So I had a Stealth 2 for about a year before it shattered (will post picture of it in the comments) and got it replaced under warranty straight from Taylormade. Since the stealth is no longer manufactured, they sent me a brand new Qi10 which came in yesterday. I took it to the range today to try it out and hit about 15 balls before this happened. Back to taylormade it goes!
I was using my buddy’s Garmin approach G80 at the time and swing speed was around 115
by Tattrie15
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Here’s the broken stealth 2. Face was intact, back end blew out
What’s your swing speed, Bruce Banner?
I’ve busted 3 TM drivers in the past 6 years, no longer hitting them
You shouldn’t try to hit the ball over a brick if you don’t have wooden tees mate
Enjoy your new Qi35!
Hard ass range balls + garbage carbon face will do that
Titleist doesn’t have this problem 🤷🏼♂️
I’m beginning to think that Taylor Made might have a quality control problem with their drivers.
Those range rocks eat carbon faces for breakfast
TM drivers are like those petty Italian sports cars that preform amazingly well, when they’re not in the shop.
I’ve broken 4-5 drivers in a similar way. (Although this pic is much worse than any of mine) Any swing speed over 115-120 plus rock hard range balls can do it. It’s definitely a bit of luck, I’ve never had one break after 15 balls.
I think the quickest I broke one was three to four months. Pros switch out heads frequently for this reason. I’ve had the manufacturer replace the head beyond warranty. The driver face is really thin to get that power modern drivers deliver.
Limited flight range balls are the worst offenders, but all range balls are much harder and denser than a normal ball.
The Taylor Made tech reps say it should be “Temporarily Made” instead.
It’s what makes a ~~Subaru~~ taylormade a ~~Subaru~~ taylormade
No, Taylormade just sucks. When they send you a new one just sell it and buy a Titleist/Ping/Callaway
They should really look into using something stronger for the face. Like some kind of lightweight metal. Like titanium or something. /s
I can’t even break a tee with my driver…
Try using the face closer to the edges of the club, you’ll sacrifice distance and the respect of your fellow golfers but it’s more structurally sound than that aluminum foil sweet spot.
I cannot wait until TM marketing pretends they “reinvented” steel faced drivers so they can quietly get away from these stupid carbon faces without admitted it was dumb the entire time
Ahhh…the classic Taylormade conundrum….
To believe in their marketing gimmicks enough to risk dealing with their warranty department or just buy literally any other brand. Quite literally any other brand would work.
A conundrum…..it truly is.
I’ve cracked 3 ping heads. Currently have my g430 max out for warranty replacement.
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I hit hundreds of range balls cuz I suck at golf. My TM R7 from 10 years ago has never broken. I even hit balls from the bottom of lakes, in the woods, avocado pit, and Noodles. So idk about this “range ball” shit.
This guy did the cap gun trick didn’t he.
For once it looks like the club broke being used as intended. Not someone using it as a fence post driver
So that’s what happens when you hit the middle of the club face?
It’s always a Taylormade. I never see these issues with any other club manufacturer.
Regardless of their performance, if they actually break when hitting a golf ball, it’s garbage. You had one job, lol.
Nope TM is just that shitty
Imagine if their business model wasn’t to ship a new club everytime this happens. Sheesh.
At this point I would just keep breaking it with a hammer until the customer support team invited me to test my insane swing speed in person
I can’t imagine being able to whack a ball hard enough to break my driver. Half the time I’m happy I hit the ball, half of that time I’m happy it went East when I wanted it to go East.
So anyway, congrats on your new driver.
Good thing I’m good at sex, I guess.l
Lay off the juice!!
Typical fail, carbon has its limits.
honestly i don’t get the carbon face. no measurable gains. quality control nightmare. i bought my tsr2 because it had the least carbon.