Taylormade Woods

[pitmet]

I've tried just about everything out there at one time or another and I keep coming back to Taylormade, not just for the driver but the irons also. I'm a weekend duffer and would love to get out more and if I did maybe I would be using more precision instruments. But for the average golfer I don't think you can go wrong with Taylormade. They are long, very forgiving and look and feel good. I don't think you can ask for anything more in clubs. I currently have the following and am very happy with them:
Taylormade r7 460
Taylormade r7 irons
Bobby Jones rescue 19% and 3 wood but I think the Taylormade 3 wood is probably as good.

[Chilidog]

The TM fairway woods are some of the most forgiving I've ever been around. The V Steel line was the most used FWY wood ever on the Pro Tour and you can get those REALLY cheap now...I carry the 18* 5 wood and may never take it out of the bag. They are not the longest woods I've ever hit, but they are probably the straightest.

[rrassoc]

I absolutely believe in the moveable weight technology. My tendency has been a high fade off the tee. Moving the weights around has definitely helped me keep the ball straighter and lower.

I will say that I had an r7 460 for much of the past year and the two moveable weights just didn't do much for me. I bought that one after giving my original r7 quad to my son. Later in the season I bought a superquad and my drives immediately got better.

I haven't really compared any drivers side by side. As far as distance goes, I have no doubt that the inconsistencies in my swing speed account for most changes in the distance I achieve, but I will also say that club set up is really important. For me, when I hit the ball too high, it drops like a stone and doesn't roll. I'm getting a lot more roll with the superquad.

Differences in shafts and lofts count for a lot.

[muskegman]

Lots of ink gets spilled around here about what clubs are the best... I don't think there is as big a gap in performance between manufacturers as club pushers would like us to believe. TaylorMade has done an outstanding job marketing to the younger crowd and they make great equipment, hence, their liberal use on Tour.

For the average player/consumer, club/manufacturer choice comes down to performance and knowing some of the intangibles: style, general performance, and preference.

I think the biggest gap lies between players- and game-improvement clubs.