Of course, performance isn’t even half the equation. TaylorMade wouldn’t release it, if they weren’t sure they could sell it.įor all the hype, I’m one who has come to believe that TaylorMade’s stuff performs as well (and sometimes better) than most anything else on the market today. Initially I thought TaylorMade was sitting on top of their biggest bust in years, but opinions, including my own, have tempered of late. The early feedback wasn’t kind (to say the least). You’ve got lines, and patterns, and colors. Golfers will care about that stuff…all of that stuff, but the untold story that’s sure to generate the most interest… What the hell is the deal with those crown graphics? Readers will immediately want to know how it compares to Callaway’s upcoming XHot.
We fully expect that the announcement of the new RBZ Stage 2 Fairway Wood will be accompanied by a yardage claim maybe even a double-digit one. TaylorMade may even talk about a refined head shape with weights in the R1 placed closer to the face.
Both drivers apparently will feature an all-lofts-in-one-head design similar to Cobra’s MyFly, and Nike’s FlexLoft. You can be certain the resigned compass-like ASP plate is going to offer even more control over face angle. When TaylorMade does make their official announcement we expect there won’t be any shortage of storylines. They’ve emerged from sources within multiple proshops, leaving us with little doubt that what you see, is what you’re going to get. The latest round of spy pics aren’t coming out of factories.
Pics, some real, some real fake, have been floating about the interwebs for a number of weeks now. If TaylorMade’s plan was to keep everything under-wraps until early January, that ship has long since sailed…and sunk. Unless you’ve basically been living in a bunker for the last several weeks you’ve very likely already seen pictures of TaylorMade’s upcoming R1 and RBZ Stage 2 woods lineup.