You have seen it a hundred times, a golfer takes a hack at the ball; it flies off in a dogleg and ends up in the weeds. After the frustration of the shot he throws his club and the ground, kicks at the turf and goes trudging off the fairway again, to try and get back on course. Then you played golf again and saw it another hundred times. People have had the love, hate relationship with golf since the beginning. It’s just how things go. But if you’re trying to get serious about your game and having trouble kicking it up to the next level by taking the score down, you might be on the verge of feeling hopeless. Many golfers have turned in the clubs after a lifetime on the course after giving up the dream of breaking ninety in eighteen.
Fortunately, the team at Taylormade has created a remedy to this problem. The Taylormade R7 Irons set is among the newest developments in the game. They are a forgiving club that can naturally help you to correct the doglegs shot that plagues your efforts. They aren’t a magic bullet and you won’t see total improvement overnight. Basic mechanics are still the most important part of playing a good game and two-thirds of the battle is still won on the green. And as for getting there, these clubs can help.
One golfer described the club as having a face as big as a shovel. That’s an exaggeration, but he does have a good point. These clubs have a wide face and a large sweet spot. Many golfers who had problems with a slice now battle more with overshooting. It’s more likely that you have to club down on holes—go from a six iron to a seven since the distance these clubs deliver is more true to their developed range.
So the real debate is do you play with the Taylormade R7 Irons and watch the combination of craftsmanship and practice take your game to a new plane of success or do you sit in the tee-box moping about not being able to break the score barrier? Surprisingly, many people feel like they are cheating if they graduate clubs and see improvements in their game. That might be a valid point if they were using a trainer club that forces mechanics on your swing, but all that is happening with the R7 series is a meeting between your hard work and Taylormade’s great craft.
At four hundred dollars, the R7 irons are also one of the most expensive on the market. Many customers find that the lack of precision impact on a shot makes the cost relatively high — comparison clubs from Nike, for example, have inward grooves to maintain ball flight in the air — for an experienced veteran of the links. The large face, additionally, takes a small bit of precision away for those who have mastered chip shots.
All told, the R7 is a good tool for lower skilled golfers, but the price is enough to drive away many customers. Lastly, for an added advantage consider hybrid golf clubs.
