TaylorMade Fitting Experience

[klineka]

Has anyone here been through a TaylorMade fitting experience at their local club/range? 

I am going to one on Friday, it is the first club fitting I have ever had. I am interested in the M family of drivers or the Callaway Epic, so I think this will give me a good baseline for which to start the comparison, I plan on upgrading this winter, maybe for Christmas.

I'm assuming I should bring my current driver and 3 wood correct? 

From what I read on their site, they will have a launch monitor there and they upload the data into a portal I can access online after the fitting. 

I will share the numbers and a writeup of the experience after I complete it on Friday.

Any other thoughts/considerations to keep in mind or questions to ask the fitter?

[Lihu]

1 hour ago, klineka said:

Has anyone here been through a TaylorMade fitting experience at their local club/range? 

I am going to one on Friday, it is the first club fitting I have ever had. I am interested in the M family of drivers or the Callaway Epic, so I think this will give me a good baseline for which to start the comparison, I plan on upgrading this winter, maybe for Christmas.

I'm assuming I should bring my current driver and 3 wood correct? 

From what I read on their site, they will have a launch monitor there and they upload the data into a portal I can access online after the fitting. 

I will share the numbers and a writeup of the experience after I complete it on Friday.

Any other thoughts/considerations to keep in mind or questions to ask the fitter?

I went through a Callaway fitting at the course for the clubs I have now.

They had a TM fitting as well on another week, and I tried out a few clubs but didn't find anything appealing. However, about 40% of my club bought M1 and M2 drivers, at least that's how it felt to me seeing so many M1 and M2 style drivers around weeks later. So, if I had to guess, their experiences with a TM fitting was probably very good.

Edited August 29, 2017 by Lihu

[kpaulhus]

A lot of guys at my club play both the Epic and M family. I hit them the same distance and got almost exact numbers but the muted sound of the M is what steered me to the Epic. Ask a lot of questions and just let the fitter guide you a bit. It will be a fun experience and amazing when you can pair numbers to a swing and see how the newer technology can help your game. 

[Typhoon92]

Yes, bring your driver and anything else of yours that They are fitting you for.

 

[klineka]

So I just got back from the fitting. It was a great experience!

I got there and met the fitter who instructed me to get loose and hit a few warm up shots with my current driver.Once I was loose he then had me hit a few with my current driver while he watched and gathered some trackman data. The numbers were ok with my current driver, 235-240 average carry rolling out to around 250. Launch angle was very low at around 5-6 degrees, all of which is typical for how I typically hit it on the course.

He started with the M2 10.5 degree. Hit a variety of different shafts, at least 5 or 6 of different weights and flexes. 

Ultimately ended up getting the best numbers with the Aldila NV 2KXV Orange Shaft, 65G, S flex. Loft turned up just a bit to 11 degrees and a slight upright lie angle. This is the shaft which is a $0 upcharge shaft if I did choose to buy directly from Taylormade.

http://www.aldila.com/nv-2kxv-orange/

Distance increase to right at 250yds average carry, rolling out to 275yds. Launch angle increased to 9-11 degrees, ball speed was right around upper 150s with a few reaching 160. That was with a -3.0 attack angle, so I know there is room for even more distance if I can get that to a positive angle of attack.

Personally I have never launched a ball that high consistently, so I was very pleased with the flight.

After the driver I hit a couple of the 3 wood with the same model shaft and was consistent 230 carry rolling out to 250, but my main focus for today was on the driver, as I already have the 2016 M1 3 wood which I hit pretty well. 

 

Here are a is a pic managed to snag as well. He also had numerous wedges, hybrids, M1, M2, P770 and even the P790 irons which just came out.  

Overall a fantastic experience and I will be looking into ordering that shaft but I think I will put the 2016 M2 10.5 degree head on it to save me some money, from what I have read there doesnt seem to be much difference between the 2016 and 2017 M2.

Edited September 1, 2017 by klineka

[Typhoon92]

Excellent choice and kudos to the fitter who didn't push u into the more expensive and " no better" 2017 model.  I did the same thing last December.  My fitter, Ace of Clubs, put me in the 2016 M2 for obvious reasons plus it saves money.  I have never hit a driver so well and so long in my life.

 

Congrats on pulling the trigger on a great club AND letting the fitter do his job fitting u having an open mind.

Edited September 1, 2017 by Typhoon92
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[caniac6]

I did a driver fitting last weekend. I hit the M2, Epic, and G400 vs My G20. There was very little difference between the Epic,G400, and my driver. The M2 was 10 yards shorter.

[klineka]

23 hours ago, Typhoon92 said:

Excellent choice and kudos to the fitter who didn't push u into the more expensive and " no better" 2017 model.  I did the same thing last December.  My fitter, Ace of Clubs, put me in the 2016 M2 for obvious reasons plus it saves money.  I have never hit a driver so well and so long in my life.

 

Congrats on pulling the trigger on a great club AND letting the fitter do his job fitting u having an open mind.

So today I actually managed to snag a 2017 M2 from ebay for just over $200. It has senior flex shaft in it right now which was why I was able to get it so cheap. I managed to get the aldila shaft too for $100 so I managed to stay right at my budget of $300 and get the 2017 model. Win win!

[Lihu]

1 hour ago, klineka said:

So today I actually managed to snag a 2017 M2 from ebay for just over $200. It has senior flex shaft in it right now which was why I was able to get it so cheap. I managed to get the aldila shaft too for $100 so I managed to stay right at my budget of $300 and get the 2017 model. Win win!

Is it an optimally 15 degree loft or something?

[klineka]

Just now, Lihu said:

Is it an optimally 15 degree loft or something?

I got the 12 degree model, which I will turn down to 11.25 to match the loft that I was fitted for yesterday.

The 12 degree model can be turned down to 10 and up to 14 degrees.

[Lihu]

Just now, klineka said:

I got the 12 degree model, which I will turn down to 11.25 to match the loft that I was fitted for yesterday.

The 12 degree model can be turned down to 10 and up to 14 degrees.

Cool, and nice that you got properly fit and didn't have to spend $$$ for the club. Congratulations.

[klineka]

The M2 has been delivered to my house a few minutes ago which was a few days early! The shaft is supposed to be here tomorrow, but I think I will take the head and put it in my current R1 shaft and take it to the range tonight and give it a go. 

[Kalnoky]

Another person fitted into M2 here. It has been worth every penny. 

[klineka]

 

On 9/2/2017 at 8:40 PM, Lihu said:

Cool, and nice that you got properly fit and didn't have to spend $$$ for the club. Congratulations.

 

19 hours ago, Kalnoky said:

Another person fitted into M2 here. It has been worth every penny. 

Took the M2 head to the range last night and hit it using my current shaft just to get some swings with it, I LOVE it! 

When I opened the box, the driver was still in the original factory packaging and shrink wrap, brand new! Even though the ebay post said it was in mint condition and had been hit once or twice. If it was, it was hit with the shrink wrap still on the clubhead. So that means I was able to get a 2017 M2 driver head, Aldilda shaft and clubhead cover for aprox. $300, would have been $400+ and a 2 week wait if I ordered that same setup from Taylormade directly!

Sounds amazing, ball jumps off the face, and for the first time ever on a driver, I can feel where on the clubface I hit it and if I centered the strike or not.

There is are some dirt mounds off to one corner of the driving range, took the range finder to them and got 250 yds, first two hits I did at the mounds I cleared them in the air! Me and my buddies have tried from time to time to reach those mounds but none of us have ever been able to clear it in the air before.

The dispersion was a little more than I'm used to, especially with some drives actually going left, but that has partly to do with my old shaft not being correct for me. I should be getting the new shaft today and I'm planning on going right out to the course tomorrow afternoon. Excited to get some GameGolf distances and see exactly how far this is going. 

This could be a game changer if I was able to have 200-220 left into par 5s instead of 240-250 like I do most of the time. I feel way more comfortable hitting my 3 hybrid off the deck compared to my 3 wood. 

I love the looks as well. I have never felt so confident over the ball.

Edited September 8, 2017 by klineka