Learn more about the topsellers in our taylormade driver line. Taylormades new sldr driver is replacing the r1 as the top club in the companys range. The r15 shaft is a similar fujikura speeder 57g to the sldr and the length is a manageable 45. Each turn of the dial will change the loft a half degree.
Sldrs cg location is both low and forward, due in large part to the large, 20gram sliding weight on the sole. While the sldr s loft sleeve looks different, it fits the r1 adapter, so you can still use the premium shafts you have fitted with r1 sleeves. Left handed 12degree taylormade r15 driver interesting when i adjust and reduce loft i need to move the ball position inward toward center line of body. This allows you to play a driver with a higher loft, which in turn makes it more forgiving and easier to hit and this is really the key benefit of this driver. With a total of 168 possible setting combinations 12 loft settings, 7 face angle settings and 2 weight adjustments. He found it refreshing that taylormade also went back to the smaller, more industrystandard sized heads because some of the models taylormade has released recently more resemble fairway.
The new m5 and m6 drivers are the culmination of decades worth of work, embodying the complete spirit of what it means to play taylormade. Its a frequently asked question and one that will vary from person to person and depend on a number of factors that could get very technical and in. Low and forward cg create high launch and lower spin for our longest driver ever. The taylormade r1 driver is the most adjustable driver to ever be released by taylormade. Taylormade torque wrench for m1m3r15 sldr r1 rbz r11r9 5. Set it to the lowest loft and the face will be open. Well had titleist 9 d2 land loved that driver hit this taylormade sldr driver loft at 10. Taylormade sldr driver flightscope distances youtube. Set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face. While the sldrs loft sleeve looks different, it fits the r1 adapter, so you can still use the premium shafts you have fitted with r1 sleeves.
Our obsession with helping golfers improve has driven us beyond the traditional. Address view the crown features a satinsilver finish that is considerably lighter than the. For a limited time, receive 150% on your tradein when purchasing any sim product. Upon first inspection of the club, the slider technology seemed very familiar. I provide screenshots from their manual for each and a link to the manual the loftsleeve allows you to adjust more than loft. Sldr is built to help you hit longerstraighter drives by promoting a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed. Taylormade is constantly pushing the limits of innovation, working to give you more speed, more distance and more accuracy every time you tee it up. The taylormade sldr driver succeeds the taylormade r1 driver and there are a lot of significant changes from the previous model we liked the r1 and thought it was one of the better adjustable taylormade drivers, but for most of the golfing population the additional fitting elements made it fractionally too heavy to get going now with the sldr driver, the moveable weights in the heel and.
As they have done for the past few years, taylormade is offering more than two. Adjusting a taylormade sldr driver clubs, grips, shafts. The taylormade sldr 430 driver has the innovative sldr sliding weight technology coupled with a smaller tourinspired, charcoalgray crown head design. The robot tester claims that it is the longest in taylormades history, based on tests with drivers with 9. The taylormade drivers in this collection feature lofts from 9 degrees up to. Many club experts say that the best way to set up your r1 is to first adjust the loft then work on the other settings. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. Taylormade created the sldr s driver for golfers who want the distanceenhancing benefits of a lowforward cg and the accuracyenhancing advantages of the sldr sliding weight, but dont want to adjust the loft. First of all the loft does not actually change, its preset when the club is manufactured. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest.
R driver and what you should look for during hte fit. But the fact of the matter is that the loft of this driver affects the face angle. The sldr streamlines taylormades driver technologies into an. Adjusting the loft from 8 degrees to 12 degrees is possible. If you already know the loft of your old driver, this is an easy step just set it to match your current club. If its a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it. Adjusting a taylormade sldr driver sign in to follow this. Taylormade m2 driver adjustment chart best picture of. Sldr s is offered in a variety of fixed loft options so you can find the one that helps generate the most distanceconducive launch. What is the difference between the upright lofts and the. By dmcnab, october 25, 2015 in clubs, grips, shafts, fitting.
The easy and intuitive sldr sliding weight allows for 21 different weight positions and promotes up. A combination of twelve sleeve movements increases or decreases loft by 0. This sliding 20g weight allows players to finetune their shot shape. Lower profile designs for easy to launch performance. There are two ways to adjust the driver face and head the loft sleeve and ytrack. Adjust the loft by loosening the screw in the heel with the wrench, rotating the club head to the desired position, and tightening the screw. These fairways have taken taylormades revolutionary speed pocket technology to the next level, while adding adjustable loft and lie angles so you can customize them to your own swing and the. This setting is 180 degrees from the neutral setting. The taylormade sldr driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. Taylormade raises loft options on sldr golf digest. Taylormade sldr c driver discount prices for golf equipment. How do i choose taylormade r1 loft settings 3balls blog. By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a wrench.
On both sleeves there is an option for an upright lie setting, its just one setting and only affects the degree of lie vs. I took advantage of the recent price drops to purchase both the sldr 460 and 430 at 10. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. Taylormade are promoting the sldr driver with the line of more distance through more loft as the head creates much less backspin than other models. Cost and value the sldr is a high handicappers driver that was released a. The taylormade sldr driver is the newest taylormade driver and utilizes a sliding adjustable weight on the sole plate of the driver with an adjustable 12position hosel. Taylormade recommends starting your club adjustment with the loft sleeve.
Lowforward cg promotes fast ball speed, high launch and low spin for phenomenal distance. Twist face technology, movable weights, few loft settings, and customization when it comes to shafts, weight, and flexes, position the m5 on the throne of taylormade drivers. To prove just how much an adjustable driver can change your game, we collected new drivers from callaway, cobra, nike, ping and taylormade. Taylormade traditionally has not offered drivers with lofts greater than 12 degrees.
With the driver adjusted to 11 degrees of loft, my shot had 3415 rpm of spin. As for the head itself, its lighter than the sldr by 4 grams which should allow players to swing the r15 a little faster. Thomas devine, fitting specialist at the pga academy at devere oulton hall, demonstrates how adjusting your driver can help you hit the ball straighter. At 12 degrees i square the face with the ball at the ball of my lead foot, at 10 degrees the face squares up just inside my lead heal. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti.
See how an online golf lesson with michael can help your golf game. I have the r11s the driver just before the r1 and i believe the r1 sleeve is similar but with more settingsnotches. The taylormade sldr fairway woods can help players of nearly any skill level hit longer, more consistent shots from the fairway, tee or light rough. The r15 also has a 4degree loft sleeve which lets you modify the clubs loft, lie and face angle. Add or remove 250 rpm of spin and adjust the face angle one degree in or out. The adapter allows you to adjust the loft, lie and face angle of the club. More loft will not always lead to more spin, due to things such as impact points, spin lofts, facetopath relationships, and the ball you play but it is a good general rule of thumb. The sldr driver is designed to hit longer and straighter drives, with a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed. With the adjustable loft sleeve, the new 14degree sldr would reach a. The taylormade r15 driver is for best suited for golfers looking to reduce theirs over spin rates of the driver for increased distance. A guide to adjusting the loft sleeve on taylormade sldr driver, how to interpret the lower and higher settings and understand what youre actually adjusting.
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