Padraig harrington used taylormades original mini driver a 12degree sldr s as a driver. Taylormade first released a minidriver in 2014 along with its sldr line of metalwoods, and it continued making a mini driver during its 2015 aeroburner release. 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. Mar 02, 2014 taylormade sldr driver loft up test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru. The taylormade sldr mini driver s is 260cc and its footprint is larger, and face deeper, than a 160cc 3wood. To celebrate this milestone, taylormade has released the original one mini driver. It can also be hit off the deck if youve got a nice lie with relative ease. 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.
Get the best deals on taylormade driver 14 loft golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection. Learn more about the topsellers in our taylormade driver line. May 27, 2014 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. The original one mini driver is taylormades third version of a club that bridges the gap between oversized drivers and a 3wood that might not provide the ideal solution for some players.
For the purposes of golf datatechs retail surveys, im reasonably positive actually, lets go with 99. Apr 07, 2014 for those of you just hearing about this for the first time, the sldr mini driver is taylormades latest driveror fairway woodor something inbetween. Sldr mini is among the largest fairway woods on the market, checking. To book your fitting call 01253 832505 at the pga golf. Taylor made sldr mini driver taylor made drivers golfbidder. For those of you just hearing about this for the first time, the sldr mini driver is taylormade s latest driver or fairway woodor something inbetween. While ive had the longest drives ive hit all season, this driver may not be for everyone. Taylormade sldr mini driver discount prices for golf equipment. Taylormade sldr mini driver left handed super reliable club and fairway finder off the tee. The taylormade drivers in this collection feature lofts from 9 degrees up to. Five years ago taylormade released the sldr mini driver, a club. The sldr has a center of gravity that is lower and more forward than any driver taylormade has ever produced.
While the sweet spot is fairly small and it isnt the most forgiving driver, it certainly is playable for decent driver of the golf ball. This weight slides along a track thats located on the sole. This driver has some of the same design features as the sldr metalwoods, while including the distanceenhancing patented speed pocket. Taylormades new driver is a 3wood this is the loop.
It also gives the it slightly faster ball speeds more forgiveness on shots hit low on the face. That gives you more stability and forgiveness on mishits and allows you to tee the ball higher, which makes the it easier to launch off the tee than a 3wood. Taylormades new sldr mini driver is the companys answer to the issue of making a fairway wood that acts more like a driver. Taylormades revolutionary twist face curvature is designed to deliver a corrective face angle on offcenter shots, producing straight distance. The taylormade sldr drivers weights located on the sole will assist you with your desired shot shape. The track features 21 positions to lock the weight into for fine tuning your desired shot shape. First of all the loft does not actually change, its preset when the club is manufactured. They believe this combination allows players to see the loft of the club whilst also making it easier to align at address. Taylormades new driver is a 3wood this is the loop golf. The taylormade sldr 430 is obviously more compact and for some that just isnt going to cut it. In addition, the sldr mini driver s relatively short shaft 43. While it lacks adjustability, there are three different lofts available to fit a variety of golfers.
Taylormade first released a mini driver in 2014 along with its sldr line of metalwoods, and it continued making a mini driver during its 2015 aeroburner release. I called it the club you didnt know you need, and probably dont. Then they reinvented their own innovation by completely rethinking movable weight technology to make it easier to use and better performing. I use a sldr mini driver, 12 deg, stiff flex as a fairway finder on tight holescourses. The sldr mini driver has a lowforward cg like the rest of the sldr metalwoods, which promotes more ball speed and less spin to give you more distance when you loft up. By todays standards it is mini, but i remember playing a driver smaller than that when i first started. Nov 26, 2015 5 out of 5 no mini distance november 2015. Get the best deals on taylormade driver 14 loft golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at. After extensive testing on the course i have eliminated the standard 45. Despite its throwback look, the original one is packed with advanced technology, including a trimaterial construction, the distanceenhancing speed pocket, an adjustable loft sleeve, and corrective twistface. That allows golfers to launch the ball higher and with less spin, which is the key to longer drivers. Taylormade releases the original one mini driver for its. Apr 16, 2019 the original one mini driver is taylormades third version of a club that bridges the gap between oversized drivers and a 3wood that might not provide the ideal solution for some players. Nov 26, 2015 the new taylormade sldr irons come hot on the heels of the tour preferred mc and cb irons, and the speedblades, in featuring a 2mm slot behind the thin face, known as a speed pocket.
The original one taylormade revives the mini driver. The taylormade sldr driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. My goal was to adjust the loft to gain a little more distance. It was designed to give players a choice between driver and fairway when on the tee box. It comes available in lofts of 12, 14, and 16degree with a stock shaft length of 43. The sldr mini driver has a lowforward cg like the rest of taylormades sldr metalwoods, and a speed pocket too, which promotes more ball speed and less spin to give you more distance when you loft up. It could serve as a true driver replacement, a 3wood replacement or a 2wood thriver. Upon first inspection of the club, the slider technology seemed very familiar. While it lacks adjustability, there are three different lofts available to fit a variety. Taylormade extends aeroburner line with mini driver golfwrx. 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 weights in the heel and. Get the best deal for taylormade mini driver golf clubs from the largest online selection at. Jun 19, 2014 while the fairway drivers like taylormades sldr mini driver are very popular this year, players looking to hit more fairways might be better off opting for a high lofted driver instead. The addition of the sldr s to the taylormade family is going to open the high launch, low spin distance party to even more golfers.
Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. This sliding 20g weight allows players to finetune their shot shape. The taylormade original mini driver is available for preorder today and at retail locations beginning may 1st. 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. Taylormades original one mini driver combines distance with. The sldrs adjustability doesnt stop with the weight track. The taylormade sldr mini driver is a new breed of driver that can be beneficial to golfers of every skill level. Mark hits the sldr taylormade driver and puts to test their loft up campaign which at the tm wentworth. Features and benefits of the taylormade sldr driver. 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 taylormade sldr mini driver comes in a variety of lofts from 1216, sized at 260cc and playing 43. By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a wrench. Taylor made sldr driver taylor made drivers golfbidder. Taylormade sldr mini driver discount prices for golf.
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. Taylormade driver 14 loft golf clubs for sale ebay. The original one mini driver incorporates that heritage of innovation with key performance technologies, packed into a confidenceinspiring shape that delivers on distance, forgiveness, and accuracy. Mar 11, 2015 last year when taylormade announced the sldr s mini driver, i mocked the release. To give the sldr driver its remarkable distance, taylormade moved the center of gravity lower and forward for high launch and less spin. The taylormade sldr mini drivers is 260cc and its footprint is larger, and face deeper, than a 160cc 3wood. Taylormade sldr driver loft up test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru. Jun 03, 2014 the sldr mini driver also incorporates taylormades speed pocket technology, which promotes lower spin on impacts low on the clubface, where the majority of driver mishits occur. Taylormade sldr minidriver 12 loft sflex 45 inches good condition wsmall dent. Taylormade has chosen to go with a simple look and design with this one. Buzz around the mini driver category reached new heights after the 2015 honda classic, where it earned its first pga tour win. Head teaching pro, alastair taylor, tries out the new taylormade mini sldr driver.
But unlike its predecessors, the new thruslot is cut all the way through the sole so that its open from the bottom to the top of the cavity its filled. Compared to a fairway wood, it is larger and deeper meaning it is more stable and forgiving, and allows you to tee the ball higher off the tee, which taylormade believe makes it easier to launch than a standard 3wood. They tell us that an adjustable loft taylormade golf sldrs mini and fairway woods are better. It was the longest, it spun less, and taylormade golf sldrs mini more forgiving, more accurate. The new sldr from taylormade has been touted as their longest driver ever, so we decided to test it in the cluboratory. Sep 10, 20 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. In addition, the sldr mini drivers relatively short shaft 43.
Preowned taylormade golf sldr s mini driver very good. At 260cc, the sldr s mini is more than 100cc larger than the sldr fairway and 200cc smaller than the sldr driver. The sldr mini driver also incorporates taylormades speed pocket technology, which promotes lower spin on impacts low on the clubface, where the majority of driver mishits occur. Taylormade s new sldr mini driver is the companys answer to the issue of making a fairway wood that acts more like a driver. I dismissed it as a shameless taylormade money grab of near zero practical value to the average golfer. Taylormade s revolutionary twist face curvature is designed to deliver a corrective face angle on offcenter shots, producing straight distance. Taylormade ladies sldr mini driver discount prices for. Jan 14, 2014 rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre in manchester tests the taylormade sldr driver in different lofts 8 9. For those of you just hearing about this for the first time, the sldr mini driver is taylormades latest driveror fairway woodor something inbetween. 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 introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since.
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 stock shaft is a mitsubishi diamana f in 55g regular, 65g stiff, and 75g xstiff. The sole is designed to make it easy to hit this club off the ground. Taylormade is constantly pushing the limits of innovation, working to give you more speed, more distance and more accuracy every time you tee it up. The sldr mini driver has a lowforward cg like the rest of taylormade s sldr metalwoods, and a speed pocket too, which promotes more ball speed and less spin to give you more distance when you loft up.
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