The standard Matrix X-Con 5 shaft is better than recent stock shafts on TaylorMade's standard models but still not as good as the TP version so make sure you get fitted for the correct one for your swing. However using the adjustable hosel on the RBZ driver we were able to take some loft off to reduce the height, although this did change the lie angle of the club, but that was OK. Given the RBZ has been around since 2012, the inclusion of the more recently introduced Speed Pocket tech shows the TaylorMade RocketBallz driver is a success and popular enough to update it with the. On the course the RocketBallz Driver felt and sounded very good and the ball flight was a little on the high side. The TaylorMade RBZ review of the driver’s features shows it includes the patented Speed Pocket technology used in TaylorMade’s top drivers. The lie is also down a degree and a half and combined with the shorter shaft length you feel much more comofrtable over the ball. Thankfully TaylorMade have reduced the length of the shaft by half an inch.
At address it has a more rounded head and it sits behind the ball very nicely and the white head/black face colour scheme makes it very easy to align.
While surveying a select few top 100 fitters, we found this driver to float to the top slot in late year polling. The TaylorMade RBZ RocketBallz Driver succeeds the Burner Superfast 2.0 driver and the standard version is a lot better. While the R11s family seems to receive most of the TMag driver buzz, we are looking towards the RocketBallz Driver to be the 2012 Dark-horse of the year.
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It also means less weight and the combination of a light head, shaft and grip makes this is a light club at under 300 grams. TaylorMade has notably been the leader in Drivers out on tour and in retail shops. Thankfully TaylorMade have reduced the length of the shaft by half an inch to 46 inches so even though it feels long, it is much more manageable and that will mean more accuracy. The TaylorMade RBZ RocketBallz Driver succeeds the Burner Superfast 2.0 driver and the standard version is a lot better.