TaylorMade's r7 Steel and r7 Ti fairway woods both offer moveable weight technology, but with slightly different options available to the golfer.
The most obvious difference between the two clubs is, of course, that one of them utilizes a steel construction while the other utilizes a pull-face titanium construction.
Another difference is the clubhead size. The r7 Ti clubhead is 15-percent larger than that on the r7 Steel, 179cc compared to 155cc. The r7 Steel clubhead is also more traditional in shape.
Golfers who want moveable weight technology in a traditionally shaped and sized fairway wood are likely to prefer the r7 Steel; those seeking MWT but with a larger, more forgiving - and titanium - clubhead will prefer the r7 Ti.
Both versions include one permanent weight plug in the rear of the clubhead along the sole, plus two weight ports that each accomodate a 2-gram or 14-gram weight. The clubs can be configured for a neutral bias or a draw, but not a fade bias.
The r7 Steel is available in Tour Strong 3-wood (13 degrees), 3-wood (15 degrees), 4-wood (16.5 degrees), 5-wood (18 degrees ) and 7-wood (21 degrees). The stock shafts are TaylorMade RE*AX 70 graphite shaft with a stiff tip, or True Temper Dynamic Gold Lite steel shaft.
The MSRP for the r7 Steel is $300 with graphite shaft or $270 with steel shaft, and the clubs will be available at retail beginning in April, 2006.
The stock shaft for the r7 Ti are the TaylorMade RE*AX 60 graphite shaft with a soft tip (the r7 Ti is not offered with a steel shaft).
The r7 Ti is available in 3-wood (15 degrees), 5-wood (18 degrees) and 7-wood (21 degrees) beginning in April, 2006. The MSRP is $400.
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