PICS! TaylorMade Releases "RocketBladez" Irons

[HackerDad78]

[quote name='Duffner's Waggle' timestamp='1350998848' post='5832565']
Was anybody else on the Taylormade Homepage about 9:01 and saw that the counter went away and it said in big bold letters "Triton is here!" ?! I thought maybe they were bringing out the Driver AND Irons in the same day unexpectedly. Could have been a marketing tease, or a mistake. Very shortly after that they took it down and it was 100% Rocketbladez info....

Curious if any of you saw that or just me? Surely a bunch of us were on the website around that time.
[/quote]

Nope, you're exactly right. Saw the exact same thing. I'm guessing ALL of their website was tagged with Triton and set up to switch over at 9:00 to replace that tag with Rocketbladez. That obviously took a few minutes longer than they thought!

[smackygolf]

[quote name='Duffner's Waggle' timestamp='1350999422' post='5832633']
[quote name='Duffner's Waggle' timestamp='1350998848' post='5832565']
Was anybody else on the Taylormade Homepage about 9:01 and saw that the counter went away and it said in big bold letters "Triton is here!" ?! I thought maybe they were bringing out the Driver AND Irons in the same day unexpectedly. Could have been a marketing tease, or a mistake. Very shortly after that they took it down and it was 100% Rocketbladez info....

Curious if any of you saw that or just me? Surely a bunch of us were on the website around that time.
[/quote]

No other opinions on this one?
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No opinion needed. triton was the code name for this release--like "Troy" was code name for RockeBallz, and Vader was code name for r11

[Caesar Palache]

[quote name='Chuckdee' timestamp='1350999911' post='5832695']
Interesting to note that they compare 6-irons to other manufacturers clubs on their site, but don't mention that the lofts are stronger (+1.5º & 2.5º vs Cally's RAZR X & Tour for instance) and that the shaft is longer...
[/quote]

yes the lofts are stronger, but usually you have 7-8 yards between clubs if not more. and the lofts between clubs are 3.5-5 degrees. so TM is longer by a whole club, when adding just half a club...so TM is a half club longer if that makes you feel better.

and they have to turn the loft down because the club goes so high, it has nothing to do with making it longer, its all about the height, with lower CG it means high ball flight, so you turn the loft down to even out the flight

[xerpro]

[quote name='J.W.' timestamp='1350999894' post='5832691']
[quote name='mmack067' timestamp='1350999709' post='5832667']
[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350999278' post='5832615']
[quote name='natp0wers' timestamp='1350999070' post='5832591']
[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350998969' post='5832577']
Lofts are as follows....
3-19*
4-22*
5-25.25*
6-29.5*
7-33.75*
8-38*
9-42*
PW-47*
AW-51.5*
[/quote]

Thanks! Is that for both the tour and the regular ?
[/quote]

That is the tour specs.....
Standard are as follows
3-18*
4-20*
5-23*
6-26.5*
7-30.5*
8-35*
9-40*
PW-45*
AW-50*
SW-55*
LW-60*
[/quote]

Wow, Those are rather strong lofts until well into the set. No wonder they are longer, super light shafts and strong lofts with a speed slot.

Edit- strong lofts on STD
[/quote]

Well that makes total sense because when you get into long irons the length of the shaft actually brings more ball speed/distance than one less degree of loft. In the short irons its the opposite, the loft is what changes distance more than shaft length. I would be interested to see the shaft lengths posted.
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6 iron length on the standard is 37.625"
6 iron length on the tour is 37.25"

[TheMoneyShot]

TM is bringing the heat in 2012/2013. My guess is that they will leave all of the other oems in the dust once again. I cannot wait to try out these irons! And we have not even gotten to their new driver yet.....

[smackygolf]

[quote name='Caesar Palache' timestamp='1351000146' post='5832723']
[quote name='Chuckdee' timestamp='1350999911' post='5832695']
Interesting to note that they compare 6-irons to other manufacturers clubs on their site, but don't mention that the lofts are stronger (+1.5º & 2.5º vs Cally's RAZR X & Tour for instance) and that the shaft is longer...
[/quote]

yes the lofts are stronger, but usually you have 7-8 yards between clubs if not more. and the lofts between clubs are 3.5-5 degrees. so TM is longer by a whole club, when adding just half a club...so TM is a half club longer if that makes you feel better.

and they have to turn the loft down because the club goes so high, it has nothing to do with making it longer, its all about the height, with lower CG it means high ball flight, so you turn the loft down to even out the flight
[/quote]

Hey, no one wants to listen to the physics of the launch window. They just want to complain.

[Pritam]

[quote name='HackerDav31' timestamp='1350998825' post='5832563']
Hmmm... split set 3-5 RBladez and 6-P RBladez tour? Yes. That'll do.
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I'm thinking the same thing. My biggest issue is with my 5 iron right now. If i don't hit it perfectly I lose 10+ yards. You'll have to screw around with the lofts though if you want to do a split set since the loft progression of each set is different. The Tour lofts are fairly standard but the RBladez are jacked even stronger than the R11 irons. This will make for a big gap between 5 and 6 iron.

[kobes31]

"Flexes and rebounds" are you kidding me??? Cmon, the speedslotz is practically detatched from the iron head! Just brutal!

[SheriffBooth]

I'll look forward to learning more about the engineering here and also to seeing the Tour version. My first impression is that this is old tech - the original Big Bertha iron in 1994 sported an undercut channel and a supposedly thinner face to increase distance, which it certainly did. On these new RocketBladez, I guess the second polymer filled channel allows for more weight redistribution and some vibration dampening?

But if the Tour version is low offset and makes everything a club longer while preserving accuracy and some semblance of feel, my interest is piqued for sure.

[xerpro]

[quote name='smackygolf' timestamp='1351000241' post='5832735']
[quote name='Caesar Palache' timestamp='1351000146' post='5832723']
[quote name='Chuckdee' timestamp='1350999911' post='5832695']
Interesting to note that they compare 6-irons to other manufacturers clubs on their site, but don't mention that the lofts are stronger (+1.5º & 2.5º vs Cally's RAZR X & Tour for instance) and that the shaft is longer...
[/quote]

yes the lofts are stronger, but usually you have 7-8 yards between clubs if not more. and the lofts between clubs are 3.5-5 degrees. so TM is longer by a whole club, when adding just half a club...so TM is a half club longer if that makes you feel better.

and they have to turn the loft down because the club goes so high, it has nothing to do with making it longer, its all about the height, with lower CG it means high ball flight, so you turn the loft down to even out the flight
[/quote]

Hey, no one wants to listen to the physics of the launch window. They just want to complain.
[/quote]

Some people are closed off in their thinking....And refuse to try anything new....And then wonder why they cant break 80 consistently... or 70....or 90...
Is my whole bag TM? yes.....Would I put something in the bag if it outperformed TM? Yes....Have I hit everything? Yes
Am I extremely good looking? Yes............Wait, a little off topic....
The hate just disturbs me....Get out from behind your prejudice and get the best equipment to make a difficult game easier...
Regardless of TM or Titleist, or Spalding....Whatever works the best, that you can afford, should be in your bag...Unless you are getting paid to play them. End of Rant...Almost
Some people are never satisfied

[madaboutgolf]

[quote name='natp0wers' timestamp='1350999070' post='5832591']
[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350998969' post='5832577']
Lofts are as follows....
3-19*
4-22*
5-25.25*
6-29.5*
7-33.75*
8-38*
9-42*
PW-47*
AW-51.5*
[/quote]

Thanks! Is that for both the tour and the regular ?
[/quote]

those lofts are different to those shown on the TM website ..

[Caesar Palache]

personally i like my 1976 spalding blades...

wait i play taylormade mc's

[xerpro]

[quote name='madaboutgolf' timestamp='1351000705' post='5832779']
[quote name='natp0wers' timestamp='1350999070' post='5832591']
[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350998969' post='5832577']
Lofts are as follows....
3-19*
4-22*
5-25.25*
6-29.5*
7-33.75*
8-38*
9-42*
PW-47*
AW-51.5*
[/quote]

Thanks! Is that for both the tour and the regular ?
[/quote]

those lofts are different to those shown on the TM website ..
[/quote]

Those are the tours....Keep reading and you will see the standard....

[Ereim]

[quote name='madaboutgolf' timestamp='1351000705' post='5832779']
[quote name='natp0wers' timestamp='1350999070' post='5832591']
[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350998969' post='5832577']
Lofts are as follows....
3-19*
4-22*
5-25.25*
6-29.5*
7-33.75*
8-38*
9-42*
PW-47*
AW-51.5*
[/quote]

Thanks! Is that for both the tour and the regular ?
[/quote]

those lofts are different to those shown on the TM website ..
[/quote]

Thats the Tour lofts. You are looking at regular rocketbladez lofts

[madaboutgolf]

[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350998969' post='5832577']
Lofts are as follows....
3-19*
4-22*
5-25.25*
6-29.5*
7-33.75*
8-38*
9-42*
PW-47*
AW-51.5*
[/quote]

lofts on website

[url="http://taylormadegolf.com/TaylorMade/RocketBladez-Irons/DW-JN933,en_US,pd.html"]http://taylormadegolf.com/TaylorMade/RocketBladez-Irons/DW-JN933,en_US,pd.html[/url]

[xerpro]

[quote name='Caesar Palache' timestamp='1351000764' post='5832787']
personally i like my 1976 spalding blades...

wait i play taylormade mc's
[/quote]

I played with a guy about 2 months ago, that hit 300 yard drives with a 30.00 Maroon red Ram Driver....It works for him....I hit a 230 yard snap hook with it...LOL

[sleuth]

[quote name='shakey' timestamp='1350999819' post='5832681']
Still trying to get past the fact that these are called RocketBladez with a big ole cavity in them. Doesn't seem right. This will be a nightmare trying to explain to a couple of my customers.
[/quote]
I think that's genius marketing, IMO. Why wouldn't a hacker or person who needs a GI or SGI iron want some blades?

[xerpro]

[quote name='madaboutgolf' timestamp='1351000832' post='5832799']
[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350998969' post='5832577']
Lofts are as follows....
3-19*
4-22*
5-25.25*
6-29.5*
7-33.75*
8-38*
9-42*
PW-47*
AW-51.5*
[/quote]

lofts on website

[url="http://taylormadegolf.com/TaylorMade/RocketBladez-Irons/DW-JN933,en_US,pd.html"]http://taylormadegol...3,en_US,pd.html[/url]
[/quote]

And this is the tour
[url="http://taylormadegolf.com/TaylorMade/RocketBladez-Tour-Irons/DW-JN938,en_US,pd.html?start=2&cgid=taylormade-irons-allCurrentModels"]http://taylormadegolf.com/TaylorMade/RocketBladez-Tour-Irons/DW-JN938,en_US,pd.html?start=2&cgid=taylormade-irons-allCurrentModels[/url]

[Veng]

I still think they should have called them lasernutz. However, judging by the design of these, they have nothing to do with accuracy and everything to do with distance.

[Chuckdee]

[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1351000628' post='5832773']
[quote name='smackygolf' timestamp='1351000241' post='5832735']
[quote name='Caesar Palache' timestamp='1351000146' post='5832723']
[quote name='Chuckdee' timestamp='1350999911' post='5832695']
Interesting to note that they compare 6-irons to other manufacturers clubs on their site, but don't mention that the lofts are stronger (+1.5º & 2.5º vs Cally's RAZR X & Tour for instance) and that the shaft is longer...
[/quote]

yes the lofts are stronger, but usually you have 7-8 yards between clubs if not more. and the lofts between clubs are 3.5-5 degrees. so TM is longer by a whole club, when adding just half a club...so TM is a half club longer if that makes you feel better.

and they have to turn the loft down because the club goes so high, it has nothing to do with making it longer, its all about the height, with lower CG it means high ball flight, so you turn the loft down to even out the flight
[/quote]

Hey, no one wants to listen to the physics of the launch window. They just want to complain.
[/quote]

Some people are closed off in their thinking....And refuse to try anything new....And then wonder why they cant break 80 consistently... or 70....or 90...
Is my whole bag TM? yes.....Would I put something in the bag if it outperformed TM? Yes....Have I hit everything? Yes
Am I extremely good looking? Yes............Wait, a little off topic....
The hate just disturbs me....Get out from behind your prejudice and get the best equipment to make a difficult game easier...
Regardless of TM or Titleist, or Spalding....Whatever works the best, that you can afford, should be in your bag...Unless you are getting paid to play them. End of Rant...Almost
Some people are never satisfied
[/quote]

People can be blinded by love as well as hate...

Neither closed in my thinking nor full of hate - was just stating a fact as was thinking their club comparison is a little unfair as it dosn't share ALL the facts.

Still keen to try them to see what the feel, flight and comsistency is like, but will keep in mind the loft/length if/when any distance is gained.

[lettucebcereal]

This.

[quote name='wcbjr' timestamp='1350998429' post='5832513']
1. Buy Adams Golf
2. Put Speed Slots in every golf club
3. ...
4. Profit
[/quote]

[geesecougar2]

[quote name='J.W.' timestamp='1350999894' post='5832691']
Well that makes total sense because when you get into long irons the length of the shaft actually brings more ball speed/distance than one less degree of loft. In the short irons its the opposite, the loft is what changes distance more than shaft length. I would be interested to see the shaft lengths posted.
[/quote]

Interesting thought. I was hoping that perhaps with these, I could get the same distances from the long and mid irons with maybe a quarter or half inch shorter shafts, which would be awesome. But perhaps that is wishful thinking.

I wonder, will shots hit lower on the face and flighted down go proportionally longer than with traditional irons? If I can get my knockdowns closer to the distance of my normal shots, that could be a very compelling value proposition.

[BirdieBob]

Looks like the "new and improved" Burner 3.0 version called RBladez...........lol
TM can sure hype.

Look for these on ebay early next year for $400 complete set....or cheaper.

TM...flood the market and sell'em big time.

[MizzyMan]

Didn't Wilson or someone do this about 30 years ago? "Reflex" maybe? Was popular then disappeared shortly after.
But you go ahead and keep buying their marketing b.s. and a new set of their clubs every year and by the end of the decade you'll be hitting your driver 800 yards and your 9-iron 400. smh

[OspreyCI]

[quote name='xerpro' timestamp='1350999756' post='5832673']
[quote name='Onyx Z' timestamp='1350999645' post='5832661']
why hello there offset.
[/quote]

Offset in the Tour is less than MC
[/quote]
Any idea how much less? MB like offset? Absolutely love my MC's and was hoping it would be an easy transition to the Bladez Tour version when they come out. What's your opinion xerpro?

[BirdieBob]

[quote name='MizzyMan' timestamp='1351001698' post='5832869']
Didn't Wilson or someone do this about 30 years ago? "Reflex" maybe? Was popular then disappeared shortly after.
[/quote]


Yes! .............but it wasn't hyped like this iron!!

[Par-A-Medic]

Currently gaming burner 1.0 and wanting a more players iron. This wasn't it. The A wedge is hot. But I will wait for the tour version to judge. If its loads of gimmick and same performance I will opt for a set of new old stock mizzy or tp mc. For the guys that won't drop coin for the newest thing when 6 months from now it will be on ebay half price this may be the next big thing.

[stage1350]

There is a benefit to the notch if it makes bending easier. I literally broke my Mitchell when I was trying to adjust the loft/lies on the R11 irons.

[station2station]

Leave it to TMAG to do their best to break the definition of blades. I'm not against Game Improvement classes of irons, but bladez?

Too many nooks and crannies, and offsets, and angles, and slots, and cavities. Weight the perimeter for forgiveness and lets go play golf!!

[smackygolf]

[quote name='BirdieBob' timestamp='1351001546' post='5832861']
Looks like the "new and improved" Burner 3.0 version called RBladez...........lol
TM can sure hype.

Look for these on ebay early next year for $400 complete set....or cheaper.

TM...flood the market and sell'em big time.
[/quote]

Wait, you mean an iron set will be cheaper on eBay? You don't say. What a wealth of info you are. All you forgot was your standard "LOL" at the end. Oh wait, you didn't forget.