TaylorMade R580 XD Driver Golf Club

So have you noticed that since the R7 hit the market everybody is doing adjustable weights in their drivers? Ever wait on a guy in your group to wrench on his driver before he can hit? Totally against the rules of golf, but I've seen it happen. Nothing better than my ball bouncing 20 yards past that guy's with my "old technology" R580 XD!!!!

Folks, if you can't go to the range and hit 10 balls in a row on the exact line you've chosen, then movable weights aren't doing you a darn bit of good. If you can't work the ball right and left on demand then movable weights aren't doing you a darn bit of good. Those clubs are for the people we hate who can repeat their swings to a gnat's behind over and over and over again.

Let's just take a trip in the way back machine to 2003. Back then in pre-R7 times, this was a $400.00 driver. Now it's what? $150.00 still shrink wrapped?

Value, value, value. If you have $400 to spend on a new driver then take the $250 you saved and get fitted with the perfect after market shaft for your swing. If you don't have $400 to spend, no worries. Taylor Made puts about 4 different flavors of stock shafts in 'em. Not just different flexes, but different levels of tip stiffness and different kick points. Ask your pro or hit a bunch of different ones at your local golf store. You'll get pretty close.

And please don't buy a 9* driver. Check out 10.5* or even 12*. We all like low spin golf balls 'cause they go straighter. But....those same balls don't get enough back spin to give you a good carry unless you have a ridiculous swing speed - we're talking tour speeds here. That's where a higher lofted face comes in. And here's a bonus - higher lofted drivers don't impart as much side spin on the golf ball. (Same as your pitching wedge doesn't slice like your 3 iron.) So you get straighter shots!!

Even Tiger, Vijay and Phil are playing 10* drivers now. Let's all swallow a bit of ego here. I'm 34 years old with 110 mph swing and I play a 12* driver. Yeah, I did put a high kick shaft in it to bring the ball flight down a bit, but I can actually hit most fairways and my misses are still playable. No card wrecking slices OB or pull hooks into the drink. It's all grass now, baby (some of it is just a bit taller than I would like).

This is a great club. But I hate this club.

As a golf purist, *it pains me greatly* to see someone step up to the ball, address the ball with the worst posture possible, proceed to move every body part in the wrong direction, and then somehow get contact and watch the ball fly anywhere near my ball, which is lying 250-280 out in the middle of the fairway.

I don't know how TaylorMade did it, but they've created a club that makes bad golfers decent. And for ~$150 on eBay, it's worth every penny. My buddies call it the "magic club" because they've never hit like this before. And, their next shots from the fairway with their non-TaylorMade 580 driver doesn't go anywhere. Heh.

On the plus side, bad golfers don't banana their balls into the trees nearly as often so it speeds the round up. So I suppose there is an upside.

TaylorMade says this about this club:

TaylorMade's® R580 XD 440cc driver boasts a bigger head size and longer, deeper clubface, resulting in a large Moment of Inertia for greater forgiveness. A new sole plate design offers a deeper Center of Gravity for improved launch conditions, and a substantial amount of clubface-hitting area above the COG allows you to hit more shots that achieve a high launch angle and low spin rate-the optimum combination for maximum distance.

This mumbo jumbo can be summed up as "The Magic Club: You can still hit the ball even if you don't have a real golf swing".

I have played with many different drivers. I would be afraid to begin to counthow many. This driver head with the proper shaft for your swing speed will bring you to the next level.

I've always hit my drives fairly long, but I'm up to 30 yards longer with this and instead of being in the fairway 15% of the time I enjoy being in the short grass 75-80% of the time with this miracle driver! I have the 12 degree one, straight and 300 yards are possible (but for me 270 is more likely ;-) !

FIRST THING ,THE LOOK,ITS GOT THAT,THAN I LIKE THE FEEL OF THE CLUB,PLUS I FIND IT EASY TO HIT.I BEEN PLAYING GOLF ABOUT 15 YEARS NOW,I STARTED LATE IN LIFE,I AM 62 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE A HONEST 13 HANDICAP.WITH THIS CLUB I CAN KEEP THE BALL IN THE FAIRWAY MORE OFTEN,WHICH IS GOOD CAUSE IT TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF MY SHORT GAME.I TRIED ALL THE OTHER BIG BRANDS OF DIVERS,BUT THIS ONE IS BEST FOR ME.I WOULD ATVISE ANYONE LOOKING FOR A NEW DRIVER TO CONSIDER THIS ONE.PLUS THE PRICE IS RIGHT....

Sold my R580 to a friend at the office and he is very happy. Bought the 400cc R7 and have gained nothing. Had to chuckle to myself when I read the previous review and discovered I was not alone. So I am upgrading to the XD version, which a friend has let me whack, and couldn't be happier. Also $150 richer. I am a 10.9 index.

Bought this club and hit it for about 2 months practicing for the Re-Max regional long drive competition qualifier. I cracked the face of the club and had to send it back. TaylorMade sent a brand new club within a week, no questions asked. How great is that customer service!!!! This club is LOOOOOONNNNGGG!!!!!

Aloha:

Note too self....don't waste money on new technology when the best driver is already in your bag! That is what I tell myself every time I think a new R7, Launcher, Sumo, Burner, etc....or any other driver is going to make me shoot a better score.

Seriously, this is one of the best clubs ever from Taylormade. I got this club over 3 years ago when it was expensive.....here on Oahu as a "demo" driver out at the Ko'olina Golf Course.....it has the upgraded diamana shaft...because I swing way harder than I should, but consistently gives me good results.....

That is all I have to say about that...aloha!

I bought a new one after trying my brother in law's several times. His driver just booms it. Mine was a dud on the range and on the course. I used it for nine holes, put it back in the bag and returned it the next day. Felt like I was hitting a sponge.

The pro at the local golf shop later told me that they occasionally get a bad one. Could be a manufacturing defect, although counterfeit is not out of the question. I suppose I should have tried another one, but now I'm' leary. If you buy one sight unseen (on line), check for a serial number and try it out immediately.

The first time I tried this club it was in my buddies bag. He kept bugging me to try it. After 6 holes I took him up on his offer. Normally I hit my driver 280-290. 240 out and 40 left to hte right with my slice. The first time I hit this club just the sound at impact had heads turning. We did the math. 340 straight up the gut. I was impressed. A few holes later I tried again with similar results. No slice.
On the 18th we played longest drive for beers at the 19th. Bad move on his part. He let me use his driver.I drank for free!
This is a very forgiving club. I've tried some other oversized 460cc drivers in the past but never had the consistent results like with this club.

Club head size a little large, I've been hitting TaylorMade R360 which is somewhat smaller and allows me to work the club head to draw or fade the ball. The R580XD I've played a few weeks now and can't seem to draw the ball. I beleive the club head's beasty size may be holding me back. The loss of my ability to draw the ball is undoubtedly no problem with the distance I have gained, and the air time is just beautiful. The R580XD is very well balanced, which makes it feel very light in weight. I bought the TaylorMade R580XD for it's size and feel, after watching fellow golfers, and the results they were having with these beasty-sized drivers I figured somethings up. The R580XD will no doubt be in my bag for a long time.

A NEW DRIVER WILL SET U BACK 400 TO 600 DOLLARS...WHY SPEND ALL THAT MONEY FOR A CLU WHEN YOU WILL GET ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE R580...THIS CLUB WAS WAAAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME...WHY? HERE ARE THE FEATURES U WANT IN A MODERN DRIVER...LARGE HEAD....LARGE SWEET SPOT...LIGHT WEIGHT....LOW MOI...THIS DRIVER HAS ALL OF THAT FOR A RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICE...SO GET ONE WHILE THEY STILL EXIST AND HAMMER ALL YOUR ARROGANT GOLF BUDDIES TO THE DUST...HEHEHE.....

I was sold a cosmetic version(possibly counterfeit)of this club. It became defective about 2 weeks after I bought it. I did not like it at all because I felt ripped off by the seller. I thought it was a good deal when I first looked at it so I purchased it. The seller "jbrennanhunting" should not be allowed to sell anything else on ebay. The club did not perform like it should. I do not blame the manufacturer or ebay for this. The shaft broke on it 2 weeks after I bought it and 2 weeks later, the clubface became cracked. I could not return it due to the seller's policy (can return 3 days after purchase). I think this club is counterfeit and plan on keeping the defective clubface in case something comes up.I know this review is not about the seller but it makes me very angry that someone could sell such a defective product. TaylorMade makes great REAL golf equipment.

This is by far the best driver I have every owned, Ive been playing golf for 30 years and this club has done for my game than anything else I have tried. I have been hitting the ball 30 yds farther and straighter. I bought this club because of the reviews I have read about it. There is nothing about this club I dislike.

This was my first 'oversized' driver. At 460 cc its quite large. However, it probably added 20 yards to my drives. I'm just a hack golfer but I really enjoy the game. This club added a lot of joy to my play. I can still hit a bad ball with it but the good ones are very nice. Even though I'm not a great golfer, I can still get a few complements with this club.
I found that by tee'ing it up high, I can really wind up and let it rip. It has a nice solid sound but at first, it feels like you are swinging a mailbox. This quickly passes and I was able to get comfortable with the club relatively quickly. I am really glad I purchased this club. And . . . there are no weights to change around!
The club is attractive and well made. Try one . . . you'll like it.

It was as advertised and I am playing with it now.
The price was right and shipped on time.
Would recomend seller to someone else.

I HAD TO HAVE BACK SURGERY IN EARLY 2006.WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK OUT GOLFING I FOUND I LOST ABOUT 40 YDS OR BETTER ON MY DRIVES.ONE DAY I WAS GOLFING WITH MY DAD AND HE HAD BOUGHT A NEW R580XD IN THE SUMMER 0F 2007 AND I TRIED IT.ALL I CAN SAY IS I FOUND MY LOST YARDS AND ABOUT 10-15 MORE.THE CLUB IS JUST PERFECT IN YOUR HANDS.IT FLOWS WELL IN YOUR BACK SWING AND YOUR FOLLOW THROUGH.I HOPE THIS REVIEW WILL HELP IN YOUR DESCION PROCESS....SIGNED,RACINGTAZ3

The product was exactly what I was looking for. The delivery was swift, and the seller was easy to work with.

I purchased the TaylorMade R580 XD because I generally like TaylorMade products although I have had other brands in the past. This particular club was used but in "new" condition and the price was much less than a new R580 or a newer model. The driver is easy to swing; trajectory, distance and control are good. The one drawback for me, is that the R580 has a deeper face than I had remembered, however, I am adjusting. If I had to do it over again, I probably would go with the R540 which has a more shallow face; its just a mater of personnal preference.

For far this driver is the best I ever hit before. R7 , Big bertha, no no no Taylormade r580 is for far the best driver. improve in almost 50 yards more.

I ordered this driver because I had borrowed one like it from a friend. The shaft specs really suited my swing tempo. It turned out to be everything I hoped it would be. My decision to buy it was made when I swung my friend's club, not when I went to eBay. The great price was icing on the cake. AAA+

Got the 10.5 regular flex. I shoot in the mid to high 90's and my short game is why I don't shoot higher. My previous driver was a Callaway Big Bertha.

Pros:
- Great distance on center hits. Pretty good distance on off-center hits as well.
- Draw bias for slicers like me
- Responsive feel

Cons:
- May take a bit to get used to feel. Contact produces a "thud"-ish response rather than a "ping" like the Callaway. It grew on me quickly though, and it wasn't long before I could associate that response w/ good contact.
- Grip is crappy, should change it
- Did not suddenly produce 300 yard drives for me

I suppose there was nothing wrong with the driver, except it was right-hand and I'm left handed. I had sorted e-Bay specifically for left handed drivers and since the seller "tourready" didn't specify what hand the driver was, it got placed with my search. I didn't realize it was right hand until I had committed to purchase it. I immediately sent "tourready" several emails but didn't get a response until I paid PayPal. "tourready" said there was no return policy and refused to work with me. EBay didn't respond to any emails for help either. I buy from local stores now where I can touch the item before buying and return it if it's not for me.