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TaylorMade has a new driver. It's called TaylorMade SLDR White. For years it’s been accepted that low and back was the ideal CG location for a driver. Moving the CG forward in a driver is a monumental shift in metalwood thinking.
Unlike TaylorMade’s last white driver, the taylormade r1 driver, the new white SLDR doesn’t feature alignment graphics, but a more classical crown design that should appeal to a wider range of golfers. Long distance comes from combining of fast ball speed, high launch-angle and low spin-rate. We’ve discovered that moving the CG forward promotes more ball speed and less spin. To launch the ball on a high enough angle to maximize distance, we’ve discovered that most golfers benefit from increasing their loft, some by as much two or three degrees.
TaylorMade traditionally has not offered drivers with lofts greater than 12 degrees. With the adjustable loft sleeve, the new 14-degree SLDR would reach a maximum loft of 15.5 degrees and minimum loft of 12.5 degrees. The 14-degree loft will be added to a SLDR line that already includes 8-, 9.5-, 10.5- and 12-degree models. TaylorMade staff player Dustin Johnson, who has a swing speed of 113 miles per hour, won last month's WGC-HSBC Champions using a TaylorMade SLDR Driver to 10.5 degrees.
In a company press release, Benoit Vincent, TaylorMade's chief technical officer, said the forward CG idea changes some preconceived ideas about better players using lower-lofted drivers. The hosel also appears adjustable, and under the heading lofts, the entry on the USGA list reads "N/A." It's not a stretch to say the club may be played this week at the John Deere Classic and the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
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