![]() ![]() Now is probably a good time to mention that from a design perspective, AeroBurner’s slot technology functions more like the original slot found in RocketBladez. ![]() Face slots would add another $100 to the retail cost, which TaylorMade doesn’t think makes a whole lot of sense considering the additional trade-offs that would have needed to be made. TaylorMade’s goal was to create an iron that was attainable (affordable) for the masses. AeroBurner is a large iron as it is (somewhere somebody is screaming “ shovels!“, and so the need to for additional forgiveness isn’t what it is on an RSi2, or even an RSi1.ĪeroBurner is already a max COR iron, so the addition of slots would have necessitated thickening the face (to bring the iron back to the USGA’s happy place), which in addition to fundamentally defeating the purpose of creating a fast face, would have moved the CG to a place other than where TaylorMade wanted it.įinally, face slots add to manufacturing costs. In simple terms, face slots add forgiveness to smaller iron heads. It turns out there are several reasons why TaylorMade chose to produce AeroBurner with a slotless face.Īs TaylorMade’s Director of Product Creation for Irons, Wedges and Putters, Tomo Bystedt, explains it, fundamentally what face slots do is make the iron behave like the face is bigger than it is. What the hell TaylorMade? I want face slots! One look at the AeroBurner iron and I’m totally befuddled again this time by the lack of face slots. ![]() Frankly, I thought TaylorMade had jumped the shark once and for all…that is until I hit them and realized how big of a difference those slots apparently make. When I first saw the RSi1 I was absolutely astonished by the presence of face slots. It’s funny how quickly a golf company can condition us. At $699, you can think of AeroBurner as affordable speed. ![]() Really what TaylorMade sought to create with AeroBurner is an iron that would compete favorably with PING’s G30 and Callaway’s Big Bertha irons, but do so at a more consumer-friendly price point. TaylorMade designed AeroBurner with an emphasis on high launch and high peak trajectory. It’s extreme, but lets also remember that static loft isn’t the same as dynamic loft, so don’t get to thinking you’re going to hit nothing but worm-burners. Have a look at the specs and try and contain your outrage until the end. Frankly, I don’t actually know if AeroBurner speed competes favorably with Callaway’s Outrageous Speed, so for now let’s assume that everything is ludicrously fast and get on with our story. The AeroBurner is for them, which might not be good news for me.Īs you can see from the spec chart, the major selling point here is AeroBurner Speed…now available in an iron. And they take my money…just like everyone else. That’s right…higher handicap golfers play in tournaments and are as game for a $2 Nassau as anybody else. With plans to do something quite a bit different with the Adams brand underway, it makes perfect sense that TaylorMade would choose now to re-enter that market with a product designed for higher-handicap, yet still competitive golfers. Consider this: The last true Super Game-Improvement Iron from TaylorMade was the RBZ Max. While that’s not completely what happened, TaylorMade more or less has stayed out of the highest handicap market. After the Adams Golf acquisition, the stated plan for TaylorMade was to narrow its focus to the better player and let Adams have its way of things with the senior and super game-improvement crowd. ![]()
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