Equipment
TaylorMade SLDR Hybrid for sale on eBay
Through the years, we at GolfWRX have become accustomed to seeing new product photos leak well before their launch dates. But what we’re not used to seeing is embargoed products leak on eBay, which is what happened this weekend with TaylorMade’s new SLDR hybrid.
The adjustable 18.5-degree hybrid, which has a buy-it-now price of $349.99 (about double what we expect the club to cost when it hits stores), has a size and shape that’s consistent with TaylorMade hybrids, as well cosmetics that are similar to TaylorMade’s SLDR driver and fairway woods. It also has the same speed pocket that was present on TaylorMade’s new SLDR fairway wood that we spotted at the Tour Championship.
The seller is says that the club is a “sample … still in plastic.” It is located in Leesburg, Ga., and has a stiff-flex RocketFuel hybrid shaft but no SLDR headcover. Most surprising is the seller’s history. He or she has a 60 positive feedback scores and 60 other items currently for sale, but none of them are golf clubs.
The seller has sold golf equipment before, especially gear made by TaylorMade-adidas. But from what we can tell, he or she has never sold anything like this is the past. That why we (as well as TaylorMade when they catch wind of the sale) are scratching our heads to understand how the club got into the hands of an eBay seller.
Click here to see what GolfWRX members are saying about the hybrid in the forums.
Click here to see what GolfWRX members are saying about the hybrid in the forums.
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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Tad
Oct 14, 2013 at 8:36 am
I wander if the seller made this form a 3d printer and is now trying to sell it for more than what the fairway wood will cost. its a scam
Lee H.
Sep 24, 2013 at 12:04 am
Apparently, the person either saw this article or was contacted by Taylormade as the item was pulled and is no longer for sale.What’s messed up is that the shaft and grip are from the RBZ stage 2 hybrid since they are both black and gold. The new Sldr driver is a black grip and the new Speedblade has a black and blue grip. I would think the new sldr hybrid would either have an all black or black and blue grip.
lloyd duffield
Sep 23, 2013 at 5:33 pm
THERES BEEN PLENTY OF PICTURES AND SPECS ON THE NET ABOUT THIS CLUB. ITS PROBLEY A GOOD FAKE
MorikawaTMaG
Sep 28, 2013 at 3:13 pm
no its real, trust me retailers are able to buy it right now
Poo
Sep 23, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Stolen head. Simples.
J
Sep 23, 2013 at 4:31 pm
And advertising something he stole for sale on the Internet.
Right.
Merde
Sep 23, 2013 at 10:14 pm
Plenty of sheep out there who don’t know crap about nothing who would buy this in a heartbeat. Not everybody reads GolfWRX.
Nicholas
Sep 23, 2013 at 2:35 pm
It’s a Trap!
Gaz
Sep 23, 2013 at 12:01 pm
You can see his face in the picture. Looks like Rory to me, probably been gathering what he can while the rest of the players are preparing for post-cut rounds.