Wednesday, July 27, 2011

My Review on TaylorMade R9 Irons

Taylormade is one of the leaders in the golf industry and many of their golf clubs are played on the PGA tour and many other tours as well. The Taylormade R9 Irons are made to be more forgiving, create a better feel, allows the golfer to work the ball better, and add distance.

This is quite a bit to ask of any golf club and when a company makes claims like this they better back it up with new technologies and improved performance. Taylormade has done quite a good job of doing so and provides many new and innovative technologies in this new iron set.

The longer r9 irons are designed with a velocity control chamber to help golfer gain consistency and control. This also helps with power and ball speed. This chamber is also filled with silicone and soft foam to help give the iron less vibration, a better sound, and more feel for the player.

My first shot with the R9s came on course from about 195 yards out to an elevated green. Normally, I would pull out a 5-iron and take a nice, easy swing expecting the ball to fade just a touch and land on the green dead. I took out an R9 5-iron, took a nice, easy swing, and watched the ball land about five yards over the green.

There is no doubt, the R9 irons (golf clubs for sale) are forgiving. Just to be sure, I wanted to see how the R9s forgiveness compared to the r7. What was more surprising was the feel coming off of the face. Game improvement clubs are never supposed to feel like a forged club. Well, don't get your hopes up. Forged clubs are still softer than the R9s. However, the R9s are softer than pretty much any other game improvement club I have tried.

Overall, the R9s performed above or beyond all my expectations. They are an oversized club that has feel. Moreover, the irons actually look good. If you are a mid- to high-handicap player, this is a set of clubs I would highly recommend.

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