Taylormade RBZ Questions

Hey everyone.

I have two questions and one of them is probably going to sound stupid.  First, what is the difference between the Taylormade RBZ 3w and the RBZ 3w HL.  What does the HL stand for?

Second,  if anyone has any of the RBZ clubs, how do you feel about them and are they as good as advertised?  Did you gain yardage and how forgiving is it?

Thanks everyone.

I think the HL stands for High Launch but Im not 100% sure. I dont own any of the RBZ clubs, but if you do a quick search on the net you can find a bunch of info.

I just purchased a RBZ Driver a week ago and have been out a few times along with a few driving range sessions.

Before I had the R9 supertri and liked that club a lot, but the RBZ is superior in my opinion.  I am driving 20+ yards further and straighter.  I had a slight slice before but now I have a very slight draw at the neutral setting.  Even the miss hits are pretty forgiving.

I feel they are as good as advertised.

the regular RBZ driver is draw biased and you can even increase the loft and close the face more if you need it.

the 3 wood HL is 2* more lofted (17* vs 15* for the regular) and since they're not adjustable it's more important to get that one right.

i love my driver, and wish i could actually use it, but i'm working on a new swing and that's the last piece of the puzzle after i get my irons right.

it definitely was a lot better than my old driver, but a lot of that was that my last driver was ill-fitted to me.

The RBZ woods are great! FIRST time in all my years of golfing that I had a club make THAT kind of difference! The regular 3w is a 15* and the 3HL is a 17* degree.

I was using the the RBZ 3W 15* and hitting it soo far I decided to try the RBZ Tour 3W. The tour model is a 13* degree loft. After one week of using the 13* degree RBZ I ended up sticking my DRIVER in the garage and now use the Tour RBZ off the tee!!!

HL stands for high launch. The standard RBZ 3W is 15°, the HL is 17°. (17° is normally called a 4W, which according to tests* is easier for the average golfer to hit than a 3W.)

I have an RBZ 3W.HL and a 7W, and a 4H. The three seem to have a draw bias, esp. the 4H.  If I line up with a slightly open stance, the three hit the ball high and fairly straight. An OK hit with the 3W.HL goes about 10 yards farther than a really good hit with my old 3W.

(If an RBZ Tour 4H showed up with a R-flex shaft, I would like to try it. I gotten some deadly hooks out of the standard 4H).

I don't think much of the RBZ driver; tested it a couple of times, and was all over the place. Trim 1.5" off the shaft, and you might have something.

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* Courtesy of Golf Digest.

The RBZ driver is money. I sold my tour 9* and now I am on the hunt for another one.