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- #1,501
No worries all buddy, it was just a shocking number, but one still useful to you comparing with the other heads you hit on the same monitor.
TaylorMade M1 Driver Review Thread
kc720
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Carry of 250 to 260 on strikes that were not great. On better strikes carry of 270+. With the light shaft I was recording ss of 114 to 115, ball speeds of 150 to 155. Smash was around 1.3 to 1.35, man I can't imagine how good it could be if I can ever up that smash above 1.45. Ball marks on the face left about a 2 ball size oval near center (I think I hit the entire circumference around the sweet spot lol) and the flight didn't stray far from center unless I put a very poor face to path strike
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- #1,503
Really really interesting thoughts. I remember my VoiceCaddy offering around 1.3-1.4 smash on the R15 when I reviewed it, and my swing speed was way higher than i am used to seeing.
Good lord I need to hit this now. Let us know what happens tomorrow!
kc720
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Will do
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They were in the 230s for carry and in the 250s for projected total distance (which isn't anything special for me, just normal good). I hit one especially bad and my recollection is that it was about 20% less.
This facility has 4 outdoor TM machines and 3 of them were being used for fittings. I jumped in the 4th and was grabbing clubs. It wasn't the right environment to really try to assess retention across the face, etc
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They were in the 230s for carry and in the 250s for projected total distance (which isn't anything special for me, just normal good). I hit one especially bad and my recollection is that it was about 20% less.
This facility has 4 outdoor TM machines and 3 of them were being used for fittings. I jumped in the 4th and was grabbing clubs. It wasn't the right environment to really try to assess retention across the face, etc
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Will do
Any chance of swing video? Does the lightweight shaft cause any over the top issues.
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kc720
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We will try to put a few vids up from the round tomorrow
lightningbolt44
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This club has destroyed every other driver offering from the last few years for me (everyone will be different) I am FAR more consistent with it and have hit some huge drives with it. The amount of launch with the lack of spin I can get out of this is still amazing to me.
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Yup. Didn't realize how much I was leaving on the table.
garethw
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I'm loving mine. I've gone through a few low in the face strikes and it just puts out lower than normal straight shots. When I connect well I'm also seeing carry distance comparable to total distance on my previous driver.
I finally get home to Thailand tomorrow and will be able to compare distances on well maintained courses as opposed to the local goat track here in Malaysia.
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I finally get home to Thailand tomorrow and will be able to compare distances on well maintained courses as opposed to the local goat track here in Malaysia.
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Hit the m1 on 11 holes today and was in the fairway 11 times. The fairways at buffalo ridge are generous but that's still a record for me. It was soft today (rained a lot yesterday) so not much roll but carry distance was on par with my j715. Excited to hit it again Tuesday
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kc720
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Hit this club 8 times thru 11. Missed 1 fw. Just hit way out on the toe and got 310 total in the fw
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- #1,513
How did the forgiveness stack up to the j715?
Wicked Cool Bearded Man
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Hit this club 8 times thru 11. Missed 1 fw. Just hit way out on the toe and got 310 total in the fw
Imagine if you only played this driver! Hahaha
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Much better foregiveness. I have the 430 and I am sure the 460 is even more foregiving.
The m1 spins a bit more than the 715 but the shafts have apart of that. I have a stiffer shaft in the 715.
Also I like the sound of the m1, it is muted a bit but I like that
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Hit this club 8 times thru 11. Missed 1 fw. Just hit way out on the toe and got 310 total in the fw
nicely done Kang, Are you noticing any difference with the shaft change?
kc720
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I'm definitely swinging the 55g shaft faster. It's a very light setup but still have good swing weight
Brianbigoats
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Had a good round with the M1 on Saturday shortest drive was 250 longest was 285(going into a slight breeze) I did not notice a huge difference on the course distance wise with the M1 vs the SLDR but the forgiveness was impressive i seemed to have the rights on most short but the rights were not as bad with the M1 as they are with the SLDR
kc720
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No. Definitely not spinning too much or too high flight. Set to 9.5, front weight 1 click draw, back weight in the middle. The head is very forgiving for me today
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- #1,521
Kang I got a question for you. What other drivers have you played in the past that would give you a similar result on that kind of miss hit? I'm not doubting what you are reporting, just generally interested if you have seen any similar results on a strike like that with previous drivers.
kc720
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915 d2 and gbb shows similar forgiveness from what I remember. My swing has progressed and I'm sure that has a lot to do with results I'm seeing but this 460 head is pretty damn forgiving
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- #1,523
thanks buddy. I like that people are saying that. I've yet to swing one, but the talk of it being better in forgiveness gets me excited for it.
I have seen the same thing Kang. I sacrificed no forgiveness when moving from the srixon 545 to the M1 and I found the 545 to be extremely forgiving. What i did gain was launch, while dropping spin a bit, resulting in me getting a carry distance that was more towards the top limits of my swing speed range.
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- #1,525
the only time I've seen one was when I couldn't swing a club yet. I do love the look of it. I don't have low expectations for it, I expect TM to put out a stronger product than the last 2 drivers with the sliding weight. It sounds like they have.