting this club in the bay if youre looking to pick up a new driver. Also included in this stable of brands is maxfli and rossa, in 1998 taylormade, salomon and adidas joined forces, this event brought together some of the most innovative companies in their fields. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. When i saw the first r11s commercials talking about how various.
Dec, 2011 the taylormade r11s driver is a refined version of the previous r11 driver. The taylormade drivers in this collection feature lofts from 9 degrees up to. 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. Adding two degrees of loft closed the club face, which helped eliminate chris slice spin. Although the numbers were not drastically different, i did. With 3d tuning, you can independently tune loft, face angle and flight path to your swing. Taylormade r11 s driver the taylormade r11 s driver is faster, longer and more tunable than ever. Moving the weight toward the toe will encourage more fade. Nov, 2014 now taylormade return to the r brand name that served them so well in the past with the r15 driver and are building on the low forward cg message to hopefully get the best of both worlds.
Learn more about the topsellers in our taylormade driver line. This shaft is just over 44 inches long and will play about 45. If these enhancements werent enough, the r11s also features a lightweight aldila rip phenom shaft and taylormade s own performance lightweight tm 360 grip. Lets take a closer look at the r11s and the rocketballz. It has that metallic thwack with just a slightly higher pitch than the r11. The company says the r11s is a souped up version of the original r11.
Apr 08, 2012 the taylormade r11 driver specs comes equipped with movable weight technology mwt, which allows you to tune the drivers center of gravity to promote a draw or neutral ball flight. Other than replacing a defective adaptor, the adaptor sleeves can also be used to create multiple shaft options for the taylormade r11 s driver for less than the cost of simply. The small changes that taylormade introduced with this driver has made for super results. Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year. The taylormade r11 s driver features taylormade s flight control technology and adjustable sole plate in a large 460cc head for any player looking to maximize their trajectory and distance off the tee. Inverted cone technology to expand the sweet spot, a precision weight port to optimize the center of gravity, a thin unsupported face for higher cor and faster ball speeds. Weve got the low down on how the r1 matches up with the r11s from one of our 0 handicap golfers on staff. Introducing the 2011 launch of the taylormade r11 driver, r11 fairway wood and rescue 11 the latest and greatest from taylormade. Project x lz regular flex driver shaft with taylormade r11, r11s r9 adapter and grip. The taylormade r11 s driver features taylormades flight control technology and adjustable sole plate in a large 460cc head for any player looking to maximize their trajectory and distance off the tee. The taylormade r11 driver specs comes equipped with movable weight technology mwt, which allows you to tune the drivers center of gravity to promote a draw or neutral ball flight. Im going to install a 10g weight in the toe to bring the weight up even more to create driver i can play at 4444.
Also fits the r11 metal woods increasing loftlie adjustability by 1 degree. With the 10g weight in the heel and the 1g weight in the toe, youll get more of a draw bias ball flight. Get the best deals on taylormade r11 driver senior shaft when you shop the largest online selection at. This project x lz shaft is a great replacement shaft designed to fit your r11, r11s r9 and rbz driver.
Chris ryan pro jon greathead hcp 8 bryan slater hcp 12 darren slater hcp 16 comments. Make offer taylormade r11s driver 9 loft fujikura motore speeder vc 6. The taylormade r11s driver was built for a world where. There is no difference between the heads, however the tp driver has a premium shaft. It is good to see the r name back and the larger profile of the r15 quickly sets it apart from the taller and more compact sldr, even though both are 460cc heads. Factory adjustable adaptor replacement sleeves for the taylormade r11 s driver. The taylormade r11s driver is a refined version of the previous r11 driver. 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. The r11s driver can perhaps be considered the flagship driver of the impressive taylormade line. Project x lz senior flex driver shaft with taylormade r11. The taylormade r11s driver is the ultimate in driver innovation and optimization now in 460cc.
Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. Similar to the original r11, the new r11s driver features a flatwhite crown color and black pvd face to improve alignment and accuracy off the tee. What are the optimum taylormade r11s driver settings. Twelve months after taylormade launched the revolutionary r11, the taylormade r11s driver, with its bigger 460cc head, loft adjustability 1. The taylormade r11 driver features ultimate optimization with 3 different adjustable dimensions. Apr 05, 2012 technology and construction the taylormade r11 irons are cast, but that should come as no surprise given the technology behind the irons. The key changes are the adjustable hosel that now has an extra 0. When i got both clubs dialed in, the numbers were identical. After much anticipation, taylormade has just released their first official sneak peek at their new r11 series. The driver itself is fine, despite the funny weight port. The taylormade r11 s fairway wood features superior adjustability for optimized launch conditions. Since then they have given us the r500, r5, r7, r9, r11 and then the chronologically challenged r1 before surprisingly ditching the r name for the loft up message of the sldr driver the sldr driver may not have been the most commercially.
With the r11 driver, players can adjust the loft, face angle, and flight path for up to 100 yards of sidetoside trajectory change and 500 rpm back spin change. Anyone familiar with taylormade will find some of the usual technology enhancements. A 460cc mattewhite finish head is powered by a new 5sided asp plate, new 1. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. The new r11s is bigger, faster, more tunable and longer than the original r11 driver.
So as many of you already know, the taylormade r11s is being replaced by the taylormade r1. Preowned taylormade golf r11s driver value their price. It has many of the features of the r11 driver, but with an increase of options on adjustable sole plate asp which allows the club to sit on the ground precisely the way that fits the players eye the best. Check out the taylormade r11s driver photo album on our facebook page. This is an oem version of the shaft and is built to 44. The taylormade r11 driver comes in two different configurations like all taylormade drivers, a standard version and a tour preferred tp model. Mark hits the 460cc head design taylormade r11s and. The r11s is bigger, faster, longer and more tunable than the original r11 driver. New 2019 graphite design tour ad vr4 golf driver wood shaft choose specs. The grip is a very nice, blacksilver taylormade fct grip and it has a 1. At 460cc, the taylormade r11s tp driver is at the usga limit for size. Aesthetically, the white crown and black face combination makes alignment easy and eliminates any glare on top of the clubhead. Its address footprint measures more than 11,500 mm.
Unfortunately i am old enough to remember when taylormade introduced the first r series driver with the r300 series. Trying to decide whether buying the new taylormade r1 driver is worth the price over last years r11s model. The r11 was comfortably the mosteagerly awaited driver in recent times and with taylormades army of tour professionals all over the world spreading the white message, its presence in the game seems already wellestablished. I think just about every tm tour player switched over to the r11s, and i can see why. Used taylormade r11s driver in very good condition. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. Taylormade introduced movable weight technology, which gives golfers the ability to easily move discretionary weight to different areas of the. Technology and construction the taylormade r11 irons are cast, but that should come as no surprise given the technology behind the irons.