Comments on: TaylorMade RAC MB TP Irons Review

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:49:48 +0000

I just got these irons. I know they have the smokes out now and lots of people are in a tissy about which to buy. I will tell you after playing five or six rounds with each (two of my buddies are on staff with taylormade) they play almost identically. I will say that I spin the smokes a little more. I ended up going with the satins because at this level of club all that matters is the look and what you are comfortable with. I love this set of irons. I (like some others) was extremely brand-attached. I played Titleists becasue my dad played Titleists because my grandpa played Titleists. Within the last year I went from

D- Titleist 909D2
3W- Titleist 909F2 15.5*
2-9- Titleist 755 irons
48*, 54*, 60*- Titleist Vokey Spin Milled
Putter- Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Del Mar
Ball- Titleist ProV1x

D- Titleist 909D2
3W- Titleist 909F2 15.5*
Hybrid- Taylormade Raylor 19*
3-9- Taylormade TP MBs
48*, 54*, 60*- Titleist Vokey Spin Milled
Putter- Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Del Mar
Ball- Titleist ProV1x

I am now beginning to like more and more Taylormade products. It will be a tough sell for the R9 to replace my 909D2 but my 3W may be replaced if Taylormade comes out with a Raylor Fairway Wood. Let me tell you (i know a little off topic) that TM had a stroke of genius with the raylors.

By: Bob CArnale

Bob CArnale — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:08:17 +0000

I just got a set of these off of e-bay dirt cheap. I have never played golf before but just got a job next to a golf course so I decided to take advantage of a 1 1/2 hour "golf lunch" every day.

Right off the bat I am hitting the ball right down the middle. Some of my shots go a little left or right of center but that is because I have not developed a good swing yet, but I can tell immediately what I did wrong and correct my swing on the next shot.

With the 9 iron I get about 90-100 yards out so it does hit better than the 30 year old beat up range clubs I have been using.

So if you are naturally coordinated and don't need golf lessons to swing a club I say go ahead and get them, you won't regret it.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:51:44 +0000

Matthew said on April 21, 2009:

For me, these irons are incredibly easy to hit pure every time. I'm 15, so most of you probably think I'm lying, but honestly, if you keep a good tempo you WILL hit these irons perfectly every single time.

Btw, I wasn't saying I'm a 15 handicap. I'm fifteen years old. Haha.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:39:33 +0000

Im a +1 handicap and had previously always played Titleist... Always Titleist. I wouldnt even consider another iron. I didnt care about the technology or the hearsay, I always went with Titleist.... Until I tried these. I was in the market for new irons and I tried everything this year. I narrowed my choice down to The TP MBs, the Titleist ZM, Nike Victory Red, and Callaway X Prototype. All of the irons I tried were awesome... I really didnt think anyone of them would stand out... but boy did the TP MBs stand out. These sticks had the best feeling and it was the most forgiving of all the blades I tried. when I say forgiving, Im saying that a shot hit a 1/4 inch off center, not one thinned, hoseled, or Toed... those misses will lead to a terrible shot so if you are hoping for that kind of forgiveness, then forget these and all forged blades for that matter. Anyways, better players know what I talking about the slight misses with these puppies were much more forgiving then others.

I will admit, I was not a fan of the RP 6.0 Flighted stock shafts. But with every golfer, the shaft differs. I spun the ball WAY too much with those shafts. My ideal set up for my swing and desired ball flight was the DG X100. I was afraid that the feel wouldnt be as good as advertised with these irons matched stock with the RP 6.0, but I was delightfully surprised when my arrived that they actually felt BETTER with teh DG X100 (or S300 for that matter). So I would recommend if you are good player, make sure to try all the shaft options and dont settle for the RP 6.0 stock shaft.

This is the purest club I have ever hit... Yes, Sorry Titleist, these beat you. Not by a long shot, but such an incredible iron. The ball can be worked with ease and knock downs are a walk in the park. I play a lot of low knock down shots (hence the desire and match with DG X100 for me) so these were a match made in heaven for me.

I also noticed that the TP MBs come a bit flatter in standard lie than industry standard. The 6 Iron is 61 degrees. This worried me because I was standard with Titleist and their 6 Irons are around 62.5 degrees. But when I was fitted on the deflection board, the 61 degree setting was rigth in the middle. So dont assume the flatter standard lie was a Taylor Made over thought. They knew what they were doing... the clubs must come in a bit steeper at impact for better players. Thats the only way I can explain it because when I demoed the Titleist ZM at 62.5 degrees, it was in the middle also. I didnt look back...

If you are a good player, get these clubs. Nothing else better is out there right now and wont be for some time.

By: HJ Dean

HJ Dean — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:56:14 +0000

I've been playing the TP MBs from the TOUR van since they were released, bought off of a Florida pro who was given two sets and liked his other set better.

These clubs have the most impressive weighting throught the ball I've ever hit. Mine have the 6.0 Rifles; for a short time, I went to the newer Project X shafts, but had the 6.0s put back in afte a few rounds. These shafts were matched extremely well to the clubs' characteristics in terms of flight trajectory and control.

To Ryan: These clubs will not take very long to get used to. They are much more forgiving than the posts above reveal, in my opinion. Once you switch, you'll regret not doing it sooner.

I just wish they had the smoke-tinted TP MBs available sooner.....

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:26:21 +0000

i'm a 2 handicapper and have been playing the r7 tp irons i feel like i'm good enough to play blades, but i play for my high school team and the season starts in the spring, how long will it take me to get used to the taylor made Rac MB TP?

By: Oldplayer

Oldplayer — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:27:48 +0000

After hearing good things about these clubs and having a preference for using forged blades I picked up a 2nd hand set of these. I have not been dissapointed. They have a lovely classic look at address and perform very well. I found them pretty forgiving as other reviewers have, but your misses need to be small rather than large or you will be penalized.
They are definately for better ball stikers/lower handicapppers but having played many top quality forged blades I would rate these up there with the best.

By: greer

greer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:29:52 +0000

I posted on here when I got these irons (3-PW) back in December. The next week I saw a used 2-iron in the shop and picked it up for £25 - brand new condition too!

The 2-iron is a sensational club. I used it at Turnberry (Kintyre) back in April and it has such a penetrating flight into the wind and with the wind. Pretty sure I saw Garcia use these last week on the Ailsa course and saw Goosen use the 2-iron as well.

Warning. If you duff it you will know about it. If you nail it you will smile from ear to ear.

Not for hackers though.

By: john

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:57:04 +0000

I'm 14 and a 5 handicap, but getting better. should I get the rac mb tp pw-7 iron and tour preffered 6-3 irons? or do they get easier as they get lower?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:52:02 +0000

thanks for the great review erik, unfortunately i'm a lefty and don't have the option of hitting these clubs. I play off 13 right now and was looking at the new tour preferred irons. i saw that goosen and garcia both switched to those irons.
how do the two compare?