STEALTH 2: THE FARGIVENESS

We sit down with Mark Greaney, principal engineer for TaylorMade Golf, to talk about the technology and design behind the Stealth 2

What made TaylorMade initially choose to come to market with a carbon face and what are the benefits of carbon over titanium?

Great question. We started this project almost 23 years ago, so we’ve been working on it a long time. I started working on it in 2003, so it’s been almost 20 years for me. Composites are significantly lighter than titanium. We knew we wanted to make the driver bigger and to lower its balance point because drivers were spinning a whole lot more than they are now. We knew that by lowering the centre of gravity and moving the weight back, we could decrease the balance point, increase the launch, lower the spin and, at the same time, maximise inertia.

The original Stealth was very popular, especially with better players. What are some of the key design features that have been implemented to make Stealth 2 a success?