I have one word to describe this club...WOW! This club is the best thing that has happened to my game. I'm a weekend hacker! I only get out once a week at the most. Let me tell you. I purchased this club Friday and the following day I went to the same golf course I play at week after week, and the best score before my last outing was 95 on a par 72 course. After pulling out my TM 425 R7 my drives were straighter and longer (keep in mind I'm not trying to sound like a salesman here) I hit a solid round of 86! Don't take my word for it, go out and get one of these bad boys and find out for yourself! Your game and drive distance will improve! I never thought my game would improve by 9 strokes from one week to the next... but it did! Goodbye Nike SQ... Thank you TM R7 425!

First let me say this about the 425 stick- if you're looking for max. distance, look elsewhere. But if you're looking to shape shots or find fairways more consistently, this big Dog is for you. I can draw or fade the 425 consistently and accurately, which made me fall in love with the club. Good penetrating ball flight- not too much spin like with the monster caveman BillyClubs you see on the market. I lost about 10-15 yards, though, after giving up the PING g5 and a few other 460's, but it's totally worth it IMHO. I'd rather be 140 out from the center than 120 in the cabbage. It's also easy as heck to hit straight (shorter shaft), when the hole layout calls for it. I play in the mountains, so I have a lot of downhill tee shots. These tee shots make me want to get extra aggressive, and when I do, I'll give the 425 a mean snapper hook that I never had with another big dog (again, shorter shaft, real easy to get turned over), but that's easily avoided with tempo and fluidity. I haven't really messed with moving weights around, it came neutrally bias and I fell in love with what I could do with it, so why bother screwing with it? I just acquired one of those new TM Burners, just for giggles, off ebay for pretty cheap, just for the few courses around here that are wide and long enough to warrant playin' a BillyClub. It'll probably be back on ebay soon tho, nothing anytime soon is gonna make me pull the 425 out.

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Custom cut & delivered in a week.

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PING g5, TM Draw (blows), Hogan Big Ben, TM Burner

I don’t usually write reviews but this driver I had to.
My old driver is TM 540XD Regular and I normally hit mid draws, occasionally spaying all over the place, but overall very good driver. My average drive is about 240-250, swing speed of 95-110. Bought this driver on the net for under $150.00 and best driver I have ever hit. Love the moveable weights, spent about 2 ½ hours on the range and found my best weight configuration for my swing style. For average golfer, it’s really hard to change swing style, but with this driver all I have to do is change the weights and swing. The result is very satisfying, I don’t have nasty draws anymore, with this driver made driving so much fun. I’m confident over the ball every time I drive.

I have to disagree with few reviews for this driver here. you don’t have to be a low handicap to use this driver. My handy is 17-19 and I hit this driver fine. Just be patient and spend some time in the driving range and find your weight configuration. I currently use two 2 grams in the front and 6 and 8 gram in the back (total of 18 grams), it was too heavy for me to use two 12 grams in the back (total of 28 grams), which made the driver too heavy for my swing. I’m looking forward to work on my game and break 90s this yr, my old driver has been questionable but I think it’s fixed.

I recommend you demo this club and try it out for yourself, remember there is no magic driver out there.

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Have not used

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Ping G2, G5, Rapture, Mizuno MP-001 400cc, Callaway ERC Fusion, Big Bertha 454, Titleist 975,

This is the most amazing driver I've ever hit. I live on a golf course, hole #9 320 par 4. You can reach the green from the tees. I've been close, but never on the green in one. I normally drive 280-290 with 110-115mph club speeds. I took this club out back for the first time today and swung as hard as I could. My first shot landed short and rolled up to the middle of the green, dead straight. The second landed on the green and went over the back, but it was still exactly where I aimed it. The ball jumps off the club and is deadly accurate even at high club speeds. I was playing the Taylormade 540XD until I broke it last week. I didn't believe all the movable weight hype, but now I'm convinced everyone should play this club. I got it off Ebay used for just under $200 no extra weights. If you’re the guy who has to have everything new it's still worth the $700+. Last week I took a SasQuatch demo out and for twelve holes felt like I never hit a solid drive. Not the case with Taylormade. The contact is pure. If Tiger had any real sense he’d drop Nike and let Taylormade straighten his drive out over a weekend. Taylormade makes the best drivers in the world. Only one word to describe this club; Ludicracious (definition- more ludicrous then ludicrous itself).

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N/A. Haven't used.

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Taylormade 300
Taylormade 540XD

Hellllllooooo, this is by far the longest and straightest driver on the market. I thought the weights woud be a gimmick, but they really do work. One word of caution if you dont produce a good solid swing "solid ball striker" than this might not be the club for you? On the other hand if the shaft is right, "I have the Rombax 75" Than let er rip my friends!

P.S I'm reviewing the TP so if you have a 10 Hcp or more you might wanna look at the 425 "not TP" Vers.

Customer Service

Never needed it

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Taylormade R 510. R 580. R7 425. Titleist 905.

A fogiving driver to be sure, but not very long. Struggled to hit past 250 yards. A very easy driver to get up in the air, though.

I kept the weights is the high-launch neutral postion, as I don't tend to draw or fade the ball.

I feel, regardless of price, the Taylor Made R5 Dual (with ProLaunch shaft) is a much better driver. Of course, at $180-$200, the R5 is a much better value as well.

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Not Needed

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Taylor Made R5 Dual N, MacGregor MacTec NVG2, Ping G5, Cleveland Launcher 460, and Mizuno MP-001 and Mizuno MX500. Yes, I've actually OWNED ALL OF THESE DRIVERS over the last 2 years - my girlfriend calls it "an addiction."

This driver should be named as Anti-slice driver. The more speed you swing this stick, the straighter you will get! It does not increase my yardage but I hit 8 of 10 fairways. If you want control, here is your driver. If you want to increase distance, you may look at 460 or Ping G5 but does another 15 yards in the water or rough is really worth?

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Ping G5, Nike SQ, R5 460

After a half of a year of playing a Mizuno MX 500 8.5 with a Proforce V2 shaft, I received a Taylormade R7 425 9.5 degree driver with the stock Fujikura shaft (stiff) as a gift. I was getting allot of side spin from the Mizuno that took my drives to the rough. The TaylorMade R7 425 with the 12 gram weights moved forward has about the same ball flight as the Mizuno 8.5 but with better control and less side spin. With the weights moved forward, the overall weight of the driver is moved further apart which increases the Moment of Interia (the head of the club does not twist as much on off-center hits) . Since playing the driver, I have hit nearly twice as many fairways with no loss of distance. I even went to a launch monitor with both clubs and found that my side spin (draw) reduced to dramatically. Moreover, the shaft has a very nice feel and I can feel the club throughout the swing.

I hated the first R7 Quad I owned but that was an older model and the R7 425 is entirely another animal.

Today I played with a bunch of die hards. All they did was marvel over my drives. Perfect ball flight and I hit the fairway nearly all the time. Long and straight with a slight draw. One drive I hit was nearly 345 yards (it landed on a downslope but it still carried about 275 yrds). At least as long as the Mizuno or my Titleist 905R.

I have owned nearly every driver out there, from the Cleveland Comp to the Titleist 905R. While the comp drivers do move the weight further back, they create allot of backspin for me. Going to an 8.5 degree driver to cancel out the back spin creates more side spin. I used to think the R7 moveable weight stuff was just a gimmick. That was even after owning and R7 quad. No more. If you are in a similiar situation give the TaylorMade R7 425 a try. The new Drivers just promise more launch. For me more launch means no more distance. This driver (TaylorMade R7 425) seems to be the best of all worlds.

Customer Service

No need.

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Mizuno Mx 500, Titlesit 905R, Cleveland Comp, Cleveland 460 Ti (2006), Ping G5.

While I have often read the reviews here I have never written one until now. I recently picked up a new TM R7 425 in 9.5 with regular flex Reax shaft. Since I usually hit a fade I decided the best weight setting was the high draw position. Incredible! I can feel where the head is throughout the swing and when it makes contact it feels smooth and powerful. I am not a long ball hitter usually in the 220 to 230 yd range, but this club has added an additional 10 yards to my drives. More importantly, I do not miss fairways with this driver. I just completed my fifth round and I have missed just 6 out of 70 fairways where I used this club (not counting par 3's. I love the size which is large enough to look forgiving, but not so big to be distracting. If you are in the market for a new driver this is one you should add to your list. In my humble opinion with the right shaft and weight configuration this is the best driver available today.

Customer Service

I have not had to use, but I have a friend who did, and was very pleased.

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This driver should be illegal. I always tell people theres steroids in this thing. I used to hit about 260 yards with my R5 Quad, when I upgraded to this thing, with the same exact swing I get about 290-300 yards. I know i haven't improved but it has to be the driver. Sometimes you lose control over where the ball goes, it hooks a little too much sometimes. When you have a clean hit expect everyone around you to say WOOOOWWWW.