Adjustable loft sleeve confusion??

[JayLSee]

Hello everyone! I am new here to see if I can’t get some clarification on a loft/hosel/adapter sleeve question!

The back story is, I bought an older TaylorMade SLDR 10.5 with an upgraded Aldila Tour Blue JV (Japanese Version) shaft. When I went to adjust the loft, I noticed the adapter sleeve’s “neautral” setting was  positioned at the ferrules “lower” position, and “+1.5 degrees” at the “standard” setting.

My question here is; what is now the standard position based on the adapter sleeve’s positioning? And if the “lower” position on the ferrule is in fact the standard setting, I assume the driver is 10.5 degrees in that setting regardless of what the ferrule says at that position, and lofting up or down would effectively be the same??

Ill try and post pics tonight to explain some of this a little better! Thanks for the help!

[Hacker James]

Unless I am mistaken, the SLDR driver has no adjustment for loft, rather than only a sliding weight heel to toe for slice/hook correction. If you have an adjustment on the ferrule, it may be after market. Technically speaking, you cannot change the actual loft no matter what you do. You can change the lie and face angles to give you different "dynamic" loft. You are merely changing the way the shaft fits in the head. The so called higher loft settings are actually a result of the club face being more closed so that at address you visually square the club and by doing so you are opening the face to simulate a higher loft. Club maker Tom Wishon has published a very in depth article you can google.

[JayLSee]

Hey James, thanks for the response. The SLDR S wasn't adjustable, that is correct, however the original SLDR loft was adjustable, so you were technically right! I've watched a few videos by Tom Wishon and read through some articles over the whole adjustable loft ordeal and understand the thought behind the "dynamic loft" idea, but my confusion is with the adapter in relation to the ferrule and not knowing what is now "standard" to apply the information from Tom Wishon..

My "neutral" setting on the adapter aligns with the "lower" setting on the ferrule. Should I essentially disregard what the ferrule setting says, and set my loft based on the adapter sleeve settings only since that will ultimately decide the lie and face angle for dynamic loft?