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 [...]
TAYLORMADE R9
Asking Price: $400
Lofts: 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 (also in TP)
The moveable weights and changeable shaft in the standard model allow for for 24 ball-flight settings. Confirming that flexibility is TaylorMade’s inverted-cone face geometry (to cover the most red-hot area of the face) and a cast formula that produces walls that are only 0.55 millimeters thick.
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PING G15
Asking Price: $300
Lofts: 9, 10.5, 12, 13.5;
Draw: 9, 10.5, 12
The back edge’s outer sole weight pad is configured to add off-centered hit stability. Merely the invisible boost to MOI comes from a lighter shaft that shifts the balance point towards the grip however still provides a heavier clubhead and no change in the swingweight. [...]
NIKE VR STR8-FIT TOUR
Asking Price: $400
Lofts: 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5
The adaptable hosel with 32 settings is a neat trick, simply the most fascinating part of the VR designing is the channel in the sole close to the face. Configured to improve the way the face responds at impact. The design is to create consistent ball [...]
COBRA S2 Driver
Asking Price: $300
Lofts: 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5;
Offset Model:($250): 9.5, 10.5, 11.5
The report for the S2 looks to be customizable distance. The all-titanium driver features a 46-inch shaft and an changeable hosel with 3 face-angle choices: neutral, 1.5 degrees more open and 1.5 degrees more closed. The thought is that golf players can [...]