The rbz stage 2 is the second generation of rocketballz, which was very successful last year, which has evolved with the centre of gravity lower and more forward, a more aerodynamic head shape, an expansive club face and a new shaft, which combined together promote more distance than the first rbz driver. Numbers dont lie but during club wars the rbz was my most consistent driver in all categories we were testing distance, spin, club speed and control. These are brand new and original taylormade rbz matrix ozik xcon 6 graphite wood golf shafts. Taylormade fujikura speeder 57 sldr graphite shaft only in regular flex adapter included taylormade 1. The taylormade rocketballz rbz technology has been packaged into a great looking driver and combines speed and adjustability to give you the perfect custom fit driver to have in your bag. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara.
Theres never been a better time to reshape your game with the allnew sim drivers, fairways and irons. If you struggle to hit the fairway with your driver, going with a longer golf club is not always the best answer. What is the difference between tour and regular golf clubs. Head the head of the rbz driver is a large titanium alloy with a lofted sleeve to enhance ball trajectory. The rbz stage 2 driver was one of the first drivers where taylormade moved the cg lower and closer to the clubface. The tp tour has the deep face and muted sound while the tp non tour has a slight shallower face but still muted sound. If you choked down so it plays like a 44 inch shaft, would it go further, the same, or shorter than if you had a shaft cut down to 44 inches and didnt choke down at all. Now, i cannot conclude if the results are due to the fitting or the club, but the rbz tour driver absolutely blows my other drivers. Thankfully taylormade have reduced the length of the shaft by half an inch. Ended up trading it in for a rbz tour head which is a lower spin face. December 31, 2011 taylormade golf company has introduce a revolutionary new driver franchise called rocketballz rbz which combines speed, adjustability and two unique clubhead options rocketballz and rocketballz tour designed to appeal to a wide range of players. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46.
Taylormade rbz matrix ozik xcon6 driver graphite shaft mens extra stiff flex 55 grams 3. New taylormade driver 2012, one of their best drivers yet. The rbz tour is extremely forgiving on miss hits and sounds and feels fantastic when you make solid contact. This special tour driver uses an engineered smaller address size for a penetrating trajectory and neutralflight bias with heavierstiffer shaft for more. The taylormade rbz black driver is using uptodate technology and produces tour level results, but at half the cost or less than most other premium titanium drivers. Previously, the standard length for a womans driver was 43 inches. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. Although if picking up few extra yards outweighs overall driver accuracy, this might be the right golf club for you. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. The rbz tour driver is going to help players with higher swing speeds reduce or optimize their spin rates. These were the stock shaft found in the taylormade rbz tour driver. The taylormade rocketballz tour driver features taylormades flight control technology fct in a large 460cc head for any player looking for maximum distance and forgiveness. Like all golfers i try for an extra 20 yards, and i feel this can be achieved with my new project, building an rbz state two tour degree head onto an accra shaft. Regular regular tour tp tp tour to my knowledge, the tour versions offer deeper faces while the tp has the upgraded shaft and more muted feelsound.
R11 tp vs r11s vs rbz general equipment talk mygolfspy. The rocketballz driver is offered in two models to cater to a wide range of players. My old hybrid is great, but i hit it around that 205 yardage and i now need something around 220. Also included in this stable of brands is maxfli and rossa, in 1998 taylormade, salomon and adidas joined forces, this event brought together. Remarkably, the new rbz drivers, which are packed with performance and will be played by pga tour stars camilo.
This shaft will work in any r9 or r11 or r11s or rbz driver. Both models are right at the speed limit that they can get them to in terms of aerodynamics, club speed and performance fct. However, i stumbled into a fitting at a tm performance lab in the dc area and took advantage of the opportunity. Taylormade rbz rescue hybrid graphite shaft monark golf. The 46 length with the stock shaft is too long for me so i cut an inch off. I hit them all with my talamonti pd70 x so that there would be an established baseline and comparison of apples versus apples. The taylormade rocketballz stage 2 fairway wood is pretty much the same rbz fairway that you know and love from before with a wider speed pocket in the sole. This light head allows me to build to a finished length of 44. If you are talking about the original rbz and rbz tour models then i would liken the differences as a shallow face driver rbz and a deep face driver rbz tour both models were available in a tp verision, which basically gives you the upgraded shaft. Taylormade has notably been the leader in drivers out on tour and in retail shops.
The taylormade rbz rocketballz driver succeeds the burner superfast 2. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve maximum clubhead speed and it will vary from player to player. They found that this repositioning of the cg would produce faster ball speeds with less spin, compared to a lower and back cg. For the record, there are actually four types of heads for the rbz. Lowmid ball flight for golfers seeking control and accuracy. Its an awesome club and often gets me onto the par five holes in two.
Taylormade says the rocketballz and r11s go longer than any driver theyve ever made. Experience the next generation of rbz with the taylormade rbz black. While the r11s family seems to receive most of the tmag driver buzz, we are looking towards the rocketballz driver to be the 2012 darkhorse of the year. But overall i did not like this model of driver as it was too high of a spin and balloned, likely due to the shaft and higher spin of this driver face. The taylormade rbz stage 2 driver is a proven upgrade from the prior rocketballz driver. I have the tour 3 hybrid set at 19 it is a perfect gap filler and consistently hits 220225 yards. It pretty much comes down to your budget on this specific club, as both are really nice drivers and can do the job. Finally, the taylormade rbz stage 2 driver is completed with a fujikura rocketfuel shaft and lightweight grip.
The stage 2 has a little more pop but the rbz was slightly more accurate. You will see some smaller players on the lpga tour using 48inch drivers that come up to their chin, but the average woman amateur wont be able to control such a club. A tour quality golf ball with a 100% cast urethane cover, designed for high performance at a lower price. Taylormade rbz matrix ozik xcon 6 wood graphite shaft. Product specs taylormade golf drivers, fairways, irons. Drivers have gone through a 3 plus increase in length over the past three decades simply as a way for golf companies to sell more drivers via the marketing promise of longer distance. Standard drivers for women are an 1 inch shorter than standard mens drivers. It cant really be filled with 1 club so i needed to find a longer hybrid. Adams, older ben hogan and cobra baffler, bridgestone, mizuno, nike, ping, taylormade rbz tour rescue. It did not take long to adjust to the difference when upgrading and i will not go back to the rbz. This is where the rbz stage 2 hybrid fits perfectly. The latest feature of the rbz stage 2 driver is taylormades loftsleeve technology. The rbz stage 2 drivers are available in a standard version with lofts of 9. Engineered to deliver aggressive styling and powerful performance, the rbz black driver has built a large, 460cc titanium head for playability and confidence.
I have hit the rbz tour driver on the course for 2 rounds and yes it feels desent. While surveying a select few top 100 fitters, we found this driver to float to the top slot in late year polling. New taylormade rocketballz drivers are fast, lightweight. At address it has a more rounded head and it sits behind the ball very nicely and the white headblack face colour scheme makes it very easy to align.
1046 558 531 469 945 1211 1053 1069 833 992 661 148 1103 842 1639 65 1378 1618 601 258 1299 1665 680 1558 1583 51 420 778 158 1361 174 1459 839 1111 1289 694