Moveable Weights

[Cardog]

I currently have an Taylormade r5 (N) driver and was planning to upgrade to the new r7 460 when they come out. My question is to the people that have a driver with moveable weight technology (whether its a Taylormade or not) how big of a difference do small incremental weights change will change the effect of the club. For an example if it tells me to put a 10gr weight on the toe and a 2gr weight on the heel to promote a 15 yard draw will changing the weight to 4 and 8 grams only promote a 7 yard draw?

Aslo, I was browsing through ebay one day and found a seller selling his own machined weights for the r7 that were heavier than stock and claiming to get an extra 15 - 30 yards on your drives. Is there truth to this or is it a selling gimmick???

 

[ualtim]

I have been playing a Snake Eyes Viper Ti4 for the last several months, and love the flexibility that the weighting provides. To be truthful, I have not really tinkered with setting up the weights for draw or fade bias as I have been searching for a straight drive. I have, however tinkered with the the rear two weights and have gone from 8g weights in the rear ports, to 10 gram weights, and finally to 12g weights. Personally, I like the 12g weights as I like a heavier club head to begin with, and I am hitting the ball farther and straighter with the 12g weights in. So far, I have left the 2g weights in the 2 front weight ports, but I am thinking of changing them out for some 5g weights to see if I notice any difference.

The technology appears to work as advertised.

 

[Cardog]

What kind of extra distance were you experiencing 5, 10, 20yrds? Also let me know what kind of difference the front weights make when that time comes.

 

[ualtim]

I have noticed about 10-15 yards gain from the 8g to the 12g. It is probably mostly a product of getting into the ideal swingweight, but the increased weight and MOI should help a bit on distance as well.

 

[Cardog]

Thanks ualtim. Anybody else with there experiences??

 

[Loop]

If you're not a good player (read: if you're a hacker), you won't notice a difference in ballflight draw/fade.
And if you're looking for a slice fix, it's certainly not it.
BTW, I wouldn't recommend putting more weight on the clubhead. A heavier swingweight club is harder to swing. That's why they're using graphite shafts for drivers....

 

[Cardog]

I think we all understand what you are saying Loop. My goal to this discussion is to see if anybody had some unusual configurations and what were there responses.

 

[BStone]

I use the r7 425 TP and have a rather odd set up compared to most people. I have a 14 gram weight in the extreme toe section, a two gram weight in the back right, a four gram weight in the back left and an eight gram weight on the extreme heel, this gives me a total of 16 grams on the toe side and 12 on the heel, so it promotes a low fade which is my preferred shot. The swing weight is still D2 with that setting.

When I want the to bump the swing weight up to a D4 I put a ten gram weight in the extreme heel so the ball tends to be a little straighter and lower. This is great for windy days and when I don't hae to worry about control as much (i.e. links style courses).