The Geography behind the Taylormade M1

So I have discussed in my previous post the difference between the Taylormade M1 driver (2016) and the Callaway XR driver (2016) and which one would preform better. Also which one can give the golfer a better distance. But today I'm going to discuss the geography behind the Taylormade M1 driver (2016). 




The head of the driver:
The top of the driver is made of seven layers of carbon composite to minimize the weight of the driver head. According to http://zoltek.com/carbonfiber/how-is-it-made/ 'roughly 90% of the carbon fibres produced are made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The other 10 % is rayon or petroleum pitch'. Also carbon fibre is smaller in width then a strand of hair so it is very light. Then the weights are very light. Only weighing 10-15 grams.
  


The shaft of the driver:
Then there are three types of shafts. they are:
1) high launch - fujikura pro 60
2) mid launch - Mitsubishi KuraKage Tini Silver 60
3) low launch -Aldila Rogue Silver 70 
These are three different shaft options, however they all are very light as they are made from mostly graphite. 


So Taylormade have used a lot of engineering and science to make the M1 (2016) driver. I would highly recommend this as a golfers number one driver. 

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Callaway XR Driver vs Taylormade M1 driver

CALLAWAY XR DRIVER (2016)

The Callaway is a very aerodynamic club. The head of the driver has ridges on the top helping the golfers clubs head speed to be faster. As a result of their head speed being faster their ball speed will be faster increasing the distance they hit the ball. Also the graphite shaft is very light (as light as 50 grams). Again making the golfers club head speed faster making the ball go further.  

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Taylormade M1 Driver (2016)

The M1 is a really good driver but is obviously a different club so will have different features to the Callaway. So to start off with the M1 has weights on the head. so if the player adjusts the weights that player could put a draw or a fade on the ball.  Also the player could adjust a different weight to give a higher or lower elevation. The head is made of Carbon making the club head lighter. Making the club head speed faster and as a result making the distance of the ball go further. Also contributing to distance is the little channel that the weights can move up and down in acts as a speed pocket. Also the further the golfer mover the weight on the club back it becomes a very forgiving club. It also has a aerodynamic head because of the way it becomes slimmer down towards the back of the club.

 

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Conclusion  

So overall the M1 is a better club by a long way. It is a lot more forgiving and the player could make adjustments depending on the course or the hole that particular individual is on. Also it just gives an overall it is a better and more forgiving club.



 

 

Introduction

Hi my name is Hazel and I'm in fourth year of Wesley. I am doing this blog as part of a geography module. I will be discussing the geography behind golf balls and clubs and comparing the difference in performance.