TAYLORMADE R580 DRIVER REVIEW DRIVERS
While the r7 is in the 400cc area, the r5 drivers spec out at 450cc, just a hair shy of the USGA/R&A limitation of 460cc. The biggest difference between the r7 and r5 drivers, literally, is the size.
Barzeski also tested the r5 Dual Type N, and I’ll include his feedback along with mine. I tested the r5 Dual Type N driver with a 9.5° head and the stock M.A.S. (There is also an r5 Dual TP driver with moveable weights, but more on that later.) The r5 Dual Type N driver has the weight distributed more evenly between the weight ports and a more pear-shaped head design to allow more workability to golfers who like to shape their shots. The r5 Dual Type D driver has more weight placed toward the heel and a “pull-heel” design that combine to help golfers hit a draw (or minimize a slice). So the r5 is available in two standard versions: Type D and Type N. And while the r7’s weights are interchangeable, the r5 has fixed weights.Īccording to TaylorMade, the design rationale behind the r5 and its fixed-weight design was to simplify the process of configuring the weights. Instead of having four TLC (TaylorMade Launch Control) ports like the r7, the r5 has two ports. But a closer look reveals that the design breakthrough of the r7 – removable weights that can be changed to fine-tune your ball flight and trajectory – is altered considerably in the r5. Read on to see what we thought.Īt first glance, the r5 looks quite a bit like the r7. We had a chance to take one of the r5 Dual models for an extended test drive. This year, TaylorMade applied some of the design principles of the r7 Quad to the new r5 Dual series. TaylorMade successfully followed those products with the r7 Quad driver, which stands as one of the most-played – and most-imitated – drivers on tour and at retail.
TAYLORMADE R580 DRIVER REVIEW SERIES
The company which first popularized the modern metalwood fell off the pace a bit in the late ’90s, but rebounded strongly with its 300 and 500 series titanium drivers. TaylorMade Golf has surged to the top of the driver marketplace over the last few years.
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