Taylor Made R5 Dual TP

Reviewed by: D-Rok ,  Shoots in the 80s

Model Reviewed:
R5 Dual N Tp 10.5

Summary:
I have owned many drivers in my somewhat short time playing seriously. I've been a long time Titleist carrying golfer. this is the second taylor made driver i've owned. the first was the R510. this is by far the most accurate driver i've owned. i have the set-up of the weight config as: 6g in the heel, and 1g in the toe. it seems light, but i have the Grafalloy Bi-matrx Proto Stiff flex shaft tipped 1/2" and plays at 44.25" and it still swing weights at almost a D3. it really helps with my pull slice swing. now the ball flight is straight to slightly tail-offs. but the accuracy and confidence on the box has me touting this driver. yesterday was my 4th round with it, and i played a 514yd par 5, and i hit driver, 3 iron, and came up just short of the green. was a bit chilly too. also played a par 4 415yd. hit driver, PW. this is not explosive distance, but it gets out there. i don't have tour swing speed, i'm pretty average. i only hit my 5 iron 185-190 yards. so i hope this helps you when assessing the quality of this review. it's not super long, but it's accurate. accuracy counts for a lot in this game, as you know.

Customer Service:
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Reviewed by: cwright ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
TaylorMade R5 Dual TP

Summary:
This driver was just OK. Not great and not horrible either.

The good part about the club was the moveable weight. You could adjust the trajectory with a couple easy clicks on the wrench and new weights.

The overall performance of the club was decent. No where near the longest driver I've ever used but somewhere probably in the middle.

Forgiveness seemed to be ok as well. Balls struck not in the center still travelled a good path but lost distance as expected.

I wasn't crazy about the sound, but that is just a personal preference thing.

Overall, I would say that if you are in the market for a TM driver, give the dual R5 Tp a try, it may fit you better than it did me. You can get them fairly cheap on eBay.

Customer Service:
n/a

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You name it, I've swung it and probably at least played a round with it.

Reviewed by: golferonfairview ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
Taylor Made R5 TP Driver

Summary:
This is the best driver I've ever hit. Awesome line drive trajectory, forgiving, great feel, control, it has it all. The heavier Diamana shaft is perfect and much better than the stock shaft in the regular R5. The stock R5 REAX shaft ain't this shaft. So perfect, that I'm having my 3 wood reshafted with it and bought the hybrid with the same shaft. This club changed my game. It can be had brand new with the weight kit and wrench for less than $175 on ebay. Best deal on the planet. Take some time with the weight kit to perfect your performance. I ended up with a draw bias at slightly less than the factory weight. Very solid.

Customer Service:
N/A

Similar Products Used:
Taylor Made R5 N, Titleist 975, 983, 905, Mizuno MP 500

Reviewed by: ekel68 ,  Shoots in the 80s

Model Reviewed:
TM R5 TP 10.5* Diamana 83 reg

Summary:
I bought this driver last summer and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I play with stiff steel shafts in all my irons and hybrids, but decided to try out Reg. in the R5 because my buddy bought a TM r7 with reg shaft and it worked perfectly for him. We had his r7 shaft's frequency checked out, and wouldn't you know it, it wasn't a reg, but right in between reg and stiff. I had mine checked out as well, and it's the same scenario. Bottom line is, the shaft is the engine of your club, so make sure you are getting the right one for your swing, and don't trust that "R" or "S" sticker on it, get the CPM's checked out. As for the over all performance of the R5, it's the best driver I have ever played. Perhaps not superlong, but very forgiving. Last weekend I hit 11/14 fairways! Nuff said.

Customer Service:
hope to never have to call 'em

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Nike Sasquatch, Titleist 905t, Ping G2