- Staff
- #326
Was able to hit a variety of shots with my R11 Rescue hybrid today and this is starting to win me over and may find a place in my bag. The club just set up so nicely at address, just enough white to frame the ball against the green or semi-green grass. You definitely know where you're aiming with this club. The feeling of catching a shot on the screws whether off the tee or off the turf is solid. You really feel the shaft and club head working to get the ball into the air and while slightly on the high side, the launch angle defintely starts on a mid-high angle and steadily rises to hits max height and drops out of the sky straight down and soft. I've been waiting to see what this can do when being hit off the grass and I was pleasantly surprised at how easily it went through all types of lies (fairway, 1st cut rough, rough) but where this club hs really won me over is with chipping. Yes chipping. When possible, I like to bump and run with a hybrid when I have a flat lie and a lot of green to work with. This hybrid doesn't disappoint and feels great when executing this kind of shot. The face doesn't feel overly hot an I never felt like there was going to be a time where I wouldn't be able from the R11's versatility.
You had a variety of good shots today with this stick, including your chipping. We didn't exactly put on a clinic today between the 4 of us, but I think some of your best short game shots came from this and the niblick.
I did not take any swings with this on the course today, which was a mistake by me, however I did hit it on the range. I think the current setting Hanks has it set to is about 18-19 degrees(correct me if I'm wrong). First off the white club head was easy to line up and easy to make sure the face angle was square. I have said before that I didn't like the white with the dark face however today I did not mind it at all, as a matter of fact I think it's a non-issue to me now. Of the swings I took with it on the range the ball had a great piercing trajectory, similar to my adams A7. The sound was different from the mashie, it was a little louder but not annoyingly loud. If I didn't hit my adams as good as I did today I would consider throwing this in the bag immediately.