2014 Ping Rapture 3 wood vs the new TaylorMade M6 Rocket 3

[TheFlyingWASP]

2014 Ping Rapture 13* 3 wood vs the new TaylorMade M6 Rocket 3 14* wood....

 

I'm still gaming the Rapture (but almost exclusively off the tee). I play on a lot of tight courses & it gets pulled out of the bag a couple times a round. I honestly love everything about it. I can bomb it long, low, & straight. But like a true Wrx-er, I'm always at least LOOKING for bigger & better.

 

Neither the old SLDR Mini, nor the Hot 3 Deep could kick this one out of the bag, but I honestly haven't challenged it since those few tests quite a long time ago, but I saw the TM M6 Rocket 3 online the other day & it kinda got me curious again. It's .25" shorter, but the face isn't as deep (so may be usable off the deck at times). It's apparently also made of titanium plus it has the carbon crown.

 

Any thoughts on these two strong / deep fairway woods? Any benefit to upgrading? Honestly no store around here has it in stock for me to demo, so I'm just getting thoughts & opinions first. Thanks in advance!

[LaymanM]

Yes...do not sell or trade your Rapture. But honestly...if its not broke, why fix it???

[ubergoober]

One of the best clubs ever. True gap driver that is playable off the deck. Price scared people off. Keep it, even if you buy something else.

[bogeypro]

My rocket 3 is amazing. Soooooo good. Off the tee or off the turf. Sounds good and very forgiving.

[TheFlyingWASP]

Yea, definitely not going to sell the rapture. Just trying to decide if the m6 rocket would be as long off the tee but a little more user friendly off the deck as well. Can’t hit one around here so just just doing some facts gathering.

[J13]

Rapture is a great stick. I had one for a little while but dumped it because it spun a little too much for me. I have the m6 15* fwy and I love it. Longer than the rapture and easier to hit off the deck. With that said the Rapture is more forgiving by design so maybe not apples to apples. If i were you I would look at the Original One by Taylormade. I saw it today and it looks great, 275cc and comes in 11.5 with adjustability.

[TheFlyingWASP]

D@mn that looks sharp. I didn’t know anything about the original one. That’s a good looking club. Definitely looks more like something that could compete with the Rapture. Where the M6 rocket may compare more to a 3 deep or a titleist 3+??? Not sure, but that is a good looking club (and I’m no TM fanboy as you can see from my signature). Well, I guess there goes another $400 lol.

[TheFlyingWASP]

Thought it does look A LOT like the 2014 Ping Rapture lol

[Munich77]

Keep the rapture. I have a V2 16 degree 3 Wood and it is a cannon.

[MtlJeff]

I was never crazy about the dedicated "strong 3 woods" or "driving woods"....there's a lot of 13-15 degree 3 woods that you can adjust strong, and these clubs maintain a lot of versatility off the turf too. I have a 12.75 lofted Titleist F3 and a 14 degree Epic Subzero, both with 80g low launch shafts, and they are bombers but also easier to hit off the turf.

 

So i wouldn't just look at the dedicated stuff. Almost any 3 wood now can be strong lofted

[Troutfly]

I was never crazy about the dedicated "strong 3 woods" or "driving woods".

You will regret selling so keep it- the Rapture is for real. Jeff's response is clouded by a deep resentment over it's original retail price ?

[MtlJeff]

> @Troutfly said:

> I was never crazy about the dedicated "strong 3 woods" or "driving woods".

> You will regret selling so keep it- the Rapture is for real. Jeff's response is clouded by a deep resentment over it's original retail price ?

 

Hey any time you can buy a 3 wood for a higher price than any driver on the market, you've gotta jump on it! So yes....guilty

 

But, besides the outrageous price Ping charged for it, i actually was being truthful too, i tried out the Callaway 3deep versions 1 and 2 also....i just never got along with them, referring mostly to "bigger heads" or "deep faced" dedicated driving woods.

 

Always ended up preferring the normal 3 woods you could just adjust to 13 degrees

 

Also, the price Ping charged for it was horse**** :)

[Troutfly]

> @MtlJeff said:

> > @Troutfly said:

> > I was never crazy about the dedicated "strong 3 woods" or "driving woods".

> > You will regret selling so keep it- the Rapture is for real. Jeff's response is clouded by a deep resentment over it's original retail price ?

>

> Hey any time you can buy a 3 wood for a higher price than any driver on the market, you've gotta jump on it! So yes....guilty

>

> But, besides the outrageous price Ping charged for it, i actually was being truthful too, i tried out the Callaway 3deep versions 1 and 2 also....i just never got along with them, referring mostly to "bigger heads" or "deep faced" dedicated driving woods.

>

> Always ended up preferring the normal 3 woods you could just adjust to 13 degrees

>

> Also, the price Ping charged for it was horse**** :)

 

Ha- I absolutely agree, the length of today's fairways and Ping's price are both crazy. However, after finding a clean/used Rapture, I have to say it is a really good stick- long, good looking, and a fairway finder. Just the ticket for those of us having some type of driver issue.

[JAMH03]

> @TheFlyingWASP said:

> 2014 Ping Rapture 13* 3 wood vs the new TaylorMade M6 Rocket 3 14* wood....

>

> I'm still gaming the Rapture (but almost exclusively off the tee). I play on a lot of tight courses & it gets pulled out of the bag a couple times a round. I honestly love everything about it. I can bomb it long, low, & straight. But like a true Wrx-er, I'm always at least LOOKING for bigger & better.

>

> Neither the old SLDR Mini, nor the Hot 3 Deep could kick this one out of the bag, but I honestly haven't challenged it since those few tests quite a long time ago, but I saw the TM M6 Rocket 3 online the other day & it kinda got me curious again. It's .25" shorter, but the face isn't as deep (so may be usable off the deck at times). It's apparently also made of titanium plus it has the carbon crown.

>

> Any thoughts on these two strong / deep fairway woods? Any benefit to upgrading? Honestly no store around here has it in stock for me to demo, so I'm just getting thoughts & opinions first. Thanks in advance!

 

Try it so you'll know but I wouldnt expect much benefit.

[uglande]

The Rapture is a true "tweener" club -- 13 degree loft, titanium head, tungsten weights, much bigger head than a standard 3 wood, but smaller than a mini-driver. The M6 Rocket is just a three wood with 1 degree less loft. (God I despise TaylorMade's gimmicky marketing).

 

So, you could compare these two clubs, but it's no different than comparing the Rapture with any other three wood out there with slightly lower loft.

[TheFlyingWASP]

Would a better comparison be between the Rapture and the new TM Original One mentioned above? I've only seen a few pics online, but it looks surprisingly similar to the Rapture, even down to the shape of the weight on the bottom of the club. IDK why I'm even worrying about it at this point lol, I love my Rapture & really don't see anything changing that. Fun to compare. I ordered a Rocket 3 off of Amazon just so I could see it (none around here). It's due in today, but from everything I'm hearing it'll probably be back in the box & heading back to Amazon tomorrow lol. Original One has peaked my curiosity, but again.... love this Rapture.

[gvogel]

> @Troutfly said:

> I was never crazy about the dedicated "strong 3 woods" or "driving woods".

> You will regret selling so keep it- the Rapture is for real. Jeff's response is clouded by a deep resentment over it's original retail price ?

 

I will never sell my Rapture. For some courses it is a real lifesaver.

[Jon H]

You guys are making me want to dust my Rapture off. I could never get over topping it, but I am older now and have a slower swing speed.

[TheFlyingWASP]

M6 3 Rocket (such a ridiculous name ?) arrived today. Okay... so for starters, as stated above, its nothing like a Rapture or the soon to be released Original One. This is a pretty standard 14* 3 wood that at least looks anyway like it shouldn't be too difficult to hit off the deck. Seems to have a similar face profile to my old 2016 M2. So while it will in no way be a Rapture replacement, I only use my Rapture off the tee, especially on bad driving days. However, I do have somewhat of a gap between my driver & my 17* 4 wood, so I'm very much considering adding this into the mix & just subbing the Rapture in for the driver on days when the driver is acting up. Anyone have any experience hitting this M6 Rocket off the deck? And why not just call it a 3+ ? Literally everything is the exact same as the 15* 3W except for 1* of loft lol.

[Banker]

> @TheFlyingWASP said:

> M6 3 Rocket (such a ridiculous name ?) arrived today. And why not just call it a 3+ ? Literally everything is the exact same as the 15* 3W except for 1* of loft lol.

 

3-woodier....?

[TheFlyingWASP]

??? yes lol 3 woodier for sure lol

[Ashley Neely]

I game the 14 degree rocket 3 wood but it is more of a off the tee club for tighter holes. dispersion is great on it and can be launched high off the tee, off the fairway it can be hard to hit but as i said i usually use off tee

[MtlJeff]

Hey you know whats awesome,  the people who bought the 2014 Rapture 3 wood are probably JUST getting close to paying it off.  Few more years of payments and you'll own that baby outright!!!

 

I was debating between that 3 wood and a house in 2014. Went with the house because it was cheaper and got better financing rates than the Rapture 

 

 

Edited January 2, 2021 by MtlJeff

[Luke'sdad]

Still have the old school Cleveland Hibore XL 2 Wood. Almost impossible to find nowadays. 16 degrees, 44" shaft, automatic off the tee fairway finder. Never see them much of these on various sites such as Ebay, and if you do they are pretty expensive for such an old club. Actually walked into out local Play It Again Sports, and found mine in great shape w/stock gold stiff shaft & headcover for $39.00 a few years back. It's not going anywhere now that I realize how accurate and easy it is to hit.

[Mitchell]

2 hours ago, MtlJeff said:

Hey you know whats awesome,  the people who bought the 2014 Rapture 3 wood are probably JUST getting close to paying it off.  Few more years of payments and you'll own that baby outright!!!

 

I was debating between that 3 wood and a house in 2014. Went with the house because it was cheaper and got better financing rates than the Rapture 

 

 

Thought before opening thread “MtlJeff is going to make jokes about pricing of that Rapture AGAIN “- wasn’t disappointed 😂

[pinestreetgolf]

1. Anyone who says they have an “automatic fairway finder” either doesn’t measure or considers 60% automatic.

 

2. if you are asking whether or not to upgrade the raputure then one or two things is true. You like hearing all the “if ain’t broke!!!” Crowd telling you to keep it or deep down you know the tech has passed it by.

[Mitchell]

Johnny Manziel actually uses one of those Raptures in a Golfholics vlog- so got that going for it.😃 (set up for @MtlJeff). All joking aside, never get rid of a reliable fairway, know you stated not going anywhere, just had to make the public service announcement. The M6 rocket is also a good club, just really comes down to frequency of use off deck and need for versatility. Just remember, lots of players are in search of a viable driver alternative for certain holes and yardages, since you already have one, don’t make swing changes to fit something else in search of “better” that may not be needed.