Equipment

TaylorMade SuperDeep TP

Published

16 years ago

Jul 18, 2010

And By Matt DeLancey
Senior Writer, GolfWRXcom

TaylorMade has extended the family of their popular R9 series to include new irons and woods aimed at the advanced player looking to play something that is more along the lines of what the PGA professionals play. The demand made by the consumer on online golf forums for this type of club continues to grow and the major equipment companies have started to listen to these demands.

The R9 SuperDeep is a gorgeous all black 460cc low spin, mid launch driver designed for the aggressive high launch and high spin golfer. Like the rest of the R9 family it includes moveable weight technology (MWT) via two weight ports and flight control technology (FCT) to allow for 448 launch condition combos.

At address the first thing I noticed was how traditional and compact the club looks for a 460cc driver. The face of the SuperDeep has been stretched to lower spin and maximize performance by sacrificing some MOI and forgiveness, but improving shot shaping. This is truly a throwback driver and for those TaylorMade loyalists it is hard not to feel some familiarity to some of the all time greats such as the 300 Tour, R510TP, and R7 425 TP.

Right off the shelf the R9 SuperDeep comes stock with a 70 gram S and X flex, 60 gram in regular flex, Aldila R.I.P. shaft with the Reverse Interlaminar Placement technology that provides low torque for increased tip stability. The weights are positioned 16 in the toe and 1 in the heel to promote a slight fade bias, but reversing the weight to the heel aids in clubhead rotation promoting a draw and reducing a slice. What becomes evident on hitting the sweet spot is the tremendous amount of trampoline effect created by the ultra thin wall technology.

I started with the stock weight set up and was hitting a slight fade with the FCT in the neutral position. After a few trials I found that the 16 gram weight in the heel, 8 gram in the toe, and driver head slightly open to be my ideal set up. This produces a very slight draw that hit the ground running. For the record I am a higher swing speed player whose misses can be quite erratic, but felt confident enough to really get after the ball and my results just kept getting better. This driver is not for everybody, but for a player that hits the ball with a tremendous amount of spin and high launch this is one of the best drivers on the market for both playability and distance.

The R9 SuperDeep TP driver is available in three right-handed lofts (8.5, 9.5, and 10.5) and one left-handed loft (9.5). Three R.I.P. shaft options are the R (60 grams), S (70 grams), and X (70 grams). My shafts from an R9 TP also fit the SuperDeep and SuperTri drivers as well. You also get a TP case with an R9 torque wrench (to adjust the FCT position and remove and install MWT weights) and eight MWT weights: 1-gram, 4-gram, 6-gram, 8-gram, 10-gram, 12-gram, 14-gram, and 16-gram.

For pictures and more discussion on the SuperDeep follow this link and get in the conversation:

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/349603-taylormade-r9-superdeep-in-hand-pics/

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

7 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

Published

7 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

7 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”