Taylor Made RAC Tour Preferred Combo Irons

Reviewed by: sillyocis ,  Shoots in the 80s

Model Reviewed:
taylor made tour preffered combo

Summary:
nice looking clubs. awesome actually. got a really good deal on them online. played one season with them and went back to my old hogan apex blades. probaly got about 5-7 more yards per club out of the taylormades but they just dont have that elusive "feel" of a true forged blade. the muscle back irons p-7 were much easier to hit for me and more forgiving than the cavity back 3-6 iron. in the end i avoided hitting the longer clubs at all costs. off center shots produced horrific results. had i got an entire set of the muscle backs i probably would have enjoyed them more but in the end they would have disappearred from the bag. i think everything about the club was very positive ...i.e. looks, address view, head size and shape....the supposed "coin forging " process used for these clubs left me feeling even when i caught the sweetspot the club felt thin and for lack of a better word "cheap". the bottom line.... if your looking for game improvement clubs you could do alot better. if your looking for a set of blades, get a set of BLADES cus' you could do a little better. overall a fine club uyn its own right...just not for me. the good news is that they hold their value pretty good.

Customer Service:
excellent

Similar Products Used:
hogan apex blades(tried and true), top flite tour grinds, cleveland a-5's , nike blades (crap), wilson staff blades, powerbilt citation blades ( yes from the early 70's)

Reviewed by: Tempo ,  Shoots in the 80s

Model Reviewed:
RAC MB\CB Combo

Summary:
I'm pretty sure these irons are aka. TP Combos.
Along with these clubs, I tried about 10 different irons at 2nd Swing, including Nike Pro Combo, Armour EVO, Titleist XL 2000, Hogan Apex Plus, and others. For some odd reason I started with the 3 irons and hands down, bar none, this 3 IRON hit 'like butter'. The Apex Plus's were second best. At $675, however the RAC's were a little to much.
Where I live we have Play it Again Sports, too. Have 3 days to try the used irons. I tried Titleist, 990's, 762's and 704.cb's along with Ping i3+ blade and the Maxfli A-10's. Out of these clubs the 762's just edged out the Pings and 704.cbs.
I thought it was important to hit clubs on the range versus into the net, however, I couldn't get the Rac 3 IRON out of my head and won a NEW set on Ebay for $450.
The day I got these irons I played 36 holes with them and they played on course the same as they felt into the net. Again, the 3 IRON is the most incredible club I've ever hit, it's like b-u-t-t-a-h, and was on target every time.
The first time (on the second hole) I hit one of these clubs was a 200-220 yard blind, downhill 5 iron. I found the ball on the green about 30 feet from the flag and sunk the putt for birdie-Great start, eh? Out of the 36 holes I only mis-hit the 6 iron badly (approach to par-five; a little over anxious, I guess) once.
Right after the birdie, however, I hit the 7 iron into a two club wind from 162 and it was awful (pull hook 30 yards left). The short irons, so far feel pretty much like the rest of my irons. I do like the slightly oversized 48 degree PW. It felt very good on a number of shots.
After this experience, I think (despite being a 10 hdcp.) that I wish I had the opportunity to try these clubs in the all CB versions. If you're on the boardline here think about it.

Customer Service:
N/A

Similar Products Used:
Hogan Apex Plus, Titleist 762

Reviewed by: titleist04 ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
TaylorMade RAC combo irons

Summary:
These irons are great! I've never really been a huge Taylor Made fan, but these irons have changed my opinion. I hit them at a golf shop in one of those nets and i fell in love with them. You would think they are hard to hit, but they are actually very forgiving, and i was surprised how easy the 3 and 4 irons were to hit. The first time I took them out on the course, I shot a 76. THE FIRST TIME!!! Trust me these irons arent just for really good golfers. I am only 13 and I've been golfing for about 1 year, and i purchased these irons about 3 months ago, and i went from a 10 handi cap to about a 7-8. They are really great irons.

Similar Products Used:
Taylormade 200, Titleist DCI