Taylor Made 09 Burner review... WOW

I have about 10 to 12 rounds under my belt with these clubs and thought I would share some thoughts on them.

1st off, I chose these because i needed more foregiveness plus an iron i could work a little bit.

Now, they are significantly longer than any iron I have ever hit. almost to the point of confusion. at 1st it was scary not knowing what to hit because of fear of flying it over the green or overshooting lay-ups, but once i got the distances down, piece of cake!

I am fully aware that a big factor in distance is the strong lofts, but the forgiveness is unbelievable. when you can hit a 9 iron 165 yards and have the same feel, control and accuracy as you had from a more typicaly lofted 9 iron that you are used to hitting 140 yards, you feel untouchable. especially on a Par 3 tee box when everyone is clubbed 1 to 2 clubs higher than you and you crush it out there.

as far as Taylor Made ensuring that all of the short irons hit distances that vary greater in length... they did just that. i used to hit a 9 and PW pretty close, now I have each short iron designated to certain distances.

(103MPH Driver SS)

AW-135 to 145
PW-145 to 155
9i- 160 to 170
8i- 175 to 180
7i 180 to 190
6i 195 to 215
dont hit the 4 or 5 irons. i have a Cobra Baffler 4 hybrid that takes over after my 6i.

Feel is great. when you hit one on the sweet spot and it rockets off the face on that dead straight line or nice draw, you really get that feeling of utter amazement. it never gets old.

ball flight is ideal, even with stronger lofts you'd expect lower trajectory, but it goes up nice then comes crashing to earth and sits nicely.

I have the stiff steel stock shafts and I love them. great feel and they compliment the set very well.

working the ball. not as easy as my TM RAC LT2s but easy enough to feel confident that you can pull off any shot you were able to execute in the past with a bit more practice and trial and error. they will let you do waht you want.

Very accurate. i got to the point where i felt like i could just throw the club at the ball and off it would go. keep a good swing and you will gain a lot of confidence. i say that because i found myself slacking off on my swing due to the extreme forgiveness. dont get into that habit!

scoring much better. consistently toward the lower end of my usual scores. 78-84

hope this helps any of you looking to make the switch. im glad i did and will be buried with this set.

In my dream world the Burners are my next set of irons, and I'm a Callaway adict. Thanks for a great review.

Top notch review. +1

Nice review...Id like to get a set, but I am still using my r7's and I love them.

What other clubs did you consider when you got the R7s? I was between them and the X-18s and went that route. I'm curious of what options you looked at before getting the R7s - if you don't mind me asking. Same thing with the Burners. What other options did you consider?

Thanks for the review. They make me want to play. I use Rescues as well but am thinking about getting an R9 4 or 5 iron to have a long iron.

Cool review...glad you are liking your sticks.

I demo'd the Mizuno MX 25 and MX200s, the G10 and G15s, Titleist AP1s, and callaway x22s.

after all of that, it wasnt even close as to which ones were the best for me. I kept coming back to the Burners.

Congrats on finding the club for you. That's a big part of the battle and thank you for answering my question. I really appreciate it. I hit the x-22s but didn't think they are an upgrade to my x-18s - but the Burners sure are. Thanks again for a great review.