First impressions
It seems like the TaylorMade M1 will be replacing the R15 driver from TaylorMade which was the No.1 driver on tour last year.
At £429 it’s clear this is TaylorMade’s super-premium fully adjustable driver with Aeroburner available to those who want a more off-the-shelf driver.
Visually, the M1 is stunning on both the crown and the sole.
The way the carbon composite crown is broken up by the white looks pretty cool and also forms an effective alignment aid.
There’s now two sliding weights on the sole of the club and there’s also adjustability in the hosel. With all these combinations, a proper custom-fit is essential.
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The Tech
WATCH: Behind the tech with TaylorMade’s Brian Bazzel
Much of the technology in the M1 comes from the carbon composite crown as that made significant weight savings allowing the centre of gravity to be driven down towards the sole of the club.
The M1 Driver features one 15g moveable weight in the Front Track, sliding from heel to toe, allowing golfers to adjust their draw or fade bias by up to 25 yards.
Similarly, the Back Track on the M1 Driver allows the golfer 10g of moveable weight, sliding from front to back, permitting up to 300rpm of backspin and 0.8 degree in launch angle adjustment.
The entire T-Track system has been placed low on the sole so regardless of moveable weight positions, the club still maintains a low centre of gravity to deliver optimal trajectory.
M1 has an incredibly low CG, lower than R15 in fact, which essentially projects at centre face and increases the energy transfer at impact.
Performance/ NCG Verdict
I hadn’t been custom-fitted into the M1 so was using a driver in a spec built for a colleague.
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I don’t think the shaft (Aldila Rogue 70 110 MSI stiff) or the positioning of the weights on the sole were too far wrong for me though.
One thing which stood out straight away was the sound on impact. I hadn’t been a fan of the sound off the face of either the as I found it a bit harsh and ‘smacky’.
