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TaylorMade must have reached an interesting conclusion when deciding to release the new TaylorMade SLDR driver. They want to hit it far and straight. They want to know that that mis-hits will still keep the ball in play, for the most part.
The head is large, 460cc in volume, but does not look that way when setting up and looking at it. The face of the club is deep so there is a large hitting area allowing for mis-hits. The stock shaft is the re-engineered Fujikura Speeder 57.
If you already own a cheap taylormade r1 driver and use one of their premium shafts, you can pair it with the SLDR head. The adapter sleeve works for both models, which is a nice feature. I have read conflicting reports on this, but my sources say it is possible. While not being the all-in-one lofted driver like the R1, the SLDR did keep their Loft Sleeve Technology (the newer version of Flight Control Technology) which allows the loft to be moved up or down 1.5 degrees.
But they did state that with simpler bottom of the club (I would call it less busy) and having the adjustable weight moved to the front of the club, combined with an even lower CG than the R1, most golfers should expect 1-5 MPH faster club head speeds. This adds up to longer distance pretty quickly.
Ten drives with each club and the SLDR spray pattern was much narrower than either the R1 or the Ping G25 driver. Drives hit on the heel or toe still supplied decent distance and less spin. In fact, while speaking with other testers of the SLDR, they commented that the spin rate was almost non-existent. Like in the 1700-1800 range…when most drivers with low spin rates are more around the 2200 range.
As mentioned above, the SLDR produces a very low spin rate. Those of us who like the straight ball will like the launch angles created when hitting drives with the SLDR. I found the SLDR produced a slightly lower launch angle than the G25 so I was able to gain extra roll on my drives. More info in http://www.bestgolfshopping.co.uk/
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