WATCH: TaylorMade SLDR Driver Reader Day
Three Golfmagic readers get fit to the TaylorMade SLDR driver at the TaylorMade Performance Lab at The Belfry...
GOLFMAGIC hosted its third Reader Day of 2014 in association with TaylorMade at the TaylorMade Performance Lab at The Belfry.
Three of our readers - Bill Gibbins, Gareth Roberts and Wes Nuttall - were each fitted for their new SLDR drivers by Liam McDougall, TaylorMade European Performance Lab & Centre Manager, and then lofted up to gain some significant distance gains.
Review: TaylorMade SLDR Driver
Between our three readers, there was a phenomenal total distance gain of 95 yards! The results of lofting up (see table below) to a 12-degree SLDR driver, as was the case in this reader day for Gareth, Wes and Bill, provided them with higher launch angles, dramatically lower spin rates and incredible distance gains.
Results
| Name | Original | Carry | Total | Spin | Launch | SLDR | Carry | Total | Spin | Launch |
| Gareth | 10.5-deg | 214 | 245 | 4000 | 11 | 12-deg | 229 | 270 | 1980 | 12.5 |
| Wes | 10.5-deg | 215 | 230 | 3400 | 13.5 | 12-deg | 225 | 269 | 1946 | 14 |
| Bill | 9-deg | 190 | 208 | 4400 | 8.9 | 12-deg | 219 | 239 | 2200 | 13.5 |
Check out the video (above) for a quick review of the day to see what goes on during a TaylorMade custom driver fitting, some of the images of the day (carousel, below) and our reader comments on the day (forum thread, below).
To book TaylorMade club fittings at The Belfry call 01675 470707.
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