From irons to drivers, learn the history and evolution of TaylorMade models over the years. Check out detailed product specs for each golf club set by year. TaylorMade RocketBladez & RocketBladez Tour Specs The 30 Second Technology Breakdown Basically the story of the RocketBladez goes a little something like this: TaylorMade engineers took a cast iron – noticeably smaller than last year’s RocketBallz, I might add, cut a slot in the bottom of it, and filled that slot with molten 3M goo.
Driving in a New DirectionAt the urging of tour professionals who carried TaylorMade’s Tour Preferred driver, the company expanded into irons in 1987. The irons were simple blade designs, not unlike anything else on the market at the time. Nevertheless, TaylorMade’s foray into irons shifted the company’s focus away from strictly drivers and woods. The First Major BreakthroughThe company’s first breakthrough in iron design came in 2002, when an increased commitment to research and development yielded RAC Technology. Relative Amplitude Coefficient irons featured “feel pockets” milled into the back of each clubhead that channeled vibration to certain areas to affect feel and sound. TaylorMade released its RAC irons in oversized, lower trajectory and muscleback models. Burning Up the CompetitionTaylorMade's Burner irons, which made their debut in 2009, were designed so each iron in the set was individually modeled to yield maximum distance and playability.
The Burner 2.0, which was released the following year, contained a thinner face that utilized high-COR technology. The company used the slogan 'Unstoppable Distance' for the Burner irons due to the faster ball speed and increased distance that the clubs produced. TaylorMade’s Burner series of irons ranked as the No. 1 iron model in the United States, the company’s first ever iron to reach such heights. 3, 2, 1, Blast OffTaylorMade's RocketBladez design, introduced in December of 2012, features an ultra thin face and a slot in the sole of the iron called a “speed pocket.” When coupled with the speed pocket, the flexible face acts as a trampoline, launching the ball off of the clubface.
Each club has the forgiveness of a cavity back iron, but its smaller head and thinner top-line appeal to players who play muscleback or blade designs. TaylorMade President Mark King calls RocketBladez a “once in a lifetime innovation,” while Executive Vice President Sean Toulon added, “We think RocketBladez will change the way people play golf.”.
TaylorMade RocketBladez Iron SetThe TaylorMade RocketBladez irons revolutionizes the design and technology of iron sets. The new design and technology implemented into the RocketBladez irons aims to promote higher ball launch and faster ball speed. The improvements to the irons should also allow not only for higher shots, but also for straighter, longer shots that will stop quicker thanks to a steeper descent angle.The 'Speed Pocket' on these irons is responsible for these improvements in playability and shot shaping ability. TaylorMade introduced the Speed Pocket first on the. The success they had with it there inspired them to translate it to a line of irons.The Speed Pocket is a slot in the sole of the clubs (on the 3 through 7 irons) that is about 2mm wide.
Its ability to give and flex when it impacts the ball promotes faster ball speed, higher launch angle, and a shot that lands with more 'stickiness.' The RocketBladez's Speed Pocket will also help golfers on mis-hits, making them a more forgiving iron that helps to create consistency even if the golfer is prone to mis-hits low on the clubface with irons shots. (Studies by TaylorMade indicate a majority of amateur golfers will mis-hit their iron below the center of the club face.) Speed PocketThe ability of the Speed Pocket to give and flex at impact makes the clubface capable of higher speeds, which translates to more ball speed after impact and a higher launch angle. While the Speed Pocket is a 2mm wide cavity behind the club face, unlike the Speed Pocket on the RocketBallz fairways, the Speed Pockets in the RocketBladez irons are filled with a polyurethane material that was specially forumated by 3M. This polyurethane filler dampens vibration without significantly inhibiting the movement of the pocket, and it also serves the purpose of keeping debris out.
Ultra-thin clubface with improved Inverted Cone designThe clubface on the RocketBladez is made of strong, maraging stainless steel. TaylorMade boasts it's their most sophisticated clubface design yet, which they achieved through exhaustive testing and analysis. The RocketBladez clubface is the thinnest iron face TaylorMade has manufactured to date, with the top section 11% thinner-down from 1.8mm to 1.6mm.The RocketBladez irons also incorporate the latest iteration of TaylorMade's Inverted Cone Technology. The improved design delivers increases the area of the clubface which creates higher ball speeds.
It also influences how the clubface gives and rebounds at impact, which better controls the launch angle of the ball from the face, which leads to straighter shots and increased precision. This makes the RocketBladez more accurate than previous high-COR irons. Low and centered CG locationTo achieve maximum ball speed on any shot, it is critical that the clubface strike the ball in front of where the club head's center of gravity (CG) is located.
TaylorMade engineers fine-tuned the CG in the RocketBladez irons to a low and perfectly centered location on the clubface. They were able to achieve this by shortening the hosel in order to save weight. They also took additional weight from the top of the club and redistributed it in strategic areas within the head. The RocketBladez club head design redistributes overall 17.5 grams of weight, which effectively lowers the CG by 2.5mm compared to the Burner 2.0 irons.
By pushing the CG lower in the center of the face, players will find it easier to consistently find the sweetspot and achieve maximum energy transfer from club to ball, promoting a higher launch angle and maximum distance. External and Internal Hosel-bending NotchesRocketBladez irons (both models) feature a distinct external notch on the outer, rear side of the hosel and an internal notch inside that together make it easy to bend the head to change the lie angle.
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