PICS! TaylorMade Releases "RocketBladez" Irons

[drifter12]

these don't look bad, but not a fan of the added weight at the toe.. will wait for the tour version. do like the look of the rbladez wedges though.

[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!!

 

I suppose you call this a blade putter?

 

 

The term ' blade' has been misused for many years.

 

Oh well then by all means.... Bladez for everyone!

 

While were at it I think TMAG says these are "Forg3d"

[OspreyCI]

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why hello there offset.
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Offset in the Tour is less than MC
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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?
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MC


3.9mm 3i
3.6mm 4i
3.3mm 5i
3.0 mm 6i
2.7mm 7i
2.4mm 8i
2.1mm 9i
1.8mm pw

RBladez Tour

3.5mm 3
3.2mm 4
2.9mm 5
2.6mm 6
2.3mm 7
2.0mm 8
1.7mm 9
1.5mm PW
1.4mm AW
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Awesome. Thanks

[TMBob]

Ok, so the Tour Set will be offered with KBS Tours (nice) but one has to wonder about actual shaft fitting with these new irons. With the higher LA as quoted, there was no mention of spin. I am Guessing that the spin will be high based on the comments of constant distance control. It's hard to get distance control with low spin correct?

So, thoughts on shaft selections with these....

[Par-A-Medic]

What will we be playing from 200 and closer. On the upside I can't wait to get to a driveable par 4 and hit a smooth 9. Again not knocking tmag. They own the market right now and most of my bag, just waiting for players irons.

[TMBob]

By the way, bring back the Camo, Tiger Strips, Lepoard Dots, Digital Camo for the badging! Way to laid back on the current badging as it has no pop to go with that soothing gray color head. Zzzzzzzzzz

[BlkNGld]

IMO, pretty good looking iron for the market segment.

The 5i is the same loft as my 4h... I actually am fine with that, gives more flexibility on FWs and wedges.

I'll be interested in hitting these to see how well the slot technology transfers over to irons. It seems to be the same as what Adams has in the V4 hybrids, and I wouldn't care for that same feel in my irons.

[golfware]

GREAT MARKETING!! I'll give them that.

I played my WORST golf with the 09 Burners, and they had KBS Tour shafts in them too.

Looks interesting, but I'll wait and see.

[tbowles411]

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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.....
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Well, they have outsold every OEM in irons. I'm just going to be curious what the offerings will be in graphite. I'll probably have to have them reshafted anyways.
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You could probably go tour in these irons also T. I know you will reshaft as I don't think any stock graphite shaft will be to your liking.
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I know you're right about the graphite. I need to take a closer look at the Tour model.

[tbowles411]

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GREAT MARKETING!! I'll give them that.
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That's how you sell clubs bro!

[Caesar Palache]

i dont get all this hate over distance, TM says youll gain a few yards

haters go crazy and say well ive always wanted a 250 yard 9 iron.

when did TM say they have a 250 yard 9 iron?

[Dalemc81]

Well that's an anti climax. I was kind of hoping for a new Tp players line or R driver. To me these just look a bit cheap.

[eldog-in-the-hizouse]

Pretty cool. A few nice tweaks on the Burner irons. I hope they do well with these!

[TheMoneyShot]

2013 is going to be an expensive year.....

[newportbeach]

I really like the looks of the tour model on TM's site. Look forward to seeing live pics of those.

[wcbjr]

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Looks like all of the custom shaft options are on TM's site already... as I suspected, the standard are a .370 hosel size, which makes my dream set up of 3-6 Standard and 7-PW Tour with C-Tapers impossible. Bummer. But I'm flirting with the idea of a graphite shafted 3-5 with the rest in C-Tapers. Who knows. The sky is the limit. I'm pumped for these and that haters can hate all they like... TM builds great product however you feel about their brand, and markets it better than the other guys...
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It's easy to use shims on .355 shafts.

[Caesar Palache]

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Well that's an anti climax. I was kind of hoping for a new Tp players line or R driver. To me these just look a bit cheap.
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there is a players line

[tommyrobson]

I want...

[HackerDad78]

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[quote name='HackerDav31' timestamp='1351005368' post='5833195']
Looks like all of the custom shaft options are on TM's site already... as I suspected, the standard are a .370 hosel size, which makes my dream set up of 3-6 Standard and 7-PW Tour with C-Tapers impossible. Bummer. But I'm flirting with the idea of a graphite shafted 3-5 with the rest in C-Tapers. Who knows. The sky is the limit. I'm pumped for these and that haters can hate all they like... TM builds great product however you feel about their brand, and markets it better than the other guys...
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It's easy to use shims on .355 shafts.
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That could be the route I go... but I wish they could do so at the factory...

[GeoffStarr]

want, want, want, want....

any idea of price and release date?

[Ash1974]

Got to say I am not a big TM fan, but I am liking these, both the normal and tour look good to me.

Mmmmm dam WRX just when my bag was set to go all Ping

[tbowles411]

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2013 is going to be an expensive year.....
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Damn. You're right.

[TMBob]

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want, want, want, want....

any idea of price and release date?
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For Canada? When the snow melts

$799 Std Version 8 irons, soon! Forgot the date already but pretty sure in November. $899 Tour Version 2/1/13

[golfware]

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GREAT MARKETING!! I'll give them that.
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That's how you sell clubs bro!
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I am fully aware of that. Which is why I said it. The TM marketing machine is back at it again and kudos to them!!

[tbowles411]

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GREAT MARKETING!! I'll give them that.
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That's how you sell clubs bro!
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I am fully aware of that. Which is why I said it. The TM marketing machine is back at it again and kudos to them!!
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I know; I'm just pulling your chain bro.

[tbowles411]

Wow! Almost 500 people are reading this.

[golfbum9]

Every club nowadays looks like a Callaway iron...

To call these "Blade" is absurd and no "Tour" model 42° 9i is still an 8iron.

Not hate. It's all about distance with TM- always has and always will. A Maraging Steel face iron would feel like a FW without the rubber insert.

And yes Wilson did the Reflex many many years ago, and it flopped. I wouldn't be shocked if these did too...

[TheMoneyShot]

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Wow! Almost 500 people are reading this.
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This is going to be a 30 pager before you know it...

[vegas005]

They should have named them "Blue Balls" because that is what my wife will give me if I buy another set of irons....

[pork rind]

[b]i wil preorder today or tomorrow. i love my 2.0s but shoot i just get older and older. the bad thing is i just told my wife that the reason im playing well is that i havent bought a new set of irons in almost 2 years. dam i wish i could keep my mouth shut. i bought 5-aw before and practically never used the 5 iron. i love my hybrids but i always hope ill find some low irons i can hit again.[/b]