May 01, 2015 loft is your friend with the sldr driver. Sldrs cg location is both low and forward, due in large part to the large, 20gram sliding weight on. Heres a snippet from my piece explaining why sldr owners need more loft. 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. The taylormade sldr driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. There are a lot of similarities in the sldr and sldr s. To give the sldr driver its remarkable distance, taylormade moved the.
The track features 21 positions to lock the weight into for fine tuning your desired shot shape. I am a low 20s handicap, recently retired and intend to play more so would expect handicap to get to mid to high teens at some point appreciate your thoughts many thanksjerry. Taylormade are asking you to loft up with your sldr and jetspeed driver so we asked brian bazzel why and what happened to white. Mar 02, 2014 taylormade sldr driver loft up test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru. First of all the loft does not actually change, its preset when the club is manufactured. Add or remove 250 rpm of spin and adjust the face angle one degree in or out. Getting to know the taylormade sldr driver 3balls blog. Sldrs cg location is both low and forward, due in large part to the large, 20gram sliding weight on the sole. The unit was in great condition but it did not measure up to my alpha driver and i was able to return it for a full refund. 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. Which makes the sldr s slightly more forgiving than the sldr. These factory authentic taylormade shaft adaptors allow for multiple shaft and length options to be used in the sldr drivers for less than the cost of reshafting. Soon after i also added a few of their longer clubs to my bag, including their rocketballz woods.
These are usually top not events and taylormade did not disappoint as they hosted the event at the aviara golf club for this event. 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. In a little over a month, the sldr has gone from tour prototype to mass production and general availability. This sliding 20g weight allows players to finetune their shot shape. Rated 3 out of 5 by stinger from did not fit my game i recently purchased a used slider driver from you. The easy and intuitive sldr sliding weight allows for 21 different weight positions and promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. So i test the expensive taylormade m5 driver against the 2014 taylormade sldr and see what kind of numbers we can get. 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. 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. Mark hits the sldr taylormade driver and puts to test their loft up campaign which at the tm wentworth.
The talyormade sldr driver was innovative when it came out because of its sliding weight to help players fine tune their ball flight. The sldr 6iron has a loft of 28 degrees and the pw is 46 degrees. Taylormade are promoting the sldr driver with the line of more distance through more loft as the. Because of the lack of branding on the head cover, it does seem more like a taylormade universal head cover as opposed to one that normally comes with the product. Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre in manchester tests the taylormade sldr driver in different lofts 8 9. After spending some time with the driver, its clear that the sldr is a worthy contender for the everyday golfer. 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. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as callaway womens xr driver or taylormade m2. The taylormade sldr driver has the innovative sldr sliding weight technology coupled with a modernclassic, charcoalgray crown head design. The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided. Apr 17, 2014 i intend to purchase the sldr s driver but not sure if i shud get a loft of 12 deg or 14 deg.
Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our affiliate. I worked my way up through the bag and i didnt hit a driver for 18 months. This makes them more comparable to the tour preferred cb, with a 6iron and pw loft of 28. Instead, taylormade worked to improve a key attribute to the club. Taylormade market why youll need more loft in your sldr. Donal took the 20 sldr driver from taylormade out for a first look. We hit both the sldr and its predecessor, the r1 black, on our gc2 launch monitor on the range at stoke park golf club. Taylormade announced today that it would expand the loft offerings on its sldr driver to include a 14degree model. Subscribe to meandmygolf to see more professional golf. A problem in followup years came in distance irons. This is good news as the sldr comes with lofts of 9. My switch to taylormade clubs happened a few years ago after i attended a demo day and became completely infatuated with the burner 2. Many golfers found longer drives by lofting up with a club with low and forward cg, and with the sldr irons, the company hopes to add more distance throughout your bag. Sldr is built to help you hit longerstraighter drives by promoting a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed.
Oct 08, 20 october 8, 20 the first time i saw pictures of it on the internet i thought it looked somewhat unrefined. It incorporates our new speedpocket with thruslot technology, which produces fast ball speed and high launch across the face for distance and. 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. The loftsleeve is a finetuning feature of the golf club, which enhances the launch angle. Taylormade sldr driver loft up test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru. After clinking 20 identical balls with each driver, it quickly became apparent that the sldr is, as taylormade claim, consistently longer. If you havent jumped on taylormades high launch, low spin sldr bandwagon yet, you may have just run out of excuses. The rest of the new sldr s family fits nicely into the same mold. The taylormade sldr drivers weights located on the sole will assist you with your desired shot shape. He still has his doubts on the taylormade loft sleeve technology and how much it actually. The loft sleeve is a finetuning feature of the golf club, which enhances the launch angle.
Buy new and used taylormade sldr ladies driver from the best golf shop. The sldr driver from taylormade golf is made with all golfers in mind, with the. The 20gram movable weight promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. Each turn of the dial will change the loft a half degree. Dec 23, 20 the sldr rescue he tested was a 19 and it allows the golfer to increase or decrease loft up to 1. General questions about gi and sgi long irons clubs, grips, shafts. 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. Taylormade sldr mini driver the sldr mini, be it driver or fairway, has a compact, yet powerful 260cc steel head in a rather aweinspiring matte silver finish with a black buttonback. This weight slides along a track thats located on the sole. Jun 05, 2014 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. Originally when oems started strengthening lofts in their irons, the long. The same thing goes for sldr fairway and rescues, which is where our loft sleeve technology serves such an important purpose, by allowing you to adjust the loft 1.
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 taylormade sldr s driver has the same high launch, low spin performance as the sldr but with less adjustability and a lower price introduction. Watch as mark hits the new taylormade golf driver with sldr technology for more control with your driver tee shots. May 05, 2014 loft up mindset continues as taylormade unveils sldr s driver, metalwoods.
The taylormade sldr driver is a successful blend of art and science, culminating in a driver for everyone with a sleek and clean appearance. Im told its going to be a few weeks but as soon as we get a complete set of samples of the sldr driver were going to be putting them to the test. The company claims this is the best driver theyve produced, so we were keen to see what all the fuss was about. The sldr rescue set up nice and square at address and had a very traditional look to it that better players tend to gravitate towards.
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 results, as have been proven on tour thus far in 2014, speak volumes. Dec 01, 2014 taylormade has chosen to go with a simple look and design with this one. Shortly after the adidas acquisition, the image and focus of taylormade were redirected to take over the driver market. By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a wrench. Apr 02, 2014 taylormade s philosophy this year, with the sldr and new jetspeed drivers, is to loft up. Dec 18, 20 the latest addition, their fourth new driver this year with movable weight technology is the sldr 430, which features the same sliding weight mechanism as the original sldr, in a betterplayer. If you already know the loft of your old driver, this is an easy step just set it to match your current club. The sldr rescue he tested was a 19 and it allows the golfer to increase or decrease loft up to 1. Address view the crown features a satinsilver finish that is considerably lighter than the dark sldr model. Visually, sldr fairways and rescues incorporate the same rich, charcoalgray crown and traditional shaping as the sldr driver. My problem is that i deloft clubs due to my set up and this is disastrous for a. What happens when you hit taylormades 2017 m1 460 driver against the companys sldr s driver. We chat with geoff ogilvy, testdrive the golf skate caddy, explain.
Buy new and used taylormade sldr fairway wood from the best golf shop. Taylormades philosophy this year, with the sldr and new jetspeed drivers, is to loft up. Read on to see if we think the sldr irons are as good as taylormade says they are or if they are just another set soon to be replaced and forgotten. Piers and andy find out the science behind loft up on their take charge tour in california.
By sliding the weight toward the heel or toe you were able to make the club more or less biased in any direction. Taylormade says with the sldr driver many golfers are increasing the loft rather than decreasing it. Similar is taylor mades m cgb marketed as their sgi with the. You would just have to test the 3i and 4i for different models and see. I wanted to do this test because when the sldr came out more than three years ago its radically forward center of gravity changed the way drivers were. With 5 loft settings and highbalancepoint shaft technology, the g30 is the. The sldr c is the sldr driver minus adjustable loftweight track. 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 recommends starting your club adjustment with the loft sleeve. The brand replaced the adjustable loft with a fixed loft to offer a high performance club at a more affordable price. He still has his doubts on the taylormade loftsleeve technology and how much it actually. The latest addition, their fourth new driver this year with movable weight technology is the sldr 430, which features the same sliding weight mechanism as the original sldr, in a betterplayer. Taylormade bought golf clothing companies ashworth in 2008 and adams golf in 2012. It incorporates our new speedpocket with thruslot technology, which produces fast ball speed and.
Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. Taylormade recently introduced the sldr driver as a midseason release that came as a surprise to many in the golf world. Taylormades newest driver, the sldr, is touted as their longest ever, so i decided to put it up against the r1 in a distance test. Sep 24, 20 taylormade says with the sldr driver many golfers are increasing the loft rather than decreasing it. Sldr drivers have a 3degree range of adjustability 1. The sldrs adjustability doesnt stop with the weight track. Its lowspinning clubhead required many players to loft up generally after a fitting while the. Linlithgow to test this theory out against my current driver and the.
Taylormades research and design technicians spent many hours reinventing their industry standard of moveable weight technology with the creation of the sldr driver. Minimum 7 piece set of taylormade irons across sldr, speedblade and tp irons. 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. A lot of people in this thread are saying the sldr s is the same as the sldr minus the adjustability. The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided to test it in the cluboratory.
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