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I have been playing the TM Burner for about a year now and I still love this driver. I know there are some differences between last year's model and the new Tour Burner...such as the new one is more triangular in shape, has a slightly smaller head and a heavier shaft. Are there any other big diffrerences? Is the new one "hotter" as far as distance?
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I believe that there is less draw bias in the Tour Burner. It is not a fade bias, just not as severe of a draw bias.

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I think the only difference is that with a smaller head you get to "work" the ball better vs the 460cc regular burner

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I am curious about this as well. I am looking to get a new driver this weekend and was hoping someone had hit both for a comparison.
My other thought was the G10 driver.
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I can post a quick comparison. Obviously, this comparison is only for me and my swing mechanics. I have a TM Burner ('07 model). I was curious about the differences between it and the new Tour Burner. I have played three rounds with the Tour Burner (demo club from local golf shop). My swing speed is around 95mph, I have a smooth transition, and I use the Regular stock shaft in both models. I am now down to a 14.5 index and my irons are my strong point. The '07 Burner is STRAIGHT and LONG for me. I don't care about the ability to work the ball with my driver. With the Tour Burner I had a much higher ball flight (not as much roll as the Burner) and I had a fade bias to the flight as well. Not a bad slice, but a definite fade. I think that is the reason for less distance I was seeing with the Tour Burner as opposed to the '07 model.

Now, the 3-4 times I hit it on the screws, the Tour Burner was scary long. I have one hole on my home course that has a creek at 300 yds from the teebox. I have gotten within a couple of yds of this creek with my '07 Burner on a handful of occasions (maybe 10-15% of the time). Probably 30 yds of this was due to roll. Now, with the Tour Burner, on one of three times at that hole, I put it in the creek (with a very high ball flight - so not as much roll). The other two times I was off to the right (further right than I ever had been with the '07 burner) and shorter, but still in play.

For me and my swing, the '07 Burner is a better club. More forgiving and plenty long enough for me. I would rather be in the fairway more often than be occasionally longer, but more inconsistent. Someone with a more acccomplished and consistent driver swing than mine might very well feel the Tour Burner is much better for them. To each his own.

I have NEVER said to myself after any hole "Wow, I could have shot par on that hole had my drive been 10-15 yds longer." The '07 burner is plenty long and plenty straight for me to the point that I don't need to monkey with other drivers.
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What's the clubhead size on the Tour Burner, 420cc? I found that I actually hit better with slightly smaller clubheads. With some 460cc's I feel like I can hit it anywhere on the face and it results in bad shots. If I have to concentrate and narrow the impact point to a specific place on the face of a smaller club I tend to get better results.

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The Tour Burner is 450cc. Leaves room for a "new and improved" 460cc Tour Burner next year....

I prefer the Tour Burner. I'm driving pretty good with mine right now. A bit more consistent and longer on average than the other drivers I've used.

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