TaylorMade Burner 460 (Drivers)
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TaylorMade’s Burner 460, with it’s SuperFast club technology, promotes a faster swing for added drive-crushing power! Bullet shaped clubhead and sleek crown markings provide increased confidence and speed at address while the Inverted Cone Technology and 460cc head size give the 460 Burner a tremendous amount of forgiveness for long, straight results on off-centre hits.
MOI stands for Moment of Inertia, and is calculated using a standardised formula set forth by the USGA. MOI generally relates to a clubhead’s ability to resist twisting on off-centre hits. The more the clubhead twists, the more ball speed is lost, and the shorter the shot.
“Effective MOI” is TaylorMade’s term for a driver’s ability to reduce ball speed loss and promote distance on mis-hits by virtue of both the MOI of the head and the positive effects of Inverted Cone Technology.
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Recently got the TM ’09 Burner 9.5 degree, with the Re-Ax 48 stiff shaft. The driver sets up beautifully behind the ball, and while the face is not as high as some drivers, it is wide, so it will benefit those who have issues with strikes more across the clubface, rather than vertical issues.
The club is not short at 46.25 inches, so the sightly extra length may take a little getting used to if stepping up from a shorter driver.
Having said that though, this club is very easy to swing, and provides a deep thud when contact is made. It offers forgiveness across the face, and very good distance for any miss hits.
I have found that not only can I draw this club easier than my last driver, but also that my occasional big fade has now been reduced to a small fade. The trajectory off the clubface itself with my swing (9.5 degree) is mid height, neither too low to lose distance, or too high to become blown about by the wind.
One thing you really want in a driver is to feel the ball compressing against the clubface as you hit it, and this combination of club and Re Ax shaft provide all the feedback you could ever need.
This is the driver for opening the shoulders and letting it rip, as it’s very forgiving and provides plenty of feel.
For the best feature of the TM’09 burner now and yes ….. it is very long. The length of the club itself does help in really getting them out there, but it just inspires confidence which is the key to longer drives.
I won’t say the technology within this driver itself will add metres to your drives, (as everyone says that about their driver purchase) but the confidence it will inspire within you should see you absolutely bombing it, and still smiling as you slip this club back into your bag.
Once you get this driver tuned into your swing, you know you won’t be too wide, so you can give it a real rip, and that sums up the driver really, confidence inspiring, and very very long.