I assume they mean left, right, neutral, and neutral upright but how do they affect ball flight. R9 flight control technology taylormades flight control technology fct allows the player to easily adjust a metalwoods loft, lie and face. Use the r9 taylormade white handled torque wrench provided with the driver and loosen the shaft bolt holding the shaft into the heel of the driver. Hit one or two golf balls with your taylormade r9 driver set in the original factory settings. Many golfers will find the setting that suits them. Note the trajectory and flight of your ball off the face of your driver. The fct settings affect the face angle, loft, and lie which in turn manipulates the trajectory of the ball. The taylormade r9 driver is labeled as the ultimate in adjustability with a. R9 driver specifications club left handed loft lie head volume club length swing weight 8. R9 flight control technology taylormades flight control technology fct allows the player to easily adjust a metalwoods loft, lie and face angle. With eight different positions available this makes the r9 one of the most adaptable and workable golf clubs available, giving all golfers the level of customisation demanded by tour professionals. So, for example, if you want to hit the ball higher, you can lower the center of gravity and increase the loft. In theory this should mean a less forgiving head that is suited towards better players.
Fast ball speed and long distance on offcenter hits. The r9 driver is the first taylormade driver to use flight control technology which allows golfers to change the face angle, lie and loft of the club using a simple wrench. Leaving the 16 g weight in the center cavity with the two 1 g weights in the heel and toe cavities leaves the ball trajectory straight and adds distance to your drive. Keep making adjustments to the r9 driver until you find a combination of weights and fct setting that produces a true, straight ball trajectory off the club face. And, he attributed it all to his new driver, the taylormade r9, calling it the best driver. The taylormade r9 driver is labeled as the ultimate in adjustability with a claimed 75 yards in left to right movement. The different settings certainly have an impact of the shape of your shots and the flight of the ball. Below are charts for each driver loft describing how each setting affects all of these specs. The weights sit at the rear of the taylormade r9 driver and can be interchanged in seconds by using the specially supplied tool. Taylormade s moveable weight technology mwt was first introduced in the r7 quad driver. Hifromtm replace golf adjustment torque wrench tool for taylormade fct r1 r11s r11 r9 r7 r5 driver hybrid.
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