3-deep or sldr mini driver

Some are thin, some have deep faces, some are wide, some are narrow, some launch high and some launch low. Its medium face depth and ultralow center of gravity location make it. 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. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep youtube. 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. While it lacks adjustability, there are three different lofts available to fit a variety of golfers.

This thing is huge three woods come in all shapes and sizes. Its a 16 head, and the head looks about the same size as the head on the original rbz 3w. That loft and its head size, which sources say measures roughly 250 cubic centimeters, indicates that. Had a crack with the new ping rapture last week and was very impressed. I couldnt hit a driver to save my life so i loved the 3 deep. 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. More punch than a 3wood, more accuracy than a driver. 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. 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. Im in the fairway and plenty long to have a 100 to yard second shot on par 4s. Features and benefits of the taylormade sldr mini driver. The x2 hot fairway wood from callaway just got a lot deeper. It was designed to give players a choice between driver and fairway when on the tee box. The promise of a great certified preowned club doesnt stop when you hit the course.

Now, im taking lessons but still struggling with the driver. 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. Taylormade aeroburner mini driver vs r15 fairway wood. By todays standards it is mini, but i remember playing a driver smaller than that when i first started.

I exclusively hit the mini from the tee and find it to be easier to keep in play than the driver. You get to try it when, where, and how you want for two weeks before deciding if you want to buy it or not. The taylormade sldr mini driver comes in a variety of lofts from 1216, sized at 260cc and playing 43. Previously, taylormade introduced the sldr mini in 2014 at 260cc, and followed that up with the aeroburner mini in 2015 at 253cc. Try to do the same with the driver and i have been mumbling a few choice words to myself. Taylormade minidriver hits usga conforming list golfwrx. Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order.

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. This driver has some of the same design features as the sldr metalwoods, while including the distanceenhancing patented speed pocket. 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. For me it is just looking down at a giant balloon that throws me off. Still have the mini as a fail safe utility iron 18 degree. The standard shaft though does not feel good, like fundy said. Taylor made sldr mini driver taylor made driver golfbidder. I called it the club you didnt know you need, and probably dont. I noticed that his shot dispersion was much tighter with the x hot 3 deep than with the mini driver. I hit every fairway and my drives were about 1015 yards shorter than my regular 460cc driver but thats ok on my home course.

A low and forward cg promotes a high launch and higher ball speeds. Alastair taylor pits the taylormade mini sldr driver against the callaway x2 hot deep, see who comes. 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. 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. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep how to. The aero burner mini and the sldr mini were much more difficult to hit off the deck but would be good options if. I hit my driver 260 or so with maybe 230 yards carry, anthony said at greendale gc. They were saying its effectively a 2w, even though the head has more loft than a standard 3w. Only certified preowned clubs come with the same 1year limited warranty against defects you get with any new callaway golf club purchase. That allows golfers to launch the ball higher and with less spin, which is the key to longer drivers. Been on the lookout for a sldr mini or callaway mini.

Hammers off the tee and pretty easy to launch off the deck too. 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. At 260cc, the sldr mini drivers footprint is larger, and face deeper, than a 160cc 3wood. For comparisons sake i grabbed the x2hot 2 deep 12. In the past, tour players who embraced sldr and aeroburner mini replaced their 3wood or even. 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. The mini driver is a club between a driver and a 3wood. Even oems didnt focus too much on the 3wood, it was a fairway metal to match the looks of the driver. Designed for accuracy off the tee with extra length when lofting up.

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. I was carrying taylormades new sldr mini driver for the first time. Get the best deal for wood lefthanded golf clubs from the largest online selection at. Ordered on callaway preowned on sale to get something i might hit lower and draw more easily than my 14 degree sldr s minidriver. You can find more pics and info directly from golfwrx here. If theres trouble around 250, then i hit 3wood off the tee. The taylormade sldr mini driver is a new breed of driver that can be beneficial to golfers of every skill level. It also gives the it slightly faster ball speeds more forgiveness on shots hit low on the face. The sldr has a center of gravity that is lower and more forward than any driver taylormade has ever produced. Taylormade southern california golf and travel blog. Cleveland had the hibore 2wood that was basically the original one, was 12 and a full sized driver. 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.

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. 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. 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. A shot of the taylormade original one mini driver sole. Callaways smaller driver not just for tour pros golf digest. What brought this to my attention was taylormade golf having pingrapture. Callaway xr 3 deep 14 degree projext x lz red 70 6. 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. Holmes had taylormade mini drivers sldr mini and aeroburner mini in their bags during their. It has an oversized head and fairwayfriendly lofts of 12, 14 and 16 degrees i play the 14. For those unfamiliar, the mini is a 3wood made for the tee, a driving 3wood if you will.

On its surface, the category of clubs known as mini drivers seems to service an. The club, which is expected to be unveiled around the time of the masters, is listed with a loft of 12 degrees. Was just in the golf world around the corner from my office york st, sydney and they received an order from tm. 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. Anybody else tried it or think it might work for them. Tony covey last year when taylormade announced the sldr s mini driver, i mocked the release. The 260cc steel head is larger than a 3wood yet smaller than a driver. The m3 driver offers straight distance and unmatched personalization, while the m4 driver provides maximum forgiveness. Taylormade mini sldr driver v callaway x2hot 2 deep youtube. 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. Mini drivers have it both ways, power and accuracy.

Mini driver page 2 general equipment talk mygolfspy. In combination, these three materials create an ultralow cg for added distance. Released in 2017, the m2 maintains the highest customer rating of any taylormade driver available at dicks. Was the new taylormade sldr mini and they let me sus it out. This adjustment can promote up to 30 yards of ball flight change. We specialise in high quality preowned and clearance golf equipment. Callaways x2 hot pro 3deep is the logical follow up to the phrankenwood used last. This driver head has only been used lightly for 2 seasons. 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. Driver like numbers from a 3wood 3woods have come a long way in the last 5 years. So i hit about 15 balls with the sldr avg 252 roll out, with a slight fade. 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.

But as of recent companies have really stepped up their 3wood design so that they are longer. Taylormade first entered the mini driver category with the introduction of sldr mini in. With many people struggling to hit the new modern drivers we test two of the best mini drivers. Make offer taylormade sldr mini driver 12 graphite xstiff right handed 43. Ping rapture fairwaydriver thingy posted in golf equipment. I dismissed it as a shameless taylormade money grab of near zero practical value to the average golfer. A heavy, fixed back weight places the cg extremely low and back for a blend of speed and highlaunching. I got the sldr mini 14 the day it got released last year as an alternative to a 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. Taylormades latest driver might be another mini with. About two years ago, i put a club in my bag that was at first a curiosity and has now become a necessity. After extensive testing on the course i have eliminated the standard 45. It could serve as a true driver replacement, a 3wood replacement or a 2wood thriver.