I rank the last 8 years of Taylormade Drivers! From the 2016 M1 all the way to the 2023 Stealth 2… which driver will stand alone as THE BEST TAYLORMADE DRIVER!
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40 Comments
So, which driver won?
Still happily using my R15.
SIM 2 max still in the bag for me.
😂 I'm still using an R11S and I have an old R5TP Tour that gives it a run for its money.
Haven't hit any Stealths so can't comment on their forgiveness – I do like the Sim2 but the difference wasn't worth dripping £300+ when I tried it 🤷♂️
Divide average yardage with average price for today and I think we have a winner for those in the market for a driver… and it's not stealth 2…
Went from the sim 2 to the stealth 2.
The stealth 2 just felt naturally faster
Just sold my 2016 M2 after playing it for last 2 years. Was my best driver I’ve ever played and I’ve been playing nearly 30 years! Would’ve stayed in my bag this year until I compared it to TSR2 just a few months ago. Higher ball speed, and better sound /feel. M2 was close in feel and sound. With TSR2 I got about 5 more yards on average and more forgiveness It was enough for me to buy the TSR2.
Always better than ‘real’ March madness
I bought a Sim Max head second hand. I love it, and will never voluntarily change.
M1 was the best by a pretty decent amount. Your smash factor was consistently higher with the M1. You were hitting it faster with the Stealth2 but your swing speed jumped with it too.
Enjoyed the bracket. Did you ever game the RocketBallz Stage 2? I'm still hitting it, can't seem to pull the trigger on a $600 driver and end up not hitting as well.
Why are you swinging an X flex hitting it 260? Seems like S flex would be better
in the final round there is a significant difference in your club head speed which is biased to the stealth. just an fyi for everyone
your talking about ball speed when it literally does not matter to 98% of golfers. Ball speed makes 0 impact on your scorecard. You have proven it made zero impact on your distance. one costs 600$ and one costs less than 200$. at the end of the day, the stealth 2 is only going to improve the game for the top 1% of 1% of golfers. unless you have money to burn, getting the newest clubs is an idiotic financial decision.
Did you warm up before starting? Your swing speed went up like 6mph from m1s to stealths
You're numbers are super baffling. Unless your range balls are limited flight (which I'd like to know the brand) I can't phathom how 165 ball only gets you 250 and change with 2.5k spin. I'd love to know what your launch angle is along with dynamic loft and descent angle. I genuinely think you're losing distance with your set up if these are accurate figures.
I understand you're using flightscope which is widely considered not as accurate as things like trackman with rct balls and gcquad indoors… Still interesting, because you demonstrated year to year the "10+ yards" is mostly propaganda
Interesting that you say the new equipment has more speed, and then contradict that statement in the next line when you say I’m warming up. Get your story straight, is it the new technology or you?
I THINK you could add some serious distance to your drives if you weren't so far inside on your backswing / take-away. You might benefit from the drill in which you hold the club at perfect take-away, and swing from there.
Sim2 is my beast 280 300 all day
I think TM has shit the bed when it comes to the stealth i hear very few positive stories abouyt them.. their sim range was incredible
Started with M1 and went through each gen until SIM 2. M4 was only one I really didnt like. Not sold on the Stealth carbon face but do game the stealth 3W.
How are you only carrying around 250 with 160 ball speed.. doesn’t make sense unless you’re massively missing the middle of the club face
Is my Callaway X 460 too old? It still bombs!
R15 430cc still the goat
I do still love my M1.
People In the comments need to understand it’s not only about distance and ball speed it’s also about forgiveness and ball flight
Playing with the M3 settings may have been worthwhile given the ballspeed
I think the difference in club head speed needed to be addressed. To me, that shows an inherent bias in your swing favoring the newer club. This probably has to do with you being more familiar with it compared to the other club heads. Driver technology and/or USGA regulations haven't advanced to allow for more distance in a while. If you can get a driver properly fit for you and dial in the weights etc you can still game an old driver.
Would love to see you get OnCore to send you out a few dozen boxes just for this test. Range balls are terrible for this stuff but I do think the results are fairly accurate in their performance compared to the other drivers. Just not "real world" numbers unfortunately. Or just redo this in the sim room with your gamer ball and see what happens.
Taylormade won 🤣
M3 is a rocket, unfortunately I suck and it’s for good players so it’s a rocket 2/18 holes
Lol I missed the range balls part till later and was so confused how that swing speed was creating such short distances
And my friends wonder why I haven’t stopped using a 2016 m1
7 years apart and the M1 is still keeping up. For the average golfer, there's zero difference between them, but where modern drivers will probably help is off centre hits over a season and strokes gained, but with that said, an M1 in the hands of someone who can learn to hit it and find a fairway can't be discounted.
M1 cause it’s 400 dollars cheaper
Is the 2016 m1 430 worth $50 slightly used in your opinion?
really suprise the M5 is not up there…i think one of the best driver i've play
Range balls? Really? I’ll send you a bucket of TP5x if you do this again
Great video very entertaining. I was wondering? Will my M5 TM shaft fit other TM driver heads. You answered that right away for me .
I'm considering buying a different TM head now . The M5 lost 😢 horribly.
I long suspected this . Although my club head speed isn't above average. I think the few MPH I can gaine from newer tec is worth the upgrade.
Not sure if SIM 2 or Stelth 2 is worth the difference in price 🤔
M4 best driver in the last 5 years.