TaylorMade Burner XD Iron Set's Review

If you're the kind of golfer who tends to hit the ball all over the face and would still like to hit a club less than everyone else in your group, then this review may interest you.

 

TaylorMade may just be the hottest brand in golf. Now, the Burner line has brought that same technology to the irons arena. TaylorMade has packed a lot of that technology into the Burner XD irons. The company calls the Burner XD "The Only Iron with Burner Speed, Burner Power, and Burner Distance." What's not to like about speed, power, and distance?

 

The Burner XD irons feature "Supersized" clubheads and "SuperFast Technology." The first helps make them forgiving and the second is all about distance. Like the r7 CGB Max, these irons are big. They aren't just oversized. They are Supersized. They feature a thick topline like almost all game-improvement irons, as well as a large offset. The soles are advertised as medium width, but they appear fairly wide to me. Still, though I prefer a thinner topline, less offset and a smaller club overall, I quickly adjusted to the look of the Burner XDs.

 

While it is possible to work the ball with these clubs, that's not really what they want to do. For the most part, if the clubface is square at impact, the ball is going to go somewhere very close to straight. If you like to work the ball, you'll want to look elsewhere.

 

After several rounds and a session at the range, I believe these clubs are an appropriate choice for golfers who simply want to enjoy the game and don't want to put in too much practice time. Simply stated, the Burner XD irons provide decent results and exceptional distance with reasonable swings.

 

All in all, the Burner XDs do what they are supposed to do. They launch the ball on a mid to high trajectory, and they are pretty long as irons go. But really the best thing about the Burner irons is that you can make less than stellar contact all day long, and it won't hurt you too badly.

 

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