Equipment
Jason Day’s RocketBladez Tour 2 Iron
Two things that shouldn’t go together are 2 irons and 300-yard shots, but that’s exactly what Jason Day says he can do with his new TaylorMade RocketBladez Tour 2 iron, which he used in Round 1 of the HP Byron Nelson Championship today.
The reason we’re making such a big deal out of the club is because it technically doesn’t exist. Golfer’s can’t buy it at the store, or order it through TaylorMade (we’ll let you know if that changes).
According to PGATour.com Equipment Insider Jonathan Wall, Day’s 2 iron has 16.5 degrees of loft. In the past that loft would make the club a 1 iron, but not anymore. The standard loft of a RocketBladez Tour 4 iron is 22 degrees and the 3 iron is 19 degrees, so 16.5 makes sense for a 2 iron.
To help Day hit the club even farther, he had a UST Mamiya Recoil graphite iron shaft installed in the club, which is about the same weight (125 grams) and stiffness as Day’s Project X 6.5 steel iron shafts, but tends to launch the ball lower and with less spin.
This season, Day has been juggling between a 14.5-degree TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 three wood, an 17.5-degree RBZ Tour 4 wood and a TaylorMade MC 2 iron. According to Wall, Day plans to use the 2 iron in July at the British Open at Muirfield, where it could be a perfect wind cheater, and longer and more forgiving than his old TaylorMade MC 2 iron as well.
Click here to see Day’s full “What’s in the Bag,” and make sure to check out the additional photos of the 2 iron below.
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- Peter Kuest what’s in the bag accurate as of CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
5-wood: TaylorMade SIM Titanium (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 85 6.5
Irons: Srixon ZX U (2), Srixon Z-Forged II (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3
Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52-MID 10, 56-MID 10, 60-FULL 9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Peter Kuest’s clubs here.
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- Kelly Kraft’s what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Red 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali White 70 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Synergy Blue
Irons: Srixon ZX U Mk II (23 degrees), Callaway X Forged Star (5-PW)
Shaft: Project X IO 6.0
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-08M, 60-08M)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Versa 2-Ball Prototype
Grip: Odyssey Garsen Quad Tour
Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Kraft’s equipment here.
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/6/24): Scotty Cameron Super Rat concept 1 putter
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Scotty Cameron Super Rat concept 1 putter
From the seller: (@BWillis): “Scotty super rat concept 1 gss insert 35”, pulled from tour van at St. Jude’s in 2014 only carpet rolled. $7000 obo PayPal g&s, open to offers can send more pics.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Scotty Cameron Super Rat concept 1 putter
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Steve
May 17, 2013 at 6:55 pm
I got a custom rocketbladez 3 iron bent to 16′ and it it a perfect club. It’s about 15yds shorter than my 3 wood. It has a dynamic gold s300 shaft so it shoots low and yet still carries pretty long.
SV
May 17, 2013 at 10:08 am
The Rocketbladez Tour irons are for better players and the 4 iron loft is 22*. Rocketbladez irons, for the less skilled, has a 4 iron loft of 20* and a 3 iron of 18*. Looking at this logically, if you could get a Rocketbladez 2 iron for the average player it would have a 15.5* to 16* loft. No wonder people can’t hit anything longer than a 6 or 7 iron decent.
When are manufacturers going to stop jacking up lofts? Soon everyone will be carrying 6-7 “wedges”. When will the consumer wake up to reality? Irons aren’t for distance.
Ryan
May 17, 2013 at 4:49 pm
Distance sells
JChoj
May 20, 2013 at 12:26 pm
I’m currently trying to work on my iron shots. For some reason I would always try to “Hulk up” with my irons and go for distance. Now I’m mentally making myself take easier swings to work on accuracy. That said, the RocketBladez would be nice as I’d be swinging slower, but still having the same distance. Everyone’s game is different.
gbdoc
Sep 1, 2013 at 6:22 pm
At 73, with a 17hcp, was using Miura blades for years, pro suggested I try RocketBladez/senior shafts. Had them for a month now, and it’s a whole different, much better, game. Hadn’t been able to decently use a 3 or 4 iron for years, now they’re a regular, reliable part of my set – hardly a mis-hit, and much more accurate than any wood. Wish they made a 2-iron I could try. Hcp on its way back down, I believe 12 might be possible.