Last review obviously came from a guy who had never hit the discount golf club. I’ve had the original rocketballz since they came out and have loved it for the most part. V1 was very long off the tee and dead straight. Some said that it had a bit of a draw bias but I never got that. if you hit it on the screws, the ball would launch straight, far and high for a 3 wood. The only real problem I had with it was launching off the deck. Unless you had a perfect lie, it was impossible to consistenly hit it. this meant that attacking long par fives was not a safe proposition with this discount golf club.
Enter the S2:
So I went to heygolfer to see if there was any truth to the rumor that this thing would be hit off the deck. I picked up the Taylormade RocketBallz Stage 2 Fairway Wood and immediately felt a difference over the original rocketballz 3 wood. The shaft was light, the head was smaller and the weight felt more pushed toward the rear of the club. I stepped up to the monitor and immediately starting blasting shot off the tee. The S2 proved to be about 5-10 yards over the original but where it really shined was when I starting cranking them on the course. I had my first chance to hit this thing off the deck on a 545 yard par 5. hit a driver 290 and decided to pull out my newly acquired S2. I had a decent lie but was just in the first cut of rough. under normal circumstance, I would have risked it but I wanted to give the club a chance to win me over. took a smooth swing and launched it right at the flag. ball flew far, straight and bounced 10 feet from the pin.
Since then, I’ve had a couple more opportunities to attack green off the deck with this thing and the results could be better. This club has literally changed the way I play. probably saves me about 3-4 strokes a round.
all in all, better feel than the original, much easier to hit off the deck and slightly lower ball flight. the only gripe I have with this discount fairway wood is the weight. it’s a bit on the light so so I have a tendancy to over swing it a little. I did adjust to this quickly but the first 20 or so shots were wonky. since adjusting, I’ve never hit a 3 wood further, straighter or more consistently than the S2.
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