Taylormade M1 - WOW

Hobbit said:
No, you're not the only one. 10yds diff means pretty much the same iron for the second shot. If a driver doesn't improve things by at least one iron for distance with at least the same dispersion or better I wouldn't consider it.
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its not just the 10yds though that sold it to me, it was the improved dispersion and better spin number. I was hitting it crazy distance too which helped sell it.

with the same swing speed, ball speed went up from 168 to an average of 178.
 
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Quuick report on my M1 fitting this morning.

I started by hitting my own driver, and got carry between 197 and 205, with total distance around 230-240.

I hit two M1 heads, and used 2 shafts, starting with the stiff mid flight shaft and 10.5 head. This did show an improvement up to 210 carry, but the fitter wanted more. I subsequently went thro the high flight shaft and 9.5 head. My best drive was a carry of 230 running out to 270, which I would be delighted with. Average was 215 carry 250-260 total.

At the end he said that what I needed was the high launch shaft in stiff with the 10.5 head BUT he only had the regular high launch shaft. So I couldn't try the combination he was reccommending. He is going to call TM and see if they will let him have a demo shaft in stiff. If not he says I can buy it now, and if I don't like it, get my modey back.

I did like the feel of it, and it flew off the club beautifully. I even surpsied myself by liking the look of it at address.
Allin all, a bt frustrating, and I'll have to be patient for a bit longer.
 
ibsmith04 said:
Quuick report on my M1 fitting this morning.

I started by hitting my own driver, and got carry between 197 and 205, with total distance around 230-240.

I hit two M1 heads, and used 2 shafts, starting with the stiff mid flight shaft and 10.5 head. This did show an improvement up to 210 carry, but the fitter wanted more. I subsequently went thro the high flight shaft and 9.5 head. My best drive was a carry of 230 running out to 270, which I would be delighted with. Average was 215 carry 250-260 total.

At the end he said that what I needed was the high launch shaft in stiff with the 10.5 head BUT he only had the regular high launch shaft. So I couldn't try the combination he was reccommending. He is going to call TM and see if they will let him have a demo shaft in stiff. If not he says I can buy it now, and if I don't like it, get my modey back.

I did like the feel of it, and it flew off the club beautifully. I even surpsied myself by liking the look of it at address.
Allin all, a bt frustrating, and I'll have to be patient for a bit longer.
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If he managed to give you a club that gave you 25 yards extra carry over your g30 i would say you weren't fitted for the g30 correctly.
 
Qwerty said:
You're right Karl. I'd say Andy is mid table Championship and you're a league above in a Champions league spot. ;)
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He's still got more clubs in his garage than I've had in a lifetime! I think his 'reserve' set is better than most people only set....

Edit** I am catching up on the driver front though ;)
 
Karl102 said:
He's still got more clubs in his garage than I've had in a lifetime! I think his 'reserve' set is better than most people only set....

Edit** I am catching up on the driver front though ;)
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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

aye right
 
Obviously 😉 I'll have a hit with one. But it's going to be have to be pretty special to getting anywhere close to what I'm getting from my G30. Been driving the best I ever have this year.
 
No doubt a great driver but no point rushing out paying full price, stay a year behind the taylormade releases and get some cracking bargains. Surely the sldr is still worth a punt at £150 brand new and not all of a sudden useless.
 
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Ok let's throw a spanner in the works. The m1 is obviously a great driver and when hit with the robot tester is 10 yards longer..... Than what? The sldr, the sldr s, r15......

I'll put another spin on this, a playing partner off 24 recently went through s bad patch with his r1 which was down to a growing swing fault. He hit the m1 and as luck would have it on a day where he was swinging ok. He compared his previous Sunday r1 swing to an afternoon at the range m1 swing and shortly after was £380 lighter.


2 weeks on he has seen some improvements on good hits but lost balls in places he didn't know existed in on others. £30 on a lesson with my pro and he is now ripping the m1 but for me to see these massive gains you need to see a consistent swing or the complete target is pie in the sky.

Crossfield had been testing drivers for years, and if you look at the results his carry distances in the last two years have changed by no more than 5 yards max!

It's all about the strike and the swing you put on it and now the colour of the head.
 
For any sceptics amongst us, check out the Rick shiels videos on you tube.

im getting fitted for one at the Tm performance lab at wentworth,and I feel like a kid waiting for Crimbo!
 
Oddsocks said:
Ok let's throw a spanner in the works. The m1 is obviously a great driver and when hit with the robot tester is 10 yards longer..... Than what? The sldr, the sldr s, r15......

I'll put another spin on this, a playing partner off 24 recently went through s bad patch with his r1 which was down to a growing swing fault. He hit the m1 and as luck would have it on a day where he was swinging ok. He compared his previous Sunday r1 swing to an afternoon at the range m1 swing and shortly after was £380 lighter.


2 weeks on he has seen some improvements on good hits but lost balls in places he didn't know existed in on others. £30 on a lesson with my pro and he is now ripping the m1 but for me to see these massive gains you need to see a consistent swing or the complete target is pie in the sky.

Crossfield had been testing drivers for years, and if you look at the results his carry distances in the last two years have changed by no more than 5 yards max!

It's all about the strike and the swing you put on it and now the colour of the head.
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I agree largely with what you are saying, but as a 3 handicapper, I'd argue the result I get on a fitting are more likely to be consistent as opposed to a 24 handicap.

With regards to Crossfield. He doesn't generate much power in comparison to shiels for example so won't see as much benefit in distance etc
 
MendieGK said:
I agree largely with what you are saying, but as a 3 handicapper, I'd argue the result I get on a fitting are more likely to be consistent as opposed to a 24 handicap.

With regards to Crossfield. He doesn't generate much power in comparison to shiels for example so won't see as much benefit in distance etc
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As a three handicapper surely you can also appreciate the need for a very consistent strike pattern for any gains to be truly worth the investment,

My point is sldr, g30, 915, jpx850..... The club is irrelevant if your covering every square inch of the face with your strike.

I'm currently gaming a 913d3, I can hit this equally as good or equally as bad as my 2012 amp, when I look at the places I'm playing from on the course as a second shot there can't be much more than 2/3 metres between the two clubs, now if we take the rrp of the 913 against my used amp that I had in the bag, was the upgrade worth the investment? Was it balls. The fact is I'd got bored of the amp and fancied the 913.

I think truth be told this is the reason most buy new drivers, not because they are better or worse than their old ones, but simply because the feel it's either a quick fix and easier than spending the hours on drills etc to fix what ever faults are in their swing or because their old driver looks tiered and they fancy something different.

I know even at 9hc a £400 bat will make next to no difference in my scores. on absolutely crunched shots I may see 5 yards difference, but if I look at how often in a round I would see that gain, I hazard a guess to say 2/3 at most. I would see more gain from improving my technique which could benefit every shot from wedge to driver instead of buying a wonder stick at £400 and then wondering why it doesn't go as far as they say on TV,

Theses gains are only based on robot swings, and unless you have the consisten strike pattern I doubt many will see any gains,
 
Ps sorry to the OP, I really hope the bat works for you, my posts wasn't to piss on your parade but more carry on the discussion which may have over shadowed the original thread subject.
 
MendieGK said:
With regards to Crossfield. He doesn't generate much power in comparison to shiels for example so won't see as much benefit in distance etc
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Implying that mere mortals like us - not you Sam, you're a beast - don't generate enough power to see much benefit..?
It seems to me that, these days, the significant gains come to those who produce enough power, have never been fitted or have been badly fitted.
Plus, for the investment of that sort of cash, or a little less for a GBB or any of the £350+ sticks, I'd need to see 20+ yards improvement to be able to justify the outlay. It makes little difference to me if I'm hitting a 7 rather than a 6 into the green. But an 8 rather than a 6 - I could live with that.
 
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