I decided on this club for looks alone after I saw a pro using it at the Memorial Tourney in 08'. The all black profile is the sweetest I've ever seen, real show stopper! I looked in stores and it was $400.00 or more retail until I shopped E-bay and finally found a demo in mint condition for $175.00, it arrived so perfect I wouldn't know it was used if they didn't advertise as so, I found a steal for sure. This club is the greatest club I have ever owned! The sound off the face at impact is different I have to admit. After playing Callaway for years it is not the same sweet sound when hit but man, the ability to change your shot shape on weights alone is the best idea ever. I normally hit about 275, 280yards with a fade but now I can take dead aim up the fairway instead of aiming 30 yards left thanks to being able to switching the weights to a major draw set up. I now hit 290, 300 yards easily and my friends all wish they had it too!! The club is so rewarding, I went with the 9.5* loft and stiff flex Mid Tip shaft because I swing so hard and this club is a wet dream for me personally. All I can say is thanks Taylor Made.

I have used every driver on the market (no joke) and i have always turned back to old faithful. I have no problem hitting a draw or fade and i hit it in the fairway about 290-300 about everytime. I just got another superquad since my last one had a dent on the crown, and its going to take a spectacular driver to make me change.

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Golfsmith...excellent service way better than golf galaxy

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I bought this driver shortly after TaylorMade's next line came out and thus was able to get it at considerably less than the original $400 that it listed. Whatever the cost, I am very happy with the club.

As other reviewers have said, I do think the proper shaft makes a difference. I had played my brother's R7 quad before and came away unimpressed, but then I was fitted at my local shop and found out the regular shaft I was using on his driver was too flexible for me. So I bought the R7 Superquad 9.5 degree with the stock ReAx 65 gm shaft, stiff flex, with the medium kickpoint (as opposed to the medium/high kickpoint on the other one). The important thing, though, is that I hit all of the TaylorMade drivers before coming away with this one.

I like several things about this club. First, it sets up well to the eye with the cool all-black finish and a clubhead that looks much more compact than its 460cc. The CGB and Tour Burner looked like toasters on a stick by comparison. Also, the club has a decent weight and allowed me to have pretty good feel for the clubhead. Of course, the weights are the best thing, because this is by far the most customizable driver out there, notwithstanding the ones with interchangeable heads. The weights did make a difference for me. I tend to draw the ball empirically, so all I did was move the weights to hit it high or low. I was surprised how effectively moving the weights into the "low" configuration changed my trajectory. It made playing in high winds much, much easier.

The TaylorMade website claims about 28 yards or so in distance variation depending on how the weights are configured, and that seemed accurate in my hands. I hit big sweeping hooks with the weights in heavy draw setting, and blocked just about everything right with the more fade setting. Now I've settled into the stock neutral configuration.

The one disappointment I have in the club is that the sound off the ball, even right in the sweet spot, is nothing more than a dull, uninspiring thud. I don't get the sharp crack that I did with other drivers I've owned. That being said, I can't complain about hitting more fairways than ever with no loss of distance - 260 to 280.

I'd recommend this driver to, well, anyone. The weights allow for such customization that anyone from the scratch golfer to the weekend banana-ball hacker can set it up to suit their own swing and ball flight.

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I have never used it.

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To all you chaps out there complaining bout this baby, take note.
You have to have the correct shaft and weight setting for your swing. It's no use bashing an excellent product when you have the incorrect setup in to begin with.

For starters, i have been playing for 2 years now and have brought my handicap down to single figures. Secondly i am a Mizuno Disciple.
So when my Mp560 packed up, I went driver hunting and came across this beauty.

I had my V2 Extra Stiff shaft taken from my Mizuo and fitted to to the R7 SQ and WOW!!!! I used to average around 280 meters with my Mizuno, but now I average around 310 to 320 meters (Not Yards) with this baby.

It all comes down to the fit. So if you feel the shaft is too whippy and you get no real distance and consistency, then change the shaft. Most people, even mid to high handicappers with moderate swing speeds will benefit from having a stiffer shaft in their driver than their irons. So go do your homework before bashing a great product.

Just bought an R7 SQ 10.5 loft with a regular flex shaft. I am very dissappointed with this club. the wiehts are set to max draw, i do hit it straight but only getting about 250 yards on my drives im going to but a stiff shaft in it and see if there is any differance if not back to my 454 big bertha. would not reccommend this club

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have not used it

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I have played with the old R7 Quad for several years. I got an R7 425 TP a couple years ago to replace the Quad but hated it. I went back to the old R7 Quad. I hit the old R7 Quad about 280 with the occasional 300+ drive (draw tendancy) I was messing around at Dicks Sporting Goods one day and was hitting the TM Burner and the SuperQuad. To my disbelief, I was launching the SuperQuad like 290 carry and 325 roll. It was on sale so I said what the heck..Im buying this. The first time I hit the SuperQuad on the course was Saturday morning with my single digit handicap buddies. After I hit about three drives 320+ I was a believer and my buddies were over looking in my bag. (mainly beacuse they were 50 yds behind me - ha) This is an awesome club - same feel as old R7 Quad, same control, quite a bit longer. Sergio should have this in his bag instead of that Burner.LOL

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I bought this after using my old R7 quad TP and i'm very dissapointed. Its only a tad longer and is very erratic. the shaft felt whippy and horrible. i've hit half as many fairways. i'm going to go back to my r7 and hit it 270 in the fairway instead of 280 out of bounds.

The club is long, accurate, and constant. The sound is great as well as the look. I had the R7 460 but in my opinion the sound and quality is better with the R7SQ. I bought this club on eBay last year for a great price although the condition was below par. The club came with a premium shaft (aldila-stiff) and I hit it great. I recently switched shaft (graphite design) and hitting it even better. I have it set with max relief from the right side and it appears to work. I would recommend it.
My value rateing is based on my Ebay purchase- $140.00

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Never had a need.

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I bought this driver just one day ago. I played 18 holes with it and immediately saw a huge difference. Besides the fact it took me two holes to realize I needed to rearrange the weights from a high slice to a low straight drive. With my old driver I hit about 270 on a good day and today I enjoyed a nice 290-300 yard draw. Not to mention when you hit the sweet spot on this baby it makes the nicest sounds a golfer has ever heard. The ball just flies off this club.

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wont have to use it

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I've played about 20 rounds with it so far. I used the r5 last year and loved it but felt I had a lot of "dead" hits with it, just sort of thud and 200 yds or less. With the superquad the "misses' are 20 yards further and the correct contacts are another 20 yards further than the R5. I have the stock shaft with the superquad and a Grafalloy Pro Launch R65 on the R5. I like that when I feel "lazy" I can take the easy way out and change the weights for a round or two to compensate until I get my "swing" back. Good club, if you go for it and hit it on the screws will reward you.

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never had to use

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