Had a Taylormade fitting yesterday Chris , the fitter gave me a good amount of detail on the loft sleeve 👍

Awesome information and tips as always, both here and on IG. Keep up the amazing work!! Thank you!!!!

Showing the consumer the benefits of the sleeve is critical when talking about TM woods ... Amazing what that sleeve can do for the golfer

Nice Kermit Trottie! Love these videos. Keep 'em commin'!

Great informative video trottie My sims 3 wood hooks too much for me so now I know to bend it a little flat By way met Wolfe at the rocket mortgage great guy

I actually got a quick demonstration of that (hydraulic) bending block by Mark when the tour truck was in Gothenburg for the Scandinavian Invitation (European Tour) two years ago. And also learned that the tour players have access to special loft sleeves (which China obviously haven’t been able to copy yet). ;). I wish TM would include the adjustability also to the Max range of fw woods, though I personally can’t complain on the performance of the Ti 3 & 5 woods. It’s the Indian - not the arrow….

Thank you for the tips!

Hi trottie how would a club be more open if it’s more upright? I know your sleeve goes upright in any setting

With the TM sleeve, want it you hit it too high and a little to the right. By lowering the loft your opening the face, resulting in more of a cut but lower. Whats the sleeve position for this situation.

Chris, did you add the weights to Collin’s tp Juno putter at the Open?

Guys on tour are so lucky to have an incredible team at TaylorMade! Anything they need it’s done!

@trottiegolf

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a fair comment…. The teams I’ve worked with around the world have all been excellent

Hi Trottie! Can you do an intro or a review of the TM Mini driver and who should have it or where does it fit in my bag? I know my wallet is about to be $400 lighter but anything helps. Cheers.

That’d be great if the loft, lie, and face angle where as stated in the specs but alas they’re not. Dirty little not so secret in the industry is that tolerances are pretty large.

Pity the sleeve only gives you more upright and not flat. Everytime I test its clean off the heel, I need a flatter fairway 🥺🤕

I assume a lot of pros prefer to have the hosel bent as it allows loft/lie/face angle to be dialled in as they like rather than having to stick to whichever trade off the sleeve throws out on the other angles when in a particular setting. Appreciate the insights tho Trottie, even tho as a golfer looking for a fairway wood spec only the bent hosel can provide these particular clips make me quite sad 😂👊👍

@trottiegolf

3 жыл бұрын

You can hit almost any loft you need with the sleeve

Hey Trottie, great video, can you explain why most players on tour don't use the sleeve and instead choose to still bend hosels to get their desired loft and shaft angle? Old habits? Tradition? More control? Thanks!

@trottiegolf

3 жыл бұрын

The split between the models (albeit I don't have the last PGA count to hand) is around 50/50 so your perception isn't quite accurate. In addition the SIM2 out of the gate was the lead horse on the tour, so guys do leverage the sleeve opposed to only going for the SIM2MAX & the blocks. I do think though that the 7 wood area has also changed our perception, 7 woods due to modern day balls are popular on Tour & that is only available in the SIM2MAX.

@Pr3st0ne

3 жыл бұрын

@@trottiegolf Ah my perspective was definitely off! Wasn't paying attention when watching some of the Tour truck videos and I had the impression all the clubs you were building for Rory and DJ weren't using the sleeve. My bad. Keep the videos coming, loving the insight and the inside look!

I know you covered this slightly but I don't know if its the same with bending a wedge. Does adding loft close the clubface slightly? and vice versa. I'm trying to make a 59 degree lob wedge and I'm deciding whether to bend a 58 or a 60. I tend to overdraw my shorter wedges and slice my longer clubs. I'm aware that this will also increase or decrease bounce. I'd rather increase bounce. Thanks

@trottiegolf

3 ай бұрын

Bounce - yes Face angle - no , not on an iron Good question 👍🏻

Trottie, have y’all made or considered making a loft sleeve that goes flatter rather than upright when lowering loft?

@trottiegolf

3 жыл бұрын

cherry pick heads is our deal there but I do hear ya & it's a good observation

@skylarsteel91

3 жыл бұрын

@@trottiegolf thanks for the response. I’m currently perusing the depths of eBay to find a 5 wood sim 2 head that’s just a tad flatter 58-59°

@CraigalFun

3 жыл бұрын

@@trottiegolf definitely one to feedback to R&D , we need flatter fairways

Let me borrow one of those for a bit

Will you be over here for the Open or does TM keep you slaving away in the US?

@trottiegolf

3 жыл бұрын

Isolation for 10 days put a stop to my plans this year..... no doubt I'll be back at some point

@banditbaker1675

3 жыл бұрын

@@trottiegolf Sorry, I forgot that you would have to isolate when you arrived. Perhaps next year, when it's back at St Andrews. I'm 70 next year and to celebrate I'm hoping to play all 4 of the Scottish Open venues with my Sons. Luckily you're only 70 once!!

any way to bend loft on a fairway without the custom made blocks?

@trottiegolf

3 жыл бұрын

ummmmmmmm tricky..... hence SIM2

Trottie is there any way a regular consumer could send in their bonded hosel TM fairway wood to be bent flat for an additional fee?

@edwardsroberts3174

Жыл бұрын

@trottiegolf

@trottiegolf

Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, no I don’t believe they offer that. Sorry pal…. Trucks or Kingdom is all I’m aware of

@edwardsroberts3174

Жыл бұрын

@@trottiegolf thanks for your time sir! I need a connect at the kingdom LOL

I don’t know anybody bending woods. Atleast by me. I wish I did.

Why are woods onset?

@trottiegolf

7 ай бұрын

I don't remember the exact line or comment but if I'm referring to a wood with a loft sleeve then it's mainly to cater for the loft sleeve housing that it'll appear a fraction onset. Not a bad thing

Hi, why does Taylormade stick to the adapter that turns the shaft when changing loft (and not like Titleist)?

@bretthadley3088

3 жыл бұрын

shouldn't it be rotating the club head. shaft is glued into the adapter.

@jacobmccain8082

3 жыл бұрын

Wondered this myself. Being able to independently change loft and lie is such an advantage for Titleist and Callaway.

@tedyong9085

3 жыл бұрын

It's so they can save weight from the adaptor and put it into the clubhead. The Callaway adaptor will weigh more but weight distributed in the clubhead will be more advantageous for the designers. If you measure the driver weight (minus adaptor), Callaways is usually the lightest. As for Titleist, the shaft will still turn if you adjust the lower COG. ie the number cog.

@suivzmoi

3 жыл бұрын

it's cheaper to manufacture. plus, do not be mistaken. all adjustable hosel clubs work the same whether it is a one piece (shaft is rotated) or two piece (adapter ring is rotated) shaft adapter. TaylorMade just defined it's "Standard" setting at the flattest lie, so any adjustment will always increase the lie. Ping on the other hand defines it's Standard at the most upright lie, so any adjustment will always decrease lie. Titleist and Callway define theirs in the middle, so it appears they have adjustibility in both directions for both loft and lie but the range will be smaller than the other two brands.

If I was just getting into golf... I could see a guy like Trottie heavily influencing me to play Taylormade. But I'm not... so I play a mixed bag.

This felt more like an ad for Taylormade, because I could see anything else happening with his hands on the way.

Why can't you go more up right and closed?

@trottiegolf

2 жыл бұрын

You can go up & closed 🤷🏻‍♂️

@LionelBradleygolf

2 жыл бұрын

@@trottiegolf how do you use a sleeve to go up and closed and deloft?

So unfair..... uhmmmm wait so if I get a sim2 I can have this done too. Yah definitely selling me, because this is so important, if I had this I could lengthen my current 3w and send it in to you guys to flatten, and peel it back a degree for some height I want. 🤔 hmmmm

@trottiegolf

3 жыл бұрын

SIM2 you can do everything with, that's the purpose of the sleeve