And sure enough, when the info dropped, the big story was this: Though we weren’t quite sure of the number, we’d heard whispers that TaylorMade would be making some pretty bold claims about distance. While there was some mention of the new R11s driver, as we’ve been hearing for quite some time, the noise…the very loud noise, was about the new RocketBallz fairway wood. Cheeky, right?Īs we always do, we read through the info. In this particular case, recent history dates back little more than a month ago when the team at TaylorMade decided to pre-announce (through a handful of media outlets) the release of their 2012 lineup a day before the actual announcement. And while I’m happy to let the past be just that, without some recent history, there is no story. There is recent history, and then there is the past. I’m the guy who got invited to the Kingdom because I shot my mouth off one too many times. Invitations, however, are rare, and while you might expect they’re offered exclusively to those who habitually provide the most favorable coverage of TaylorMade products, or sell them by the bag full, there clearly are exceptions and I happen to be one of them. If you’ve got deep enough pockets The Kingdom will open its gates for you.

If you happen to be on the TaylorMade Tour Staff you get unfettered access. Overall the TaylorMade RBZ RocketBallz Driver is a very good club and one we would recommend.(Written by: Spending an afternoon at the Kingdom hitting balls alongside professional golfers and the #1 Teacher in America is an experience that both weekend duffers and competitive amateurs dream about. The standard Matrix X-Con 5 shaft is better than recent stock shafts on TaylorMade's standard models but still not as good as the TP version so make sure you get fitted for the correct one for your swing. However using the adjustable hosel on the RBZ driver we were able to take some loft off to reduce the height, although this did change the lie angle of the club, but that was OK. On the course the RocketBallz Driver felt and sounded very good and the ball flight was a little on the high side. The lie is also down a degree and a half and combined with the shorter shaft length you feel much more comofrtable over the ball. It also means less weight and the combination of a light head, shaft and grip makes this is a light club at under 300 grams. Thankfully TaylorMade have reduced the length of the shaft by half an inch to 46 inches so even though it feels long, it is much more manageable and that will mean more accuracy. At address it has a more rounded head and it sits behind the ball very nicely and the white head/black face colour scheme makes it very easy to align. The TaylorMade RBZ RocketBallz Driver succeeds the Burner Superfast 2.0 driver and the standard version is a lot better.

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