Just a little dirty, white black widow tour silk grip. Sldr vs sldr s vs jetspeed toronto golf nuts greater. Ping g25 is a very popular and one of the more expensive options. Taylormade compatible driverwoods shaft adapter fits r15. Taylormade golf sldrjetspeed driver torque wrench tool. Dont forget the sldr will launch slightly lower than most other drivers, so youll want to think about going up in loft. The jetspeed is a forgiving, easy to hit, long driver. The newly redesigned speed pocket now cuts through more of the sole, which increases ball speeds on mishits across the entire face, performing better than its predecessor, the taylormade rbz stage 2 fairway wood. M6 driver, m5 driver fairway, m4, driver, m3 driver fairway, m2 driver, m1 driver fairway, r15 driver fairway, sldr driver fairway, jet speed driver, r1 driver, rbz stage 2 driver fairway. In a little over a month, the sldr has gone from tour prototype to mass production and general availability. After spending some time with the driver, its clear that the sldr is a worthy contender for the everyday golfer. Taylormades bazzel talks sldr, jetspeed drivers golfweek. I like seeing lower spin numbers and thus longer drives.
The farther you move the weight toward the heel or toe, the more it affects your shotshape encouraging a draw or fade. It also has a speed pocket an open channel in the bottom of the club to reduce spin and create more distance. Kuro kage tini 60 stiff flex driver shaft by mitsubishi rayon with a taylormade 2 tp adapter offering up to 4 of adjusatability in your taylormade r1. Low and forward cg promotes high launch, fast speed and low spin for huge distance.
That allows golfers to launch the ball higher and with less spin, which is the key to longer drivers. With mishits though, this driver can keep up nicely and in many cases was longer than the sldr. Taylormade sldr vs jetspeed 19 hybrid rescue comparison 20. Taylormade claims its new jetspeed fairway wood is the longest and most playable fairway wood its ever created shock, horror so we headed onto. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. Better than the sldr i tested not to mention cheaper. The sldr now has a couple models to choose from with the introduction of the sldr. Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year. The low forward cog driver supported by taylormade golfs loftup ad. Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre has a longest drive comp between the taylormade jetspeed vs sldr driver.
Taylormades sim max d is a slice busting draw biased driver with weight moved towards the heel and a larger face profile see how the taylormade sim max d. The sldr has a center of gravity that is lower and more forward than any driver taylormade has ever produced. Its more 9015d, 9016d, or speedline classic that i own. With so much attention given to the sldr driver, the jetspeed has been more of a stealth jet than a fighter jet in the amount of buzz created. Weighting as with the recently introduced sldr driver, weight has been moved.
Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre tests the ping i25 vs taylormade jetspeed on gc2 to see which driver is the. By todays standards it is mini, but i remember playing a driver smaller than that when i first started. In conclusion, the taylormade jetspeed driver will suit more amateur golfers than the sldr, as the higher spinning face will suit those whose driver clubhead speed is under 95mph. Check out other taylormade articles people are looking at. For sldr, use to move the shotshape weight by loosening it with the wrench.
It also gives the it slightly faster ball speeds more forgiveness on shots hit low on the face. Between the sldr and the jetspeed, this is the best year for taylormade drivers in a long time. Last friday, i came home to find that my friends at taylormade had surprised me by sending me their new sldr driver said to be their longest ever to test out a week before other commoners like myself could buy it. The sldr needs a lot of clubhead speed to make up for the low spin, so that is why the jetspeed is better. Compared to the sldr series, the faces are shallower, and overall the clubs are larger. What you need to know interchangeable and taylormade compatible shaft adapter fits various taylormade driver models see model table below available in rh 0. When compared to the taylormade jetspeed driver, also at 10 degrees, both sldr models launched slightly lower, produced around 300. To put it simply, theyre designed with more of a gameimprovement slant. Sldr irons jetspeed driver jetspeed fairway jetspeed rescue tour preferred irons combo. Ping g15 driver or taylormade sldr c series comparing. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. To purchase the taylormade jetspeed driver, visit our product page. The r15 was 5 yards longer than the sldr and 6 yards longer than the jetspeed. Taylormade fujikura atmos red aflex senior shaft sldr r15 m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 sim.
I used to play a nike covert driver, but the jet speed was easily 20 yards further and much more controllable. The low and front cg is a very different set up to the low and back cg of the rbz stage 2 driver so you do have a lot of choice at present and if you want a. The last three drivers taylormade has released r1 black, sldr and jetspeed have black crowns. Ersatz schaft adapter fur taylormade jet speed sldr driver verstellbarkeit total 3 grad 1,5 grad jede richtung 0. Following the brands successful launch of the r1, rocketballz stage 2 and sldr drivers over the last several months, taylormade has made one thing quite clear.
Taylormades decision to include its speed pocket technology in the jetspeed driver is further proof of that. Like the original, fullsize sldr driver, sldr 430 is engineered with a lowforward cg location. The stock shaft is the matrix velox t 49 in m, r, s, and x flex. Longest drive comp taylormade jetspeed vs sldr duration. Taylormade senior flex golf club shafts for sale ebay. I am a relatively new player so i was wondering without getting too detailed which is the better option for a newer player. As for spin, i saw a drop of about 10% of spin from xhot 2 to jetspeed, and another 10% down the the sldr. Perfect match for my sldr jetspeed driver and fairway headcovers. Taylormade recently introduced the sldr driver as a midseason release that came as a surprise to many in the golf world. Shaft adapter sleeve for taylormade m2m1r15sldrjet speed. The taylormade sldr mini driver comes in a variety of lofts from 1216, sized at 260cc and playing 43. Jetspeed ascends hard on the heels of the sldr driver line and as night falls on taylormades rocketballz line. The jetspeed fairway will fly higher than the sldr, but for the majority of golfers who may struggle with their driver then this could be a great alternative.
Taylormade compatible shaft adapter for driverwoods. So like the sane person i am, i took it for a spin the very next day. I would say when perfectly struck the jetspeed is not as long as the sldr. The audience for the jetspeed is average golfers for whom the excitement of the movable weight technology in the sldr line does not tickle. Taylormade sldr driver v taylormade jetspeed driver golfmagic. Jetspeed is a very friendly driver, said bazzel, who holds an engineering degree from uc san diego, where he played on the golf team. While the iterations of the r11s and rbzs seemed to make their way into the majority of golfers bags, the real performance advancements and deep improvements in drivers seem to be much more solid with this years taylormade releases. Taylormade sldr driver v taylormade jetspeed driver. The nonwhite drivers look great and this speed slot thing gets the job done. Jetspeed features a slightly shallower clubhead than sldr but both combine a low, forward centre of gravity. I am a 5, and tend to strike the ball pretty consitently with th driver. 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.
While sldr s driver is almost entirely sldr the fairways and rescues are more like jetspeed without the baggage of the jetspeed name. For jetspeed or sldr drivers adjust screw in heel with wrench for sldr, use to move the shotshape weight by loosening it with the wrench. Apologies in advance for cueing renewed abuse of people like me who are tempted by the siren call of golf marketers. I was a big fan of the sldr and my time with jetspeed driver and jetspeed fairway have been great. Equipment aficionados also will notice a crown graphic on the jetspeed very similar to the graphic found on burner drivers of years past. Here is a mini test using flightscope launch monitor comparing taylormades sldr and the jetspeed 3 hybridrescue 19. Easy to use sldr movable weight promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. Theyre not just replacements for rocketballz, toulon said of. The taylormade jetspeed fairway wood has been designed with the ultimate goal of being an easy to hit, good looking club that crushes the golf ball past your buddys driver. Taylormade sldrjetspeed hybrid white black blue headcover golf accessory. The audience for the jetspeed is average golfers for whom the excitement of the movable weight technology in the sldr line does not tickle their. Ersatz schaft adapter fur taylormade m1m2r15jet speedsldr.
Golf shaft adapter sleeve for taylormade m4 m5 m6 m3 m2 m1 r15 rbz r1 jetspeed sldr driver wood. Looking at the best shots with all the clubs, the longest during the testing session came with the r15 even though the sldr and jetspeed produced very similar ball speeds. Shaft adapter sleeve for taylormade m2m1r15sldrjet. On the drivers you posted sldr, very low spin, and low launch jetspeed, low spin, mediumlow launch xhot2, medlow spin, medium launch big bertha, medlow spin, mediumlow launch differences in launch might be 12 degrees giver or take. It could serve as a true driver replacement, a 3wood replacement or a 2wood thriver.
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