TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver Review: Specs, Pros and Cons

TaylorMade Tour Burner driver club

Released in 2008, TaylorMade’s Tour Burner Driver was for the players who loved to bomb it on the golf course. The club led an era of improved club technology from TaylorMade. At the time pro golfers like Sergio Garcia, Charles Howell III and Justin Rose put the Burner in play.

Tour Burner Driver Specs

Made for advanced players, the TaylorMade's new Tour Burner driver features a 450cc titanium head. It is streamlined with a steel dual crown and unique perimeter weighting.

TaylorMade equipped the Tour Burner with a TaylorMade RE-AX, 60g graphite shaft available in regular, stiff and extra stiff flex. Custom shafts by Aldila, Fujikara, Mitsubishi and Matrix HD are also available.

TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver Review

With the stock RE-AX a slightly tip-stiff shaft, the Tour Burner's aerodynamic head rips through the ball with ease. It's low- to mid-kick point characteristics and slight draw-bias make it fun to really let go off the tee. It's a comfortable player's club with a significant amount of game-improvement tendencies.

The driver's Dual Crown features a small thin top with a large weighted power-base. TaylorMade incorporated its Inverted Cone Technology which helps players produce faster swing speeds and ball speeds.

TaylorMade made sure this driver had ample forgiveness across the face and engineered it to produce a lower trajectory. The club is designed to provide more consistency than the Burner driver before it.

Who Should Play the Tour Burner Driver?

The Tour Burner is a bit draw-biased, which means a shot-shaping player could get into trouble on fast, steep swings. The club performs best with controlled and powerful tendencies. With a D5 swing weight, the Tour Burner may check in slightly lighter than some big hitters prefer. If you’re a player who knows how to control the club face, the Tour Burner could help you find the added consistency every golfer pursues.

Tour Burner Driver Value

According to the PGA Value Guide, TaylorMade’s Tour Burner Driver, resale value isn’t very high, ranging between $40 and $53. Brand new the driver listed at $699.

Where to Buy Tour Burner Driver

Players who want to try out the Tour Burner drivers can find them on sites like eBay and 2ndswing.com where they can buy them for around 100 bucks. On eBay , they range from $40, $50, and for the most part are under $100.

Bottom Line

The TaylorMade Tour Burner is a true premium driver meant for shot-shapers and low handicappers. It is also a solid club off the rack for novice golfers looking to grow into a tool with pro-level characteristics.

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The Tour Burner driver made an immediate impact on tour when it went straight into many of the TaylorMade players’ bags. The crown of the driver is considerably smaller than the oversize sole. “Inverted Cone Technology” is used in both the driver and the new Tour Burner irons to enlarge the sweetspot and offer more forgiveness. Where next? More On Test: - Taylormade Burner Plus irons review - TaylorMade Burner Fairway and Rescue review Galleries: - TaylorMade Burner 2009 driver pictures - TaylorMade Burner Plus Irons pictures

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The small crown and oversize sole are designed to create a centre of gravity that is 40% lower in the clubface than the Burner TP's. The head is designed to help create a high launch angle and low spin rate for longer, straighter drives. A TP version is also available (£379) which sits 2 degrees open and is available in a choice of three shafts.

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Dual crown and weighted power-base promote increased carry and distance. Modern head shape promotes lower, deeper and precision-placed CG for higher launch angle and lower spin. SuperFast Technology promotes increased swing speed, faster ball speed and added distance. Inverted Cone Technology dramatically expands the portion of the clubface that delivers high COR for consistently longer drives on off-center hits. SuperFast 60-gram shaft is exceptionally lightweight and stable to promote greater distance and accuracy.

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I purchased this driver 2 weeks ago , and love it. I tried 3 other expensive drivers & this last years model, out performed them all , and was the least expensive. I wanted 25 yrds more and I'm getting 50 & 60yrds yrds more when I hit it dead on the nuts . My swing speed went up 6 mph. I was hitting 185-200 yrds....and now 210 230 yrds and have twice hit it 260 yrds ! Still getting used to the club, but I'm very happy with it so far.

Bought used from ebay. Stiff aldila by you shaft. 9.5 loft. Pretty happy, makes me feel confidence over the ball. Inconsistent 300+ yard drives. Mostly around 270. But that's far enough.

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I used purchased this driver in May gently used from a seller on ebay. I've used several drivers off and on over the past couple years, switching between a 8.5* cobra x speed to an older Cleveland launcher 7.5*. I've even purchased an alpha model long drive driver at one point to try. Before I bought the taylormade I was back to the cobra and hitting it fairly well, and about as long as I ever had. However, I still struggled with pulling it left sometimes and every once in awhile I'd get a snap hook out of it. My biggest complaint with the cobra was the sound. A few times a round when hit solidly it would produce such a harsh metallic ping sound that it would literally leave my ears ringing. I decided to try the taylormade because of the price (around $80 with shipping) and the first few rounds had a bit of a love hate relationship with it. My distance was still decent but it lacked the power of my cobra when I really laid into one. I should say that I am around 6'4", 270 lbs and around a 115-120 mph swing speed with the driver. On my last full round with the cobra I put one 360 off the tee, and with the taylormade have been able to still get around 300 or a little more but not near what was possible with the cobra. However, the difference is consistency. While with the cobra I was never completely confident that it would go the direction I wanted, the TP has become my most confident club in the bag. It took a few rounds to get used to the weight, as it at least feels quite a bit lighter than the cobra and therefore a little harder to feel throughout the back swing. My last round out I hit the time out of the ball all day with it, averaging close to 300 yds and hitting from the short grass far more than I was used to. I was hitting from the back tees on the course for only the second time and ended up shooting a 79 after a round of 43 on the front. I was 2 under on the back through 6 holes and only lost strokes on an errant 4 iron into a par five and a miss hit 8 iron over a par three with a pond. I believe this club to be responsible for producing results off the tee and inspiring confidence in the rest of my game. If I could find wedges to inspire my wedge game like this thing has my driving, I'd quit my day job.

Didn't use talormade's service but am very pleased with the product. The only thing that left me a little irritated was that it claims to be square to slightly open and probably sits at least a half a degree or more closed. Not a huge deal other than if it is labeled as being square to open, it should be square to open.

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iv had this club for about 3 or 4 years and iv got a X-stiff shaft in it. sence iv had it iv got duck hooks and unconsistant ball flight, it the only club in my bag that realy lets my down. not a happy customer

played a friend's tour burner with 10.5 degrees loft, Aldila NV 65R SST Pured shaft. not sure if the pured shaft made the difference, but i was hitting some good drives with it. first off the tee was a low hook. probably due to the slightly closed face angle, but on the next 4-5 holes, i was hitting pretty straight drives in the fairway. the feel of the NV is very smooth, and i normally play a stiff flex for the NV but this combo seemed to work. my misses were not too bad, one in particular was the 9th hole dogleg right. i played a for a fade/slice, but the teeshot stayed pretty straight and i lost it in the left trees. that was my mental error. i like this combo so much right now, i'm looking to build a driver with the exact specs. however, i am concerned that this day was just a fluke, and my faster swing speed might not bode well with a regular flex. but i did like the distance i got with this driver. not super long, but it was very accurate. a few of the short par 5's i was coming in with a mid iron. so i was probably hitting my tee shot about 260-270 with the taylor made TP black ball.

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TaylorMade M5 Tour Driver Review

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The TaylorMade M5 Tour driver is loaded with technology in a compact 435cc package.  With some slight tweaks, technology such as the Twist Face, inverse T-Track, and Hammerhead slot make their return.  The new technology in play is the process of Speed Injection.  This process allows TaylorMade to optimize the “COR” across the entire face for higher ball speeds by injecting a tuning resin into each driver head to hit as close to the legal limit as possible.

Looks 1

TaylorMade continued the same color schemes from the M3/M4 lineup last year.  The biggest difference in the M5 Tour (as well as the standard M5 and the M6) is there is much less silver on the crown/topline and the carbon fiber has a matte finish.  Over the ball, my eye sees the silver going a bit further down the face than the M5 Tour’s predecessor.  This gave me the illusion of a deeper face but in reality, it’s pretty standard.  To some, I’m sure this could also play a role in whether or not they see the face opened or closed.

My very first impression upon receiving the club was that the footprint was classic pear shape.  Better players who like a compact shape with a tapered back to the crown will love it.   While there are a lot of great drivers out this year, the TaylorMade M5 Tour might be my favorite shape/profile on the market.  That’s the honest truth.

Feel 4

How Does it Feel?

There’s a lot to cover in the Feel section so buckle in.

First, let’s talk about the effect of the T-Track weighting.  I can’t speak for everyone, but my experience is that the placement of the weights in TaylorMade’s T-Track great impacts the feel of the club.  (To be fair, I find that with most adjustable weights in any club.)  The whole point of the weights is to manipulate the center of gravity.  So it makes sense that the feel would change.  With the weights set as pictured in this review, I found the balance of the head to feel funny throughout the swing and had control issues.  Moving both weights all the way up actually helped quite a bit, but I couldn’t get the ball in the air and needed more spin.  When I moved the weights to a neutral position in the back of the club, the feel was much smoother and the balance felt better to me.

Next let’s talk about the M5 Tour’s feel at impact.  The feel of the M5 Tour is reminiscent of hitting a wooden baseball bat dead on the sweet spot .  It’s almost muffled but still very solid.  Again, the wood baseball bat comparison is good to imagine.  A line drive off of a wood bat feels much different than a line drive off of metal bat.  I would have to imagine that TaylorMade’s tuning resin injected into the face plays a large role in this feel.  Overall, the face feels very solid while providing good feedback in your hands.

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How Does it Sound?

If you were to walk up to me on the range while I’m heroing away and ask me what I thought of the TaylorMade M5 Tour driver, the sound is the first thing I’d mention.  Honestly, I’ve written a lot of reviews and have found creative ways to explain impact tones, but I’m somewhat at a loss here.  I’ve heard people say it sounds like it’s hot melted, and while that’s a close comparison, I don’t totally agree with it.  The sound is definitely solid, but it’s very muffled.   Don’t get me wrong, when you hit one pure, it’s a very satisfying sound with a lot of pop…I just don’t know how to describe it!   The sound isn’t metallic at all and it doesn’t sound like any of the recent TaylorMade woods.  It’s just different.  I imagine this is largely related to the tuning resin injected in the head.

If you’ve hit this club before, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the sound as well.

Performance 3

On-Course Performance

TaylorMade considers the M5 Tour to be a “player’s driver” and while I generally think that’s a relative classification, I think it’s pretty true here.  The smaller 435cc head is a good bit lower spinning and can be difficult to launch depending on how well you dial in your settings.  It’s also less forgiving given the smaller sweet spot.  That said, the M5 Tour is long and very workable.  The key is getting your weight settings right.   I struggled a lot with this club until I moved the weights to the back of the head.  This helped me launch the ball at a much better angle and my spin was still about as low as I’m hitting anything else right now.

In regards to the forgiveness, I’d say there’s a little help from the technology, but hitting the sweet spot is critical.  Extreme misses may stay within the boundaries of the hole, but you’ll experience plenty of distance loss.  If you’re going to play this driver, you just need to keep it around the crosshairs.  I also felt the smaller size of the M5 Tour also made shot manipulation easier .  The head of the driver seems easier to control and less “corrective” so you can easily steer one right or left, up or down.

Speed Injected Face 10

Speed Injected Face

Speed Injection the is the big tech addition to the TaylorMade driver lineup this year.  Let’s explain what this does.  This process allows TaylorMade to manufacture all of their driver heads with face thicknesses as close to the legal limit as possible.   As each head “comes off the line,” it gets tested to see where it measures in terms the legal limits.  Based on the results, TaylorMade then injects a tuning resin which will optimize the COR across the face – aka make the face as hot as possible without being illegal.  This leads to more ball speed and greater distances off the tee.  Apparently, .3% of the heads produced don’t need any injection.  I would be extremely curious to hit one of those heads next to a Speed Injected head and see if there’s a noticeable difference.

T-Track 14

Inverse T-Track

Moveable weights on a track system isn’t new to TaylorMade drivers by any means, however, since the original M1, the system has changed each year.  The ’17 M1 had the fade/draw bias right behind the face whereas M3’s Y-Track moved the fade/draw bias adjustments to the rear of the head.  The M5 Tour’s T-Track is similar to the M3’s Y-Track except that the fade/draw weighting now slides along the perimeter of the club as opposed to the Y fashion before.  I like this setup better because I feel the fade/draw bias allows the second weight to control the trajectory more independently.  What I mean is I can now adjust the shape bias while not repositioning the CG closer to the front of the club.

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Final Thoughts

The TaylorMade M5 Tour driver packs a lot of punch by utilizing tried and true technology along with the new Speed Injected face.  The smaller profile of the M5 Tour is going to appeal to better players looking for low spin and better shot shaping capabilities.  As always, I highly recommend getting properly fit to make sure you’re playing the right driver for you.  While you may love how the M5 Tour looks behind the ball (I do), you may be better off with the forgiveness from the larger 460cc models.

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This driver has been like the unicorn of drivers. No one really talks about it, no one really uses it at golf courses, but for the people that use it, they swear it’s amazing. Im indeed one of those people. Making contact absolutely feels like a solid line drive w/a wooden baseball bat. Powerful, strong, not the effortless feeling of a home run, but very powerful. Also to my surprise as well, having the weights forward; one weight middle, one all the way forward, was a better setting for me. That’s coming from a guy that hit his best ever drives witb the Gen 1 M6 and the D2 titleist 915. Those arent exactly low spinner kings. What sold me one this driver was the shape, feedback on shots, and the feeling that it just feels like im swinging it fast. The numbers back that up also. This golfing unicorn is one of my favorite clubs to hit and will forever be in my club collection.

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TaylorMade M5 Tour Driver - 3 Perspectives

Today I’ll be fully reviewing the TaylorMade M5 Tour driver .

The M5 Tour is the slimmer, more compact brother of the M5 . At 435CC, the M5 Tour has the same technologies as the M5 but tends to appeal to better players and professionals. It allows for more workability, more control, and less spin on average.

How does the performance of the M5 Tour compare with the standard M5? When is it worth considering the Tour variant over the M5?

Here’s what I’m going to be covering in this review:

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  • Look, Sound & Feel
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Read on to find out what you need to know to make an informed purchase.

Note:  Unless otherwise stated, stock shafts and stock grips are used when evaluating this club. In most cases, the golf clubs reviewed on Golfstead are acquired temporarily for testing purposes and are not purchased. The review that follows is based on the personal experience and research of the author. Because everyone’s swing and body are different, results with a particular club may differ from person to person.

What are the reviews like?

The TaylorMade M5 Tour driver has very positive customer ratings in general, but it’s dragged down a little bit by certain issues not related to performance.

It has a 4.4/5 score on Global Golf and a 4.3/5 on the official TaylorMade website.

Along with the regular M5, the M5 Tour earned a gold medal on the  2019 Golf Digest Hot List .

What People Like

  • pounds it down the fairway
  • forgiveness is still excellent even with the smaller profile
  • ample feedback for diagnosing your mis-hits
  • the sweet spot feels fantastic
  • a very workable driver

What People Don’t Like

  • forgiveness is not quite as good as the M5
  • can dent and suffer other physical damage, particularly after a bad swing

What are the features?

Most of the features of the M5 Tour are the same as its bigger M5 brother, namely:

  • Speed Injection: the face is injected with a special tuning resin in order to optimize COR across the entire face, bringing the speed of the face right to the legal limit.
  • Twist Face: the face has a special curvature with a corrective face angle on off-center hits. The end result is reduced sidespin, straighter shots, and better performance near the toe and heel.
  • Inverse T-Track: TaylorMade claims that this T-Track design is more efficient than the track on the M1 . Two 10g weights can be moved seamlessly along the track to alter spin and trajectory.
  • Hammerhead Slot 2.0: More flexible than in previous models, this slot improves ball speed performance low on the face.

The key difference lies in the footprint. The M5 Tour has a smaller 435CC head (as opposed to 460CC), which is more aesthetically appealing to many players.

The aerodynamics that work with this smaller head result in increased club head speed. In addition to improved workability and control, the weight distribution is also such that the spin and MOI tend to be lower.

The M5 Tour driver is available in 9° and 10.5° standard lofts. As with the M5, it includes a 4° loft sleeve that allows you to adjust loft, lie and face angle over 12 possible variations.

The stock shafts available with the M5 Tour are the Mitsubishi TENSEI CK Orange 60 (mid launch) and Project X HZRDUS Smoke 70 (low launch). The stock grip is the Golf Pride MCC .

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Below are the specs of the M5 Tour driver. Click or zoom to enlarge.

TaylorMade M5 Tour Driver Specs

How does the driver perform?

It’s close, but I find that the M5 Tour tends to be a little longer than the M5, especially with faster swing speeds. There are a few reasons for this.

Firstly, as TaylorMade indicates in the marketing of the M5 Tour, the aerodynamics of the smaller head allow for more club head speed, which translates into more ball speed and distance.

Secondly, the M5 Tour has a lower CG that results in less spin. Faster swing speeds extract the most benefit from this because they can keep the trajectory high enough to carry a long way.

All of this bore out in my testing, and I found that I was getting about 5-8 more yards of additional distance. The M5 is already super long, so this means that the M5 Tour is pretty much a beast.

The M5 Tour is clearly made for distance. You can also use the movable weights and loft sleeve to squeeze out even more distance on your drives.

Forgiveness

With lower MOI and a smaller head, the M5 Tour is naturally less forgiving than the M5.

But all things considered, the forgiveness is impressive for a better-player driver. The tendency for increased sidespin from the lower MOI is strongly counteracted by the corrective nature of the Twist Face, so there’s only a minor difference in mis-hit performance.

Golfers with the skill to play the M5 Tour effectively will be more than satisfied with the forgiveness offered. Higher handicaps will appreciate the driver letting them know when they make poor contact.

Playability/Trajectory

The M5 Tour tends to produce a low-mid trajectory, and it’s easy to work the ball and shape shots. This was my experience personally.

But overall, it’s difficult to pin down a “typical” ball flight because of the sheer number of variables at play.

The T-Track provides powerful adjustability for M5 Tour users, and this makes for excellent playability as well. Moving weight towards the toe, heel, back and front will promote fades, draws, higher and lower trajectories, respectively.

Golfers with slower swing speeds will likely have better results with the weights back, increasing spin.

Your trajectory will depend largely on the position of the weights, the loft sleeve setting, the standard loft of the driver, the shaft, and your individual swing.

The sliding weight system on the M5 Tour can make a big difference, and I highly recommend experimenting to find something that works for you.

What about look, sound & feel?

The design and aesthetics of the M5 Tour are pretty much the same as the M5, with the exception of the “Tour” label on the sole.

I said in my review of the M5 that the design isn’t my favourite, but this is just my personal preference and you may have a different view.

The big difference with the M5 Tour is the smaller footprint, which is both shorter and narrower than the M5.

I prefer a slimmer driver look myself, but it will likely give some golfers less confidence when addressing the ball. Still, the extra 5CC over the typical 430CC tour-class drivers helps the M5 Tour be a little more accessible to higher handicaps.

The Sound & Feel

The sound/feel of the M5 Tour was about what I expected going into my testing session.

Compared to the M5, the feel is harsher on mis-hits, but the sound across the face is essentially the same. The marginally more difficult task of hitting the sweet spot is rewarded with an incredible feel that is solid and explosive.

If you’re serious about improving your long game, the M5 Tour will allow you to do it because it gives you clear tactile feedback.

Something I found interesting is that strikes low on the face, where the Hammerhead Slot provides support, feel more like sweet-spot strikes than they do on the regular M5. This likely has something to do with the concentration of mass in a more compact profile.

Where should you buy the M5 Tour driver online?

The M5 Tour driver is now more than a season old. At this point, there are a couple places where I recommend getting it online.

One place is Global Golf , which is the certified pre-owned source of TaylorMade golf clubs. They offer many attractive policies and deals that make for a smooth buying process.

The other place is eBay . They are a fantastic source for golf equipment, and you can likely find M5 Tour drivers in new condition there as well.

You can still buy the M5 Tour from the TM website, but only for a limited time.

I think the M5 Tour is a very compelling option for golfers interested in the M5 family. It’s long, workable, adjustable, has superb feel, and still offers a bit of forgiveness for your mis-hits.

In fact, unless you value slightly better forgiveness and a larger footprint, I can’t see why you would go for the M5 over the M5 Tour.

In any case, I would definitely give the M5 Tour a try. If you think you’re not good enough to play it, you might be pleasantly surprised as to how it performs.

Are you interested in the M5 Tour driver? Have you played it? What’s your experience? Let us know in the comments below.

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TaylorMade Burner Drivers By Year: The Complete List!

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TaylorMade revolutionized the driver industry when it released the first Burner metalwood in 1983. Over the following four decades, it continued building on the Burner’s technology to optimize tee shots for every level of player.

In this article, you’ll find a complete list of TaylorMade Burner drivers by year.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers By Year

Here is a full list of every TaylorMade Burner driver release:

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 1980-1999

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When the original TaylorMade Burner driver debuted in 1983, it introduced golfers to a new level of distance thanks to its steel head construction. The $230 driver became popular on pro tours and cemented TaylorMade as a leader in driver technology for decades to come.

In 1988, the TaylorMade Burner Plus was built on the original Burner’s success with a larger 195cc head powered by a graphite shaft for increased forgiveness.

Priced at $300, the Burner Plus driver also featured the company’s patented metalwood technology to enhance playability and distance off the tee.

TaylorMade drivers took a hiatus from the Burner name during the ‘90s. During this period, other notable releases included 1997’s TaylorMade Ti Bubble 2 driver which featured a large, thin-walled titanium head.

However, during this period TaylorMade Burner irons made their debut.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 2000-2009

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In 2002, the revolutionary TaylorMade Burner 420 Driver combined a steel head, graphite shaft, and tuned port weighting for greater ease of launch.

The launch of the 2008 Burner Driver marked the return of the name. This iteration incorporated TaylorMade’s SuperFast technology — a combination of aerodynamic clubhead shaping and a lighter shaft to promote speed. The Tour Burner model shared technologies in a club designed for optimal shot shaping.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 2010-2019

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As driver heads and ball speeds continued increasing, TaylorMade focused newer Burner models on these key areas. The 2010 Burner SuperFast incorporated their Inverted Cone technology for improved speed and accuracy, even on mishits.

Pushing the limit on clubhead speed, the bright yellow TaylorMade Burner Superfast 2.0 debuted in 2011. Advancements like a lighter core and aerodynamic shape took the average driver clubhead speed over 167 mph during Tour testing.

In 2015, the AeroBurner line included a standard model and a TP (Tour Preferred) version. Both utilized TaylorMade’s most aerodynamic head shaping to date.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 2020-Present

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While not officially a Burner model, the 2023 TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver combines modern tech with a reference to the traditional Burner line.

Featuring a smaller head size and slightly higher loft angle than typical drivers, it can effectively be referred to as a 2 wood. Tommy Fleetwood has notoriously favored this club on tour, though he uses it as a 3 wood replacement.

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+ Versatile off the tee and fairway + Adjustable weights for customization + Beautiful throwback aesthetics

– Not an essential club in the bag

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Among the improvements here—beyond better overall stability on mis-hits on the heel and toe and high and low—is the increased use of carbon composite in the crown. Now stretching almost seamlessly to the top of the face, the crown saves weight to help increase stability on off-center hits and to lower the center of gravity for reduced spin and better energy transfer. The structure of the channel in the sole now gives more at impact to deliver extra flex to the face for faster ball speed, particularly on lower hits on the face.

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Characteristics

  • The carbon-composite face and body balances forward and rear weighting for low spin and forgiveness.
  • The face size is the same as the Qi10 LS, but this driver is deeper front to back for more stability.
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Look / sound / feel, golf digest logo hot list players feedback.

Ratings are based on players’ assessments in three key performance areas.

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Playability.

The ball shoots off the face and quickly gets to the intended line. Rolls out well. Produced a consistent mid-to-high ball flight.

Just an absolute masher, and yet compression felt soft. You can hit a straight ball flight with ease. Effortless power.

Just an all-worthy club with an explosive face. The ball just rockets off at impact and stays in the air forever.

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Whether you want more distance or a consistent shot shape, you need one skill above all others: the ability to make flush contact with the ball. It’s the No. 1 fundamental in golf, and without it, this game can be an eternal mystery. Here, Sean Hogan, one of Golf Digest’s Best Teachers in Florida, helps you improve your impact with the driver.

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Wrapped in a clean and confident package, the Qi10 driver has been strategically engineered to help players optimize distance and enhance forgiveness. It features lower CG projection and higher MOI than its predecessor, delivering balanced performance without any tradeoffs.

A brand-new, slightly larger address shape combined with the clean look of the Infinity Carbon Crown and a high contrast topline for enhanced alignment that inspires confidence for all levels of golfers. 

Featuring staples of TaylorMade driver performance, Qi10 allows you to fine-tune loft and face angle with the 4° loft sleeve. Furthermore, the Thru-Slot Speed Pocket™ is a cornerstone of TaylorMade technology and continues to preserve ball speed for optimal performance on low-face strikes.

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TaylorMade RocketBallz Tour Driver and Tour Rescue Review

We’ve seen that the RocketBallz fairway woods are ridiculously long but how do the RocketBallz Tour Driver and Rescue compare?

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In case you didn’t know the distinct name is based on testing TMAG tour staffer Dustin Johnson’s experience with the prototype. “I brought the prototype out to some players and Dustin Johnson was the first one to test it,” said Todd Chew, Tour Product Specialist. “He’s unbelievably long, as we all know, but he was just blown away by how far the Rescue was going. Dustin said a couple of times,’It’s like a rocket.” When the prototype returned from initial field testing, Taylormade’s engineers took the creative liberty to etch the name, “RocketBallz,” into both the CAD model and the sole of the prototype clubhead. “I never thought RocketBallz would actually show up on the prototype,” said Todd Beach, Senior Director of Product Engineering, Metalwoods. “Typically, it’s got an MW label and a number on there, whatever our number is. When the prototype came back, I was like, ‘What are you guys doing?’ I can’t believe you put that on there. There’s no way we’re going to call the product that.” The marketing department decided to keep the name. Never has a product name come from the R&D department.

How do the RocketBallz driver and Rescue compare to the fairway wood that boasts an increase of 17 yards? Let’s start with the driver.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver TaylorMade has been the #1 driver in golf for almost a decade. With each new line comes new technology, new designs and for TaylorMade, more sales. The move to white was a gutsy decision, one that no other company has done. Cobra makes a white driver but it’s a limited release and this is probably the first time you’ve heard about it. Last year 20% of all golfers converted to white, that’s a big move considering there wasn’t a demand for a different color, let alone a stand out matte white finish. The 2012 TaylorMade RocketBallz driver is a continuation of this white domination. It doesn’t have a speed pocket like the fairway and Rescue do but the driver does offer some unique features. The driver comes in two models, RocketBallz and RocketBallz Tour. For this review I will be focusing on the RocketBallz Tour. The great feature of both drivers it that they are tunable at $299. Something TMAG thought was important since they place so much emphasis on the golfer being fitter for correct equipment.

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Technology While the RBZ driver doesn’t have the R11’s moveable weights or adjustable sole plate, it does have adjustable technology so you can optimize launch conditions for your swing. This is TaylorMade’s Flight Control Technology (FCT). This is a feature that wasn’t available with the Burner clubs. The FCT system (a user-adjustable hosel) allows a golfer to select their choice of eight settings, each of which has a different effect on the club head’s face, loft, and lie angles. TaylorMade says the FCT settings are capable of affecting the ball’s side-to-side trajectory as much as 60 yards. If you’re a slicer, you can choose a setting that sets the face more to the left for a straighter ball flight. If you like to hit draws, you have the face more open, aimed to the right, at address.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver Tour Sole

A non-adjustable screw in the back of the head is actually a weight cartridge that lowers the head’s center of gravity. The club’s Thin-Thick crown design also lowers and moves the center of gravity closer to the face. TaylorMade says the result is less spin, a higher ball flight and more distance. TaylorMade also says the Inverted Cone clubface technology built into the Rocketballz driver promotes faster ball speeds even when the sweet spot is missed.

The standard (non-tour) RocketBallz driver has a more shallow profile. TaylorMade adjusted the face height to make the face smaller and more aerodynamic. TaylorMade says you’ll see a benefit of two to three percent from the previous Burner Superfast. TaylorMade says this helps golfers achieve a higher launch angle and helps lessen the fade or slice because the CG is lower. The tour head looks more compact at address and the face is much deeper than the standard RocketBallz driver. The RBZ Tour driver is going to help players with higher swing speeds reduce or optimize their spin rates. TaylorMade says the RocketBallz and R11S go longer than any driver they’ve ever made. Both models are right at the speed limit that they can get them to in terms of aerodynamics, club speed and performance (FCT). Club head speed is maxed with the CG being further apart and closer to the face for more ball speed and one of TaylorMade’s standard features the Inverted Cone design for optimal ball speed.

Last year’s Superfast was a light and long (in terms of the length of the shaft) golf club. From TaylorMade’s testing they found golfers preferred a club that was slightly shorter and offered better control. So the RocketBallz driver is half an inch shorter, at 46 inches, the company claims the shaft is still long enough to help increase swing speed, but the slightly shorter length also helps promote accuracy.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver Tour Face

We’re setting a new standard in the driver category as speed, adjustability and Tour-validated performance have never been so affordable, said executive vice president Sean Toulon. ―The name RocketBallz is obviously polarizing and helps capture the distance performance story but golfers cannot overlook the power of tuning these new products. Never before have we had so many fitting options in a single driver franchise; there’s a RocketBallz driver out there for everyone. Sean Toulon, TMAG Executive Vice President/div>

Esthetics Like all TaylorMade drivers now the crown is matte white with a PVD black face. TaylorMade first used this white/black color combination in it’s most recent Burner and R11 clubs. TaylorMade says this will help your alignment and eliminate glare. The white color also makes the 460cc RBZ driver appear slightly larger, which when compared to the size of the ball, TMAG feels, adds confidence when teeing off.

Also on the crown are lime/silver graphics towards the outer edges helping with the visuals. I’m sure they did some testing and found the head might look awkward if the entire crown was white, the graphics help frame everything at address. The tour head has much less of a triangle look and the deeper face helps prompt you to tee the ball high, which I like for a driver. Hitting the ball with a high/center contact helps launch it higher with less spin due to vertical gear effect. The black finish of the clubface really pops against the white background, and accompanied by the ahina ion plated shaft, it’s a unique and great looking club. If I’m being picky I’d like to see less of the face towards the heel section of the club. At address that was a part that stood out to me. The heel is a little too prominent to my eye.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver Tour Address

Both the standard and tour RocketBallz heads are more traditonal looking than the Burner Superfast. As I said earlier, the Burner’s design is more progessive, triangular shaped. The biggest difference between the tour and standard RocketBallz is the added depth to the face of the tour model.

Playability and Feel For this review I ordered a tour head, 9 degrees with the Matrix X-Con 6. I think this is a good shaft and offers a little more torque than HD6, something I like for this head. With my initial swings I noticed the head has a heavier feel to it. I measured the swingweight and it came out to D5, which is close to what the TaylorMade website says it should be. The slightly heavier swingweight just gave me a better sense of control but didn’t really effect any of my shots. I also adjusted the clubhead to the “Open” setting because I like the way a driver looks when it’s aimed slightly right.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver Tour Toe

What really stands out with this driver is how forgiving off center hits are. Misses off the toe stayed pretty straight and distance was great even on mishits. Center hits are long as well, and with a high launch. Definitely one of the longest drivers I’ve ever hit. All shots come off fast. Testing the RBZ Tour driver on a Foresight launch monitor I found that I was averaging 295.4 yards total per drive with a spin rate of 2883 rpm. Good numbers for me since I use to battle spinning my driver too much. I’ve made some recent swing adjustments that has really helped me take advantage of technology like the RBZ driver. Making sure I’m playing the ball off my left toe and having my hips pushed a few inches more forward than with a standard iron shot.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver Tour Back

One feature that I didn’t like was the sound of the club. It’s too loud for my liking, especially off toe-center hits. It’s a very loud somewhat distracting sound. Mishits sound more harsh, it is not a quiet driver. I’m not used to getting a few looks while hitting my driver on the range. Overall though the feel of the driver and performance negates any sound complaints, at least for me. What matters is that good swings result in huge drives and mis-hits are still long and playable.

Specs The RocketBallz driver is offered in two models to cater to a wide range of players.The RBZ driver is available in three lofts – 9.5°, 10.5° and HL (high-launch), while the RBZ Tour comes in 9° and 10.5°. The standard RBZ SuperFast Matrix Ozik XCON 5 shaft comes in four shaft flexes – S, R, M and L. The RBZ Tour model comes equipped with a Matrix Ozik XCon 6, 55-gram shaft in X, S and R flexes, with the option of 25 additional shaft choices. Both RocketBallz drivers are available at $299

TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver Tour Shaft

TaylorMade RocketBallz Tour Rescue TaylorMade says until now, hybrids have yet to benefit from a technology that adds significant speed to the face. The new TaylorMade RocketBallz Rescue golf clubs not only received high scores in every category on Golf Digest’s 2012 Hot List, but was the leader in three of those categories. According to TaylorMade, the RocketBallz hybrid golf clubs allow you to launch the ball higher and gain needed carry distance. The lighter shaft used on these hybrids and the lower center of gravity is what helps accomplish this. The large head accompanied with the white matte finish separates these hybrids from the multitude of generic black hybrids you’ll find in your local golf store.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Hybrid Tour Address

Technology Two models of RocketBallz Rescues are being offered, standard and Tour. The standard model incorporates a lightweight shaft and lightweight grip to promote increased swing speed. The clubface is large and deep, yet the CG is located low and forward, a combination that’s desirable yet difficult to achieve. TaylorMade says they made this possible by employing both our Ultra-Thin Wall casting process and TaylorMade’s Thick-Thin crown design. TaylorMade adds that this combination promotes faster ball speed, a higher launch angle and lower spin-rates helping golfers hit it longer. The RocketBallz Tour Rescue has a comparatively smaller address appearance, a slightly open face angle, a toe-weighted CG, and is equipped with a heavier, stiffer shaft. A much better fit for players that have faster swing speeds and don’t need help reducing their slice.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Hybrid Hero

These hybrids use the same approach as the RBZ fairway metals to boost ball speed off the face. To achieve the higher ball speed, the RocketBallz fairway woods and Rescues were developed with a high-strength 455 steel face plate welded to a cast body. They incorporate improved sole geometry and a speed pocket to improve overall head and face flexibility and a slightly deeper face with a further-forward CG location than other hybrid designs. The speed pocket can be found on the sole of the Rescue, it’s a larger and deeper cavity than the Adams woods that have similar technology.

There is also a Tour model which has, compared to the standard RocketBallz hybrid, a more compact appearance at address, a more open face angle, and a heavier, stiffer shaft.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Hybrid Sole

The overall weight of the Rocketballz Rescue is less than 350g. Thanks to the lightweight 65g shaft, lightweight grip and the benefits of the Rocketballz technology, the Rocketballz hybrid is one of the longest in TaylorMade’s history.

The RocketBallz fairway woods and Rescues represent a game-changing breakthrough in performance comparable to few products in the history of our industry. To hold a RocketBallz metalwood in your hands is to possess confidence, power, speed and distance potential that will regularly and quite literally redefine the long game for golfers. Sean Toulon, TMAG Executive Vice President/div>

Esthetics For a hybrid club it looks great. The tour head is larger than other tour or pro model hybrids on the market but I think that works in it’s favor. The standard and even the Tour Rescue comes closer to resembling the shape of a five or seven wood than utility irons. Both the standard RocketBallz Rescue and the Tour version will feature a flat white crown color and black PVD face for what TaylorMade says provides optimum contrast to makes it easy to align the face accurately at address. The white crown color also eliminates the glare and “hot spots” that you might notice with gloss-finish metalwoods.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Hybrid Face

Playability and Feel I tested and played with an 18.5° Tour Rescue with a Re*AX 85 HB. Hitting ten shots on a Foresight launch monitor I averaged 229.29 yards with the Tour Rescue. I didn’t put this up against my current hybrid because the hybrid I use is 20°. It also launches as high as my 20°. The sole has some nice camber from toe to heel which I feel helps the club be more versatile from different kinds of lies (lies in the rough, divots and in the sand). The RBZ Rescue has a similar crushing sound as the RBZ fairway which makes hitting the club an enjoyable experience. I think the head size of this club is perfect, sometimes “tour” model clubs can look overly intimidating. This Rescue gives you some confidence because of the slightly larger head. What I want in a hybrid is something that launches high, consistently hits a certain distance and doesn’t curve very much. Out of those ten shots I hit on the Foresight monitor, the shortest was 226 and the longest was 231. If I can get that kind of control from that distance, I’ll be very happy.

TaylorMade RocketBallz Hybrid With Ball

The overall balance and weight of the club feels great. For some with higher swing speeds it may be on the light side at 85 grams but for me it performs nicely. The weight and look of the club encourages you to take a little turf and even shots high or low on the face are given a better chance of turning out well. Golf, as we all know, is a game of how well you hit your bad shots.

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Specs The RocketBallz Rescues come standard with a 65-gram graphite shaft in four flexes (S, R, M, L). It’s offered in four lofts for right-handed golfers only (Lofts: 3-19°, 4-21°, 5-24°, 6-27°). The RocketBallz Tour Rescues come standard with an 85-gram graphite shaft in three flexes (X, S, R). They’re offered in four lofts for right-handed golfers only (Lofts: 2-16.5°, 3-18.5°, 4-21.5°). Additionally, a selection of 5 custom TP shafts are available for purchase.

RocketBallz Rescues: $179 RocketBallz Tour Rescues: $179 RocketBallz Rescues with TP shaft upgrade: $229

TaylorMade RocketBallz Hybrid Back

Conclusion The hottest name in golf lives up to it’s hype. I was impressed with what the TaylorMade RocketBallz Tour Driver and Tour Rescue had to offer. I loved how each of them performed. My only complaint with the driver was about the loud impact quality of the RBZ driver. For some it might be too distracting but the driver performs well. The only “problem” with the Rescue is that it might go too far, causing some distance gaps in that 190-220 yard range. So if you buy one, you might find yourself saving for another one of a different loft. Good thing there are many different options and shafts to choose from.

If you’re in the market for a new driver but don’t want to spend four or five hundred dollars on a premium driver, the RocketBallz driver is a great option, for some maybe a better fit than the R11S, at $299. The RBZ driver gives you some great options for customizing your driver allowing you to adjust the loft (±1.5 degrees) and face angle (±3 degrees). The Tour Rescue has similar characteristics to the RBZ fairway wood and is an easy choice if you want to pick up some distance and forgiveness in this area of your game. If you’re turned off by the white crowns, don’t be, they can be just as attractive, and more functional, as a shinny black crown.

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they say you gain about 17 yds with driver and i in fact gained about 30-60 more. i am a below avg driver of the ball anywhere from just over 200, with most in the 225 or so range and a good hit 250 or slightly more. i tried a friends rocketballz and hit it bad. he said try one more swing. boom. it went 290. straight and high down the middle. we all looked on in shock. now do i always hit it now 290? no. mostly because i am not trying to swing as hard as i can. but with a medium effort i am now 250-260 consistently. i think i lucked out and without fitting i got the right club and shaft for me…it has to be that as i cannot think of another explanation. my old razr hawk tour is sold and rockeballz (standard version in 9.5 stiff with zero adjustments have not adjusted it at all) is unbelievable. weeks later the honeymoon has not worn off. it is staggeringly good.

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TaylorMade Drivers by Year

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Every TaylorMade Driver By Year and Release Date

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TaylorMade Driver Model History:

Did you know that TaylorMade was the very first company to make a metal driver ?

That’s right, up until that historic day in 1979, all drivers had been constructed from laminated persimmon wood… hence the name ‘1 Wood’ (or the more common ‘fairway wood’ you still hear today).

It was only later, after the metal club heads began to catch on, that the term ‘Driver’ started to rise in popularity. After all, it didn’t make much sense to call it a ‘Wood’ anymore right?

Birth of the Metalwood

Gary Adams, the founder of TaylorMade, was a simple golf equipment salesman in the 1970s. But he had an idea to create a ‘wood’ made from metal.

He took out a $26,000 loan on his house, and with the help of 3 employees, created a single product:

A 12° driver cast from stainless steel.

The original TaylorMade 1 Metalwood

Little did they know, these old TaylorMade drivers would change the golf industry forever!

The Original “M1” and the Pittsburgh Persimmon

When the first metal driver came out, it was simply the ‘1 Metal’, or the “M1” if you will.

But less than a year later, Adams put out a handwritten sign reading “Pittsburgh Persimmon” referring to the driver head’s steel construction.

The nickname stuck and TaylorMade began etching it into the rest of the drivers in the line.

The Pittsburgh Persimmon from 1980

And thus, the TaylorMade Pittsburgh Persimmon driver was born in 1980.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers by Year

The first Burner was introduced as a 7° driver in 1983.

TaylorMade also introduced different versions of the club to accommodate various golfer’s skill levels… the Burner and Tour Burner, which ultimately found its way into 147 tour pro’s bags that same year.

Later, the Burner was used to win the 1988 U.S. Open Championship by Curtis Strange, who beat out Nick Faldo in a playoff, giving TaylorMade its first major victory.

Original Burner Driver by TaylorMade

A few years later, the Bubble Shaft Burner would claim the 1994 Masters championship with just a prototype.

The official Bubble Shaft Burner was released in 1995, officially the first graphite shaft in golf.

The Burner would make a few reprises in the early to mid 2000’s, and again in 2015 as the Aeroburner Driver.

The R series Drivers

In early 2002, the Inverted Cone Technology (ICT) made its debut in the R510, R540, and R580 TaylorMade Drivers.

The ICT was a major breakthrough in the industry, which significantly increased the size of the COR zone to give consistently longer tee shots. This earned TaylorMade the “Best of What’s New Award” from Popular Science Magazine.

The R 500 Series Drivers

The R series continued to innovate the industry with the first moveable weight system introduced in 2004 with the R7.

The R series would continue through the years up to the R11 and R1 in 2012 and 2013.

TaylorMade M Driver History

Next came the unveiling of the M1 (a throwback to the original M1 “1 Metal” that started it all) in 2016.

The M1 introduced the fully customizable driver setup we see throughout the industry today. Complete with 2 separate slidable weights to change between draw, neutral, and fade bias; as well as high, medium, and low launch and spin settings.

The TaylorMade M1 from 2016

The M series continued up through the M6 in 2019.

SIM 2 Driver Series

Just a few years ago, the SIM and SIM 2 series of TaylorMade drivers were released…

It started with the original SIM in 2020, followed by the SIM 2 in 2021 . The big “new” tech this time was TaylorMade’s Speed Injected Twist Face Technology, basically improving the ball speed thresholds right up to the maximum legal limit.

SIM2 Series of Drivers

Stealth Driver Series

And finally, perhaps the most exciting release in golf drivers history… the new carbonwood era!

TaylorMade Stealth Drivers by Year

TaylorMade went out on a big limb, and decided to make a carbon fiber face (in secret I might add) for their 2022 driver release of the Stealth line up.

The TaylorMade Stealth driver is going to be the model most golfers should get. It’s the most forgiving and has a higher launch than the low spinning and low launch TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver model.

The TaylorMade Stealth HD driver is the model if you’re looking to either eliminate a slice, or simply just want to play mostly draws off the tee.

The next generation rolled out were the Stealth 2’s:

  • The TaylorMade Stealth 2 Driver – Great mix of forgiveness and distance
  • The TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus – Sliding weight, pretty low spin, longest distances
  • The TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD – Draw bias with high launch

Qi10 Series

Qi10: Suitable for a wide range of player skill, the Qi10 is the best blend of distance, forgiveness, and workability. Lower CG and higher MOI than Stealth 2 which enhances both forgiveness and stability.

Qi10 LS: For the lower handicap player looking to lower spin and get the most out of their swing speed. Sliding weight behind the face allows for a draw or fade bias. Low launch and more forgiving than the Stealth 2. Some of the best players use this club including Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, and Rory McIlroy.

Qi 10 Max: For the mid to high handicapper that is looking for a draw bias and some help in the launch department. Nice high launch and mid spin to keep the ball in the air longer. TaylorMade claims this to be their most forgiving and consistent across the face to date.

Other Brand’s Drivers By Year

Check out the list of Callaway drivers by year here .

Here’s the list of Titleist drivers by year here .

Check out the list of Cobra drivers by year here .

Check out the list of Ping drivers by year here .

Check out the list of TaylorMade IRONS by year here .

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Coach Erik actively coaches several PGA Tour Professionals . He’s the head golf instructor and writer here at Swing Yard, was voted the “#1 Golf Coach in Scottsdale, Arizona”, and has been coaching for over 20+ years. Erik also owns and operates his own online golf school, EJS Golf Academy . His other credentials include: Active PGA Coaches Membership, Titleist TPI Level 1 and 2, Trackman Certified Level 1, Dr. Kwon’s Biomechanics Level I and II, Scott Cowx Certified Level I Advanced, BodiTrack and V1 Sports Pressure Mat Certified, Titleist Club Fitting and Ball Fitting Certified, PGA Hope, and Sportsbox AI. Check out Erik’s full bio and certifications for more info.

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Best TaylorMade Drivers 2024: head-to-head test

Published: 03 February 2023 Last updated: 05 September 2024

Best TaylorMade drivers in 2023.

Best TaylorMade drivers in 2023.

What is the best TaylorMade driver for you in 2024? We reveal the ideal model for your golf game.

TaylorMade has been at the forefront of golf club innovation for more than 40 years and has produced some of the best golf drivers across that time.

TaylorMade’s first steel-headed driver – the Pittsburgh Persimmon that launched in 1979 – helped revolutionize the club-making industry and, more recently, the TaylorMade R7, the first movable weight driver, was another major innovation.

Today, TaylorMade make drivers, and min-drivers , that suit different types of golfer. Golfers battling a slice will benefit from the draw-biased Stealth 2 HD, high-speed players will love the low-spin Stealth 2 Plus, while the standard Stealth 2 offers a brilliant combination of distance and forgiveness.

Best TaylorMade Drivers: At a glance

Best draw-biased TaylorMade driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD |  VIEW UK OFFER  |  VIEW US OFFER

Best low-spin TaylorMade driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus |  VIEW UK OFFER  |  VIEW US OFFER

Most forgiving TaylorMade driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 |  VIEW UK OFFER  |  VIEW US OFFER

Some of the best players in the world use TaylorMade drivers, including Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood , and Collin Morikawa , but which model should you use? Let’s take a deeper look…

TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Driver

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TaylorMade Stealth 2 Driver

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The TaylorMade Sim2 Max-D driver is one of the best for beginners and high handicappers.

BEST TAYLORMADE GOLF DRIVERS – LADIES

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Simon Daddow

Today’s Golfer Equipment Editor

Simon Daddow is the Equipment Editor for Today’s Golfer. Having tested and played more than 10,000 clubs in his life, what he doesn’t know about golf clubs isn’t worth knowing.

He’s a specialist in all things metal having spent a large part of his career as a golf club maker and product development manager, and has worked in the golf industry for more than 30 years. Starting out as trainee professional at Downes Crediton GC where he learned the art of golf club making, he went onto work for Clubhaus Plc and Tony Charles Ltd as a golf club maker, and running Product Development at  Benross Golf .

Simon also spent time working as a Sales Executive in  Harrods’  golf department, even helping supply Sir Nick Faldo with personalized shirts in a last-minute emergency ahead of a flight to a tournament.

He joined EMAP Active (now Bauer Media) as Equipment Editor in 2006 and has worked for both  Today’s Golfer  and  Golf World.  Working alongside our test pro Neil Wain, Simon has made todays-golfer.com the most reliable source for golf club testing.

Despite his youthful looks, Simon has played golf for more than 40 years and plays to a handicap of 10. A lack of club speed means he’s short off the tee, but very handy from 125 yards and in.

He enjoys excellent relationships with the biggest names in the golf equipment industry, including PXG boss Bob Parsons and TaylorMade’s Tomo Bystedt and Adrian Rietveld.

Away from the course, Simon is a season-ticket holder at Peterborough United Football Club, attending games with his young son. He’s also a keen cyclist and enjoys working (and relaxing) at his allotment.

His favorite ever piece of golf equipment is the Callaway Warbird fairway wood and he considers the biggest technological advancement in the game to have been titanium driver heads.

Simon’s job means he plays regularly around the world, and rates Kingsbarns as his favorite course. He uses a  PXG 0311 GEN6 XF driver ,  TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL  (15º),  Ping G400  (20.5º),  PXG 0317 X Gen2 hybrid ,  PXG 0311 GEN6 P irons  (6–PW),  Cleveland CBX2 wedges  (52°, 58°),  Ping 21 Fetch putter  and a  TaylorMade Tour Response golf ball .

You can contact Simon via  email  and follow him on  Twitter  for loads more golf equipment insight.

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Bespoke blades to a gas station putter: See top 10 gear stories of 2024 FedExCup Season

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Scottie Scheffler put his official stamp on the 2024 FedExCup last week, logging another victory to cap off a dominant 2024 and become a FedExCup Champion for the first time. It seemed that once Scheffler made a putter switch at Bay Hill ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, it was smooth sailing from there, with the world No. 1 winning seven times on the PGA TOUR as well as a gold medal at the Paris Olympics – but more on Scheffler’s dominant set of golf clubs later.

Scheffler's putter switch was just part of a year that was packed with gear news, from club releases, new prototypes, interesting equipment switches, and a few new emerging trends, too.

Below, GolfWRX.com takes you through the top 10 gear stories of the year. Without further ado, here they are (in no particular order):

1. Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa put TaylorMade’s Proto irons on the map

At the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Rory McIlroy unveiled a brand new, unreleased TaylorMade “Proto” 4-iron. According to McIlroy, the iron was helping him achieve a higher launch with a responsive, blade-like feel. Shortly after McIlroy’s switch, Collin Morikawa also switched into a “Proto” 4-iron at the RBC Heritage, citing a higher launch and predictable distance control.

The wave didn’t end there, though.

Rory McIlroy's prototype TaylorMade 4-iron. (GolfWRX)

Rory McIlroy's prototype TaylorMade 4-iron. (GolfWRX)

Michael Block, the club pro who was the Cinderella story of last year's PGA Championship, also switched into a full set of the TaylorMade Proto irons at this year's PGA, replacing the TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons that he’d been using for over a decade.

Eventually, TaylorMade decided to turn the “Proto” iron design into a retail set of P7CB irons. Morikawa ended up switching into a full set of the P7CB irons for the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open and The Open Championship. Long-hitting Chris Gotterup switched into a full set of the P7CB irons at the 2024 3M Open, too.

"For me, it's just a little bit more forgiveness," Morikawa said about the iron switch. "I don't hit it that high and I don't hit it that far compared to a lot of guys out here. So having a little bit more height off the trajectory ... gives me a little bit more of a playing field."

The TaylorMade Proto/P7CB irons made for a seemingly ever-evolving story throughout the summer of 2024, certainly deserving of a spot on our Top-10 list.

2. Shane Lowry’s putter change

Throughout his career, Shane Lowry has mostly opted for some variation of Odyssey’s famous 2-ball design. For example, Lowry has used models including Odyssey’s Stroke Lab Exo 2-ball, a White Hot Pro 2-ball blade, and a White Hot OG 2-ball.

At the 2024 Zurich Classic in New Orleans, however, Lowry switched into a TaylorMade Spider Tour Z mallet putter for the first time. It was similar to the putter his partner for that week, Rory McIlroy, has used for years.

Shane Lowry's TaylorMade Spider Tour Z model putter. (GolfWRX)

Shane Lowry's TaylorMade Spider Tour Z model putter. (GolfWRX)

As it turns out, the switch worked, and the pair went on to win the event. Lowry spoke on the switch following the winning performance:

“I’ve been struggling on the greens, and I just needed something with a fresh look,” Lowry told GolfWRX.com. “It has a different neck on it, as well, so it moves a bit differently, but it’s similar; it has a white line on the back of it and it’s a mallet style. So it’s not too drastic of a change.

“I just picked it up on the putting green and I liked the look of it, so I was like, ‘Let’s give it a go.’”

Read the full story here.

3. Matt Fitzpatrick switches irons after a decade

Matt Fitzpatrick's Titleist T100 irons with a custom “Fitz” grind. (GolfWRX)

Matt Fitzpatrick's Titleist T100 irons with a custom “Fitz” grind. (GolfWRX)

For most of his career, Matt Fitzpatrick has used Ping S55 irons, which were released to the public back in 2013. With so much success using the irons, it wasn’t a certainty that he’d ever switch out of the classic designs.

After testing Ping’s Blueprint S irons in late 2023, however, Fitzpatrick decided to make an iron switch for 2024. Although Fitzpatrick started off by switching into the Blueprint S irons early in the year, he eventually switched into Titleist T100 irons with a custom “Fitz” grind at the 2024 U.S. Open.

We weren’t expecting an iron switch from Fitzpatrick this year at all, which is exactly why he cracked our top 10 list.

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4. JT’s gas station putter

Justin Thomas' Scotty Cameron putter he tested at a gas station. (GolfWRX)

Justin Thomas' Scotty Cameron putter he tested at a gas station. (GolfWRX)

Justin Thomas has switched putters numerous times throughout the past couple years, so Thomas switching putters isn’t necessarily huge news. This story, however, was particularly interesting given the circumstances.

Paul Vizanko – the Director of Scotty Cameron Putter Fitting and Player Development – recommended that Thomas try out a custom putter that was designed for Gordon Sargent, the world's second-ranked amateur and the first player to earn a PGA TOUR card via PGA TOUR U Accelerated. The putter had custom alignment lines on the crown, including a parallel line and a single dot.

On a time crunch before heading to Ohio for the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Thomas texted Sargent about the putter, and they ended up meeting at a local gas station in Alabama to make the hand-off. Thomas eventually had a new prototype putter built that was inspired by the design of Sargeant’s putter, but the gas station putter understandably became a popular story in its own, unique way.

"I was using a putter I had and I was texting with Paul Vizanko at Scotty Cameron and telling him some things that I liked and disliked," Thomas said. "He mentioned the putter that Gordon (Sargent) had, and I was texting Gordon about it. And then next thing you know, Gordon was like, Oh, I don't need it. I'm not using it, and I'll be driving past you here soon.

"So yeah, it felt a little shady, but that was probably the only Scotty Cameron putter exchange in a gas station outside Nashville."

5. Popularity of mini drivers

Akshay Bhatia's Callaway Ai Smoke mini-driver. (GolfWRX)

Akshay Bhatia's Callaway Ai Smoke mini-driver. (GolfWRX)

Although the concept of “mini drivers,” or 2-woods, has been around for a long time in the golf world, the modern designs are seeing more action on the PGA TOUR than ever before.

In case you’re new to this product sector, a “mini driver” is built as an in-between option; it’s smaller than a driver, but bigger than a 3-wood. The mini driver is meant to be higher spinning and more workable than a driver, but easier to hit than a 3-wood given the overall volume of the head and size of the face.

Jake Knapp won the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidante with a TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver in the bag, but he wasn’t the lone member of the mini driver contingent in 2024. Other players who also used a mini driver throughout 2024 include Max Homa (TaylorMade BRNR Mini), Tommy Fleetwood (TaylorMade BRNR Mini), Adam Scott (TaylorMade BRNR Mini), Chris Gotterup (TaylorMade BRNR Mini), Cameron Young (Titleist TSR 2-wood), Webb Simpson (Titleist TSR 2-wood) and Akshay Bhatia (Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Ti340 Mini Driver), among others.

Bhatia's switch came on the biggest stage at the TOUR Championship.

“If I have restricted start lines, I can draw a driver, but if I have this mini driver to where I can turn it a lot easier, then it’s a nice option," Bhatia said before the first round at East Lake. "The mini driver gives me more options; it's faster, but it spins a little more, so the consistency of the ball flight is tighter, and that’s what I need.”

Read our latest mini-driver story .

6. Long putters continue to surge

Webb Simpson's broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird putter. (GolfWRX)

Webb Simpson's broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird putter. (GolfWRX)

The anchoring ban was implemented on Jan. 1, 2016, but since then, players have figured out how to use a broomstick-style putter effectively while hovering it away from their chest. Bernhard Langer and Adam Scott have been some of the leaders in this movement.

"I think I was probably a notable young player to use a long putter, and that may have broken the mold of it being an old man's club, although I'm quickly fitting into that category now," Scott said jokingly at this year's TOUR Championship. "But seeing more guys go to it doesn't surprise me. And I think, you know, everyone seems to be getting fairly good results who do go to. So I wouldn't see why more don't give it a try."

In 2023, several big name players including Will Zalatoris, Bhatia, and Byeong Hun An switched into broomstick-style putters, and they each continued using that style this year.

In 2024, the broomstick brigade gained another, surprising member. At the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship, Simpson debuted an Odyssey Ai-One “Cruiser” Jailbird broomstick putter, inspired by Bhatia.

“My caddie, David Cook, caddied for (Bhatia) at the (Texas Children’s Houston Open) and he putter beautifully,” Simpson told GolfWRX.com. “Then, I watched (Bhatia) on TV at the Valero, and he putted beautifully. And I’m like, ‘I’m just going to try it.’ I’ve never tried it for more than a putt or two, and I just ordered what Akshay uses. It was pretty awkward at first, but the more I used it, the more I’m like, ‘Man, this is pretty easy.’"

7. Wesley Bryan uses two 4 irons

Wesley Bryan's bag setup featuring two 4-irons. (GolfWRX)

Wesley Bryan's bag setup featuring two 4-irons. (GolfWRX)

Most golfers use just one 4-iron in their bag, but most golfers aren’t Wesley Bryan.

Bryan, a PGA TOUR winnerand YouTube golfing sensation, came to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson with a mixed set of irons, including two different 4-irons; a Titleist T200, and a Takomo 101 U.

As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards while his hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron goes about 220 yards, and his Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards. The Takomo 101U 4-iron is bent about 2 degrees, so it effectively plays like his 5-iron, but it remains stamped as a 4-iron.

For Bryan, it’s all about filling the right yardage gaps, not about the number stamped on the bottom of the club. There are no rules when it comes to equipment; each club is simply a tool.

8. Adam Scott keeps everyone on their toes

Adam Scott's Miura blade irons. (GolfWRX)

Adam Scott's Miura blade irons. (GolfWRX)

Adam Scott is an equipment free agent, so he’s free to test and use whatever brands of clubs that he desires. And he takes full advantage of that freedom.

Scott has popped up on our weekly Equipment Report more than any other PGA TOUR player in 2024, simply due to how many times he made major changes. In 2024 alone, Scott has used irons from Ping, Miura and Srixon, and he’s used drivers from TaylorMade, Titleist and Callaway.

He's been especially difficult to keep up with on a week-to-week basis, because sometimes Scott switches irons based purely on turf conditions. For example, at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Scott switched into Miura AS-1 blade irons in Scotland to help handle the firm turf conditions, and he switched into KM-700 irons with more bounce because of the Zoysia grass in Memphis.

"Equipment and technology is a big thing," Scott said at the first leg of this year's FedExCup Playoffs in Memphis. "You see it every week, guys working on Trackman, and that's not really where I've grown up. Yeah, if I was critical of myself, although intentions being right, I probably didn't manage that as well as I could have, and certainly see the need to be more on top of that going forward.”

It hasn’t always been easy covering Scott’s equipment, but it’s always been entertaining.

9. Scottie Scheffler’s dominating setup

Scottie Scheffler's TaylorMade Spider Tour X mallet with L-neck hosel. (GolfWRX)

Scottie Scheffler's TaylorMade Spider Tour X mallet with L-neck hosel. (GolfWRX)

Scheffler made two key changes in 2024 that propelled him to his seven-win season: 1) He switched into TaylorMade’s new Qi10 core driver (8 degrees), and he switched into a TaylorMade Spider Tour X mallet with an L-neck hosel.

After a 2023 season that saw a number of putter changes from Scheffler, he switched into the TaylorMade Spider Tour X putter at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational, won the first week using the putter, and it hasn’t come out of the bag since.

Ahead of the 2024 TOUR Championship, Scheffler spoke on the putter, and why it’s worked so well for him in 2024.

“I felt like I did way too much experimenting with putters in the last year leading up to the switch to the Spider,” Scheffler said. “And it’s something where before I started working with Phil (Kenyon), I felt like I would bounce back a lot between ideas on how I wanted to putt. I felt like I didn’t stick to something and really kind of ride the highs and lows of it. And I think that’s really how you get better in this game, is sticking to your process.

"When it came to the Spider, I always loved the way it set up. And I had tried putters like that in the past and never really putted great. But I didn’t really give it the full go. I can have one bad day and be like, ‘That didn’t work.’ And so the thing I liked most about it was how good I lined it up. I don’t often use a line on the ball, and so I feel like I’m much more athletic with my putting. I get much more into the feel and the visual and that’s what I’m good at on my full swing. And so it seems to make logical sense that I should probably do that with my putting, as well. But for some reason, for, you know, the last year, a lot of the year I was thinking very technically and trying to be perfect on the greens and it didn’t really go that well. And so when I switched to the Spider, I was able to free things up and see some good consistent results from it.”

Scheffler was able to awaken his inner athlete on the greens using the new Spider putter, which has worked to the tune of seven PGA TOUR wins in one season. Yeah, we’re thinking the putter switch worked.

10. Titleist’s GT drivers start hot

Titleist’s new GT2, GT3 and GT4 line of drivers debuted this year. (GolfWRX)

Titleist’s new GT2, GT3 and GT4 line of drivers debuted this year. (GolfWRX)

Titleist’s new GT2, GT3 and GT4 drivers first launched at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June, and by the Genesis Scottish Open in July, more than 115 players had used a Titleist GT driver in competition.

That’s quite an impressive feat for a mid-year driver launch.

Zalatoris, who was one of 13 players to switch into a GT driver the first week they were available at the Memorial, spoke on his experience with the new GT2 driver:

“I think this is the most that we’ve been begging (Titleist) to put (a driver) in our hands as fast as they can. We first tested it I think in early December. I think the part that’s really cool about it is it’s just kind of plug-and-play. I have the exact same shaft, the exact same setting. And immediately I’m picking up 1.5 mph ball speed, and that equates to about another 6.5-7 yards of carry. I think the thing that I really noticed when you compare it from my old one, from the TSR to the GT, I think the mishits just get brought in that much more; 4-5 yards out here on Tour in dispersion could be the difference of you being in the fairway and having another birdie look … you miss a fairway and now you’re laying up trying to make par the hard way.”

The list of notables using a Titleist GT driver include Max Homa (GT3), Tom Kim (GT3), Cameron Young (GT2), Justin Thomas (GT2), Byeong Hun An (GT4), Billy Horschel (GT3), Webb Simpson (GT3), Brandt Snedeker (GT2), Denny McCarthy (GT2), Garrick Higgo (GT4), J.T. Poston (GT3), Patrick Cantlay (GT2) and Adam Scott (GT2).

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