The TaylorMade r5 dual Type D Driveris engineered to promote a draw. The TaylorMade r5 dual Type N is desigend for a neutral and more workable ball flight. The Type D and N are extremely large, measuring 450 cubic centimeters which was made possible by TaylorMade's Super-Thin Wall (STW) casting technology, which allows TaylorMade engineers to make the walls 20% thinner than a normal titanium wood.

The r5 dual Type D is an ideal driver for players seeking to alleviate a slice and/or promote a distance-enhancing draw. The clubhead shape is "pulled" outward near the heel, a design technique that allowed TaylorMade engineers to move the CG even closer to the heel than in the Type N promoting the kind of vigorous clubhead rotation through the hitting zone that's necessary to impart draw-spin. The r5 dual Type D also features two Trajectory Launch Control (TLC) cartridges permanently installed in the rear section of the sole. These are strategically positioned low and at the clubhead's perimeter and pull the CG deeper into the clubhead and away from the face, making it easier to launch the ball on a high, strong, long-carrying ball flight. At the same time, the weight and position of the TLC cartridges significantly increases the r5 dual Type D's MOI, equaling increased forgiveness on mis-hits.