The fourth generation of TaylorMade’s Milled Grind wedges continues the consistency benefits of machined sole shaping of its predecessors while expanding the range of distinct grinds to include three new options at the higher lofts for a total of seven.
TaylorMade’s fourth-generation P·790 irons continue the trend of bringing high-speed face flexing and a progressive approach to forgiveness across the full set in the guise of compact shaping that better players prefer as much as those aspiring to be better players.
Although TaylorMade did a nice job of upgrading the look of its game-improvement irons with its original Stealth irons, the introduction of an all-black version might just make an already appealing iron even more attractive.
The ideal long iron is plenty forgiving with a face that flexes like a driver. Enter TaylorMade with the introduction of its Stealth Bomber Driving Iron.
The line includes high-forgiveness, draw-enhancing fairway woods and hybrids (the HD models), the easier launching, faster-faced standard models and better player options with the more iron-like flight of the Stealth Plus hybrid and multiple adjustability and driver-like face of the titanium Stealth Plus fairway wood.
Designed with the slower swinger in mind, the Stealth HD irons offer a low-profile clubhead designed to create a lower centre of gravity to promote a higher launch with a draw bias.
In recent years a key to successfully marketing almost any golf club has been to create something with visible technology. Those thinking TaylorMade’s latest iron line-up might chase that design goal will be disappointed.
McIlroy’s irons are TaylorMade’s “Rors Proto” muscleback blades based off the company’s P730 irons, and he picked up nearly four shots on the field with his approach shots.
The Stealth UDI is more of a players utility iron with its compact shape and better workability while the Stealth DHY has a lower centre of gravity and wider sole to promote a higher ball flight.
McIlroy carries just two wedges aside from his pitching wedge, a 54 and 60-degree but he used them well enough to rank second for the week in scrambling.
Australian Golf Digest
