TaylorMade reveal new M2 woods

TaylorMade reveal new M2 woods

As sexy and impressive as sliding weight drivers are most golf companies would admit they’re not every golfers cup of tea. Some golfers just want a simple driver, others won’t pay a premium for technology they don’t feel they need and a few just flat out don’t believe the sliding weight hype. Whatever the reasoning if you’ve been paying attention you’d have noticed in most brands in recent years offer a higher priced “technology” driver along side a more “reasonably priced” distance driver.

The family is complete. Introducing M2.

With TaylorMade launching their super hi-tech M1 driver in October last year many expected it to be followed up with a new 2016  distance driver with a completely different name (ie RocketBallz or AeroBurner etc). But for 2016 TaylorMade are going all in with their M franchise as they reckon 2016 is the year of the carbon crown. 

Its important to point out the M2 has been developed to deliver maximum forgiveness without sacrificing distance, which are different design parameters to the M1. The M1’s not suddenly redundant its just it will be doing its thing alongside the M2 which between the two of them give you the choice of ultimate adjustability or maximum forgiveness and distance. So how do the two M’s differ?

Maximum forgiveness   

What Taylormade are saying is to produce a driver for forgiveness you need to take as much weight out of the crown as possible and relocate it along with any other mass you can get your hands on lower and deeper in the head to improve MOI. By locating this weight low and deep the club is more resistant to twisting when shots are hit off centre meaning extra playability but also less drop off in ball speed when shots are mishit in the hands of the everyday golfer.   

Multi-Material construction

TaylorMade’s M1 started their carbon crown revolution and what the company are saying with the M2 is that’s its carbon crown saves 5g of weight.  This mass they say helps lower the CG considerably and has enabled TM’s engineers to generate a remarkably hot trajectory.  

Sweetspot and Ball Speed protection

Increasing MOI isn’t the only way to protect ball speeds, TaylorMade have also invested in a new redesigned speed pocket to give more flex lower in the face which means greater energy transfer. There’s also been work on the companies inverted cone technology (on the inside of the face) which is now effective over a larger area. At a point in the testing process this tech alone meant the centre of the sweetspot was so hot it was over the legal limit so its had to be reigned back to stay within the letter of the law. Impressive stuff.   

Cosmetics

The M2 bears the now trademark white with black carbon fiber cosmetics like the M1. The head shape is classic, and the high front crown and heavily sloped back not only helps improve CG but it also makes the club more aerodynamic.

M2 Tech Talk: Maximum forgiveness.

Personalisation

Ok so we’ve already said there’s no sliding weights to play with on the M2 but there is the 12 position hosel sleeve which offers up to four degrees of loft change. As standard the M2 will come with the Fujikura Pro shaft but it will be available in more than 30 premium custom shafts at no upcharge.

Expect to see the M2 appearing in golf shops from Feb 19^th, with an RRP of  £ 329. For further information visit www.taylormadegolf.com

RRP: £ 329

Lofts: 9.5deg / 10.5deg / 12deg

M2 Fairways and Rescues

Taylormade have rolled a number of new technologies into the M2 fairways and hybrids. A new fluted hosel features on both as its effective tech for  freeing up and redistributing weight to more efficient areas of the club. The fairway also features a carbon crown which frees up a further 5g of weight and theres a new redesigned open speed pocket which TaylorMade say significantly improves the flexibility lower on the face, to maximise ball speeds. Both fairways and hybrids are also a new lower profile which makes the product more confidence inspiring and easier to hit. 

RRP: £ 199 Fairway £ 159 Hybrid

Fairway lofts: 15deg / 16.5deg / 18deg / 21de / 24deg

Rescue lofts: 19deg / 22deg / 25deg / 28deg