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which can mean up to 10-12 yards extra. That’s due to a lowered skirt creating a more aerodynamic head, and also a CG position that’s closer to the centre of the face, which helps you optimise its performance. Add in the adjustability, the increased forgiveness, and the fact there is an option of 23 OEM shaſts as a FOC upgrade, it makes a compelling proposition. “I think the proof of this performance comes through how quickly the
driver has been adopted on Tour. In its first week out it was the no 1 played driver on the PGA Tour and also at the Italian Open in Europe. Jason Day first saw it the Tuesday aſter the Open, and he won the first week he used it. Getting a player to change clubs, especially during a hot streak, can be tough. Jason was in incredible form, but still changed pretty much instantly. “Our belief in
this driver is why we are committing our largest ever marketing spend for a wood.” Joining the
driver is the M1 fairway wood and the Rescue. The fairway (£249) shares the multi-material composition of the driver, but loses CG adjustability and gains a second weight in the draw/fade slider to help add stability on off-centre strikes. The Rescue (£199) features a speed pocket and permits shape bias through removable weights. Meanwhile, TaylorMade has launched two intriguing better-player
irons in the form of the PSi and PSi Tour. Direct replacements for the RSi2 and RSi TP, these irons take the concept of a progressive iron set to another level. For example, in the PSi, 3-5-irons are cast and use tungsten; 6-7 are also
cast but lose the tungsten; 8-PW are two-piece forged, with gap and sand wedges one-piece forged. Meanwhile, 3-7-irons have sole speed slots and face slots, the 8-iron has face slots only, and 9-SW have no slots at all. Hope you got all that. What a better player, who arguably wants flow and consistency through
his irons, makes of all this remains to be seen; but what can’t be doubted is the effort that’s gone into ensuring 10 irons are emphatically fit for their purpose. “Yes, better players tend to like a classic look, but it’s oſten underestimated how much they want the technology,” Howarth argues. “This level of player mishits the ball too; where appropriate these irons have face slots, speed pockets and inverted cone technology in the rear of the face, and they are all there to protect ball speed loss.” Despite all the technology, PSi retains a compact and wieldy form, and
more so in the fully forged Tour version. The speed pocket of the 3-7-irons has been linked to the undercut cavity to create a thru-slot, assisting face flex and ball speed on low-down strikes. PSi also offers a distinctive new feel and sound through a new Dynamic Feel System, designed to mute vibration without compromising feedback and ball speed. “Performance-wise these irons will offer a little extra speed thanks to that thru-slot,” says Howarth. “But it’s about consistency of distance, and
consistent speeds across the face. This again makes the PSi an option for players up to around a 15-handicap – and for game improvers, the RSi 1 remains in the range as an excellent option.”
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M1 driver at retail 8th October at £429, €599 (8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° & 12° and M1 430 (8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° loft options), in mid/high-flighted Fujikura Pro 60, mid-flight Kuro Kage Silver TiNi 60, and a lower-flighted Aldila Rogue 70 110 MSI. 25 premium custom shaft options at no upcharge.
PSi at retail on 6th November. 3-SW, choice of KBS Tour C-Taper 105 steel shafts (£799, €1149) or MRC Kuro Kage Iron graphite shafts (£899, €1299 based on 7-iron set)
PSi Tour at retail on December 20. 3-PW with Dynamic Gold’s S300 shafts (£899, €1299, based on 7-iron set)
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