Taylormade R9 Max Irons Is Your Friend

I was able to spend the last week playing R9 Max irons so I thought I'd give some feedback . Even though people are probably sick to death of hearing about the R9 with all the exposure this line got this year.

Taylormade is one of the most if not the most focused American brands in the Japanese market. With exclusive models released just for Japan and top models like the R9 being released first in Japan before anywhere else in the world, Taylormade has always given that extra little attention to the demanding Japanese market.

The R9 iron I had was shafted with the 950GH Regular flex. I believe that most slower swingers like myself can benefit from graphite shafts. Technology has changed and in many cases graphite is as good or better than steel, depending on the player.

So while the Japan R9 Iron was aimed at the better player, Taylormade Japan decided to released the R9 Max iron, featuring similar technologies to the originak R9 iron but with a thicker top line, slightly wider sole, more offset and an overall larger head. Paired with strong lofts and lightweight graphite shafts, the R9 Max is for the mid to higher handicapper. One other note is that the R9 Max has that interesting pearl like satin finish on the face sole and neck, very similar to the finish of the Japan only Burner Forged.

I could hit a high soft draw with the R9 Max as advertised but I still need to hone my game to properly play the R9. I believe it will suit the player with a 10 handicap or above but lower handicappers may not want the pocket cavity and longer heel to toe. This may in fact be the case as it appears the R9 iron may not have sold well as expected.

So to top it off, the R9 Max is a forgiving distance iron. It's lightweight and easy to swing, its not overly large but the top line is a bit too thick for my liking. If however you do not care how thick the top line is and you are a higher handicapper needing a forgiving easy launch Taylormade iron then the R9 Max is a good choice. I wish I had the R9 iron in graphite to make a better comparison since I admittedly play graphite most of the time in my irons.

So overall the Taylormade R9 Max irons is not in any ways huge though the top line is on the thick side. The wider sole leads do a deeper cavity and more weight lower in the head for a high trajectory launch, coupled with the strong lofts we are talking about a distance iron here.

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