TaylorMade RocketBladez Irons

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TaylorMade RocketBladez Irons reviewed by Mark Crossfield PGA professional askGolfGuru. Mark hits the ever long TaylorMade golf club and talks about what makes this RocketBladez so interesting for golfers. Does it offer real distance or is it more marketing tricks from TaylorMade golf.

50 thoughts on “TaylorMade RocketBladez Irons

  1. I bought these clubs a couple weeks ago and i really enjoy using them, for
    me the ball tends to start straight then hook right halfway through ball
    flight any suggestions mark?

  2. Folks need to hit these type of irons before bashing them with the
    traditional “oh they’ve just cranked the lofts” No, no they
    haven’t…..there’s more to it.
    The CG is low and forward so the ball launches much MUCH higher.
    A 6 iron flys like an 8 iron. Sure they’re not for everyone, but watching a
    3iron soar 230 metres, launching high and landing soft is a pretty great
    feeling! 

  3. I got (on average) an additional 8 yards per iron when I got my Rbladez. I
    added KBS C-Taper shafts and got an extra 10-12 yards on top of the
    additional 8. Not bad. Must say though, Mark is right in that the clubs are
    a bit longer, so you have to make consistent swing effort to really take
    advantage of the club, otherwise you will lose some control. 

  4. why do I want to hit my irons 27 yards further??? Spent over 20 years
    learning what irons to hit into the greens, so hitting an 6 irons 200 yards
    is pointless to me…..rather just hit me 4 iron thank you very much.
    Wouldnt mind but the rac irons are top class and I still use them

  5. Great review.
    I wont be buying these as the lofts and lengths are so inaccurate compared
    to a traditional set irons. These are a gimmick designed for the hacker
    who wants to be able to hit his 7 iron over 150 yards (BUT IN REALITY
    CANT). Shame as taylormade clubs used to be so good.

  6. I have this set of irons (4-AW). I have not hit these off of some launch
    monitor or optishot. But, i have hit them on a real driving range and real
    golf courses. I had Mizuno JPX825s before these and Burner Plus before
    those. I literally use the same club on all yardages as before. My 7 iron
    was always around 165-170 with all 3 sets. However, they are much more
    forgiving than the Mizunos and more of a blade like iron, unlike the burner
    plus. Off enter hits dont lose a ton of distance and stay online….just
    my 2! I love them….

  7. I’m working at american golf and we’ve just got the speed bladez in and at
    address there is no apparent differences. But with both sets of clubs there
    is so much technology going into these things. Supposedly the shaft lengths
    give more leverage. And they’ve used an extremely thin cast face which
    gives higher trajectory and and more ball speed! Meaning a steeper descent
    for precision. Of course the speed cavity does the same. If you had to
    compare them to any brand I’d say the nike covert irons.

  8. I just got fit for these. I like them but I was hoping for a thinner top
    line. They fit me at 1/2 inch short and 3 degrees flat. It was amazing to
    actually hit an iron where the toe wasn’t pointing sky high. I instantly
    started hitting the ball straighter and my 7 iron I can hit about 170 now.
    With that said, I don’t know if it was the tech that’s making it easier.
    Maybe I could have been custom fit for any club and done as well. But so
    far I like these.

  9. i love the rocketblades… not only goes further but it lands really soft
    on the green.. no more then a foot or so… best clubs ever…and
    mark…you should stop wearing a cup on your videos.. we know you got a
    little wanka

  10. I have the Ping S56 irons that I am currently trying to sell on ebay
    because they were a little tough to hit. I went today and hit calloway,
    Mizuno, Titleist, Adams, and these Taylormade RocketBladez and I must say
    these are going to be what I am going to buy. they felt great and were more
    forgiving than the rest, plus I hit them the furthest. Great club.

  11. I don’t want longer. I want more accurate. I want distance control. Good
    golfers don’t want “17 yards further, hot face, trampoline irons.” We want
    precision and quality. Not “rockets”. TMAG marketing to 20 handicaps who
    don’t understand the difference, but rather thrive off bragging about how
    far their 6 iron went…then shooting 97.

  12. The TM RocketBladez 6 iron is actually 1/2 degree STRONGER than Mark’s 5
    iron! (6 iron @ 26.5 vs. mp-64 5 iron @ 27). Everyone getting these great
    distance increases? wow, a whole club longer!?! I just turned my 3 iron
    into an 8 iron with a sharpie and I hit it like 210! Not saying it doesn’t
    hit nice, just ridiculous how they keep jacking up lofts. many will
    struggle with yardage gaps with this stuff going on…

  13. Mark could you compare Xhot’s to the Rocketbladze please. As there is a lot
    of people gripping about tm cheating people. Now checking specs Xhot 4i has
    same loft but a longer shaft as too on the 5i. The 7i has the same shaft
    length but is stronger by .5 degrees. So in theory Xhot’s should hit
    further. So them are Callaway also cheating people as these clubs are
    crank’d up more than the tm clubs. Just an opinion mind you 🙂

  14. It’s funny, after watching this video I had to checkj the lofts on my S56’s
    and the 5-iron is speced out at 27 degrees while the TM Rocketbladez are
    26.5 degrees and both share the same length shaft. I knew it was too good
    to be true.

  15. Hit the Rocketbladez at Dick’s. According to their computer model, I hit
    the 7 iron further than I hit my own 6 iron. They’re definitely “cranked.”
    It’s marketing . . . . like when you tell a woman she’s wearing a size 6
    when the dress is really a size 8 with a smaller number on the tag.

  16. Ive used taylormade forever and this isbone of the first times theyve
    really backed uptheir cluvs becasue I normally hit my 7 iron 170 but with
    this I was hitting it 190

  17. I can tell you from experience the sales pitches aren’t totally false I
    have hit these Irons and compared to my irons I hit these at least 18yrds
    further and with atleast 10mph higher ball speed off the club face

  18. OK sorry, but what the fuck does Mark say at the beginning of his videos??
    Let’s get stuckit? Stuckin? Stokein? What in Jesus’ name does that mean?

  19. I am a 8.8 index. I hit the TM RBladez many times and recently had them
    fitted (kbs tour shafts and 2 layers of tape to lessen grip pressure). the
    clubs are really fun. I am hitting them further and the longer irons
    (4,5,6) are much easier to hit well then my prior Titleist AP2s. the
    marketing is aggressive but I have decided I love the additional confidence
    and distance i get. the game is more fun when you feel positive about
    hitting greens and hitting it far.

  20. To the people complaining about the lofts, U do realize u just treat the 5
    as a 4 and so on. Its an amazing iron they just do that so that yes, a lot
    of idiots will buy it but if u compare it with a similar loft and lenght
    they are very good clubs.

  21. I hit them with The same shafts and the same loft/lie angles as my R11
    irons. They are much longer. My normal 7 iron is 195-200, was 210-215 with
    these.

  22. I usually hit my 7 iron around 170, I tested a 7 iron Rocketbladez and
    consistantly hit it around 195, these r long as shit. Curious what the
    Rocketbladez Tour will feel like.

  23. TM makes good clubs – I’m just REALLY sick of the gimmicks that promise
    crazy results. WILSON did this “speed slot” idea like 20 years ago. IF you
    want results practice and improve your swing. You can’t buy a golf game

  24. I bought TM Rocketbladez and sold them after 1 1/2 rounds. Big gap between
    slotted 7 iron and non slotted 8i. Horrible vibration, jarring feel even on
    good strikes. Sound wsloud and non golf nonsense. Sold at a loss and went
    back to AP1s. Need that feel and sound to play.

  25. Thinner top line and slightly different weighting. Didn’t seem to be enough
    differance to warrent the increase in cost. I got the standard heads with
    tour shafts and they are Great. The shafts are NOT LONGER. I was playing
    Cleveland CG7 and shafts are the same lofts are a degree or so different

  26. Distance Distance… Bla bla!! If all this distance marketing were true, we
    are soon not going to need anything more than a wedge & a putter to get
    around the course. I bought these clubs, not for distance as it didn’t add
    miles over my old Cobra’s, but they felt very solid to hit & look very
    good.. All perception if you asked me, you still have to hit the shot….

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