Soon after i also added a few of their longer clubs to my bag, including their rocketballz woods. Sldr drivers have a 3degree range of adjustability 1. May 01, 2015 loft is your friend with the sldr driver. Taylormade sldr mini driver discount prices for golf equipment. Taylormade sldr mini driver discount prices for golf. Sldrs cg location is both low and forward, due in large part to the large, 20gram sliding weight on the sole. Piers and andy find out the science behind loft up on their take charge tour in california. But the range of lofts offered by the four different heads 8, 9. Jul 29, 20 well had titleist 9 d2 land loved that driver hit this taylormade sldr driver loft at 10. If you havent jumped on taylormades high launch, low spin sldr bandwagon yet, you may have just run out of excuses. 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 is constantly pushing the limits of innovation, working to give you more speed, more distance and more accuracy every time you tee it up. Taylormade recommends starting your club adjustment with the loft sleeve.
Easy to use sldr movable weight promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. 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. In addition, the sldr mini drivers relatively short shaft 43. Adjusting a taylormade sldr driver sign in to follow this. What is the difference between the upright lofts and the. Sep 10, 20 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. The talyormade sldr driver was innovative when it came out because of its sliding weight to help players fine tune their ball flight. The taylormade sldr 430 tp is their top of the line driver. Head loft lh lie volume length m sw m length w sw w sldr s driver 10 yes 61cc 45. Taylormades latest iteration of this design is the companys new sldr s driver, unveiled monday and allowing vincent to get closer to that dream of his. The company claims this is the best driver theyve produced, so we were keen to see what all the fuss was about. The results, as have been proven on tour thus far in 2014, speak volumes. Youll distance gains will come from hitting the golf ball straighter and higher.
Lowandforward cg promotes high launch, fast speed and low spin for huge distance. It is a lower launching lower spinning shaft that has incredibly tight dispersion. The taylormade sldr driver has three different loft options 9. 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. By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a wrench. Try sldr with the weight in the neutral position, and youll experience all the advancements that make this driver the longest taylormade has ever made. By sliding the weight toward the heel or toe you were able to make the club more or less biased in any direction. Low and forward cg promotes high launch, fast speed and low spin for huge distance. 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.
Taylormade adidas golf is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world. Taylormade are encouraging us all to loft up this year with our drivers so i decided to find out the background to this strategy with brian bazzel, who is the director of product creation for metalwoods with taylormadeadidas golf. Well had titleist 9 d2 land loved that driver hit this taylormade sldr driver loft at 10. Taylormade in particular is preaching that golfers should loft up with its sldr driver, and has launch marketing campaigns that show that. Save up to 90% on products certified by professionals. Learn more about the topsellers in our taylormade driver line.
Taylormade sldr driver golf club for sale online ebay. Apr 02, 2014 taylormade s philosophy this year, with the sldr and new jetspeed drivers, is to loft up. Each turn of the dial will change the loft a half degree. This year, the company is reporting the lie angle in the standard setting, which is why stock lie angle is listed as 61 degrees 1. This makes them more comparable to the tour preferred cb, with a 6iron and pw loft of 28. Mark hits the sldr taylormade driver and puts to test their loft up campaign which at the tm wentworth. May 05, 2014 looptaylormade sldr s driver bottom518. Discussion taylormade sldr how much should i loft up title.
The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided to test it in the cluboratory. Sldr is built to help you hit longerstraighter drives by promoting a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed. Feb 17, 2014 taylormade are encouraging us all to loft up this year with our drivers so i decided to find out the background to this strategy with brian bazzel, who is the director of product creation for metalwoods with taylormade adidas golf. Silver buttonback works with subtle crown markings for easy clubface alignment. The track features 21 positions to lock the weight into for fine tuning your desired shot shape. 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. First of all the loft does not actually change, its preset when the club is manufactured.
Last year, taylormade reported the lie angle of its r11s driver as 59. This weight slides along a track thats located on the sole. Loft up mindset continues as taylormade unveils sldr s. With a clubhead thats larger and more forgiving than the 430cc model, the 460 sldr driver packs a serious punch for highspinners and other golfers alike. My switch to taylormade clubs happened a few years ago after i attended a demo day and became completely infatuated with the burner 2. Purely from a theoretical standpoint, it can be said that 17 launch with 1700 spin is an ideal combination for distance. This recent commentary from taylor made about the 17 launch and 1700 rpms spin is chiefly done to try to help market their loft up campaign to go with selling more of their currently offered sldr driver model. I have no idea of what my ss is, but a good guess would be 8590.
Upon first inspection of the club, the slider technology seemed very familiar. Getting to know the taylormade sldr driver 3balls blog. I previously owned a mini at 14 degrees but wanted to lower the trajectory of my drives. Taylor made sldr driver taylor made drivers golfbidder. The sldr irons sit between the tour preferred cb and the speedblade irons in taylormades product line, and the sldr lofts sit right in the middle as well.
Loft up cleans up as taylormade sldr claims hat trick of golf. 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. Those high numbers reflect a trend among taylormade players on the pga tour. According to the company, three times in the last six weeks, the number.
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. We hit both the sldr and its predecessor, the r1 black, on our gc2 launch monitor on the range at stoke park golf club. Mizuno made a driver called the mp600 which used a technology that. Now, the company has unveiled its everyman range of sldr s woods. They all have lowforward centre of gravity cg that takes off spin and allows us to loft up and get more distance. Taylormades sldr has had a fast takeup on both the main tours. Address view the crown features a satinsilver finish that is considerably lighter than the. The mini is a great club off the fairway and enables me to reach most par fives up to 485 yards in two swings. Taylormade are asking you to loft up with your sldr and jetspeed driver so we asked brian bazzel why and what happened to white. The stock shaft is a real deal fujikura motore speeder 7. You can choose from 12 positions within a range of plusorminus 1. Also included in this stable of brands is maxfli and rossa, in 1998 taylormade, salomon and adidas joined forces, this event brought together some of the most innovative companies in their fields. The easy and intuitive sldr sliding weight allows for 21 different weight positions and promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. 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.
The taylormade sldr driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. 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 sldr driver loft up test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. 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. The easy and intuitive sldr sliding weight allows for 21 different weight positions and. The sldr driver has an adjustable sliding weight which allows you to really dial in your left or right shape and gives you that extra bit of adjustability. Easy and intuitive sldr movable weight promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. Sldr also incorporates our loftsleeve technology, which allows you to adjust the loft. Buy the taylormade sldr 460 driver here watch the video.
The taylormade drivers in this collection feature lofts from 9 degrees up to. Address view the crown features a satinsilver finish that is considerably lighter than the dark sldr model. Taylormades chief technical officier, benoit vincent, doesnt usually get excited about not launching a. Taylormadeadidas golf is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world. Read on to find out what you need to know about this quality driver to make an informed purchase.
Add or remove 250 rpm of spin and adjust the face angle one degree in or out. The taylormade sldr drivers weights located on the sole will assist you with your desired shot shape. The sldr 6iron has a loft of 28 degrees and the pw is 46 degrees. If you already know the loft of your old driver, this is an easy step just set it to match your current club. Then unscrew the weight and move it toward draw or fadeaup to twentyone different positions and youll make the longest go even longer. Adjusting a taylormade sldr driver clubs, grips, shafts. Taylormades philosophy this year, with the sldr and new jetspeed drivers, is to loft up.
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