TaylorMade WON'T tell you this, but I WILL | Truss Putter Review
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- TaylorMade WON'T tell you this, but I WILL | Truss Putter Review
In this video Rick Shiels PGA Golf Professional heads out to The Marriott Worsley Park Golf & Country Club to review the brand new TaylorMade Golf Truss putter.
TaylorMade Golf are well known for their drivers and irons but in recent years have really focused on their putters and have players on The PGA Tour & The European Tour using their putters. Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day & Rory McIlroy have all used TaylorMade Golf putters.
In this video Rick Shiels will give you his opinion on the putter!
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Love the videos and the honesty you tell it as it is. Keep it up regards
Steve
Thanks so much mate
Agreed. EXACTLY why I've subscribed to this channel for as long as I have.
There was a guy in Palm desert...triangle golf....thats the same design.
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I think the truss putter fails for you because 1) left hand low and 2) the ball needs to be closer to your lead leg/foot than dead center, maybe only an inch, but not dead center.
I watched this video a couple of weeks ago and kinda dismissed this putter. Went to the golf store today looking for a new putter. After rolling some other brands, I picked up the Truss TB2 centershaft. It rolled the ball straighter and better with this putter than any other there. Loved the sound and feel, and the grip fit my hand perfectly. It went where I pointed it. It may not be for everyone, but for my stroke, it was the best of the bunch. Walked out of the store with it. I type all of this to say don’t judge a product by a video review alone. Rick didn’t like them so much, but for me, it seems perfect. 👍
I've just walked out if American Golf having hit 20 or so putters and the only one that I felt super confident over was the TB2. Will be picking one up very soon
Yeah...love the tm2. Works for me and I dont care what it looks like. I tend to heel my putts with a standard shaft, so this corrects that miss for me.
To me it seems he kept saying it looked funny and the rest but it seemed like he hit decent putts with it. I don’t care about looks at Al as long as it works. I just wish my local shops had one for me to try out
That's why Rick is my favorite youtuber, unbiased product review is what we want to watch. Good job!
True very true
Good luck getting anymore taylor made stuff now lol jk great review
“Traditional look” 5 seconds later “it looks like nothing else” gotta love taylormade
Been playing my Truss TB1 a while now and I love it. Never mind the PR bs, I like how you stand with your eyes directly over the sight line and how the weighting is positioned in the head. Got it in a super deal so can’t complain about that, and probably will not change it for a while!
I just purchased the TB1 and the one thing I noticed is the actual shaft ends in the center of the putter vs closer to the edge. I think this is the major improvement in my game. I don’t like center shaft putters but this doesn’t look or feel like one but performance is definitely better than my edge shafted mallet I was using. The weight adjustments are huge bonuses too.
This is what the Industry needs more of.... more straight forward “cut the crap” reviews. I just wish we could make it more widespread so the market had less room for all the increasing prices and meaningless tech that comes from companies
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Amen.
Not hard to tell when an embargo lifts! Just got simultaneous notifications from Rick, James Robinson, and TXG.
Same, but Rick's is the only one I watched!!
Deep up Stranded Creek he doesn’t seem to take helpful criticism well.
@@deepupstrandedcreek9979 Is he making fun of his viewers? Does he go the Crossy way? That'd be a shame.
Always listen to your customers/viewers. You might not wanna do what they say but you ought to listen at least.
Rick I’ve always appreciated the honesty of your reviews. Keep up the great work!
From player perspective, the truss design being more to the heal would be for those players with a arc movement back and thru where the other designs would be for a back and forward putter. The new design is interesting and curious how much they will help lower that putting avg.
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Hello Rick, I think you should do a putter review on the Cleveland Huntington Beach series putters.
Your videos are all so negative lately 👎🏻
Well, DJ shot his career low today, using a Truss putter.
I hit the TB1 today. It’s insane how well I putted with it. I made 6-7 putts in a row around 15 feet. The TB1 doesn’t really look that out of place from a normal blade from the top I thought
This is a fantastic putter. Ball stays on line with great feel. It's a little bit firmer than your softer milled putters, but it does instill confidence. The look is actually pretty when every 299 blade putter looks exactly the same. They all do it. Scotty, TM, Odyssey and there never ending face inserts. This is actually one of the better putters I have used and haven't got bored with. It's simple. Blade looking putter with higher MOI for miss hits. Beaut.
@@patrickcardoso324 ^these 2 comments are such bullshit lol. taylormade r&d department
@@ThePoohat It's been a year and the putter is still in the bag mate.
@John Hunt you ought'a change your first name to berkeley you berk.
GREAT Review. I love it when Rick says he DOESN'T Like it. Why? Because it proves he's not a shill. He's fair and finds features he does like on most product. Love that fact on this one, that he shows older versions of the same tech. Great job Rick.
“oouuugleh shape” love the honesty Rick!
Taylormade is NOTORIOUS for stealing design. Rocketballz was 100% Adams golf. they copied it, got sued, so they BOUGHT Adams out then closed it to avoid the lawsuits.
Ditto.
Absolutely brutal at the moment Rick, just here outing all the big brands! Love it mate! 👍🏽
3:16 Rick you're wrong on this one man. You picked the center shafted, straight back and thru model so of course you won't feel it open and close. That's a benefit for those who need that.
Completely agree these are shite 😂😂
Recently putted for an hour in a local golf shop, switching between my odysee white ice blade from maybe 10 years or more ago, and the truss TM1 and TM2. TM2 center shafts felt completely closed at address, which is why I liked the TM1. Due to the more heel shaft and arc type strike. But Honestly, the TM1 felt way more stable than my odysee blade. When the new model putter comes out in 2021, I will probably purchase the TM1 2020 model for less. If you dont hit it yourself, youll never know for yourself. Id say the Truss definitely helps stabilize through mishits.
Playing at a +3 handicap
Hey rick when are you and Pete doing the golf bidder challenge this year?
Has to happen soon. Best videos of the year
Brendan Miracle usually in april
Plz do it soon
When golf bidder flash the queens heads at them.
Rick will need 3 a side
To use the word "ugly" - many may feel is 'brave' or maybe even foolhardy - however, I'd swap these words for 'honesty' in line with the integrity consistent with all your posts. I love TM and some of their innovations are fantastic - doesn't mean they get everything right every time. I'll give these a try when next in an American Golf store - but not rushing out first thing in the morning. Rick - awesome - keep 'em coming. Offer of having a knock with Bernard Langer's and Jose Maria Olazabal's persimmon MacGregor drivers is open to you if / whenever you fancy. All the very best.
Who else is watching this after DJ won yesterday?
I'm watching it after having stumbled on them at a golf store. The TB2 felt amazing, and not nearly as ugly as he says it is.
@@stevgovd3107 me 2 i work for a golf store tb2 for me hit 10 putts missed 1 and it feels great too im in love with it 👌⛳😍💯
@@stevgovd3107 I have the TRUSS TB2 and it looks great IMO and the performance of the balance of the face works great for me. It performs better than the Mallet Red Tour Spider S that I had
TXG just released a video of this at Taylormade HQ. It appeared to do what the claim when using Quintic. We will see when they test it later in their shop. Love the honesty of your reviews though. You're never afraid to tell truth or how you feel. Awesome!
One of the more comprehensive shit cannings of a product I've seen in a while.
Thanks Rick for the honest video! I sure would like to be a fly on the wall at Taylormade when they see your video. "This is an ugly looking putter" "It's horrible, it's a horrible looking blade I have ever seen" Got to love that honesty !!
I loved my TITLEIST Dead Center SP-203 putter. Thanks for the memories. Think I might pick one up on the bay🤔
Switched a year ago from SC Futura to TM2. Took Short time to adjust to looks and feel but ultimately improved putting scoring significantly. This putter is so stable.
I’ll never change from my Nike Method 001. I even have a brand new one still in the plastic in case something ever happens to my gamer one
Day with Rick. Playing left handed looked hard. You showed a lot of humility. Congratulations on reaching 1000,000 subscribers. I am an Englishman, living in the U.S.A. You are popular over here, I have friends and colleagues, who subscribe to your channel, before I found your channel. I really enjoy watching your matches, with your “ northern buddies”. I used to caddy at Prestbury Golf Club, when I was growing up, so watching you guys play at Prestbury, brought back many memories. Thanks and keep going to 2000,000 subscribers.
Love the videos Rick! Got my friend into golf using your videos. He’s got the bug now!
PEOPLE ON TOUR ALREADY USING THIS RICK!
Welp, this was the last time TMade ever sent Rick demo clubs... lolol. appreciate you saying what we were all thinking RS!
They can‘t. He is by far the most subscribed golf youtuber
@@maxgrahlher2206 they are a shit company so they probably could, they did it to Mark Crossfield.
Honesty & knowledge is why golfers watch your Chanel. Thanks for your efforts.
Probably cut their sales by 30% in 7 mins! Love the honesty though
got into golf because of your videos!! can’t wait to own a set one day and start to learn the game and play!
Second hand stores are great for a starter set! Sometimes, you can get a decent old set with a bag for under a hundred. If you’ve got public golf courses in your city (I’d recommend starting with a short par 3 course), you should be able to play pretty inexpensively! It’s a blast!
There are 100's of putter types and styles that have come and gone in fashion over the history of the game. Practice long enough with a National Health walking stick and you will be a great putter.
I remember years ago I built a few of my own,,, more to show that the other end of the stick (the fool holding it) was of greater importance than anything on the bottom striking the ball. I built three, a 2 pound block of aluminum, a block of hardwood, a piece of brick with a machined face. The brick and hardwood worked surprisingly well.
I have about 10 'wonder clubs' in my garage , proving that you can not buy a better golf round.
I think it’s awesome that you steer clear of a club deal. It helps us buy the true review and that’s why you’re so popular on RUclips. Thanks for the help sir.
"It feels like you're drilling a ball into the ground" HAHAHA I don't know about the rest of you, but probably not what I'm looking for in a putter. To be honest, when a brand makes unfounded, untruthful comments, it makes it hard to believe many of the things they say. I like the brand, honestly, I do. However, coming out with a driver that is very similar to the driver to beat in 2019 and calling it groundbreaking. I don't like that. Buying Adams technology (Velocity slot tech) using it, and calling it a revolutionary design. I don't like that. The brand can stand on its own without the untruthfulness. Someone needs to get to the marketing department and help them out. I once heard a politician use the words "alternative facts" in describing their own personal views of the facts. I laughed at the very mention of such a word, but apparently that phase isn't reserved for just the political area.
Agreed
They didn’t necessarily steal the “speed back” design from cobra as much as everyone thinks. Yes they probably took a little tech from them and changed it but the m6 driver had the same low back CG placement but it was called the “inertia generator.” Definitely not a TM sympathizer bc they don’t need one. And My Nike VR LTd was the first club I remember with any sort of slot or channel in the sole.
@@justgettinby8260 It's not about the "stealing." It's about calling it "groundbreaking." How can it be called groundbreaking when it was already done before? Simple tweaks should not be referred to as "groundbreaking." It cheapens the term. When something has been done before and you're presenting your own take on it, it's a tweak. The ground has already been broken previously.
Then that would go for every single major OEM. The shape of the Mavrik driver is also not “ground breaking” as Callaway claims bc it’s the same sole shape as the SIM minus the “speed bar.” And the original comment referenced “copying” or “stealing” an idea even if neither of those words were used. Plus that driver was probably designed 2ish years ago
@@MrPhilbautista THANK YOU!!!!!
Ive recently brought a tb2 and due to a back to front putting action(mo arch). Its improved my putting loads. I feel way more confident with it compared to my old mallet
Byeong An actually used one of these at the Waste Management
And putted poorly
And several times when he was featured on the telecast, the comments were about how his putting has held him back. He is currently "out to sea" with the putter, so he's trying new stuff (and getting his club sponsor to pay for it!).
@@awesomepitcher12 Tied 9th with a 65 and a 66 would suggest otherwise.
malthuswasright he was 56th in strokes gained putting... proving my point.
@@awesomepitcher12 The important stat is the overall score. Three under par rounds out of four and T9.
Assuming they know about those "suspiciously similar" looking putters (which impossible not to) meaning they lied when they claimed "It looks like nothing else, because it putts like nothing else."
How are we supposed to trust their other claims in drivers, irons, etc.???
Love the video Rick !!
Love to see a review for the SeeMore putters. They call it RST. Is that Rick Shiels Tested?
Love those putters
All about performance benefit! Love my 2023 spider Truss putter!! So easy to set up and fire!
"Oh your joking it didn't go in"
story of my entire game mate😂
Unless the hosel on a conventional putter is flexing and/or twisting when contacting the ball, the “truss” cannot add stability by increasing strength there. All I am seeing is a higher CG from the extra material.
alec ordway I mean the hosel flexing and/or twisting. Those are the only things increasing structural rigidity at that location of the putter could impact. If the putter is twisting from offset impact (and the hosel isn’t deflecting but the entire putter is twisting in your hand), then the “truss” does nothing but raise the putter CG.
Rick!! Love ya m8. Shout from Houston, TX
Since loosing their head putter designer to Calloway it seems like their putters have gone downhill straight away.
I can see Calloway claiming back the top spot for putters again
Indeed. Odyssey and Scotty Cameron are the two brands I think of when it comes to putters these days-or Wilson if I'm looking for something more traditional.
Listen putters are like girl friends, the ugly ones are not necessarily a bad thing and expensive ones don’t necessarily mean there great. Funny how you remember your best girl friend but don’t speak of the ones that didn’t last! You throw away drivers but have a stock pile of putters? You can look in any bag and see every different putter ever made but it doesn’t matter as long as it WORKS! Putter review’s don’t mean a lot it’s more about show and tell! P.S the best putter I have is the one I stole from a mini putt 20 yrs ago??
Tbh the looks of a putter is almost the most important thing for me because great looks give you confidence in the putter and thats the most important thing in my humble opinion
Love your Channel btw Loved the Robbie round - he has done exacly the same a me golf wise, only im now in my 60's and he still has some time to get in single figures
It's not even a very new idea for TaylorMade. Google TaylorMade HB3 : thirty years old and clearly leaning in this direction. It felt quite nice then though, to be fair..
I love your honesty. This is why you are the largest golf equipment reviewer, you don't feed the BS! Those putters are dead ugly, I would use it if you paid me to.
My dad watched your anti slice video and drove then best he has ever done, thanks now he’s gonna beat me😜
Best putting I've seen yet ;)
haha...
ALL jokes aside, I must say, your favorite design ... I have to agree with. My own putter is a similar design. I like the Angry Fang Face look LOL! I just think it has a bit more ... aesthetics.. I am not saying it makes putting any easier, but I really do like the design. I have a typical blade putter, but I just hate how it looks. It gives me the feeling, looking at it, like it's not going to be able to control the ball well... It literally looks like a piece of lead on the end of a stick. I have a gold/bronze coloured one.... which looks like a turd on a stick.
Great video! I definitely need to practice my putting, but the weather right now isn't putting material. Looking outside, there's sun... but the white reflection from the ground says I need to wait.
I feel like I can *Truss* your review on this one...
And those are good, valid points and your opinion. It may not work for you and your style but it could work for others and their style
Love Taylormade normally, I have a spider mini x and I love it... my type of putter.
and these new ones do nothing for me... and the price is BAD!!!!!
Good review, rubbish putter.
Agree over time I've slowly moved away from then...where one point in life all 14 clubs were taylormade and now j have a spider tour and that's it...the rest is titleist irons, cleveland wedges and a titleist hybrid and just got the ping g410 driver...I just really lost interest in them and it was causs of stuff like this
I can’t afford any taylormade stuff.
TM gear these days looks cheap and costs waaaaay too much!!
Rob Milligan coming from a fitter you’re so wrong. Taylormade is probably the brand I most equate with looking like top quality. Cleveland sure isn’t, callaway gets really weird looking stuff out sometimes, but Titleist is quality looking too so hey it’s personal preference.
I think Rick may have missed a trick here. The TB2 is supposed to be square back and through and create stability. It is offputting visually..but it does work. Would I use one? Probably not, I would buy a center shafted mallet putter if I wanted that feel...and for what its worth..those first 3 putts that missed, the face was pointed miles right of target.
Ain't nothing helping that stroke... Reminds me of Billy Mayfair....
I have the TM2 and none of my mates like it, especially when it gets hot and I beat them. I have found it to be a lovely stable putter without being oversized, sits very square.
I don’t like the people who comment something about the video even though they haven’t watched it
Appreciate the honesty of these reviews. Why I keep coming back to this page.
And Yet! TxG just posted the efficiency in a dropoff of sidespin from 50 rpm to 4rpm!!!
Theyre ugly but science is there.
yeah, you do need to go over to TxG for the real science. Rick seems to be happy to "influence" 750,000 followers with what feels like a 5 min knock about.
Tbh Rick isn’t qualified enough to make those kind of statements more research and science required before you debunk thousands of points worth of research that taylormade put into a product
@@krusher74 Quick cash. less editing.
Also watched that video before watching this one, so I am a bit confused as to why Rick would say it doesn't work when the numbers don't lie. Then again, golf isn't always a numbers game and more about mentality and feel.
While I think being a little skeptical about marking is fine... It just sounds like he's putting half effort into his new reviews. We can try to justify that numbers aren't everything, but numbers also don't lie. Especially when see them in a relatively scientific fashion with TXG.
Love this! Absolutely riped this apart 🤣🤣
Think we need to give you a new nickname “ honest rick”
Great vid as always 👍🏼
Ripped
Meanwhile alot of people absolutely love them so who knows
TaylorMade wants to know your location
Love the honesty of your reviews...
The TB2 is the best feeling putter I've ever used and personally I like the look. Can't bring myself to drop $300 on it quite yet though.
Rick; once again brilliant video. To be honest, putter technology has its limits. Just take Adam Scott who tried everything to be a better putter, different designs and different shaft lengths and still mediocre at best. Now Tiger Woods for example stays with the blade putter and I would bet my house on him making a putt if I had one lol. Another honest and open review. Thanks. All the best Pete
Ha, I saw the thumbnail for this video and went "hey, one of the guys I play with has a putter like this". Sure enough, the Ashdon putter you showed as your second google result. Taylormade, complete copy thieves on this one.
i saw a tour player using this last week, cant remember whom but I certainly made a mental note due to the look.
"It didn't work before, so why do TaylorMade think it'll work now?" Simple. A fool and their money are soon parted ;)
I actually don't hate the shape at all. I don't like mallets so I'd be interested to try this one out to see what it feels like. The address view you gave us seemed fine.
Sounds like someone at Taylormade pissed Rick off. This is the most passionately negative I’ve ever seen him
Maybe because Taylormade is a shitty company that is marketing in a way to fool their customers. But they obviously do good products. PING
Yep he hates Taylormade ... glad its not just me that notices ... like there sales hoopla is any different than the other brands .
I had a Titleist dead centre as a kid lol. Loved it.
“Hmm that’s an unusual feel” -Guy who doesn’t use a center shafted putter trying a center shafted putter for his review an entire line of putters 🤔🤦
Dennis Wood what does feel have to do with looks? 🤦♂️
i love how honest your reviews are Rick
Seems like Rick just throws all of his videos together in 10 minutes these days ....it's a shame
Love the unbiased take in your product reviews, but want to hear more fitting language. I still don’t know if any of the 4 Truss putters you tested here are face balanced - useful information. I’d also be interested to see it compared to a comparable TM model.
I like it anyways, I just got it, it’s perfect for me, I guess it’s my feelings?
Yet again nailed the review pure honesty and no childish sarcasm like other you tube reviewers 🤔🤔🤔 going from strength to strength 👍👍👌🏼🏌🏼♂️
I beg to differ on the TB2. from photos and your video I really like the look of it. It doesn't turn me off at all. I'd love to try them.
As ever Rick an honest review I tho am working on improving my game (which a lot of your videos have helped with). 🙂
Before keyhole hernia surgery , I used to fit a lot of TRUSS's in my capacity as a retail pharmacist !
Like the end where he makes 2 out of 3 10 footers and lips out the other and basically calls it rubbish. 😂 I’d buy two if I could do that. Lol love the review Rick.
What I actually love most about you and Peter Finch is that when you go out and play you play like us humans and you miss LOADS of putts and plenty of fairways too, even with all your latest equipment ?
Rick I’ll be 62 this year. I’ve seen it all. It’s all in the stroke. At my age now I may need another type of truss.
I really liked your honest assessment, Rick. Definitely a fan.
It seems to be a brilliant putter - even Rick Shiels makes long and short putts when he got used to it. That is good sale video.
But how do they perform on the driving range? Could they handle hitting bombs out to 250 with out breaking every 10 swings?
Love it! Probably the only putter that would make me change what I'm using right now.
Rick your shoe game is always on point man.
A putter is a lump of metal with 4 degrees of loft and stick stuck in it. The idea that one lump of metal is better than another lump of metal is a bit silly. £269? They are taking the piss.
Hairy Golfer well the putter has a lot of technology in it. Endorsements by top players who are sponsored. Marketing. Clever design and materials. One great putter will probably last you 10 years. When you work it out thats £27 per year for your putter. So not that bad
@@Superutubeking I'm always cautious when people say a lump of forged or cast metal has technology in it. It's got some weights to perhaps improve stability on off centre strikes but it is still a lump of metal with a face 4 degrees off vertical and a stick stuck in it. I bought my putter in 1990. When I miss it's my eyes or my stroke and an expensive putter will not improve either of those things.
Love the honesty rick but that’s you off the Taylor made good books now 😂😂
I have to say I watched you pull every putt. you need a mallet. just saying. That said I just bought the truss mallet 2 and tested it out. I absolutely love it compared to the baby spider and the scotty Cameron I usually play with. It may not be new in design but it does work. Putting is such a personal preference though. If you get the right putter maybe you will score better. Love the channel...
Your gonna get " Crossfielded" for this one bro! 🤣🤣🤣
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I'd never seen this shape on a putter before, but on first sight as you held it up, I was intrigued. I have some ugly putters that I have bought before like D-mallet, grooved face and I bought them becouse I felt they worked (and still do). Tress makes perfect science to me. Ill try the ugly one you first tried as it makes the the most sense to my. As always, you give great insight.
Really like the candor. Straight forward reviews like this is a Dream come True!
Take it from a guy who has been playing golf for over 50 years and has owned more putters than the hairs on Rick's head (not counting the ones under his hat, if any). In putting, the degree to which each factor affects your putts breaks down like this: 8% putter, 10% green, 82% golfer, give or take a notch. BTW, Dustin Johnson just won the Traveler's Championship with a TaylorMade Truss TB1 in his bag. But then, they pay him handsomely to use their clubs; so he does. And speaking of handsome, do subscribe to Rick's channel.
Thanks for the honest review. I remember the Ashdon putter from years ago. A friend of mine had it. He said it made no difference but since he bought it he was going to use it. Hopefully tm bought the patents since that looks like copying pure and simple.
DJ had it in the bag today! I don't believe he rolled it particularly well, but we will see if he keeps it for the week.
Thanks for the honest review.