TaylorMade r7 460 Draw

July 29th, 2007 by mulligan

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I think I’m like most golfers who have been playing for a few years…. skeptical. When I first started playing I would perform countless hours of research on the latest technology, how it would help my game, where to get great deals on it etc. etc. Not anymore. No, lately what I’ve realized it that it takes a LOT of hard work, and dedication to reach a level of playing ability that only a few people ever really achieve. Unfortunately this game does NOT seem to come naturally to me. I’ve played numerous sports, and have done well in almost all that I’ve attempted to compete in. Not golf. I’m still learning, and I think more often than not, I’m realizing that this truly is a “lifetime game”. I’ll get back to the point of this story (TaylorMade r7 460 draw) in a moment, but I want you to understand why I’m skeptical first!

At the end of last season, things really started coming together. I had started to groove my driver - a Titleist 983 e but had really been toying with the notion that I wasn’t the “shot maker” that this club deserved to be in the hands of. I could rope it out there on average about 270, but this club demanded consistency. Not only that, but let’s face it, the sweet spot isn’t enormous on that club. Aside from my driver finally bringing some value to my game, I honestly think that if I had spent maybe 1 more solid month of working on my dreaded short game, I would have cracked a 10 handicap, and possibly gotten down to a 7. (See that realist attitude full at work… I didn’t say 5!) I played my last round of 2006 just before the blizzard hit. Excuse me, Blizzards. 4 months, and all I could do was wonder how green it was in Florida. I wasn’t able to hit a club for 4 months. I swung my sticks in my house - nearly tearing a hole in the carpet which hopefully tells you how “dedicated” I am. Trust me when I say, it didn’t pay off. My plans for practicing the short game never really saw fruition, and on top of that, my long game practice was practically gone as well. So I entered this season with a bit of nerves that were definitely not there last year.

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I opened a few rounds in the mid 90’s and wrote it off to the long cold winter. For those of you from the 80’s yes, I stole that from the hair band Cinderella and I’m completely ashamed. On the course I would meet up with players who weren’t shooting well either, and we decidedly concurred that yes, the winter hurt us all. And then June showed up. Flashback to last year where I had a total of ONE round over 100. It was at Kings Deer. Now if you are familiar with the course, the first thing you might think, is “that course isn’t that long”. You’d be right. However, if you’ve never played it on a windy day, you owe yourself that treat! That’s what I did, and 101 was the outcome of my foolish decision. I play all over the state, and I had actually played that course before on a calm day - total: 82. Back to June 2007 I’m not ashamed to admit it because it’s golf. I had a total of 3 rounds over 100. I was really struggling with the driver, I was shanking my approach shots, and it felt like everything was falling apart on me. I played a round at The Heritage at Westmoor with a few friends. I started out with a solid shot on hole one, and by hole 7 it was in my head “no matter what happens I will NOT shoot over 100″. No, I didn’t, I “salvaged” a 97.

That was my first round trying a new driver- the Nike Sasquatch from 2006. It had an aldila 65g Stiff shaft. Now I never felt I could really get into it strong, it was a very consistent (if somewhat short - 250ish - felt like a good hit) solid feeling driver, but overall I just never felt it was the club for me. A few weeks passed, and I hit a friends driver that he swore by. It was a Taylor Made r7 425 with MWT. I hit his twice, and was sold on the club right away. But there was a catch! He didn’t have one of the standard shafts typically sold with a 425. He had a V2 Proforce shaft, fitted to his swing. If you haven’t heard of this company, I suggest you give them a look: United Sports Technologies. You can get a shaft type specifically for your swing. This isn’t something new, and I’m not saying it is. I just happen to have the shaft and figured you might be interested in learning about it. Oddly enough, I was able to find a matching shaft and r7 425 combination on Ebay.

Ok, back to the point of this story… Skepticism. Yep, I’m full of it. I can’t say that I don’t believe in the new technology, because I have actually seen how it can make you a better golfer. I mean, I don’t hit blades. I wouldn’t think of it at this point (although I had considered it last year… sigh). I don’t hit them because they aren’t as forgiving, some would say aren’t forgiving period. However, I would definitely be hard pressed to say that a club could “change” your shot. Until yesterday.

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I played a round at South Suburban with a guy who was consistently hitting a 10 yard draw… right to left. When I say consistent I mean, every single drive. Now I was literally thinking to myself that I wished I had a natural draw. This was on hole 15. This was before I asked which Taylor Made he was hitting. I asked on hole 18 when I thought I saw the word “draw”. I just had to be sure, and I was curious. Of course my next question…. “did it change your shot?” flew out of my mouth. The reply had me in shock. Before I give it to you, let me comment on this guy’s iron play. A few comments; consistent, short backswing, straight shots. A very good player who I figured wasn’t just having a “good” day. And man that draw was nice…

His reply: I used to have the strongest slice ever.

Ok, no, I didn’t hit his driver to see for myself. What I can tell you though, is that I’ve messed with the Moveable Weight Technology in my 425, and I honestly can’t see a difference. Now skepticism would tell me that it’s probably the guy swinging the club, and yes I haven’t had it that long, but still shouldn’t I see SOMETHING? I love the club because I can hit it fairly well and more consistently than my old Titleist. But if I could take those weights and shape my shot with it, well… that would probably kill a lot of that skeptic right out of me. Kind of like the guy I just played with killed a little of it anyway!

If you’re interested check it out here: TaylorMade r7 460 Draw - and let me (us) know how it turns out!

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