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I bought a set of AP2s bent to 2* flat. Of course, that was from the factory so I am sure they were made that way. But, after they arrived and I noticed from course play that I was all over the place, i took them to my local golf shop to hve the lie angles measured. They were all over the place. One club was 1* upright. The point is I had them all bent back to 2* flat and a couple of them had to go 3* to get there. That was about a month ago and I have no cracking whatsoever on any of the clubs.

I now use three: PW - 47* (If you still call this a wedge) GW - 51* (GW wedge that comes with the AP2s - I hit this for full shots about 90% of the time and it only made sense to me to have the same weight, shaft and feel as my irons, so I believe in a GW that matches my irons) S/LW - 57* (Chikara Production wedge) I have played EVERY combination (up to 64*) and have come to the conclusion that any more wedges than this just serves to confuse me around the green. I can use the 57* Chikara for EVERY shot within 100 yds. It took a while, but the really high flop is possible with it and the sole grind allows me to hit perfect chips as well.

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.

The Tour Burner is great off the tee as long as you tee it up very low. I just use a very smooth, sweeping stroke and it works fine. Of course, off the tee it's not as long as my TEE CB2, but I will sacrifice the distance off the tee for an additional usable club off the fairway. I tested the Tour Burner against the G10 and the 906f4 (two other swallow-faced woods) and got the best length and accuracy with the Tour Burner.

I was having the same trouble. Have a TEE CB2 3-wood that is GREAT off the tee, but I can't hit it off the deck. I tried the new TM Tour Burner 3-wood and am hitting it just fine off the deck. If has a swallow face and with a nice smooth swing I am elevating it straight and high with ease. I would also concur with Obsessedgolfer in trying to get a shaft that is about an inch shorter.

I am curious about this as well. Does anyone have any opinion about the difference in distance, if any?

Similar dilema for me. I have a TEE CB2 3wood and it is absolutely great off the tee for narrow fairways and those times when the driver is acting up. But, it is a deep face 3W and I have difficulty hitting it off the deck. I also have an Adams Idea Pro hybrid (23*) to replace the 3 iron. Need something to fill the gap. I am leaning towards a 5 wood (Keep hearing the Bobby Jones are greeat off the deck with the low face) as opposed to a 19*-20* hybrid. I figure the 5 wood will be longer and fill the gap on long par 4s and 2nd shots on par 5s.