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Dave H

By Dave H
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Well, I'm replacing my Adams A3OS for Christmas. I picked up a set of Taylormade Tour burner irons on sale for 399 plus a $50 gift card. They weren't what I thought I would get for new irons, but the price was right and I liked hitting them every bit as much as the other more expensive options I tried out. One thing that surprised me is that with all the talk of the burners having stronger lofts and longer shafts, I was hitting the same distances in the simulator. I looked up the specs and compared them to my current clubs and the AP1s (another set I tried) and they have nearly identical lofts. The only differnce is that the AP1 PW is 1 degree stronger. The lengths are also fairly comprable. The TM 4i is .25 longer, but the TM 7i is .25 shorter. PWs are the same. I just thought this was surprising given all the talk I've heard and read about the burners.

Now to get them properly fitted!

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How is one iron in the set longer, and one is shorter? Aren't most sets in half inch intervals?

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Dave H Dedicated Member

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How is one iron in the set longer, and one is shorter? Aren't most sets in half inch intervals?

In comparison to the Titleist AP1s.


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How is one iron in the set longer, and one is shorter? Aren't most sets in half inch intervals?

I must have been under the influence when I looked at the specs yesterday. The TMs are all .5" shorter than the AP1s.

However, I did look at the specs of the regular burner irons and they are all longer and have stronger lofts, so I guess that is where the talk comes from.

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However, I did look at the specs of the regular burner irons and they are all longer and have stronger lofts, so I guess that is where the talk comes from.

This, the Burners and Tour Burners are two different sets of irons altogether. The Tour's weren't on the market long before basically being replaced by the Burners. I liked the Tour's better from a visual standpoint...

"The woods are full of long drivers."  Harvey Penick

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Yeah the Burners are stronger, the Tour Burners are pretty standard.

Waiting out the 2 feet of snow that just dropped on the course....


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This, the Burners and Tour Burners are two different sets of irons altogether. The Tour's weren't on the market long before basically being replaced by the Burners. I liked the Tour's better from a visual standpoint...

I have a burner 6 iron that I got in the free giveaway this past summer. I just compared the two 6 irons, and I agree the tour burner is much better looking in my opinion as well.


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Enjoy the clubs my friend.


I just picked them up at the beginning of the year (replacing a box set of Wilson's) and when you hit them flush the feeling is absolutely amazing. I did replace the AW and PW since I wasn't a huge fan of them but overall great set of sticks.

Waiting out the 2 feet of snow that just dropped on the course....


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Enjoy the clubs my friend.

Nice! Glad to hear some positive feedback on them. Sadly, I'm not expecting to be able to use them until next season but that's life in the midwest I suppose. I'll get to the range on some nice days though


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