Taylormade has given all golfers the ability to use their FCT and MWT technologies together in one driver, the R9. This gives golfers a tremendous amount of custom 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 bit confused, the instructions below will help you transform your new R9 driver into a golf club that perfectly fits your golf swing. So finally you'll start hitting your drives with a perfect trajectory with the best part being that you'll never have to manipulate 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. This technology allows you to move the center of gravity (CG) in the club head by changing the position of weight around the perimeter of the head,which in turn affects the trajectory. 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 following charts 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
Taylormade's MWT technology basically uses simple physics by adding more weight to certain areas of the club head to affect trajectory. The MWT feature is to be used on top of the FCT technology to increase trajectory bias even more than what you see above in the FCT chart instructions.
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 add more weight to 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 put towards the front of the golf club the lower the ball will fly since you're essentially moving the CG (center of gravity) closer towards the face. Whereas, the more weight you put in the back-center of the clubhead, the higher your trajectory will be since you're moving 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. This technology allows you to move the center of gravity (CG) in the club head by changing the position of weight around the perimeter of the head,which in turn affects the trajectory. 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 following charts 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
Taylormade's MWT technology basically uses simple physics by adding more weight to certain areas of the club head to affect trajectory. The MWT feature is to be used on top of the FCT technology to increase trajectory bias even more than what you see above in the FCT chart instructions.
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 add more weight to 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 put towards the front of the golf club the lower the ball will fly since you're essentially moving the CG (center of gravity) closer towards the face. Whereas, the more weight you put in the back-center of the clubhead, the higher your trajectory will be since you're moving 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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So with the above FCT & MWT Instructions you now have the tools to fit yourself so that your R9 driver is truly optimized for your golf swing. Enjoy your lower scores with your new R9 Driver.
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