Thanks for the comments.The TP is certainly square -that's the reason I bought it -makes a huge difference to the shot shape.Your comments on weighting make sense,feels much heavier.Thanks
I hit a copule of these (and the R7 tp) at a TM demo day...wow! It felt much different than the non TP models...really, really heavy and solid through impact. Every shot felt and sounded like the ball was absolutely mashed.
The rep said that the TP models are 1-2 degrees open, and the shaft accounted for the difference in feel.
Just want to let everyone know that if you find a square retail golf club, you are truly lucky. Even the TP versions are between 1.5 and .5 degrees closed, and still have the draw bias, although less than the non-tp versions. The only way to truly have a square or open face and remove draw bias is to 1) Have hot melt added to the head and get it cranked open, or 2) Buy a tour issue driver.
I personally think the whole open-faced, closed-faced thing is overrated. I can draw or fade just about any club I have at will, be it be it a Duffy ridge top 200 tour fairway wood, a closed face, draw biased Nicklaus Air Max driver, my old non offset Hogan Director irons or my hook faced Cleveland TA-5 irons. Same for shafts. My shaft flexes are all over the place. The only club I have that I have I have trouble drawing is a Nickent Genex 3dx 20* hackstick with a ladies flex shaft. It likes to make about a 2-3 yard fade. Go figgure.
Yes but think of this. when your playing with a closed face, you have to move the ball further back in the stance. To effectively hit the driver, it needs to be forward in your stance, to hit it right at low point. Also, when your playing with a driver a little open, you have no fear of the big left miss, and you can aggressively horizontal hinge. Just my take.
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