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TaylorMade 2014 Tour Preferred MC Review

After going missing for a couple of years, the Tour Preferred line of irons are back. Read on to see if they are really worthy of that name.

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That’s all well and good, and during that time, they’ve done a great job marketing to the weekend warrior but at some point, it seemed like they lost touch with the more serious golfer. This year, that tune has changed and the company has brought back their “Tour Preferred” line of irons. The line has three different models; the first is their muscle back or MB model and is for the best of players. On the other end of the spectrum of the Tour Preferred line are the CB’s. These clubs, as you can tell by the name, have a cavity back and have a much larger foot print. In the middle, there are the muscle cavity or MCs.  These clubs combine ideas from the two sets around them to produce a club with a slight cavity, a smaller shape, and thin top lines in a package that also has some of the technology that’s missing from the MBs.

Read on to find out if TaylorMade’s newest irons are as good as they’d have you believe or if they are just another club that will be replaced in a few short months. Specs For the purpose of this review, I received the standard 3-PW set of the TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons. The set came with the stock KBS Tour shafts, which have become the go-to for many TaylorMade irons. The set has fairly standard lofting for a modern players irons. The irons also came equipped with the standard TaylorMade branded Tour Velvet grip. Detailed specs are as follows:

Design and Technology While these are player’s clubs, no doubt, they still feature quite a lot of technology, which is something that you rarely see in a club in this category. Perhaps the most touted feature of the new set is the inclusion of the Speed Pocket. While the company’s Speed Pocket technology dates back to last year and made its debut on the RocketBladez, it wasn’t around for the previous version of the Tour Preferreed irons. Like the CB model, the MCs have the Speed Pocket milled into the 3-7 irons. This slot, which is filled with a specially formulated polyurethane by 3M, is said to increase ball speeds across the lower portion of the face where miss hits tend to happen the most. This is a technology not found in the MB irons.

However, the inclusion of the Speed Pocket means that the MCs aren’t completely forged clubs, which they had been in the previous version. Instead, only the 8, 9, and PW (the clubs without the Speed Pocket) are forged, while the rest of the set is cast. Some would worry that might effect the feel, however, TaylorMade says that the cavity of the clubs have been precision engineered to produce the perfect blend of feel, workability, and stability. The grooves have also been precision milled onto the face to give optimal spin out of the rough. The company says that they have paid extra attention to detail with these clubs checking every curve, line and angle throughout production to give a great product. In fact, along with the irons, the company has launched the Tour Preferred 360 program. By registering your 2014 Tour Preferred irons with them, they will give you (through 2015) annual loft and lie checks, annual re-gripping, as well as access to additional content on their website and the Tour Preferred Hotline..

Esthetics From a looks point of view, these clubs are among the cleanest that the company has ever produced. When you put as much technology into clubs as TaylorMade does, it isn’t necessarily easy to hide. While not quite as sleek as the muscle backs in the series, they do have a very simple design, especially when compared to the previous versions of the Tour Preferred irons. While those had kind of an industrial look with the screw and weight port featured prominently in the club’s cavity, these have a beautiful satin chrome chrome finish and limited markings. Above the top of the cavity is the TaylorMade word mark, and in the cavity are the words “Tour Preferred” and MC. The short irons also have “Forged” stamped on the hosel. The only bit of visible technology is the Speed Pocket which spans the length of the sole on the mid and long irons. Also, the clubs with the Speed Pocket, also have a notch cut out from the heel, presumably to save weight. Other than the Speed Pocket on the long and mid irons, the only other marking on the soles is the clubs number.

At address, the sleekness continues. The clubs have minimal offset (actually less than the MBs in the long irons and just slightly more in the short ones), and thin top lines. While they are a bit larger than their blade counterparts, they still are fairly small clubs, so if you want some meat behind the ball, you may wish to continue on to the CB irons. As stated earlier, the clubs have a satin chrome finish that not only looks great in the bag but also frames the ball beautifully at address. Being as I play my golf in sunny southern California, I like these clubs as the finish helps to reduce glare as it’s kind of hard to hit the ball when you’re being blinded.

Performance I started a thread a couple years back about my clubs being stolen and while it’s never fun to have that happen to you, I was lucky enough to have the clubs covered and wound up with the previous version of the Tour Preferred MC clubs. I played those for a little over a year, and ended up selling them off after getting some new sticks. That maybe one of the only times I’ve regretted selling clubs. Those clubs had great feel and performed well for me, and while the looks of them weren’t loved by all, I liked them. Because of this, I when the opportunity to review these clubs came about I jumped all over it and had high expectations for them. I must say, that I am not one bit disappointed with these clubs.

To start, as I mentioned, I received these with the stock steel shafts, which in this case were KBS Tour. I have found this to be my favorite shaft as it has a softer feeling compared to either the True Temper Dynamic Gold or Project X shafts that I’ve played previously while launching the ball high. At 120 grams, the shafts are among the heavier ones out there, but, the balance of the club feels right to me and I feel that I can control the shot with them.

One of the more touted features of the club is the Speed Pocket, which TaylorMade says adds distance by increasing ball speed and consistency across the face of the club. In fact, when they debuted the Speed Pocket in last years RocketBladez they challenged consumers to try their 7 iron versus their own, guaranteeing that their’s would be longer. So, is this true, does the Speed Pocket really give more distance? Quite simply, yes. For me, I’ve seen an increase of about 1/2 club in the irons; which while not a huge amount is still nice. With the addition of the Speed Pocket comes a couple of questions and one of those is about the durability of the pocket itself. The pocket is milled into the sole of each of the clubs and then, to prevent dirt and debris from getting in, is filled with a specially formulated polyurethane by 3M. While I’ve only had the clubs a few months I’ve played an average of 3 rounds a week plus practice sessions with them, and they have held up just fine. As far as I’m concerned, durability here shouldn’t be an issue.

Probably the bigger plus of the Speed Pocket is the increased consistency of the club rather than the added distance. Especially as the clubs get longer, the swing tends to get a little bit more inconsistent leading some shots a little towards the heel or toe or maybe a little thin or fat. The simple truth is that long irons are harder to hit than the short ones. While the Speed Pocket doesn’t completely change this, I’ve noticed a lot more consistency in my distances. No longer is a 4 or 5 iron 10 yards short of where I thought it should be and just as important, shots that I feel like I absolutely got a hold of aren’t flying the green. Sure those shots go a few yards further, but it’s a few yards, not 10.

Another big question that comes up due to the addition of the Speed Pocket is feel. With the Tour Preferred MC irons, only the short irons (8-PW) are forged, and those clubs are also missing the speed pocket. I was curious if, and a bit concerned that, the long and mid irons would feel substantially different from the short irons due to the Speed Pocket and different processes by which they would made. The short irons, as expected, felt just as good as any other forged iron I’ve ever hit. Center hits feel almost like nothing. In the long and mid irons, I don’t really think that the feel is really any different. Good strikes still feel very solid, and not so good strikes feel just a little bit worse. I had a friend hit both the 7 and 8 irons without seeing the clubs sole, and he couldn’t tell a difference in feel. If this is a concern for you, I don’t think it should be.

Playing in some rather windy conditions as of late has led to situations where it was necessary to hit a few variety of shots. Whether I needed to flight the ball low to stay out of the wind or high to take advantage of it, I don’t feel that these clubs limited me at all. That’s not to say that I pulled the shot off every time, but I’m an 11 handicap. Though these clubs come with the KBS Tour shafts, which tend to hit the ball a bit higher in my experience than Dynamic Golds, I haven’t seen any issues with hitting the ball too high. However, I never would describe myself as a high ball hitter anyways, so if you are, maybe a different shaft choice would be in order. As always, it’s probably best to get fitted and see what works well for you.

Conclusion So, what’s the bottom line on these clubs? I feel that in the TaylorMade Tour Preferred MCs, the company has created a set of irons both for everybody and nobody at the same time. What I mean by that is even as a low double digit handicap, I don’t find these clubs all that hard to hit, which is good news, but much worse than my level, and I might suggest the Tour Preferred CB irons instead. On the other hand, players with better ball striking abilities than myself might prefer the all forged MBs. On the other hand, these clubs kind of give the best of both worlds; you still an iron with a smallish profile and thin top lines as you would in the MBs as well as forged short irons, but you don’t give up the benefits of having the Speed Pocket in the long and mid irons.

However you want to look at it, I truly believe that TaylorMade has created a set that will last for years in the bags of many. I said earlier that I had high expectations for these clubs based upon my experience with the previous Tour Preferred MC irons, and these clubs have more than lived up to those expectations. The looks of the irons have been toned down since the last version and where they were once a bit industrial looking are now the sleekest that TaylorMade has produced in a long time. Couple that with the fact that these irons perform great and you have a recipe for a set worthy of the Tour Preferred name. While I’m sure that I’ll be trying different irons out in the future, it’s going to take something really special to get these out of my bag for good.

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Got a used set on eBay with DG X100 and what a gulf between these irons and the RBladz. I really do not know what I have been doing with R-Flex shafts all this time!!! Handicap tumbling down from day 1. Smile…

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TaylorMade releases 2014 Tour Preferred irons

TaylorMade has released its long-awaited line of 2014 Tour Preferred CB, MC and MB irons, which will hit stores on Jan. 6. TaylorMade will be hosting a live chat about the new irons on its website from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.

Tour Preferred CB irons: $899

The CB irons are the largest of the Tour Preferred irons and feature a cast construction. The 3 through 7 irons have TaylorMade’s refined handle-bar shaped Speed Pocket, while the 8 iron through ‘A wedge’ do not. The 3 through 6 irons are cast from 17-4 stainless steel, while the 7 iron through A wedge are cast from 431 stainless steel.

Click on the photo specification sheets below to enlarge them, and make sure to check out the comparison photos below of TaylorMade’s new Tour Preferred CB and MC irons along with the  SpeedBlade ,  RocketBladez Tour  and  2012 Tour Preferred MC irons .

Tour Preferred MC irons: $999

The Tour Preferred MC irons are smaller than the company’s CB irons. Speed Pockets were added to the 3 through 7 irons, where most golfers could use more distance and forgiveness, while the 8 iron through PW are forged to improve feel and control. The 3 iron through 7 iron are cast from 431 stainless steel, while the short irons are forged from 1025 carbon steel.

Tour Preferred MB irons: $1099

The MB irons are fully forged from 1025 carbon steel, and are the company’s smallest-sized iron for 2014. The do not feature TaylorMade’s Speed Pocket, giving purists the traditional feel that comes from a forged muscle back iron.

Photos of TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB 3 Iron

Photos of TaylorMade’s Tour Preferred MC 7 Iron

Photos of TaylorMade’s Tour Preferred MC PW (Forged, No Slot)

2014 Tour Preferred CB compared to 2012 TaylorMade TP MC

2014 Tour Preferred CB compared to the 2013/2014 TaylorMade SpeedBlade

2014 Tour Preferred MC compared to the 2013 TaylorMade RocketBladez Tour

2014 Tour Preferred MC compared to the 2013/2014 SpeedBlade

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76 Comments

Apr 2, 2014 at 1:16 pm

I hit every forged combo set; ap2s & cb/mbs, nike, mizuno and callaway, the TM Tour Preferred had the best overall feel, best carry distance and shortest roll out. The Nike vrs forged combo was nice as well. Hit C Tapers stiff, DG X100 and KBS Tour X. All were nice, good carry but averaged 18 feet of roll out with a 7 iron. Carry was 175, stopping at 180-182. Switched to a KBS Tour Stiff and got longer carry and shorter roll out. I’ve always hit X Flex, who knew. Got the MC/MB 4-W, love them. I’m a 12 hc.

Mar 22, 2014 at 7:08 am

I am going to eat my words a little here. While I still don’t like all the TMAG garbage they go in with and the new products every five minutes, I hit these tour preferred CB irons today and they were great. Have been using Ping S57 and S56 for a while now and I’ve got to be honest, they blew them away. While we might debate the TMAG way so to speak, you can’t argue with they way their clubs perform. I will be getting a set of these as soon as I can. I preferred them to Titleist AP2’s as well.

Feb 7, 2014 at 5:34 pm

why all the tm haters? I use a lot of tm equipment and am very satisfied. currently use rac lt2 irons, rocketballz tour driver and a tm 3 wood. if you don’t like tm stuff that’s fine, go use something else. cutting down good equipment because you don’t have game seems pretty immature to me. maybe practice a little more!

Feb 20, 2014 at 2:03 am

Hello Anyone else noticed that the MB blade looks exactly the same as a Mizuno MP 37

Jan 28, 2014 at 11:53 pm

Have yet to hit, but how bout just re-releasing smoke RAC MB’s and call it a day? I’m not a TMAG hater, but they haven’t put anything out as of late that really has a place on my gotta have list. Just my .02

Mar 4, 2014 at 8:12 pm

wonder if you’re going by looks or if you’ve actually hit what TM has to offer on a monitor compared to what you currently play.

I was always a TM hater, until I actually started comparing their irons to the others…better distance, better height, better spin (in my case means less)….

Gary hacker

Aug 26, 2014 at 3:16 pm

Just look at those new callaways they’re exact rac clones

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Jan 8, 2014 at 3:46 pm

My local golf store is installing a conveyer belt for all the TM equipment. The items that don’t end up in your trunk, end up in the dumpster out back.

JAMES WILSON

Feb 1, 2014 at 9:12 pm

I was a TM hater for years until 8 months ago. I was looking at drivers to upgrade from my Ping G15. I tried all the new models except TM. I average 220-230 and really didn’t get any extra distance from the ones I tested except the Calloway X Hot which I was hitting around 225 – 235 but not enough distance to shell out $300. On my way out the door I reluctant grabbed an R1 R flex just for heck of it. First drive, 256, all others 240-260. I have hit this driver 300 plus with a slight tail wind. Ball jumps off the face and gets up in a hurry. Needless to say I am a TM believer and will be on the TM band wagon until I can be proven wrong.

Sep 29, 2014 at 10:03 pm

but I’m a bit worried about my enigslh level and I think I just coulsnt be able to follow any classes … you need to make a “french” one Amanda and I’ll be there for sure 😉

Jan 8, 2014 at 11:35 am

kinda dumb the MC isn’t all forged and command a 999 price tag. I hit the CB last night and they are pretty nice. A big upgrade from the previous CB.

Jan 7, 2014 at 6:29 am

Whoa! whoa! Whoa! TM has a new club out? Now that’s news! sarcasm intended. If they keep up at this pace, they’ll have an iron that you can hit 1000 yards.

Jan 6, 2014 at 7:07 pm

I was fortunate to be in one of our local golf stores when the Taylormade rep came in with a bag full of the new releases to promo to the sales staff. I got to hit the MCs for about 45 minutes on a flightscope. I am a 1.8 index. I can tell you the irons felt great and I did gain about 6-7 yards over my current AP2s (that I had in my trunk and got out to hit at the same time). Spin rates and flights were very consistent as well. To me, they are much better looking at address than the RB Tours and Speedblades. Improved looks, consistent flight, spin and improved distance coupled with a great feel. What’s not to like. At least to me, they are much different than the clubs they are designed to replace and not just a cosmetic change for marketing/sales. Just for the record, I am not a Taylormade guy. I’ve bagged nothing but Mizuno and Titleist for a long time other than a R7 driver that I just can’t move out of the bag. I’ve tried every new driver that has come out but none out perform the incumbent.

Feb 1, 2014 at 9:20 pm

I’m was not a TM guy either but the R1 and RB2 5 wood made me a believer. My Ping G15 driver was 220-230, R1 240-260. Ping G15 3 wood was 190-200 and I was looking for something in the 180-190 so I tried several until I came to the TM RB2. 210-220 all day long. I now use my TM 5 wood for a 3 wood and my Ping 3 wood for a 5 wood if that makes any sense.

Jan 6, 2014 at 6:28 pm

Mc set are half forged? The old line was all forged incl the cb line… Poor effort I’d say even tho tmag forging a aren’t very good anyways some people say they are ‘fake forged’ simply pressed while kzg muria etc are heavily stamped to ensure no air bubbles etc for pure feel and cinsitancy.. Kzg are where it’s at.. Good luck with yet another huge release Tm I will not be buying into it sorry…

David Smith

Jan 6, 2014 at 3:30 pm

Yawwwwwwwn. These are just hideous much like the rest of TaylorMade’s stuff. I wish they hadn’t taken this route.

Jan 6, 2014 at 1:38 pm

I’m currently gaming RBZ Tours with the stock standard KBS Tour shafts. These irons are highly under rated and very easy to hit for a semi blade. Although I love the look of the new MC’s I see no reason to switch…

Mar 16, 2014 at 9:35 pm

I agree. While prettier, I don’t see any added benefit to RBZ Tour.

Jan 6, 2014 at 9:35 am

This is just a warning about some of the Taylor made equipment.

I do not hate taylormade in any way. I use one of their drivers and one of their hybrids and have no complaints about them.

I purchases two custom built irons from taylormade to replace my long irons about five months ago and have had nothing but trouble with them. The shafts have snapped at the hosel 3 Times since buying them. Taylormade replaced the shaft the first time this happened but due to the fact that they are custom irons there was a 6 week delay to get them back. The second time they broke I asked if Taylor made would replace the shafts with a different one as I had my doubts about the standard ones, they refused. I send the clubs to be repaired again, another 6 weeks to get them back…3 weeks later the shafts broke again.

Taylor made are not responding to any emails I send them now. I guess they are to busy preparing for the release of “rocket jet blade super distance” or whatever. All in all very very poor.

Jan 6, 2014 at 8:51 am

I dont mind the new looks. But i already committed to titleist irons so i wont change up any time soon.

Jan 6, 2014 at 12:00 am

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Jan 5, 2014 at 10:28 pm

CB seems awfully similar to the Speedblades. Since they’re both cast wouldn’t it make more sense to buy the Speedblades instead of the CB because of the price difference?

Jan 5, 2014 at 10:41 pm

Yes, but the CB “looks” way cooler because of its simple silver color with the red writing as opposed to the funky blue of the SpeedBlade.

Jan 5, 2014 at 11:23 pm

so basically there’s going to be about a $200 difference just because of a different colour and a 1mm thinner top line. Got it.

Jan 5, 2014 at 9:08 pm

“TaylorMade has released its long-awaited line of 2014 Tour Preferred CB, MC and MB irons, which will hit stores on Dec. 6.”

I assume you meant Jan 6?

Sep 29, 2014 at 12:35 pm

The kind of people who can aoffrd these kinds of services are already rich enough not to be seriously affected by recessions. Although people often think of theme parks as only for those who are old enough for all the attractions, there is still something for even the tiniest of thrill seekers.

Jan 2, 2014 at 6:51 am

Was looking forward to the MC’s to replace my old trustworthy irons….woulda gone straight into the bag if the whole MC set looked like the PW in the pictures. But this slot crap? No thanks, distance irons. Bye TM, hello Cobra!!

Dec 28, 2013 at 7:29 am

I know there’s loads of people excited about TMAG products when they come out and I know it’s been said before but is anyone else really bored with the rate at which TMAG releases products? They have released 7 drivers in 2013. 7! And rocket blades then speed bladez within 6-8 months give or take? Really? I will never buy a new TMAG product ever again. Wait 6 mths and you’ll get it for half price (or less). Callaway’s going the same way with their hard goods too. I’m going Ping and Titleist all the way now. Only OEM’s that make products with integrity and longenvity.

Dec 29, 2013 at 3:59 pm

Ahh, I see… You want less choice in the marketplace vs more. And you’d prefer to see less innovation, or rather you want to wait till you see it everyone else’s bag for five years first. That makes sense.

Seriously, folks… what negative difference does it make to anyone if Cally and TMag release many products really fast? You don’t have to buy them. A fast product release schedule with planned obsolescence means rapid regular price drops for the savvy shopper! Don’t weep over the depreciation of a $399 driver, rejoice that you will be able to buy that driver for $175 in short order (if not immediately)!

All this carping of the plethora of TMag offerings comes down to one thing — Buyer’s Regret. This is different than Buyer’s Remorse, which is the fear you bought something bad. Buyer’s Regret is the fear you DIDN’T buy the best available option. Stop worrying about it and just find something that is good for your game.

I laud TMag for offering so many types of clearly differentiated irons from pure forged blades to super game improvements. Odds are I’ll find something that fits me.

Dec 29, 2013 at 7:34 pm

Very well said. I can’t wait for TMaG to come out with another TP set so I can get the new MC for 1/4 of the price.

Jan 5, 2014 at 9:48 pm

What if you owned the golf shop at a golf course? Every time you sell a new TM driver in 2-3 months there is a new one. Now you just sold your customer that the one he bought is the newest, latest and greatest, and then they drop a “better”, “longer”, and “more forgiving” driver. Everything you sold to that customer is out of the window. He thinks you sold him a driver that’s not what you said and you loose a customer for good. Just a thought!!! Seriously will consider not keeping TM in the golf shop for this very reason.

Jan 5, 2014 at 10:43 pm

“you loose a customer for good. ”

You don’t know golf addicts very well

Jan 6, 2014 at 8:36 am

Or spelling.

Dino from Australia

Jun 4, 2014 at 6:13 am

Jan 28, 2014 at 1:50 am

IF you owned a golf shop you would be on your knees thanking TaylorMade for helping improve your bottom line so much. They move the most product, they have the best range of choices for all types of players, and the new MC irons are sick! Ask Segio after Qatar…

ForgedIronsRBest

Jan 6, 2014 at 5:47 pm

Sadly, even when they finally cough up a clean, satin finished 100% forged iron set, they’re STILL offset yet say “Tour Preferred” ?? With the massive plethora of options out there, one would think TM would have the decency of at least releasing a forged i-set with 0 offset. There are players using Onset for God’s sake (I’m not one of them but they’re out there). If they’re going to step up to the attempted magic of yesteryear when some of their now decade-old RAC forged sets were pure magic, why not step it up all the way?? To weed through all the game improvement, half-forged, half-cast, progressive, injected, foam filled, this’s & that’s iron sets just to cough up 1 forged set that still isn’t really set up like Titleist or even Nike does/did with their MBs is difficult to fathom. TM should stick to the dozens of new released drivers they crank out every year & just about give up on irons all together if this is as good as it’s gonna get. Bottom line: even their “elite” products like these MBs are really more elite in price than in utmost performance compared to their competitors. With the amount of club options they offer, that’s just not good enough. :/

Feb 4, 2014 at 1:18 pm

What is an example of an onset iron. Ive been looking for years…

Jan 7, 2014 at 7:45 am

Where did you get your psych degree from? You got me in one bud. I’m going to regret it my whole life, buying that TMAG driver too soon. What am I to do?

Do you really believe TMAG when they said it took them years to perfect the first speed pocket and that they reinvented it in 6 months to release a second iron in quick succession that was so much better. Man, you’ll believe anything.

Have you noticed how TMAG haven’t released a new wedge in years. They know as well as everyone else that there’s no buzz in wedges (except when you tak about vokeys) so that means there’s no money.

TMAG don’t give a rat’s about innovation or technology. They are only interested in the $$$$$ and no one can disagree with that. Innovation and technology are only buzz words to them.

You might think I hate TMAG. I don’t. I often game a couple of their clubs from the past (R11 metal’s mostly). I just think it’s amazing (and boring) that they keep pushing out all these products and say each one is so much better then the last.

They must sit back and laugh that the golf community swallows their rubbish. I know I would if I were them.

Geoffrey Alter

Jan 7, 2014 at 9:20 pm

Rich, you are dead on. Unless we are pros, we won’t be able to discern the difference between the variances of mid year technology advances. Mostly, of we would all take the money from buying new clubs and out it into learning how to flush it, we would all be on the right oath. MArketing, consuming… Lather, rinse, repeat.

Jan 7, 2014 at 7:59 pm

And if you wait 6 months you will get a screaming deal. Odds are technology won’t change so much that you will be able to tell. Unless you are a plus 2 or 3 like everyone else on WRX. They don’t let people post on this site unless someone is that good, do they?

Sep 29, 2014 at 10:55 am

There are some interesting cut-off dates in this alctire but I don? know if I see all of them center to heart. There may be some validity but I will take maintain opinion until I look into it further. Good alctire , thanks and we would like more! Added to FeedBurner as well

Jan 29, 2014 at 12:10 am

How is it that “the others” can make an iron that holds its value, and satisfy its player for two years, not two months. You can take all the offerings from this company you want every couple of months, bottom line, your a sucker if you buy into their inferior product, and will never be satisfied, therefore you continue to replace with their “next best”. Have fun! At least their half off:)

Would anyone play these irons over Titleist, Ping, Mizuno? Majority who cares about a great product will say NO.

Jan 29, 2014 at 12:20 am

Keep playing inferior equipment and typing novels to support a gimmick we have seen through for years that you have yet to see, or play real gear.

May 14, 2014 at 11:33 pm

You must get smoked on the course regularly by someone who plays TM gear, why else would you care so much for a product you don’t care for? Just go buy some TM gear, old stuff if it makes feel any better about it, and get it over with. I’m sure everyone is tired of your whining. Just do it! (Ha ha)

Feb 1, 2014 at 9:28 pm

You nailed it. I was a TM hater but now own their R1 and RB2 five wood. I hit both 30 to 40 yards longer than my Ping G15 driver and 5 wood. Like you said, don’t have to buy them as there are plenty of substandard clubs in the market.

Feb 1, 2014 at 9:33 pm

You nailed it. I was a TM hater but now own their R1 and RB2 five wood. I hit both 30 to 40 yards longer than my Ping G15 driver and 5 wood. Like you said, don’t have to buy them as there are plenty of substandard clubs in the market.

Jan 5, 2014 at 10:29 pm

I have to agree with Rich here… BUT we being the consumers are the ones that are making the choice to buy the product… I think the worst is when you are really looking for that new club and settle on it.. and then 1 month later, another one comes out and you watch your “new” club drop $100 in price.. that’s what hurts the most.. TMAG is always saying X yards longer on everything they sell.. that’s their marketing strategy and it draws a lot of people to the product. I know Im looking at the SLDR stuff now, in the back of my mind I’m thinking wait another 2 months cause you know TMAG already has SLDR 2 TP ABCXYZ on the production line waiting for us…

Jan 6, 2014 at 12:25 pm

I think that you must get the equipment that will improve your game. I had the R11 and hit a Sunday best 290 yd drive from time to time on kikuyu fairways. I had been battling with high spin rates, so when I heard about the low-spinning SLDR I got fitted for one. The consequence was low bullet drives averaging +290. When I really crank one, I easily reach 350. In the same vein I changed my previous face-balanced putter to a Yes! Pippi-12 and am now averaging under 30 putts per round.

May 14, 2014 at 11:48 pm

I’ve got news for you Chris, that new club didn’t drop $100 when the new stuff came out. It dropped $100 the second you hit a ball with it, they all do, because it became a used club.

Brady Wilson

Jan 5, 2014 at 11:58 pm

yeah, products with integrity and longevity that don’t perform as well. Enjoy!

Jan 6, 2014 at 7:55 am

I wonder how many people got sucked into the RBZ being “17 yards longer” I play all TMAG stuff and I admit it.. I like the stuff, but the marketing hype is kind of ridiculous… the average guy on the street gets sucked into a lot of it.. and the big brand stores are gonna push it like crazy!!!!!! I wish I owned a golf shop so I could retire!!!

Jan 6, 2014 at 11:47 am

They perform only as well as the hands that hold them.

Jan 7, 2014 at 7:31 am

According to TMAG anyway. Guess they sucked you in with their marketing rubbish.

Sep 29, 2014 at 8:42 pm

My husband watned this club and it was a much better deal here than on other sites or at the sporting good stores in our area. He loves it and was really pleased. We also got a deal for a free golf magazine.

Dec 27, 2013 at 9:40 pm

I have had them for two weeks and I can tell you that they feel as soft as butter. Even the long irons feel much softer than the RBladez tour. I have the MCs and if you are looking for height in your mid-long irons you may want to consider the CB model as the MCs launch it pretty low.

Jeffrey Trigger

Dec 26, 2013 at 3:20 pm

These are the best looking TaylorMade irons in quite some time. I’m glad they finally toned down all the weird colors (seriously, yellow, on an iron?), funky gimmicks, and just made a solid iron. Those CB’s look like a great set, it looks like a mid handicapper who is solid with irons could play those. I’m hoping to blend the CB’s in the slotted irons with MC’s in the short, you know, in my fantasy world in which I can actually afford a set of tour irons.

Dec 27, 2013 at 2:29 am

Shame that they feel like sh_t in the mid to long irons with the slot.

Dec 27, 2013 at 12:17 pm

How do you know that? Did you hit then? I bet you didnt

Dec 27, 2013 at 5:11 pm

I could give a rats butt about feel. I care about score.

Jan 5, 2014 at 10:45 pm

You will care when you can’t feel whether you hit it good or not and can’t figure out what the club head is actually doing, not giving you enough feedback to be able to control the next time you hit it because you don’t really know if it’s going to do what you want it to do because you can’t feel the hit

Jan 8, 2014 at 6:00 pm

I play 17-4 steel irons now, and have never had a problem identifying where I hit the ball. I’ve played golf for 26 of my 34 years playing everything from a Persimmon Whale, Mizuno MP-14, to the RBZ irons I’m playing now. I’ve never had a problem identifying a good shot from a bad shot, ever.

Jan 5, 2014 at 11:10 pm

I’ve hit the long irons…they are butter! Besides who needs feel in those irons anyway!

Jan 20, 2014 at 3:57 pm

Well, I’m an idiot, and spent a lot of money. I put the CB 4 through AW in my bag. The A wedge is absolutely beautiful, and I can’t believe doesn’t have a complete wedge set. The irons are ridiculously long, unbelievably forgiving for their size, and unlike some game improvement irons, really consistent gaps between clubs. Today was the first time I’ve played in 2014, and I broke 40, with steady winds and cold temperatures. I absolutely can’t wait for better golf weather to see what these irons can do!

Dec 26, 2013 at 1:44 pm

I really appreciate the comparison photos because I couldn’t see the subtle differences between the Speedblades and the CB’s, I thought it was purely badging. Now I can. CB’s have ever so slightly less offset. This tells me that I should stay with my SB’s because I need that extra offset and any other changes or advantages would probably be minimal.

Dec 28, 2013 at 2:33 pm

When are they going to be released to consumers ?

Jan 6, 2014 at 12:01 am

speedblades are out, Tour Preferred irons drop this week.

Markymark032884

Dec 26, 2013 at 12:25 pm

Why do the comparison shots show the old MC vs. the new CB and last years RBZ tour vs. the new MC….. Why no pics of the old MC vs. the new MC?

Dec 26, 2013 at 12:29 pm

Not complaining its cool to see the comparison pics.. just would have been even cooler to see the (old MC vs. the new MC)…. and the (RBZ tours VS the new CB’s)

WarrenPeace

Jan 1, 2014 at 2:38 pm

Because the old MC is better and more reliable distance wise. The higher lofted irons without slot look ok- sort of a Mizuno remake but the older MC/MBs feels like butter all the way through the set. Combine the old head design with the right shaft and you have a great iron.

Shawn Smith

Dec 26, 2013 at 11:20 am

So these are just speedblade tours then? Was thinking of getting the MC’s but the wife bought me a set of mizuno 825 pros for christmas to replace my old burners. The wife just might have saved me from myself…

Dec 26, 2013 at 2:10 pm

She’s a keeper 😉

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Dec 27, 2013 at 6:25 am

Thanks for the affirmation. 🙂

Dec 27, 2013 at 12:19 pm

These are way harder to hit then the speed blades, the only thing that is the same is te slot.

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This is my full Taylormade Tour Preferred Irons Review after getting fitted at a Taylormade Performance Lab. 

I have already used my new irons for 5 rounds!

This is my experience and the performance I got out of it!

These irons arrived just in time for my first month of golf here in MN.  I’ve played them more than 5 rounds now and I am even happier with them now than when I walked out of the fitting.  I knew they were a good fit, but I didn’t know how it would impact my game.  I didn’t really pick up additional yardage and it wasn’t like I was spraying my previous irons all over the planet, so what were the TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons going to bring to my game?  Consistency.  Specially I hit more greens in regulation.   I’ve been tracking data a little closer as of recent to try and figure out where I am losing strokes to par.  I realized that par 3 holes have been my weakness.  Sure I wasn’t getting doubles or triples on them, but 3 out of 4 I would bogey during a typical round.  I found it was because I wasn’t hitting my irons onto the green.  I was always scrambling trying to make par.  I didn’t find it as noticeable on par 4s and 5s, but the 3s were killing my total score.  It is mainly because par 3s tend to be long irons shots for me.  Most are between 200 yards and 150 yards.  With the TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons I am getting 3 out of 4 pars and have even snuck in a few birdies.

The additional pars really happened because of the Speed Pockets in the  7-iron and up.  While many want to talk about the additional distance, I found the additional forgiveness is what really sold me on the technology.  I found that I could hit it just about anywhere on the face and there was almost no loss of distance or direction.  I hit so many greens with these long irons even when I came out of the swing feeling like it wasn’t going to happen.  I could still look down at a players shaped club, but get game improvement club results.  The landing circles for the long irons are the tightest I’ve ever hit.

In the scoring irons 8-PW they offer forged goodness.  Even though they don’t have the Speed Pockets, they are still a moderately forgiving cavity back irons.  They look and feel like players irons when you are hitting those shorter yardages and trying to get close to the pin.  I found  a great consistency with these irons too, but to be fair most short irons tend to be easier to hit for golfers.  What I really appreciated was the turf interaction with these clubs.  They have a good blunted leading edge which resists digging, but yet thin enough to cut in and cut out of the grass, short or tall.  There was just enough camber to react nicely with tight lies too. What is really good is how smoothly they transition from top to bottom.  The feel is consistent from the long irons to the short irons.  Even though the long irons are not forged the Speed Pocket makes up for that, and feel very similar to the forged shorter irons.  I can’t say I could feel a difference between the 7 iron and the 8-iron.  The pocket space and polymer fill creates a softer feel, just like a forged iron.

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The final touch of the TaylorMade Tour Preferred line showed up in the mail after I’d played about 3 rounds with these clubs; a Tour Preferred Membership pack.  2 sleeves of Tour Preferred balls, a ball marker and a membership card for my irons in case they needed adjustments or spec checks along the way.  It was a really nice touch for registering my clubs into their database.

If new irons are on your list for 2014 or if you could use some improvements to your iron game without hitting game-improvement irons, the TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons are the perfect mix of technology and looks.  There is finally an iron for better players that helps them hit lower scores without looking the part.  I suggest going to a TMPL (TaylorMade Performance Lab) near you and hitting all the new TaylorMade irons.  The fitting will really give you confidence and will set you up with the best set of irons for your game.  The Tour Preferred MC irons were the best fit for me because they have the technology my game needs, but the looks I want.

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What do we make of the new TaylorMade player iron for 2014?

TAYLORMADE TOUR PREFERRED MC combines a player’s shape with a shallow “muscle cavity” to boost MOI, creating an unparalleled blend of beauty, feel, workability and stability.

The 3- through 7-iron incorporate TaylorMade’s renowned Speed Pocket technology to promote increased ball speed in the lower portion of the clubface for more consistent ball speed and launch conditions across the entire face.

The clubhead’s length, top line and sole-width are all slightly larger compared to the Tour Preferred MB.

Oozes class. Another beautiful looking iron that will appeal to the better players. It features a nice, thin top edge but also appears to have a longer face, which will no doubt still suit the guys in the high singles. Some of the lower handicappers might not like that though. One of the better looking irons.

Very rewarding sensation off the face with a nice, soft blow. It's a fast face too, so it's ideal. Hot and soft - the perfect combination. The standard KBS Tour, as we keep saying, is one of our favourite shafts on the market. It's just so easy to control through impact, particularly against something like a True Temper S300. Tour Velvet grip is also very comfortable for a standard offering.

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Very forgiving, very powerful and very workable. One of the easiest player irons to work both ways. Balls were flying on an ideal mid-high trajectory, too. Distance is so hot however that it could cause a few problems as the Speed Pocket works its magic. This iron will take a bit of practice to get used to the distance gains but you could be onto a winner after several weeks. Distance control is superb, though. It wasn't as if one ball was finishing shorter than the other, they were all flying long. 

Looks, feels and performs superb. One of the best player irons on the market. Only drawback is distance, which while a positive in the sense it gets you out there and won't ever leave you short of the pin, the 6-iron was coming out at easily 5-iron distance. Remarkably, the 6-iron is 30-degree loft, one of the highest in the test, so it just goes to show how powerful and impressive the Speed Pocket technology is. This will certainly suit the better player concerned with distance. Expensive at £850 but these really are quite special.

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The TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB irons are an authentic muscle-back blade forged from soft, 1025 carbon steel with a classic and compact shape, a thin top line and minimal offset.

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The TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons featuree a muscle-cavity to boost the moment of inertia, creating an all-round iron product with feel, workability and stability.

The 3- 7-irons feature TaylorMade's Speed Pocket to promote increased ball speed in the lower portion of the clubface and more consistency across the entire face.

The head, top-line and sole-width of the Tour Preferred MC are all slighty larger than those on the Tour Preferred MB.

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The Speed Pocket in the 3- 7-irons feature micro-slots for fast ball speeds across the whole face, as well as higher launch for more distance.

TaylorMade claims the Tour Preferred CB is one of the longest player's irons it has ever created.

The heads of the short irons are compact with minimal offset, and long and middle iron heads are a touch larger with progressive offset, offering more stability and easier launch.

The TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB, Tour Preferred MC and Tour Preferred MC come in 3-iron to pitching wedge with a satin nickel-chrome finish. All three models come with KBS Tour steel shafts and tour velvet grips.

They are available from January 20 . TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons 2014 RRPs:

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(The Sand Trap) Over the last couple of years there has been no company that puts out more products than TaylorMade. It seems that every time you blink an eye they have a new driver, wood or set of irons that is suppose to add another 15 or 20 yards to your game via different technologies that are built into the clubs.

That’s all well and good, and during that time, they’ve done a great job marketing to the weekend warrior but at some point, it seemed like they lost touch with the more serious golfer. This year, that tune has changed and the company has brought back their “Tour Preferred” line of irons. The line has three different models; the first is their muscle back or MB model and is for the best of players.

On the other end of the spectrum of the Tour Preferred line are the CB’s. These clubs, as you can tell by the name, have a cavity back and have a much larger foot print. In the middle, there are the muscle cavity or MCs.  These clubs combine ideas from the two sets around them to produce a club with a slight cavity, a smaller shape, and thin top lines in a package that also has some of the technology that’s missing from the MBs.

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TaylorMade tour preferred MC and CB, anyone still play?

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Was at Golftown yesterday and they had brand new sets of both for 499$, with KBS tour stiffs.

Anyone still using these? I love my JPX825's but i've dabbled with buying a smaller set just to see if i like them better. And 499$ is a nice price once i trade in a couple of things

Just wondering if people liked them, the MC's in particular. They are a really classy looking iron to be honest. And i haven't said that much about TMAG

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I love my MC's, great combination of feel, playability and forgiveness.

TM M2 8.5* Graphite Design Tour AD GP 6X+ TM TP UDi #1 w/ Diamana TM TP UDi #3, MC 4-7, MB 8-P w/ Tour V S+ TM TP EF Tour Issue 50* & 56*, 62* TM Spider Mallet w/ Carbon insert TM TPx

$349 for 4-PW with free shipping here - [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2014-TaylorMade-Tour-Preferred-TP-MC-4-PW-iron-set-KBS-TOUR-STEEL-STIFF-Flex-NEW-/331621948854?hash=item4d36355db6"]http://www.ebay.com/...=item4d36355db6[/url] $398 for 3-PW with free shipping here - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-TaylorMade-2014-TP-Tour-Preferred-MC-3-PW-Iron-set-KBS-TOUR-steel-Stiff-/231639799119?hash=item35eeced54f I had a set of the 2014 MC and wish I hadn't sold them. They were really good. I'm going to pick up another set soon.

PXG Black Ops   10.5* - Ventus Velocore Blue TR 6X

PXG Gen 5 0311 15* - Aldila Tour Blue 75X

PXG  Gen 5 0311 19* - Aldila Tour Blue 85X

PXG 0311T Gen 5 4-P - DG120 X100

Titleist Vokey SM9 50*, 56*, 60* - DGTI S400

PXG Bat Attack H

Chrome Soft/Vice Pro Lime  

I have the 2015 CB set with the KBS Tours and I love them. Classy looking club. Very reliable for me.

Driver #1: TM Aeroburner TP 10.5 ° Driver #2 TM Aeroburner TP Mini 14° 5W: TM Aeroburner TP 18° Hybrid: TM Aeroburner TP 19° Irons: TM Tour Preferred CB 4 - AW Wedge: TM Tour Preferred 56° ATV Putter#1: Scotty Cameron Button Back Newport Two Putter#2: Scotty Cameron California Sea Mist Fastback 1/500 Putter#3: Scotty Cameron California Hollywood Sun Mountain C-130 Red, White & Blue Handicap 27.1

Still play a full CB set. Like them but I am actively looking at others.

[quote name='Hot Rod 71' timestamp='1438822533' post='12086378'] $349 for 4-PW with free shipping here - [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2014-TaylorMade-Tour-Preferred-TP-MC-4-PW-iron-set-KBS-TOUR-STEEL-STIFF-Flex-NEW-/331621948854?hash=item4d36355db6"]http://www.ebay.com/...=item4d36355db6[/url] $398 for 3-PW with free shipping here - [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-TaylorMade-2014-TP-Tour-Preferred-MC-3-PW-Iron-set-KBS-TOUR-steel-Stiff-/231639799119?hash=item35eeced54f"]http://www.ebay.com/...=item35eeced54f[/url] I had a set of the 2014 MC and wish I hadn't sold them. They were really good. I'm going to pick up another set soon. [/quote] great price

Lowspinblake

I still have and use my 2014 tour preferred cbs. They are some great sticks. They feel really solid for a set of cast irons. The lofts are a bit jacked up, especially coming from a set of forged mizunos, but once I adjusted they were great.

Beastmode Broker

I actually just put them in the bag Jeff there was a local mom and pop shop that had them a few bux cheaper, but I almost got them from GT too first round I shot 72 w some very good approach shots forgiving enough in the long irons, good flight and the KBS shafts aren't terrible IMO these are the best looking irons TM has ever produced, no idea why it only lasted one season guess thats TM great irons for an awesome price

PING G425 LST 9* | Kuro Kage TiNi DC 60 X Taylormade M2 15* | RIP Beta 70 X

Callaway XHP 21* | RIP Alpha 90 X *** Irons: OPEN *** 

Cleveland RTX 4 52/56* (mid) | DGS400 Titleist Vokey SM8 60*K | DGS400 Scotty Cameron Special Select FB 5.5 35"

Still playing and loving my 2014 MC's Great Irons - wish that they had given them more than one year in-line. Fantastic product

Love my 14 cbs Dont see myself changing them for years

I have a set of Ping G30's, Mizuno MP54's and a set of Tour Preferred CB's, and the Tour Preferred CB's definitely get more course time than both of the other two sets put together. They're an excellent set of Irons, so much so, I'm not going to chase the unicorn any more, or make statements such as ' I just love buying golf clubs, it's a hobby of mine to ho' as an ongoing excuse for being a dumba**. Lol. Seriously though, the CB's will stay in the bag until the grooves are dead. They're that good.

BirdietoBogey

I game the 2014 CBs with C taper 120s. Love love love 'em.

I have a set of 2014 MC's that are about to replace a set of Ping S56's. I find the longer irons in the MC's are more forgiving than the s56's. Oddly enough, the short irons in the MC's that are forged don't feel any softer than the s56's.

G430 max 10.5, Accra TZ Five 60s Callaway Epic Super Hybrid 16, AD-IZ 75S Callaway Rogue X 20, Oban Devotion 85S Cobra King utility 25, Accra TZ6 95di Ping I210 5-U, black dot

Callaway Jaws 56, W grind

Vokey 60, M grind Scotty Newport 1.5

They look great to me. I play the Rocketbladez Tours and the CB's look very similar. I wonder if the are going to continue the TP line. TMAG rep told me you can't get them customized anymore.

Cally Epic Speed w/ Accra Titleist TSR3 16.5 w/ HZRDUS Black 6.5 Ping G425 3 Hybrid w/Ping Tour Chrome X

Ping iCrossover 4 Iron w/Ping Tour Chrome X

Srixon ZX7 5-PW w/ PXLZ 6.0 Cally Jaws Raw w/ TIS400 Ping Fetch/Ping Lil'B

Hit them today, launched too high with KBS tours. Would need to reshaft. Oh well

[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1438882401' post='12090402'] Hit them today, launched too high with KBS tours. Would need to reshaft. Oh well [/quote] crazy!! I found they launch lower than my 2014 Nike PC's w DGS300's and S56's w X100's neat how different swings produce different results, w the same clubs

Puppetmaster

Great irons for the price. If I didn't get a good deal on the MB, I'd have the MC all the way through. Even the CB are solid clubs.

Cobra King LTD 9*, Fujikura Ventus TR Red 6X Cobra King Tec 17*, Fujikura Axiom 105S

Adams A12 19*, Diamana Thump X TM TP MC/MB, Fujikura Axiom 105S  Vokey 250.08, SM9 54-S & 60-V, DG S400 Toulon Palm Beach

[quote name='Beastmode Broker' timestamp='1438885207' post='12090668'] [quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1438882401' post='12090402'] Hit them today, launched too high with KBS tours. Would need to reshaft. Oh well [/quote] crazy!! I found they launch lower than my 2014 Nike PC's w DGS300's and S56's w X100's neat how different swings produce different results, w the same clubs [/quote] Wow that's crazy! My testing has always been much higher launch with KBS, I was hoping due to smaller heads theyd launch lower then my jpx

[quote name='Puppetmaster' timestamp='1438885350' post='12090688'] Great irons for the price. If I didn't get a good deal on the MB, I'd have the MC all the way through. Even the CB are solid clubs. [/quote] I hit the CBs too, very nice looking at address. Very good tweener players gi type thing

As I said before, I had a set of the 2014 MCs and I wish I hadn't sold them. I actually had MC in 6-PW and 4-5 in CB. It was an awesome set. The CBs are stronger lofted so I had bigger gaps between the 4, 5, and 6 which I loved. My set had KBS Tour in X flex. I hit them high, but not any higher than the Modus 120s I have now. When I bought them I was concerned the KBS Tour X was going to be too stout, but they weren't. They didn't play nearly as stiff as I expected after playing DG X100s in a prior set of irons.

Picked up the mc's as a backup set. Currently in the bag over my gamers! 2014 MC 3-P KBS Tour S

2014 CBs here, no plan on changing them any time soon.

DatSliceDoe

2014 CB, really do like them, but looking at forged now. These are soft for cast, about like the new i series ping. The low irons are too offset for my liking. I know one thing for sure, I'll be sticking to KBS in my next set, really like that shaft.

Prices are falling faster on these now...For some reason the 2014's don't seem to have the staying power of the 2011 Tour Preferred series Irons from TaylorMade. Not exactly sure why, but perhaps one reason is because the normally popular MC's are not fully-forged throughout the full set. The MC 3 to 7-irons are cast heads with speed pockets like the CB's. (Only the MC 8 and 9-irons are fully-forged heads). Apparently, these new MC features weren't as well-received on Tour, or in the marketplace, as TM was expecting. Tthe fully-forged 2014 MB's will likely remain salient a bit longer than the CB's or MC's at major Retailers since there is really no other iron available from TM for "purist" type players. The 2014 TP MB's are currently being played by many of TM's top Tour Staff Professionals which should help it remain relevant and visible. Too bad the MC line may have a shorter retail life than expected because to my eye, the 2014 MC's are very nice looking heads. Maybe it wasn't so much the MC "speed pockets" as it was the "non-forged feel" of the 3-7 irons within the 2014 MC set that caused TM Staffers who formerly used 2011 MC's to choose the MB's instead for 2014. I definitely don't see the RSi TP's, (which adds even more slots), to be a satisfactory option for those who are looking for a forged players cavity back iron from TaylorMade. Your thoughts?

Found that the 8-pw or 7-pw or whatever it was, that were fully forged felt worse then the longer irons with resin in them. They weren't great or terrible, had 130 nippons in them and maybe the shafts weren't a good fit but I would give them a B- or a C+, nothing special about them. Sold them after about a month and was glad to get them sold quickly as well all know how the market for TM club works.

Ping G425 LST 9.5 AD-DI 6S SIM TI 19* Ventus Blue 8X

Stealth 2 7 wood (more shafts need testing) Srixon 585 4 Nippon Modus 3 120S Srixon 745 5,6 Nippon Modus 3 120S

Srixon 785 7-PW Nippon Modus 3 120S Titleist SM8 50,54,60 S200 TM Spider X Chalk

HandsomeMatt

Am slowly putting together a combo set of the 2011 MC's in the 4,5,6 spots and the smoked RACs in the P-7. Love the MC long irons

Darkspeed X 9* w/LinQ White

Cobra King LTD 17* w/Diamana S+

TM Sim DHY 22* w/KK Black Hyb

PXG 0311T Gen3 GW-5 w/Modus 105

TM MG3  52* , Wilson HT 56*, RTX4 60* PhantomX 5.5

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