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TaylorMade 2014 TP MB photos leaked

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13 years ago

Nov 11, 2013

GolfWRX

The first photos of TaylorMade Tour Preferred “TP” irons leaked today on TaylorMade’s Tour Diaries Blog, shots of the company’s much anticipated 2014 Forged MB (muscle back) iron.

Rumors have been circulating in our forums for months that TaylorMade would revive its TP (Tour Preferred) line of clubs and release a new muscleback iron, as well as MC (muscle cavity) and CB (cavity back) irons. These are the first photos that substantiates those claims.

The photos below, also leaked by TaylorMade, show an iron with the company’s “Speed Pocket,” a handle bar-shaped slot in the sole that TaylorMade says makes its iron and wood faces flex more for added forgiveness and ball speed. According to our sources, the slot will likely not make an appearance on the MB iron pictured above, but will likely be added to the MC and CB irons.

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20 Comments

Vince Kucey

Nov 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm

After years of supporting Callaway and purposely avoiding TM irons, I finally drank the kool-ade and picked up a set of speed ladies. First game j fell in love. Went in with minimal expectations, and was blown away by the flight path, distance and accuracy/feel of the slot back. Have to say, I was won over. Best immediate improvement I’ve made to my game in years. Next is the oversized putter grip…lol

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chris

Nov 13, 2013 at 8:26 am

Everyone moans about tmag but they make record sales every year….lol so the way i see it, most of you will bag some of these….

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- WILSON
  
  Nov 13, 2013 at 1:15 pm
  
  I’d moan too if the products are crap. but they are the best in the business and the sales tell that story
  
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Dolph Lundgrenade

Nov 13, 2013 at 12:23 am

If they make the muscleback blades with a speedpocket and adjustable hosel… Wait, where is the sliding weight screw?

Nevermind, I won’t buy these.

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James

Nov 12, 2013 at 1:29 pm

Left handed please!!!

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Mats

Nov 12, 2013 at 11:43 am

Three different irons on these pictures. New MB, CB and SpeedBlade Tour irons. No way they’re going to use the Speedpocket on their Forged blades….

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lloyd duffield

Nov 12, 2013 at 10:42 am

about time they released another forged iron

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Ola Scholander

Nov 12, 2013 at 6:28 am

speedpocket is probably on speed blades pro, and not the muscle backs

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Jack

Nov 12, 2013 at 2:28 am

Love the more forgiving blades. I still won’t be able to hit them reliably though.

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EM

Nov 12, 2013 at 1:24 am

If they put the slot in the blades, I won’t buy it.

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Christopher Kim

Nov 11, 2013 at 11:22 pm

It doesn’t look like the second and third pictures are related to the MBs, but rather the Speedblades. The notch on the hosel is definitely not visible in the first picture, and the speedpocket is not something you would see on a muscleback blade. A tour version of the Speedblade, perhaps?

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C masty

Nov 11, 2013 at 9:38 pm

These look sweet and I usually can’t stand tmag irons.

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nik

Nov 11, 2013 at 8:30 pm

Leak, not leek!

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Ryan

Nov 11, 2013 at 7:08 pm

Oh how sweet it is! Taylormade Staffer for four years and more excited now than the day I signed up!

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Rich

Nov 11, 2013 at 6:28 pm

Can you say Wilson Staff Reflex Irons 1970’s.

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- John
  
  Nov 12, 2013 at 11:34 am
  
  Gee …… That response hasn’t be used a hundred times already
  
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Torres

Nov 11, 2013 at 6:24 pm

Finally! A classic good-looking iron. An oasis in a desert of busy, over-designed krap

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J

Nov 11, 2013 at 5:19 pm

Forged, MB, Speedpocket… SOLD!!!

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Alex

Nov 11, 2013 at 5:18 pm

This is proof that it is indeed possible to love an object.

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chill

Nov 11, 2013 at 5:08 pm

bout time…been about 19 drivers since the mb’s have been updated

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Cheap iron experiment working out well – GolfWRXers discuss

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1 day ago

May 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been reacting to a cheap iron experiment that is working wonders for one WRXer. ‘Golfpractictioner5’ explained his experiment in our forums, saying:

“So, I bought a cheap set of Orlimar Single Length irons for $175 off of Amazon in December because I’d always liked the idea but never actually tested it. I played with them for a month on my simulator and course and absolutely hated them. I could not hit them consistently for some reason. Flights and distances were all over the place. I was gonna sell them but decided to change them up instead. I cut off an inch in length down to 36 inches on every club from 5-GW and put on some cheap Amazon Champkey regular sized grips.

The last 4 months have been ridiculous. I only lost about 5 yards per club on the 5-7 and everything else stayed the same. Distances march down perfectly 10 yards ever club starting with 5 iron being 170 yards down to GW being 110 yards. The crazy part is the flight patterns on all the clubs. I’m hitting 5-GW in perfect flight windows and spin actually improved most likely due to strike consistency. The dispersion has been the biggest change with my distances tightening up to the +/- of 5 yards with every club and them landing dead center or at most 5 yards to the right of target.

The reason I tried this out is because 9 iron has always been my go to iron and it is 36 inches on my other sets or irons. I always played to that club distance when laying up because it has always been automatic for me. I plan on carrying out this experiment the rest of the year and looking at my numbers at the end of season. So far, scores are staying in low 80s whereas I have mostly been mid to high 80s the last couple of years. I do not keep an official handicap at this time due to no need for it as I have limited time to actually get on the course and no time for tournaments. Maybe, I’ll start keeping one again once my kids are older.

I am mostly interested in seeing what people think about this and if other people have done this as well.”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts in response.

Here are a couple of posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

JAM01: “I tinkered with a sub $200 Snake eyes set from Bock Rottom. They actually were ok at that price.”
Ghostwedge: “This just shows how individual golf is for each of us, I couldn’t jettison my Cobra Forged Tec OL 4\5 irons fast enough for Ping regular length Crossover’s and my 7-gw one lengths drop dimes all day. Somebody playing well with a $175 set of Orlimar One lengths doesn’t surprise me because the shaft probably fits them really well and the swing will get consistent with the same set up all round long.”

Entire Thread: “Cheap iron experiment working out well – GolfWRXers discuss”

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Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss

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2 days ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been pitting a Srixon ZXi combo against a TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo. WRXer ‘edutch22’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons and kicks off the thread saying:

“Looking at picking up a new set of irons and think I’ve narrowed it down to Srixon ZXi combo or Taylormade P7CB/770 combo. I am currently a 5 cap and allbeit I feel irons are my weakness. My miss is a little to the toe side. I am decently steep at 4-5 down. Always thought I am high spin but recently on trackman my 7 was spinning at 5800 roughly.

My question or looking for thoughts on which one would benefit me more from a forgiveness standpoint? Or is there another iron is should be looking at entirely? I only get to play about once or twice a week, if I am not playing a 2-3 day event. Thanks in advance.”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts and suggestions in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

manima1: “You just can’t go wrong with Srixon ZXi7.”
MattM97: “You have to hit them to know, the V-Sole on the Srixon can be make or break for many.”
dmeeksDC: “P7CB is more forgiving for me than ZXi7 because my main miss is low middle and the P7CB still flies and spins great on that miss. These are both really nice irons but I like the P7CB more than the Zxi7 and the P770 (or P790) more than the Zxi5. The Srixons are larger so if that gives you confidence that is the way to go. I don’t feel like I get any benefit from the V-sole and the P7CBs live up to their high Maltby forgiveness rating so the TaylorMades have been great for me.”

Entire Thread: “Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”

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Mizuno Pro M13 vs Callaway X Forged: My actual fitting numbers – GolfWRXers discuss

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3 days ago

May 11, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been reacting to a fitting session involving Mizuno’s Pro M13 and Callaway’s X Forged irons. WRXer ‘careergolfer’ recently went through a full fitting session and shared his numbers and commentary, saying:

“After playing Callaway Apex Pros for the pats 5 years, just went through a full iron fitting and thought the data was interesting enough to share. I’ve seen a lot of posts talking about fittings but not many with actual numbers, so here’s mine.

All 7-iron, same ball, same session. Final two were the ones I was choosing between:

Club	Ball Speed	Launch	Spin	Side Angle	Carry	Total
Current irons	121.1 mph	18.3°	6,691 rpm	0.7L	170	178
Callaway X Forged	125.8 mph	15.9°	6,144 rpm	2.2L	180	185
Mizuno M-13	125.8 mph	17.9°	6,638 rpm	2.2L	177	182

The consistency numbers are what actually made the decision:

Club	Ball Speed SD	Spin SD	Total Yards SD
Current irons	3.3	294	5
Callaway X Forged	2.0	211	3
Mizuno M-13	1.1	150	2

Callaway won on distance by 3 yards but got there with a much lower ball flight (15.9° launch, 6,144 spin). The Mizuno matched my existing flight profile with nearly 3x tighter ball speed consistency.

Fitter also noted I’ve been setting up with a closed face at address to compensate for a heel-heavy dynamic lie. Ordered the M-13s 1° flat to bring impact back to neutral: the theory being if I can set up square, I can actually commit to the release. I’m not sure if this was the right call TBH but took the fitter’s guidance. I’ll see what happens.

Went with the Mizuno. Clubs aren’t in hand yet. Happy to share follow-up data once I’ve played them!”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts in response.

Here are a couple of posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

PowerCobra98: “M13 certainly performed well. Enjoy the new irons once you get them!”
dmeeksDC: “Two completely different irons. The X Forged is a tour-type iron and would match up with the S3 in the Mizuno lineup. Not going to see a lot of M-13 on pro tours. It’s a crossover iron, three different types of construction in the same set. The M-13 would be more like the AI 150 as the M-13 7 iron is a half-hollow club versus X Forged, which is a straight up forged iron. M-13 middle irons have very thin faces, not holding up well for some buyers if you read through the M-13 thread. Hopefully Mizuno has corrected it. Given the differences in construction, that is surprising ball speed with the X Forged. To me the numbers are quite an endorsement of the X Forged considering it has no ‘tech.'”

Entire Thread: “Mizuno Pro M13 vs Callaway X Forged: My actual fitting numbers – GolfWRXers discuss”