If you think it may help, take your driver and a roll of tape to the driving range and experiment. There are a few options when it comes to the tee clubs. If youre one of those guys who loves his m1, but wishes it was more forgiving, weve got good news. To prove just how much an adjustable driver can change your game, we collected new drivers from callaway, cobra, nike, ping and taylormade. Page 3 of 8 taylormade twist face posted in golf equipment. Place a strip or two of lead tape beneath your drivers toe the outer portion of the clubhead, opposite of the clubface if you have a tendency to hook the ball from right to left for righthanded golfers. And if we instead added 2 grams to the clubhead, this would increase the swing weight to e0.
If i decided to weight of rbz with weight of rbz of the new rbz drivers it would have to be cut down to at least one set include 5pcs weights 2g,4g,6g,8g,10g 1pc wrench tool. Odds are, youve tinkered with your driver shafts to help squeeze every last yard out of your swing, while paying little attention to your iron shafts. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. As a tinkerer, my recommendation would be to have the driver built at d3. Tm put it in a few different drivers back in the 90s and then it was gone. Some will not care for the graphics, and the sound isnt as muted on the nontour model as some others we tested.
Depending on the size of the roll, a 1inch strip of lead tape typically weighs about 1 gram. Ok rp thanks as far as weight i can dial it in to feel or me being old school well these guys down here dont call me dr lead tape for nothing. No matter where you put the lead tape, the actual weight of the club will be identical. I did try lead tape on the rbz, that made a huge difference in the sound and helped rbz vs r11s the too light head feeling but still couldnt get to. Where to place lead tape on your driver to fix your common. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in. I hit adams, taylormade r11 and rbz, cobra, titleist, and cleveland. Taylormade r1 tp adjustable 812driver head only rbz stage 2 sldr jetspeed. This was supposed to be this great technological advance. Once you have chosen an area, prepped it, and applied the lead tape, use a golf ball to flatten it out.
If you can make square contact with the ball in the optimal spot on your driver golf club, you stand a chance of hitting the ball farther consistently. Also, you can lightly sand down the area with 200800 grit sandpaper to prep the surface. This will drag cg low and forward, helping knock spin rates down and lower the ball. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in terms of. Club fitting and merchandise, mike helfrich, talks about the adjustability within the moveable weights found in the head of a driver and what. Putting lead tape on your driver head can dramatically change the way you feel your driver head at address and during the swing. Every effort should be made to restore the club, as nearly as possible, to its previous condition. Golf club lead tape 12x100 5 mil roll add weight to your clubs. In this video we look at how you can create a custom driver using nothing but different shafts, lofts.
I think jack nicklaus used a driver under 43 inches long and he was one of the longest drivers on tour in his prime. Anyway, heres a picture with the latest tuning i did last night i added duct tape to protect the lead tape and keep my hands clean. How to use taylormade r7 limited driver weights healthfully. Club builders on tour sometimes use a fancier trick called hot melt, or rat glue to induce small weight changes in driver heads. However, lead tape that becomes detached from the club in the normal course of play may be placed back onto the club in the same location. The cg of the head is not changed by the addition of lead tape. Was this just another marketing scam or was there some merit to this technology.
For your putter though be careful you dont want the head to feel like a brick and if you put some up near the grip you dont want the clubhead feeling too light. By using and changing lead tape placement, you can change your ball flight. Wed jan 15, 2014 by dave phillips drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your swing arc would be wider and therefore you could create more speed. Rbz driver stiff shaft for sale in uk view 58 bargains. If youre a typical golfer, youre constantly alert for potential swing changes to gain a bit more distance or to hit the ball straighter. Believe it or not, where you apply the lead tape can significantly. Todays video talks through how to hit a draw with your driver. Lead tape can be used almost anywhere on the golf club to affect its overall weight and swingweight. I believe they use the same weights as the older rbz stage 2 drivers. I also used 3 3 pieces of lead tape to balance everything out. This way at a small expense i can see how i like the shorter length and experiment with lead tape. Add a piece of lead tape to the back of your driver, close to the heel by peeling off the backing from the tape. Billybobs golf, inc, 24335 prielipp rd, wildomar, ca, 92595.
The head has light scratching on the face and sole from limited use. You can also try adding the tape to the outside of the toe. But there are players who started to hit much better driver shots after putting lead tape. How to add weight to a golf club with tape golfweek. There is also some sticky residue on the sole from lead tape taht was removed. For some testers, this meant that one or both of the stage 2 drivers performed better than the r1. Masters golf lead weight strips x 8 zdga0200 youtube. Inverted cone technology for an expanded sweet spot, thick thin casting for low and forward centerofgravity cg, and a loft sleeve for maximum adjustability. My gamer to date is an older ping g2 wrx graffaloy bluer 10 and 45. The rbz stage 2 drivers have larger faces and different center of gravity positions than taylormades pricer, more adjustable r1 driver. Add lead tape to the back of the driver, close to the toe of the club to help correct a slice in your golf. Nothing has been able to knock this club out of the bagit is the longeststraighestmost consistent driver for me and i have hit it on the course against almost everything.
Building rory mcilroys driver with taylormade golf at the british masters duration. Weighting wedges with lead tape tips and tricks tutorial. There are also screws in the sole plate which can be removed to allow weight to be added to adjust the swing weight. Every single one of my clubs have lead tape or tungsten powder added to them. The taylormade r1 driver is the longest, most adjustable driver taylormade has brought to market for the 20 season, an excellent option for golfers from a wide range of skill levels. The r11 and the r11s just did not work for me no matter what setting or rbz vs r11s was tried. Place a strip or two of lead tape beneath your driver s toe the outer portion of the clubhead, opposite of the clubface if you have a tendency to hook the ball from right to left for righthanded golfers. Lead tape was placed towards the club face underneath to bring cog a little more forward as well. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from. In order to get the lead tape to stick to the area that you are applying it, you must make sure that the area is clean. While the r11s family seems to receive most of the tmag driver buzz, we are looking towards the rocketballz driver to be the 2012 darkhorse of the year. Where to place lead tape on your driver to fix your common miss.
How to attach lead tape to a golf club driver golfweek. Weighting wedges with lead tape tips and tricks tutorial youtube. When most golfers talk about adding weight to a golf club, what they are really talking about is the swing weight of the club. No longer do golfers have to worry about buying the wrong loft. Increasing driver swing weight, r1 toronto golf nuts. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. I use mid size grips so that brought it back up a little. While many feel the application of lead tape detracts from the cosmetics of the clubhead, it may be the only option in certain unusual applications, and thus deserves noting.
Muxsam golf weight for 2017 new taylormade m1 driver 7 9 11 g 17g 19g. With lead tape, no change is ever permanent, so you could try that d9 and see if it really does fatigue you. If the lead tape will not remain on the club in the same location, new tape may be used. Await the future release from tm brand of a new wooden persimmon headed driver with roll face technology and screws in the face plate to give centre hits.
Talking through a simple range drill set up and then how you can take it to the golf course. Ball flight trajectory can be changed by adding a strip of. Learn how to position your ball, correct tee height, how to draw it or fade, how to hit it high or low and much more. Tuning drivers with lead tape clubs, grips, shafts. Taylormade r15 driver taylormade r15 460 driver the taylormade r15 460 driver employs proven taylormade metalwood technologies that have been newly optimized. It had, according to callaway reps, 6 grams of glue in a neutralheel position along with several strips of lead tape. A taylor made rocketballz stage 2 rbz driver head with 10. But for adding smaller amnts of lead tape as you did, any changes in shot pattern from adding lead tape come from how that increased headweight feel interacts with your natural sense of swing timing, tempo, rhythm and thus brings about a different presentation of the clubhead to the ball with respect to the angle of attack, face angle or swing.
That is, if the lead tape is placed on the clubhead, or at the middle of the shaft, or on the grip, the clubs actual weight will be the same the original weight of the. The only real knock on the m1 driver is that its not as forgiving as some of its competitors, and its not nearly as forgiving as the taylormade m2, which was released several months after the m1. In this equipment guide, we break down where to place lead tape on your driver in order to hit the ball straighter and farther. The most common way to this is to add lead tape in these areas, which, if youve ever seen a tour players bag up close, often has lead tape sprinkled throughout the bag to fully dial in their highly attuned feel with equipment. How to attach lead tape to a golf club driver healthfully. I think you can replace the weight in the head with a heavier one. I have added about 5 grams of lead tape to the toe of the ping. The perimeter of the head has more nicks, scuffs, and scratches. Just play with it and see what feels the best for you. Taylormade has notably been the leader in drivers out on tour and in retail shops. Clevland drivers 270 290 310 general equipment talk. As mentioned, weve seen lead tape under grips and weve also seen it applied on the heels and toes of drivers and woods, in the cavities of irons, and the back of wedges and putters.
Gzq 10 pcs adhesive lead tape strips add swing weight for golf clubs. How to hit a driver golf tips and lessons golf samurai. By bob gomavitz on january 25, 2017 drivers, fairway. But no wrench, no shaft, no adapter, just the head with the shaft screw in place. Apply lead tape on the front portion of the sole near the face. Total ratings 10, golf grip regripping double sided tape 34 x 36yd roll. Illustrated guide to put a lead tape on a driver golf. Add tape to the drivers toe the clubhead area thats farthest from the shaft to help reduce a hook or to promote a fade a controlled lefttoright movement of the.
Increasing driver swing weight, r1 hey man i do this to all my clubs. Placing the tape in this location helps to correct a hook in the balls trajectory. Adding lead tape to a club head can change its swing weight. Get the best deals on other golf club components when you shop the largest online selection at. Then i added lead tape and brought it back to d2 d3 checked at golf town. Hands down, id take the cleveland 310 over the others, with the 910 d3 a close second. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in terms of centeredness of contact. Pga professional eric hogge explains why adding even the tiniest amount of weight to your driver golf club can have a big impact on the distance you get off the tee. I personally add lead tape to both of my fws and play them slighty shorter too. What was the premise to the advantage of having a bubble shaft anyway. Leishman wasted little time transitioning into callaways mavrik. Tabata lead tape plates 4, 5 gramsplate, 20g, gv0622. With masters golf lead strips you can experiment with the swing weight of your clubs.