TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver & RBZ Fairway Wood Review

Do you remember the old saying, You can’t judge a book by its cover? Well, it applies to my experience with the new TaylorMade RocketBallz driver.

I received an email late last fall from the PR firm that represents TaylorMade letting me know that the Company was getting ready to launch a new family of clubs to replace the successful Burner family. I was excited to see what TaylorMade was planning to do next because it is a trendsetter and trendsetters know how to turn heads.

My first experience of the cheap RocketBallz driver was at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show earlier this year. Even though my personal disdain for the name was strong, I decided I would at least try it at Demo Day so the people who were tuning in for our live blog would be able to virtually experience the latest and the greatest from TaylorMade. I didn’t get a chance to hit it because the line was too long, but I did get to hold one in my hand and I remember thinking “I don’t hate the way it looks”. I quickly reminded myself of my personal boycott and put the RocketBallz driver down and proceeded to the next tent. Despite my dislike of the name, RocketBallz was the talk of the PGA Show.

My curiosity intensified following the expo as more and more golf enthusiasts heard about the newest white driver from TaylorMade. RocketBallz debuted in February and in the weeks following the release, a contact I have at my local Edwin Watts said it was outselling every other driver on the market five to one - combined. Still, I had a personal boycott so I couldn’t get caught up in the hype.

So how did TaylorMade make the fairway wood dramatically longer? First they had to examine what most golf manufacturers do with the standard fairway wood. Most fairway woods have the weight low, which TaylorMade engineers say makes the structure of the sole stiff. When the sole is stiff there is obviously very little flexibility. This is not a great feature for speed.

The taylormade rbz fairway wood sole is engineered to be thin to incorporate a higher trampoline effect. The most noticeable feature to create some flexibility in the sole is the the Speed Pocket running parallel and just behind the face. The pocket is very deep and TaylorMade says it improves the sole geometry to increase ball speed and COR (Coefficient of Restitution).

The face is made of high strength 455 steel to ensure the face doesn't crack. The reason the face could crack is because the deep sole pocket makes the face more flexible but less durable. With titanium clubs you can make take the COR to the limit but it's not something that's done with steel for the reason just mentioned. The face is welded on a cast body where TaylorMade says this makes the face stronger and more durable than other fairway woods.

Like I said, the golf equipment online -- RBZ is very forgiving, my only miss is an overdraw because my tendency is to miss shots off the toe. Even though I haven't had much experience with a white crown, the look has been growing on me.

Source from: http://www.shoppingcheapgolf.com/article-316-TaylorMade+RocketBallz+Driver++RBZ+Fairway+Wood+Review.html

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