The new Taylormade Tour Preferred CB Irons are created by plasma-welding a 8620 carbon steel cast body and a slightly firmer, forged, carbon steel face. This construction allowed TaylorMade to incorporate an undercut in the back of the club, which in turn let designers move more weight lower and deeper to increase forgiveness.
Six major championships and a reputation for being one of the most detail-oriented golfers in history give Sir Nick Faldo's words weight when it comes to golf equipment. The guy was so fastidious that during his playing career, Faldo admits he trimmed his fingernails on Mondays so he'd have the perfect feel in his hands on Sundays.
So imagine how TaylorMade representatives must have felt at the 2008 Open Championship when they showed Faldo, their newest endorser, the company's first attempt to at a new forged iron and he promptly called it "crap."
This is a little surprising as the heads are oversized with a little more offset than the MC irons, so you would expect all the usual game improvement characteristics, but no. The flight was a little higher but still penentrating and the long irons in particular were very easy to hit.
It also features a precision-weighting port that guarantees consistent swingweight throughout the set while ensuring a lower centre of gravity to optimize ball flight on every cheap golf sets. Additionally, the TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Iron features the advanced groove design to promote more spin and control from the rough.
In a word, the TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB's are another solid iron from TaylorMade. With a slightly chunky top line they still look good behind the ball and the head shape is nice. Good performance too with a penetrating ball flight. The only downside for me was the visibility of the cavity back in the longer irons.
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