Taylormade has now given its players the ability to use their FCT and MWT technologies together in one driver, the R9. This gives players a huge amount of customization options for their driver, and even though its an it truly is a breakthrough for golf drivers, it can get quite confusing. So if you are a little confused, the information below will help you turn your new R9 driver into a golf club that perfectly fits your swing. So finally you'll start hitting your drives with a perfect trajectory all without changing your golf swing.
The FCT feature stands for Flight Control Technology, which is when you unscrew the shaft, twist it to the setting you want, and then screw it back into the clubhead. There are 4 main options, L, R, N, NU, with 4 more options in between for a total of 8. We will describe below what effect the FCT settings have on the face angle, lie, loft when the clubhead is square at impact, and the trajectory bias.
Taylormade's Moveable Weight Technology (MWT) was first introduced in the r7 Quad driver several years ago. This technology enables you to move the center of gravity (CG) in the club head by changing the position of weight around the perimeter of the head. This in turn has a profound effect on the trajectory of the ball. The R9 driver comes standard with two 1 gram weights and one 16 gram weight. We'll describe below how the position of each weight affects the trajectory.
FCT Instructions for Each Loft Driver
The charts below show you how each FCT position effects the face angle, lie, loft, and trajectory bias.
Note: The lofts in the below chart are when the club head is square. The negative numbers for trajectory bias mean a bias to the left or a draw bias, whereas a positive number reflects a bias to the right or a fade.
FCT Position, Face Angle, Lie, Loft, Trajectory Bias
10.5 Loft Drivers
Pos. 1 R, 2 Open, 59, 9.5, 16
Pos. 2 N-R, 1 Open, 58.5, 10.0, 10
Pos. 3 NU-R, 1 Open, 59.5, 10.0, 8
Pos. 4 N, Square, 58, 10.5, -2
Pos. 5 NU, Square, 60, 10.5, -6
Pos. 6 NU-L, 1 Closed, 59.5, 11.0, -16
Pos. 7 N-L, 1 Closed, 58.5, 11.0, -18
Pos. 8 L, 2 Closed, 59.0, 11.5, -24
9.5 Loft Drivers
Pos. 1 R, 2 Open, 59, 8.5, 16
Pos. 2 N-R, 1 Open, 58.5, 9.0, 10
Pos. 3 NU-R, 1 Open, 59.5, 9.0, 8
Pos. 4 N, Square, 58, 9.5, -2
Pos. 5 NU, Square, 60, 9.5, -6
Pos. 6 NU-L, 1 Closed, 59.5, 10.0, -16
Pos. 7 N-L, 1 Closed, 58.5, 10.0, -18
Pos. 8 L, 2 Closed, 59.0, 10.5, -24
8.5 Loft Drivers
Pos. 1 R, 2 Open, 59, 7.5, 16
Pos. 2 N-R, 1 Open, 58.5, 8.0, 10
Pos. 3 NU-R, 1 Open, 59.5, 8.0, 8
Pos. 4 N, Square, 58, 8.5, -2
Pos. 5 NU, Square, 60, 8.5, -6
Pos. 6 NU-L, 1 Closed, 59.5, 9.0, -16
Pos. 7 N-L, 1 Closed, 58.5, 9.0, -18
Pos. 8 L, 2 Closed, 59.0, 9.5, -24
MWT Instructions for Each Weight Configuration
If you try to use simple logic and physics, then you shouldn't have too much of a problem learning Taylormade's MWT technology. You can use MWT on top of FCT to increase the draw or fade bias you want even more.
The simple logic behind moving the trajectory bias from left to right and vice versa is as follows. If you add more weight to the heel of the head the toe will be lighter and thus it will close faster through impact providing more of a draw bias or right to left trajectory. If you increase weight on the toe of the club, the toe will close slower through impact resulting in a left to right shot or a fade.
If you have more weights available and want to know how it will affect the height of your drives keep reading. The more weight you add towards the front of the golf club the lower your trajectory will be since you are moving the CG (center of gravity) closer towards the face. But if you add weight towards the back of the head, the higher your trajectory will be since you're pushing the CG further back, which would also increase backspin.
The following chart is a basic guideline for the 3 weights that come with the R9.
Toe, Center, Heel - Trajectory Bias
16g, 1g, 1g - Fade Bias
1g, 16g, 1g - Straight
1g, 1g, 16g - Draw Bias
The FCT feature stands for Flight Control Technology, which is when you unscrew the shaft, twist it to the setting you want, and then screw it back into the clubhead. There are 4 main options, L, R, N, NU, with 4 more options in between for a total of 8. We will describe below what effect the FCT settings have on the face angle, lie, loft when the clubhead is square at impact, and the trajectory bias.
Taylormade's Moveable Weight Technology (MWT) was first introduced in the r7 Quad driver several years ago. This technology enables you to move the center of gravity (CG) in the club head by changing the position of weight around the perimeter of the head. This in turn has a profound effect on the trajectory of the ball. The R9 driver comes standard with two 1 gram weights and one 16 gram weight. We'll describe below how the position of each weight affects the trajectory.
FCT Instructions for Each Loft Driver
The charts below show you how each FCT position effects the face angle, lie, loft, and trajectory bias.
Note: The lofts in the below chart are when the club head is square. The negative numbers for trajectory bias mean a bias to the left or a draw bias, whereas a positive number reflects a bias to the right or a fade.
FCT Position, Face Angle, Lie, Loft, Trajectory Bias
10.5 Loft Drivers
Pos. 1 R, 2 Open, 59, 9.5, 16
Pos. 2 N-R, 1 Open, 58.5, 10.0, 10
Pos. 3 NU-R, 1 Open, 59.5, 10.0, 8
Pos. 4 N, Square, 58, 10.5, -2
Pos. 5 NU, Square, 60, 10.5, -6
Pos. 6 NU-L, 1 Closed, 59.5, 11.0, -16
Pos. 7 N-L, 1 Closed, 58.5, 11.0, -18
Pos. 8 L, 2 Closed, 59.0, 11.5, -24
9.5 Loft Drivers
Pos. 1 R, 2 Open, 59, 8.5, 16
Pos. 2 N-R, 1 Open, 58.5, 9.0, 10
Pos. 3 NU-R, 1 Open, 59.5, 9.0, 8
Pos. 4 N, Square, 58, 9.5, -2
Pos. 5 NU, Square, 60, 9.5, -6
Pos. 6 NU-L, 1 Closed, 59.5, 10.0, -16
Pos. 7 N-L, 1 Closed, 58.5, 10.0, -18
Pos. 8 L, 2 Closed, 59.0, 10.5, -24
8.5 Loft Drivers
Pos. 1 R, 2 Open, 59, 7.5, 16
Pos. 2 N-R, 1 Open, 58.5, 8.0, 10
Pos. 3 NU-R, 1 Open, 59.5, 8.0, 8
Pos. 4 N, Square, 58, 8.5, -2
Pos. 5 NU, Square, 60, 8.5, -6
Pos. 6 NU-L, 1 Closed, 59.5, 9.0, -16
Pos. 7 N-L, 1 Closed, 58.5, 9.0, -18
Pos. 8 L, 2 Closed, 59.0, 9.5, -24
MWT Instructions for Each Weight Configuration
If you try to use simple logic and physics, then you shouldn't have too much of a problem learning Taylormade's MWT technology. You can use MWT on top of FCT to increase the draw or fade bias you want even more.
The simple logic behind moving the trajectory bias from left to right and vice versa is as follows. If you add more weight to the heel of the head the toe will be lighter and thus it will close faster through impact providing more of a draw bias or right to left trajectory. If you increase weight on the toe of the club, the toe will close slower through impact resulting in a left to right shot or a fade.
If you have more weights available and want to know how it will affect the height of your drives keep reading. The more weight you add towards the front of the golf club the lower your trajectory will be since you are moving the CG (center of gravity) closer towards the face. But if you add weight towards the back of the head, the higher your trajectory will be since you're pushing the CG further back, which would also increase backspin.
The following chart is a basic guideline for the 3 weights that come with the R9.
Toe, Center, Heel - Trajectory Bias
16g, 1g, 1g - Fade Bias
1g, 16g, 1g - Straight
1g, 1g, 16g - Draw Bias
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With the above FCT & MWT Instructions you can now fit yourself so your R9 driver is completely optimized for your swing and now that you're correctly equipped with your new Taylormade R9 Driver you can concentrate on other parts of your game.
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