When I first get a look at TaylorMade's new SLDR driver for sale, I notice right away the adjustable slot mechanism on the sole. The SLDR is available in four lofts (8, 9.5, 10.5 and 12 degrees) and each loft is adjustable by a range of plus/minus 1.5 degrees. The range of lofts better allows players who prefer higher lofts without a closed face angle or lower lofts without a more open face angle to settle on a preferred loft and face angle combination. I might notice, too, that the clubhead isn't white like TaylorMade's last five drivers. I might even notice that it comes in multiple lofts, a departure from the single head, variable-loft configuration on this year's cheap TaylorMade R1 Driver. You might notice all of those things, but it's what you can't see that's the real story behind TaylorMade's latest driver innovation. "A forward and low CG is the holy grail for creating maximum ball velocity and optimizing launch conditions," says TaylorMade's chief technical officer Benoit Vincent, pointing to how a low and forward CG creates a larger area of the face that will produce higher launch angles and lower spin. Higher launch with lower spin leads to a longer carry on tee shots combined with the potential for a more aggressive and shallower landing angle that can lead to more roll. The company that invented the modern era of movable weight in drivers almost a decade ago believes they've now found a better idea. The hidden benefit of the SLDR's movable weight element, though, is its location, not just from heel to toe, but in its relative position front to back. Set in a position more forward of center, the slot and weight on SLDR yield a CG that's slightly forward and low. It continues a trend TaylorMade's engineers have been developing in recent years with clubs like the R1 driver and the cheap RBZ Stage 2 Fairway Wood. Vincent makes the point that trying to position the CG farther away from the face often ends up with the CG relatively higher with respect to the center of the face, not lower, which can lead to higher spinning tee shots that do not produce efficient launch conditions. Vincent says this idea should work for all players because a low, forward CG makes it easier for higher-lofted drivers to launch shots with less spin. TaylorMade believes the new SLDR could become the No. 1-played driver, and already 14 players have put the club in their bags. Source from: http://www.naszedzieci.co.uk/article-528--TaylorMade-reinvents-movable-weight-with-new-SLDR-driver.html
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