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Who are the Taylormade SLDR driver and SLDR irons aimed at? by jessica delia
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Who are the Taylormade SLDR driver and SLDR irons aimed at? |
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Recreation & Leisure
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In recent years, TaylorMade has upgraded its premium drivers by adding more. The SLDR streamlines TaylorMade’s driver technologies into an easier-to-use, more powerful sliding mechanism that gives the driver an ultra low, forward CG.
TaylorMade’s company leadership is so excited about its new Taylormade SLDR driver. It has TaylorMade’s new sliding weight track, which like all other driver mechanisms adds weight. But the sliding weight track is located in the exact location TaylorMade prefers to add weight in their driver — in the low, forward region of the head.
SLDR drivers have a 3-degree range of adjustability (1.5 degrees up or down) — 1 degree less than the Taylormade R1. But the range of lofts offered by the four different heads (8, 9.5, 10.5 and 12 degrees) extends from 6.5 degrees to 13.5 degrees — three degrees greater than the R1. Aesthetically, those who liked TaylorMade’s matte white crowns or the cool factor of the R1's racing stripe will be stuck with a more traditional, glossy gray crown.
It seems to me that the SLDR irons is a price point model for single figure handicappers who like the feeling of having something that is only available as a custom order. You could blend a set of the SLDR long irons awith the CB short irons as the lofts are the same, but I am not sure this is a great idea as the bounces in the mid to short irons are different in each set.
The lighter SLDR resulted in a higher clubhead speed and ball speed than the CB, but the overall distance performance was almost the same for me. Moving on to the 4-iron using the stock stiff steel shaft, the differences were a little clearer. The SLDR offers better performance thanks to being a little more forgiving than the taylormade r11 irons, but it is way behind the Speedblade, even though the loft was only 1° stronger this time.
The need for added loft makes sense, as lower-spinning drivers often need more loft than higher-spinning drivers to create optimal spin levels for maximum carry. But how does the SLDR have more ball speed, you might be asking? Well, it’s that low, forward CG thing.
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