Pic of 8g + 11g SLDR weights + extra toe covers

[budspfld]

I bought one off the bay also. It did not fit, it was to wide. Put a grinder to it and it works fine. Only took a slight amount off each side and a little off the side top edge.

[RossG]

I bought an assortment from Billy Bobs golf and while they fit, they don't stay in place for more than 2 swings on my SLDR 430. I have already called and chatted with them, but no resolution yet.

If someone finds some that fit well, please post up.

[Tac]

Mine from Ebay was a bit tight at the beginning of the channel but otherwise fits fine.

I use the 7 gram Chinese weight and the TM blue weight and screw as opposed to the Chinese blue weight that came with the 7 gram weight.

[SwingBlues]

The Kaimei10 chinese weight was 10gm and it would not fit in the groove as is.

Now, I have the "1st gen" 460 9.5 head with the original SLDR logo. A little bit of filing along the side of the chinese weight, and it fitted easily, slides smooth. The chinese screw was longer and after a couple of twists, it was evident that screw is as cheap as it can get with some wear marks inside groove so I used the original screw.

All up it was easy peasy. Use a heat gun to soften the plate before prying it open (no more than 20 seconds). Then clean the black tape off the plate and head with some goo off.

The longest time was drilling out the hole in the plate - use a punch to start with, then a small drill and then the bigger drill bit. Clamp the edge of the plate to a block of wood and drill away - reason being the plate is NOT flat so the edge hold is good enough. Dropped some thread lock into the plate screw.

I will test how it goes tomorrow and now my SLDR feels as light as my backup Burner Superfast TP 1.0 driver - I hope to be able to turn the head over easier with this lighter head.

Will post some pics of the Kaimei10 chinese weight compared to the original SLDR weight. I also have a 6gm weight I got from Billy Bobs, not sure I need it as this 10gm weight feels nice in the head now. Tomorrow will tell.

[SwingBlues]

Kaimei10 chines sourced weight on the left, OEM on the right

 

 

 

Chinese 10gm weight on top, OEM 16gm weight bottom:

 

Cheap screw...

[BuckyBadger]

[quote name='Banker' timestamp='1405257099' post='9690785']
Billy Bobs golf is an online store. They make good stuff but saw last night all their sldr weights are already out of stock.

I found the other weight on eBay but, like I said, the one I got doesn't fit & im not confident about a refund....but I knew I was taking a chance when I ordered.

I had posted some screen shots before of the seller, but I think it got taken down for one reason or another.
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Billy Bobs has 8 gram weights. $12.50 plus shipping. I just ordered one.

[Marengo]

Just received the chinese weight from ebay. I weighed it and the bottom is 6g and the blue is about 2g. Installed them this evening and can't wait to hit the range tomorrow. I can feel the difference just waggling it around the living room. Feels like a totally different club with the lighter weight.

[TMBob]

Go to the TM Vault web site and read what they have to say about the upcoming Tour SLDR heads.....sure Touring Pros like to use heavier shafts them the average Joe, but come on....the retail head is to heavy for a 65 gram series shaft.

[SwingBlues]

I really like the 10gm weight in the head with the screw in the cap. Big difference and I am running a Ahina 60 x5ct shaft. Fantastic and well worth the little effort to install it. No loose parts or stuff falling out of the head. Solid.

[Marengo]

I have a strange idea if the lighter weight is still too much. Has anyone tried the driver without the sliding weight at all? I am almost positive it may be too light but would this make the club illegal in any way since there are no open ports that it leaves behind?

I also just received another 6g weight (thanks SwingBlues). I will probably grind the chinese one down to 3g so I can have a few different weights to tinker around with.

[SwingBlues]

Marengo, you're welcome! Also, if you don't mind - which buyer was your Chinese weight from? MIne is working great and I did toy with the idea to remove the weight except I lose the ability to add a lil cut/draw - amazingly, even with this lesser weight, it will still effect ball flight. Pretty cool.

dmael is building my Elements Chrome F4T for my SLDR and I should have this early next week - should be SENSATIONAL in the head with the lighter weight. Yah!

[tdeutmeyer]

Will this work? For those who use the neutral weight setting, Put two light weights in the head. One all the way draw and the other all the way fade. I would think this would make the driver more forgiving..... just an idea, may not work

[bruinmw]

Got a 8g weight from billy bob's golf, and switched the weight last week. Heated the toe cap with a hair dryer for about 30sec, and was able to pry up the cap and replace the weight. I just decided to replace the 3m tape on the toe cap instead of drilling a hole. Pretty straight forward. Now my sldr comes in at about D3 with an attas 3 6x shaft, playing to about 45.25". Previous swingweight was just over D7.

Got to the range this weekend to test out, and contact was much more consistent. Seems to have eliminated the random over the top pulls I'd get with the heavier swingweight. D7 is probably just too heavy for me to square the head up consistently. Feels like I can swing this club freely, due to the more manageable swingweight, plus contact was consistently in the middle of the face for me.

Would highly recommend this weight change to anyone with the SLDR. Can't imagine why TM would not offer these different weights to the public. Makes no sense to me to be playing a D7 driver, when all my other clubs are in at D2-D3.

[Steff_P]

I recently switched to the SLDR and put my 75g shaft in it att 44,75". What Swing weight will that put me at?

One question I have why TM would make the heads this heavy if it would not bring an upside?

[pdiddy3]

Does the launch or spin change when going to a lighter weight?

[bobcat]

Because the SLDR 430 TP version comes stock with the heavier Fujikura Motore speeder 7.3, (77 grams), it is quite possible that TM used a lower gram weight in those heads to compensate for the addtional TP shaft weight.

I would assume that TM wants to keep the drivers at the published D-4 swingweight, so it would certainly make sense for TM to use less weight in the SLDR heads shipped directly from the TM factory with a heavier TP shaft installed.

I can't say for sure this is true, but it would certainly make good sense for TM to do that. If TM does use less weight in the 430 TP head port, then perhaps there are differences in the TP and non-TP models.

I have seen numerous posts stating there are no differences in SLDR TP heads verses non-TP heads, but then again, how many people have actually pried open the weight cover of a 430 TP driver to check which weight was installed there? TM obviously makes several different weights for the port in the SLDR.

Would love to hear from a TM Rep on this matter....

[Golfrnut]

[quote name='bobcat' timestamp='1415644738' post='10424675']
Because the SLDR 430 TP version comes stock with the heavier Fujikura Motore speeder 7.3, (77 grams), it is quite possible that TM used a lower gram weight in those heads to compensate for the addtional TP shaft weight.

I would assume that TM wants to keep the drivers at the published D-4 swingweight, so it would certainly make sense for TM to use less weight in the SLDR heads shipped directly from the TM factory with a heavier TP shaft installed.

I can't say for sure this is true, but it would certainly make good sense for TM to do that. If TM does use less weight in the 430 TP head port, then perhaps there are differences in the TP and non-TP models.

I have seen numerous posts stating there are no differences in SLDR TP heads verses non-TP heads, but then again, how many people have actually pried open the weight cover of a 430 TP driver to check which weight was installed there? TM obviously makes several different weights for the port in the SLDR.

Would love to hear from a TM Rep on this matter....
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Head weights are the same overall. The 430 TP version has a shorter shaft IIRC to compensate for what would be a higher swingweight. Either the shaft was shorter or the shaft balance point was changed, can't remember which.

[bobcat]

[quote name='Golfrnut' timestamp='1415660220' post='10425953']
[quote name='bobcat' timestamp='1415644738' post='10424675']
Because the SLDR 430 TP version comes stock with the heavier Fujikura Motore speeder 7.3, (77 grams), it is quite possible that TM used a lower gram weight in those heads to compensate for the addtional TP shaft weight.

I would assume that TM wants to keep the drivers at the published D-4 swingweight, so it would certainly make sense for TM to use less weight in the SLDR heads shipped directly from the TM factory with a heavier TP shaft installed.

I can't say for sure this is true, but it would certainly make good sense for TM to do that. If TM does use less weight in the 430 TP head port, then perhaps there are differences in the TP and non-TP models.

I have seen numerous posts stating there are no differences in SLDR TP heads verses non-TP heads, but then again, how many people have actually pried open the weight cover of a 430 TP driver to check which weight was installed there? TM obviously makes several different weights for the port in the SLDR.

Would love to hear from a TM Rep on this matter....
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Head weights are the same overall. The 430 TP version has a shorter shaft IIRC to compensate for what would be a higher swingweight. Either the shaft was shorter or the shaft balance point was changed, can't remember which.
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The 430 TP shaft is slightly shorter...45.25" vs 45.5" for the SLDR 460

[reg1900]

Want to cut my SLDR down to 44", so will do an R15 by adding an extra weight. 20g stock plus a 12g to get the swingweight back up. 20g weight to the fade end and 12g to the draw end.

For those who have added a 2nd weight to their SLDR do you think the forgiveness has improved?