With the sldr fairway wood, lofting the club up really changed how the ball reacted much more than i had expected when comparing the similar adjustments i made with the sldr driver. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Whether upgrading your current drivers, repairing a damaged one, or building your own custom driver, a taylormade driver shaft can comes in handy. Sldr mini is made of highstrength steel and features the similar lowspinproducing center of gravity location found on the sldr drivers. Following the success of the sldr driver, taylormade have announced the launch of the new sldr fairway wood. Best high launch low spin driver shafts toronto golf. Sldr is built to help you hit longerstraighter drives by promoting a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed. Taylormade research indicates that a high percentage of golfers, regardless of skill level, hit their 3wood off the tee more often than from the fairway. Hey golf nuts im trying to do some shaft experimenting in my driver. Had a chance to hit a sldr 3 wood today and wanted to share a couple of thoughts. Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year.
Jason day, who has a swing speed of 120 miles per hour, uses a 10. Buy taylormade mens sldrs high launch golf bonded fairway wood, right hand, graphite, 17degree, senior at. The taylormade sldr mini driver comes in a variety of lofts from 1216, sized at 260cc and playing 43. It does this by flexing at impact and transfers energy to the golf ball. As was stated above, i too hit my sldr 3 wood much farther than the mini. Thats a sizable difference but makes it look more like a 3wood than a fatheaded driver.
On the other side of the spectrum, higher swing speed players who have a lower launch angle will enjoy hitting a high towering 3 wood versus one that rolls out for days. The playability and forgiveness of the taylormade jetspeed fairway wood was proven by many pga tour players in 2014. Taylormade golf company, industry leader in metalwood technology and innovation, today announced the launch of the sldr mini driver, a 260cc metalwood equipped with a 43. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. Taylormade sldr c series is a popular option in the middle of the golf club drivers price range. Because todays drivers launch with much less spin, even players who swing fast use more loft. Taylormade engineers say that this creates higher launch angles and less ballspin rates off the face at impact. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. Taylormade golf sldr mini driver, arrives a new category. The mini driver will go farther than your 3wood, but shorter than your driver. Watch as taylormade tour staff professionals learn about the technology and test the sldr fairway woods for the first time on a launch monitor. First, they play the ball up in their stance, like a driver, and try to help it. Im curious what some of the best high launch low spin driver shafts are that some of you would recommend.
Sldrs cg location is both low and forward, due in large part to the large, 20gram sliding weight on the sole. The sldr fairway woods and hybrids have a new version taylormades speed pocket, which is no longer indented into the front of the sole like previous models. Only caveat is that if you are in low speed range and insist on a 3 wood, you may want to order a high launch shaft instead of the midlaunch tensei. Taylormade sldr c series vs taylormade sldr driver.
Taylormade fairway woods take the technologies and innovative spirit that have brought success in the driver market to provide high performance clubs for every player. It has a 20g weight on the sole, which slides inside a rail that goes from the heel area to the toe giving golfers the ability to create 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. I have an 08 burner thats been good to menice high launch, dead straight flight. Launch the cg center of gravity on the sldr driver is positioned lower and more forward in the head than previous models. Average 3 wood shot for me is about 225 yards and a. New taylormade sldr s 3 wood 15 prolaunch red stiff flex graphite rh. A 3 wood shaft will have been tipped by at least 1 and will therefore be stiffer than a driver shaft. The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided to test it in the cluboratory. At times it is difficult to keep up with all the introductions. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. The introduction of the 14degree sldr driver has presented one of taylormades biggest challenges, because most golfers identify 14 degrees with a strong 3wood, not a driver. The absence of sliding weights is, as i tell my 3 year old when she spills her juice, no big whoop. Please subscribe as we will be doing more videos on 2014 equipment lines such as callaway, titleist.
Lowforward cg promotes fast ball speed, high launch and low spin for phenomenal distance. But thats the same advice with all 3 woods you must be able to launch them. Golfmagic took both taylormade sldr driver and taylormade jetspeed driver 10. I am sure glad that i wasnt thirsty when it came to the mini. All taylormade driver shafts have varying sizes and features. 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. Taylormade loves to bring new drivers to the marketplace. I see golfers in our schools play these perfect 5 and 7 wood shots, but give them a 3 wood and they cant hit it. Taylormade has announced the launch of the sldr mini driver, a 260cc metalwood equipped with a 43. Taylormade research indicates that a high percentage of golfers. Low and forward cg create high launch and lower spin for our longest driver ever. Even delofted, it still is easy to hit off the ground. If it is an r shaft, it will be stiffer than a driver r shaft, and if it is an s shaft, it will be slightly stiffer than an s driver shaft.
Taylormade sldr driver v taylormade jetspeed driver. Finally, a 3wood designed for the tee taylormade noticed that tour pros and better amateurs hit their 3wood off the tee a lot more frequently than from the fairway, so we embraced that insight and created a new golf club that incorporates our cutting edge metalwood technology, including the distanceenhancing speed pocket, and sized it. Even the 7 wood off the deck with a higher trajectory gives you great yardage. Lower profile designs for easy to launch performance. Sldr s fairway woods are equipped with the fujikura speeder 65 graphite 43. Like taylormades sldr driver, the companys new sldr fairway woods and hybrids promise golfers more distance from a lower, more forward center of gravity. Im using the 3 wood off the tee i have a sldr driver but im not very consistent with it and i can hit it almost as far as my driver and with more consistency. Featuring all the same lowforward centre of gravity benefits of the driver, the fairway wood doesnt feature the sliding weight technology but.
Shop new and used taylormade fairway woods from the fantastic selection available at 2nd swing. By todays standards it is mini, but i remember playing a driver smaller than that when i first started. Also a lot of shallowfaced 3woods if you hit it a little high on the face you can lose some ballspeed and the launch conditions overall can change quicker. The speed pocket, on several taylormade fairway woods, offers golfers increased ball speed and ease of getting the ball into the air. I am not a high launch player and ended up with a matrix black tie in my sldr 3hl. Taylormade sldr mini driver discount prices for golf. You can find a large variety of these golf club shafts at affordable prices when you shop on ebay. Its an attempt to simplify movable weight technology, after research. Taylormade sldr c driver discount prices for golf equipment. It could serve as a true driver replacement, a 3wood replacement or. Taylormades research indicates that a high percentage of golfers, regardless o. I recently took my sldr driver into golf galaxy and was shocked at how much distance i increased my drives with a simple adjustment to the loft. The lower profile design of the 460cc sldrc improves the launch angle compared to the original sldr models which is why i was able to get back to a 9. Taylormade golf have launched the sldr mini driver, a 260cc metalwood equipped with a 43.
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