Equipment

Here’s what TaylorMade’s 2017 M1 driver sounds like

Published

7 years ago

Dec 1, 2016

On Tuesday, TaylorMade released the first official detail about its yet-to-be-announced 2017 M-Series drivers. And since then, a few more teases from TaylorMade have followed.

43% more — that’s better. pic.twitter.com/cHTbdthYbz

— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) November 29, 2016

The social media posts are intentionally vague, so we’re just speculating, but it appears that either the M1, M2 or both new drivers will use 43 percent more carbon fiber in their construction.

Comparison Photos

TaylorMade 2017 M1 460 (left) and 2016 M1 460.

Taylormade_M2_Comparison_2016_2017_drivers

The two other photos TaylorMade posted to its account are a bit more specific.

It appears that the 2017 M1 driver will have re-engineered aerodynamics (we can tell it’s an M1 driver because of the sliding weight track shown in the photo, which isn’t used on M2 drivers), although the M2 driver could also have re-engineered aerodynamics.

Re-engineered aerodynamics — that’s better. pic.twitter.com/xwTmelBs0f — TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) November 29, 2016

The other photo boasts an MOI (moment of inertia) in excess of 5,000. The higher the MOI, the more forgiving a driver tends to be. TaylorMade’s original M2 driver had an MOI below 5,000, so we can speculate that the new M2 will be more forgiving than the old M2.

Over 5,000 MOI — that’s better. pic.twitter.com/d98QYDENse

— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) November 30, 2016

And thanks to the most recent post, a video of a golfer (is that you in those adicross shoes, Justin Rose?) hitting a 2017 TaylorMade M1 driver (we can tell it’s an M1 by the stripe on the side), we know what it will sound like when it’s released.

Sound ? — that’s better. pic.twitter.com/9En1EFywds

— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) December 1, 2016

And why should drivers get all the love? TaylorMade also teased a new set of irons that we’ve spotted on the PGA Tour, which are said to be “33 percent thinner.” We’re assuming TaylorMade is talking about the thickness of the club face, as thinner club faces tend to create more distance and forgiveness. But again, all in the spirit of speculation.

33% thinner — that’s better. pic.twitter.com/mUMZup3y8u

— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) November 30, 2016

Color us intrigued.

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Whats in the Bag

Xander Schauffele WITB 2024 (May)

Published

1 day ago

May 17, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Xander Schauffele what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship.

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @10.1)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (45.5 inches)

3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX

Check out more in-hand photos of Xander Schauffele’s clubs in the forums.

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX

Irons: Mizuno MP-20 (3), Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-10)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-10)

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S @57), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-K @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100