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TaylorMade Tour Burner driver review

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The Tour Burner driver made an immediate impact on tour when it went straight into many of the TaylorMade players’ bags. The crown of the driver is considerably smaller than the oversize sole. “Inverted Cone Technology” is used in both the driver and the new Tour Burner irons to enlarge the sweetspot and offer more forgiveness. Where next? More On Test: - Taylormade Burner Plus irons review - TaylorMade Burner Fairway and Rescue review Galleries: - TaylorMade Burner 2009 driver pictures - TaylorMade Burner Plus Irons pictures

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The small crown and oversize sole are designed to create a centre of gravity that is 40% lower in the clubface than the Burner TP's. The head is designed to help create a high launch angle and low spin rate for longer, straighter drives. A TP version is also available (£379) which sits 2 degrees open and is available in a choice of three shafts.

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TaylorMade Tour Burner Drivers

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Dual crown and weighted power-base promote increased carry and distance. Modern head shape promotes lower, deeper and precision-placed CG for higher launch angle and lower spin. SuperFast Technology promotes increased swing speed, faster ball speed and added distance. Inverted Cone Technology dramatically expands the portion of the clubface that delivers high COR for consistently longer drives on off-center hits. SuperFast 60-gram shaft is exceptionally lightweight and stable to promote greater distance and accuracy.

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I purchased this driver 2 weeks ago , and love it. I tried 3 other expensive drivers & this last years model, out performed them all , and was the least expensive. I wanted 25 yrds more and I'm getting 50 & 60yrds yrds more when I hit it dead on the nuts . My swing speed went up 6 mph. I was hitting 185-200 yrds....and now 210 230 yrds and have twice hit it 260 yrds ! Still getting used to the club, but I'm very happy with it so far.

Bought used from ebay. Stiff aldila by you shaft. 9.5 loft. Pretty happy, makes me feel confidence over the ball. Inconsistent 300+ yard drives. Mostly around 270. But that's far enough.

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I used purchased this driver in May gently used from a seller on ebay. I've used several drivers off and on over the past couple years, switching between a 8.5* cobra x speed to an older Cleveland launcher 7.5*. I've even purchased an alpha model long drive driver at one point to try. Before I bought the taylormade I was back to the cobra and hitting it fairly well, and about as long as I ever had. However, I still struggled with pulling it left sometimes and every once in awhile I'd get a snap hook out of it. My biggest complaint with the cobra was the sound. A few times a round when hit solidly it would produce such a harsh metallic ping sound that it would literally leave my ears ringing. I decided to try the taylormade because of the price (around $80 with shipping) and the first few rounds had a bit of a love hate relationship with it. My distance was still decent but it lacked the power of my cobra when I really laid into one. I should say that I am around 6'4", 270 lbs and around a 115-120 mph swing speed with the driver. On my last full round with the cobra I put one 360 off the tee, and with the taylormade have been able to still get around 300 or a little more but not near what was possible with the cobra. However, the difference is consistency. While with the cobra I was never completely confident that it would go the direction I wanted, the TP has become my most confident club in the bag. It took a few rounds to get used to the weight, as it at least feels quite a bit lighter than the cobra and therefore a little harder to feel throughout the back swing. My last round out I hit the time out of the ball all day with it, averaging close to 300 yds and hitting from the short grass far more than I was used to. I was hitting from the back tees on the course for only the second time and ended up shooting a 79 after a round of 43 on the front. I was 2 under on the back through 6 holes and only lost strokes on an errant 4 iron into a par five and a miss hit 8 iron over a par three with a pond. I believe this club to be responsible for producing results off the tee and inspiring confidence in the rest of my game. If I could find wedges to inspire my wedge game like this thing has my driving, I'd quit my day job.

Didn't use talormade's service but am very pleased with the product. The only thing that left me a little irritated was that it claims to be square to slightly open and probably sits at least a half a degree or more closed. Not a huge deal other than if it is labeled as being square to open, it should be square to open.

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iv had this club for about 3 or 4 years and iv got a X-stiff shaft in it. sence iv had it iv got duck hooks and unconsistant ball flight, it the only club in my bag that realy lets my down. not a happy customer

played a friend's tour burner with 10.5 degrees loft, Aldila NV 65R SST Pured shaft. not sure if the pured shaft made the difference, but i was hitting some good drives with it. first off the tee was a low hook. probably due to the slightly closed face angle, but on the next 4-5 holes, i was hitting pretty straight drives in the fairway. the feel of the NV is very smooth, and i normally play a stiff flex for the NV but this combo seemed to work. my misses were not too bad, one in particular was the 9th hole dogleg right. i played a for a fade/slice, but the teeshot stayed pretty straight and i lost it in the left trees. that was my mental error. i like this combo so much right now, i'm looking to build a driver with the exact specs. however, i am concerned that this day was just a fluke, and my faster swing speed might not bode well with a regular flex. but i did like the distance i got with this driver. not super long, but it was very accurate. a few of the short par 5's i was coming in with a mid iron. so i was probably hitting my tee shot about 260-270 with the taylor made TP black ball.

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Taylor Made Burner '09 Driver Reviews

The TaylorMade Burner '09 driver is 460 cc titanium club face. It is available in 9.5-, 10.5- and 12-degree lofts. The stock shaft is ReAX 49 with a standard length of 46.25 inches. The driver is designed to produce faster swing speed, higher launch angle and lower spin rate. TaylorMade lowered the center of gravity through Dual Crown technology, which reduces the size of the crown of the club. The club face is the biggest of any TaylorMade driver ever created.

The TaylorMade Burner '09 driver is extremely easy to hit. This driver is very accurate as well. The ball flight is very straight, producing a moderate draw or fade. If you are looking to cut down on big slices or hooks, this driver could help achieve your goal. The Burner driver gives a high launch and higher ball flight. When you compare ball flight and trajectory with other drivers on the market, it is slightly higher. The Burner provides more carry distance, which is essential in hitting longer drives. The overall distance of the club seems to be better than average. The biggest plus with this driver is hitting second shot from fairway.

Pros and Cons

The price for the TaylorMade Burner '09 driver is about $300. This is an industry standard for the new release of a driver. Check for new driver promotions that offer a free fairway wood with the purchase of a new driver. The stock shaft is very light at 49 grams, which will help produce faster swing speeds. If you are looking for a different shaft option, TaylorMade offers 10 other custom options for your swing needs. The Burner is a great club for someone looking for more consistent contact. This is a plus, which helps make the club easy to hit. It is following one of TaylorMade's most popular drivers, the Burner '07. However, this club is very consistent.

Bottom Line

This driver will produce very accurate shots, with a higher ball flight. This driver is a perfect fit for mid- to high-handicap players who are not very consistent. The Burner driver will be ideal as a game-improvement driver. Lower-handicap players might be interested in this driver to improve accuracy. The club feels good at impact. If you are on the market for a new driver, you should definitely demo the product. There is a driver for everyone on the market. While some players will really enjoy this driver, others will look more toward the upgraded, more expensive drivers such as the TaylorMade R9.

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TaylorMade 09 Burner Driver

Taylormade is not typically associated with Long Drive competitions, but after playing the TM Burner 09 you might think you are ready to join the circuit.  LD drivers are a little different than your normal on course driver.  They have a much longer shaft and are designed to hit the ball as far as possible.  It seems like Taylormade took a few ideas from LD competitions. The TM Burner 09 builds on the technological advances from the last few Burner drivers.  I successfully played the 07 Burner for a couple of months last year.  The superfast technology (lightweight grip, shaft and additional shaft length) worked well, but I couldn’t get the spin numbers in the optimal range.  The Tour Burner 08 used dual crown technology (Low Center of Gravity) to get the spin numbers down.  The Burner 09 uses both, superfast technology and dual crown technology to create Taylormade’s longest driver yet.  The TM Burner 09 is mid-high launch w/ low spin.

The Burner 09 visually is a combination of the 07 Burner and the Tour Burner 08.  The colors are from 07 and the shape is from 08.   I can’t say I am a big fan of the graphics on the top of this driver at address and alignment aid, but those things tend to fade into the background after you hit it a number of times. The Burner 09 leans toward the triangular shape but that doesn’t really matter much to me anymore.  I could play a traditional pear shaped driver or the box-on-a-stick shaped driver as long as it works.    My regular driver gives me just about optimal numbers in every category.  Yet surprisingly the Burner 09 was longer.  The various technologies in this driver gained me about 8 yards, not quite the full 13 yards TM claims.  It is seriously one long driver.  It produced just about the ideal mid-high trajectory for the 9.5* head.  Initial high launch flattens out about 1/2 way down the fairway.  It hits the ground running, even on soft fairways, I got decent roll. Not only is it long off the tee, it is long at address at 46.25” long, it is the longest driver I have ever put in play.  Besides being long, the shaft is light at 49g.  I thought it played very close to flex(stiff flex), maybe just the slightest bit soft.  It didn’t have the feel of a high-end shaft, but it was certainly better than the proprietary shafts of the past.  The mid section stiff shaft works best on smooth swings. The distance gains of this driver come at a price.  With such a long shaft, it can be hard to hit the ball in the center of the face consistently.  There is a great deal of forgiveness in the head, so it is not impossible to hit numerous great drives, but misses can be all over the place, crown, sole, toe, and heel.  Not only is the length hard to wield, the lightweight shaft can be somewhat inconsistent if you really go after one.  TM claims this is the biggest, most forgiving face they have made.  I found that to be true of the 09 Burner.   That kind of forgiveness is necessary with such a long, light-weight shaft I was pleasantly surprised by the face angle of the Burner 09.  The one I have sits almost dead square.  This may not be the best for the slicer, but it sure is nice to see something that can be lined up straight without fear of a major hook.    Who knows? TM might come out with a “draw” version in the spring along with the TP version. The one thing that TM does year after year is produce one of the best sounding drivers.  The metallic smash is so much nicer than the aluminum bat sound of so many current drivers.  The Burner 09 was a bit higher pitched than some of the other TM drivers I have played, but nowhere near as offensive as many other brands.  You could actually hit this driver at an indoor simulator this winter without fear of damaging your ears. This driver is perfect for the smooth, consistent swinger looking from more distance.  But if you are an aggressive, sporadic hitter, you will hit some of you longest drives ever with the TM Burner 09, but you may also find some of your worst miss-hits.  Don’t get too big of a head after these long drives; you are probably still not ready for the LD circuit.  You will however have fun burning by your playing partners.  The TM Burner 09 is one long driver. For more information:   www.taylormadegolf.com

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TaylorMade Launches Tour Burner Driver, Irons, and More

TaylorMade has a new driver with 1,071 sets of different launch conditions to choose from. Ouch, my head is starting to hurt.

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I was able to take a closer look at several of the new offerings while attending the Minnesota Golf Show last month and I think TaylorMade has some pretty nice clubs coming out. I’m looking forward to see if any of their new offerings will knock out my golf bag’s current occupants.

So come along as we check out what TaylorMade has to offer. Tour Burner Driver One word can describe the new Tour Burner driver: light. By utilizes what Taylormade calls “Dual Crown technology” where the crown is smaller than the sole and comes in 12% lighter that the Burner driver . Additional weight was saved using their Ultra-Thin Wall casting technology, which allows the walls of the clubhead to be a minuscule 0.55 millimeters thick.

Add in TaylorMade’s Inverted Cone technology, which is “characterized by a shallow cone milled directly onto the inner side of the clubface, changes the way the face behaves at impact so that a larger area of the face delivers higher ball speed.” That combination produces an “effective MOI” that comes close to USGA’s limit on MOI.

To help increase your swing speed and give you more distance, the Tour Burner features a 60-gram Superfast shaft with lower torque, a lighter grip, and a club length of 45.5 inches. The Tour Burner is available in April and will carry a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $499 but a quick check of some online retailers shows a price of $399.

The Tour Burner TP has a few differences from the regular Tour Burner such as having a 2° open clubface (compared to square), your choice of three shafts such as the Matrix Ozik Xcon-5 (55-grams), Mitsubishi Diamana Whiteboard 65 (65-grams) and Fujikura Rombax Z 75 (75-grams) and a standard weight grip.

Like the Tour Burner, the TP version will be available in April but you’ll pay a bit more for the upgrades as the manufacturer’s suggested retail price comes in at $699 with a street price of $599.

Tour Burner Irons The Tour Burner irons have a thin clubface that “delivers high COR for increased ball speed and distance” as well as the Inverted Cone technology featured in their drivers which “enlarges the portion of the clubface that delivers high ball speed, allowing Tour Burner to promote improved ball speed and distance on off-center hits.” More weighting on the toe and heel increases the MOI of the Tour Burner irons for better stability on those pesky off-center hits.

TaylorMade also incorporates something called a “multi-functional sole” which is “beveled at the back to make it perform like a much thinner sole, which increases playability from a variety of lies. The multi-functional sole also features a low and deeper center of gravity that makes it easy to launch the ball on a powerful and penetrating flight.

The Tour Burner irons feature a “tour-inspired clubhead shape” (is everything now “tour-inspired?”) with a medium top-line and moderate offset as well as a chrome-plated satin-buff finish. Also, there is a “badge” that is in the back cavity that due to it’s design and the adhesive used to stick it there helps “to tune the feel and sound at impact.” To me, they are a bit too funky to look at but I typically don’t like a lot of pizazz going on with the back of my irons.

You have the option of either the Burner 105 steel shaft made by True Temper or the graphite Burner REAX 65-gram shaft and either will come with the TaylorMade Tour Velvet made by Golf Pride .

The Tour Burner irons are available from a 2-iron through 9-iron plus a 46° pitching wedge, 55° sand wedge, 50° “attack” wedge and a 60° lob wedge and can be yours in April. A set of Tour Burner irons (3-PW) will run $840 (MSRP) for steel ($699 street) and $1,040 (MSRP) for graphite ($899 street). Individual clubs are available in steel for $105 MSRP (under $90 street) and $135 MSRP for graphite (under $113 street).

Z TP Wedges The new Z TP wedges feature the new “Z groove that promotes increased spin to help stop the ball more quickly”. Why Z? Well, its because the R&D team “uses letters of the alphabet to name the grooves it develops.” Whatever their reasoning, Z TP wedge sounds pretty cool and it looks good to boot.

Sharp edges on the Z grooves also help promote “shot-stopping bite.” Like most of the newer wedges out there today, I’m sure the Z TP will gladly eat up a few of your softer-covered balls for lunch. Like previous TaylorMade wedges, the Z TP has the feel pockets on the backside of the clubhead to help lessen vibration from impact to give you a soft and smooth feel. I liked the rac TP wedges so I’m looking forward to giving these a try.

The “smoky-looking PVD” finish looks pretty cool as well. The Z TP wedge is offered in five lofts: 52°, 54°, 56°, 58° and 60°. The 54°, 56°, 58° will feature TaylorMade’s C-grind sole which was developed with input from TaylorMade’s tour staff.

You can add a Z TP wedge to your golf bag in April for a MSRP of $140 and a street price of $120.

r7 CGB MAX Limited Driver Well the folks who introduced you to Movable Weight Technology (MWT) have raised the bar a bit higher as they have now added SelectFit technology to now allow you to change the shaft of your club. If the number of choices you had before with MWT made you a bit crazy, the 1,071 sets of different launch conditions offered by the r7 CGB MAX Limited will leave you totally befuddled.

The titanium head is slightly different from the standard r7 CGB as it is more rounded than triangular and the red color looks much nicer as well. Your “Tour Van in a Box” comes with the new clubhead with three movable weight ports, three shafts which include the Matrix Ozik Xcon-5 (55-grams), Mitsubishi Diamana Whiteboard 65 (65-grams) and Fujikura Rombax Z 75 (75-grams) as well as a magnetic headcover, nine movable weights, two shaft-securing bolts and a special torque wrench specifically designed for the Limited. All of this fits nicely in it’s own “beautifully designed box.” I’m not sure if the kitchen sink is included, but it very well could be.

I like choices as much as the next guy but I’m not sure if the average golfer has a clue about what shaft is the best for them unless they have spent some quality time on a launch monitor and giving them three shaft choices with the same club seems to be a bit excessive.

Of course, the average golfer probably isn’t going to shell out the $999 it’s going to cost you to put the r7 CGB MAX Limited in your bag either. Don’t get me wrong, its a beautiful looking club and it felt nice when I took a couple swings with it at the Minnesota Golf show but it seems to be marketed for the ultimate “driver geek” who had a lot of extra cash laying around.

It will be interesting to see how TaylorMade uses the SelectFit technology and whether or not it remains just for use in a limited series club or something that will benefit golf retailers as they now don’t have to stock quite as many demo clubs to find the perfect one for you.

Final Thoughts I always had a thing for TaylorMade drivers as I’ve gone from the 200 Series, the original r7 and last year to the r460 TP so they always are high on my list when I get the urge to check out new drivers. Last year’s Burner didn’t appeal to me too much but the new Tour Burner is one for sure I’ll test out on the launch monitor and the range.

I’m also looking forward to trying out the new Z TP wedges to see how the Z grooves perform. They certainly are some of the nicer looking wedges out there today. Spring can’t get here fast enough.

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Just as we’re easing into one of the most onerous recessions in the last 40 years, TaylorMade, Callaway and others ( bless their little corporate heads ) offer us every combination of club head and shaft our dwindling dollars can buy.

I am pleased to be offerred such a range of options, although I doubt that I will often, if ever, take full advantage of the opportunity they present one. Ah well, I guess we are as close as we may be to buying a game. Of course, when genetics can be more readily manipulated, one of my grandchildren may be so manipulated, prior to birth, that he/she will have the physical prowess and talent of Tiger Woods, which, I suppose one could call truly buying a game.

In the meantime, I shall work on my measley swing and grumble about the poor aesthetics of the new Tour Burner irons, illustrated above: the height of technology has reached a new low in appearance.

I am excited about the new wedges. I have the 52 degree TP wedge right now and I really enjoy. I am in the market for a new 60 degree wedge and now I may be waiting for these to hit the market.

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Those new Taylor irons are easily the ugliest things the company has ever produced, and arguably the cheesiest design I have ever seen from a major manufacterer. They look like they were made by Fisher-Price, not Taylor Made. I have played nothing but Taylor woods since I was in high school 20 years ago, so I am a fan of the company. But good lord. You could get vertigo staring at the backs of these things for too long.

I just bought a Burner Drvier (draw). It was so good that I can hit longer and no slice!

i LOve how the irons look can’t wait to play with em. am glad so many people dont like the looks so i wont see my clubs in every other golf bag i see 😛

I played with the new burner wedges yesterday. I don’t really care how a club looks as long as it preforms, and these irons preform with a capital P. I am getting the driver in a couple days (the burner) so I guess I will see if my love hate relationship with golf can finally be nothin but love.

i love the new irons and i don’t care what ppl think about the looks its all about how it performs. Kenny Perry recently used them in acouple tourneys so they can’t be bad. SO DONT HATE lol

also btw the ugly flag type things on the back, you cant see them in real life otherwise that would look terrible.

bought the tour burner driver and what a great buy.that good i went and bought the BEAUTIFUL irons as well and they are every bit as good.

I bought the new Tour Burner driver .R flex, 10.5º loft. The club sits slightly closed at address which inspires confidence, and I have hit the fairway consistently with it. I find it almost impossible to slice or hit a big fade, as it seems to track down the middle, or with a draw.

The club is very light, and providing your tempo is there or there abouts, it does the work for you. if you are a hard hitter go for the stiff shaft, but I have to say the choice I made has been awesome for me of a mid h/cap.

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I just bought the Tour Burner 10.5 R after demoing a variety of drivers from TaylorMade, Callaway, Cleveland, Titleist, MacGregor. I think it’s impossible to say what will work best for any one person. It depends on you and your swing. I was slicing the Cleveland, and the guy next to me on the range was absolutely loving it.

For me, there was a big difference between the one I bought and all the others. But I also found a big difference between the TourBurner 10.5 R and the 10.5 S.

So, on to the club itself. Wow. It is long. The ball just seems to hang up there for a long time. With my old driver, I usually hit 235-245 yard drives (I know we all like to think we hit 250 yard drives, but almost no one really hits it that far consistently). If I really put a good move on the ball, I might drive it 260 once in a while.

With this driver, my average drive seems to be 260. Two drives today were 290 (downhill, with roll, but still, 290? Never, ever put the ball there before).

I can work it both ways. I can consistently fade it when I need to.

More than the pick up in distance, though, is the consistency. I know when I ordinarily would pull hook it if I’m a bit too quick from the top, or if I slide and slice it, there is a larger margin of safety and I might end up on the left or right edge of the fairway, instead of in the trees between fairways.

Still, though, you have to put a good move on the ball. You can still slice it to the next fairway or duck hook it if you’re not careful. But you can get away with a bit more than with older drivers. A nice smooth swing is all you need.

Bought it, put it in my bag, played my first round with it today, and shot my best round of the year.

just bought the tour burner 10.5 s today, loved the feel and consistency. first game with it tomorrow and captains prize on sunday, c’ant wait… 😎

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I’m thinkin of gettin the tour burner irons and i dont care if they look a bit different as long as they play well. But are they too good for a 18 handicapper. any responses back would be appriciaciated.

I’m a 20 handicapper and I don’t think they are “too good” for me. Sure they don’t give that much back if you don’t hit the sweetspot, but I like them anyways. Love how they feel and the weight is nice as well. (Real Tour-irons is a bit too light for my taste so far) Bought them a week ago, and they are starting to like me as much as I like them. So if you don’t care about how they look (I like them though), go get em!

Would these irons be good for a 12 year old 4 handicaper? 😐

Traded in Cleveland Hi Bore XL for newer XLS model, which turned out to be a big mistake. Desperately needed a replacement. Decided to buy the Tour Burner 9.5* with stiff shaft to go with the already owned R7 TP irons. Couldn’t be happier with the results. First ball hit with a smooth and relaxed swing carried 250-260 yds with the head still in original plastic and taped. Consistency was there after several tries. Took off the wrapping and tape, ball carried 270-280 yds with good roll out. Couldn’t believe the consistency in terms of trajectory and shot dispersion. So far, the best driver ever owned. Thank you Taylor Made!

I just bought a Taylor Made Tour Bruner driver. It is super light, and the impact feels nice. However, I always had stiff shafts and I found this one partulary stiff…. it is just me or it is more stiff than usual ???

I just purchased the Tour Burner Irons…….WOW……Straight……high and on the greens.

No, Brian. The Tour Burner shafts in the mid flex range are a normal stiff, but Taylormade tipped the end of the shaft to make it stiffer. So, to answer your question, the middle of the shaft is stiff while the tip is closer to an x-stiff. My advice, go ahead and stay with the stiff flex. You’ll get used to the tip.

Those new Taylor irons are easily the ugliest things the company has ever produced, and arguably the cheesiest design I have ever seen from a major manufacterer. They look like they were made by Fisher-Price, not Taylor Made. I have played nothing but Taylor woods since I was in high school 20 years ago, so I am a fan of the company. But good lord. You could get vertigo staring at the backs of these things for too long. Yeesh!

Looks don’t really mean anything. If you had played these clubs rather than just look at them you wouldn’t care what they look like. They are fantastic. So go be ignorant and make stupid comments somewhere else.

I bought the Taylormade Tour Burner Driver as a father’s day gift. I had a coupon and it was on clearance so I got a really good deal.

I’m returning to the game after a 30+ year layoff. The first club I purchased was the TB driver. Next will be a putter.

I have the 10.5/Reg/65 LH model. It is light and a breeze to swing. I have been able to hit the fairways consistently. I have also been able to outdrive my son a couple of times.

Very pleased! Thanks Taylormade for a great club. Worth the investment.

I am a high but rapidly improving high handicapper who has played with many Taylor Made iron sets made since 1998. Burner LCG’s, Firesole, 320’s. Series 300 wedges, Forged 300’s, and now Tour Burner. I put together a set of TB’s one at a time 4-PW for $288 new. Played with the 4,6,PW first w R flex graphite, decided I liked them and proceeded to get the rest in various shafts. Now am putting on TB 105 S flex on all. What is clear to me as a 25 Hdcp is that like the 300’s, 320’s, and 300 wedges, one must hit these correctly to get results, but not as perfectly as the early models due to the weighting and the ICT (inverted cone technology). The titanium face can make some hits (high on face) seem very harsh, but results are there. If you look at the Burner LCG’s as compared to the new TB’s, one sees a great similarity in design in terms of the extreme heel/toe weighting. The LGC’s with the midsize face (but larger than the TB’s) are really easy to hit, and with the soft steel used at the time provide great feel. I get about 5-10 more yards out of the TB’s as compared to the LCG’s mostly due I think to the lighter shaft of the TB’s (TT 105 v.s. DG R300). The Firesoles have the same cavity design as the 300 series irons and wedges and are my favorite clubs to use. They have the same face profile as the LCG’s so are forgiving but are special due to the use of various metals through the set. Firesoles were the first irons ever to use this concept and each club is optimized to acheive its particular function. In my opinion the firesoles are the best irons TM ever made. But what I am really saying is that once the cavity back iron was developed, iron technology really has not changed that much. I enjoy the new TB’s and even at my level they perform as advertised (workable, trajectory, feel, distance). I look forward to improving my swing and using the TB’s as my regular irons and really take advantage of their construction. But for comfort and reliability I will go back to my Firesole’s and LCG’s when the swing isn’t quite there.

From a professional designer-

I’m guessing you’re not the moderator here, so I’ll go ahead and suggest that uglande can say anything he wants. A commentary on design is absolutely valid, and more so considering he’s not discussing performance.

I think they look like a 1980s high school art class all collaborated (and failed) on a “graphic design marketing” assignment. However, that failure would not be expressed, and, instead, everyone just said how proud they are and hung it in the glass case in the hallway.

Context has a lot to do with perception. There’s no NASCAR logo to be seen. It’s just a bad design.

BTW, just bought the Tour Burner 10.5 w/a stiff shaft and took it to the range today. Loving it.

Have been playing the tb irons for 2 monthes, a huge upgrade from my big bertha irons. love the workability just ordered the r7 cgb limited to try and replace my superquad. will be hard to do though it holds a special place in my bag.i guess if you are looking at the back of every ones irons your not driving the ball far enough. donovan Thornton 8 handicap

Just played my Tour Burner 10.5 for the first time last Friday.

For the record, I’ve never owned/used one of the “new design type” driver (big face, forgiving) and have always been pensive about hitting off the tee with a driver.

No more. After Friday, really, for the first time, I look into whipping it off the tee.

The club was really comfortable and sure, I lost a few balls – including one that just sliced high and way far out of sight.. – but I’m really looking forward to gaining yardage from the tee I was always holding back on for fear of not getting the sweet spot.

Summary.. I like it 😉

Would The 10.5 reg flex TB be a good driver for someone that is relatively new to the sport or should I say at beginner level? I have right now a 10.5 reg flex Top Flite and have been playing for about 5 months and Im not really happy with the Club.

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TaylorMade Burner Drivers By Year: The Complete List!

TaylorMade revolutionized the driver industry when it released the first Burner metalwood in 1983. Over the following four decades, it continued building on the Burner’s technology to optimize tee shots for every level of player.

In this article, you’ll find a complete list of TaylorMade Burner drivers by year.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers By Year

Here is a full list of every TaylorMade Burner driver release:

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 1980-1999

When the original TaylorMade Burner driver debuted in 1983, it introduced golfers to a new level of distance thanks to its steel head construction. The $230 driver became popular on pro tours and cemented TaylorMade as a leader in driver technology for decades to come.

In 1988, the TaylorMade Burner Plus was built on the original Burner’s success with a larger 195cc head powered by a graphite shaft for increased forgiveness.

Priced at $300, the Burner Plus driver also featured the company’s patented metalwood technology to enhance playability and distance off the tee.

TaylorMade drivers took a hiatus from the Burner name during the ‘90s. During this period, other notable releases included 1997’s TaylorMade Ti Bubble 2 driver which featured a large, thin-walled titanium head.

However, during this period TaylorMade Burner irons made their debut.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 2000-2009

In 2002, the revolutionary TaylorMade Burner 420 Driver combined a steel head, graphite shaft, and tuned port weighting for greater ease of launch.

The launch of the 2008 Burner Driver marked the return of the name. This iteration incorporated TaylorMade’s SuperFast technology — a combination of aerodynamic clubhead shaping and a lighter shaft to promote speed. The Tour Burner model shared technologies in a club designed for optimal shot shaping.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 2010-2019

As driver heads and ball speeds continued increasing, TaylorMade focused newer Burner models on these key areas. The 2010 Burner SuperFast incorporated their Inverted Cone technology for improved speed and accuracy, even on mishits.

Pushing the limit on clubhead speed, the bright yellow TaylorMade Burner Superfast 2.0 debuted in 2011. Advancements like a lighter core and aerodynamic shape took the average driver clubhead speed over 167 mph during Tour testing.

In 2015, the AeroBurner line included a standard model and a TP (Tour Preferred) version. Both utilized TaylorMade’s most aerodynamic head shaping to date.

TaylorMade Burner Drivers: 2020-Present

While not officially a Burner model, the 2023 TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver combines modern tech with a reference to the traditional Burner line.

Featuring a smaller head size and slightly higher loft angle than typical drivers, it can effectively be referred to as a 2 wood. Tommy Fleetwood has notoriously favored this club on tour, though he uses it as a 3 wood replacement.

Check out the TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver at Worldwide Golf Shops:

TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver

+ Versatile off the tee and fairway + Adjustable weights for customization + Beautiful throwback aesthetics

– Not an essential club in the bag

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TaylorMade Burner Driver Review

Consider Trying a TaylorMade Burner Driver for Inexpensive Distance and Accuracy

TaylorMade is one of the world's leading golf club manufacturers, and during its history the company has created several drivers that bear the "Burner" designation. In fact, TaylorMade has used the Burner name for so long and with so many different clubs, it's hard to remember how and when it was first used. If memory serves me correctly, though, the first TaylorMade Burner driver came out in 1983. Of course, there have been multiple versions of the club since that first version, and each new model has made improvements over its predecessors.

In this review I'll give you my impressions of this driver that came out in 2007 along with my thoughts on the 2009 version. Both of these drivers are very popular - in fact, my husband uses the 2007 TaylorMade Burner driver (10.5 degree loft).

The 2007 TaylorMade Burner Driver

Driver heads are looking less and less traditional these days, and the 2007 model is no exception, with a somewhat "bullet-like" shape to lower and deepen its center of gravity (CG) and increase its Moment of Inertia (MOI). Oh well, at least it isn't square.

This driver doesn't have any fancy moveable weights and you can't adjust its face angle or anything else. It leaves those bells and whistles to more expensive drivers and simply gets the job done for mid- to high-handicap golfers with mid-range budgets. It does, however, use TaylorMade's "SuperFast Technology" to lighten the club's weight and increase swing speed. And, by shifting its CG low and further away from the club face, the 2007 driver helps golfers launch the ball higher . Its extremely high MOI makes it very forgiving on heel or toe hits.

My husband owns this club and I've hit it hundreds of times because we sometimes decide to trade drivers for a while. The stock 50-gram, 44.5" Fujikura RE*AX graphite shaft seems to match up with my 85-90 mph swing pretty well. Although I find it difficult to work the ball with this driver, it's easy for me to hit it straight and it gives me nice distance . It's a club I feel comfortable with and I know my husband loves it because he always makes me give it back not long after we swap our drivers. Overall, it's a great club for average golfers, and it's a less expensive option than many other drivers. It's hard to argue with long and straight at a pretty cheap price.

The 2009 TaylorMade Burner Driver

The 2009 model has also become a favorite with mid- to high-handicap golfers, providing several improvements over the previous model. It's available in 9.5, 10.5 and 12 degree lofts with a 49-gram, 46.25" Fujikura RE*AX graphite shaft. TaylorMade says its titanium club face is the largest in any TaylorMade driver produced as of 2009.

Designed to promote a faster swing speed, lower spin rate and higher launch angle, the club uses TaylorMade's "Dual Crown Technology" to lower its CG and "Inverted Cone Technology" to raise its MOI. I tried the 10.5 degree loft, and I was rewarded with great distance even though the club launched the ball higher than I'm used to. I also felt as though I was getting a bit more swing speed with this version of the TaylorMade Burner driver - probably due to the ultra-lightweight, longer-than-normal shaft. Most of my drives went down the middle or were a slight draw, so I'd consider the club both accurate and forgiving. It's easy to hit and it doesn't have any moveable weights or other adjustments to fiddle with.

The Bottom Line :

Both of these clubs - the 2007 and 2009 versions of the TaylorMade Burner driver - have a lot going for them, including TaylorMade's SuperFast Technology, which promotes distance gains by facilitating faster swing speeds. If you're looking for high-tech golf club technology but you don't want to have to adjust this and twist that on your driver before you start your round, consider taking a close look at one of these fine drivers. They'll both give you a high launch and a long, accurate drive. And because both are a few years old now, you should be able to pick one up fairly inexpensively. Some people may struggle a bit with the 2009 TaylorMade Burner driver because of its extra-long shaft, but once you get the hang of it (I did quite easily) it can really pay off.

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Tommy Fleetwood explains why he uses a mini driver, plus a fun story from his junior days

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In 1998, just days prior to The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Lee Janzen, who was coming off his 1998 U.S. Open victory, hosted a golf clinic for the public. During the clinic, Janzen asked if any junior golfers wanted to come up and hit a shot in front of the audience. The prize for doing so was a TaylorMade Burner driver.

One of the volunteers from the crowd happened to be a 7-year-old Tommy Fleetwood. According to Fleetwood, the Burner driver he earned as a prize was his first ever real driver – or has he calls it, his first “proper” driver.

But wait, what’s a mini driver?

TaylorMade’s new Mini Driver is a club that’s designed to be larger than a fairway wood, but smaller than a driver, to help golfers gain more distance and accuracy off the tee than a 3-wood, while still launching the ball high enough off the grass to use as an approach club. The BRNR Mini Driver, specifically, uses copper colorways and old versions of the TaylorMade logo to boost the Burner nostalgia factor.

Tommy Fleetwood's 13.5-degree BRNR Mini Driver. (GolfWRX)

Fleetwood had a 13.5-degree BRNR Mini Driver in his bag at the RBC Heritage, and he’s continuing to use the club this week at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Some golfers, though, remain slightly confused about the real-world benefits of a mini driver. Common questions include: “Why not just play a driver and a 3-wood? Why do you need a mini driver AND a driver, isn’t that redundant?”

To get a better understanding of how the BRNR is used, GolfWRX.com caught up with Fleetwood on Wednesday before the start of the Wells Fargo Championship.

The face of Tommy Fleetwood's 13.5-degree BRNR Mini Driver. (GolfWRX)

Here’s what he had to say:

“For me, if I HAD to hit a fairway, I’m more comfortable hitting a driver than a 3-wood. I would tee the driver down, and I would hit a little cut, or a neck-y cut in the fairway. The 3-wood isn’t for that. The 3-wood, generally, is a pretty hot club that I’ll hit from 270 or 280 in the fairway on a par 5.

“You get some courses where a 3-wood is not always that necessary. [With the BRNR] you put a normal swing on it, and it goes a little shorter than a driver, and I’m more comfortable hitting it straight. It’s a replacement for a 3-wood, basically. You could almost think of it in terms of wedges at the low end of the bag. Some people have four wedges, some people only have three, and they have to manufacture a 52 to go 100 yards, or 105 yards. There are different shots. That’s effectively what you do with your main driver, you’d be manufacturing it to hit that shot in the fairway, which is great, but maybe you want something you can just hit.

“You can still hit it off the ground, and it goes a very similar distance to a 3-wood. It spins enough. It’s not a deep enough face where it’s so far off the bottom that the ball doesn’t rise. So you get a pretty decent strike, enough to get in the air. It’s a big-head 2-wood really.

“For me, I remember the TaylorMade Burner in 1998. It was my first ever proper driver. Lee Janzen did a clinic, when he was the U.S. Open champ, and it was the Open at Birkdale. I was 7. Some juniors could go up and hit a shot and they gave you like a Burner driver, and I went up and hit a shot, and I got a Burner. It was my first ever proper driver.”

In terms of launch numbers, how different is the BRNR Mini Driver compared to a normal driver?

“It’s down a few miles per hour, so that takes the carry off it,” Fleetwood told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday. “Spin is a fraction higher, around that 3,000-rpm mark. The ball speed is like 3 or 4 mph short of the driver. I’ve got the 13.5-degree head, but there is a 11.5-degree head, as well. If you have the 11, you actually could go mini driver, mini driver (instead of driver and mini driver) at the top-end of the bag. That really would get people talking. That would be awesome. I might do that one day.

“But Hilton Head (host course of the RBC Heritage Classic) was a great example, because there’s some holes where you can’t actually cut the driver and get it in play. So the mini is a bit straighter and let me hit the shot I really wanted.”

Maybe TaylorMade’s new BRNR Mini Driver isn’t for everyone, but so far, Fleetwood is finding it more beneficial than a 3-wood, especially as an option off the tee, and he plans to continue using the club this week at Quail Hollow Club.

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