Video Review: TaylorMade R1 Driver
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In this video TG Deputy Editor Graeme Hamlett reviews the club used by the likes of Justin Rose on our 2013 drivers test.
The crown will divide opinion and it did so among our testers. Four out of the five referenced the Marmite analogy – you’ll either love it or hate it. Despite the look of it, performance was impressive across the board. Graeme hit his two longest drives of the day with the R1 and ended with an average dispersion of just 12 yards.
Three out of the five commented the club felt heavy and that it made them swing it harder; but the face was so forgiving, dispersion was barely affected. Both Joel and James especially noticed how little difference off-centre hits made while Kit was stunned at how hot the ball seemed to come off the face.
The R1 is currently Chris’ driver of choice, but he ended up closing the face by a degree to prevent it going right.
Pros: Extremely forgiving, hot off the face and the most adjustable driver on the market. Tweaking the settings is very easy to implement.
Cons: The design on the crown is daring to say the least and the sound at impact is loud and high-pitched.
