Yes, another SLDR mini driver thread

Has anybody tried the 12 degree? What was the difference between the 12 and 14 in terms of flight, distance and misses left/right.
 
Twire said:
Another converted....Went to AG Saturday afternoon and put one up against my 3 wood. The 3 wood average was 225 and the Mini averaged 250. The dispersion was as good as my 3 wood but the extra 25 yards made me part with my cash. Played with it twice over the weekend, the first game was a foursomes so only hit it 3 times with impressive results. The second game was a stableford, used it 8 times and ripped it each time only missing one fairway with it. Came in with 39 points and a 1.2 cut, so I'm a happy chappie.
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Well done on the cut mate,that's great stats,looks like im going to have to come down and
give you a home beating.
 
ger147 said:
My driver lives at home and I use a 3 wood off the tee so I've bought one to try, comes tomorrow.
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Didn't have time to get to the range tonight so just lamped a few balls into the woods at the side of the house, but first impressions are good. Looks good, feels good in the hand and off the face when hitting a ball and it certainly seems to fly off the face.

Looking forward to getting a proper shot and deciding if it goes in the bag for this weekend's medal.
 
pokerjoke said:
I have just returned from my fitting with Simon Stevenson at Taunton and Pickeridge.
Using a flight scope system.
At the moment I play a 50g r/f 11 degree Nike Machspeed driver,and a TM Burner 15.5 degree 3 wood.

I went in with an open mind about what I was going to try,however I was hoping I would come
away with a driver that went further than my current 3 wood.

After hitting my clubs and getting some figures.
I nailed both clubs and was happy with the results.

I tried the SLDR 14 degree stiff 57g driver standard setting.
Compared to my driver there was no comparison everything was going left and shorter.
Then we went to the r/f 57g and it was much better,however initially it was going lower and
left as I was delofting the club.
After a quick pointer I was hitting more up on the ball but only getting about 11 degrees of the 14
on offer.
We then went to the Jetspeed r/f which was better and was carrying 222.
I had a driver swing speed of around 96 mph going up to 100.
All in all these clubs were no longer than my current one that I hardly use.
Going onto the HL SLDR 3 wood.
Set to 18.5degrees with a 77g r/f shaft.
This club felt amazing straight away the ball went so high but with only 2200 spin and average
carry was 221.
After resetting the club to standard 17 degree the ball flight was much more to my liking.
And it felt so nice,it was also 16 yards longer than my current 3 wood readings.
So this it what I will be purchasing.
Off the deck it was slightly shorter and harder to launch than my current 3 wood however
with a bit of practice it could do both jobs.
Really pleased with the fitting as Simon never pushed at all,and all the figures were there to see.
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You have done well to find a club longer than your TM Burner 3w mate !! Good luck with it !! Did you get fitted for the Orka irons aswell?.
 
After all the SLDR mini threads and being frustratingly nowhere near one to try/buy, I decided to dust off the 3w and pop it in the bag instead of the driver last weekend (driver was getting progressively naughtier in recent weeks)

Result: 12/14 fairways hit off 24 handicap losing about 15 meters distance on average but with much tighter dispersion :whoo: (topped & heeled the other two on consecutive holes when I got over confident/lazy)

If the mini fits in between the two I may just have talked myself out of buying one for the time being as I don't see 8 yrds being worth £170
 
Junior said:
You have done well to find a club longer than your TM Burner 3w mate !! Good luck with it !! Did you get fitted for the Orka irons aswell?.
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Thx mate.
It was only when I hit the Mini I realised there was something longer than my 3 wood.

No I never got fitted for the irons,I bought them off PNW.
Its work in progress:fore:
 
ger147 said:
Didn't have time to get to the range tonight so just lamped a few balls into the woods at the side of the house, but first impressions are good. Looks good, feels good in the hand and off the face when hitting a ball and it certainly seems to fly off the face.

Looking forward to getting a proper shot and deciding if it goes in the bag for this weekend's medal.
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14 holes tonight after work, 12 either Par 4s or 5s. 11 out of 12 fairways hit and it's an absolute bomb off the tee, much longer than the G25 3 wood I've been using and easier to hit.
 
People are starting to see why I fell in love with club straight away and had to just tell people to go try it. I think people where sceptical about it and thought it was just another TM sales gimmick, but like my catch phrase for it goes, "if you try it, you'll buy it".

glad to hear how well people are getting on with this club. Has many people actually changed out the driver for it like me, if so have you found your scores have dropped, by although being shorter it is on the short stuff more often?
 
MadAdey said:
glad to hear how well people are getting on with this club. Has many people actually changed out the driver for it like me, if so have you found your scores have dropped, by although being shorter it is on the short stuff more often?
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I've never hit so many fairways in my life, I was saying to Snell last night, the proof is in the pudding with this club and so far the numbers have been a staggering improvement. My worst shot has always been off the tee but now I feel like I can get it away even if I feel I'm not swinging well.
Last night I hit a few duffers, those where the club hits the ground an inch or two before the ball, usually they would go 10 yards past the ladies tees but with this club they just fly high and straight down the fairway with decent yardage. It really is weird to behold, you're expecting an embarrassing second shot 50 yards away but instead are well down the fairway :D
 
MadAdey said:
People are starting to see why I fell in love with club straight away and had to just tell people to go try it. I think people where sceptical about it and thought it was just another TM sales gimmick, but like my catch phrase for it goes, "if you try it, you'll buy it".

glad to hear how well people are getting on with this club. Has many people actually changed out the driver for it like me, if so have you found your scores have dropped, by although being shorter it is on the short stuff more often?
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6/7!fairways today. One in light rough. Average was 225 which I'll take as most par 4's can be gone at from there. Bargain club!
 
MadAdey said:
People are starting to see why I fell in love with club straight away and had to just tell people to go try it. I think people where sceptical about it and thought it was just another TM sales gimmick, but like my catch phrase for it goes, "if you try it, you'll buy it".

glad to hear how well people are getting on with this club. Has many people actually changed out the driver for it like me, if so have you found your scores have dropped, by although being shorter it is on the short stuff more often?
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still can't try a LH one; let alone compare lofts!

is this a deliberate TM thing or is it down to the individual range/shop to order in the appropriate LH heads as well - at least as they aren't adaptable they will take the same shafts!

however, 'my golf is suffering because I can't get the equipment' hardly hacks it does it :)
 
they would be better off shortening and stiffening up the shafts slightly across the board. get people hitting it more of out the middle with a little more accuracy.

middle-IER :fore:
 
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