The rocketballz driver is offered in two models to cater to a wide range of players. What is the difference between tour and regular golf clubs. I have hit the rbz tour driver on the course for 2 rounds and yes it feels desent. Taylor made rocketballz tour driver taylor made drivers. And taylormade barely even threatened to sue us this year written by. I was reading the latest golf magazine and saw that luke donald had shortened his driver this year to 43. Mark hits the taylormade rbz rocketballz driver with a standard stiff shaft up against a tour xstiff shaft straight of a pga tour van. Used taylormade rocketballz rbz stage 2 tour driver in. Loftsleeve gives you 7 standard and 5 upright loft options to better suit your playing style. Rbz stage2 vs rbz stage2 tour i was on the tmag website and comparing the tour vs the standard and i dont see much difference. The taylormade rbz stage 2 driver is a proven upgrade from the prior rocketballz driver. The taylormade rbz rocketballz driver succeeds the burner superfast 2.
Taylormade rocketballz rbz stage 2 driver golf avenue. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. Other than replacing a defective adaptor, the adaptor sleeves can also be used to create multiple shaft options for the taylormade rbz driver for less than the cost of simply reshafting your current shaft sleeve. At address it has a more rounded head and it sits behind the ball very nicely and the white headblack face colour scheme makes it very easy to align. Features and benefits of the taylormade rocketballz tour driver. The shaft has the original fubuki graphics and has a taylomade sldr tp adapter offering up to 3 of adjustability with your r1, rbz stage 2, jet speed, 2014 adams xtd, or sldr driver head. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. I can kill my 3 wood, and at one point was even considering putting that shaft in my driver just to see what it was. The rbz tour and standard both have exceptionally large, deep faces and highmoi heads for easy launch but the standard lacks grooves on the sweet spot of the club face and that is meant to promote less spin.
Experience the next generation of rbz with the taylormade rbz black. Here are the standard specifications for the taylormade rbz driver. Includes lime green bezel ring and installation requires a t20 security bit wrench. Launch angle is the angle at which the ball leaves the clubface at impact.
Headweight for taylormade rbz driver and fairway woods. This will help utilize the loft of the fairway wood producing a higher launch, more ball speed, and a lower spin rate. The shaft is in good used condition, with some scratches in the finish towards the grip area. I have found the xj1 to be a bit longer and more forgiving than the k15. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph. The shaft has the titleist surefit tipadapter and no grip. For a tour model, this club is playable for everyone.
Regular or standard golf clubs are designed with the average duffer in mind. Weights for taylormade rbz rocketballz driver and fairway woods. Weight of rbz driver for windows drivers since 2016. The standard rbz superfast matrix ozik xcon 5 shaft comes in four. Is there a preferred or standard length for a 3 wood golfwrx. It got me to thinking and i realized i havent been hitting my 45 inch driver with the control and accuracy that i once did with a pers. Its lightweight and very well made, offering moderate forgiveness and maximum distance. Taylormade has notably been the leader in drivers out on tour and in retail shops. Head the head of the rbz driver is a large titanium alloy with a lofted sleeve to enhance ball trajectory. The optimal launch angle depends on the players clubhead speed and ball velocity. Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year. One year later, taylormade upgrades its most popular. Choosing the correct loft in a driver is vital in order to produce a proper launch angle.
You will see some smaller players on the lpga tour using 48inch drivers that come up to their chin, but the average woman amateur wont be able to control such a club. This called for a test using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead. Improved aerodynamics reduces drag over the head to promote faster clubhead speed. But thats just a starting place, dont hesitate to play around with different lengths choking up to find what works best for you. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44.
Im also 57 so im not sure if a standard length driver shaft is right for me. How to choose the right shaft flex for the rocketballz driver. From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of taylormade models over the years. And the rescue replaced one of the original tm 4 rescues and has proved to be. The rbz has a 460cc head and uses a graphite shaft. In a 2010 golf digest article, pga tour player bubba watson said the typical offtherack driver is 45. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour.
Factory adjustable adaptor replacement sleeves for mens taylormade rbz drivers. Standard drivers for women are an 1 inch shorter than standard mens drivers. Thankfully taylormade have reduced the length of the shaft by half an inch. You will see some smaller players on the lpga tour using. Drivers rbz stage 2 fairways rbz stage 2 tour fairways rbz stage 2 rescues. My current driver is the taylormade r1 so i must say i was intrigued when asked to put the rocketballz stage 2 through its paces and see how it performed. The tour edge xj 1 has similar head characteristics as the ping k15 sft. Weight of rbz driver for windows i just pulled the one out of my stage 2 tour my fir is up but the distance is about the same as my previous driver.
When checking the specs and setting up the golf club to my preferences, i was a little surprised by one of my findings. Numbers dont lie but during club wars the rbz was my most consistent driver in all categories we were testing distance, spin, club speed and control. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry. Most mens irons are made to be pretty close to the same length, starting with the 3iron at 39 or 39. They found that this repositioning of the cg would produce faster ball speeds with less spin, compared to a lower and back cg. Most drivers for men made by companies who sell their clubs through pro shops and retail golf stores are usually 45 inches or 45. The taylormade rbz black driver is using uptodate technology and produces tour level results, but at half the cost or less than most other premium titanium drivers. A titleist diamanailima 61 regular flex graphite shaft from a 910 series driver. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. The standard rbz superfast matrix ozik xcon 5 shaft comes in four shaft flexes s, r, m and l. While surveying a select few top 100 fitters, we found this driver to float to the top slot in late year polling.
Engineered to deliver aggressive styling and powerful performance, the rbz black driver has built a large, 460cc titanium head for playability and confidence. Taylormade rbz stage 2 drivers, fairways and hybrids golfwrx. The launch angle is critical to maximizing distance. The latest feature of the rbz stage 2 driver is taylormades loftsleeve technology. The standard nontour rocketballz driver has a more shallow profile. Flight control technology makes tuning the loft and face angle easy. The shaft makes a 46 driver910 which is 1 longer than standard length. Faster, more aerodynamic and longer than the original rocketballz tour driver. The rbz stage 2 drivers are available in a standard version with lofts of 9.
Tony covey unless youve been in a coma for the last couple of months, the announcement of new woods from taylormade, specifically the r1 driver and rbz stage 2 series woods came as anything but a surprise. How to choose the right shaft flex for the rocketballz driver 3balls golf aug 16, 20 14648 views 0 comments congratulations if youre reading this, it probably means youve decided to buy a new taylormade rocketballz driver, or a used one thats new to you a smart decision buying used can save you quite a bit of. It says the shafts are the same meanwhile i thoughtthe tour 9 degree came with a matrix 6q3 and the tour 10. Then the stock stage 2 just came with a rocket blur. When i pull the trigger on a new driver, that is something im going to factor in. Starting in the 1980s, all the golf equipment companies began to increase the standard length of the driver to the point that today, all mens drivers are made to a length between 45. While the r11s family seems to receive most of the tmag driver buzz, we are looking towards the rocketballz driver to be the 2012 darkhorse of the year. I guess i cant credit the shaft length entirely since other variables have changed shaft, flex, and swing weight, but i feel that the shaft length is the largest contributing factor. With the variety of shaft weights, both in woods and. I have plenty of distance, but driver accuracy is an issue for me. The rbz tour is extremely forgiving on miss hits and sounds and feels fantastic when you make solid contact.
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