Damn you TaylorMade and your #loftup campaign!

pbrown7582 said:
EMBARGO .... :rofl:
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Mel, is that you babe? Get out of my forum!! :D

Hehe, ye, no rush, ill come in for the SLDR 2.... 45 yards is hardly worth the money :eek:

6 months to go.... and a little pot of money building. That said I am still happy with everything in my bag.
 
davidy233 said:
At Trump on Tuesday Justin Rose was asked about did the SDLR benefit handicap golfers as much as it did him - he slowed his swing down to 103mph deliberately and hit some shots - sadly i can't remember his numbers - sure it wasn't the 285 carry he was hitting with his normal swing speed though
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Hi guys, just to jump in on this ...

Justin swung his own club with a 96 mph swing speed and got a 185 yard carry ...

He then swung a regular shafted SLDR 14 degree with a 95 mph swing speed and got 236 carry ...

The difference being that although 'his' numbers were the same, the clubs were set up very differently. One to maximise distance from a 110+mph speed, and one more for the average club golfer!

Have to say, I wasn't expecting that level of difference, but had the tour guys there with trackman etc to back it up. Hopefully we'll get some more content like that in the coming weeks.
 
jimbob.someroo said:
Hi guys, just to jump in on this ...

Justin swung his own club with a 96 mph swing speed and got a 185 yard carry ...

He then swung a regular shafted SLDR 14 degree with a 95 mph swing speed and got 236 carry ...

The difference being that although 'his' numbers were the same, the clubs were set up very differently. One to maximise distance from a 110+mph speed, and one more for the average club golfer!

Have to say, I wasn't expecting that level of difference, but had the tour guys there with trackman etc to back it up. Hopefully we'll get some more content like that in the coming weeks.
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Interesting stuff. Any idea the specs of his club... just out of interest. Clearly it does not like being hit soft in the spec he has.
 
jimbob.someroo said:
Hi guys, just to jump in on this ...

Justin swung his own club with a 96 mph swing speed and got a 185 yard carry ...

He then swung a regular shafted SLDR 14 degree with a 95 mph swing speed and got 236 carry ...

The difference being that although 'his' numbers were the same, the clubs were set up very differently. One to maximise distance from a 110+mph speed, and one more for the average club golfer!

Have to say, I wasn't expecting that level of difference, but had the tour guys there with trackman etc to back it up. Hopefully we'll get some more content like that in the coming weeks.
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Cheers jimbob.someroo - Did your folks video him doing that - would be great to see it again
 
Mark Crossfield was getting an average of 267 carry with a 12.5 degree SLDR driver when he was fitted for it at TMs fitting centre. Which makes me kind of suspicious about a 285 carry, if he could only get 267 with a more lofted club (which from everything I've read you need to have more loft to get the added distance/carry from the SLDR).

Not doubting that it was going much further and fair play to you, but really hope the launch monitors are not being 'adjusted' to produce those kind of figures.
 
Hacker Khan said:
Mark Crossfield was getting an average of 267 carry with a 12.5 degree SLDR driver when he was fitted for it at TMs fitting centre. Which makes me kind of suspicious about a 285 carry, if he could only get 267 with a more lofted club (which from everything I've read you need to have more loft to get the added distance/carry from the SLDR).

Not doubting that it was going much further and fair play to you, but really hope the launch monitors are not being 'adjusted' to produce those kind of figures.
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You don't necessarily need more loft, you need more (than traditionally) launch. Some players will do this naturally others will need more loft to create the launch conditions.
 
Alex1975 said:
You don't necessarily need more loft, you need more (than traditionally) launch. Some players will do this naturally others will need more loft to create the launch conditions.
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Fair enough. But I'm imagining Crossfield would be getting more launch then from a 12.5 than the OP did from a 9.5. Also that Crossfield's swing speed and also ability to hit the sweet spot would be at least as good as the OPs. So the relatively large increase in carry just doesn't make sense, based on the loft up logic. Not calling the OP a liar in any way as they can only go on the figures they got presented with, but the figures look slightly suspicious.

But then again if the OP is happy and he is booming his driver a long way then he'll be the one laughing, so fair play to him.:D
 
Alex1975 said:
Interesting stuff. Any idea the specs of his club... just out of interest. Clearly it does not like being hit soft in the spec he has.
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Sure, Justin's currently playing an SLDR 430 10.5, weight and loft set to neutral. Matrix 6M3 45.5 inch shaft, tipped an inch with a swing weight of D4.25

davidy233 said:
Cheers jimbob.someroo - Did your folks video him doing that - would be great to see it again
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I'm not sure if the bit of him hitting it was filmed but I've seen a video of him talking about it. I'll look to see if we have any video of the shots themselves though. Hopefully we can capture this again sometime soon with the numbers up too - will keep you posted if possible.
 
Just to correct myself in the interests of truth and all that, Crossfield's SLDR was 11.25 loft, not 12.5
 
off to try one or 2 at the weekend.... damn you all.

I am disliking the cog on the bottom of the R1 as several times tee's have stuck or if slightly shallow it catches and digs into the ground slightly as I found in Ireland. I know its swing related but I tried a standard soled driver last night and its definitely that massive cog on the bottom hindering my current swing. As confidence is key I am either gonna get An SLDR mini/standard or a trusty old G10 :D
 
Hacker Khan said:
Fair enough. But I'm imagining Crossfield would be getting more launch then from a 12.5 than the OP did from a 9.5.
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This is not necessarily the case, it will depend on there angle of attach. That said I totally take your point on the numbers and again as you say, happy is happy.


Jimbob, great detail thanks. Interesting that its 45.5", but ye, clearly that setup wants to be ripped and not tapped :)
 
philly169 said:
There's lots of posts about "you can't get those numbers with your swing speed" and that 45 yards seems a bit too much but that's the big figure I saw on flightscope.
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I don't doubt you at all buddy, there's many more variables than a simple formula.

I got similar numbers when i was fitted for an SLDR on Trackman. I was carrying 275-80 with just 98-102 swing speeds.
 
As I had a spare hour or so this morning I went to my local AG (good guys there) and hit around 60 balls using three different club set ups and my own RBZ.

No Trackman, Flitscope etc, just my eyes to judge any differences.

Started off with SLDR at 10.5 (to match my RBZ) with regular shaft, then JetSpeed at 13 with lightweight (OAP?) shaft and finally a white headed SLDR at 14 with regular shaft. Unfortunately they had no SLDR Mini in stock.

The SLDR 10.5 went straighter consistently with slight improvement in distance. The JetSpeed went higher and longer but I was not as consistent, didn't feel as good to me probably due to the shaft.

The SLDR 14 went a lot longer for me, consistently straight with the hint of a slight draw. Most of the balls hit the fence at the back, must have gained 15-20 yards in total.

If I wasn't going away on holiday next week I would have placed an order for the silver 14 and I will do so at the end of the month. I could have taken the white but then no-one would have noticed the new driver :eek:
 
The SLDR is clearly a very good driver and seems capable of adding distance to many, but the club head and ball still need to obey the laws of physics and a swing speed of around 100 will never carry a ball 275 at sea level on the flat without a gale blowing behind. If you have one that does, either ask the sales assistant which settings they have been monkeying with or contact the Nobel Prize people because you have a device which not only conserves energy but creates it too.

Better still, don't get fitted at AG or similar.
 
Guys - there's no way 285 yards carry is realistic with a 102mph swing speed and 149mph ball speed. Much more likely to max out around 250-255 yards with ideal launch conditions... and a little more with a 1.5 smash factor and ball speed at 153mph.

FWIW, I'm not doubting the carry distance, but I'd suggest Phil has mis-remembered one or two of the other numbers, for certain swing speed and ball speed if the 285 yard carry is accurate.

Also, the ball speed number of 126mph with your Titleist driver isn't right, unless you were hitting it from the hosel or there's a big crack in the face of your driver. :D
 
Oh what have you done Philly :rofl:

Personally I would be seeking another custom fit before purchasing given them stats to avoid disappointment as 300+ yards total really does seem a long way :thup:

Just out of curiosity how far do you hit your 7 iron?
 
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