While they don’t offer the same hot-button talking point that their driver counterparts will, it wouldn’t be a full lineup without TaylorMade bringing fairways, hybrids, and irons to the table as well. Although they may not be using carbon fiber in the face, they are not short on tech, and the company has a track record of performance in these club segments that speaks for itself.
Let’s take a closer look at the rest of the TaylorMade STEALTH lineup, shall we?
TaylorMade STEALTH Fairway Woods
Though they don’t have the carbon face the driver does, that will not keep the new STEALTH fairways from being some of the most sought after to try fairways on the market for 2022 as TaylorMade has not missed here for some time when it comes to sheer performance. While both carry the same lineup name, they are very different clubs.
STEALTH Fairway
The “standard” option of the two, this is the fairway in the line which will be most playable for the majority of golfers. TaylorMade has reworked the “3D Crown” to pull mass from the toe and place it more towards the back of the club to increase MOI and playability.
The club does feature the new Speed Pocket design which TaylorMade is famous for in its fairways as well as TwistFace, but they have also reworked the V STEEL sole design to make it more playable off the turf, even with the 190cc size in the lower lofts.
STEALTH is available in 3, 3HL, 5, 7, and 9 wood options, with the 3, 3HL, and 5 in LH as well. The stock setup is the Fujikura Ventus Red.
STEALTH PLUS+ Fairway
As was the case of the Ti models in the SIM and SIM2, the PLUS+ is sure to be the flame thrower of the fairway duo for the STEALTH lineup. A smaller 175cc head is now even more manicured to fit the demands of their Tour staff while also having a face that is 12% bigger than the SIM2. The name of the game here is shot making, and speed.
The PLUS+ also has the V STEEL sole with 80g sole plate that has been much lauded in the SIM fairways, as well as Twist Face now on a new ZATECH face material. Add in their patented Speed Pocket and this will be an interesting fairway to test.
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TaylorMade is offering the STEALTH PLUS+ fairway in a Rocket 3, 3, and 5 wood profile with the Rocket being RH only. Stock shaft setup is the Project X HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX.
TaylorMade STEALTH Rescues
The sleeper of both SIM releases, TaylorMade has actually started to carve out a decent niche in hybrids. With the STEALTH line they will again offer two models that are totally different shape and playability levels from each other.
STEALTH Rescue
This is the more accommodating and less daunting of the two hybrid/rescue models for TaylorMade in the shape that has been their most successful. It is likely due to that success that the STEALTH looks so similar, minus the now murdered out aesthetics from the top and bottom.
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By refining the crown carbon, they have saved about 7g to place further into the head and increased the launch even more than past models, and because the head uses a C300 material for its face along with the Speed Pocket, there is sure to be no shortage of speed potential from the tee or turf with this one.
The STEALTH Rescue will come in 3-7 options and pair at stock with either a Fujikura Ventus Red or Aldila Ascent 45.
STEALTH PLUS+ Rescue
Sticking with the same naming convention as the drivers and fairways, it should be no surprise that this is the more workable and smaller profiled rescue/hybrid of the two options in the STEALTH lineup. The much more compact shape has a more squared off toe giving it a more iron like profile overall which makes sense given the focus on versatility.
Using the SpeedPocket and C300 face, the PLUS+ Rescue still looks to offer a lot of speed potential but in a more mid-spin iron replacement type profile. It is in a design like this which TaylorMade seems to offer a surprising amount of versatility and adjustability.
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Options for the PLUS+ Rescue are 2-4 with the 17° 2H being RH only. The standard shaft will be the Project X HZRDUS Smoke Red.
TaylorMade STEALTH Irons
While we haven’t seen these in hand yet, the pictures seem to indicate that TaylorMade has listened and attempted to make a much more cohesive aesthetic for the new STEALTH irons compared to what we saw in the SIM and SIM2 releases.
Using what they are calling the “Cap Back Design” which also has a toe wrap aspect to it, they have seemingly taken the performance aspect of previous iterations through the shifting of mass from the high toe to the sole and at the same time made it look cleaner overall. While these are still going to be high launching irons with a thicker topline and a decent amount of offset, they do seem to look much more evolved. Internally, the “ECHO” dampening system uses polymer mixed with contact points to create a more solid overall feel (sound) at impact.
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The STEALTH irons have a 4-PW (43°) set composition with additional AW, SW, and LW set options. Standard shaft with be the KBS Max MT steel shaft or Fujikura Ventus Red graphite and pricing information will follow.
The Details
The entirety of the new TaylorMade STEALTH lineup will release throughout the first and second quarter with irons coming in April, but fairways and hybrids out before that. It is going to be very interesting to see just how it is received, and more so, how it performs. Be sure to jump into the discussion on the THP Community and let us know your thoughts!
But you can see why someone was saying it is a super good iron replacement for players who don’t have high swing speeds.
Well the other two guys I was with were loving it. And one of them hit it better than the UWs. So yeah, it seemed nice enough. I on the other hand couldn’t see the face in poor light, and knew before I even took a full swing with it that the feel of the shaft was going to be a struggle. I hadn’t hit a hybrid in a stretch either. So the whole thing was weird right from the start. Disturbing really. lol I’ll hit it again this coming week with something else if I can. They have to have a black in there somewhere.
One thing I will say that I feel strongly about with it compared to what it play. It sounds faster, but not as good imo.
RDX Red isn’t a good fit for me either
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I found my 16.5 is about 15-20y shorter than my driver…almost perfect gapping. The issue I have is my SimTi 5w is a little too close to the 3w when well struck. I had to loft that up to gap better, but it looks closed to my eye and can lead to hooks
What shaft do you have in the 3HL?
Over the weekend, I was on a roadtrip and played some courses in Southern Utah. I used the club on 3 par 3s of around 200 yards over two rounds and hit all three greens.
The club head is small for a hybrid, but don’t let it scare you. It is surprisingly forgiving. Lots of players could have success with this club, imo.
did you hit it compared to the stealth plus model?
Just an update I finally got a chance to play the Stealth 3hl . What an upgrade from the Sim2 max d . The hl has less spin not affected by wind near as much . Slightly lower flight and more boring into wind . 10 15yards more into wind . Just what I was looking for . Glad I went with the Hl over the standard 3 wood with my slower swing speed the standard would have been too low a ball flight . Over all for me it is beast like over the max d .
The sound, feel and alignment aid in the face are great. The club appears a little "open" to me but produces a great, predictable ball flight for me.
I picked up 10 yards of carry and a flatter flight with less ballooning. Huge fan of the 5w.
The 3w is also very good. Just I prefer the gapping to a 5w.
With that said, if anyone is interested in a barely used stealth 3w please let me know as I won’t be gaming it. Thanks!
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The Stealth irons beat out the Rogue ST Max OS and LTDx by a good margin. This really surprised me. I hit each setup as well between her sets to give her a break. They felt the best to me too and her numbers showed the same.
Ended up ordering:
Womens 6-AW, 4H, 5H
Men’s A flex MMT +1/2" from women’s length.
1° flat
Standard grips Sonar + Wrap.
What shafts?
Aldila Rogue 110 6x in 3hl and 7X in the 7wd.
Had some issues with the order so went back in. Glad that it happened as this time she didn’t have her A game swing with her.
Started over from scratch in a side bay and the fitter was stopping by checking as we went through sets again.
She gets tired towards the end of a round and she was today. The MMT were just too much for her and the 1° flat was causing some right issues.
Another Oem won out in a women’s set.
Actually glad as we get to support a company that is partnering with a big THP event coming up.
Will post pics of her bag at the range tomorrow before our round in another thread.
What a day
Which head is the best out of the bunch?
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At least the shot was smoked down the middle!
Saw that they took the most wanted GI iron 2 yrs in a row on another site and they don’t seem to be very pro TM over there so it got me to thinking. Are they really that good?