Stealth+ 2 Rocket 3 wood?

[webber]

Anyone know if the rocket 3 wood will come out?  Website only shows 15 and 18 lofts. 

[nick]

Rocket is tour only. 
 

[elwhippy]

I am sure the standard 15 degree titanium head packs sufficient punch. Looks great at address. 

[semarlor]

A Taylormade fitter told me that if you loft it all the way down and move the weight as far forward as possible, it basically creates a rocket 3. I guess that was his way of saying it wouldn't be released in retail but he was pretty confident that it was effectively the same thing. BTW, this was at The Kingdom, not at a fitting event or a retailer. 

[webber]

On 1/23/2023 at 3:34 AM, semarlor said:

A Taylormade fitter told me that if you loft it all the way down and move the weight as far forward as possible, it basically creates a rocket 3. I guess that was his way of saying it wouldn't be released in retail but he was pretty confident that it was effectively the same thing. BTW, this was at The Kingdom, not at a fitting event or a retailer. 

I get that but here’s the issue. If I loft it down, it’s going to open the face a little bit. I’d like to keep the face as  square as possible even a little bit shut and use it like a 2 wood because I get a little Squirrley with the driver sometimes. Having a 3 wood that fades a lot is not what I’m looking for. These companies never cease to amaze me. the last version of the stealth they sold a ton of 13.5 heads. It’s like Callaway a lot of guys on their staff use subzero type seven woods yet they’ve never released one or Titleist how many guys on tour use the 21° TS2 7 wood? Why not offer a ts3 7 wood?

Edited January 25, 2023 by webber

[semarlor]

54 minutes ago, webber said:

I get that but here’s the issue. If I loft it down, it’s going to open the face a little bit. I’d like to keep the face as  square as possible even a little bit shut and use it like a 2 wood because I get a little Squirrley with the driver sometimes. Having a 3 wood that fades a lot is not what I’m looking for. These companies never cease to amaze me. the last version of the stealth they sold a ton of 13.5 heads. It’s like Callaway a lot of guys on their staff use subzero type seven woods yet they’ve never released one or Titleist how many guys on tour use the 21° TS2 7 wood? Why not offer a ts3 7 wood?

For what it's worth, I saw my rep yesterday and hit it again at 15 degrees with the weight all the way forward and it is an absolute rocket launcher. Ball speed was only like 7mph less than the driver. I carried one 262 off the deck in the simulator. It's kinda cliche but a 13.5 might be TOO hot, haha. 

Edited January 25, 2023 by semarlor

[semarlor]

By the way, I absolutely agree with everything you said. That was just the reason (aka excuse) they gave me for not offering one at retail. 

[Obsessed]

3 hours ago, semarlor said:

For what it's worth, I saw my rep yesterday and hit it again at 15 degrees with the weight all the way forward and it is an absolute rocket launcher. Ball speed was only like 7mph less than the driver. I carried one 262 off the deck in the simulator. It's kinda cliche but a 13.5 might be TOO hot, haha. 

 

 

So you had the 18,  lofted down to 15?

[semarlor]

1 minute ago, Obsessed said:

 

 

So you had the 18,  lofted down to 15?

No, it was the 15 playing standard. 

[PureStrikes54]

4 hours ago, semarlor said:

For what it's worth, I saw my rep yesterday and hit it again at 15 degrees with the weight all the way forward and it is an absolute rocket launcher. Ball speed was only like 7mph less than the driver. I carried one 262 off the deck in the simulator. It's kinda cliche but a 13.5 might be TOO hot, haha. 

second this. Honestly you should demo it and just see if it stacks up to your current rocket. I was seeing some ridiculous ball speeds and low spin weight forward. 
 

im in the other boat in wishing they’d release a 16.5 4 wood. 

[leftygolfer15]

4 hours ago, PureStrikes54 said:

second this. Honestly you should demo it and just see if it stacks up to your current rocket. I was seeing some ridiculous ball speeds and low spin weight forward. 
 

im in the other boat in wishing they’d release a 16.5 4 wood. 

There’s one on tour at least. Can always scoop off eBay at some point!

[Bdck]

14 hours ago, PureStrikes54 said:

second this. Honestly you should demo it and just see if it stacks up to your current rocket. I was seeing some ridiculous ball speeds and low spin weight forward. 
 

im in the other boat in wishing they’d release a 16.5 4 wood. 

Try the weight all the way back and a 5 wood shaft in a 15⁰ head 😉

[MountainKing]

I'm obviously a TM fan looking at my bag, but this feels like a way for TM to cut manufacturing costs (without passing savings onto us) and covering it up with the "look at this super customizable club you have now".  I'd personally rather be able to buy the head I want, be it 13, 15 16.5 ect, but that's just me. 

[third-times-a-charm]

19 minutes ago, MountainKing said:

I'm obviously a TM fan looking at my bag, but this feels like a way for TM to cut manufacturing costs (without passing savings onto us) and covering it up with the "look at this super customizable club you have now".  I'd personally rather be able to buy the head I want, be it 13, 15 16.5 ect, but that's just me. 

Id wager that theres very few people who actually benefit from and use the 13.5 rocket model. Sure - there's a bunch of users on here due to the demographic - but the low spin and low loft nature of that head just makes it stupid to mass produce and they probably saw that in their sales/fitting data.

 

Almost all of the OEMs did a little bit of shuffling this year in their fairway lines as to what went to retail and what stayed as tour only.

[MountainKing]

16 minutes ago, third-times-a-charm said:

Id wager that theres very few people who actually benefit from and use the 13.5 rocket model. Sure - there's a bunch of users on here due to the demographic - but the low spin and low loft nature of that head just makes it stupid to mass produce and they probably saw that in their sales/fitting data.

 

Almost all of the OEMs did a little bit of shuffling this year in their fairway lines as to what went to retail and what stayed as tour only.

 

Yeah you're spot on, if there was money to be made, TM would be making the head.