“The draw-biased M6 with heel-shifted weighting and an optically-open topline to beat a slice; ships on a soft, high-torque EvenFlow Max Carry that amplifies the draw bias. A strong rung-1 anti-slice option.”
The M6 D-Type is the anti-slice variant of TaylorMade's 2019 flagship M6 driver: same Twist Face and speed-injected Inertia Generator, but with internal weight shifted toward the heel/draw side and a Hammer Head slot cut into the sole for extra stability. TaylorMade claimed up to 20 yards more draw bias than the standard M6 head. It was built for the club-length majority of amateur golfers who fight a slice, not for shot-shapers, and reviewers found it delivered high ball speed and a forgiving, flush-feeling response even on mis-hits, at the cost of being essentially a one-shape club for anyone who already draws the ball.
A mainstream anti-slice driver variant sold every generation TaylorMade releases a flagship driver (D-Type existed before and after M6); no distinct legacy attaches to this particular year's version beyond being 'that year's draw-bias M6.'
Best for moderate-swing-speed golfers who slice or leave the face open at impact and want built-in correction; not for better players or anyone who wants to shape tee shots left-to-right, since the weighting fights against a fade.
Part of the 2019 M5/M6 driver family that followed 2018's M3/M4 and preceded 2020's SIM; competed against Callaway's Rogue Draw and Ping's G410 SFT (both similarly weighted anti-slice variants) in the same product-cycle window.
Very forgiving both on strike-location (Inertia Generator/Twist Face MOI) and on shot-shape (the draw bias actively fights a slice), which is exactly its design brief; the trade-off is that a player who already draws the ball or wants to work shots both ways will find it over-corrects and kills fade shots.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Complete, playable used M6 D-Type drivers typically sell for roughly $90-$180 in 2026 depending on shaft and head condition (adjustable-hosel wear and face scratches are the main value drags); it has no collector premium and depreciates like any 6-year-old mainstream driver.
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