Taylormade SLDR Driver

Another driver from Taylormade has made the USGA conforming list of drivers today and it looks really wild. Looks like they're trying to simplify their movable weight system by allowing golfers to adjust the weight from heel to toe through a weighted sliding track versus screwing them in. Photos and more info here:

http://www.eighteenunderpar.com/taylormade-sldr-driver/

Looks like the older Mizuno MP-600 driver, or at least has a similar concept. That didn't get Mizuno too far now, did it? Well, at least not their MP-600 anyway.

Yea! That's exactly what we thought of right away as well! Wonder what it will hit like...

Are they going away from the white themed drivers?

I kinda like their Matt white finish...

pocketace wrote:

Are they going away from the white themed drivers?

I kinda like their Matt white finish...

I have a feeling TM are going to keep both the white and black cards up their sleeves and play them interchangeably to keep the numbers up.

I guess you could be right

Honestly with the TM staff professionals, they can play with anything TM gives them
Black or white, adjustable or non adjustable

It's us hackers, we buy the latest and greatest or what we see the professionals are using because we are buying 'hope' just like our other half buying SKII, Laniege etc...

what I would like to have are weights on the head that can be adjusted WITHOUT a screw. Then I can at various holes choose to draw or fade while maintaining the same swing to suit the layout of the hole. Wow.....

TDO wrote:

Technology is taking away the skills required in golf with these improvements. 

I used to think so but not so much these days.

I used to hunt for draw-biased drivers thinking that they'd help. But as it turns out, I felt that they were more gimmicky. They've never done too much good for me and while I was able to get the ball on the fairway then, I suspect it was more due to a good shot than the nature of the golf head.

These days, I just play a normal stock driver. Works fine. I do slice the ball every now and then but I realize that it's more due to a poor swing than anything else. Best of all, I'm also sure that a draw-biased driver wouldn't help keep the ball in play. It's just the way things work.

Separately, I've also learned that many golfers with adjustable drivers play them on neutral/stock settings. While it's fun to tweak the club every now and then, I suspect that many actually play off neutral.

So, while I admit that technology has become more prevalent in the game, I think that the more discerning golf can distinguish between marketing fluff and the real deal.

Well, I could be mistaken - after all, if brands like TM believe otherwise, who am I to say anything.

Technospaz wrote:

TDO wrote:

Technology is taking away the skills required in golf with these improvements. 

I used to think so but not so much these days.

I used to hunt for draw-biased drivers thinking that they'd help. But as it turns out, I felt that they were more gimmicky. They've never done too much good for me and while I was able to get the ball on the fairway then, I suspect it was more due to a good shot than the nature of the golf head.

These days, I just play a normal stock driver. Works fine. I do slice the ball every now and then but I realize that it's more due to a poor swing than anything else. Best of all, I'm also sure that a draw-biased driver wouldn't help keep the ball in play. It's just the way things work.

Separately, I've also learned that many golfers with adjustable drivers play them on neutral/stock settings. While it's fun to tweak the club every now and then, I suspect that many actually play off neutral.

So, while I admit that technology has become more prevalent in the game, I think that the more discerning golf can distinguish between marketing fluff and the real deal.

Well, I could be mistaken - after all, if brands like TM believe otherwise, who am I to say anything.

Wider stance and deep breath....

blee wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

TDO wrote:

Technology is taking away the skills required in golf with these improvements. 

I used to think so but not so much these days.

I used to hunt for draw-biased drivers thinking that they'd help. But as it turns out, I felt that they were more gimmicky. They've never done too much good for me and while I was able to get the ball on the fairway then, I suspect it was more due to a good shot than the nature of the golf head.

These days, I just play a normal stock driver. Works fine. I do slice the ball every now and then but I realize that it's more due to a poor swing than anything else. Best of all, I'm also sure that a draw-biased driver wouldn't help keep the ball in play. It's just the way things work.

Separately, I've also learned that many golfers with adjustable drivers play them on neutral/stock settings. While it's fun to tweak the club every now and then, I suspect that many actually play off neutral.

So, while I admit that technology has become more prevalent in the game, I think that the more discerning golf can distinguish between marketing fluff and the real deal.

Well, I could be mistaken - after all, if brands like TM believe otherwise, who am I to say anything.

Wider stance and deep breath....

Absolutely. And don't rush the swing.

Beats all the technology in the world.

For a moment, I thought TM wanna go into DSLR market as well.... 

Gray wrote:

what I would like to have are weights on the head that can be adjusted WITHOUT a screw. Then I can at various holes choose to draw or fade while maintaining the same swing to suit the layout of the hole. Wow.....

Bro, I don't think we are allowed to change the playing characteristics of the club in the middle of a round leh... Check with other rules of golf gurus here...

But I also like that idea. :p

Yup, you can't change the characteristics of your clubs midway through the round.

I prefer driver that cannot be tweaked ... Call me old fashion if you want ... I guess thats me ...  

enwee wrote:

For a moment, I thought TM wanna go into DSLR market as well.... 

Bro, did u notice you're a 5-Star member here? Juz look at the top of your avatar if you've not done so ...

Turbo wrote:

I prefer driver that cannot be tweaked ... Call me old fashion if you want ... I guess thats me ...  

 same here... but i even more old fashion... i prefer smaller head...

the R1 just came out and now this... really fast

I have to agree with the classics and I am old school myself. I believe if the swing is correct, clubs will work whatever you use.

improvements will be short game and putting

Whenever I see TM stuffs nowadays,  I ll just see see look look (or window shop) bcoz the more fixtures they ve installed, I felt more gimmicky marketg. 
Still prefered those old sch driver lookalike w bonded type! 
Shld anything goes wrong, tat ll b absolutely myself liao. 

Find these tech things are confusing the hell out of new golfer like me. The adjustable loft thing, the loft got change meh? Like what one of my kaki said....7 adjust 8 wrong. Even adjustable, i feel should let the club fitter looked at and adjust. Maybe it's just me.

So they actually debuted the SLDR driver last week at the John Deere Classic and Scottish Open.  Taylormade put out a pretty cool video showing the tour pros reactions to the club:

http://www.eighteenunderpar.com/taylormade-golf-debuts-sldr-prototype-driver-on-tour/

Hey everyone, looks like Taylormade just officially announced the SLDR last night and released a bunch of in depth videos explaining the technology, etc.  Very interesting, it's suppose to be available in stores around August 9 or August 16, so might be worth giving it a try if you have time.... or wait for some cheap R1 blacks

http://www.eighteenunderpar.com/taylormade-sldr-official-specs/