Given the success of the r7 line, the expectations for the TaylorMade R9 line could not be much higher.The original R9 used both adjustable face technology and adjustable weight positioning technology but only in a 420cc head. The reduction in forgiveness in the R9 was noticeable for those used to the larger heads. The follow up R9 460 had the adjustable face technology but the boffins could not quite manage to add in the moveable weights that has been so successful for TM since its introduction in the R7 to a larger 460cc head. The TaylorMade R9 SuperTri sees the first time TaylorMade has combined adjustable face technology and adjustable weight positioning technology in a 460cc head.
The SuperTri also adds in Inverted Cone Technology and a superior aerodynamics to really maximise the technological investment. The TP version is the same head as the standard version but includes a much wider range of premium shafts.
Best known for their fantastically successful range of drivers, the R9 irons are TaylorMade's latest cavity back and a jammed full of all the technological wizardry to maximize your potential while still looking and feeling like a classic iron. With the taylormade r9 irons, the emphasis is all about performance and distance.
This irons are all about performance. Now I'm not going to come over with a bad case of the infomercials and claim that these are guaranteed to add 15 yards but what they offer is great distance even on hits nowhere near the sweetspot. You can hit the ball right off the toe or the heel and see only minimal loss of distance. This comes from the deep undercut cavity and heel and toe weighting which lowers the center of gravity, in face the sweetspot on the R9 is 10% larger than the R7 irons. TaylorMade say that these are for golfers not just about pure performance but are also for the technician who wants to work the ball. Given the emphasis on forgiveness the R9 are surprisingly controllable for fades and draws but you have to put some effort in to making the ball do anything more than a gentle movement.