Great irons, poor fairway woods
598832
I purchased this set of clubs to replace some very old hand-me-downs that I started golfing with last summer. They were the right price, and I liked the way they felt when I tested them out at a golf outlet.

Now that I've had them for almost a year, I have a few observations. The irons are solid. My friend has a set of Adams that he paid three times as much for, and I hit the ball the same with those more expensive clubs as I do with the Wilsons. I get good loft out of the 7-9 irons, and great distance with the 5 wood. I dislike the hybrids a lot. I wish they had just given a standard 3-4 iron.

The 3 and 5 wood are very poor quality. I broke the 3-wood after a few months, and the five wood a couple months later. They sheared off near the club. I am not the best golfer, and sometimes hit the ground before the ball, but I have to think them breaking was more than me giving them excessive wear-and-tear.

I replaced the 3 and 5 wood with a couple Taylors, and they are much better, and I hit the ball further with them, although that could be in part to gaining skill as I've golfed more recently.

If you want an inexpensive set of clubs to learn the game with, these are pretty good, except for the 3 and 5 woods. The irons are great, and in opinion, as good as more expensive clubs.
1403512
good utility club - produced sbout the same results as a 9 iron (approximate same loft).  I have a standard iron set,rather than hybrid, so it seems a bit odd to me.  While to works well, I prefer the 9 iron and would rather have a 3 - PW iron set with a 56 dgree sand wedge and 60 degree wedge, so it's a matter of a 14 club limit and while I like the Niblick around the green, it's not something I'd sacrifice my 9 iron or additional wedges for.  Probably a good choice for someone who plays a hybrid set of irons.  I play several times a week (in season) and have 16 handicap.
881795
I found one of the Orange Nitro White Outs on the course and played a couple of holes.  It was rather flat but ordered for my wife and played them today and really liked them.  Good distance, I feel pretty soft with good feel around the greens.  Only negative they scuff pretty easy.
2697702
I was very disappointed in my purchase. I hit 3 or 4 range balls followed by four shots during an 18 hole round with my new 7 wood. The club face became severly scratched making me wonder what the performance and appearance will be 6 months from now. I contacted Taylor Made and they have shipped me a replacement. I'm very interested to see if the replacement will be more durable. Interestingly, my Burner relic still has a relatively unmarred club face after 10+ years of play.
1231090
I gained about 30 yards on my drives and even on off center hits I am getting it out there. I am hitting piching wedge into greens that I was hitting 8 iron which has brought my scores down 4-5 strokes per round.
4196030
Would recommend these clubs if you're first starting out golfing like me.  The head cover on the driver is already tearing though and the stand seems to be coming loose even if you slide the plastic thing up.  Other than that, they've been great.
4489582
These clubs are the most difficult to play golf.  The grips are too skinney and the irons are impossible to use.  Is there any chance I can return these club?
2676419
I really love this set of clubs. My other set was about 25 years old so decided to try these mid-price clubs. The bag is nice and light and has the legs so you don't have to lay it down by the putting green or while opening the car trunk. The big deciding factor was the addition of the 3 wood. A few other sets lacked this club. It took about 2 weeks to get acquainted and now I'm scoring about 10 shots less for 9 holes so I'm very pleased. I did take the 3 iron out of my old set to keep for those low shots under the trees. I found a clip-on zippered bag that works nicely to hold my balls and t's. The clubs are comfortable and I'm glad I purchased these!
4813527
Just recently purchased the 5 Wood (19 degree). Did a few swings on it on the range and so far I'm hitting it as far as my Callaway Big Bertha Warbird. All of a sudden, I feel sorry for my BB! Outshined by a younger, upstart! Can't wait to try this on the course. More later!
318858
I'm an experienced amateur, mainly throw RHBH. First time I threw it I pulled close to 300 feet with it, dead straight, and I'm not an overly powerful thrower. The plastic breaks in quickly and the course I play on most is heavily wooded, so after a few trees, the disc went understable on me and began behaving like an Innova Mamba. I got about two weeks out of it. If you play on open courses and need a straight driver, this is it. If you are in the woods, get a different plastic.
1558736
This driver looks great, feels great, and hits great drives. It can also be easily hit off the grass, and used as your go to fairway woods on that long second shot. Buy this club, and put away your 3-wood. You'll be longer, and closer to the green!
2115187
With golf clubs , the operator is usually the problem. I have had trouble chipping with any club and this is no exception. I'll keep working at it.
4260377
I ended up giving these balls to my dad after not getting the playability I desired from them. My ball wouldn't check up around the green and seemed to always hit a draw or fade on each shot. That being said, my dad plays either Titleist or Callaway and I usually play TaylorMade or Nike.  guess we all have our preference, Callaway just doesn't do much for me. There's nothing inherently wrong with the ball though.
3898768
Got a set of these irons a while back after testing them at the shop.  Up to that point I had been using a basic RAM starter set and was struggling to consistently hit the ball well.  I took about 200 shots in the shop and immediately felt that the Burner '09 clubs were right.  Hitting at the range showed just how much of a difference they made.  With the short irons, I was hitting ~15 yds farther with each club.  The longer irons (6-4) increased distance even more.  For example, with the RAM set, I got ~160 yds with my 6 iron.  The Burner '09 is giving me ~180 yds carry with a handful breaking 200.  My consistency went up noticeably, my slice basically vanished, and ball striking felt effortless allowing me to focus on controlled power.

They have a number of features that work well if you are an aggressive player:
  - Narrow heel compared to most sets giving great contact with the ball.  Just get used to larger/longer divots since the reduced bounce leads to the club slicing into the turf much more easily.
  - Very light swing weight leading to better swing control and noticeably higher swing speeds.
  - Stiff flex for better transfer of swing energy.  This is the other big factor leading to higher distance.
  - Neutral balance leading to reduced twisting of the club during the swing.  You can hold the grip very lightly and the club will remain squared.

This is an excellent set of irons for anyone looking to upgrade from a basic starter set.  If you like a lighter club that feels more like a blade style, then these are a great way to go.  You'll get the control of the cavity back designs while getting a lot of the benefits of the more aggressive irons out there.
725842
I was looking for a hybrid between my 3wood and 4iron gap, but I keep hooking this club and have taken out of the bag. My swing speed is 105mph and shoot in mid 80s. Came with 70gram stiff shaft, but not for me....
3386128
This has been a great tool for me.  Really helped with "the moment of truth" and got me to fire my hips more routinely. My hips are generally quite lazy in the golf swing. Unfortunately, this bag was not durable for me. I was doing mostly half swing drills 20-25 /day for about 3 weeks before I got my first tear at the bottom seam. I'm disappointed because this was a tool that seem to actually help me with my swing troubles. Probably need to go to the Wiren bag after this completely fails.
1400286
My wife had a chance to use it for the first time thid past week in North Carolina. The first course she loaded, the Maples at Seatrails in Sunset Beach, NC. did not work properly. the yardages did not track with the holes. She will try it again while we are in Florida for the next 2 months. If problems continue, we will need to return it.

Tom Herwig