YOUR GEAR | REVIEWED
M1 Driver
On the T
The next step in the adjustable trend.
The R15 from Taylormade was a good driver,
consistent, long and suitable for a multitude of
handicaps thanks to it its adjustable track system.
The M1 isn’t a revolution, it’s an evolution of a tried
and tested system on a very good driver, it takes the
R15’s previous Front track tech and goes another
step further with the addition of its “Back Track”
creating the new T-Track system, allowing every
player to really find the sweet spot in their driving
game.
The Front Track uses a 15 gram sliding weight, this
provides each player the ability to tune in to a number
of draw, fade and neutral settings, while the Back
Track welcomes a 10 gram sliding weight, this adjusts
high, middle and low launch and spin settings, giving
up to 300 RPM of backspin and 0.8 degree in launch
angle adjustment.
Another key point to the new M1 is the composition
of the material used across the entire club. The
crown of the club is formed of a carbon composite
which decreases the head wait, this gave the design
team the opportunity to move the CG lower which
optimises launch angle and sees the ball become
hotter of the face creating more distance on each
drive.
The titanium face creates an awesome sound on
impact, it’s one of the nicest sounding drivers on
the market. The sound is notably different (less
tinny) from other drivers that Taylormade have
produced in recent years. The sound even plays
compliment to off centre hits so you’ll always
stand with confidence on the tee knowing you’ll
catch the ear of your playing partners no matter
where the ball ends up.
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It looks good at address, the 50/50 look of the black
carbon and white finish work well together drawing
your eye to the front of the club to help line up the
ball in your stance.
There are 270 possible variations across both track
systems, with the addition of 12 further setting on
the hosel, lofts from 8-12 degrees and the 3 stock
shafts there are over 12,000 set ups. There is no
point just grabbing this off the shelf, this all needs to
be worked on with a pro, but once dialled in this can
really add length and consistency to your game. Over
the course of our test we averaged 6 yards further
and 3 MPH faster in ball speed.
The M1 really does live up to all the hype. Dial it in
and you have more yards, sweets sound and good
looks from the T.