Taylormade has taken two of their best technologies for customization and enabled both to be used together in their R9 driver. Their FCT and MWT features are now available in the R9 family of drivers creating an infinite amount of custom options, and although it's great to have the ability to customize your driver, it can get very confusing. Well that's where we come in, we'll provide instructions so you can take your new R9 driver and transform it into an amazing weapon that will completely change your golf game forever.
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. Described below are the effects that each of 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 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. You'll find more detailed information below on how the position of each weight affects the trajectory.
FCT Instructions for Each Loft Driver
The following charts are read left to right showing the following specs in the order below.
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.
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 and Trajectory Bias 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 the center of gravity. 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 club 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.
Now if you have more weights available than just the 16g and 1g weights and you want to mess around with the height of your drives you can do this by moving weight forward and backward in the head. If you add more weight to the back-center of the head this moves the CG back, which in turn raises your trajectory and will also increase your spin rate. To lower the trajectory just add weight to the front of the club near the face, which will also lower your spin rate.
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. Described below are the effects that each of 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 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. You'll find more detailed information below on how the position of each weight affects the trajectory.
FCT Instructions for Each Loft Driver
The following charts are read left to right showing the following specs in the order below.
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.
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 and Trajectory Bias 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 the center of gravity. 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 club 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.
Now if you have more weights available than just the 16g and 1g weights and you want to mess around with the height of your drives you can do this by moving weight forward and backward in the head. If you add more weight to the back-center of the head this moves the CG back, which in turn raises your trajectory and will also increase your spin rate. To lower the trajectory just add weight to the front of the club near the face, which will also lower your spin rate.
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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