I know that the new TaylorMade SLDR slider driver just came out and it is the longest driver they’ve ever made. There’s a lot of excitement about it. But I have top secret connection who got me a new TaylorMade prototype driver which we may be seeing in the next six months to perhaps year from now. I’ve been hitting this thing for a couple of weeks and let me tell you, this thing is LONG! It took me a bit to get the settings dialed in but when I did, it was amazing!
TaylorMade Super Mega-Quad Core i111.4 driver prototype – click to view larger image
Below are the current details and specs for the new prototype TaylorMade Super Mega-Quad Core i111.4 Driver. Its a beast!
• Mega-Quad Core i111.4 Technology
• Hybrid iOS/Android/TMAG Operating System
• Loft, Lie, Swingweight, Face Angle, Shaft Flex Adjusted Via Software
• Built In Golf GPS With 40,000,000 Courses Pre-Loaded
• Internal Monitor Supports Resolutions up to 13,696×10,696
TayorMade RocketBladez Irons – click for more RocketBladez photos
Golf gear head alert! TaylorMade has been hyping a new product which will “change the iron forever.” Preliminary statements say that there will be more distance than ever. Today’s big announcement isn’t just the iPad Mini, but the new RocketBladez irons. These irons have a “speed pocket” in the 3-7 irons, a small slit in the bottom of the club head. Pricing is from $799-899 for 4-iron through PW and AW.
Here’s the info from TaylorMade on the irons:
Only RocketBladez are powered by the Speed Pocket, the little thing that promotes radical increased speed and distance. These irons are the true blend of the feel the pros demand and the explosive distance amateurs crave. The Speed Pocket. If you don’t have it, then you don’t have it.
The Speed Pocket has changed the iron forever.
Speed Pocket in the 3- through 7-irons works with an advanced, ultra-thin face design to
promote consistently high ball speed and distance.
Consistent distance with every iron made possible by careful management of the Speed Pocket, improved Inverted Cone shape and high MOI.
17.5 grams of weight is strategically redistributed to lower and center the CG location, promoting a higher launch angle, higher peak trajectory and a steep, soft-landing, quick-stopping descent angle.
Fantastic feel promoted by a specially formulated polyurethane developed by 3M that fills the RBZ Speed Pocket and quiets vibration.
SW and LW have re-designed cavities to promote feel, feature our renowned ATV sole for maximum greenside versatility, and come equipped with heavier steel shafts to promote better rhythm and control
Shaft: RocketFuel™ 85 Steel – S,R
Shaft: RocketFuel™ 65 Mens Graphite – S, R, M
Grip:Mens RBladez Grip 47.5g
Shaft size .370 tip
More importantly lets take a look at the specs (loft, lie, shaft length) of these clubs. That’s where the majority of the distance is coming from. These are long shafts and very strong irons as far as the loft goes.
RocketBladez
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
PW
AW
SW
LW
Loft
18°
20°
23°
26.5°
30.5°
35°
40°
45°
50°
55°
60°
Lie
61°
61.5°
62°
62.5°
63°
63.5°
64°
64.5°
64.5°
64.5°
64.5°
Length (in)
39.5
38.875
38.25
37.625
37
36.5
36
35.5
35.5
35.25
35
As a reference to where modern irons compare to irons of the past, here’s a typical loft, lie, length of irons from the 1990’s courtesy of wiki answers. As you can see, most modern irons are longer and stronger.
My new buddy Mike Ferris, VP of Product Marketing at TaylorMade Golf, talked to me at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show last week in Orlando about the new TaylorMade R11S driver and fairway woods.
The new R11S series is quite different than last year’s R11.
Big day in the press release department. TaylorMade Golf has announced their new gear for 2012. Below is a listing of the new gear, images/image llinks (what I could get at the time) and links to the TaylorMade full press releases.
TaylorMade R11S Drivers and Fairways
TaylorMade R11S Driver - click for more
The new TaylorMade R11S series is white, with a 5-way adjustable sole plate and 3° Flight Control Technology Sleeve (FTC).
I’ve talked to TaylorMade this morning and they will be sending in product for review when it becomes available. I’ll put them to the test as soon as possible and post my findings here on HOG so stay tuned.
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