Taylormade Stealth 2……it’s happening?????? Black and Red

[Goldenhawk]

New Stealth Plus 2 looks a lot better than the Ping G430 and the Callaway ParaDym

[pnwbeamer]

You can get a whopping $200 trade in through taylormade to get the same driver

[FormerBigDaddy]

Honestly not really feeling it. I kind of like the matte crown in the the OG stealth. I guess the sole is ok but I prefer the Og in that area as well. I feel much like I did when the sim2 came out and I stuck with my Og sim for another year. Unless this thing is much better than the stealth 1 I’ll probably pass. But highly interested in the fairway woods. 

[TheMoneyShot]

Any pictures of the fairway been leaked yet?

[bcflyguy1]

On 11/24/2022 at 10:48 PM, Avidswampthing66 said:

10 hours ago, TheMoneyShot said:

That’s a nice way of telling me that I’m getting old😜

I’m right there with you. 

[SigmaKyle31987]

I wonder how many of the TM Tour Staffers will switch to the Stealth 2 or will stick with the OG Stealth? Seemed like most of them stayed with the OG if I remember correctly?

[Lemonde]

14 hours ago, TheMoneyShot said:

Just like every year, it will be a battle between Titlest, TM and Cally for me.  Can’t see anything beating the TSR though. 

Agreed. Long time TM guy.  Moved to Titleist after a 25 year hiatus from the 975D.  If TM releases a 400cc head I might  reconsider. 

Edited December 10, 2022 by Lemonde

[Hougz79]

That thing is going to be a winner.

[Villn]

Saw this on reddit.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

23 hours ago, third-times-a-charm said:

My whole golfing life looks like this

[BirdieBob]

14 hours ago, NJGolf91 said:

man I hope that crown looks better in person!... looks horribly cheap in these photos 😞 

 

Crown looks great!

 

 

Edited December 10, 2022 by BirdieBob

[JZ75]

22 minutes ago, BirdieBob said:

 

Crown looks great!

 

 

I think the crown looks good in this pic.  

 

The sole of the 2 looks very Sim 2 Max like to me which I think is a good thing.

 

 I thought the Stealth Face felt really good and was more forgiving on off center misses but the gen 1 drivers were just too low spin for me.  

 

I’m very optimistic.

[benclab]

1 hour ago, BirdieBob said:

 

Crown looks great!

 

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I like it. I wanted to like the Stealth but it didn't perform very well for me. I'm hoping this one does. I'd like to see the 3 wood after seeing these. 

[TheMoneyShot]

Will TW have it in the bag tonight?

[tssgj65]

On 12/9/2022 at 7:46 AM, TheMoneyShot said:

I’ll probably buy one too but I just cannot see it beating out the TSR4 for me.  The TSR4 has the extra gear that the others drivers lack.  It’s still fun testing out new gear though😃

4 is a beast!  Will it get play on the tours?

[QuigleyDU]

On 12/9/2022 at 6:46 AM, TheMoneyShot said:

I’ll probably buy one too but I just cannot see it beating out the TSR4 for me.  The TSR4 has the extra gear that the others drivers lack.  It’s still fun testing out new gear though😃

I am curious if it will beat my current stealth plus.. it will be very difficult. I matte’d my own driver so it looks good too..

[getair23]

53 minutes ago, TheMoneyShot said:

Will TW have it in the bag tonight?

Rory bombing it might be better for business. Tiger is also switching to a longer ball for the match, which also might be good for the new driver if they have them in their bags today. 

[Valtiel]

49 minutes ago, wy3134 said:

but was able to adjust the rear circle weight from the stock 4 or 8g to an 18g weight and noticed a big difference.

I’ll keep singing the praises of tweaking the “lower spinning” models like this and dropping loft it spin needs to be reduced. 

[JIG1411]

Its like the SIM and SLDR had a kid

[Brooks_Cupcake]

2 hours ago, JIG1411 said:

Its like the SIM and SLDR had a kid

Sim2 and Stealth….not those 2

[Double Mocha Man]

On 12/9/2022 at 4:27 AM, smithy925 said:

Cobra and Ping aren't going to win any beauty contests either judging by what we've seen of those, think I'll be going down the TSR route. Shame as i thought callaways Rogue series is actually quite good looking as well as the Cobra LTDx range

 

I don't care if my driver head looks like my cat's litter box.  As long as it consistently blasts it out there...

[Dukees13]

So they basically just swapped the shiny rim & matte crown for a matte rim & shiny crown? I love my TM gear but this whole new lineup of irons and at least this pic of the driver seem purely about minor cosmetics just to put something new out. I’ll stick with my current P7MC and Stealth 1 lineup. 

[wallymann]

On 6/20/2022 at 11:27 PM, BagofToast said:

I’d be kinda surprised if we see carbon in the fairways next year. Be impressed if they could make that work though 

 

they still gotta make the carbon face work (long term durability) in the drivers!

[radiman]

1 minute ago, wallymann said:

 

they still gotta make the carbon face work (long term durability) in the drivers!

I don’t know that their failure rate is any worse than a typical titanium face. Obviously I don’t have the stats. I’ve seen a few accounts here and there. But no numbers that would make me take pause in ordering one. 

[S00NR1]

Something tells me the reason the pics are still up is because Tiger and Rory will both be gaming it during The Match tonight.

[Red4282]

1 minute ago, S00NR1 said:

Something tells me the reason the pics are still up is because Tiger and Rory will both be gaming it during The Match tonight.

Strategery planned leaks 

[chisag]

1 hour ago, radiman said:

I don’t know that their failure rate is any worse than a typical titanium face. Obviously I don’t have the stats. I’ve seen a few accounts here and there. But no numbers that would make me take pause in ordering one. 

 

 

... Probably covered already but a multi billion dollar company doesn't come out with new technology that they haven't tested for years before introducing it to the public. If there was any kind of failure rate that was even a tiny bit concerning, the TM tour stuff wouldn't be playing them. One thing for us to cave/crack a face in a friendly round but quite another to be in contention when it is the way you make a living and having one fail on the back 9 Sunday. I know many love a conspiracy theory (especially against TM) but there is just no way TaylorMade risks the reputation of their entire company with a face that isn't as reliable as any other face on the market or have a similar failure rate. Fwiw I played a Stealth a month or so before switching back to my Sim2 Max because performance was virtually identical for me and I liked the sound/feel of the Sim2 a little better, but no problems with anything about the Stealth. 

[noodle3872]

The failures I saw were a result of epoxy failing that holds the face in the frame and the carbon face delaminating. I never saw a single account of a golf ball blowing thru the face so I think TM are in pretty good shape overall. 

[NewDecadeMultiCompound]

23 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

 

... Probably covered already but a multi billion dollar company doesn't come out with new technology that they haven't tested for years before introducing it to the public. If there was any kind of failure rate that was even a tiny bit concerning, the TM tour stuff wouldn't be playing them. One thing for us to cave/crack a face in a friendly round but quite another to be in contention when it is the way you make a living and having one fail on the back 9 Sunday. I know many love a conspiracy theory (especially against TM) but there is just no way TaylorMade risks the reputation of their entire company with a face that isn't as reliable as any other face on the market or have a similar failure rate. Fwiw I played a Stealth a month or so before switching back to my Sim2 Max because performance was virtually identical for me and I liked the sound/feel of the Sim2 a little better, but no problems with anything about the Stealth. 

The tour guys get their equipment replaced every tournament, they don't play their clubs long enough to see them fail. They're playing a different game than you and me, and there is plenty of evidence that the durability of these carbon faces is very poor. 

[chisag]

8 minutes ago, Glassmen61 said:

The tour guys get their equipment replaced every tournament, they don't play their clubs long enough to see them fail. They're playing a different game than you and me, and there is plenty of evidence that the durability of these carbon faces is very poor. 

 

 

...  Pro's can be even more reluctant than Am's to change anything in their bag, let alone drivers. About the only thing they change very often is their wedges and some have drivers that are over 5 years old.