TaylorMade 2016 M1 430 Driver

Thirty cubic centimetres smaller than the standard M1, and that difference is what the model exists for. A 430cc head sits more compact behind the ball, turns over more willingly for a player who likes to shape shots, and hands back some of the stability a bigger footprint gives away for free. Underneath, the club is untouched: the same seven layer carbon crown over titanium, the same T-Track, the same four degree loft sleeve.

Loft tops out at 10.5, with an 8.5 and a 9.5 beneath it. No 12 degree version of this shape was built, which says enough about who it was meant for. The shaft program carries across too, Fujikura Pro 60, KuroKage TiNi Silver 60 and Aldila Rogue Silver 70 in senior, regular, stiff and X, beneath a Lamkin Performance 360. Anyone who needs forgiveness more than shape control should take the full size head.