Yes, another SLDR mini driver thread

garyinderry said:
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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Already tried it, cut my R9 shaft down to 3 wood length and still can't hit it well. I think you're missing the point a bit though, in my case anyway. Yes I have a swing fault which I'm working on but I just cannot hit big headed drivers for love nor money, this thing is in between driver and 3 wood size and just feels great at address. I don't get anyway near that same feeling with a driver.
 
MadAdey said:
Hiit against the 13* cally Xhot 2 and there was no difference in distance but the mini was more consistent. Not tried the PING one because it is over £300 pound.
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Very true with regard to the Ping seems Ping have got their price point wrong there.

Really tempted, my driver has been erratic of late to say the least, scored 38 points yesterday and think I hit three fairways, if I could get my driving better I would score so much better
 
NorfolkShaun said:
Very true with regard to the Ping seems Ping have got their price point wrong there.

Really tempted, my driver has been erratic of late to say the least, scored 38 points yesterday and think I hit three fairways, if I could get my driving better I would score so much better
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This is why I have dropped my driver, missed too many fairways, but with this I am going to hit many more. Ok so it may mean hitting a 6i instead of an 8i but the 6i from the fairway is easier than the 8i from the crap.
 
Ok, gave in today and got the pro to tape one up for me to use during my round today

Liked it a lot, not much distance lost from my driver (ok maybe 30 yards less than my BEST drive but only 10 or less off most "regular" drives)

Only gripes were it was a touch high (I used a 14 with a regular shaft, so I may try the 12 if I can find one)

And I couldn't tell when I'd hit a good one and when I'd hit a poor one (that said I didn't feel like I'd hit it badly all round)

Found most fairways and was very very straight

I think it goes on the birthday list (which is November but that's handy as they might be in stock everywhere by then :rofl: )
 
Nowhere I have been has had one in yet which is probably a good thing. I'm tempted to preorder one from DG. Says ships date is the 16th. I'm thinking of the 14 degree.
 
i was intrigued by this and my pro had a couple in but only reg shaft. was nice to hit and got good distance, but not sure i can see it fitting in my bag for use at my home course.

part of me thinks that the popularity of the mini driver is simply a result of normal driver shafts having got so long. i notice the difference in consistency between my two drivers, the shorter one being the better consistency wise. the mini driver goes as far as most people's regular driver because its coming off the sweet spot more frequently as the shaft is shorter.

so all the fuss about the mini driver is largely due to a problem created by the constant rush to claim more yardage in normal drivers.

if someone made a shorter shafted driver with a 460cc head how could it not be easier to hit than a 260cc head with the same length shaft? but then i'm biased because i never hit fairway woods from the fairway (almost never)...

i still want one though.....
 
Due to the lack of responses decided to phone around to see if anybody had a 12 degree version in stock. After a few calls Wheathill Golf Course advised that they had one but no 14 degree versions to try.

Decided to take a chance and went up for a look. Mark the pro taped it up and gave me a basket of balls so I could try it, (he already has one in the bag).

I warmed up with a 9 iron and then switched to my Cobra S2, 3 wood. After hitting a dozen or so shots I tried the TM.

Very light, hollow feeling and the ball just flew straight down the middle with little effort. Trajectory was a nice boring flight but by teeing it up I could vary the height.

As somebody who has been struggling with a back problem for a while and as a result become a little bit unpredictable with the driver, with tee shots reaping havock with my game, if early indications are anything to go by this club will be a game changer.

My typical driver shot is a moderate fade, however with this club I could only hit it straight. Bad shots were still playable and I have to say I don't know how they've done it.

I was concerned that 12 degrees would cause me to fade the ball however I even managed to draw a few shots which is something that has managed to evade my game for some time.

I even managed to launch a few off the deck so all in all I'm really looking forward to putting the club into play.
 
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Ref shorter shafted drivers, I cut down a G15 to 44.5 ins and tried it before looking at the Mini. The shaft was 9g heavier than the original. It felt ok through the swing but didn't improve results/consistency by the margin I'd hoped.

Comparing the Mini to a shortened driver, the Mini wins hands down. My guess would be that the smaller head on the Mini combined with matched shaft and swing weighting will give a very similar swing speed to that of a driver 44.5 in with the logic being that the aerodynamics of the Mini with a 260cc head will be better than that of a driver with a 460cc face. The smaller head also will make it easier to square the club face.

If it's not raining I'll post how I get on with the club tonight and how it actually performs on the course without impact tape on the head.
 
MadAdey said:
Sounds a bit iffy to me. Just been released and places can't stock them fast enough and eBay has them for £125 BIN?
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I agree, I'd avoid that like the plague. Unless I suppose it's an import from the US where you end up spending the difference on shipping and import duty anyway
 
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