Some will not care for the graphics, and the sound isnt as muted on the non tour model as some others we tested. Golf shafts come in such a wide variety that it can be bewildering. In this video i test a ladies shaft, a regular shaft, stiff shaft and xstiff shaft in a taylormade m3 driver. For a tour model, this club is playable for everyone. But overall i did not like this model of driver as it was too high of a spin and balloned, likely due to the shaft and higher spin of this driver face. Flight control technology makes tuning the loft and face angle easy.
Jun 27, 2012 for the record, there are actually four types of heads for the rbz. The standard rbz at address sets up closed as opposed to the open club face for the tour model. Thankfully taylormade have reduced the length of the shaft by half an inch. The taylormade rbz rocketballz tour driver is similar in features to the standard rbz driver so it has the adjustable hosel and the same white paint job. Jul 05, 2012 mark hits the taylormade rbz rocketballz driver with a standard stiff shaft up against a tour xstiff shaft straight of a pga tour van. This is another area of getting fit for the right driver that will require a little bit of testing to see what feels most comfortable to the player, and the kinds of results it yields.
This generation features a new, aggressive style and powerful performance. Taylormade m5 vs callaway epic flash driver difference. However, there are discernible differences that make each driver more playable for certain golfers. The tolerances allowed on retail clubs are 10 times greater then tolerances allowed for on tour vans. There are players on the pga tour using lighter driver shafts with swing speeds upwards of 115120 mph. See the post directly above this one and youll see i have another driver on the way to compare to the rbz as well. At address it has a more rounded head and it sits behind the ball very nicely and the white headblack face colour scheme makes it very easy to align. The biggest difference between the stage 2 and the original rbz seems to be the improved aerodynamics which reduced drag to increase club speed, resulting in more distance. As several of our readers have already pointed out, taylormade has previously claimed that rbz stage 2 is 10 yards longer than the original rbz. Clean and classy at address, with no visible bulk behind the top lines. Jeremy, i have a similar swing speed driver 9295mph and i am testing both regular and stiff diamana blue ltd 60. If you barely reach the 175 marker, you probably should choose ladies shafts.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. Golf club shaft chart guide when it comes to picking a graphite shaft for your driver or fairway woods, the number of choices that are available can be overwhelming, especially as golf companies continue to offer more and more in the way of custom options. If that sounds like a step backwards to you, given the adjustability popularity that has taken over the driver category this season and figures to. The regular and tour models had the same shaft but the slight changes as mentioned to the club head. The stage 2 has a little more pop but the rbz was slightly more accurate. The rbz stage 2 drivers have larger faces and different center of gravity positions than taylormades pricer, more adjustable r1 driver. The difference the only difference is that its black. Features and benefits of the taylormade rocketballz tour driver. The tp tour has the deep face and muted sound while the tp non tour has a slight shallower face but still muted sound. Retail clubs are designed for the average customer and are often average at everything, which makes them ideal for very little. On raw numbers alone the rbz holds up pretty well against a proven tour winner in the m4. If you hit the ball longer than that, say 225250 yards, you should probably choose regular shafts. I look at spin rates, distance, trajectory, the lot.
The lm i used didnt tell the height, so i was unable to test tms claim that the rbz stage 2 helps get the ball in the air better. Firstly the shaft is an inch shorter and is a much stiffer and better quality matrix shaft than the standard version, but this comes at a price. Because the shaft flexes during a swing, the position of the clubhead changes and it is important to select the proper flex in a club so that the clubface will be square on the ball when it makes contact. Compounding the problem, there is no uniform industry standard for shafts, so a stiff shaft from one manufacturer might feel completely different than a stiff shaft from another manufacturer. The tour burner driver is engineered to help the average golfer generate tourcaliber launch conditions in order to promote tourcaliber distance.
Aug 21, 2010 just wondering what the difference is between the taylormade superfast driver and taylormade tp vs. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as ping g15 driver or taylormade rbz stage 2. Therefore, the club head is actually bonded or glued to the shaft and cannot be adjusted like the original. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. Why use senior flex golf clubs choosing the correct golf shaft is one of the most important, and oftenoverlooked, steps toward improving your swing performance. Rocketballz tour driver rocketballz fairway wood rocketballz tour fairway. The flex in a golf shaft affects the distance, accuracy and trajectory of your golf shot. Heres the 8 best golf drivers to buy in 2020 revealed.
There are a few differences on the aeroburner tp driver that lower handicap golfers will prefer. For some testers, this meant that one or both of the stage 2 drivers performed better than the r1. What is the difference between the upright lofts and the. It did not take long to adjust to the difference when upgrading and i will not go back to the rbz. Regular or standard golf clubs are designed with the average duffer in mind. The contrast between the white crown and black club face makes it easy to align the rbz fairway accurately at address. Fuji fuel tp 60 rbz stage 2 tp driver flex weight torque tip size trajectory tip profile swing tempo x 63g 3. Ended up trading it in for a rbz tour head which is a lower spin face. Senior flex shafts are appropriate for golfers who swing between 75 and 90 mph and carry a driver about 180 to 200 yards. Taylormade claims it is more about science than just looking good.
Oct 05, 20 the biggest difference between the stage 2 and the original rbz seems to be the improved aerodynamics which reduced drag to increase club speed, resulting in more distance. Taylormade rbz stage 2 drivers, fairways and hybrids golfwrx. R11 tp vs r11s vs rbz general equipment talk mygolfspy. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti.
If you are talking about the original rbz and rbz tour models then i would liken the differences as a shallow face driver rbz and a deep face driver rbz tour both models were available in a tp verision, which basically gives you the upgraded shaft. May 06, 2015 so lets dive in and tell you what the difference is between the taylormade aeroburner driver and the taylormade r15 driver. The taylormade rbz rocketballz driver succeeds the burner superfast 2. Rescues were in fact the old taylormade answer to carrying a 2iron, and many people found they could carry this and ditch both a long iron and their 4 or 5 wood. Mar 25, 20 performance wise, there was no significant difference between the rbz stage 2 and the 910h. I have always been in between a stiff and regular shaft. The rbz tour and standard both have exceptionally large, deep faces and highmoi heads for easy launch but the standard lacks grooves on the sweet spot of the club face and that is meant to promote less spin. The taylormade rbz stage 2 driver is a proven upgrade from the prior rocketballz driver. These launch higher and faster than most irons their size, and theyre one of the best at delivering forgiveness on mishits.
Rbz rocketballz tour vs tp tour fairway wood the difference. Thats the premise for the taylormade aeroburner driver. Taylormade rocketballz driver to bond or not to bond. Taylormade mens rbz black driver, black, right hand, regular. However, i did test both clubs with the kbs hybrid shaft. Mar 31, 2018 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. If you must decide which shaft you should have, the best measurement is how far you hit your driver in the air. What is the difference between tour and regular golf clubs. It pretty much comes down to your budget on this specific club, as both are really nice drivers and can do the job. The reason i ask is because im thinking about a new 3 wood, but its going to be a long drive to go to a fitting centre that actually has the shaft options and both these heads available to try. Regular regular tour tp tp tour to my knowledge, the tour versions offer deeper faces while the tp has the upgraded shaft and more muted feelsound. For the record, there are actually four types of heads for the rbz.
However, theres a subtle difference between the two. But does anyone really find much of a difference between them. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Right when the rbz stage 2 hit the market the idea of new drivers being outdated within six months wore a bit thin, and the stage 2s geometric crown design was just a step too far. What is the difference between tp and regular taylormade. According to golf equipment, the loft on drivers range from 7 degrees to 12 degrees. But, as with the original ftiq fights against shaping the ball to any great degree, so. The most critical feature of both drivers is the inertia generator and the asymmetric sole design. There is nothing like crushing a golf ball down the center of a fairway with a driver. Through a lot of testing i have decided that i am still able to play stiff shafts in my irons xp 105 s300 and stiff shafts in my hybrids and fairway woods diamana blue 70. Basically, the new rbz driver is a fixed hosel version of the original rbz driver. Previously, the shaft sleeve only allowed you an upright and standard lie setting, and then club face positions. Over the pass three weeks ive been testing the taylormade tour burner driver and the results have been nothing short of spectacular.
Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year. Also, my major excitement is over the rbz tour fairway. Taylormade mens rbz black driversa new rbz driver with aggressive styling and powerful performancerbz is back with the taylormade rbz black driver. Apr 24, 20 this year, taylormade brought the tour 4 to retail in the rbz stage 2 line, calling it a 3hl tour, which is the model weve seen quite a few of taylormades staff players using this year. They found that this repositioning of the cg would produce faster ball speeds with less spin, compared to a lower and back cg.
I should probably also mention that while taylormade isnt calling the r1 black a limited edition model, they certainly arent doing a full production run either. Taylormades original rbz was one of our favourite alltitanium drivers, ever. These differences suit the eye of a better player and their playing characteristics as well, preventing the club from hitting the golf ball to the left for a. There are a lot of newer fairway woods on the market. Mark hits the taylormade rbz rocketballz driver with a standard stiff shaft up against a tour xstiff shaft straight of a pga tour van. Taylormade rbz stage 2 is a very popular and one of the less expensive options. Last year, taylormade reported the lie angle of its r11s driver as 59. With drivers, taylormade will generally make slight differences.
Sound and feel are subjective, but the rocketbladez tour irons are certainly a departure from what were used to from taylormade. My current driver is the r11 tp, which i took in myself for the baseline. It was a difference that he could not discern with his eye alone, which is. Thats a big number, and some regular hacks like you and i might gain even more. Some golfers will like the louder sound, others will not. Scott hit eight of 14 fairways in the first round at sawgrass, and averaged 297 yards off the tee a decrease of seven yards against. I am considering picking up a new driver and might have a line on a good price on a tour version of a driver. The stage 2 also has an updated adjustability component. The truth about golf shafts that every golfer should know. One year later, taylormade upgrades its most popular. The rocketballz bonded driver features the same classic rbz head performance and technology updated with a new, straight forward and nononsense bonded hosel design. The average golfer will likely hit the regular driver further on average than a tour model because they are more forgiving.
The average golfer needs something that is basically just to help them, but the tour models are basically just set up completely neutral. If you hit it about 200 yards, move up to seniors shafts. The faster you can swing the club, the greater amount of force you can generate and therefore the golf ball will travel faster and further. The rbz bonded driver provides the complete taylormade rbz technology which makes the rocketballz driver among the best selling drivers ever, without an adjustable hosel. The difference between tour issue clubs over retail clubs is all in the details. One is a 2018 tour winner, the other is a retail special. R11 tp vs r11s vs rbz general equipment talk mygolfspy forum.
This is a curvature of the club face designed to correct your off. Preowned taylormade golf rocketballz bonded driver. The reason i ask is because im thinking about a new 3 wood, but its going to be a long drive to go to a fitting centre that actually has. To showcase the key differences between each driver and help you. Because of the stage 2 tours higher launch, smaller size and shallower face, weve also seen more of the 14. Jan 16, 2012 my current driver is the r11 tp, which i took in myself for the baseline.
According to taylormade, the rbz bonded driver comes with taylormades inverted cone milled into the back of the face. See what happens to the sin rate when mark hits the rbz with. The clubhead is injected with a tuning resin to maximize cor and increase ball speed and distance. Unlike the r1 which is only available in a single model, the rbz stage 2 driver will also be available in a tour model. Its in the top 3 bestselling fairway woods and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade burner superfast or yonex ezone xp fw. That suggests that between sldr, jetspeed, sldr s, sldr c, r15, aeroburner, m1, and now m2, the company has given golfers an additional 3. The new sim and sim max drivers have a lot of similarities, as you would expect. Making switch from stiff flex to regular flex team titleist. Apart from a different stock shaft matrix 6q3 or 7q3 tp, the primary difference is the placement of weight. Shafts are made from different materials, with different amounts of flexibility and torque, and in different lengths and weights. The lie angle is flatter and the clubface is slightly open. As time passes and you improve its time to move on from the nimbus 2000 to the firebolt.
The large titanium club head is 460cc for maximum playability and confidence at address. Looks i love the foot print of the tour head much better than the standard. Yet you wont find any mention of it on taylormades website either in the uk, europe or usa or see it on tour. This is how far you typically hit the ball from the tee to where it lands with your driver and most of your woods. Options the ftiq will be available from midoctober in regular and tour models, offering a 1degree closed face and a neutral face, respectively. This is more or less true the only thing is the rbz tour did come in 9.
Low and forward weighting appeared for the first time, creating high launch with low spin, a message used for virtually every major driver launch today. With his stock rbz three wood he is not sacrificing distance vs his old driver. The rbz tour is extremely forgiving on miss hits and sounds and feels fantastic when you make solid contact. Mar 01, 2009 what is the difference in drivers between the tour version and the regular. Difference between taylormade rocketballz driver vs burner. Other manufacturers followed suit and soon marketed hybrid clubs combining the acc.
Taylormade rbz black is a very popular and one of the most expensive options. Jul 11, 2014 the taylormade rbz stage 2 driver is a proven upgrade from the prior rocketballz driver. The difference in shotmaking from even half a degree change in loft, however, can be great enough for club manufacturers to feature drivers with lofts such as 9. Numbers dont lie but during club wars the rbz was my most consistent driver in all categories we were testing distance, spin, club speed and control. The rbz stage 2 drivers are available in a standard version with lofts of. See what happens to the sin rate when mark hits the rbz. See how the taylormade driver preforms in marks hands as he hits therbz driver. What is the difference between tour and regular golf clubs, i. Mar 30, 2020 stiff between 90 and 105 miles per hour.
Taylormade claims its tour players can add upwards of 17 yards of distance using an rbz fairway wood vs. Whats the difference between tour and regular drivers. Fyi this is a callaway i am looking at, so its still a 460cc. Can your average hack sucessfully use a tour driver. The rbz stage 2 tour driver uses the same head shape as the nontour. It seems pretty clear the intent is to all but guarantee there will be more demand than supply. Nov 10, 2009 the average golfer needs something that is basically just to help them, but the tour models are basically just set up completely neutral. To put it simply, the dtype can be described as your anti slice solution, as its more heel weighted and has slight offset. The rbz stage 2 driver was one of the first drivers where taylormade moved the cg lower and closer to the clubface. While the club head simply makes contact with the ball, the shaft is responsible for generating the speed, flexibility and launch angle you need to.
Twist face, every single head is engineered to measure at tourcalibre speed. With the hibore, cleveland even made the tour versions 440 cc and the regular 460 cc. Difference between taylormade rocketballz driver vs burner superfast driver. A tour version of both the fairway woods and the hybrids adds an adjustable hosel similar to the rbz stage 2 driver that allows loft to be tweaked plus or minus 1. Taylormades current m3 and m4 drivers are played by. Jun 20, 2018 walk into any american golf shop across the uk and youll find the m3 and m4 sat on a rack right next to a reincarnated rbz black driver, one of golfers favourite drivers from a few years ago. The tp tour has the deep face and muted sound while the tp nontour has a slight shallower face but still muted sound. To me the biggest difference is the shafts i hit all three when i was buying my driver regular, tour, and tour tp.
Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. Theres a reason that its cheaper than the r1, however. Regular flex shafts are designed for golfers who swing 90 to 100 mph and carry a driver about 200 to 240 yards. You can possibly do this at the driving range or work with a partner to mark the landing spots for you and then measure. Before you dig on my summary, lets clarify a few things. Non tour drivers generally have a draw bias, to help out all the weekend slicers. Dec, 2011 the taylormade rbz rocketballz tour driver is similar in features to the standard rbz driver so it has the adjustable hosel and the same white paint job. The primary difference between the m5 and m6 is the adjustability. Apr 15, 2014 regular or standard golf clubs are designed with the average duffer in mind. With all taylormade drivers, fairways and hybrids you get a club with a white matte finish on the crown and a deep black color to the face of the club. Thats supposed to be the showstopper of the new lineup. May 28, 2018 there are players on the pga tour using lighter driver shafts with swing speeds upwards of 115120 mph. This lowers spin, giving higherspeed players the flatter trajectory they need to maximize carry and roll. Taylor made rocketballz tour driver taylor made drivers.