Did anybody have success with the TM SLDR?

garyt1957 · 2023-04-24T18:24:50+00:00

I'm getting itchy to try a new driver and was browsing ebay and boy are there a ton of SLDR's available. Probably way more than any other single model. Was t...

Typhoon

I had a white 12 degree 460cc for a short time. It was back when I’d buy and sell clubs like Papa D. Great looking club… can’t remember how I hit it or why I sold it🤔.
Fast forward to last week when I bought the TW grind wedge. There was a 430cc SLDR for $75 there that I almost pulled the trigger on. Probably would have if the TW wasn’t there. The 430cc was the rocket launcher. Deep face and not forgiving. Just as long as anything today though. So it was not a lousy driver, just a driver that was NOT for everyone. If you do buy one, it was the beginning of TM’s “loft up” promotion.

Now I want one…

Walterjn

Typhoon well, go back and see if that one I still there...

Typhoon

Walterjn It’s too far away. I only was out there because I drove the wife out that way to have her neck tattooed. Also I remembered you need a higher lofted one so I’d want a 12 degree even though it’s adjustable. It’ll give me something to look around for but I did see a couple heads on eBay for short money.

garyt1957

Typhoon I only was out there because I drove the wife out that way to have her neck tattooed.

Did it say "I love Typhoon"?

backinit

"Still no" or "Don't even".

Maugust789

I still have the one I used for about 4 years and loved it. TEE it HIGH and let it FLY. Two 2 years ago I had a lesson and a fitting that totally messed my swing up (it's in my head...). It's taken almost 2 years to get my driver swing back to usable, albeit with a different driver (TSi3).

I tried to hit the SLDR a couple of months ago at a range session and frankly I don't know why I still have the club.

It needs to go away...☹

LBlack14

Maugust789 It needs to go away...☹

Oh JOohn....

@Typhoon

Weirfan

Thought it was a decent driver just not very forgiving

Typhoon

Weirfan Thought it was a decent driver just not very forgiving

And there lies the problem people had. small sweet spot. It wasn't so much the accuracy as a problem, it was the small sweet spot and the weight forward design where people refused to " loft Up" thinking it was BS... and you did have to " loft up".

garyt1957

Like I said, it would be fun to hit one just to see how bad it is

Typhoon

This is clearly a mission for Papa D’S review thread

Eguller

Typhoon

🏌️‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

ode

Indeed it was low spin and low MOI relative to other drivers in that era. Loft up was needed to avoid hitting knuckle balls! The 17/17 thing was nauseating and to hear fitters suggest it🤮

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