TaylorMade M1 Driver Adjustment Guide + (CHART)

TaylorMade M1 Driver Adjustment Guide + CHART

Is The TaylorMade M1 Driver Adjustable?

Yes, the TaylorMade M1 Driver offers tremendous scope for adjustability. With an adjustment wrench, you can raise or lower the loft as per requirement.

You can allow your driver to draw or fade bias, too, and change the trajectory or spin on the ball.

 

TaylorMade M1 Driver Specs

The following table will help you better understand the specifications concerning the TaylorMade M1 Driver Specs.

M1 HEAD	LOFT	LH	LIE	VOLUME	LENGTH	SW
M1 460 DRIVER	8.5°	NO	56° – 60°	460CC	45.5″	D4
M1 460 DRIVER	9.5°	YES	56° – 60°	460CC	45.5″	D4
M1 460 DRIVER	10.5°	YES	56° – 60°	460CC	45.5″	D4
M1 460 DRIVER	12°	NO	56° – 60°	460CC	45.5″	D4

 

When Did The TaylorMade M1 Driver Come Out?

The original TaylorMade M1 driver came out in September 2015. It featured a unique and distinctive set of carbon composite crowns in seven layers. It was one of the first drivers to reduce weight using its carbon crown.

The driver gained popularity for its wide scope for adjustability in the launch, spin, trajectory, and shot shape.

 

Is The TaylorMade M1 Driver Forgiving?

Yes, TaylorMade’s M1 driver is forgiving. In fact, it offers the same degree of forgiveness that the follow-up M2 driver offers.

Golfers and past users have found the driver to be generously forgiving. They supported its sliding weight technology that is supposed to have added to the forgiveness.

 

How To Adjust TheLoft On My TaylorMade M1 Driver? 

Adjusting theTaylorMade M1 driver is fairly easy using a wrench.

Here is how to raise or lower the loft on a TaylorMade M1 driver:

1. Take a wrench and place it into the trough of the screws on your driver.
2. Turn the screw heads in an anti-clockwise motion and detach them from the driver.
3. After fully opening it, you can take the head off from the shaft. You will find the numbers with the respective settings on the top of the shaft. These settings indicate the loft adjustments, lie angle, and face angle options.
4. Check for the tip adapter. TaylorMade’s M1 driver incorporates a tip adapter of four degrees. It allows you to create increments or decrements to your loft by two degrees.
5. Next, you will find 12 notches along the sleeve. Each of these movements will allow you to increase or decrease the loft. It is where you can make your required adjustments to your loft.
6. After making the necessary adjustments, screw the head back on. Place the screws in their places and turn them in a clockwise motion to tighten.
7. If you hear a “click” sound, you can assume that you have locked the safety in its place.

Don’t keep tightening the screws after you hear the click, or else you wouldrisk over-tightening. It could damage your driver and affect your game.

 

TaylorMade M1 Driver Adjustment Chart

The following table will help you get a clear picture of the range of adjustments that TaylorMadeM1 Driver offers.

 

(M1 Driver loft) 8.5	9.5	10.5	12.0	LIE ANGLE	SPIN	FACE ANGLE
8.5	9.5	10.5	12.0	56.0	±0	Square
7.75	8.75	9.75	11.25	56.5	-300	2º open
7.0	8.0	9.0	10.5	57.25	-500	3º open
6.5	7.5	8.5	10.0	58.0	-600	4º open
7.0	8.0	9.0	10.5	58.5	-500	3º open
7.75	8.75	9.75	11.25	59.25	-300	2º open
8.5	9.5	10.5	12.0	60.0	±0	Square
9.25	10.25	11.25	12.75	59.25	300	2º closed
10.0	11.0	12.0	13.5	58.5	500	3º closed
10.5	11.5	12.5	14.0	58.0	600	4º closed
10.0	11.0	12.0	13.5	57.25	500	3º closed
9.25	10.25	11.25	12.75	56.5	300	2º closed

 

As you can see, TaylorMade’s M1 Driver offers you a 4º loft sleeve. It is responsible for the adjustments you can make in your driver’s loft, lie angle, and face angle.

Note that the 12-sleeve movement offers you increment and decrement range in the loft from 0.50 to 0.75º.

Similarly, these movements further allow you to make increments or decrements in your lie from 0.50 to 0.75º.

Lastly, your adjustment range for face angle is in increment or decrements by 1.0 to 2.0º.

 

 

TaylorMade M1 Driver Weight Adjustment

The M1 driver incorporates two weight systems: front track and backtrack weight systems.

The 0.03-lb weight in the former system helps you fix your ball flights through the draw, neutral, and fade positions. Meanwhile, the 0.02-lb weight in the latter system helps you adjust your spin, forgiveness, and trajectory.

Here is how you go about with the weight adjustments:

1. Take a wrench and place it into the trough of the screws on the targeted weight system of your driver.
2. Turn the screw heads in an anti-clockwise motion to loosen them.
3. After loosening the screw, slide the weight downwards for a low draw. If you’re aiming for fade, slide the weight towards the toe.
4. Tighten the screw after placing the weight where you want it until you hear a “click.”
5. Follow the same adjustment process for the other weight system.

The weight at the heel creates a lag and helps you to hit a draw. Placing the weight at the toe keeps the face more open, promoting the desirable fade.

Several golfing professionals and users have commended the driver for the range of adjustments it offers. The process is not complicated at all, and you get the hang of it in a matter of a few tries.

However, you might need to go back to the previous advice: the “click” sound is crucial for locking the safety. That said, please do not over-tighten while you’re at it.

 

What Are The Best TaylorMade M1 Driver Settings?

Golfers have testified that the best TaylorMade M1 Driver settings are the sleeve options.

As you saw earlier, this driver offers you a 4º loft sleeve. By making the right adjustments to the loft, lie angle, and face angle, you can nail your shot as it plays out in your head.