Seven new drivers for 2009
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CREDIT: Schecter Lee
TaylorMade Burner TP
$399, graphite
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It's for: Players looking to bomb it
Key feature: Dual crown
Its center of gravity is 32-percent lower
(relative to center face) than the previous TP
due, in part, to "dual crown" technology. The
effect is higher launch (up to 0.5-degrees), 200
to 300 rpm less spin and a hotter trajectory.
Burner TP sets up with a 2° open face angle
(in 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° lofts). The club features a
45.75-inch shaft to generate more distance. The
new and old Burner TP has similar face area.
Yet, the new face is 8-percent taller. New TP is
also 3-percent wider (heel to toe) and 9-percent
longer (front to back), to improve inertia on
off-center hits.


