Great driver! Very smooth with the Diamana shaft. The most accurate driver out there this year!

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Still haven't received headcover! Other than that no issues

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TaylorMade r7tp, Nike Ignite, Nike SQ Tour, Titlest 905r, Cleveland Hi-Bore

All I can say is wow. I've played only two rounds with this club so far, but I have been very impressed. I haven't played around with the weight adjustments yet but the "out of the box" performance of this club is amazing. I've always been a long hitter but this club has increased my driving average to over 300 yards, with multiple drives of over 350. I'll repost once I start trying the movable weights but for now I'll say that this club can't be beat.

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King Cobra, Ping, Callaway, Adams, Taylormade R5

If you're like me, and your reading these reviews wondering if you should buy this driver, let me give you a few things to consider. First: Is this driver really worth the $300.00-$400.00 price tag? ANSWER: Yes, and here's why, if you're looking to purchase a new driver to update to something modern, consider that a Callaway is a Callaway, a Cobra is a Cobra, a Cleveland is a Cleveland, a Ping is a Ping,...so on and so on ect. With each driver that I mentioned, you get what they set it up to do and thats it. Their all good drivers, and they'll all price around the $200.00-$300.00.

The Taylormade R7 is basically 3 drivers in one. If you almost always hit a slice, you can set it up for more draw and it'll actually straighten the trajectory with your normal swing. I'm usually missing left (right handed), but after I set it up for a slight fade, I'm finding center cut about 85% of the time. This driver is also noticably longer then anything I've hit before, and believe me, I've tried all the 460cc 2005 model drivers I just mentioned. The R7 425 not only passed them up in distance, but consistancy, this driver should be illegal.

The most important question to ask yourself is "what shaft flex am I?" Don't get bad advice like I did my first time searching for new sticks. Make sure you get a couple different opinions on your swing and go with the one that gives you more control. The RE-AX shafts that come standard with this driver will give you ultimate control without giving up distance. If you swing 75-85 mph, go with R flex, if your swing is 90-115 mph, the S flex is perfect.

In a nut shell, this will ultimatly be the last driver you'll ever have to purchase. Unless they start putting little rockets on the heads of drivers to ignite in your downswing. The black finish on this thing just looks dangerious and the MWT (Moveable Weight Technology) really works!! I purchased the RAC LT irons from Taylormade after purchasing this driver. I think Talormade gears it's product toward the mid to low handicap level player and you'll have to be a 20 or less to really appriciate the full capacity of this driver. All you 21's and over, keep working at it, I strongly sugest you get a book that changed my swing forever entitled "Swing Like a Pro" from Ralph Mann. It deals with facts and not opinion based golf lessons. It's great for high handicapper's to scratch golfers. You'll be surprised at what you didn't know.

If you want to enjoy golf again, find the Fairways, If you want to find the Fairways, buy this driver!!

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purchased from out-of-town retailer. Taylormade seems to be very user friendly.

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Cobra 400sz, Mizuno MP-001, Cleveland Launcher 460cc, Callaway Big Bertha 454cc, Ping G5, Cobra Speeder series.

Got this driver about a month ago, and have just recently gotten to loving it. It is noticeably less forgiving than an identically spec-ed R5 dual N bias. Possibly due to the smaller head. But after playing around with it (variables adjusted were weighting, ball position in stance, and tee height) I can crank this thing.

I had previously been fitted for the R5, and at the same time the original R7 Quad. I consistently outdrove the R7 with the R5 by 7-15 yards. No question, bought the R5. I was also hesitant to introduce anything that could create even the hint of doubt in my mind when hitting driver, which the movable weights would inherently do. Am I setup right? Should I move the weights around? Didn't want the extra doubt.

I have loved the R5 driver for the past year plus, but when a deal came along for the new R7, thought I'd see if it was worth giving up a trusted and reliable driver. Was it ever. I was a little put-off by the 1 degree closed face, but with some simple setup adjustments, it is truly confidence inspiring. This thing carries further, the ball can be moved left or right, and it actually ROLLS. The R5 was, as another reviewer described his old driver, a 275 yard wedge. No roll ever. But the R7 425 produces some tremendous roll, especially when hitting gentle draws.

After a week or so of experimenting, the initial weight setup of HIGH/NEUTRAL is best for me. I have broken 80 once already this season, and have only played 6 full rounds with this driver. Am looking forward to keeping this one...

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Taylor Made R5 Dual N 9.5, Ping Si3 8.5

I played my first game with this driver today R7425, normally i am all over the place, when i hit my other R5 type N driver, the head was too big i think. Today i hit them straight down the middle every shot I didnt miss a fairway.I m not a long hitter, but not a short hitter, it is a very forgiving club. I had the Fujikura Pro vista 70 on this club with stiff flex. I would highly recommend this club to any one, I got this club as a demo really cheap.

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Never had too

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Taylor made R5, R580XD, R540XD, Adams redline 460cc head, ben hogan CS3, ping I3, Cobra SS430 excellent club worth a look at,

This review is for the TP model.
1. Gratifying feel at impact.
2. Finally a TM driver without a shut face that is available outside "tour van" models. Can hit full release fades without manipulations to eliminate the left side of the course.
3. New Fuji shaft is superb. Flexible but low torque (I have the 75gm model, stiff flex). Good feel for control swings on tight holes but doesn't wander about or get stuck behind when loaded. Consistent. Tighter shot patterns than my other drivers with equal or better distance than any of them.
4. Weight placements play significant role is flight pattern. Experiment to find best fit. Also, the stock D4 swingweight felt a little heavy and flexible but adjusting the weights to derive a D0 made it fall right into place from a timing/feel perspective.
5. Pricey, but in this case I believe you get what you pay for...performance.

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TM R7 Quad TP, TM 510 TP, TM 580 XD, Ping G5, Titleist 983K, KZG Gemini

I've been looking for a driver for two months. I evaluated with launch monitors. I've compared the Callaways, Hagen, Adams, Ping, Nike, Clevelands etc. I spent a lot of time with different shafts regarding kick point, and with heads regarding weight. I wanted to buy the cheapest driver, and the oldest model. Oh well. I have NO issue with distance, and I have BIG issues with consistency off the tee. I am getting older, and I want to slow down the swing a bit. I just don't feel I want to consistently have to swing over 100 mph to consistently launch a golf ball with control, but I can't tolerate a whippy shaft. So my criteria: 1. Consistency. I don't want to see any snap hooks or slices - at all. Not for this kind of money! 2. Workability. I still like to work the ball now and then when my "A" game is present. It adds to enjoyment. 3. Tempo, Tempo, Tempo! I want a driver which tends to keep my tempo in check. Under pressure, I can roll those hips to fast. 4. Breadth of swing speeds. In an ideal world, I want to use a slower tempo swing when accuracy was essential, but launch one when I feel the urge to do so. I no longer want to hammer at the ball 24-7. 5. Size and Location of sweet spot. Reasonable distance, with low variability. I wanted a driver which would actually give extra distance when hit low and off the heel in a "mis-hit". My draws tend to exit the clubface this way. So, I simply was not going to swing the Taylor R7425 because of its cost. Wait a few months, and It's half price. A few more, and It's $50. Plus, they're ditching it for the 460 - so forget about the resale value. BUT - Taylor's driver was simply built for me. I knew immediately, and I bought it. I play 2-3 rounds a week in winter, so why wait? It's changed my game, and I've immediately dropped 7 strokes and have my old handicap back. Always where I want it. I am simply stunned by this driver. What I found for my stiff, mid tip shaft: 1. Like the head size - big enough. 2. Sweet spot is excellent. 3. Can easily work the ball. 4. Weights are actually nice. I personally get more distance with the normal setting. I tried the "low" setting, but still hit high. The major difference to me was that the "low" setting allowed me to draw or fade the ball more. Sweet spot seemed smaller, and distance seemed less. I will stick with the normal setting. Low makes the club more sensitive, which isn't bad. 5. Kick point. I feel a distinct difference when I swap the 2g and 12g weights for normal and low. I feel the driver "load" and release just before and during contact when I blast one at the normal setting. It was wierd at first, but now I love this feedback. I don't get the same feeling at the "low" weight setting. 6. Ease of adjustment. I had no learning curve for this driver. My first round, every ball was in the fairway. I haven't done this since high school. 7. Variable swing speed tolerance is simply stunning. I can ease up or tweak it a bit. No problems with erratic drives. I find the fade or open face setup slighly better for me with slower swings. Yeah the distance is there. I can put a good one out there over 300 yards. But I like the fact that I won't be hooking, slicing or having variability with distance. I can poke the ball 240-260 without any effort and feel I'm well within myself at this swing speed. That fact alone stuns me. I played in a high wind situation to check this driver. WOW. With the new balls and this driver, the wind has almost no effect. I'll buy some weights either as aftermarket or Taylor. I had thought the weights were a gimmick, but they are not. You can change the CG and/or swingweight of this club with ease. I found the heavier club REALLY solved my tempo issues. Sure, club speed gives distance, but who can afford the cost of losing balls, time, and strokes. The shaft is 65 g, which is decent weight for a non-tour guy.

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I wish they had a "Pre-0wned" site like Callaway. Of course, since they make several new drivers ever few months, their clubs hold no value. Clearly, Ping's hold value. Taylor seems to have NO loyalty to their customer. The "technology" hasn't changed much at all the last few years, and competition in a dwindling golf market is fierce. While Mizuno has its own cult following, they have more choices WITHIN their club lines than an entire market.

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Evaluated: Nike Sasquatch, Taylor line of drivers, last three years. Callaway, Cleveland, Adams, Hogan, Hagen, etc. Last driver was a Callaway, and I still use my 1990's Orlimar steel "trimetal" fairway woods. I see no reason to replace them for "new" technology. You want to take advantage of choices and match to your swing. With so many choices with driver lines changing every 6 months, this is CUSTOM FIT HEAVEN for a decent golfer with a decent swing. If you still shoot in the 90's, maybe you should stick with some clubs and learn them -- spend the money on lessons!!! Spend money on the range. When you get a swing down, you can exploit the new technology. Having to change your swing to adjust to a new "technology" or club every year (or two) is not wise. Clubs are different, and many highly reviewed drivers made me look like a hacker off the tee. I found a system which matched my swing. I've swung at the ball for 35 years. Graphite is simply MUCH more variable than steel, and you've got to take care in choosing your shaft. I wonder if steel driver shafts wouldn't be good for beginners or higher handicappers, simply to train them to swing well. Graphite is touchy.

I've tried the Nike SQ...and I'm a Nike guy. I've hit the Ping G5. I have the Taylormade r5. And let me tell you. I took my new r7-stiff-9.5 drive on the course today. And my avg drive was 270. At least 20 yards more than my r5. and 15 yards more than the G5 I was trying out. On my miss hits I was still getting 250. My longest drive was 300 yards. Let me tell you people something. Taylormade has the BEST drivers ever. Don't limit yourself. Get the best while it last.

"Warning - This review is long but it'd get better at the end." I bought this club 2 weeks ago for $300 but didn't have time to give it a whirl. Last night I finally took it out along with the Cleveland Launcher Comp (10.5* w/ Aldila 65R shaft) just to do a side-by-side comparison. Due to my awful out-to-in swing path, I couldn't really say one is better than the other. Everything was fugly. In addition, I was hitting severe hooks with the R7 because the weight was set to DRAW. I changed it back to NEUTRAL to see if there's an improvement in the ball flight. Instead of that nasty 30 yard pull hook with a DRAW setup, I got a 15-20 yard left of center using the NEUTRAL one. OK, so the MWT works but can it really help me? There goes another 3 bills down the drain, right? I took just the R7 to the range to test it again today because last night was just plain sad. I also took a wedge with me to work on my tempo and hopefully transfer that to my driver swing. After hitting 10 shots with the driver, I started to vist that familiar part of the range I'm so used to -- far far left. For novice players like me, short-term memory is a b!*ch because we cannot remind ourselves to swing easy with the driver. Oh what a wonderfully wicked game, eh? "Just give it to me one time will ya", I silently cursed the darn thing. And then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I pulled the shot each time because my right hand was too active, causing me to come over the top. Since I read enough quick-fix techniques to figure out what I'm doing wrong, let's see what this baby can do. Stepped back, took a few deep breaths and erase those bad swings from my mind. Got up to the tee and checked my grip, making sure my right hand and shoulder are relaxed. Looked at the bull's eye target at the end of net 250yds away, which I had NEVER reached unless I had some good rolls. Maintain a nice tempo while taking the club back with my left arm. Pause at the top and then let it all go. BAM! I looked up and saw this nice boring 5yd draw tracking toward the bull's eye. I missed it by about 10 yards BUT carried the back of the net in a somewhat chilly 55*F temperature. Figuring in the launch angle and where the ball hit the net I estimate that shot could have easily carried another 10yds and rolled 5 more for a total of 265yds. Can't imagine what it'll be like during the summer when the fairways are harder :o) OK, so I'm not a long knocker like most of you out there. YHowever, you can only compare the result to what you have done yourself before. To me that shot must have been a fluke!! I put the same swing again on the next tee shot and got a straight one toward the back of the net. Again and again for the next 10 shots I had a 5-10 yard draw, straight, or slight push with the new swing style. I wanted to call up that fella who sold me the club just to tell him what a great thing he did! Perhaps it's my imagination but the R7 clubface feels hotter than the Launcher as well. I will confirm this later in the next couple of days testing these two again. I hesitate to say the R7 425 is MUCH better than the Launcher Comp. However, I can tell you succinctly that a combination of good swing mechanic and contact will bring out the best in this club. The MWT really works because I can turn this into a fade-bias setup versus the Launcher Comp which has a fixed-weight 10.5* that's just one bad swing away from OB boonies. This feature alone should make the R7 425 a must-have for your bag. The only other club I would consider is the Nike SQ because it's just as hot and much easier to hit than the R7. I'm just not enamored with its look at address though. Unless you swing the driver at 100MPH or more, regular flex should be more than adequate and may help you gain 2-4MPH in swing speed. I know it did for me. Hope you like this review. Aloha!

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Cleveland Launcher 400cc, 460 Comp, Cobra 400SZ. Also tried out the Mizuno MX-500, Callaway FT3, Ping G5, Nike SQ on the launch monitor.

After not being satisfied with my Big Bertha 454, i decided to try out Taylor Made's R7 425. First of this club has a very nice solid feel to it. This isn't though a miracle driver, but i am completely satisfied with they way i hit. Straight, long, forgiving shots on the fairway. The other clubs i tested where the R7 Quad, Ft-3 Fusion, Ping G5. And out of all of them this one was by far the most consistent and longest. Think about it long and hard if its worth the money that you are paying. This is my own review and my opinion, however this may not be the same for others.

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None Needed, but i heard fantastic

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Ping G5, Ft-3 Fusion, R7 Quad.