| As Xmas is approaching, you can also buy someting | | | | other irons in the TaylorMade lineup. However, the |
| to flatter youself. TaylorMade Tour Preferred Irons is a | | | | secret ingredient is more weight in the heel and toe of |
| perfect choice for you. | | | | the head and a "tour configured" sole which reduces |
| The saying "everything old is new again" might apply to | | | | turf drag. An undercut cavity shifts weight to the |
| the most handsome set of irons in a while from | | | | perimeter for forgiveness. |
| TaylorMade. Known to some for introducing more | | | | Performance is where the story gets interesting. I think |
| models in a year than some golfers take mulligans, | | | | the Tour Preferreds are a sweet change to some of |
| TaylorMade has stepped backward in creating a set | | | | the recent Taylor Made irons. Well-struck, center hits |
| of clubs with a classic look, while imbuing them with the | | | | are rewarded with a buttery soft feel, very similar to a |
| best technology of the current era. | | | | forged iron. Off-center hits don't lose much and the |
| At first, I thought the Tour Preferred irons were forged. | | | | feel is not punishing at all. The irons are easy to work |
| Point No. 1 for TaylorMade. They have created a finish | | | | left and right, and for both lofted shots and |
| that at once is classic and seen in many forged clubs, | | | | knockdowns. |
| as well as being durable and able to last a long time. | | | | I'll say that while I have not been a real fan of the |
| The second tip that this is not your grandfather's irons | | | | Dynamic Gold shafts that come stock with the Tour |
| is the pronounced use of the "inverted cone" on the | | | | Preferreds, they took on a wholly different feel with |
| back cavity on the clubhead. The inverted cone is a | | | | the Tour Preferred irons because of the clever |
| staple of TaylorMade's recent line of drivers. They | | | | vibration-dampening medallion in the cavity. The |
| introduced it recently into their irons with the Burner and | | | | designers at TaylorMade get extra points by |
| Burner Plus series irons. But it really stands out with the | | | | incorporating the vibration-dampening feature into the |
| Tour Preferred. | | | | back of the clubhead in a pleasing yet dynamic-looking |
| "TP" has been a TaylorMade designation for clubs that | | | | manner. Looks, feel, performance - all the ingredients |
| are more suited for lower handicap players. But while it | | | | for success. |
| is clear to me that the TaylorMade Tour Preferred | | | | All in all, check out the Tour Preferred irons from |
| irons are aimed at better players, a mid-handicapper | | | | TaylorMade. It's likely they can take your game to a |
| can also play this club with its forgiveness. The topline | | | | whole new place. |
| is a bit thinner and the offset is less than with some | | | | |