On the monitor that was my takeaway though I almost equally liked the XR16, which I also ordered and have on the way to the my doorstep.
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On the monitor that was my takeaway though I almost equally liked the XR16, which I also ordered and have on the way to the my doorstep.
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Wow...That soon. Good deal...What set up did you get?
Got it in 10.5 with Rogue Silver 60, 1/2" shortened on the shaft while maintaining the swingweight. Put a Pure grip on it.
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I have the XR 16 and love it...I've got some store credit I'll use for the M2......
They are my two favorites of everything I tried this year. Didn't care for the Cobra line or the new Ping line, that later surprised me as I loved the G30 line, not sure what is different but it's different! The Nike stuff I didn't get along with and while I liked the new Mizuno JPX EZ it wasn't better then the M2 or XR16.
Good luck with deciding the top of your bag.
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Nice..I'm still debating on shaft choice. I have the Rogue Silver 60 I/O for my XR 16 that I like but the specs are different. I also have a Rogue Black 60...I'm looking at playing it at 45 inches..Probably go with the 10.5 also....
I have the same shaft tipped in my garage that will fit into the XR16 if what I ordered doesn't work out.
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Just got the call from my shop that it came in. Can't wait to pick it up tomorrow or Saturday.
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Looking forward to giving this a hit tomorrow when I go for my fitting
Depending on what happens I may or may not subsequently throw my name in the hat for the testing
Depending on what happens I may or may not subsequently throw my name in the hat for the testing
Got a chance to hit this along with the 3w and hybrid. Wow I was really impressed. Everything I disliked about previous TM woods have been corrected in my opinion. Hit the 19 deg hybrid 232 with a beautiful ball flight (stock stiff shaft). This likely will make it into my bag as I haven't hit anything with both feel, sound and ball flight like that. Looking forward to spending some more time with the driver over the weekend as I liked what I saw with the initial hits
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Where are you hitting these?
GG? I hope to get up to the Fox Cities golf show next weekend.
Hit this during my fitting this morning and although I hit it well it didn't give me the best results. Now a lot of that is down to my swing but there was another club that gave me better results
Looks like mine was just delivered per a FedEx email. I have an MGA event on Saturday and will also be playing Sunday. Looking forward to putting it through the paces along with a Callaway XR16 3+ I picked up.
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Awesome thoughts, makes me even more excited to give this a try. Can you elaborate a bit on what you dislikes previously with TM woods that was fixed with this iteration?
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Two things have always bothered me. The first was the sound. For whatever reason many of the past TM drivers would sound like what I would consider a low quality/knock off club to sound like. A dull thud/crack kinda sound. Secondly they have always felt very solid at Impact like I was hitting the ball with a piece of metal with no flex/give to it. The M2 had a good feel and a sound that didn't make me cringe when I hit it.
I toyed with the SLDR but never bought one. This is a serious possibility
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Two things have always bothered me. The first was the sound. For whatever reason many of the past TM drivers would sound like what I would consider a low quality/knock off club to sound like. A dull thud/crack kinda sound. Secondly they have always felt very solid at Impact like I was hitting the ball with a piece of metal with no flex/give to it. The M2 had a good feel and a sound that didn't make me cringe when I hit it.
I toyed with the SLDR but never bought one. This is a serious possibility
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I've probably missed it in here somewhere, but this is essentially an M1 sans sliders, right? I could see myself picking up one of these heads at some point if it agrees with me as much as the M1. It's a hell of a lot cheaper and I honestly kinda like the simplicity. I also like that they kept the adjustable sleeve on this head vs the bonded Aeroburner - interchangeable shafts are almost a requirement for me at this point.
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Early results would seem to indicate this, yes. Maybe 300-400 rpm less spin on the M1?
Roughly speaking yes. They took the weight saved from the sliders and moved it lower and back. It should launch a tad higher than the m1 even at the back setting (from what i've read). And is obviously a bit more forgiving.
To me, the M2 felt different to the M1. Not something I could put into words but I much preferred the feel of the M2 over the M1
I'm in this same boat also. It's hard to describe on only a few hits, but noticed it 'better' also. Need more time to figure it out.
As good as I hit it, the adjustability of the GBB won out for me as I was able to get that set up to help my OTT move putting too much spin on the ball so as I get that sorted I can move the sliding weight back towards the neutral setting which I obviously can't do with the M2
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I'm glad people are liking the M2 driver, because I think that strong Taylormade product is good for golf. However, I just don't see a non-adjustable driver for $399 retail. Everyone else has offerings that include adjustability for the same or lower prices. It's a puzzler to me.
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The sleeve is adjustable but I get your point. The cost of doing business these days.