New TM Mini coming?

[jmkorting]

1 minute ago, dcmidnight said:

I guess I'm just amazed at the (alleged) number of people that can accurately hit a 44" club with a 300cc head but they are...completely incapable (?) of hitting a 45" club with a 460cc head - or just choking up 1" on the same club? Yeesh, 44" is pretty damn long on a club with that small a head. 

 

Have not seen the TXG video but will watch tonight.

I am sure the number of people who utilize a 300cc or smaller driver vs a 460cc driver is small percentage wise when compared to all those that play golf.  You just happen to be reading a thread of people who utilize such a club so the numbers will see larger.

Choking down, at least for me anyways, is not comfortable.  Feel of club changes, don't like that extra part of the shaft sticking out from my hands, and I just subconsciously make different swings.  As for cutting down a 460cc driver well that changes the club feel too unless you have it properly built at shorter length. They aren't factory made to play shorter.  They can be but to just grab a club and chop off 1 to 1.5 inches will drastically change the feel of the club.

Smaller headed drivers or minis in this case are made to play shorter.  OO had a D4 SW at stock length.  So there is no real need to account for the change in SW like you do cutting down a 460cc driver that has a stock length of 45 to 45 3/4.

[chipa]

2 hours ago, dcmidnight said:

I guess I'm just amazed at the (alleged) number of people that can accurately hit a 44" club with a 300cc head but they are...completely incapable (?) of hitting a 45" club with a 460cc head - or just choking up 1" on the same club? Yeesh, 44" is pretty damn long on a club with that small a head. 

 

Have not seen the TXG video but will watch tonight.

 

I don't think the reason most amateurs hit their 3 wood straighter, longer (on ave) and more accurate than their driver is just because the shaft is an 1" o 1.5" shorter, it has something to do with the reduced head size being advantageous.

 

I ddin't really belive it myself until I tried it, and I'm playing a 90's era 12 deg. driver considerably smaller than a Mini with a 43.5" shaft.

 

If one looks at where on the face of the club pros hit their driver one would come to the conclusion that they don't need a larger driver either.

[QuigleyDU]

11 hours ago, Starched said:

Key thing he said was if you don’t like the look of a big driver this is for you. Assuming you were fitted for it. The Mini gives you 95% driver distance but is definitely not longer than a well struck driver. Key= well struck. 

Ian is that the end all be all of golf equipment.. No matter what everyone says. I have watched and heard him say things wrong a number of times. 

[EddyVN]

4 hours ago, jmkorting said:

I am sure the number of people who utilize a 300cc or smaller driver vs a 460cc driver is small percentage wise when compared to all those that play golf.  You just happen to be reading a thread of people who utilize such a club so the numbers will see larger.

Choking down, at least for me anyways, is not comfortable.  Feel of club changes, don't like that extra part of the shaft sticking out from my hands, and I just subconsciously make different swings.  As for cutting down a 460cc driver well that changes the club feel too unless you have it properly built at shorter length. They aren't factory made to play shorter.  They can be but to just grab a club and chop off 1 to 1.5 inches will drastically change the feel of the club.

Smaller headed drivers or minis in this case are made to play shorter.  OO had a D4 SW at stock length.  So there is no real need to account for the change in SW like you do cutting down a 460cc driver that has a stock length of 45 to 45 3/4.

This is the main issue I had when trying the shorter driver approach. I had cracked an Accra shaft right at the tip a few years ago so as a laugh decided to trim it (basically 2inch tip) and put it in a Cobra L4V head I had. 43inch-ish driver. The amount of weight I would have needed to get it to D4 was absurd. Would have had to fill the driver with hotmelt or put a 4 layer thick spread of lead tape on the entire bottom of the driver. I tried a few things and actually enjoyed the result when it was windy - stingers that roll for days, but this is arguably why the mini driver does have a place over a shorter driver, the club is designed at that weight not 45.5 which is the stock length of most new heads today. Even moving to 45 you need to add weight on a Tsi3 etc.

[SMUGamer]

6 hours ago, dcmidnight said:

I guess I'm just amazed at the (alleged) number of people that can accurately hit a 44" club with a 300cc head but they are...completely incapable (?) of hitting a 45" club with a 460cc head - or just choking up 1" on the same club? Yeesh, 44" is pretty damn long on a club with that small a head. 

 

Have not seen the TXG video but will watch tonight.

I think it's mostly folks that played golf in the 80's and 90's that grew up playing with smaller driver heads (i.e. Phil but, he uses his for course positioning such as doglegs), then were hit with the change to 460cc heads and just have a mental block / comfort issue. Tiger had the same until he couldn't handle the disadvantages that came with the smaller heads. My teenage son and his friends wouldn't be caught dead with one of the old school smaller driver heads. I think its the same for most players that started playing post 2000. 

Edited June 16, 2021 by SMUGamer

[Clubhoe]

Interesting Phil is using the Ventus shaft is the mini 300. 

I hope the Diamana limited is a stock option. That works well in the OO

[ws6]

I like the OO because it finds fairways.  I make a different swing with my OO than my 460cc driver, driver has a slightly positive AOA, and OO is slightly negative.  I don't know about other folks on here, but the slight distance loss is worth it on tight driving holes.  I'm looking forward to trying the 300.  

Edited June 25, 2021 by ws6

[CinqueValvole]

I tend to hit more fairways with my OO as well. It works well on the course that I play.

[meh]

Can someone pm me if/when tm get around to releasing this, please?

 

[SlickT73]

I got impatient waiting for this and luckily found an OO locally that wasn’t going for an absurd amount.

 

Threw my Ventus Black 7x in it. Wonderful club. Great ballflight. Easy to hit. Keeps spin down. Love it. 

[TaylorMade Golf]

5 hours ago, meh said:

Can someone pm me if/when tm get around to releasing this, please?

 

Is next week good for you?

[ASN21]

3 minutes ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Is next week good for you?

[TaylorMade Golf]

Just gonna leave this here.

[meh]

38 minutes ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Is next week good for you?

Brilliant, about time 🤣

[JungleJimbo]

5 minutes ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Just gonna leave this here.

@TaylorMade Golf🙂 Images of crown/ TopLine too (please)? 🙂 

[Lemonde]

3 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

@TaylorMade Golf🙂 Images of crown/ TopLine too (please)? 🙂 

Next week

[J13]

14 hours ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Just gonna leave this here.

 

 

This looks like me but i don't remember the range or day.  Must have been last week when the course had $1 beer night.  

 

 

On a side note - what will the stock shaft be?  

Edited June 30, 2021 by J13

[adh2k1]

15 hours ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Is next week good for you?

I have a pile of trade-ins ready to go to get this. 

 

[Myherobobhope]

On 6/1/2021 at 1:07 AM, Circaflex said:

What type of player is this gear towards?

I’m not a club ho… I’m very interested in this club… I need a secondary tee club that lands and stops… I have very little use for a regular three wood. 
 

There isn’t a good option on the market outside the original one… trust me, I’ve looked… 

[powerball]

Already available, so anyone can compare to the Original?

[JungleJimbo]

8 hours ago, Myherobobhope said:

I’m not a club ho… I’m very interested in this club… I need a secondary tee club that lands and stops… I have very little use for a regular three wood. 
 

There isn’t a good option on the market outside the original one… trust me, I’ve looked… 

@Myherobobhope "+1" i.e. i agree! I've had Original One (as well as SLDR Mini, Aeroburner Mini, Bertha Mini)... and the OO was a clear favorite!
(i think  the OO's interchangeable shaft & Loft adjustments = helped me find a suitable fit... and fit my eye best!)

[Puttersaurus Rex]

6 hours ago, powerball said:

Already available, so anyone can compare to the Original?

Where is this available outside of the PGA Tour?  The public release is in two weeks.

[pdxhak]

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Edited July 1, 2021 by pdxhak

[Lemonde]

6 hours ago, Puttersaurus Rex said:

Where is this available outside of the PGA Tour?  The public release is in two weeks.

Likely a T-roll post. Only 26 of them 

[ASN21]

15 minutes ago, Lemonde said:

Likely a T-roll post. Only 26 of them 

His post wasn't even a coherent post and got two likes. Puzzling lol.

[Clubhoe]

Just got mine from drummond golf in Australia. Looks good. Only hit in the simulator, but feels softer than the OO. The shaft is more flexible than the OO. Never heard of the Mitsubishi Midr shaft. I walked out with the 11.5, even though that loft was too low in the 11.5 OO. Strangely swing speed and distance was up to. Id say all that had to do with the shaft. Cant wait to hit it on course.

Edited July 2, 2021 by Clubhoe

[JungleJimbo]

16 minutes ago, Clubhoe said:

Just got mine from drummond golf in Australia. Looks beautiful. Only hit in the simulator, but feels softer than the OO. The shaft is more flexible than the OO. Never heard of the Mitsubishi Midr shaft. I walked out with the 11.5, even though that loft was too low in the 11.5 OO. Strangely swing speed and distance was up to. Id say all that had to do with the shaft. Cant wait to hit it on course.

@Clubhoe: More Photos please! thanks 🙂 
most of the google'd images = show the Sole of the 300MiniDriver
(e.g. https://www.drummondgolf.com.au/blog/taylormade-300-mini-driver.html)

interestingly, i see "Taylormade Golf Myanmar" has posted pix about the upcoming 300MiniDriver already!
https://www.facebook.com/DoubleEagleGolfMyanmar/posts/3647097762061646

Edited July 2, 2021 by JungleJimbo

[Clubhoe]

[Clubhoe]

[Clubhoe]

I did end up getting 13.5 °. I just remembered I wanted to stick with that and have the option to deloft which opens the face for my hook and strong grip. Works with the oo