The TaylorMade R9 Fairway Wood delivers on remarkable flexibility. The new Flight Control Technology takes do-it-yourself personal fitting to the next level. The TaylorMade R9 3-wood earns its asking price with its crisp feel and technological prowess. The R9 fairways are ultimately going to help a lot of golfers bomb the ball with newfound precision accuracy.
The R9 Fairway Wood is the first fairway wood to feature Flight Control Technology (FCT) that allows the golfer to change the face angle, loft and lie of the club in eight different changes. While the tweaking of clubs is commonplace on the Tour the R9 offers the ordinary golfer the same control over their clubs as a professional player using a simple bolt in the clubhead that can be changed in seconds. This gives golfers a wonderful level of control over the performance of their fairway woods with the R9 promoting shots which are high, carry further and move right to left, shots which are lower, controlled and move from left to right or shots which are neutral, straight and of mid level height.
Like the R9 driver the TaylorMade R9 Fairway Wood boasts a "new classic" shape combining the classic lines of a traditional golf club with the modernity expected by today's golfers. This combination gives the R9 a much lower CG location and a high MOI delivering a club that is forgiving and easy to launch.
The TaylorMade R9 Fairway Wood can also be adjusted to suit almost the games of anyone of you. Launch the ball longer and straighter by changing the face angle, loft and lie angle on it.
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I purchased these to have something more forgiving since I was playing Ping I3 blades. Since I don't play as often I decided to buy something that would dampen mishit. I have a personal driving range and I found that my swing fault followed me, go figure :) Anyway, my 1st round was a disaster, but it wasn't the clubs. After the disaster I practiced all week with them, along with a major revision in my setup and shot 73 in my second round with them. So, they were redeemed. One thing I've noticed is that the offset is hidden well in the design of the club. I have never cared for offset, but it's almost invisible in this club. They feel really good in my hands and the thicker sole from the Ping's now seem normal.