Taylormades latest driver might be another mini with. The taylormade sldr mini tp driver is built to help you hit longerstraighter drives by promoting a high launch angle, lower spinrate and faster ball speed. By todays standards it is mini, but i remember playing a driver smaller than that when i first started. This driver has some of the same design features as the sldr metalwoods, while including the distanceenhancing patented speed pocket. The standard shaft though does not feel good, like fundy said. Tony covey last year when taylormade announced the sldr s mini driver, i mocked the release. It has an oversized head and fairwayfriendly lofts of 12, 14 and 16 degrees i play the 14. Ive used nice variety of high loft drivers the last couple of years powerbilt air force one n7 14, alpha rx high launch, smt af460 12, along with assorted minis like the sldr 14, acer xv mini, powerplay brassie, an old tm 320ti, and lower lofted 3 woods. This adjustment can promote up to 30 yards of ball flight change. The mini driver is a club between a driver and a 3wood. Taylor made sldr mini driver taylor made driver golfbidder. A heavy, fixed back weight places the cg extremely low and back for a blend of speed and highlaunching. Mini driver page 2 general equipment talk mygolfspy. I couldnt hit a driver to save my life so i loved the 3 deep.
Taylormades much rumored sldr minidriver has finally made its way onto the usga list of conforming club heads. I went out today for 9 holes and played my taylormade sldr 14 mini driver. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep youtube. You get to try it when, where, and how you want for two weeks before deciding if you want to buy it or not. Make offer taylormade sldr mini driver 12 graphite xstiff right handed 43. If theres trouble around 250, then i hit 3wood off the tee. Only certified preowned clubs come with the same 1year limited warranty against defects you get with any new callaway golf club purchase. Was the new taylormade sldr mini and they let me sus it out. All our second hand golf clubs have been professionally checked and cleaned by our expert used golf equipment technicians, and have passed our strict second hand golf club and equipment standards. I called it the club you didnt know you need, and probably dont.
I got the sldr mini 14 the day it got released last year as an alternative to a driver. I played today and tried the aeroburner 12,pitted it against my 3 deep and driver, longer than the 3 deep and maybe 10 yards shy of the driver but much straighter, very high launching. A shot of the taylormade original one mini driver sole. The taylormade sldr mini and aeroburner mini could probably be found for kind of cheap as well now as they fell out of favour pretty fast. 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. What brought this to my attention was taylormade golf having pingrapture. I use a sldr mini driver and love it for the reasons your looking at one, i used it around the centurion the other day mainly on the tight tree lined holes off the tee, its more controllable than my sldr driver. According to taylormade, the sldr mini driver was designed to be hit off the tee, but with its smooth sole im talking barry white talkyououtofyourknickers smooth, its much easier to hit off the deck than a conventional driver. Anybody else tried it or think it might work for them. I hit my driver 260 or so with maybe 230 yards carry, anthony said at greendale gc.
Callaways x2 hot pro 3deep is the logical follow up to the phrankenwood used last. Taylormade minidriver hits usga conforming list golfwrx. Taylormade first entered the mini driver category with the introduction of sldr mini in. Features and benefits of the taylormade sldr mini driver. While it lacks adjustability, there are three different lofts available to fit a variety of golfers. It could serve as a true driver replacement, a 3wood replacement or a 2wood thriver. Driver like numbers from a 3wood 3woods have come a long way in the last 5 years. Its a 16 head, and the head looks about the same size as the head on the original rbz 3w. Hammers off the tee and pretty easy to launch off the deck too. Even oems didnt focus too much on the 3wood, it was a fairway metal to match the looks of the driver. More punch than a 3wood, more accuracy than a driver.
The taylormade sldr mini driver is a new breed of driver that can be beneficial to golfers of every skill level. Taylormade mini sldr driver v callaway x2hot 2 deep youtube. The new taylormade sldr driver incorporates a sliding weight on the sole to adjust the center of gravity and influence ball flight. Ordered on callaway preowned on sale to get something i might hit lower and draw more easily than my 14 degree sldr s minidriver. In combination, these three materials create an ultralow cg for added distance. We specialise in high quality preowned and clearance golf equipment. I hit every fairway and my drives were about 1015 yards shorter than my regular 460cc driver but thats ok on my home course.
The aero burner mini and the sldr mini were much more difficult to hit off the deck but would be good options if. So i hit about 15 balls with the sldr avg 252 roll out, with a slight fade. It is bigger than a typical 3 wood so it will be more forgiving than a three wood and almost as long as a driver so that might be your best bet. Its medium face depth and ultralow center of gravity location make it. Holmes had taylormade mini drivers sldr mini and aeroburner mini in their bags during their. Inhand photos okay, so i obviously dont work for the megamarketinggiant that is taylormade golf, but i do find irony in this release that after years of pushing crazy technology onto us, that their latest and greatest driver looks like the beginner half set driver i bought. The x2 hot fairway wood from callaway just got a lot deeper.
Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep how to. If the trouble ends before, say, 215, then i go over it. The callaway x2 hot deep fairway wood comes in three lofts and is aimed at golfers that want an alternative to a driver of the tee for security that another fairway will be hit. Mini drivers have it both ways, power and accuracy. I dismissed it as a shameless taylormade money grab of near zero practical value to the average golfer. Been on the lookout for a sldr mini or callaway mini. For me it is just looking down at a giant balloon that throws me off. A low and forward cg promotes a high launch and higher ball speeds. This driver head has only been used lightly for 2 seasons. Taylormade created a niche product with a cult following when it introduced its first mini driver five years ago, and a check of the usgas conforming list monday suggests another version is in. But as of recent companies have really stepped up their 3wood design so that they are longer.
Its a driver with a 260cc and a speed slot, designed to provide the accuracy of a 3wood off the tee while providing the distance of a driver, or just shy of. The club, which is expected to be unveiled around the time of the masters, is listed with a loft of 12 degrees. The promise of a great certified preowned club doesnt stop when you hit the course. Previously, taylormade introduced the sldr mini in 2014 at 260cc, and followed that up with the aeroburner mini in 2015 at 253cc. Designed for accuracy off the tee with extra length when lofting up. So i went to golfsmith this weekend with every intent of buying the sldr mini driver. Im in the fairway and plenty long to have a 100 to yard second shot on par 4s. Had a crack with the new ping rapture last week and was very impressed. I exclusively hit the mini from the tee and find it to be easier to keep in play than the driver. Ping, taylormade and callaway all have introduced new or updated. After extensive testing on the course i have eliminated the standard 45. Do you find yourself taking a fairway wood off the tee a lot but are losing out on some of the added distance from hitting driver.
It also gives the it slightly faster ball speeds more forgiveness on shots hit low on the face. They were saying its effectively a 2w, even though the head has more loft than a standard 3w. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun. For comparisons sake i grabbed the x2hot 2 deep 12.
The 260cc steel head is larger than a 3wood yet smaller than a driver. For those unfamiliar, the mini is a 3wood made for the tee, a driving 3wood if you will. Taylormade aeroburner mini driver vs r15 fairway wood. I think at first it is like trying to hit a driver off the fairway, it just doesnt look or setup right, but with some practice you can do it. The sldr has a center of gravity that is lower and more forward than any driver taylormade has ever produced. In the past, tour players who embraced sldr and aeroburner mini replaced their 3wood or even. I have since got my shit together and can hit a driver with confidence so the 3deep made its exit from the bag for a more traditional 3 wood. About two years ago, i put a club in my bag that was at first a curiosity and has now become a necessity. You can find more pics and info directly from golfwrx here. Ping rapture fairwaydriver thingy posted in golf equipment. Holmes had taylormade mini drivers sldr mini and aeroburner mini in. Now, im taking lessons but still struggling with the driver.
The m3 driver offers straight distance and unmatched personalization, while the m4 driver provides maximum forgiveness. Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre tests the latest taylormade mini driver against the callaway x2 hot deep in a head to head to see which is the longest on the tee and off. At 260cc, the sldr mini drivers footprint is larger, and face deeper, than a 160cc 3wood. The taylormade sldr mini driver comes in a variety of lofts from 1216, sized at 260cc and playing 43. Cleveland had the hibore 2wood that was basically the original one, was 12 and a full sized driver. If you dont like the modern drivers i dont see anything wrong with a mini driver at all, you wont lose much in distance at all. Taylormade southern california golf and travel blog. That loft and its head size, which sources say measures roughly 250 cubic centimeters, indicates that. Callaways smaller driver not just for tour pros golf digest. The sldr mini we photographed has a printed loft of 12 degrees, but unlike the sldr driver it has no sliding weight or adjustable hosel. This minidriver is about half the size of a typical driver but with the same.
On its surface, the category of clubs known as mini drivers seems to service an. It was designed to give players a choice between driver and fairway when on the tee box. Was just in the golf world around the corner from my office york st, sydney and they received an order from tm. The oversized fairway wooddownsized driver was an option pursued by some better players with high swing speeds looking for a fairwayfinding backup driver that also could be hit off the ground. I was carrying taylormades new sldr mini driver for the first time. I noticed that his shot dispersion was much tighter with the x hot 3 deep than with the mini driver. Callaway xr 3 deep 14 degree projext x lz red 70 6. Get the best deal for wood lefthanded golf clubs from the largest online selection at. Some are thin, some have deep faces, some are wide, some are narrow, some launch high and some launch low. The sldr is available in 4 lofts, and also has an 12 position adjustable hosel sleeve, so that you can ajust the loft up to 1. This thing is huge three woods come in all shapes and sizes. Try to do the same with the driver and i have been mumbling a few choice words to myself. That allows golfers to launch the ball higher and with less spin, which is the key to longer drivers.