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Taylormade has now given its players the ability to use their FCT and MWT technologies together in one driver, the R9. This gives players a huge amount of customization options for their driver, and even though its an it truly is a breakthrough for golf drivers, it can be a bit confusing, especially if you don’t have previous experience with their FCT and MWT technology. So if you are a bit confused, the information below will help you turn your new R9 driver so that it perfectly fits your swing. So finally you’ll start hitting your drives with a perfect trajectory with the best part being that you’ll never have to manipulate your golf swing.

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. We will describe below what effect the FCT settings have on the face angle, lie, loft when the clubhead is square at impact, and the trajectory bias.

The MWT feature, which was first introduced in the R7 Quad, is Taylormade’s Moveable Weight Technology. The R7 Quad had 4 moveable weights, whereas the R9’s only have 3 weights since you can also use FCT technology to move the trajectory of the ball. The R9 drivers come standard with two 1 gram and one 16 gram weights. We will describe below what effect the positions of these weights have on your trajectory.

FCT Instructions & Specs for Each Loft

The charts below 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, whereas a positive number reflects a bias to the right or a fade.

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 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 head 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. If you have more weights available and want to know how it will affect the height of your drives keep reading. The more weight you put towards the front of the golf club the lower the ball will fly since you’re essentially moving the CG (center of gravity) closer towards the face. Whereas, the more weight you put in the back-center of the clubhead, the higher your trajectory will be since you’re moving the CG further back, which would also increase backspin.

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

So with the above FCT & MWT Instructions you now have the tools to fit yourself so that your R9 driver is truly optimized for your golf swing. Enjoy your lower scores with your new R9 Driver.