TaylorMade Burner TP Fairway Woods Review

Burner TPs are significantly tip-stiff, creating a high kick point and low torque. This allows the clubs to pick the ball nicely from a variety of lies and produce attractive, penetrating ball flights. The face is only semi-deep--making it versatile and able to double as a rescue club. While the Tour Spoon is the best performer of the line, the 18-degree 5-wood gets the ball up well and outperforms some 3-woods on the market.

The "T" crown footprint can be a distraction at address.

Extremely lacking in the drawback department, the TaylorMade Burner TP fairway woods can do without the strange and distracting three-tone "T" footprint on the crown. Players with slower swing speeds will also likely struggle with stiff shafts because of tip stiffness, which can produce sliced shots. Regular flex graphite shafts fare extremely well for slower swings.

The Burner TP line is a superbly performing series of clubs and lives up to the TaylorMade name. Players wanting reliability, confidence, distance and accuracy can't go wrong with these woods. At about $125 to $250 (2009), depending on the retailer, each club is well worth its price.