Taylormade R11 ASP...different versions

There will be 4 versions of ASP plates...I may be wrong; there may be more than 4, but as far as I know, I am only made aware of 4 versions now:

Red 8

Red 9

Gold 8

Gold 9

The gold plates are exclusive to Japanese R11s only...but if you wanna pimp your driver, you can get a gold plate from me. You can have a look at how the gold plate looks on the head here

So it leaves us to the question, what's the difference between 8 and 9?

However, upon closer examination, seems like I could spot a difference:

On the 9, there is another 'inner circle' 

What does the 'inner circle' do?

I remember reading on golfsmith that the TP R11 has a lower CG. So there must be some kind of a difference

I have had a friend who told me:

- The '8' plates are found in retail heads. They adjust 2 degree closed and 2 degree open

- The '9' plates are tour issue plates. They adjust 1 degree closed and 1 degree open

There will be 4 different plates adjustable in 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 degrees respectively. 

Thanks for the info buddy! The info is from my buddy Scott T.

I have previously discussed about 'questionable' number 8 plates: Link 1  Link 2

I will continue to work on this 'project' and find the other asp plates!

30 Jan 2011 update:

Heard from my supplier that an ASP plate with number 5 has been discovered! That must be the 0.5 or 1.5 degree version! Keep in the loop! :)

I heart this project!

Interested to buy gold/red ASP plates? Contact me

Taylormade R11 ASP

I've taken these pictures like so long ago, I think 3 months ago, LOL

Since I'm in the mood to blog... but do not know what to write about, I'm digging this up to write for fun

So back a while back there were talks of fake ASP plates...or AST plates whatever we used to call it. Non adjustable plates. Remour was that people 'made' these copy plates to match it up with fake R11 heads to sell even months before the retail release date.

Some argue that they are prototype versions, which the white number 8 printed behind

Truth be told, today there are genuine number 8 ASP plates. They will be shipped with the R11s come 2nd Feb. I will later write in another post on the number 8 and number 9 plates.

I guess it was just the white printed number, and nerdy fonts on the plates that raised eyebrows.

Just some comparisons... (the left one with the number 8 is the questionable plate whereas the right one is the confirmed genuine version)

The workmanship is clearly better on the right plate yeah?

Oh I hate the nerdy fonts on the left plate

Workmanship

Weight of the 'real' one: 4.2g

Weight of the questionable plate: 3.8g

Anyways, I don't think there will still be a lot of these 'weird' plates floating around

Link to another post regarding this here

Different versions of ASP here

R11 has AST and ASP!

My goodness! the R11 has 2 versions, one is AST which we all know stands for Adjustable Sole Technology...
now theres another one that's ASP!!!! What the heck stands for ASP?
Adjustable Sole Plate

Works the same I think...

AST: Initial Prototype Release

ASP: Final Release version

Pictures of final released R11 heads here

R11, a word of warning for those who 'can't wait'

Some R11 heads are now being sold, of course, fans can't wait and will pay a high price to 'get it first'.
Just a word od warning from inside sources, check the AST plates (Adjustable sole technology) to make sure you're getting a real deal.

The case now is most of the AST plates are fake, catching impatient buyers off guard. Just like the FCT sleeves, if the AST on your driver is not genuine, you can't change the face angle of your driver. Sorry

Taylormade is giving us one more thing to worry about now. Not just the FCT problem, we now also have the AST problem. Genuine vs Fake debate continues it seems.

Pictures posted. Left = fake. Right = genuine.

Just don't want people to pay too much for something not so real.

Chao

Comparisons being made here
Different versions of ASP here