Mar 02, 2014 taylormade sldr driver loft up test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru. The taylormade sldr tp driver offers maximum adjustability. By todays standards it is mini, but i remember playing a driver smaller than that when i first started. Its lowspinning clubhead required many players to loft up generally after a fitting while the. Watch as mark hits the taylormade driver in a much higher loft than he would in other brands to see if he can find extra golf yards. Having got used to the discretion of the speed pocket in the fairway woods and hybrids, which gets to be minim alist in the new speedblade irons, the rail of the sole of the new star of taylormade golf, the sldr driver, looks rather disproportionate. Taylormades research and design technicians spent many hours reinventing their industry standard of moveable weight technology with the creation of the sldr driver. The sldr tp driver features the new, redesigned sldr moveable weight technology, which allows players to adjust their sidetoside trajectory and finetune the perfect shot shape. Speed, high launch, consistency and distance a classic looking, smaller players iron. On both sleeves there is an option for an upright lie setting, its just one setting and only affects the degree of lie vs. Taylormade sldr irons individual, single, replacement golf. Taylormade s sldr mini driver 14 degree driver stiff flex graph 0749602 lefty lh. Tuned performances in extremely small print and taylormade out towards toe.
The taylormade sldr rescue hybrids can help players of nearly any skill level hit longer, more consistent shots from any lie on the course. Loft up mindset continues as taylormade unveils sldr s driver, metalwoods. It can also be one of the most difficult to hit with consistency, so when youre looking for a new taylormade driver you want to be sure you find one that fits your swing and your style. Taylor made sldr driver taylor made driver golfbidder. 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.
Taylormade urged golfers to dial up the loft on its augustreleased sldr drivers, but no one could see them taking it this far. By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a. You wont be able to adjust the loft of the driver nor are there any weights to move around. Getting to know the taylormade sldr driver 3balls blog. What i look for in my driver is a color combination between the tee box, the club, and the ball to maximize my concentration. Sldrs cg location is both low and forward, due in large part to the large, 20gram sliding weight on the sole. The sldr mini driver has a lowforward cg like the rest of taylormades sldr metalwoods, and a speed pocket too, which promotes more ball speed and less spin to give you more distance when you loft up. Face angle on the sldr driver is changed in the same way that its adjusted on the rocketballz stage 2 driver by using the loft sleeve. What i look for in my driver is a color combination between the tee box, the club, and the ball. The company claims this is the best driver theyve produced, so we were keen to see what all the fuss was about. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Oct 08, 20 october 8, 20 the first time i saw pictures of it on the internet i thought it looked somewhat unrefined.
If you already know the loft of your old driver, this is an easy step just set it to match your current club. The s in sldr s presumably stands for silver, and so as you might expect, all of the clubs in the lineup feature silver crowns. Best driver for 90 mph swing speed in 2020 golf sidekick. He had a more expensive taylormade with adjustable loft but now prefers this one. The taylormade sldr s driver has the same high launch, low spin performance as the sldr but with less adjustability and a lower price introduction. 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. Before i talk about what sldr is, i have to tell you what sldr isnt. The sldr s also comes in 12, 14 and 16degree models, the latter the highestlofted 460 cubiccentimeter driver the company has. Now you simply slide a single weight to tune sldr to unlock even more yards. Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year.
Then they reinvented their own innovation by completely rethinking movable weight technology to make it easier to use and better performing. The company has announced that it will launch a 14degree version of the sldr driver, a loft that is usually reserved for 3 woods. Preowned taylormade golf sldr s mini driver very good. Sldr s cg location is both low and forward, due in large part to the large, 20gram sliding weight on. Dec 08, 20 taylormade urged golfers to dial up the loft on its augustreleased sldr drivers, but no one could see them taking it this far. Taylormade recommends starting your club adjustment with the loft sleeve. New listing taylormade s sldr mini driver 14 degree driver stiff flex graphite 0762472. Taylormade aeroburner mini driver 14 rh stiff graphite matrix speed rulz 60. If you havent jumped on taylormades high launch, low spin sldr bandwagon yet, you may have just run out of excuses. For me, the r7 425 is the epitome of driver aesthetics, and, at a glance, the.
Taylormade announced today that it would expand the loft offerings on its sldr driver to include a 14degree model. The sldrs adjustability doesnt stop with the weight track. The distance is said to be accomplished by moving cg center of gravity low and forward to promote a higher launch with much lower spin and faster ball speeds across the face. May 01, 2015 loft is your friend with the sldr driver. Sldr isnt like when callaway released an ultralightweight, seminiche driver where they can argue theyre not flooding the market. The taylormade sldr driver has the innovative sldr sliding weight technology coupled with a modernclassic, charcoalgray crown head design. Address view the crown features a satinsilver finish that is considerably lighter than the dark sldr model. So like the sane person i am, i took it for a spin the very next day. Taylormade raises loft options on sldr golf digest. Loft up mindset continues as taylormade unveils sldr s.
The sldr c is the sldr driver minus adjustable loft weight track. Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our affiliate. Fitting message one of the most important clubs in any golfers bag is the driver. It could serve as a true driver replacement, a 3wood replacement or a 2wood thriver. What you change is the orientation or angle that the shaft goes into the head. This weight slides along a track thats located on the sole. The specs were not exactly what i wanted this club has a regular flex shaft, i usually play with stiff but i liked my other driver so much i thought i would try it. The track features 21 positions to lock the weight into for fine tuning your desired shot shape. Besides that, the 40gram sole track is 12 millimeters closer to the leading edge than in the sldr. M1 driver m1 fairway m1 rescue m1 irons m2 driver m2 dtype driver m2 fairway m2 rescue m2 irons p750 irons p770 irons p790 irons.
In addition, the sldr mini driver s relatively short shaft 43. The taylormade sldr driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. The rest of the new sldr s family fits nicely into the same mold. The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided to test it in the cluboratory. I really recommend the degree option to give you the upper end of the loft for. The taylormade sldr driver s weights located on the sole will assist you with your desired shot shape. Low and forward cg promotes high launch, fast speed and low spin for huge distance.
There are a lot of similarities in the sldr and sldr s. Whilst you cant alter the loft of the sldr s driver, the club is you can. In addition, the sldr allows golfers to adjust how fast the club releases coming through impact and in what position the club face will be in at impact. The shaft in the sldr driver is the fujikura speeder shaft. Dec 01, 2014 i purchased the taylormade sldr s mid season 2014. Taylormades loftsleeve technology and adjustable hosel with twelve loft settings is also featured in the sldr rescue hybrid that allows plusminus 1. They name three of their staff golfers, dustin johnson, when he started using the sldr driver he went from a 9 degree driver to a 10.
The taylormade sldr mini driver comes in a variety of lofts from 1216, sized at 260cc and playing 43. A shallow face combined with the new speed pocket technology also provides golfers with easier launch and playability with superior sustained speed off the face of the sldr rescue hybrid. By choosing a higher loft than your normal driver, youll find that you can gain serious distance no matter what your swing speed is. Vincents theory at taylormade is that higherlofted drivers featuring the companys lowforward center of gravity design are the foundation for. I have the r11s the driver just before the r1 and i believe the r1 sleeve is similar but with more settingsnotches.
In fact, outside of the silversatin finish and fixed loft, the sldr s is a solid replica of the original. The head design, weighting technology and shaft remain the same. Sldr is built to help you hit longerstraighter drives by promoting a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed. Each turn of the dial will change the loft a half degree. What is the difference between the upright lofts and. The sldr s adjustability doesnt stop with the weight track. Jan 20, 2014 at 430ccs, the taylormade sldr 430 driver has the looks that scream bag me now. This is the second sldr driver i purchased from you. The easy and intuitive sldr s sliding weight allows for 21 different weight positions and promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. Add or remove 250 rpm of spin and adjust the face angle one degree in or out. Used taylormade sldr s driver in very good condition. First of all the loft does not actually change, its preset when the club is manufactured.
To give the sldr driver its remarkable distance, taylormade moved the center of gravity lower and forward for high launch and less spin. Last friday, i came home to find that my friends at taylormade had surprised me by sending me their new sldr driver said to be their longest ever to test out a week before other commoners like myself could buy it. This is far and away the best looking driver taylormade has released in ages. Sldr 460 driver sldr 430 driver sldr white driver sldr faiway sldr rescue sldr s metalwoods sldr s mini driver sldr irons jetspeed driver jetspeed fairway. It incorporates our new speedpocket with thruslot technology, which produces fast ball speed and high launch across the face for distance and. Mark hits the sldr taylormade driver and puts to test their loft up campaign which at the tm wentworth. Soon after i also added a few of their longer clubs to my bag, including their rocketballz woods. Next, hit a few balls and adjust the loft sleeve upward forhigher flying shots. The club came with the stock shaft a fujikura motore speeder 57 in stiff flex and was equipped with taylormades standard grip. When i held the club in my hand for the first time i felt more like a gawker at the guggenheim than an anxious blogger.
It is the same shaft used in the sldr driver, but at 43. Mark hits the sldr taylormade driver and puts to test their loft up campaign which at the tm wentworth fitting centre. So i test the expensive taylormade m5 driver against the 2014 taylormade sldr and see what kind of numbers we can get. The taylormade sldr drivers weights located on the sole will assist you with your desired shot shape. In my opinion tm has many other drivers that look better at the approach sitting behind the ball. Which makes the sldr s slightly more forgiving than the sldr. Loft up mindset continues as taylormade unveils sldr s driver.
Taylormade to release 14degree sldr driver golfwrx. Jan 14, 2014 rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre in manchester tests the taylormade sldr driver in different lofts 8 9. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. The taylormade sldr s driver has the innovative sldr sliding weight technology coupled with a modernclassic, satin silver crown head design. Easy to use sldr movable weight promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. The move is unprecedented, but necessary according to taylormade officials.
Unfollow sldr driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This sliding 20g weight allows players to finetune their shot shape. The key to success with the sldr s driver is lofting up. Sep 24, 20 taylormade says with the sldr driver many golfers are increasing the loft rather than decreasing it. Taylor made sldr driver taylor made drivers golfbidder. 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. A lot of people in this thread are saying the sldr s is the same as the sldr minus the adjustability. This setting is 180 degrees from the neutral setting. Easy and intuitive sldr sliding weight promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. Like the original, fullsize sldr driver, sldr 430 is engineered with a lowforward cg location. According to taylormade, the sldr mini driver was designed to be hit off the tee, but with its smooth sole im talking barry white talkyououtofyourknickers smooth, its much easier to hit off the deck than a conventional driver.
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