I love the TM Superfast Driver. I bought the 9.5 degree hoping to get a few more yards than I was getting with my TM 10.5 degree Superfast Driver with regular flex shaft. No adjustment to swing required as the shafts are the same length (46"). I gained +/- 10 to 12 yards. Not sure if it was spin reduction or what but I love the club. It fades easy, draws are a bit harder to achieve but doable.
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I am a 15 handicap. I have owned this club for 4 or 5 weeks. Previously I had a Top Flight Stock 460cc driver. I demoed a used Burned driver before buying the new Superfast driver. The Superfast appears more forgiving than my previous drivers. The Superfast is significantly longer than the Top Flight but not quite as long as the original Burner. I can't back this up with numbers, it is just gut feeling assessment. I am happy with my purchase because of the forgiveness and still fairly long. I would caution anyone using the club for the first couple of times at the range to use earplugs! It appears to need a break-in period. The reason for the good rating instead of excellent is because I expected as much or more distance as the original Burner driver.
If you are an avid golfer that has been playing with a "standard" driver, with a club face that is slightly open - this club IS NOT for you. This club comes standard with a 48g shaft (too wimpy for a fast club swing) and a club face that is slightly closed at address. It was designed to help golfers with slower golf swings get the club faced closed at impact. I immediately started pulling all my drives left with this club, and I tried for a month to adjust to the setup of this club and hit my drives straight and I was only successful about 30-40% of the time ( I track my play stats). I did see an increase in my distance with this club, but it wasn't worth the lost of control. The Burner TP is the club of choice for golfers who know the difference between a Pull, Draw, Slice, Fade, and Cut shot and how to hit them. You will have a hard time hitting a Fade or Cut golf shot, with the TaylorMade Burner "standard" since this club is designed to be an Anti-Slice club. If you want to hit a Draw as your ball flight, you will enjoy the TaylorMade Burner "standard". Since my swing speed is faster than the average golfer, I had no trouble hitting a Draw consistently off the tee with this club due to how it sets up. You should definitely visit a Golf Shop and demo this club before you buy it on-line. I purchased this club on-line based on the reviews, and was shocked and disappointed in how I hit this club. It was only after I went into a Golf Shop, and had somebody tell me about this club, that I learned about how it was designed, longer with a slightly closed cub face at address, that the reasons why I was having so much trouble hitting this Driver straight came to light. I have switched to the Burner TP and it's just what the Doctor ordered for my swing. Your mileage may vary so definitely go and demo this club at a Golf Shop before you buy it on-line. Hope this helps somebody else before they make the mistake that I did, when buying this club based on reviews, and not on actually hitting the club first to see if it matches my golf swing.Read full review
A really great driver. It's about 5 to 10 yards longer than my previous Callaway X driver. The club feels really light and I love the look when I address the ball. The aerodynamic look of the club head behind the ball just gives you a feeling of confidence in hitting a great shot of the tee. As I get older (I'm 62), I'm always looking for those ten yards that I've lose each year. The regular flex shaft seems suited to my swing and is not to whippy. I'm just waiting for the fairways to dry out so I can get a little more roll. The model I purchased is an HT (high trajectory). I wanted one with a little more loft since I have a low boring ball flight. I thought the higher trajectory might get me a little more carry. I can draw the ball or I can fade it with no difficulty. I'm very pleased with my Burner Superfast.Read full review
Very light feel. Distance and direction has increased. At age 68 my club head speed had dropped to 108 and I feel this club has helped to improve this. Average drive is somewhere around 265 yards. The extra length has helped this length increase without a sacrifice in accuracy. The club feel at impact is very solid, If I trust my swing and the club results are normally good. After 40 years playing Ping irons this driver convinced me to purchase Burner Plus irons. Although I have played only 3-4 round with the irons both the irons and driver feel very comfortable and instill confidence. I look forward to continued play with both. (6 handicapper) Larry Myers Murfreesboro TN
Just bought this club last week and took it out to the range this weekend, and I can already notice a difference. Reading the reviews about the open club face did concern me a little, since I do play a fade, but I hit this club straighter, and swung smoother with it than I did with my previous Callaway FTi-draw, and TM R7 Draw drivers. I play a fade and lately its just been a slice. Its true this club does not go left, but when you swing balanced, this club will hit em straight,( with a slight fade for me). Looks great with the white head, definitly caight the eye of others at the range. Cant wait to see what I can do with it on the course.
I own about 10 different big-name drivers (2009 or newer), play at least twice a week and am somewhere around a 5 handicap. I must say that this is the longest driver I have and have kept it in the bag for the last few months. At first, I had to adjust to the longer shaft length, but even now, I hit the pure sweet spot only about 50 percent of the time. The good news is is that even on non-flush hits, I can still rip it and it is quite forgiving. I would have thought the sweet spot would be bigger, but results are what count I suppose. I have the 9.5 in a stiff shaft (Matrix) and surprisingly, I can easily work this club to hit draws and fades. For both beginners and low handicappers, this club is a good choice.
I am very pleased with this purchase. The club is easy to use and has added an additional 10-15 yards on average with a variation of up to 30 yards when everything comes to together. The light weight is not all that apparent, but the swing speed results are hard to argue with. I have a stiff shaft on the club and have increased my accuracy. While I don't hit the fairway every time I am usually close. If not the fairway most of the time I'm in the first cut. Manufacturing quality is typical TaylorMade which is to say excellent. This club delivers better results than my R9 and a Callaway that I first used.
Several years ago I finally tried a Taylormade driver and quickly became hooked. Recently my daughter backed the car over it. Now I found this great buy on an even better Taylormade Superfast I hit with confidence. I am not a great golfer, but keeping drives in play makes the game more enjoyable. My Superfast Burner makes that achievable even for me.
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Love the shape of the clubhead, however consistantly lost 15yds on my drive due to 2 aspects of the driver. #1 I swing my driver fast, and to be able to have any type of control I really had to slow my swing down and lost a consitant 5 yds on my flight distance. #2 The ball doesn't roll when it lands due to the high launch, so I lost an easy 10 yds of rolling distance. I would recommend you purchase a higher stiffness than you usually hit, as I bought a stiff shaft and would have been better off with the extra stiff.