The r15 marks their return to the popular r series and it has a lot to offer. It is a driver designed primally for distance while still offering ample forgiveness. These drivers offer golfers with excellent distance. Jan 11, 2020 they had great success with the r series driver for many years before switching to the sldr. This sliding 20g weight allows players to finetune their. This club has arguably been at the forefront of the significant evolution that fairway woods in general have undergone in recent years. The sldr driver from taylor made is designed to help hit the ball straighter and longer. Most adjustable drivers allow you to rotate the hosel to decrease loft.
With the sldr fairway wood, taylormade has incorporated some of the fundamentals found in the sldr driver such as the lower. Taylormade sldr driver offers most advanced adjustablity. The taylormade sldr tp driver offers maximum adjustability. Taylormade recommends starting your club adjustment with the loft sleeve. Address view the crown features a satinsilver finish that is considerably lighter. I went from the sldr 430 driver to the m2 and what a dramatic difference.
Before i talk about what sldr is, i have to tell you what sldr isnt. 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. Sldr mini driver is nonadjustable and has a black club face and matter silver crown that looks considerably different compared to the silver. Besides adjustability, the r15 is an extremely long driver. Apr 07, 2014 sldr mini driver isnt the type of product thats going to set the world, or even the cash registers, on fire, but it is an intriguing option for guys who play on relatively short courses, are looking for more control off the tee, or who have otherwise totally abandoned the conventional 3wood or the 460cc driver. If you already know the loft of your old driver, this is an easy step just set it to match your current club. Aug, 2019 the sldr is a high handicappers driver that was released a few years ago, and even though the number and the complexity of the utilized technologies cant be even closely compared to the m5 and the m6 drivers, it delivers maximum performance for extra speed. 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. But be careful, as it also makes something called the dplane easier to tilt, causing more aggressive offline shots. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight.
By dmcnab, october 25, 2015 in clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Sep 24, 20 taylormade says with the sldr driver many golfers are increasing the loft rather than decreasing it. The distance is said to be accomplished by moving cg center of gravity low and. Jun 03, 2014 on first look, the sldr mini, tested in 12degree, is sized between an average 3wood and driver. The weight in all the heads of modern drivers comes mainly from the adjustability. When taylormade launched the new sldr s driver, golf fans everywhere began asking whats new. Taylormade adds a 430 version of their sldr line of drivers with all the adjustability of the 460 version to help you loft up.
It is highly adjustable and delivers a high launch with minimal spin. Combined with the ultra low spin sldr driver, taylormade is going to have a. The weigh adjustability lets golfers to dial in the shape of the shafts, while the more customized setting can increase the distance to up to 30 yards. This is our highest rated certified preowned condition. If you have a consistent miss, the quickest way to fix it isnt with a. May 29, 2014 with a new look, the sldr s promised distance for all, but how exactly does it differ from the successful and much talkedabout taylormade sldr driver. Where the clubs differ is in adjustability and looks. Sep 18, 2015 the taylormade sldr driver is an excellent driver that would be a valuable addition to the bag of any amateur or skilled golfer. In the test above, each ball carries a similar distance, but the behavior of the. Taylormade has another driver on the market, the jetspeed. Taylormade added a second weight to the slide in the r15 while the sldr only had 1 weight to move.
Besides completely reengineering the driver, the most noticeable change is to the slide adjustability on the sole of the club. Sldr mini driver isnt the type of product thats going to set the world, or even the cash registers, on fire, but it is an intriguing option for guys who play on relatively short courses, are looking. Each turn of the dial will change the loft a half degree. The new sldr driver utilizes a good combination of simplicity, adjustability and performance to obtain an easiertouse sliding weight system rather than the at times. The sldrs adjustability doesnt stop with the weight track. The sldr 460 muddles the feedback a little youll know you hit it on the toe, but not exactly where on the toe but you get the benefit of more forgiveness. Upon first inspection of the club, the slider technology seemed very familiar. The sldr head is the same weight as that of the r1, but the sldr does feel lighter. By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a. It also has a very low center of gravity, leading to higher ball. A lot of people in this thread are saying the sldr s is the same as the sldr minus the adjustability. I got an sldrs on sale cheap at the end of last season and only because i needed a new driver old was a titleist 975d from 2000 so i was well due for an upgrade. Outlet condition clubs could exhibit some minor scuffs on the sole.
The thin club face leads to a bigger recoil at impact and therefore more distance. For the highspin player, lowering the loft will reduce your spin. Yea, we know, they have released about 14 new drivers this year but the fact is they are not so much trying to get you to upgrade every 3 months. It is important to keep in mind that while adjustability is a great tool, its one that you should use sparingly.
By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a wrench. The taylormade sldr driver is a successful blend of art and science, culminating in a driver for everyone with a sleek and clean appearance. Which makes the sldr s slightly more forgiving than the sldr. According to the folks at taylormade golf, the equipment makers new sldr driver has all the goods. Despite the limited adjustability, this driver offers. Very impressed with the club and very happy with the adjustability. Taylormades research and design technicians spent many hours reinventing their industry standard of moveable weight technology with the creation of the sldr driver. Like me, you may be wondering what the s stands for. Adjustability a sliding weight on the sole can be moved from a neutral setting to either the heel or the toe in 21 different. 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. If youre not an aspiring tour pro, thats probably a trade worth making. The new sldr driver utilizes a good combination of simplicity, adjustability and performance to obtain an easiertouse sliding weight system rather than the at times, clunky weights having to be moved around. If you already know the loft of your old driver, this is an easy step just set it to match your.
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. Sldr isnt like when callaway released an ultralightweight, seminiche driver where they can argue theyre not flooding the market. Despite the limited adjustability, this driver offers great performance out to the box. I went from a 12 degree loft to a 10 with the m2 which could have been the reason but i gained an average of 40 yards on my. On first look, the sldr mini, tested in 12degree, is sized between an average 3wood and driver. Allinall, this is the best all around driver ive seen this year. Taylormades research and design technicians spent many hours. Nov 26, 2015 5 out of 5 no mini distance november 2015. Hopefully with this information youll feel empowered to take full advantage of your adjustable driver. I got my hands on a 10degree sldr s and put it up against a 10degree sldr to find out if there really is a difference between the two. Buy the taylormade sldr 460 driver here watch the video.
Getting to know the taylormade sldr driver 3balls blog. 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 new taylormade sldr c driver is designed with lowforward cg which promotes a faster ball speed resulting in a high launching, low spinning ball flight. It also has a very low center of gravity, leading to higher ball flights and more carry distance on average. Sldr drivers have a 3degree range of adjustability 1. Taylormade were pioneers in drivers introducing the first steel 12degree loft metal wood as far back as 1979. Apr 27, 2015 for the highspin player, lowering the loft will reduce your spin. It is best to find one that is forgiving on offcenter hits the sldr is not that driver from all reports.
For those who want modern adjustability and performance at a very affordable price now at rockbottom prices, this is definitely a club to consider. The taylormade sldr driver is an excellent driver that would be a valuable addition to the bag of any amateur or skilled golfer. Its also not a one size fits all driver, which is good and bad. The thing that makes the m1 better, however, is that this driver is slightly less forgiving. You can read the tech specs on the taylormade sldr driver page. The results favored sldr for its lower spin characteristics, higher efficiency.
Add or remove 250 rpm of spin and adjust the face angle one degree in or out. The adjustability has a return to simplicity and is extremely easy to experiment with. Theres a lot to talk about when it comes to the sldr 460. Sldr isnt like when callaway released an ultralightweight, seminiche driver where they can argue. 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. 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. The sldr c is the sldr driver minus adjustable loftweight 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. The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided to test it in the cluboratory.
After extensive testing on the course i have eliminated the standard 45. Each simsim maxsim maxd driver head has been individually calibrated and injected to reach the threshold of the maximum legal limit of ball speed. This reduces the weight of the sldr driver and makes it lighter so that in theory you get more clubhead speed from the same amount of effort. The sldr tp driver features the new, redesigned sldr moveable weight. The taylormade sldr driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. The sldr driver has plenty of technology in addition to the slider weight that is the main focal point of the clubhead. Oct 01, 20 the adjustability has a return to simplicity and is extremely easy to experiment with. The revolutionary face curvature reduces sidespin and delivers straighter shots on offcenter strikes. With a new look, the sldr s promised distance for all, but how exactly does it differ from. While they make a range of quality golf clubs they have always been known for. Feb 24, 2014 taylormade adds a 430 version of their sldr line of drivers with all the adjustability of the 460 version to help you loft up. Now with the sldr driver, the moveable weights in the heel and toe and the dial on the sole have been replaced with a single sliding weight in the 460cc titanium head.
Yet despite a shape not dissimilar to one of the drivers i first grew up playing with some 18. With the sldr, the adjustability, and therefore the weight, is exactly where they want it low and close to the face for optimum launch. This new driver is a srprs the new taylormade driver the sldr was a surprise srprs. Sep 10, 20 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. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw equipment. Taylormades new sldr driver is replacing the r1 as the top club in the companys range. However, they cannot be sold as new as they could have been floor samples or demo clubs. The taylormade sldr driver introduced the golf world to the sliding sole weight. Ill talk about the new stuff a little bit before i get into the testing. The first change is moving the center of gravity of the clubhead lower and more forward in the club. This sliding 20g weight allows players to finetune their shot shape. A redesigned adjustable weight system in the taylormade sldr driver delivers less spin and more distance. How many yards has golfmagics andy roberts gained since lofting up to a 10.
How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight golfwrx. But the range of lofts offered by the four different heads 8, 9. Adjusting a taylormade sldr driver clubs, grips, shafts. Set up your driver to fit your overall tendencies, then practice with it. Lets start with the namesake feature, the sliding weight. The science of adjustability is about minimizing your swing flaws, and its designed to benefit average golfers most of all. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. With the range of lofts offered, this new driver from taylormade has the potential to find its way into a lot of golfers bags. I also will confirm that while the sldr is now relatively inexpensive, reports over the last 2 years are that it is definitely a driver for the better player. If you havent jumped on taylormades high launch, low spin sldr bandwagon yet, you may have just run out of excuses.