New driver (or not) from TM expected?... Expect the unexpected

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I've known about this for a while now. I'm an industrial designer and I know a few of their guys from their design department. I saw a very early prototype of this and its come along way since! Personally I like it, it pushes the boundaries and makes use of some innovative materials.

As per TM really push their marketing and I think creating such a big thing gives them the best platform to unleash a new design that is innovative, and does something 'different'.

I don't know what the technical data is at this moment in time, but I would imaging the carbon will make a huge difference to its weight, and it would have to be durable enough to get through BSI testing etc. Well done TM!
 
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10g of weight saved in the crown, and new acoustics (this will be interesting as I remember the old carbon head drivers sounding very different).

Interesting to the see the fairway woods have the single track weight system in them now, and the rescues have an exchangeable weight system too.
 
So I am going out on a limb here..

Driver> I used to have a TM white coloured Burner driver. Nobody liked it, but i was ok with the colour. At some point it stopped performing for me.. so i replaced it with my Nike Covert Driver.,. The Nike is awesome & forgiving and is Red (again not everyone cuppa). So I am not too turned off with the colour of the M1. If it is any forgiving as the Nike Covert and fitted to my un-athletic body then it is a winner. The ball alingment is an interesting one. I am not sure if the photos are good indicators, but generally at the address position, the driver center is hardly aligned to the the center of the fairway.. But I want to use the club and see how the alignment line works. Gets a 7 or 8 from me so far.. This can move to a 5 or 10 depending on how they play for me.

Fairway>> I currently have a Burner 3W in white. It is very moody and a low benchmark, so this can only be an improvement. Starting score 8

Hybrids>> I have unplayable Baffler 3H. This can only be an improvement. I have a Yonex 4H, which I hit 180y everytime and is my true rescue club. There is no way I am parting with that (but it will be a try) .. Starting score 7

Irons>> I play Burners 2.0. The PSi looks like it is a generation leap from the Burners, so will be something I want to try. If i get it, it will have to be fitted. I tried hitting the Aeroburners at the TM labs but was virtually impossible. I was better off with hitting the RSi 2? rather than the AeroB. As a big TM fan, this is definitely on 'to be checked out' list. I am assuming this is closer to RSi rather than PSi material, so starting score 9.

With all the building work coming up this Autumn, this will be on wish list rather than buy list. The SLDRs are now less than 100 quid, so wait a couple of years to buy this.

BTW, what is a Metalwood? My luddite training was pretty much... Irons, Hybrids, Woods and Driver... Where does Metalwood fit in? I have heard this term on PGA broadcast rather than European Tour shows.
 
vkurup said:
So I am going out on a limb here..

Driver> I used to have a TM white coloured Burner driver. Nobody liked it, but i was ok with the colour. At some point it stopped performing for me.. so i replaced it with my Nike Covert Driver.,. The Nike is awesome & forgiving and is Red (again not everyone cuppa). So I am not too turned off with the colour of the M1. If it is any forgiving as the Nike Covert and fitted to my un-athletic body then it is a winner. The ball alingment is an interesting one. I am not sure if the photos are good indicators, but generally at the address position, the driver center is hardly aligned to the the center of the fairway.. But I want to use the club and see how the alignment line works. Gets a 7 or 8 from me so far.. This can move to a 5 or 10 depending on how they play for me.

Fairway>> I currently have a Burner 3W in white. It is very moody and a low benchmark, so this can only be an improvement. Starting score 8

Hybrids>> I have unplayable Baffler 3H. This can only be an improvement. I have a Yonex 4H, which I hit 180y everytime and is my true rescue club. There is no way I am parting with that (but it will be a try) .. Starting score 7

Irons>> I play Burners 2.0. The PSi looks like it is a generation leap from the Burners, so will be something I want to try. If i get it, it will have to be fitted. I tried hitting the Aeroburners at the TM labs but was virtually impossible. I was better off with hitting the RSi 2? rather than the AeroB. As a big TM fan, this is definitely on 'to be checked out' list. I am assuming this is closer to RSi rather than PSi material, so starting score 9.

With all the building work coming up this Autumn, this will be on wish list rather than buy list. The SLDRs are now less than 100 quid, so wait a couple of years to buy this.

BTW, what is a Metalwood? My luddite training was pretty much... Irons, Hybrids, Woods and Driver... Where does Metalwood fit in? I have heard this term on PGA broadcast rather than European Tour shows.
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Metalwood goes back to the introduction of metal woods. Many moons ago back in the day, when your driver was laminated wood with a bound hosel or if you were really lucky a solid piece of persimmon wood.
 
pbrown7582 said:
Metalwood goes back to the introduction of metal woods. Many moons ago back in the day, when your driver was laminated wood with a bound hosel or if you were really lucky a solid piece of persimmon wood.
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So does metal wood cover driver, fairway woods or hybrids?
 
The M1 metalwoods will be available from Oct. 8 (driver: $500; fairway woods: $300; hybrids: $250).
The PSi will be in released Nov. 6 ($1,100)
The PSi Tour will arrive Dec. 20 ($1,300).

 
the_coach said:
The M1 metalwoods will be available from Oct. 8 (driver: $500; fairway woods: $300; hybrids: $250).
The PSi will be in released Nov. 6 ($1,100)
The PSi Tour will arrive Dec. 20 ($1,300).
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So the choice is between getting a bag of sticks or paying the mortgage in Nov.. Simples
 
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