TaylorMade Stealth Driver

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TaylorMade spent two decades building titanium driver faces, then walked away from all of it in 2022. The Stealth is where they made the switch. The face is carbon, not metal, and TaylorMade wrapped the whole launch around that one idea with the "carbonwood" pitch. Marketing aside, there's real engineering here: a carbon face weighs a fraction of a comparable titanium one, and all that saved weight gets pushed low and back in the head to help you get the ball up and keep mishits from falling apart.

This is the standard 460cc Stealth, which is the friendliest of the three heads TaylorMade sold that year. It launches high, it forgives a lot, and it's built for golfers who want speed without having to work for a good result. The Stealth Plus, with its sliding weight track, was the one for better players chasing low spin. This one leans the other way, toward launch and stability. That's a fair trade for most amateurs, and it's the reason this head sold in the numbers it did.

The hosel adjusts loft up and down two degrees, so you can dial in your launch window and tweak your face angle. What you don't get on this model is a movable weight, so the ball flight bias is baked in. If you slice, the Stealth HD was the fix. If you're relatively neutral and want a high, forgiving flight, this is the right head in the family.

• Mid to higher handicaps who want a taller, forgiving 460cc head and don't need to shape shots on command
• Players who fight a low ball flight and want help getting it up in the air
• Anyone curious about the carbon face era who wants the forgiving version rather than the low-spin Stealth Plus
• Golfers happy to adjust loft through the hosel but not interested in fiddling with movable weights

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between the Stealth, Stealth Plus, and Stealth HD?

The standard Stealth is the balanced, high-launch, forgiving head at 460cc. The Stealth Plus adds a sliding weight track on the sole for lower spin and adjustable shot bias, aimed at better players. The Stealth HD is set up for a draw and built to fight a slice. All three share the 60X Carbon Twist Face, but the base Stealth is the easiest of the group to hit well.

Is the carbon face actually better than titanium?

It's lighter, which is the real benefit. A carbon face lets TaylorMade save weight and relocate it low and back for higher launch and more forgiveness. Ball speed is comparable to a good titanium driver rather than dramatically higher, so don't expect a huge distance jump just from the face material. The gains show up more in launch and stability on mishits.

How adjustable is the Stealth driver?

The hosel adjusts loft up to two degrees in each direction, along with lie and face angle, so you can tune your launch window and shot shape. This base model does not have a movable sole weight, so its forgiving, slightly draw-leaning bias is fixed. If you want to slide weight around, that's the Stealth Plus.

Is the Stealth a good driver for a high handicapper?

Yes. This is the forgiving head in the family, with high launch, high MOI, and a large 460cc footprint that inspires confidence at address. It helps get the ball airborne and holds speed on off-center strikes, which is exactly what most higher handicaps need. Slicers should look at the Stealth HD instead.

Is the 2022 Stealth still worth buying now?

As a used or discounted option, it holds up well. The carbon face design carried into later TaylorMade drivers, and the performance of this head hasn't aged badly. Newer models refine launch and sound, but if you find a Stealth at a good price and the loft and shaft fit you, it's still a legitimate, forgiving gamer.

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