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- #401
Jman,
When you experience the heel shot and distance loss, what is the shot shape?
I used to play an R9 10.5* and R11s 12*and hit them both quite well.
When the SLDR came out I lofted up to 14* and when my swing was on I hit some of the prettiest and longest drives ever for me. Downside was when my swing was off it produced nothing but 180 yd snap hooks. Upon demo-ing both the M1 and M2 I saw the same thing on the range when I missed. Just ugly low snap hooks again.I’ve never experienced this with other drivers.I mean you name it, I have tested just about them all from every oem out there. Sure I still pull the ball (my normal miss) and sometimes will hit a big sweeping push draw but overall distance is still close to my norm (210-230).
I guess I am just wondering why the more recent crop of TM drivers produce that ugly short shap hook for me. Could it be they are too low spinning for me?
Currently I play a G 10.5, prior to that a G30 SF Tec 10*.
The M1 and M2 I tested were 10.5 and the ball flight seemed plenty high for me on good swings. Just wondering why the off swings are that much worse with the TM drivers.
I get that. I am far from a perfect driver of the ball but I would say keeping the ball in play off the tee is one of my strong suits. I might be out of shape once during a round, so I'm not a complete gump on the tee box.
As mentioned above, in owning and testing many, many drivers I also miss and still seem to get a respectable yardage and result.
Jman has mentioned he has seen a loss of ball speed low on the face with the M2. I am wondering if perhaps the newer TM's aren't as forgiving on my bad strikes or if not what is causing those ugly low snappers. Is it a spin issue, etc?
Spin will play a role, yes. This is definitely a lower spinning head than the G30 and G30 SF.
Too many simply view spin as the enemy no matter what, and it truly isn't, different misses have different needs. Additionally, you have to take into account all of the different face structures and designs on heads as it pertains to ball speed retention across the face. IMO, and it is only that, the recent TM heads have been focused on center strike and a vertical miss, whereas with this I finally see them embracing a more vertical and horizontal focus. That said, for the improvements I am seeing high and heel/toe, the low miss is now pretty harsh. PING, Cally, and Cobra are the leaders in OVERALL retention on misses IMO (on specific models of course) and its not all that close, but that is their goal, I think TM is still redefining and looking for their goal, but this is a good step to see them making.