R5 Draw Bias- Great driver for the serious slicer!
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About me: I'm a mid- to high- handicap golfer (18-25) and play 1-2 rounds a month. I'm average length off the tee (230 yds- 270 yds), but I miss a lot of fairways (both right and left).
The R5 model I have is the Draw Biased 10.5 degree with the upgraded Aldila NVS shaft in Regular flex. I've played the R540XD, the R540, and the Cleveland QuadPro drivers in the past.
About this driver: If you're looking for the utlimate slice correction tool, look no further. The R5 Draw Bias is it! But the Draw Bias version of this club is really for serious slicers only.
This club has a HOT face, and the ball just jumps off it. I've hit some of the longest drives, I've ever hit with this club. For my money, I'd bet that TaylorMade makes as long a driver as there is on the market.
But what makes this club unique is that it is set up to correct for a serious slice. Like other draw biased clubs, this club is extremely heel weighted, which I think would be enough to correct most fades/ slices. But TaylorMade went even further with this club and designed it with a 5 degree closed face- really setting it up to eliminate even the most severe banana-balls. If you compare the R5 Draw Bias with the Callaway Fusion Draw Bias club, the Callaway is a 1 degree closed face vs the R5's 5 degree closed face.
Personally, although this club is long off the tee, I found the 5 degree closed face to be too aggressive for me. I wasn't quite comfortable at address with the 5 degree closed face. I found that if I addressed the ball as the club was designed, I tended to hit hooks. So I found myself adjusting the face more open to be more square at address, which increased the loft of my club and made it difficult to be consistent.
Overall my take on this driver is that while I love this club's length, I think the draw bias version is really designeed for golfers with a more serious slice than the fade/ slice I occassionaly hit. If you're a serious banana-ball slicer, this club might be heaven sent for you and could help you hit the straightest drives of your life. If you hit the occassional fade/ slight slice, this might be too much draw bias and I would consider the Neutral Bias version of the R5 or another driver like the Callaway Fusion with less draw bias.
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