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TaylorMade Rescue 11 Hybrid Review Thread

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Well the 15" of snow this week pushed golf season out 2 weeks. I guess I am going to have to go to a simulator this weekend and get some hacks in.

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blugold said:
Well the 15" of snow this week pushed golf season out 2 weeks. I guess I am going to have to go to a simulator this weekend and get some hacks in.

{Was this psot too obvious of a bump}
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Dude, welcome to my world! At the rate we're going up here, it'll be may before we get out on the course! I guess that's why we've got simulators. Speaking of which, I'm getting pretty excited for take two with the Rescue tomorrow morning!
 
I just got mine, having my grip installed now. Can't wait to put this in my bag. Next will be the R11 Driver!!!!
 
9-Iron Man said:
Dude, welcome to my world! At the rate we're going up here, it'll be may before we get out on the course! I guess that's why we've got simulators. Speaking of which, I'm getting pretty excited for take two with the Rescue tomorrow morning!
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each one of my session have gotten better and better. When I saw that my 5 hybrib was breaking 200 yards, I d_mn near fell over.
 
blugold said:
each one of my session have gotten better and better. When I saw that my 5 hybrib was breaking 200 yards, I d_mn near fell over.
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That's pretty awesome man. Are you seeing a gap now between you 5 Rescue and your 6 iron?
 
I don't even know where the closest simulator is around here. Hopefully the weather will get better soon for you two. I'll be taking the 18* TP out for 18 at Bloomingdale tomorrow and a range session before I play. Tomorrow is a 0% chance of rain, Hi/Lo of 84/64, with no clouds.
 
I think that my 200+ yard 5 hybrid was more of a result of a hot simulator. (I have seen a guy hit a 250 yard 7-iron on the same sim). I would bet that this hybrid is going to be a 185 yard club on the course. If that is the case, my 6-iron is usually a 165 yd club which cause some gap issues. I am not going to panic until I get to a 175 yard par 3 and I have to take something off of the 5-h.
 
blugold said:
I think that my 200+ yard 5 hybrid was more of a result of a hot simulator. (I have seen a guy hit a 250 yard 7-iron on the same sim). I would bet that this hybrid is going to be a 185 yard club on the course. If that is the case, my 6-iron is usually a 165 yd club which cause some gap issues. I am not going to panic until I get to a 175 yard par 3 and I have to take something off of the 5-h.
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Honestly, that is my biggest concern. I haven't mastered taking some off the club yet for those inbetween shots. I'll make that one of my focal points in the coming weeks as I start to see some consistency in my swing.
 
9-Iron Man said:
Honestly, that is my biggest concern. I haven't mastered taking some off the club yet for those inbetween shots. I'll make that one of my focal points in the coming weeks as I start to see some consistency in my swing.
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If I am between my 3&4 hybrids, I usually choke down an inch on the 3 and that usually helps.

To be fair though, I don't think that this club was designed to have any distance taken off. I will just have to avoid being between my 3 & 4.
 
9-Iron Man said:
Honestly, that is my biggest concern. I haven't mastered taking some off the club yet for those inbetween shots. I'll make that one of my focal points in the coming weeks as I start to see some consistency in my swing.
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You really should have your clubs setup so you don't have gaps like that. Also, trying to take something off a swing by altering the swing itself is pretty risky. I always take yardage off a club by choking down. I found it works much better for me to always swing the same tempo with the same swing instead of trying to get cute.
 
blugold said:
If I am between my 3&4 hybrids, I usually choke down an inch on the 3 and that usually helps.

To be fair though, I don't think that this club was designed to have any distance taken off. I will just have to avoid being between my 3 & 4.
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So you thinking a shorter swing then instead of gripping down?
 
Fairway2Green said:
You really should have your clubs setup so you don't have gaps like that. Also, trying to take something off a swing by altering the swing itself is pretty risky. I always take yardage off a club by choking down. I found it works much better for me to always swing the same tempo with the same swing instead of trying to get cute.
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And that's why I don't like doing it. I'll be working on my swing this weekend with a tip I got from THP pro Andy, hopefully my swing will start to be a bit more accurate so I can start working in things like this.
 
9-Iron Man said:
And that's why I don't like doing it. I'll be working on my swing this weekend with a tip I got from THP pro Andy, hopefully my swing will start to be a bit more accurate so I can start working in things like this.
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Very smart. Andy knows what's up with the swing for sure. I'm sure his tip will help you out. Just stay away from all the cutesy stuff. I got into trying to be cutesy for awhile and it was bad news.
 
9-Iron Man said:
So you thinking a shorter swing then instead of gripping down?
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I usually choke down to shorten my swing. If I shorten my backswing, I usually slow down on the downswing and my tempo is gone and the shot goes astray. To be fair, I am rarely between a 3 & 4 hybrid distance anyway.
 
Spent some time with the R11 15.5* fairway this evening and it was great. It makes me really anxious for tomorrow's sim session. I can't wait to hit the Rescue again. Full report afterwards. I have an appointment right after my sim session so my report might be a little delayed, but I hope to have it up tomorrow afternoon.
 
I was able to hit the R11 3 hybrid today at a demo day. I was really impressed with it. I was just crushing the ball down the range. I think they were going about 210-215 down the range. The only bad thing to this club, was I had a slight fade with it. I have been current playing the Mashie and I don't do that with it. Even though I hit it well I don't know if I would be willing to trade the Mashie out for it. I plan on hitting one again at the outing to see if I like it more.
 
dmb012 said:
I was able to hit the R11 3 hybrid today at a demo day. I was really impressed with it. I was just crushing the ball down the range. I think they were going about 210-215 down the range. The only bad thing to this club, was I had a slight fade with it. I have been current playing the Mashie and I don't do that with it. Even though I hit it well I don't know if I would be willing to trade the Mashie out for it. I plan on hitting one again at the outing to see if I like it more.
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The beauty about the Rescue is you can adjust the FCT to maybe get rid of that fade. The Mashie is a very different club, but it's good you were seeing such good results.
 
9-Iron Man said:
The beauty about the Rescue is you can adjust the FCT to maybe get rid of that fade. The Mashie is a very different club, but it's good you were seeing such good results.
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Yeah it took me back to my old Burner Rescue days. Good times. The white was really nice looking on a hybrid too.
 
dmb012 said:
Yeah it took me back to my old Burner Rescue days. Good times. The white was really nice looking on a hybrid too.
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I am really digging the white. It looks strange to look at clubs with black crowns now.
 
9-Iron Man said:
I am really digging the white. It looks strange to look at clubs with black crowns now.
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I know man. It just gives me a boost of cofidence, sorta like the old school look of the Mashie.
 
9-Iron Man said:
I am really digging the white. It looks strange to look at clubs with black crowns now.
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I just finished saying that! The white is no novelty, it's pimpin
 
dmb012 said:
I was able to hit the R11 3 hybrid today at a demo day. I was really impressed with it. I was just crushing the ball down the range. I think they were going about 210-215 down the range. The only bad thing to this club, was I had a slight fade with it. I have been current playing the Mashie and I don't do that with it. Even though I hit it well I don't know if I would be willing to trade the Mashie out for it. I plan on hitting one again at the outing to see if I like it more.
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is the rescue going farther than the mashie in the same loft?
 
Finally, my course got a demo Mashie in just for me to use for some comparisons! They have been so generous in helping me ever since I told them I was doing some testing. It is a bit chilly now so I'm going to take it to the range where they have some heated mats to hit off of. If it warms up a little bit later I will be out for some course testing and comparison. Can't wait since I have read so much about the Mashie. I'll be on later to post my results! I will check my phone regularly on here in case any of you have any questions.
 
INgolfer said:
Finally, my course got a demo Mashie in just for me to use for some comparisons! They have been so generous in helping me ever since I told them I was doing some testing. It is a bit chilly now so I'm going to take it to the range where they have some heated mats to hit off of. If it warms up a little bit later I will be out for some course testing and comparison. Can't wait since I have read so much about the Mashie. I'll be on later to post my results! I will check my phone regularly on here in case any of you have any questions.
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Awesome, thats great the course got it in just so you can test it out, sounds like a winner in my book(the course). I woke up this morning sicker than a dog so i hope i can get these antibiotics down and be better by tuesday or wednesday, this warm to cold weather got me
 
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