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TaylorMade launches new 2022 Stealth UDI and DHY driving irons

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2 years ago

Jul 5, 2022

Back in January 2022, TaylorMade launched its new Stealth family of golf clubs, including drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, and irons. The most glaring omission from the Stealth lineup at the time was driving irons.

The company’s exclusion of driving irons wasn’t surprising, though, since TaylorMade typically waits until around The Open Championship to release its driving irons. And, right on queue, TaylorMade has officially announced its new Stealth UDI (Ultimate Driving Iron) and DHY (Superior Driving Hybrid) driving irons on Tuesday ahead of the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open.

Most golfers, in their 14-club bag setups, use a driver, at least one fairway wood, and then some kind of long iron (such as a 3, 4 or 5-iron). The space between their 3-wood and longest iron, however, is a bit more player-specific and open for interpretation. Some golfers fill that gap with higher-lofted fairway woods or hybrids. Others, however, prefer to utilize a driving iron.

Driving irons, especially modern day designs, provide golfers the look and control of a long iron, but with a bit of added speed and forgiveness. For the most part, driving irons fly slightly lower than their hybrid or fairway wood counterparts, offering a more penetrating ball flight that’s particularly effective in windy conditions; no wonder TaylorMade waits until Open Championship season to release its driving irons!

2022 Stealth UDI, DHY driving irons: The details

TaylorMade’s new Stealth UDI and DHY options are each packed with SpeedFoam Air to fill their hollow-bodied constructions; the bodies are made from 450 stainless steel, while the faces are forged from 4140 (the same material used in P790) and come with Inverted Cone Technology to boost overall speed and forgiveness. SpeedFoam Air, compared to the company’s previously used SpeedFoam, is 69 percent less dense, which helps save mass and reposition weight to help achieve better launch and more forgiveness.

There’s also a Thru Slot Speed Pocket in the sole sections of the Stealth UDI and DHY to provide flexibility across the face for higher ball speeds, especially low on the face (where golfers tend to miss their iron shots).

Between the two new Stealth driving iron options, the UDI has a sleeker profile and more traditional iron look with narrower soles, less offset and it offers a slightly lower trajectory. The DHY, on other hand, has a beefier profile, wider sole, lower CG (center of gravity), longer blade length, and produces a higher ball flight with more forgiveness. Between the two options, the Stealth DHY will be slightly easier to launch from tight lies in the fairway, or from hairier lies in the rough or first cut. The Stealth UDI will offer a more penetrating ball flight for windier conditions, and for players who already achieve high spin rates and high launch.

Compared to TaylorMade’s previous SIM DHY, the new Stealth DHY has undergone a few changes to the look. For example, the new DHY has a slimmer profile, and according to TaylorMade’s manager of product engineering Matt Bovee, the Stealth DHY has a softened curve in the rear section to reduce the “blocky nature” of the previous DHY.

CAD image of SIM DHY at address

CAD image of SIM UDI at address

TaylorMade’s new Stealth UDI (18, 20 and 23 degrees RH, 18 and 20 degrees LH) and DHY irons (17, 19, 22 and 25 degrees RH, 19 and 22 degrees LH) will come stock with Aldila Ascent Black shafts and SuperStroke S-Tech club grips. They’ll be available at retail on July 15 selling for $249 each.

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Whats in the Bag

Drew Brees WITB 2024 (April)

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44 mins ago

Apr 25, 2024

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Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (10.5 degrees)

Mini driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper (13.5 degrees)

5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (19 degrees)

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (4-8, PW), TaylorMade P760 (9)

Wedges: TaylorMade MG Hi-Toe (52-09, 56-10, 60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2 Prototype

Check out more in-hand photos of Drew Brees’ clubs here.

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Putter Roundup: 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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2 hours ago

Apr 25, 2024

Brian Knudson

We always get some great photos of some phenomenal putters at tour events and love to share them. Here are a few from the 2024 Zurich Classic that caught our eye and seemed interesting. (And as a reminder, you can check out all our photos from New Orleans here)

MJ Daffue’s Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype

MJ is going with the new Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype this week. The putter is a multi-piece mallet that puts an emphasis on stability with the wings on the back. Daffue’s putter does have a design that differs from retail with a monotone finish, which eliminates the black paint on the aluminum parts that we see at retail. He also has a half siteline milled into the top and an L-neck welded on for some additional toe hang. The face features a deeper milling that should offer a softer feel and slightly quieter sound.

Scotty Cameron T-7.5 Prototype

We spotted a few different Scotty Cameron Phantom models with modified rear flanges. It looks like the straight black flange was cut into a half circle for a little softer look at address. On this T-7.5, you can still see the raw aluminum from the back view, so this might have been a last-minute job to get them out on tour. The semi-circle also has a white line on it, maybe to frame the ball differently.

Alex Fitzpatrick’s Bettinardi SS16 DASS

Alex’s SS16 is made from Bettinardi’s famous D.A.S.S., or double-aged stainless steel, for a softer and more responsive feel. The face has a unique diamond pattern milling and features a logo that I feel like I have seen before, but can’t put a name to. The putter is a classic mid-mallet style with a simple, single white siteline on the top. The sole is clean with just the SS16, DASS, and a green triangle logo on it.

Steve Stricker’s Odyssey White Hot No. 2

This putter has made some amazing putts in its long career! Stricker’s White Hot No. 2 might be in the top 10 of most famous putters in golf. When you see all the dents and lead tape, you know the heel will be up and it will be sinking putts! The soft White Hot insert looks to be in good shape and has less wear on it than the rest of the putter. We don’t know how much lead tape is on the sole, but it has to be multiple layers compacted down over the years.

Doug Ghim’s Scotty Cameron T-7 Prototype

This T-7 should win the award for “best color finish” in this list with its deep chromatic bronze. It looks like Scotty added a cherry bomb dot to the heel of the deep-milled face and filled it with a very dark blue paint. The rest of the putter looks pretty stock with its single site line on the topline and twin site lines down the “fangs” of the putter. Twin 5-gram weights are installed in the sole and the putter is finished off with a gloss black double bend shaft with a fill shaft offset.

Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic

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Spotted: Project X Denali hybrid shaft

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3 hours ago

Apr 25, 2024

Brian Knudson

Project X’s Denali wood shafts have been seen in more and more golf bags this year as we start off the season. As a refresher, Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin model while Denali Black is for players seeking lower launch and spin.

Denali combines great feel with stability and increased ball speed. Currently, Project X only offers Denali Blue and Black in wood shafts, but we spotted a hybrid shaft in Daniel Berger’s bag at the 2024 Zurich Classic.

Check out in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s full WITB here.

The shaft looks to be a Denali Blue 105G – HY in TX flex. No word on details from Project X yet but we can assume that this is a mid-launching shaft that weighs around 105 grams in Tour X-Stiff flex.

Berger has this shaft in his TaylorMade P770 3-iron, likely for some added launch and spin to hold the green from longer distances.

Hopefully, this means we will see some more shafts coming under the Denali name in the future, as I think many of us would like to try one in a hybrid or utility iron!