The r540 xd driver features a larger 400cc head with a deeper face and larger moi for more forgiveness on mishits than the original. The taylormade r540 xd extra distance driver is an expansion of the original r540 driver. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. Taylormade burner drivers 2007 taylormade r580 xd drivers. Taylor made, another manufacturer with multiple nonconforming clubs, produces the r510 driver. Under the rules of golf, this type of equipment adjustability is legal, provided.
If you cannot find your driver on these lists, that probably means the driver is nonconforming and, therefore, cannot be used in tournament rounds or other rounds of golf played by the rules. Jul 24, 20 the taylormade r540 driver has a 400cc head, which is a bit larger than many drivers on the market. Taylormade driver golf clubs the driver is a prominent golf club on the course, and having a highquality driver is essential, as the correct club will help you increase shot distance and accuracy. This is the conforming version, which you can check out here. The list of conforming driver heads identifies the models and lofts of all driver heads that have been. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. Using a twopiece face weld, the r500 series clubhead is composed of a highstrength titanium body and a coldrolled titanium clubface. Taylormade manufactures illegal drivers, then corrects them. The r7 quad was one of the first drivers to feature movable weight.
Taylor made, another manufacturer with multiple nonconforming clubs, produces the r510 driver, which can create lofts of 7. This gives it a larger sweet spot, making it easier to hit the ball more accurately. It looked great and sent the ball off on a great trajectory and you could hit it high and low. Any driver that appears on these lists is conforming, and, therefore, legal to use under the rules of golfer. Representing a radical departure from traditional design, the m3 features twist face technology, which provides corrective face angle on offcenter hits in realtime for remarkable accuracy. Theres enough happening in the equipment industry right now that theres zero practical reason to publish an 8 month old interview that focuses on taylormade potentially dropping the hammerunless wellyou have pretty good info that taylormade is about to let go of a seriously big hammer. It has a awesome factory upgraded graphite design ys 6 stiff flex graphite shaft. The xd version of the popular taylormade r580 does exactly what it says on the tin. Taylor made r540 driver taylor made drivers golfbidder.
Dec 20, 2007 the club is totally genuine, and i am happy for you to check it out with taylormade using the unique serial number. Feb 04, 2019 in this video i find out how far do illegal drivers go. The only nonconforming heads in taylormade s r500 series were those without scoring lines in the center of the driver face. M1 driver m1 fairway m1 rescue m2 driver m2 fairway m2 irons. Taylor made r540 banned driver replacement required. It appears to be one of those drivers for sale over in scotland. Oct 12, 2018 in this video we test the taylormade r510tp against a new m3 driver to assess the differences in ball speed, forgiveness, launch angle and spin rate. Scale compute resources with 2nd generation intel xeon scalable processors and tailor performance based on your unique workload requirements. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. The taylormade r540 driver has a 400cc head, which is a bit larger than many drivers on the market. The fast and simple way to find out if your clubs and balls conform to the rules. The taylormade r540 xd fairway wood features a low cg and a shallow face to promote a higher launch angle and increased distance. Rumors of a nonconforming line underneath the taylormade umbrella have been. Youve got to be careful buying second hand clubs, or new clubs off ebay so many are fakes but i can guarantee 100% that this is the genuine article.
The r580 driver from taylormade golf debuted as part of the companys r500 series of drivers in late 2002. Sep 29, 2004 i was pleasantly suprised by the taylormade r5 dual driver. Gain the competitive advantage with the taylormade m3 440 driver. Amazing value and still legal in competitions, as far as i know anyway. Apr 11, 2019 taylormade manufactures illegal drivers, then corrects them to legal limits world nos. Taylormade m4 illegal non conforming driver worlds hottest. Taylormade produces both golfing equipment and golf clubs, including the sldr and r15 models. Golf drivers used ping, taylormade, odyssey, cleveland. Nov 26, 2015 taylormade dont please everyone by launching so many new drivers so quickly the xd for extra distance is an update on last years old r500 series and will probably be out of date itself in a years time but the club will prove hard to better. If yours has lines all the way across the center of the face, then it is a conforming model. The timing of this weeks golf digest stx article is particularly curious. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. The poweredge r540 rack server combines affordably and versatility, so you can adapt to a variety of applications and meet future demands.
Having used taylormade s all my life i thought this was another high handicapper driver, but i think everyone can use the new r5 dual driver. The r540 has a lightweight head without the option for added weights. Sep 29, 2018 the r580 driver from taylormade golf debuted as part of the companys r500 series of drivers in late 2002. Taylormade s 500 series driver range comprises three models the r510, r540, and r580. Taylormade adidas golf is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world. You can get a decent taylormade r540 xd set affordably.
The r7 quad is a line of golf clubs manufactured by taylormade. The club is totally genuine, and i am happy for you to check it out with taylormade using the unique serial number. In this video we test the taylormade r510tp against a new m3 driver to assess the differences in ball speed, forgiveness, launch angle and spin rate. Mar 23, 2008 some early 540s were declared illegal, the 580s all made are legal. Really good driver for longer hitting players, ive had this driver for nearly 4 years now, ive had newer clubs but never liked the feel and always went back to this club, amazing quality. Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order.
Do you know what nonconforming drivers are in golf. The ys6 is undoubtably one of the best driver shafts ever made taylormade took this driver past the. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway. The reinforced outer portions of the slot allow for a lighter, more flexible face, while the center portion of the slot increases ballspeed on lowface strikes and drops spin for more. Since its introduction in 2004, it has been the mostused driver on the pga tour and the bestselling driver in the amateur market. The r540 xd fairway wood comes with a proprietary lightweight shaft and taylormade s face technology for increased distance and control, even on offcenter shots. This is a brand new right hand taylormade r510 non conforming titanium driver. An improved inverted cone technology provides a larger cor zone that increases ball speed throughout a larger area on the face. If taylormade goes ahead, and make the nonconforming clubs. Also included in this stable of brands is maxfli and rossa, in 1998 taylormade, salomon and adidas joined forces, this event brought together some of the most innovative companies in their fields. List of conforming drivers and illegal drivers in golf. With a solid swing you ask a little more out of them and they wont snap hook or high right. If its legal in the states at the moment, itll still be legal worldwide after the change thats my understanding anyway.