2024 TaylorMade

[MountainKing]

4 hours ago, Albatross Dreamer said:

More like the failures were more obvious. The Ford Pinto didn't get into any more accidents than other cars, but literally blew up if it did. When the face is literally popping off the head people are going to talk about it.

 

People aren't losing their lives over this like a car.  Face cracking,  face falling out, either thing results in an unusable club.

[PhilWhitUK]

I never really got on with TM drivers in the past and tended to play Titleist, Cobra and PING.

 

I have been very happy with the Stealth 2 this year. If the new club is slightly more forgiving then that would interest me.  I steered clear of the more forgiving Stealth 2 HD as I lost a little distance (and I need all the distance I can get being in my 50s!).

 

I look the look.  The sole plate effect makes it look a bit old school like the mini drivers have done recently.  
 

[Albatross Dreamer]

5 hours ago, MountainKing said:

 

People aren't losing their lives over this like a car.  Face cracking,  face falling out, either thing results in an unusable club.

You can't seriously think I was saying the two are equal can you? OBVIOUSLY the car one had much more serious ramifications. My point was the more visual the failure the more it sticks in the conscious. 

[Pastit]

9 hours ago, Bdck said:

One of the issues with the carbon face is that as soon as it starts to fail, it explodes.

 

I went through paradym 3d heads just as fast, but I never feared hitting it during a tournament like I did the stealth. 

Thank goodness for your common sense. I’m a loyal TM driver user but it does not take an engineer to see the Stealth is a weak design and/ or manufacturing process. 

[ajy90]

[belh22]

Need an address pic! 

[leezer99]

5 minutes ago, belh22 said:

Need an address pic! 

[getitdaily]

Headcover is mostly white top and navy blue underside. Not sure of the accent colors on top.

 

TM says fastest 10k driver on the market. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by getitdaily

[rukahs]

20 minutes ago, getitdaily said:

 

 

TM says fastest 10k driver on the market. 

 

I DONT BELIEVE THEY SAID THAT ONE BIT. THAT IS NOT LIKE TM AT ALL.

 

 

 

😂

[Pnwpingi210]

29 minutes ago, getitdaily said:

Headcover is mostly white top and navy blue underside. Not sure of the accent colors on top.

 

TM says fastest 10k driver on the market. 

But will it be “the most used 10k driver on tour”?  🤣

[noodle3872]

I’m very interested in the fairways and fairways. A non-Plus model with adjustable sleeve would be awesome. 

 

Edited November 15, 2023 by noodle3872

[getitdaily]

11 minutes ago, noodle3872 said:

I’m very interested in the fairways and fairways. A non-Plus model with adjustable sleeve would be awesome. 

 

Adjustable non-plus would suck. I'd have to test it and I really don't want to.

[odshot68]

Tm fairway woods are upright and most of them closed unless you get a tour issue head or deloft it down 

[odshot68]

Bring back update m2 tour fairway woods. 

[ajy90]

[ajy90]

Entire top looks like it’s carbon now and the titanium ring around the topline is gone 

[PSUJJH86]

1 minute ago, ajy90 said:

That looks wayyyyyyy better than the Stealth line. Like it, a lot. 

[JDIL]

Looks like the same sleeve adapter. For those wondering before 

[getitdaily]

5 minutes ago, ajy90 said:

Interesting. 

 

Callaway, we see your carbon chassis and we raise you a carbon chassis and motor all integrated.

[Nickb333]

16 minutes ago, ajy90 said:

Does that face look deeper than current models? 

[radiman]

8 minutes ago, getitdaily said:

Interesting. 

 

Callaway, we see your carbon chassis and we raise you a carbon chassis and motor all integrated.

It's hard to see in the pics we've seen so far (at least the ones I have seen).  But, it almost looks like either the seam is gone, or they made it gloss/gloss this time.  I am fine with either to be honest.  Gloss is boss.

 

 

[getitdaily]

16 minutes ago, ajy90 said:

Entire top looks like it’s carbon now and the titanium ring around the topline is gone 

I still feel like it won't be long before TM creates an all carbon head with steel infused into the carbon in certain locations to strengthen the carbon and add weight. 

[radiman]

1 minute ago, getitdaily said:

I still feel like it won't be long before TM creates an all carbon head with steel infused into the carbon in certain locations to strengthen the carbon and add weight. 

I don't know enough about carbon composites to even guess if something like that is possible.  But, it would be interesting if they could infuse titanium in small amounts around spots on the face to aid in energy transfer.  Maybe build the face ultra hot, then put some titanium in some of the layers just in the sweet spot to keep it from failing, bringing it back down to the legal limits but retaining some of that extra speed off center.  

 

I still find myself drawn to the possibilities of the new material.  Well, not completely new.  But, new to modern engineering and computing.  

[zap311]

From the toe side, it definitely looks like a different frame construction, likely without the contrasting topline. Here's the Stealth 2 for comparison.

 

[radiman]

1 minute ago, zap311 said:

From the toe side, it definitely looks like a different frame construction, likely without the contrasting topline. Here's the Stealth 2 for comparison.

 

 

Yeah, you can see there is an extra seam by the hosel too.  

 

[QuigleyDU]

I am excited to try this one. I have seen it, but didn't get to hit it.. Curiosity is high. 

[Daveg023]

Are we going to see the same $629/$599 price points for the Plus and STD models?

[smojgolf]

9 hours ago, PhilWhitUK said:

I never really got on with TM drivers in the past and tended to play Titleist, Cobra and PING.

 

I have been very happy with the Stealth 2 this year. If the new club is slightly more forgiving then that would interest me.  I steered clear of the more forgiving Stealth 2 HD as I lost a little distance (and I need all the distance I can get being in my 50s!).

 

I look the look.  The sole plate effect makes it look a bit old school like the mini drivers have done recently.  
 

I use a OG stealth HD, and love it, but I've always had a thought in the back of my mind, if im losing out any distance compared to the standard stealths.

[getitdaily]

1 hour ago, radiman said:

I don't know enough about carbon composites to even guess if something like that is possible.  But, it would be interesting if they could infuse titanium in small amounts around spots on the face to aid in energy transfer.  Maybe build the face ultra hot, then put some titanium in some of the layers just in the sweet spot to keep it from failing, bringing it back down to the legal limits but retaining some of that extra speed off center.  

 

I still find myself drawn to the possibilities of the new material.  Well, not completely new.  But, new to modern engineering and computing.  

Yeah, we chatted about this in the og stealth thread...

 

The aeronautics industry has long been doing carbon/metal composites. Allows light weight with strength. I think it's called carbon/steel laminate. Basically layering metal between carbon layers to give the carbon the durability needed to withstand forces applied during use. 

 

For a driver, I could see a cast mold for the entire head that is like callaway's forged carbon but with steel infused in certain areas to beef up where impact forces would otherwise cause havoc. It would allow a lot less glued parts...which I assume would be better. 

[BigtimeHC]

Something just hit me, and I hope it doesn't come to fruition. What if this is the tour only version without twist face? I could see TM making a version to appease their staffers and get more of them in new product while leaving us mortals with the twist face nonsense. 

 

Edited November 15, 2023 by BigtimeHC