I've heard from many people that the original Hy-Road is different from the one's made in 09. Any thoughts?

I think so yes.  There's a reason why all of the pros horde 09-10 hyroads in their garage.

I wouldn't be surprised if ANY of the big name pros use any NEw hyroads..

I wondered this too since I had a 2009 Hyroad and a 2013 Hyroad, which look and smell different from a 2014 and 2015 Hyroads I purchased. The '09 and '13 had the boysenberry smell that I was not a huge fan of (I made a post several months ago that the scent made me nauseous and I ended up not using the Hyroad because of it); the '14 and '15 Hyroad has a punchier berry smell which I can much better tolerate. Also, the '14 and '15 I can see much more shades of pearlized/lighter blue colors whereas the '09 and '13 Hyroads I had were dark blue and almost all black.

With all that said, I did not see a big difference in reaction since I had the '09, '13, and '15 Hyroads with the exact same layout.

This post just made my day...

I was going to purchase the hyroad since I up'd in ball weight over a year ago. but, my gut has been telling me not to do so the past year. I had a feeling the cover has been tweaked from the hyroads I've own 6 years ago. I was even online this morning still thinking of getting the hyroad, but I backed off. Then i read this post lo

It's a mental thing - my reason for not purchasing the newer hyroads.

In all honesty, I love both of mine. I asked this question because people were making it seem like the newer ones are inferior to the originals. The greater difference as far as I know is the night and day core numbers in the 16 pounders. I threw my friends (has a similar PAP) and it was way better of a reaction overall. I have another question with th Road series that I am about to post. Stay tuned!

people were making it seem like the newer ones are inferior to the originals.

thats like saying the new version of your favorite muscle car isnt as good as the original.