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Pros: A more rearward center of gravity makes the M2 drivers more forgiving than previous TaylorMade drivers. They have the same head shape and Carbon Composite Crown as the M1, and cost $100 less.Cons: No CG adjustability.Who it’s for: The M2 can suit any golfer looking for maximum performance on off-center hits, as well as those who can benefit from a slightly higher overall trajectory or more draw bias than the M1 drivers can provide.
The Review. Lofts: 9.5, 10.5, 12 degrees (all available in RH and LH). Stock Shafts: M2 Reax 45 (L), Fujikura Pro 50 (M, R), Fujikura Pro 60 (S, X). More than 30 shafts available at no upcharge.TaylorMade’s M2 drivers are meant to complement the company’s existing, and positioned to be the most forgiving M-Series driver. While the M1 and M2 are more alike than they are different, the release of the M2 driver marks an important shift in TaylorMade’s design philosophy. Like the M1 driver, the M2 uses a multi-material construction.In recent years, TaylorMade was bullish on improving driver distance through launch conditions.
And by creating drivers with extremely forward center of gravity (CG) positions, the company’s products were successful in helping many golfers break new distance ground.Take TaylorMade’s R15 driver, for example. With its forward CG placement, which saw as much as 75 percent of its head mass located in the front of the driver, it produced some of the most enviable peak launch conditions among 2015’s driver crop, according to our Gear Trials Panel, but weren’t as forgiving as other models.When the company’s M1 drivers were launched in October, we praised them for their “.” The golfers the M1 models wouldn’t work for, we thought, would be those who needed even more forgiveness than the M1 offered.It’s exactly those golfers TaylorMade is addressing with the M2 drivers. The M2 has a slightly rougher face texture than the M1, which helps reduce spin.According to TaylorMade, the M2 will launch roughly 0.5 degrees lower with 100 rpm more spin compared to the M1 460 when the M1’s Back Track weight in its most rearward position. In my testing of the M2 driver, however, I found that the M2 not only produced more consistent launch conditions than the M1 in its most rearward setting, but offered higher ball speeds on average.
With the same shaft, I was able to maintain my launch conditions increasing ball speed about 2 mph. For that reason, I hit the M2 a few yards farther than the M1. The M2 driver is more aerodynamic than the M1 due to the removal of its sole weights.It should be noted that since I was already achieving favorable launch conditions with an M1 in its rearward-weight setting, I was a prime candidate for the M2 driver. Golfers who currently play the M1 460 or M1 430 and use a forward weight position will likely not be able to achieve the same launch conditions from an M2 on their best hits, nor will they be able to affect launch conditions and trajectory bias independently of loft, one of the M1’s biggest selling points.The advantages of the M2 will be for golfers who struggled to create maximum ball speed with the M1, or are looking for more consistency. An M2 driver will also assist golfers who tend to fade their drives, as its more rearward weight position not only creates an overall higher ball flight, but more dynamic lofting at impact that generates increased face closure for added draw bias.As for aesthetics, the M1 460 and M2 have the same head shape, but the drivers will sound and feel slightly different. The M2 makes a quieter sound at impact that most golfers will identify as “softer,” while the M1 makes a louder sound.TaylorMade officials expect the M1 driver to continue to be its most-played driver on the PGA Tour, estimating that 80 percent of Tour players will prefer it to the M2. A much higher percentage of average golfers will benefit from the M2, however, due to its improved forgiveness and added draw bias.
The release of the new clubs was inside of 12 months. Look it up or read below. While that might not be six months it is certainly very very short. Callaway is going to suffer the same problems that have plagued TM over the last 3-4 years and it has nothing to do with peoples opinions on here. It is a problem from a sales and business model perspective. When you release product that quickly in this industry you cannibalize your own products.
You can see it relayed in the commentary here where people are saying that they love buying the SLDR or the R15 at substantially reduced prices. TM and their retail partners can’t move the product fast enough to combat the releases so mark downs and net downs occur at frequent and staggering levels. Ask any person in the retail golf business about it and they will tell you it’s an absolute nightmare and no one is making money on their products. People can shout loudly about the technology or lack thereof in the TM products or whatever perceived gripe they have but the real problem is from the business perspective. They are losing sales and market share at an incredible clip and anyone who thinks that is a sustainable business model is just plain dumb.
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This is why they are cutting employees, attempting to sell Ashworth, Adams, and even floating the idea of selling TM from Adidas. So for everyone out there that backs TM or hates them for whatever reason you need to think about this from the business model perspective alone. All other arguments are purely subjective. Serious question for everyone complaining about TaylorMades product cycles. Do you also complain about product cycles with car manufacturers, cell phones, PC and Mac operating systems, televisions, or anything else technology related?? There is a new model of basically every reasonably priced car every year (all with very minor changes, with only a new body every few years).
Samsung, LG, Apple all release new smart phones every year.hell, Apple doesn’t even bother to change the number every year, they just add an “S” and call it a day. TaylorMade isn’t the only company with short product life cycles. If TaylorMade is so fiscally irresponsible for doing this, wouldn’t it be an assumption that other technology companies that adopt the same strategy are also fiscally irresponsible? Last I heard, Apple isn’t hurting for money or short of turning a profit. One of the conundrums for golf equipment manufacturers is that their pro’s play the most unforgiving clubs. They are the clubs that require the least amount of innovation and engineering, thus the least amount of R&D costs.
These clubs should sell for the least amount of money, but how do you advertise having your pro’s hitting your cheapest clubs? So now some pro’s are hitting the middle tier clubs (and I think they should too since those have improved massively) they can now position those as the premier clubs. MBs and CBs are not the top tier clubs (they are in terms of skill level but not overall sales impact or unit price) so the middle tier are a boon for them. The real GI clubs I think are the ones where they used to spend the most R&D on, but really not many people want to carry around shovels even if they are better for their score. GI clubs really allow slower swing speed players to hit iron shots effectively, and are probably the most expensive to design and produce.Never fully dug into this, but maybe we can see an article written by someone who knows what they are talking about?
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