29 January 2010 No Comment Email This Post

TAYLORMADE R9 460
Asking Price: $300
Loft: 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5 (also in TP)

The changeable shaft leaves golfers 8 ball-flight choices. You only switch the face angle by 2 degrees closed to 2 degrees open and the lie angle by 1 degree upright (more left) to 1 degree flat (more right). The bigger face features inverted-cone geometry to stretch out the hottest section.

What we liked is the added subtle angles on the triangle shape. Roaring load without noisy. Feels like you really hit it.
Consistently trajectory high, hits far and forgiving. We liked the ease of switching the head around.
A larger head, but it really doesn't look that bad. Piercing ball flight with lower spin than you might think. The ball went forward and rolled more. It's really stable. If your not swinging well right now, the ball still goes down the target line."

What's Hot: TaylorMade masterminds have answered all the little things right without sacrificing the big things. Like creating an changeable driver you do not have to take apart entirely. That's smart.
What's Not: The additional $100 for the TP versions appears unreasonable.

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