An almost magical blend of control and distance, the Rescue really works. I had an R-80 18 degree and it wasn't the right club for me. I switched to a stiffer club with a higher loft and the results were immediate: controlled and well-lofted shots that go 175-200 yards. And I was even able to draw and fade, which is more than I can say for most 5 woods.

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The old Golf adage that "even G-D can't hit a one" iron needs to be modified. The new Taylor club, one part iron, one part semi fairway wood, is ugly to look at but lovely to hit. Most amatuers shy away from long irons and don't carry anything past a three iron. I always was a good long iron player but as I aged, the club head speed required to get a 2 or one iron launched was beyond my abilities. That is until the new Taylor Made club came along. I can hit off the tee as far as my three wood, often outdrive the younger guys in my foursome hitting drivers, and hit it well off the fairway. Easy to hit straight and long with the loft of a five wood. Now if I could only putt.

I suspect this is not a club for everybody. I was looking for a utility club that could take the place of a 5 wood or 2 iron so I could carry an extra wedge. I do not practice a lot these days so I found the rescue a fantastic club off the deck for those long iron seconds, primarily because the club looks so lofted so feel like you can hit it off a bad lie- which you can. Like other reviewers I have found a tendency to hooh if I make a bad swing. On the plus sides I have hit several shots which I know I could not have hit with a conventional long iron. I can use it well off the tee as well. A big advantage is that as the tendency is to draw it is a useful club to have when you need this shape of shot. Everybody comments when I use it. The clubs are not that popular I guess- I do not see many myself, but that could be because they are quite expensive for what they replace (long irons). My opinion is they are a great addition for an aging good golfer, but that higher handicaps would be better with a five or seven wood

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I have trouble hitting my 3 iron and after a few rounds with this club I have removed my 3 iron from my bag. This is an excellent club off the tee for long par 3 holes where distance and acuracy used to be my biggest problem. One of my golf buddies has labled this club illegal because of my ability to hit the green from 200 yards out. In the fairway club has not been as forgiving for me as off the tee.

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Have replaced my 2 iron and 3 iron with the 18 and 24. (the 24 is about the same degree as my 4 iron but goes about 10 yards further.)
Wanted a shorter shaft and more control so I went with the steel shaft, but am tempted to go with a graphite shaft.
Excellent, excellent club on any kind of lie. 18 degree for me goes about 210-215, while 24 only about 190. Big gap there, but I just want to get it close so i can pitch or chip.
Only caveats is it seems tough to align straight, and it is actually quite unforgiving. The sweet spot is quite small and anything not hit purely will clunk about 150 yards. It calls for smooth easy swings through the ball.
I continue to keep them in my bag because they inspire more confidence than the 2 or 3 iron and travel much further than similarly lofted irons.

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I was reading the reviews and couldn't help adding my 2 cents, especially after reading the few "poor" reviews.

This club is the best I've ever purchased (outside of the Carbite ZH putter) and has made several clubs obsolete, namely the 2 iron, 3wood and 5 wood. As a result, I now only carry a TM Firesole driver, the Rescue, a bag full of Ping irons and Carbite putter. By the way, the driver and irons are in danger of getting their pink slip... only the driver and irons!

It has been a godsend to my game and is the epitome of "utility". I use the Rescue for tight teeshots and for long fairway approaches primarily. It digs the ball out of every lie including divots and short rough. And it is long! Of course, its titanium. I usually hit a driver about 260-270, and I find the Rescue is easily able to go 230-240. Needless to say, par 5s are in danger.

Everyone in my golf league is interested in this odd looking club, especially after I just busted it to match their driving distance on a tight hole. It is also well respected by my golfing buddies. Many times in scramble tournaments, I've found myself up last after 2 less than wonderful shots from my partners. The words of encouragement from them? "Time for Mr. Rescue" or "Rescue me".

If you can't hit this club, go to a mirror and look in it: what you see is your swing problem. Its like my hack cousin wanting to get rid of his Callaway Big Bertha Hawkey titanium driver (10 degree, stiff graphite) because he can't hit it. He's right, he can't hit it ... or any other driver for that matter.

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God, I love this club.

I'm a high handicap golfer and was very frustrated with my ability to hit a driver. I was always fighting a fade. However, one round with this club and I took my 3-wood and 5-wood out of my bag. I can almost hit this club as long as my driver and MUCH straighter. And nothing I've used can get me out of light to medium rough better then this club. The tight feel and "solid" feeling shaft only makes hitting a ball a more pleasant experience.

If you're having trouble staying on the fairway, either off the tee or on fairway shots, try this club out. It cut multiple strokes off my game.

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The Rescue is a big improvement over the older Taylor Raylor. Interestingly, the Rescue has been produced by Taylormade Japan and available in Asia for a couple of years before its release in the US. I guess the popularity of Adams Tight Lies made Taylormade realize they need a competitive offering in America. I've tried a few of the new shallow-face utility woods, and found the Rescue to be the only one that could hold a candle to what may be the original utility wood, the Armour 845s Exculpator. If you don't already have an Exculpator, get a Rescue.

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This is an excellent club for people whose swing speed is such that they cannot comfortably hit a #3 iron from anything but a perfect lie. The Rifle shaft, unfortunately, feels pretty dull and so I would suggest the club be purchased with a Bubble shaft which should be more responsive. The Rifle shaft is also 1"" shorter than Taylor's graphite Bubble shaft which means Taylor uses the same head and weight for both steel and graphite. I replaced the Rifle steel with a graphite shaft from Fenwick (requires a shim because the diameter is .410"") and the club is eons better. In fact, now it is just great!

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I have only swung this club a few times, but have witnessed its owner get on the green of a par-5 in two from a fairway sand trap some 225 yards out. Impressive! The clubhead is heavy, and looks like a quarter mallet putter. There are rails on the bottom to minimize drag in the rough or sand. The owner of this club swore by his results--he ended with a tap-in birdie.

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