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TaylorMade takes trend to the next level


Posted: 26 August 2008
by Bob Warters

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New TaylorMade Burner iron

In line with the growing trend towards a combination of irons and hybrids in your bag, TaylorMade is introducing Burner Plus irons with the option of introducing one or more of its Burner Rescue clubs.

TaylorMade says it has developed the clubs forthe player who wants an iron that delivers the same fast-and-long qualities of the popular Burner Driver. The large clubhead features a thin clubface, low and deep centre of gravity to make it easier to launch the ball high and long.

Using its Inverted Cone technology, Burner Plus irons also have a thick confidence-inspiring topline and increased offset to encourage a right-to-left draw ball flight.

Says Brian Bazzel, TaylorMade's manager of iron creation: "These are so easy to launch that it's a blast to make a big swing and let them fly. We had a lot of fun designing them and we're looking forward to the reception they'll receive from golfers who like to go long."

In addition to a standard set configuration, Burner Plus irons are also available in a combo set that includes two TaylorMade Burner Rescue clubs offering the option of either Burner Rescues 3 and 4 with Burner Plus 5-iron through to pitching wedge or Rescues 4 and 5 and Burner Plus 6-iron through sand wedge.

TaylorMade irons
Burner 3 hybrid

"We took special care to address a common problem that's plagued many of our competitors’ combo sets - and that's the distance gap formed between the lowest iron and the highest hybrid," said Scott White, TaylorMade category director for irons. "For example, if you average 170 yards with your 5-iron, and 190 yards with your 4-hybrid, you've got a 20-yard gap between those clubs, and that's a problem.

"We avoided that issue by carefully configuring the two Rescues in the Burner Plus combo set to deliver a distance-increase that's consistent with the distance-increase delivered from iron to iron; from the lob wedge all the way up to the 5-iron. So if a player's distance-difference between each iron is 10 yards, he can be confident that his Rescue 4 will be 10 yards longer than his 5-iron, and that his Rescue 3 will be 10 yards longer than his Rescue 4."

Burner Plus irons will be equipped with TaylorMade SuperFast RE*AX 60-gram graphite shafts in stiff, regular,M and L flexes or SuperFast 85-gram lightweight steel in S, R and M flexes.

Recommended price for a standard 8-iron set of Burner Plus irons is £449 for steel shaft and £549 for graphite shafts. Cost of a Combo set of Burner Plus irons is £549 (steel) and £629 (graphite).


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