TaylorMade Stealth HD Golf Irons

The Stealth HD irons deliver a new option for max game improvement golfers seeking maximum distance and forgiveness. They're engineered to deliver high launching distance with draw bias, featuring a low profile head that drives the center of gravity extremely low for easy launch and an increased sole curvature to improve turf interaction.

Designed for Success

Stealth HD Irons are engineered for the golfer who wants to hit more successful shots, more often. Designed for slower swingers, they feature a low-profile head that drives the center of gravity extremely low to help launch the ball. Moreover, an increase in sole curvature helps with smooth turf interaction.

Using a multi-material Cap Back Design, the Stealth irons are made from high-strength stainless steel and ultralight weight polymers to maximize distance and forgiveness. The irons are also paired with patented TaylorMade Thru-Slot Speed Pocket technology that is engineered to maximise face flexibility for increased ball speed and forgiveness for mis-hits low on the face.

This innovative technology is powered by Fujikura's graphite Speeder NX shaft, which offers a lighter design generating more ball speed with a higher ball flight for improved approach shot control. The KBS Max 85 MT shaft is also available, with the latter offering more stability.

To keep COR high, TaylorMade engineers utilized 60 layers of carbon fiber in the Stealth irons' face construction. This enables the club to generate more ball speed and straighter ball flight while also reducing spin.

As a result, Stealth HD irons are more forgiving than their titanium counterparts. In robotic testing, they achieved an impressive 95% lower spherical vibration when hitting off a turf surface, and a 12% lower spin rate.

They also feature a hybrid-like rounded leading edge that assists with aligning and inconsistent ground contact. This helps to ensure that the club maintains a consistent flight through the turf on heavy shots.

In addition, the Stealth irons offer a step-down sole design to reduce the effect of a shot that may be hit a tad heavy. The modified sole arc allows for a wider range of dynamic lie angles, which can be especially beneficial to slow-swinging players.

The Stealth irons also feature a forged-like feel and sound, and they glide through the turf for a pleasing, powerful experience. The ECHO Damping System is positioned inside the Cap Back Design and spans the full face from heel to toe to absorb harsh vibrations.

Optimized Distance

The Stealth HD irons are a departure from TaylorMade’s usual game improvement iron offerings, aiming to appeal to golfers with slower swing speeds and lower ball flight. The result is a high-launch, low-spin iron that can help players of all skill levels improve their distance.

The new irons feature a shallow face profile that allows for easier ball striking and a wide sole with a large step down to keep CG low, promoting easy launch. The club also has a draw bias, which helps lower the tendency for mis-hits to go right.

To deliver the optimal performance for this player set, TaylorMade engineers surveyed golfers in this demographic to understand what they needed in their irons and then designed them to match. This allowed them to engineer the Stealth HD irons to deliver the performance that this group of players require, resulting in clubs that can help them play better and enjoy the game more.

This approach enables the Stealth HD irons to maximize distance and forgiveness for golfers of all levels and speed, while still maintaining a premium aesthetic. A number of proven TaylorMade technologies, including Cap Back Design, a Thru-Slot Speed Pocket and an ECHO Damping System, are combined to deliver a flexible and responsive face with exceptional feel.

Another key feature of the Stealth HD irons is the patented face-flexing technology engineered to maximize face flexibility, allowing for increased ball speed and forgiveness on mis-hits low on the face. In player testing, this boosted the distance on average by five yards for right-handed golfers.

In addition, the multi-material Cap Back Design combines high-strength stainless steel with ultralight weight polymers to optimize distance and forgiveness across the entire face of the iron. The combination of these materials, along with a soft, fully enclosed ECHO Damping System, helps the club produce a flexible, responsive and accurate face that can promote more success on every shot.

As a result, the Stealth HD irons are highly forgiving with a deep cavity to reduce contact damage when the ball strikes the crown. They are made with a lightweight shaft, either KBS Max 85 MT or Fujikura Speeder NX, that help boost club head speed and promote higher launch.

Optimized Forgiveness

TaylorMade Stealth HD Golf Irons are designed to maximize forgiveness and launch distance, engineered for the player looking to hit more successful shots more often. The multi-material Cap Back Design utilises high-strength stainless steel and ultralight weight polymers, and the ECHO Damping System decreases harsh vibrations by using a soft polymer blend across the face. The patented Thru-Slot Speed Pocket is also engineered to maximize face flexibility for increased ball speed and forgiveness for mis-hits low on the clubface.

Taking inspiration from the new Stealth 2 driver, TaylorMade has also created a fairway wood and hybrid model to help players of all levels achieve maximum distance on all types of shots. Like the driver, they have a 60X Carbon Twist Face and feature a new version of Inverted Cone Technology (ICT) to maintain ball speed on off-centre strikes and increase forgiveness – they are said to be TaylorMade’s most forgiving drivers ever.

The irons are designed to be easy to launch and produce great distance for a wide range of swing speeds, with lofts ranging from 65 to 75mph. They are also forgiving to a wide variety of off-center and weak-struck hits, which makes them perfect for force-limited golfers who have trouble achieving consistent contact with their irons.

A significant offset and curved leading edge make it easy to align the irons, while the increased sole curvature helps with turf interaction on shots that land high on the clubface. The low CG and oversized head shape also creates a draw bias for maximum flight.

They are available as single irons (4-PW), and in a combo set that pairs them with the Stealth Rescue hybrids, which have a shallower profile and a larger body to maximise their forgiveness. Stock shafts include KBS Max 85 MT and Fujikura NX Red/Silver, with a variety of custom shaft options available to fit any golfer’s needs.

The multi-material Cap Back Design utilises a soft polymer blend across the face to reduce harsh vibrations, delivering a forged-like feel as the ball explodes off of the clubface. The patented Thru-Slot Technology is also designed to maximise face flexibility for increased ball speed and forgiveness for low-struck mis-hits, while the Echo Damping System uses a soft polymer blend that touches the back of the face in several spots to reduce harsh vibrations and deliver a forged-like feel at impact.

Optimized Feel

TaylorMade's Stealth HD irons are a new option for golfers who need maximum distance and forgiveness in an easy-to-launch clubhead. Designed for golfers in the mid-to-high handicap range and those with moderate swing speeds, these irons deliver optimal distance and forgiveness by incorporating several technologies from past models such as Cap Back Design, Echo Damping System and Thru Slot Speed Pocket.

In addition to delivering optimized ball speed, these clubs have several other features that make them feel more solid and consistent than other models. For example, the 60X Carbon Twist Face is a large and complex face made of 60 layers of carbon sheets strategically arranged to optimize ball speeds in all regions of the face.

Also, the asymmetric inertia generator increases aerodynamic club head speed and allows the center of gravity to be shifted back for a more balanced trajectory. A polyurethane cover helps optimise launch and spin, while a long Speed Pocket slot in the sole is designed to flex more efficiently on thin, low-struck shots.

Using data from in-depth player testing and research with these players, product creationists engineered Stealth HD to bring performance where they need it most. An ultra-low profile head shape in the long irons drives CG lower to help get the ball airborne with ease, and progressive head sizes mean that each club is uniquely shaped from 5-iron through pitching wedge.

These clubs have a slightly longer length than the game-improvement Stealth, but they still retain the same shallower face that's more forgiving. The irons' larger sole - with a draw bias - also helps reduce mis-hits to the right.

As with all TaylorMade irons, the Stealth HD is designed for maximum distance and forgiveness. They're also the best option for golfers with slower swing speeds and those with moderate swing speeds who need a high-launch iron.

The Stealth HD irons come with stock shaft offerings from KBS Max 85 MT (steel) and Fujikura NX Red/Silver (graphite). They also offer a number of custom options, including a wide array of shaft lengths, shaft weights and grinds.