TaylorMade R580 XD

Let's here it...

Great Stick! I have had many DF's and though not quite as solid and higher pitched, I have been killing my 580 xd tour/Diamana combo. The club is solid, just not as muted as the DF but way more forgiving!

Great Club, Long and very forgiving, I think this is a far superior club to the R7 or R5.

Only TaylorMade club I ever liked.

One of my all time favorite. The straightest hitting driver out there.

I had one and just never got on with it for some reason. As far as I know I'm the only I've met that had this problem. Everyone else loves it. Maybe i'm just weirder than i thought!!!!

Love my 580 XD w/ Adila NV65 Stiff Shaft. When I'm swinging the club well it goes as far as anything out there. When I'm off it doesn't matter what you put in my hand. I find that when I'm playing well this driver goes dead straight not a lot of draw or fade to it.

Best bang for the buck out there right now ...

A real long fairway finder without the big price tag ...

With all the new technology out there, Im still hanging in with the 580xd

all of you seem to like this one but i was disappointed with this and the 540xd. I could not hit this thing straight. I had tried different shafts and i still faded this thing a good 25yards and im a drawer of the ball. I switched to a Cleveland 460 comp which I thought I loved, and then I discoverd the Titleist 905T

i've just got mine also, and am not liking it so far. Granted i got without hitting and only because of good ebay deal. AND ALL GREAT THINGS SAID HERE... My friend says i am have the club open at addres, have to go work on position etc on range more. Going from a 975J.

Hey the 580XD is the best driver for me, hit several all with different shafts and can't mishit this club so no surprise, it is in my bag. Even ordered a new one because mine was a demo and is all scratched up. I did have to reshaft it and replace a penley stealth shaft with an SK Fiber shaft and it rocks. Great deal on this club now and it already has the weight moved back by its shape and clubs can't get much bigger. Buy this club.

Just had a Fuji SIX "X" installed into my retail R580XD 9.5* and WOW.

I think the R580XD is far superior to the R7 and R5 as well as many of the other new clubs out there. Very straight and very long.

Just a gorgeous driver. Im switching from a G5 cuz i cant hit my G5 worth s*** now. Easily the best driver out there, and a contender for the best driver period. Long and straight. Just LOVE IT

I got this thing when it was first released, and I have been using it ever since. I really like the look at address, it gives me a nice boost of confidence. My swing speed hovers around 110 and once I kick the rust off my swing I get some beautiful drives off this one. My only complaint is the shaft. Like someone said in an earlier post, I find that when I start to move past a 90% swing, I get a high amount of twist in the shaft and my balls leak off to the right considerably. I thought it was just my swing but after looking at it on video and on the launch monitor, my local pro told me that it was the shaft. (First time it's ever been the equipments fault)

I'm looking into a new shaft for it, but I can say in truth that until someone steps onto the tee and outdrives me with one of the "new" technology drivers, I wont be taking the 580 out of my bag. :cheesy:

Pick up one cheap on ebay and it looks brand spankin new. Ive progressed from the 510 to the 540 to the 580xd. This is obviosly my favorite. Long and straight, if its not, its my fault not the clubs. Looking to put a proto bimatrix in it, excited about this shaft upgrade. Bottom line, like someone else said, best "bang" for your buck.

I've played my R580 XD with a stiff Grafalloy Blue now for 3 Years and was always quite satisfied with it. It goes straight, long and is pretty forgiving as well. They only bummer is the sound!

I hope that my new Superquad can meet my requirements as well as the R580 XD did.

picked one up on Friday and I'll return this to the shop on Monday - definately not a driver for someone who swings agressively through the impact zone - most of my drives on the range headed to the right, the only way to bring it back to center was to slow down which equalled major loss of distance - this driver is clearly not for me, it came with the stock stiff shaft.

I recently broke the head off my driver. Decided it was time for an upgrade. The R580XD amazed me from the first time out. I have added 30-40 yards to my drives. I was apprehensive about a driver with such a huge head but the R580XD provides a solid feel. I picked it up for $150 which I thought was reasonable considering how much you can pay for a driver.

My only problem with this driver was that I had to go out and buy longer tees. :D

Just got one of these tonight from Golf Galaxy. Found it in the used rack for $70 with the stock regular shaft in it. My swing speed is around 90mph and I was hitting it better than the RAM FX with a stiff shaft that it's replacing. I'll be playing a round with the 580xd tomorrow morning. so hopefully it will go well.

dead feel off heel - a very good miss.

toed hits will wobble - wants to hook.

teed low - very straight

middle of face - nice draw

teed high - bomb

better than any pre-2005 taylor made head I've tried , better than r7 and r5.

8.5, NV 65X, 43.5"/ tipped 1", 115-120ss.

Only problem: appears closed a couple of degrees - grip it off the ground.

good club, if you are starting to try to work the ball (like me) this is a good club. long too.

I've been using the 580XD since the fall of last year and I love it. Got it for $50 at Golf Galaxy with the sandard R flex shaft and I've been cracking it past all the other rich kids on my golf team with their brand new $500 "super" drivers. Great club, may just reshaft it in a year or so once I start to outgrow the club too much instead of buying a new driver. Fantastic technology, even at roughly 5 years old (which seems to be very old now a days).

Long lives TM's R500 Series of Drivers.... :clapping:

I just got a used one for less tha 30 bucks in pretty good shape. I´ll take it to the course tomorrow and see what this old boy still got.

I've had this driver for the last four years and am starting to think about something new. The club hits long and straight, but the feel is garbage. I am going to try out a few new clubs over the next month and see if something fits.

Bought one for 60 bucks last week, first driver I've owned in 12 years (played pool instead of golf). Played in a scramble and thought it hit pretty damn solid. Not a ton of feedback, but moves it out there if you hit it good.

Probably just my swing, but I hit it pretty low with a grafolloy blue stiff shaft, 9.5 degrees. Ball didn't curve a lot, just went straight wherever it started at.

Hit a number of 260-280 yarders dead in the middle, but I don't think I could work this club that well if I really had to. From what I can tell, the 425 tp would be a better model for better players who play courses that require working the ball both ways.

it stayed in my bag from 2006 to 2011.
unseated by a mizuno mp630 FT.

I would never sell it.

Just picked one up today for $30, can't wait to try it out tomorrow

Try to find the V1 model with the Kuehne shaft. I just might take mine out for a spin this weekend.

Just got back from the range at lunch and wow! This thing is a bomber, hit it about as far as my superfast 2.0 but much straighter. I suppose it could be the shorter shaft but I am still impressed. Can't wait to try it out on the course on Friday.