Titleist 913 D3 "slider" experiment with pictures

I believe that the invention of lead tape has allowed players to manipulate their golf clubs for decades.  TaylorMade built drivers with moveable weights and was credited for something that players have been doing for decades.

I have been trying to find a setup that will lower my trajectory and reduce spin.  With the 913 D3 Titleist driver I have experimented with a few different concepts.  First I adjusted the weights in the back of the driver.  I liked the 4 gram white dot weight.  I felt that I noticed a slightly lower trajectory with the 4 gram weight vs the 9 gram weight.  Titleist puts the different weights in the head to offset total swing weight based on shaft length.  They claim that the different weights will not alter the trajectory.

My latest experiment is the 913 D3 Titleist "Slider".  I was fortunate to play with two engineers recently and they explained the concept of the TM SLDR.  I also discovered that TM staff players are making adjustments to the SLDR by reducing the amount of weight in the driver.  The weighted slider portion of the driver is not removable but the staff players are having their drivers built with much lighter sliders.  The stock slider is 20 grams and the staffers are putting in a piece that is 8-10 grams.  With this new info I present the 913 D3 Titleist "slider".  I learned that having the weight low and towards the leading edge would create the effect I am after.  I have played 3 rounds with this new setup and I feel like I hit lower knuckle balls.  That makes me happy.  The sound and feel is completely different after I removed the weight from the tail end of the driver.  I tried with the two strips of lead but felt that was to heavy.

I am playing a Diamana White board 63x in with this setup.  This is the original white board with flower band.

The two strips of lead was to heavy.