I haven’t put a new club in my bag for over 4 years now and that’s the way I want to keep it. Now I know that a lot of today’s golf equipment is well designed and very forgiving, using cutting edge technologies that can make a difference in the game of all levels of players, but it hasn’t interest me one bit. My club setup is clean, gripped, and ready for war!

The most consistent club in my bag over the last few seasons has been my driver, a Cobra 440 SZ dialed in to do whatever I want. Turn it over, no problem! Slight cut, piece of cake! High shots, low shots, nothing could touch it….until a couple of weeks ago when I demoed a driver at my local driving range that changed my perspective and opinions I have for the over hyped blandness of the newer clubs on the market, and to the amazement of my golfing peers I broke down and bought it, the latest TaylorMade driver which I predict will be the driver of the year, the Tour Burner. My golfing buddies have been talking about it for the last couple of weeks and I finally was able to get my hands on one the other day to see what all the fuss was about, what an amazing driver! The crown of the Tour Burner has a slightly different shape (triangular looking), the head size is not too big (450cc) and it has an average feel but was surprisingly quiet off the tee compared to most titanium drivers. It didn’t impress me much until I hit the golf course with it; there is where I saw what it can really do. I am a believer!

Now I was just told that TaylorMade is releasing the matching Burner Fairway Woods and Hybrids (2008) at the end of June (I currently play the 3-4 TM Rescue Mid TP Hybrids) and it has got me thinking…I usually don’t match up my clubs (in fact I sometimes make fun of people who do), but if they are anything like the driver, I might just have to take back all those silly comments I have made in the past about using matching brands and models and pick me up a hybrid or 2. I’ll keep you posted what I decide on.

I was able to score some stock photos of the new clubs from a friend who is in the business, enjoy!.

2008 Burner Fairway Wood
2008 Burner Tour Fairway Wood
2008 Burner Rescue Hybrid
2008 Burner Rescue Tour Hybrid