Taylormade 2017 m2 v ping g driver test national club golfer. Speed challenge ping g30 vs taylormade aeroburner driver. Shop the latest 2020 arrivals at dicks sporting goods, including. The r15 driver is the end result of what taylormade has learned about low and forward cg, sliding weights, adjustability and speed pockets in the form of the front track system. The new front track system performs like a speed pocket. Taylormades numerous shaft offerings, new movable weight system, and 12 hosel adjustments give us an amazing ability to custom fit the driver too. The second advancement that the g30 implements is the use of turbulator technology on the crown of each wood, which ping claims improves aerodynamics for. After the top 3, no driver received more than 6% of your vote. I still remember the first time i hit pings g30 driver.
Longest driver taylormade m1 vs ping g ls tec driver duration. Ping vs taylormade two of the biggest names in golf clubs have brought incredible drivers to the market. The driver that brought aerodynamics centre stage and spurred other brands to think seriously about aero tech. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade r15 460 or callaway mens xr pro 16. How do the taylormade m1 and r15 drivers stack up against eachother. The g30 drivers centre of gravity is the lowest and furthest back of any ping driver, ever. A very low and deep back in the head cg position is undeniably the best place to position the cg for distance, forgiveness, and accuracy. I recently did a driver fitting and found the r15 with the stock speeder shaft in x flex was a great combo as far as high launch low spin goes.
Learn more from our most popular taylormade driver articles. The taylormade golf r15 460cc driver has a lower and more forward center of gravity to promote higher launch and lower spin. I just stumbled across this as im looking to update my driver of choice which is a nike covert 1st version which i loved. Speed challenge ping g30 vs taylormade aeroburner driver subscribe to rick shiels golf pga for. Use it to unscrew the 2degree hosel sleeve where the shaft goes. For many golfers six yards carry distance isnt enough to warrant splashing out on a new driver, but its exactly how much our pro gained jumping from a fiveyearold x hot to the rogue. Taylormade r15 vs ping g30 vs titleist 915 golfwrx. Obviously, the big piece of technology on the club are the turbulators.
The best driver i hit all day was the r15 460 head. Taylormade ping mizuno pxg cobra cleveland adams srixon strata nike wilson staff clearance. Taylormades m2 driver may be the hottest club of 2017. Taylormade 2017 driverm2 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It reduces spin and increases the size of the sweet spot. This is likely to be one of the lowestspinning drivers of 2015 along with the ping g30 and the callaway big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond. Ping g30 driver v taylormade aeroburner driver see which driver hits the ball the furthest between the ping g30 and the. The taylormade r1 driver is for best suited for golfers looking for the ultimate in adjustability with a unique sound, feel and look.
The most notable thing about the new g410 driver is that its the companys first adjustable driver model. Pings g driver picked up where the g30 left off and has really put its focus on being a more forgiving club. Lastly, ping used a new t9s face material for the driver that has a high strengthtoweight ratio, giving the g30 a hotter, livelier face. It also has 12 different loft options vs the 8 on the r11s. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. The r15 430 will prove too demanding for all but the best amateurs. Reviews by mike chwasky, mark dee and brendan mohler. The callaway xr 16 pro driver was just three yards behind the other two models, perhaps because it generated around 150 rpm more spin than both the m1 and ping g ls tec. Im a long hitter but i do occasionally fight a hook so i want forgiveness.
One driver destroyed the others build my bag taylormade sim vs. Editing the equipment pages of golf monthly has meant that i have tested almost every. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. G30 broke ping s mould its an engineering company, and anyone who knows anything about the solheim family who own ping knows they would never have come up with the term turbulators themselves. Was launching around 1415 degrees with 1750 spin upper 170s ball speed 120 mph club head speed if those numbers help. You can also see that the backspin rate with this is a little bit higher which i like. Also included in this stable of brands is maxfli and rossa, in 1998 taylormade, salomon and adidas joined forces, this event brought together.
The standard ping g30 is designed as a fullsized, 460 cc driver aimed at a wide array of golfers. An interesting result here as you would think that it would be the ping given that it was rated as having the best performance. Once again ping has had to wrestle with the issue of improving one of the best selling drivers in the market. The taylormade r15 driver is designed for golfers who want full adjustability and control over the performance of their clubs. Photography by michael chini finding the perfect driver for you should be. Going back to confidence from the previous paragraph, the r15 460 is even larger and more forgiving than the r15 430, which resulted in my most confident swings of the day with an average club head speed of 115. So i replaced my covert driver after testing a few brands i ended up with the r15 9. The taylormade m1 driver is available now in our stores for you to test for yourself. Adam scott rocked up to the recent players championship in florida with an eightyearold driver. Which one wonping g, callaway epic or taylormade m1. At 12 degrees i square the face with the ball at the ball of my lead foot, at 10 degrees the face squares up just inside my lead heal. M2 fairway vs ping g fairway winchester golf academy.
Ping g driver test took place on the range at reunion resort in orlando. Taylormade r15 tp 460 14 driver wmatrix radix s 8n stiff graphite shaft. Extremely lowspinning, and more consistent than taylormades sldr drivers. If you need to drop spin to gain distance, the r15 is a driver you should try, but do make sure youre getting consistently low. There is no doubt that the taylormade r15 is a killer driver but that it is not to say it is the only great one. Callaway has pushed the limits of artificial intelligence to find a driver design that could not have been conceived by any human. The taylormade r15 driver, their latest sliding weight driver. The heel and toe weights remain the same and come stock with a 10 gram and a 1 gram. Im deciding on the vapor speed ping g30 or ls version or a taylormade as i. Taylormade has drastically improved the forgiveness of the r15 driver by transitioning from one adjustable weight in the front track system to two movable weights, each weighing 12.
Ping g400 is a very popular option at the top of the price range. In this video we put my taylormade drive up againt the latest ping g series to see how the newer technology might help my game. Left handed 12degree taylormade r15 driver interesting when i adjust and reduce loft i need to move the ball position inward toward center line of body. It has 7 face angle options vs its predecessor the r11s with 5. These weights allow you to make a wider range of adjustments and create a more forgiving driver. Ping g30 vs taylormade sldr 430 how to effectively play golf. Thats equivalent to the number that selected the ping g30 16. The sculpted pear shape has a larger footprint and new satin white finish also available in black.
The r15 driver was a huge hit and the m1 has had great support on. Taylormadeadidas golf is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world. The ping g30 launch is a particularly interesting one for me. Ping g30 driver v taylormade aeroburner driver see which driver hits the ball the furthest between the ping g30 and the taylormade aeroburner. A headtohead driver test between taylormade m1 driver and the r15 driver it replaces. The driver truly did produce more distance and forgiveness. Now taylormade return to the r brand name that served them so well in the past with the r15 driver and are building on the low forward cg message to hopefully get the best of both worlds. Sldr, sldr s, sldr s mini, r15 vs r15 tp, aeroburner vs r15, r15 vs sldr, jetspeed vs rbz stage 2, and jetspeed vs sldr.
How to adjust the taylormade r15 driver 3balls blog. Longest driver taylormade m1 vs ping g ls tec driver. Ping know their way around a good driver and the g400 max is a classic example of their design skills and technology. Like i said before, they do a great job of helping the golfer line up their shot, but, i think that was more of a happy accident as that is not the reason why they are there.
We would normally use our anonymous big hitter for a test of this nature, but seeing as we were in florida we had to draft in his american cousin, randy. The best way to get the optimum fit for your game is to schedule a driver fitting at your nearest dicks sporting goods store. Taylormade r15 430 vs ping g30 ls tec subscribe to rick shiels. Discussion taylormade r15 vs ping g30 vs titleist 915. Fujikura speeder evolution 4 569 regular shaft for taylormade m1 m2 r15 driver see more like this g z p v s i p o n 7 s o r j e y d 7 7 s new aldila golf nvs nxt 65 graphite driver shaft choose adapter. Longest driver taylormade m1 vs ping g ls tec driver the format is very simple. The new taylormade r1 driver offers more adjustability than any other driver to date. It is good to see the r name back and the larger profile of the r15 quickly sets it apart from the taller and more compact sldr, even though both are 460cc heads. The r15 460 is not as impressive on mishits as other leading drivers.
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