With taylormade launching the m5 and m6 drivers earlier this year, the arrival of the taylormade original one mini driver was an unexpected. 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. Taylormade sldr c series is a popular option in the middle of the golf club drivers price range. With parsons xtreme golf clubs in your bag you can play like a pro, or at least see. Taylormade is claiming the smaller head promotes improved workability. Do you find yourself taking a fairway wood off the tee a lot but are losing out on some of the added distance from hitting driver.
Taylormade sldr minidriver lands on usga conforming list. The taylormade sldr mini driver is a new breed of driver that can be beneficial to golfers of every skill level. What happens when you hit taylormades 2017 m1 460 driver against the companys sldr s driver. Taylormade launched its new sldr minidriver this week at the wgccadillac championship, giving.
Buy taylormade mini driver golf clubs and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. 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. The sldr 6iron has a loft of 28 degrees and the pw is 46 degrees. Taylormades staff member troy matteson made headlines at the valero texas open when he decided to take his sldr driver and 3 wood out of the bag for two sldr minis. It also gives the it slightly faster ball speeds more forgiveness on shots hit low on the face.
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. Padraig harrington used taylormades original mini driver a 12degree sldr s as a driver. Matteson has been the exception, however, as most tour players who have tested the sldr mini have opted for one model with a loft. The taylormade sldr is mygolfspys 2014 most wanted driver. Taylormade sldr mini driver discount prices for golf. Was just in the golf world around the corner from my office york st, sydney and they received an order from tm.
The sldr driver features a 20 gram weight on the sole, which can be moved from heel to toe to achieve your desired ball flight towards the heel for a draw and near the toe for a fade. Buzz around the mini driver category reached new heights after the 2015 honda classic, where it earned its first pga tour win. In addition, the sldr mini drivers relatively short shaft 43. The mini drivers sole, smaller than a drivers, is designed to make it easy to hit this club off the deck. Get the best deals on taylormade mini driver golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at. Ive read the old threads on this 2014release club, but want to ask folks whove used the taylormade sldr mini driver as a control driver off the tee whether they recommend it or not. Like the aeroburner metal woods, the aeroburner mini driver uses the companys latest speed pocket, a deep slot that extends across the entirety of its sole.
Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as cobra mens fly z xl driver or ping g15 driver. Taylormade extends aeroburner line with mini driver golfwrx. While it lacks adjustability, there are three different lofts available to fit a variety of golfers. 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. We asked the pros at al badia golf club what they made of the new taylormade sldr mini driver.
If you love the performance of the sldr drivers, but really want a much smaller look at address, the sldr mini driver is worth a look. Preowned taylormade golf sldr s mini driver very good. Were told sldr 430 will spin even less than sldr 460, which presumably means golfers will need to more loft still compared to sldr. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a. Sldr is built to help you hit longerstraighter drives by promoting a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed.
The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided to test it in the cluboratory. The sldr mini driver almost certainly wont be longer than your driver, and it may not prove to be more forgiving or more accurate than your driver either, but as a hybrid of sorts between a driver and a 3wood, it fills the space nicelyeven if were only hearing about that space for the first time today. Just because tour guys were hitting it well, they hit everything well, doesnt mean it is that much better. Wilson fg tour v4 with accra tour z hybrid m5 shaft. 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. But with a deeper face than a typical 3wood, can the aeroburner mini driverwhich the company believes will match the success of last years sldr mini driverbe used as a fairway wood. This driver has some of the same design features as the sldr metalwoods, while including the distanceenhancing patented speed pocket. The sldr has a center of gravity that is lower and more forward than any driver taylormade has ever produced. 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 alignment aid. This makes them more comparable to the tour preferred cb, with a 6iron and pw loft of 28. The sldr c drivers low profile design will make for an easy launch performance off the tee.
To putt with, choi has a odyssey oworks red jailbird mini and. It could serve as a true driver replacement, a 3wood replacement or a 2wood thriver. The sldr mini driver is an exciting product that was designed based on tour player feedback and requests. For the first time ever in a driver, you can adjust the center of gravity.
Taylormade sldr mini,12 degrees with true temper project x black 6. I cant speak to the sldr mini specifically, but i have 2 of the bertha mini 1. Ahead of the launch of taylormades sldr mini driver, golf monthly caught up with taylormades director of product creation, metalwoods, brian bazzel, to find out how it. Taylormade aeroburner mini or taylormade sldr driver comparing. Its a 16 head, and the head looks about the same size as the head on the original rbz 3w. Saying goodbye to my trusty driver has been painful but rewarding. The taylormade sldr driver is a successful blend of art and science, culminating in a driver for everyone with a sleek and clean appearance. Taylormades new sldr driver is replacing the r1 as the top club in the companys range. Taylormade sldr c driver discount prices for golf equipment. Lowforward cg promotes fast ball speed, high launch and low spin for phenomenal distance. According to bazzel, the speed pocket increases the aeroburners sweet spot, allowing it to launch the ball with slightly more ball speed and a little less spin about 100to200 rpm than the sldr mini driver.
It was designed to give players a choice between driver and fairway when on the tee box. After extensive testing on the course i have eliminated the standard 45. My driver swing packed up and left in the middle of the night last fall and i cant seem to find it however, since bagging the 12 mini i havent looked that hard for it. After nearly six years using the same taylormade sldr s driver. When i saw it with my own eyes i was really impressed. Taylormades research and design technicians spent many hours reinventing their industry standard of moveable weight technology with the creation of the sldr driver.
Find great deals on ebay for sldr driver and aeroburner driver. Just wondering if anyone has one of the mini drivers taylormade are selling sldr or aeroburner and it they could give their opinion on it. 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 designed, sold and talked about by golfers. Taylormades original one mini driver combines distance with. Pxg 0811 prototype driver, 9 with rogue black 60 tx. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. 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 between a 3wood and 460cc. I have a taylormade mini driver 14 degrees with an aftermarket shaft. Todays forum thread of the day comes from bjh1 who has been having success with the 2014 sldr mini driver 14 degrees. That allows golfers to launch the ball higher and with less spin, which is the key to longer drivers. They were saying its effectively a 2w, even though the head has more loft than a standard 3w.
Was the new taylormade sldr mini and they let me sus it out. Its an attempt to simplify movable weight technology, after research. Are you looking for a longer 3 wood off the tee or have trouble controlling your driver. The taylormade sldr driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. By todays standards it is mini, but i remember playing a driver smaller than that when i first started. Taylormades new sldr mini driver is the companys answer to the issue of making a fairway wood that. With a volume of 430cc, its 30cc smaller than the preexisting 460cc model. Five years ago taylormade released the sldr mini driver, a club designed to provide driverlike distance and fairway wood accuracy for better. This driver has been with me through thick, thin, and that one time i tried. If yes to either, then taylormade sldr mini driver and the taylormade aeroburner mini driver are clubs you should be looking at.