The $5000 TaylorMade SLDR Guarantee - 20 GolfWRXers. 4 Locations. Details here!

[cglewis07]

[b]Handicap[/b]: ~12 (not official)
[b]Location[/b]: Sacramento, CA
[b]Reason why you should attend[/b]: Brilliant marketing campaign but don't understand how "LOFT UP" is a revolutionary concept. Decades of R&D and we're saying LOFT UP in 2013? Not so sure about this one.
[b]Current driver set-up[/b]: Callaway Big Bertha 10.5 stiff w/stock fubuki

[jwo]

Thanks for this opportunity to all making it happen!

Handicap. (index) 12.3

Location. Murrieta, Ca.

Reason I should attend. Long time TM fan and driver user here but not so much a believer in the SLDR for me. Not just making this up to get the free trip as I posted in this forum on March 18th, page 4, post #117 of the topic "John Senden wins with a 12* SLDR" that HipCheck started. SLDR was very inconsistent for me and I truly believe it was either the "low and forward technology" or maybe just all the wrong set-up for me. Performance wise the SLDR couldn't touch my current gamer but I would love the opportunity to be proven wrong by the staff at TMAG. If you can better my 913, I would switch in a heartbeat. My 50 year old butt needs all the distance I can get!! Oh and like some others have said I can drive to Carlsbad in 30-40 minutes. No need for a plane.

Current driver. Titleist 913D3 10.5 set on A1, Aldila RIP Phenom 70 stiff

[coreyl]

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[*]Handicap: 5.3
[*]Location: Atlanta
[*]Reason why you should attend: Tried the SLDR on a flightscope at a local DEMO day...my current setup waxed it across the board on said flightscope.
[*]Current driver set-up: Adams Fast 12 LS 9.5, Fuji Motore Speeder TS 6.2
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[MtlJeff]

LOL, i didn't get any emails...so there are [i]actually [/i]15 people on this site more skeptical of Callaway and TMAG releases then me?

I don't know all the details of this or if Canadians are eligible for this one. Anyway, i'll put my name in because i'm sure the performance centers are gorgeous and it's snowing here.

Handicap: 1.5
Location: Montreal
Reason you should attend: I've hit many drivers in the past few years, properly fit, i've found they all go the same distance give or take a few yards. I've also found my spin numbers shaft being equal, don't change much between heads. So yeah i'd be skeptical i'd see major improvements
Current driver set up: Ping I20 w/TFC or Tom Wishon 919 w/S2 black (at 44.25 inches) , or TMAG RBZ tour w/Xcon6

[GC70]

Handicap: 7

Location: Minnesota

Reason why you should attend: Taylor made hasn't made a good driver since the R9. The new SLDR will be out dated by June, because TM will come out with something new like loft down with more spin and will give you up to 15 more yards. Most of there drivers are the same with a new paint job and weights moved. The reason it's the #1 driver on tour is because they pay to be.

NO WAY CAN THE SLDR OUT PERFORM MY GAMER!

Current driver set-up: Nike Covert Performance 9.5* VTS Tour SPX Black

[jay33crown33]

[b]Handicap[/b]: 0
[b]Location[/b]: La Crosse, WI (will travel anywhere warmer than the frozen tundra)
[b]Reason why you should attend:[/b] I haven't found any driver to kick my current driver out of the bag over the past 5 years. I've put it up against the most popular drivers each year without any gain in distance. Skeptical against drivers with weight forward when the biggest selling point over the past few years has been about MOI. Last taylormade driver that I liked with the 300 series back in the day. If taylormade can find me the 10-15yds that I've lost since college, I'll probably end up being a walking billboard for the SLDR.
[b]Current Driver Set-Up[/b]: Adams Prototype 9015D A4. Matrix Ozik code 6 stiff

[keith723]

[size=4]Handicap: [b]12.3[/b][/size]
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[*][size=4]Location: [b]Phoenix, AZ[/b][/size]
[*][size=4]Reason why you should attend: [b]I've hit the SLDR several times in the monitor with more loft and I simply hit my R1 with less loft longer and straighter - I would love to be proved wrong, especially since I'm already hitting my R1 significantly further than my 2010 Superfast TP - it be even sweeter to pick up even more yards[/b][/size]
[*][size=4]Current driver set-up: [b]TaylorMade R1 9.5* w/ Aldila RIP Phenom 55 Stiff[/b][/size]
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[u][size=4]Great opportunity - thank you Golfwrx and Taylormade ![/size][/u]

[Sean2]

Good luck to all entrants. :-)

[knock it close]

[color=#282828][size=4]Handicap: [b]0[/b][/size][/color][list]
[*][size=4]Location: Victoria BC[/size]
[*][size=4]Reason why you should attend: [b]I want to see what's so revolutionary about a concept that is certainly not new [/b][/size]
[*][size=4]Current driver set-up: [b]913 D3 9.5 DI6x[/b][/size]
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[Puffy Woods]

Handicap: 5
Location: [size=4]TMPL at TPC Sawgrass[/size]
[size=4]Reason Why You Should Attend: Because I do not believe the hype on this driver. Taylormade has turned me off for years now with their outrageous claims of distance and their childish product names. Yet, every year (or every six months) I give their clubs a chance to live up to the hype but they never deliver. I even purchased the SLDR due to the overwhelming response it had on this forum and found it to be the worst performing driver I have ever used. It spun more than my 913 D3 and Ping I25 and was very unforgiving and inconsistent. To me this is just the latest let down in a long list of underperfroming products Taylormade has put out since the last good driver they made, the R9. 17/1700 is clever marketing and nothing more. 2013 PGA Tour average spin rate was [/size]2686 and average launch was 10.9*. Nowhere near 17/1700. If they can't do it, how can a amatuer? Also, how can 17/1700 be right for everyone? The slower the club head speed you have, the more launch and spin you need, the faster the clubhead speed you have, the lower launch/spin you need to achieve maximum distance. Maybe I'm missing something but it seems Taylormade has set up an unrealistic, easy to remember number that is promised to be ideal for everyone, even though it probably is not ideal for 95% of golfers. They then paired a driver with it for people to go chase that number. As a result of designing a driver that can come close to those numbers they moved the cg low and forward and took all the forgiveness out of the driver.
[size=4]Current Driver Set-up: Ping I25 8.5* PWR Tour-S[/size]

[TooMuchAwesome]

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[*]Handicap: 2.6
[*]Location: Detroit
[*]Reason why you should attend: Beat my gamer and I'd be impressed!
[*]Current driver set-up: 2009 Burner Tp Diamana Ahina 80x
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[LittleLeftToRight]

It cracks me up how many people here just want a free trip. Some of these replies are just plain hilarious. Gotta love the marketing guys at TM. Buy off the naysayers.
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[*][size=4]Handicap: Not official, but low single digits.[/size]
[*][size=4]Location: Fl.[/size]
[*][size=4]Reason why you should attend: I [i]shouldn't[/i]. The SLDR won't work for me. Been there, done that.[/size] They can keep the t-shirt.
[*][size=4]Current driver set-up:[/size] Cleveland Classic XL Custom 7.5º set to 6º, Grafalloy Blue X tipped 1/2", 44.5"
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So what exactly am I going to loft up to? 9.5º? The SLDR Kool-aid isn't for everybody. I understand the physics behind it, but they don't make a head that will work for me. The deep face, low loft of the CC works for me, and it works [i]really[/i] well.

[golf4fun]

Love to hit the Sldr further! Tried 2 of them with different shafts and still doesn't out perform my 913 d3 with accra cb55.
Hdcp 0.7
Carlsbad,CA
Love the shape of the titleist d3, already bought 2 Sldr's that aren't any better! Love to be proved wrong on this one.

[Nitro]

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[*]Handicap: 8
[*]Jacksonville
[*]Just no way this can out perform my current setup
[*]TM R1 Oban Kiyoshi White 05 65FMS.
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[MinnesotaGolfer]

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[*]Handicap: 8
[*]Location: Big Lake Minnesota
[*]Reason why you should attend: I've hit many Taylormade drivers, with all this "advancement" it seems the clubs are losing their quality, I switched to Callaway because the "latest and greatest" Taylormade driver is only "the greatest" for a week or so.
[*]Current driver set-up: Callaway RAZR Fit 9.5
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[Richpenny]

Handicap 16
Location Chicago
why: I bought a new r1 black last year that I've been hitting well. Why should I upgrade? Tried it on a monitor with no improvement. Maybe I need to be fit correctly for it or maybe it's not all that. Prove me wrong!
Current: r1 black with stock stiff.

[Password Is Taco]

Handicap: 2

Location: Denver

Reason why I should attend: I was playing the R11S until I got my hands on the Xhot 3deep last April. The 3deep was only 5 yards behind the R11S - and I was a firm believer that Taylormade produced the best drivers. After ditching the R11S I tested the Callaway RFE and Optiforce with several different shafts before I found a shaft/head combo that would give me 15 yards over the 3deep. I used to believe that Taylormade was the superior company when it came to drivers and fairway woods but after my experience with the R11S and the 3deep I'm a Callaway guy all the way.

Current set up: RFE with 45" diamana blue board 63 stiff flex. Shaft is the dual cog model and it is set to 9.8* of loft (in a left handed head).

[radiman]

Handicap: 7
Location: Moorhead, MN
Reason I should attend: I have been a long time low spin player with a positive aoa. I tend to find most clubs perform almost identically when hit on the sweet spot. So, I tend to purchase on feel and shaft. I tested the SLDR against my Ping Anser earlier this month. I was getting the same spin numbers between both heads with the Anser being more forgiving, thus giving me more distance on average. I'd like to give it a shot outdoors with a true fitting to see if I can actually squeeze any additional performance out if it.

Current setup: Ping Anser w/Ahina 70X

[davidc]

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[*]Handicap: 9
[*]Location: Carmel, IN
[*][color=#282828]Reason why you should attend: I tried the SLDR 460 at the PGA Superstore in Schaumburg, IL. I was really fired up to try this club. I ended up very disappointed. We tried multiple variation. Nothing. [/color]
[*]Current driver set-up: TM RBZ Driver 10.5 Miyazaki 39S C. Kua Special Editions Stiff 45 inches
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[randywildman]

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[*][size=4]Handicap: 12[/size]
[*][size=4]Location:Milwaukie Or[/size]
[*][size=4]Reason why you should attend: [/size]I have not ever hit a taylormade driver that was better then my current set up...
[*][size=4]Current driver set-up:Callaway imix ft iq square 10 stiff shaft, Motore 65g shaft length 45 inches[/size]
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[rab6]

Handicap: 7
Location: St Augustine, FL
Reason: Skeptical of the distance claims, but want to give it a try. There aren't any golf shops within 30 minutes of my school (current location) that I can just walk into on any given day.
Current Set-Up: Titleist 910 D2 9.5 stock stiff Aldila shaft

[gripandrip]

[b]Handicap[/b]: 8
[b]Location[/b]: Plymouth, Michigan
[b]Reason why you should attend[/b]: I haven't played a Taylormade club since the R7 Limited Driver. With a different approach every six months, I find it difficult to believe that every change is made with improving the golfer in mind, as opposed to improving the bottom line. At some point you have got to believe that the optimal piece of equipment has been made, and that further improvement come from the improvement of the Indian, as opposed to the arrow.
[b]Current driver set-up[/b]: Titleist 910 D3, 9.5 degrees, Aldila RIP Stiff

[dryl]

Handicap: 6

Location: Vancouver, BC

Reason why you should attend: I never win anything!!! Ha. And this sounds pretty sick - I'm a total gear head/tech nut and would love to get a chance to check out the facilities at "the kingdom" - I've hit the sldr a couple times and interest is peaked but I've been a titleist woods guy for years - this could be just the thing to shift the balance the other way!

Current driver set-up: Titleist 910d3 9.5 whiteboard 73x

Thanks for the chance!
Daryl

[hollabachgt]

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[*]Handicap: 2.5
[*]Location: Atlanta, GA
[*][color="#282828"]Reason why you should attend: Being both a competitive hickory player and a weekend club player I've worked very hard at building two sets that I can interchange effortlessly. The biggest shortcoming has always been with the driver. The inherent differences between a hickory shafted wood driver and a modern driver are tremendous and typically require to be played quite differently. The SLDR, on paper, sounds to be a club built more inline with the specs of the old persimmon headed drivers and has the potential to play similar. If so, a SLDR would help make the transition between hickory and modern clubs much easier.[/color]
[*]Current driver set-up: 10* Tad Moore - Tom Morris Driver with a 43" Hickory @ D3. 9.5* Adams 9015d with a 70g Harrison SAGA 44" @ D2
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[502 to Right]

It's too bad I can't do this because I think for most golfers low and forward CG is not going to help them. You won't find me playing an SLDR driver.

[robengel]

Handicap: 8
Location: Mine is Nebraska, the location I would visit: wherever you want to send me, it all sounds great
Why me? Because I am a physics teacher, I would understand the explanation of the physics behind moving the CG forward and be able to pass it along to fellow WRXers. I am not a brand loyalist, I have had 5+ different brands of drivers in the past decade or so, most bought on ebay or from the BST like my current gamer. I have never noticed a difference in the movable weights on my current driver, so I don't think that a sliding weight will show any difference in my ball flight. I haven't been able to spend time on a launch monitor, so I don't know how my current driver spins and launches, so it would be very interesting to make an actual comparison based on scientific data. (which did I mention I'm in to scientific data as a teacher?) And I need a good kickstart to my competitive season and get any advantage to try to win tournaments this summer.
Current Driver: TaylorMade R11s, 9 degree with a Diamana D+72 stiff shaft pulled from a Titleist driver set to 9.75 square and I don't know where the weights are set because like I said, I don't believe that makes any difference. Awesome opportunity for whoever gets picked!

[krsgolf]

[b]Handicap:[/b] 2.0
[b]Location:[/b] Laramie, WY so location really doesnot matter
[b]Reason why I should attend:[/b] I hit a SLDR in a golf retailer and couldn't get the ball to do anything but fall out of the air at 140yds. Seemed hard and unforgiving. I have avoided Taylormade clubs since the R7 because I think they have the best marketing team on the planet which pushes a lot of gimmicks and they change their clubs way to often. Never had good luck with head/shaft combos that had this low of spin on them. Ball has never stayed in the air. Sliding weight is another gimmick. I also do not have Taylormade options without traveling some distance. There is not a golf store in the state. Would be nice to have a chance to attend something folks in warmer areas can do regularly.
[b]Current driver set-up:[/b] Have been a Titleist loyalist for a while with best results from a 913 D3 and Rombax shaft. Testing an R1 (tour issue) Oban Devotion and SpeederTS shafts. This driver is actually performing ok right now, but the adjustable sole plate to me is another gimmick. How can I notice a difference on public courses where grass isn't mown tight enough to see any change in its position?

[mgicash]

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[*][b]Handicap:[/b] 27
[*][b]Location:[/b] Austin, TX
[*][b]Reason why you should attend: [/b]I would like to finally be able to outdrive those smug SOBs in my weekend 4-some.
[*][b]Current driver set-up: [/b]Callaway X-hot 10.5 with stock shaft.
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[pdcgolf]

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[*]Handicap: 7 (Lefty)
[*][color="#282828"]Location: I live in NH so I guess FL or GA. Any place is fine.[/color]
[*]Reason why you should attend: I am 47 years old. I have played Titleist clubs for 30 years. 'Nuf said.
[*]Current driver set-up: Titleist 913 D2 10.5. Diamana D+ 62 X-flex.
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[the bandit]

Handicap: 12
Location: Sault Sainte Marie, Mi
Reason: I haven't found that anything beats my current set up. I have been a TM fan in the past but have been moving away from them lately. I haven't had a TM driver since the supertri which I did like a lot. I have hit the sldr at a golf town but without being able to try different shafts saw no upgrade with the stock set up and in doubt the whole loft up campaign

Current set up is a nike vrs 9.5 with ahina stiff tipped .5"