He put the sldr driver on hurricane golfs frequency analyzer and at 45. So it should outperform the driver its replacing on the market, right. I wanted to love the xr 16 pro so i could get a callaway driver. The most popular drivers of 2015 secret cg locations. Hey everybody, im interested in the new big bertha 815 double black diamond driver and was wondering if anybody has hitused it and hitused the sldr side by. There was a mix though between the r15 driver, the aeroburner, last years sldr. Last year, callaway reestablished itself as a leader in driver.
Callaway gbb epic v taylormade m1 driver test national. Callaway big bertha alpha 815 vs taylormade sldr driver. Taylormade has done a great job differentiating between their two 2015 product lines. Taylormade say the r15 driver comprises all the best technologies from 15 years of driver innovation.
The two biggest improvements are in the taylormade r15 versus the sldr and callaway gbb 815 alpha versus last years gbb alpha. The distance winner is the taylormade sldr, followed closely by the callway big bertha alpha, callaway x2 hot and taylormade jetspeed. The newly redesigned speed pocket now cuts through more of the sole, which increases ball speeds on mishits across the entire face, performing better than its predecessor, the taylormade rbz. With sldr and its low forward cog the new r15 features a even more pushed.
Are you thinking about buying the taylormade r15 driver. Weve been conditioned as consumerists to think that newer better. After carefully searching through the market, you finally put two models as your primary choices, taylormade sldr and callaway big bertha. Im thinking callaway and taylormade design new clubs to be an improvement over their previous models. For golfers that tend to misshit from heel to toe the most forgiving drivers are the callaway xr, ping g30 all. After spending some time with the driver, its clear that the sldr is a worthy contender for the everyday golfer. Taylormades new sldr driver is replacing the r1 as the top club in the companys range. The sldr has a center of gravity that is lower and more forward than any driver taylormade has ever produced. Our data suggest its the most balanced driver taylormade has produced in years.
Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre has a competiton between the callaway big bertha vs taylormade sldr drivers to see which is longest on avergae using the gc2 launch. Best drivers of 2015 by tour wins national club golfer. While taylormade went away from the series last year with its sldr, the rseries is back for 2015 with the release of the r15 460 and r15 430 drivers. So, the new season for golf is just about to start, and you are now here looking for a new driver for your golf club set. I think that both r15 s are great drivers but if you have no problem hitting your current sldr than you can probably stick with it. Soon youll be back on the course hitting longer, straighter balls before you know it. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as callaway mens big bertha 815 or ping g30 callaway big bertha alpha 815 was released in 2014. Callaway big bertha vs taylormade sldr video dailymotion. Shop callaway big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond. Because of the companys success in producing easy to use, forgiving golf clubs for every player, there are many imitations. I sure hope the king ltd is as good as the demo because it is hard for me to have mostly callaway in my bag then have a cobra driver. With such a successful release from taylormade it was interesting to see what they would come up with next. Sldr driver and the technology is still in use in several taylormade drivers. It allowed me to see for myself and correct my form.
The sldr was long, forgiving and had the ability to adjust to nearly everyones launch preference. Callaway big bertha alpha 815 or taylormade sldr driver comparing. In fact day was just one of 16 players to put the m1 driver into play at the bmw championship, its debute on tour. Taylormade r15 vs callaway big bertha alpha 815 dbd. It was no surprise to see titleist, callaway and taylormade come out on top. We put the sldr head on the new speeder57 evolution shaft that features on the r15. Ferrule for taylormade m1m2r15jet speedsldr shaft adapter sleeve. The r15 is taylormades 2nd generation of a driver with a low forward center of gravity. The big bertha brand got stretched out and overused for a while, so callaway retired it in 2008. Even though he has had some issues in the past where the shafts came out soft or firm out of tolerance, that wasnt the case with the taylormade sldr driver. The r15 is a lot more forgiving than the sldr, both the 460 and 430.
The taylormade jetspeed fairway wood has been designed with the ultimate goal of being an easy to hit, good looking club that crushes the golf ball past your buddys driver. In a little over a month, the sldr has gone from tour prototype to mass production and general availability. The callaway big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond was a. Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre has a competiton between the callaway big bertha vs taylormade sldr drivers to see which is longest on avergae using the gc2 launch monitor. When fitted properly, the sldr led to huge distance gains. To find out, we put the sldr headtohead with the new r15 on trackman. It also gives the it slightly faster ball speeds more forgiveness on shots hit low on the face. Mark crossfield askgolfguru tests the two very low spinning golf drivers from callaway and taylormade golf. Extremely lowspinning, and more consistent than taylormades sldr drivers. Much more forgiving than the sldr, the r15 is arguably the best. Callaway golfs unwavering commitment to innovation and the creation of new golf technologies is wellestablished.
Distance with forgiveness is the mantra for the taylormade r15 driver. It has a 20g weight on the sole, which slides inside a rail that goes from the heel area to the toe giving golfers the ability to create 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. It has a low and rear center of gravity which makes it a very forgiving driver. Photography by michael chini finding the perfect driver for you should be your new gears resolution. The taylormade sldr driver from last year was a huge success and for several reasons. Its more impressive when you consider that the r15 is nine grams lighter than the sldr. Xr 16 is a good driver for sure, but spin just was a little to high for me, even after trying several shafts in it. Taylormade sldr vs callaway big bertha golfrangefinder2. Technology may not change, but you can always improve. Taylormade m2 vs callaway xr 16 i played the m2 last year, it is a great club. Callaway big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond driver. Titleist 9 drivers and taylormade sldrs are fighting to be the best driver in professional golf this year. Callaway xr driver v taylormade aeroburner driver 29 mar. Hot new drivers to boost your distance and direction.
The r15 460 is taylormades larger, more forgiving driver, while the r15 430 is a smaller, lowerspinning driver aimed at better players or anyone in need of an extremely lowspinning driver. What new driver should you pick callaway, taylormade or. Check out the callaway big bertha alpha 815 driver. Taylormade m3 driver 2018 v callaway big bertha 1991. Testing conducted by taylormade shows that players swing the. The taylormade r15 hybrid is a great looking club wellsuited to better players introduction. Let us help you get to know the taylormade sldr drivers and all their bells and whistles. The taylormade r15 driver is designed for golfers who want full adjustability and control over the performance of their clubs. For golfers that tend to misshit from heel to toe the most forgiving drivers are the callaway xr, ping g30 all models, titleist 915 d2 and taylormade aeroburner. R1 is still better than the r15 and m1 and the big bertha alpha is still better than the big bertha alpha 815 according to the wgt proshop. Callaways big bertha driver versus taylor mades sldr. The taylormade was up first but wed like to stress that randy had a good warm up before the test started so he was nice and loose there was no advantage by going first or second.
Adjusting the callaway big bertha alpha 815 driver. Callaway epic irons test we used premium balls and monitored the data using a foresight gc quad. Hi guys, with callaway and taylormade releasing new drivers this year i though that i would pit the xr against the aeroburner and see who came out on top. Callaway big bertha alpha 815 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. Taylormade has done just that and were here to tell you the differences you see in the taylormade r15 driver and the taylormade sldr driver, and what the differences will mean for your game. This is taylormades most movable driver, and now if things werent amazing enough already, it has been updated with the addition of the sliding weight track system. The most forgiving drivers of 2020 to improve your distance. Now i know what my golf swing looked like and what it should be. The big contributor to the distance winner was lower spin. Getting to know the taylormade sldr driver 3balls blog. New taylormade m1 and callaway big bertha alpha 815.
Nearest the pin callaway big bertha vs taylormade rsi1 irons. Earlier this week we gave the world the first look at the new 2015 taylormade r15 driver last night we were in new york city to cover the live launch event taylormade had for the media. Allowed 5 seconds of honesty and the suspension of the. It launches relatively high with low spin which resulted in it arguably being the longest driver available in. The launch and spin are higher on both models as well so you can go back to your normal loft or somewhere in between. Arm yourself with these taylormade sldr driver specs and your current driver. R15 distance with forgiveness is the mantra for the taylormade r15 driver. At the end, id like to see a top 3 list from you for. I had a practice round wednesday at the proam with the new taylormade m1 driver and put it into play just to kind of see how it wentto be honest, im hitting it longer than my r15, which is fantastic. Using the low, forward center of gravity cg introduced in the sldr line, along with the sliding weight track that adds speed pocketlike functionality, the r15 is a lowspin driver, with a bigger sweet spot.
Taylormade r15 430 callaway 815 dbd driver youtube. Arnold palmer invitational matt every callaway big bertha v series. Taylormade recently introduced the sldr driver as a midseason release that came as a surprise to many in the golf world. That allows golfers to launch the ball higher and with less spin, which is the key to longer drivers. Whether thats sldr vs r15 or 815 bb vs v series or g25 vs g30. Originally debuting in the sldr, this feature drastically reduced spin and increased launch angle.
Waaaay less expensive than callaways 500dollar big bertha double black. We have not done all of the driver models yet tour edge, adams, cobra, titleist but we did test out the callaway and taylormade models. Quite honestly a whole series of is it ever really worth buying the latest driver this year or saving 50% and buying last years would be fascinating to me. The first thing youll notice is that taylormade brought back the white head for 2015. Compared to the current big bertha, the alpha 815 delivers similar midspin drives.