Damn you TaylorMade and your #loftup campaign!
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Odvan
Journeyman Pro
Reading through all this and one thing is for sure - I'm rather confident that once Philly has had it out on his home course in still conditions a few times, he'll be happy enough to come back and let us know exactly how he got on.
pbrown7582
Money List Winner
Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
Don't feel guilty about not telling her. My wife says she will almost certainly bought new clothes & told you she's had them for ages. I've got 3 drivers my wife doesn't know about.
Chisteve
Head Pro
Interesting thread - this with the usual spitefulness here and there along the way
Great advert for TM, although the SLDR sounds great I for one will not be buying one at the moment, will consider a second hand one comes up in the next couple of years after another new innovation comes along and everybody changes again
This of course will change if money is no object and I can play more
Personally I will stick with my second hand R9 and try to work on accuracy as its the best for me in my limited experience after trying a number of second hand drivers
Phil good luck with it hope all goes well
Great advert for TM, although the SLDR sounds great I for one will not be buying one at the moment, will consider a second hand one comes up in the next couple of years after another new innovation comes along and everybody changes again
This of course will change if money is no object and I can play more
Personally I will stick with my second hand R9 and try to work on accuracy as its the best for me in my limited experience after trying a number of second hand drivers
Phil good luck with it hope all goes well
road2ruin
Q-School Graduate
If I told my wife about every single golf purchase I made I wouldn't be allowed access to my bank account any time in the near future....
Siren
Tour Rookie
I think 90% of us are in the same boat there fella!
Jensen
Tour Rookie
The other driver that seems to be getting great reviews is the Adams XTD fitted with Matrix Red Tie shaft. Seems to be long and very,very forgiving.....
the_coach
Journeyman Pro
The forward CG placement in the SLDR is further forward than the two weights in the R1 put the CG in that club. By some degree.
The 'LoftUp' campaign isn't a gimmick, as has been proved a number of times through independent testing with launch monitors by numerous PGA Pro's, many of them started the tests as they doubted the claims, but now know a good ways different.
Anyone with an engineering background should be familiar with the physics involved.
Unless the 'Trackman' (or LM of other make) has been set up wrongly, distance of unit behind strike, distance of strike to net capture (if inside). or it was wrongly calibrated (this would be highly unusual) or the yearly software license wasn't up to date & unless the driver or ball used in the testing did not conform to the USGA & R&A's ruling of coefficient of restitution of clubs, (drivers) & balls being limited to a COR of 0.83 then the smash factor cannot exceed the highest possible 'realistic' figure of 1.4944.
(theoretically mathematically possible to have a smash factor of 1.50, if the driver used had a loft 0º, with a zero shaft flex, plus producing 0 rpm of spin, & that's why it's only theoretical!)
Smash Factor is Ball Speed divided by Club Head Speed.
The nearer to a centered strike the higher the efficiency of the transference of energy is from Club Head Speed to Ball Speed at collision, so then the higher the SF number. {That's the reason why a centered strike at any speed is the most important factor in achieving the optimum distance available for that Club Head Speed.}
Looking at Bubba's tour averages this season Driver swing speed of 123.50mph - Rank 1. Ball speed 182.98mph -Rank 1. Smash Factor 1.482 -Rank 82. Launch angle 9.79º -Rank 154. Spin Rate 2,638.0 rpm -Rank 86.
Tour Average Highest Smash Factor 1.485. 19 players share the No 1 SF position.
1.484. is 20th position shared by 58 players.
With a premium ball & with driver an amateur should look for at least a SF of 1.42 preferably above. If you want to be an elite cat 1. player you should look for a SF of at least 1.47.
A Tour pro would look to have a SF of at least 1.48.
The 'LoftUp' campaign isn't a gimmick, as has been proved a number of times through independent testing with launch monitors by numerous PGA Pro's, many of them started the tests as they doubted the claims, but now know a good ways different.
Anyone with an engineering background should be familiar with the physics involved.
Unless the 'Trackman' (or LM of other make) has been set up wrongly, distance of unit behind strike, distance of strike to net capture (if inside). or it was wrongly calibrated (this would be highly unusual) or the yearly software license wasn't up to date & unless the driver or ball used in the testing did not conform to the USGA & R&A's ruling of coefficient of restitution of clubs, (drivers) & balls being limited to a COR of 0.83 then the smash factor cannot exceed the highest possible 'realistic' figure of 1.4944.
(theoretically mathematically possible to have a smash factor of 1.50, if the driver used had a loft 0º, with a zero shaft flex, plus producing 0 rpm of spin, & that's why it's only theoretical!)
Smash Factor is Ball Speed divided by Club Head Speed.
The nearer to a centered strike the higher the efficiency of the transference of energy is from Club Head Speed to Ball Speed at collision, so then the higher the SF number. {That's the reason why a centered strike at any speed is the most important factor in achieving the optimum distance available for that Club Head Speed.}
Looking at Bubba's tour averages this season Driver swing speed of 123.50mph - Rank 1. Ball speed 182.98mph -Rank 1. Smash Factor 1.482 -Rank 82. Launch angle 9.79º -Rank 154. Spin Rate 2,638.0 rpm -Rank 86.
Tour Average Highest Smash Factor 1.485. 19 players share the No 1 SF position.
1.484. is 20th position shared by 58 players.
With a premium ball & with driver an amateur should look for at least a SF of 1.42 preferably above. If you want to be an elite cat 1. player you should look for a SF of at least 1.47.
A Tour pro would look to have a SF of at least 1.48.
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HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
If my wife knew about every purchase I'd be in traction for a very long time!
Evesdad
Tour Winner
Me too she's still not noticed my new putter!
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davidy233
Tour Rookie
Next golf purchase in my house is a GoKart electric trolley for HID - so I'm on credit when it comes to buying golf gear for a while.
pbrown7582
Money List Winner
i see TM having been reading the mag and want more info Phil (via twitter)
markgs
Tour Rookie
my swing speed is 105 and i have this very driver and i do not carry it 285 more like 260
Break90
Tour Rookie
Yes but look how big your muscles are.......
