TaylorMade Burner Plus Irons

TAYLORMADE Burner Plus Combo Set 3H, 4H, 5-PW with Steel Shafts

TayorMade has released a whole slew of new clubs for this fall, including these Burner Plus Irons. A variant of the original released earlier this year, the Burner Plus feature one of the company’s highest Moments of Inertia.

“Our new Burner Plus irons possess one of the highest MOI measurements of any TaylorMade iron, making them super-forgiving and easy to hit,” said Brian Bazzel, TaylorMade 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 are looking forward to the reception they receive among golfers who like to go long.”

The clubheads are designed to be big, with significant perimeter weighting, and a low, deep center of gravity. They of course feature TaylorMade’s Inverted Cone Technology, which I think works well in offering more distance on off-center hits.

Part of the redesign includes a wide beveled sole to prevent digging; the club head’s weight and bulk work at the same time to help get thin shots off the ground. An increased degree of offset has been introduced to encourage a draw.

A note about offset: That means that the clubface is set behind the line of the shaft. That’s done to give players a fraction of a second more to square up the face, helping to fix the tendency of most to slice.

The “combo set” substitutes a Burner 3 and 4 hybrid for the same irons; always a good idea for higher handicappers. It would be even better if a 5 also was included.