New gear: TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons 2014

TaylorMade has annouced the launch of three new TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons for 2014: Tour Preferred MB, Tour Preferred MC and Tour Preferred CB iron lines

TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons
TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons

New gear: TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons 2014

Click here for a gallery of the new TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons 2014

TaylorMade has annouced the launch of three new TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons 2014: Tour Preferred MB, Tour Preferred MC and Tour Preferred CB iron lines.

"We don't believe you can call yourself a great iron company unless you create irons that great players want to play," said Sean Toulon, TaylorMade's Executive Vice President.

"That's why these clubs bare the name Tour Preferred. The head has to look right from every angle. The leading edge and sole have to react a certain way with the turf.

"We've taken each of these things into careful account to make these irons especially appealing to better players."

The TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB irons are an authentic muscle-back blade forged from soft, 1025 carbon steel with a classic and compact shape, a thin top line and minimal offset.

The TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons featuree a muscle-cavity to boost the moment of inertia, creating an all-round iron product with feel, workability and stability.

The 3- 7-irons feature TaylorMade's Speed Pocket to promote increased ball speed in the lower portion of the clubface and more consistency across the entire face.

The head, top-line and sole-width of the Tour Preferred MC are all slighty larger than those on the Tour Preferred MB.

The TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB is a complete cavity-back which combines the shape of a player's iron with the look of a blade at set-up.

The Speed Pocket in the 3- 7-irons feature micro-slots for fast ball speeds across the whole face, as well as higher launch for more distance.

TaylorMade claims the Tour Preferred CB is one of the longest player's irons it has ever created.

The heads of the short irons are compact with minimal offset, and long and middle iron heads are a touch larger with progressive offset, offering more stability and easier launch.

The TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB, Tour Preferred MC and Tour Preferred MC come in 3-iron to pitching wedge with a satin nickel-chrome finish. All three models come with KBS Tour steel shafts and tour velvet grips.

They are available from January 20. TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons 2014 RRPs:

Tour Preferred MB - £899 Tour Preferred MC - £849 Tour Preferred CB - £749

Click here for a Tour Preferred CB irons gallery Click here four a Tour Preferred MB irons gallery Click here for a Tour Preferred MC irons gallery

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