Specs and Extras
The R9 irons come standard with either the wholesale golf clubs KBS steel 90 gram steel shaft (regular or stiff) or the Fujikura Motore graphite shaft (senior, regular, or stiff). MSRP is $999 for steel and $1249 for graphite(ishiner).
Overall
The R9s performed above or beyond all my expectations. They are an oversized club that has feel. The long callway ft-iz driver irons absolutely murder the golf ball and despite the slight drop in forgiveness over the r7 irons that came before, they are still quite forgiving. Moreover, taylormade r9 tp irons the irons actually look good. If you are a mid- to high-handicap player, this is a set of clubs I would highly recommend.
So is it any good? Well I took my left handed 28 handicap buddy with me to the driving range of titleist ap2 irons so we could put the club to the test to see if it lived up to its own advertising. After around 10 balls I started to get into the swing of things and the ability to hit the ball with a fairway wood started to come back into life. I am going to say that I had a regular flex Fujikura shaft which was completely perfect for my club head speed of around 87mph callaway ft i-brid irons. I was hitting straighter and longer than I could with the rescue club I have been using instead of the woods.
