Scooter316 32 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Got bored at work today and decided to play around with the weights on the new M1. Thankfully Taylormade made the 2017 M1 significantly easier to move the weights onto the different rails of the club. This allows for both weights to be placed on the front (draw/fade) or back (high/low) tracks. With a few M1 heads kicking around I decided to fill both tracks with 4 weights (see pic below). The shaft in the driver I was using for this was a 65gram shaft, by no means an overly heavy shaft, but the feeling of having an added 72 grams of weight into the head brought back memories of weighted head training clubs. Out of curiosity I threw it into a swignweight scale and, to no surprise at all, it maxed out the scale (pic below). The scale maxes out at G8, so I would put a guess that the weight ended up around I8 or as high as J2. Obviously this would be an illegal driver with this much weight in the head, but for fun I decided to give it a swing. Now using a typical club I would usually hit a driver around 280-285, but this much weight made it so tough to swing I couldn't make a comfortable swing that got over 210. Hope to get some feedback about any other "unique" weighting experiments that others have tried. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JudgeSmails 2,225 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 very cool, fun to play around with that stuff. I have the 2016 M1, would it still be conforming to move both weights to the front or back? Quote Driver: TR20 10.5* Utility Iron: UHX 18* Hybrid: Epic 4h 23* Irons: JPX900 Hot Metal 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 52* 56* 60* Putter: ER 2.2 Ball: Tour BXS Link to post Share on other sites
jdwjdw 2 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I've got an M1 2016 and moved both weights to the back of the sole and it feels and plays close to an M2. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Golfspy_CG2 25,086 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 That's pretty neat. I have to say, I looked at the picture before reading your post and thought it was a M1 on Steriods...ha Quote TSi2 Kuro Kage 50g R Flex TSi2 16.5 FW with GD AD IZ 6 Shaft G410 FW 7 Alta CB R flex G410 Hybrid 26 degree Alta CB R Flex T100S/T200 Combo 5-7 T100S 8-P T200 TT Black Oynx R Flex SM7 54.08 F 58.12 K Heppler Tomcast ProV1X Play number 12 Link to post Share on other sites
Fireinthehole 668 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Got bored at work today and decided to play around with the weights on the new M1. Thankfully Taylormade made the 2017 M1 significantly easier to move the weights onto the different rails of the club. This allows for both weights to be placed on the front (draw/fade) or back (high/low) tracks. With a few M1 heads kicking around I decided to fill both tracks with 4 weights (see pic below). IMG_1596.JPG The shaft in the driver I was using for this was a 65gram shaft, by no means an overly heavy shaft, but the feeling of having an added 72 grams of weight into the head brought back memories of weighted head training clubs. Out of curiosity I threw it into a swignweight scale and, to no surprise at all, it maxed out the scale (pic below). The scale maxes out at G8, so I would put a guess that the weight ended up around I8 or as high as J2. IMG_1597.JPG Obviously this would be an illegal driver with this much weight in the head, but for fun I decided to give it a swing. Now using a typical club I would usually hit a driver around 280-285, but this much weight made it so tough to swing I couldn't make a comfortable swing that got over 210. Hope to get some feedback about any other "unique" weighting experiments that others have tried. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy This is hilarious! Nothing like Friday hijinks before a long weekend. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote My Mixed-Bag: Driver: Rogue 9*, UST chrome 7F5T Fairway: M5 3 wood, UST chrome 7F5T Irons: TMB 3i & MP-18 MB 4-PW Wedges: Voke SM7 LTD Jet Black Putter: Queen Bee #9 Ball: Z star XV Link to post Share on other sites
jayjay0808 1,112 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I've got an M1 2016 and moved both weights to the back of the sole and it feels and plays close to an M2. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I've heard of a few people doing that Quote In my bag: Driver: Speedzone 10.5* lofted down to 9.0* Fujikura Atmos Black TS 6X Wood: Speedzone Tour Fujikura Atmos Black TS 7X Hybrids: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX Irons: MIM Tour Irons 4-PW Project X 6.5 Wedges: MIM Black 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400 Putter: Nashville Z1C 34" Ball: Tour B X Link to post Share on other sites
CFrazier 202 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Just got my M1's back from Continental Golf today.... Had them sandblast and paint them to match my old SLDR driver (pictured). I think they look much better than the white... what do you guys think? Quote Driver- Callaway GBB Epic 9.5 Aldila Rouge Max 75X 3 Wood- Callaway GBB Epic 15 Aldila Rouge Max 85X Hybrid- Callaway GBB Epic 19 UST Recoil F4 Irons- Callaway CF Apex 16' 4-PW S300 Wedges- Titleist SM6 GW/SW/LW S300 Putter- Ping Anser Sigma G w/ Superstroke Pistol GT 2.0 Ball- Bridgestone B330/ TaylorMade TP4/ Titleist ProV1 Grips- Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 Grey Link to post Share on other sites
NestmanJ 3 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 IMG_2984.JPGIMG_2981.JPGIMG_2983.JPG Just got my M1's back from Continental Golf today.... Had them sandblast and paint them to match my old SLDR driver (pictured). I think they look much better than the white... what do you guys think? wow those look great 1 Quote M1 460 ( Fubuki 75 x5ct) SLDR 3HL (Fubuki 85 x5ct) Rescue 2009 tp (Fubuki 465 hybrid) RSI TP Forged 4-9 ( 6.0) R series EF 47,51, 55, 60 ( Tour V, Hi Rev) Ghost Tour Daytona 12 Tour Preferred X/ TP5x Link to post Share on other sites
Reesedw 2,443 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Very nice.. I like that look WAY better than the White head... 1 Quote Dave- Follow me on twitter @GolfCrazyWA and on Instagram @GolfcrazyWA WITB: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag Cobra F8+ Driver Hzrdus Red 65g shaft Cobra F8+ 3wd Hzrdus Red 65g shaft Cobra 3 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra 4 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra F8 irons 5-GW KBS tour 90 stiff shafts Cobra King Black Wedges 54* and 58* versatile grind Snake eyes Viper Putter. Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to post Share on other sites
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