How to Use the 50g Sliding Weight on Your Stealth 2 Plus Fairway Wood
Spin.
Launch.
Trajectory.
These three factors have a ton of influence on distance and control when it comes to fairway woods. Of course, there are other pieces to the puzzle such as your swing speed, how you deliver the club at impact and the myriad variables that add up to a golf swing.
However, giving you the ability to manipulate those three factors by tweaking your equipment can produce a massive spectrum of results to fit a wide range of players. It's a game-changing endeavor.
Enter Stealth 2 Plus Fairway. What sets this club apart is the 50-gram sliding weight located on the bottom of the club, which offers unprecedented adjustability for golfers seeking optimal launch, spin and distance.
The weight fits into a "garage" in the body of the club and can be positioned in one of three locations to impact ball flight, essentially creating three fairway woods in one.
It comes preset in the most versatile middle position, offering optimal playability off the deck or the tee. This standard setting will fit most golfers and has mid-launch, mid-spin and consistently powerful distance.
Things get interesting when you slide the weight all the way forward. It transforms into a low-spin, low-launch rocket 3-wood perfect for added distance off the tee. It creates a piercing trajectory and is also ideal for high-spin golfers who want to knock off spin for increased rollout and total distance.
“We’ve seen the popularity of the forward setting on Tour, most notably with Collin Morikawa who historically used our 13.5° Rocket 3-wood for increased distance. Ultimately, however, it’s the versatility of Stealth 2 Plus that’s its greatest appeal. Adjusting the movable weight creates major performance differences in terms of launch, spin and distance, allowing golfers to dial in the preferred flight characteristics that their game, the course or the conditions require.”- Tomo Bystedt, Senior Director of Product Creation, Carbowoods & Metalwoods
Around the office, some people have nicknamed Stealth 2 Plus the mullet. Business in the front and a party in the back. When you slide the weight into the rear position it creates the most forgiving setting, with added spin and increased MOI for better performance on off-center strikes. The added forgiveness gives you the freedom and confidence to swing away.
For players who possess the power and speed to attack par 5s with their second shots, this setting also encourages a steeper descent angle with more spin to help you hold the green more easily.
The combination of the sliding weight along with an FCT Loft Sleeve gives Stealth 2 Plus a massive spin and loft range, checking in at +/- 2° of loft and approximately +/- 550 RPMs of spin. That’s a ton of adjustability possibilities (say that five times fast). For a quick breakdown of the performance differences by weight position, check out the chart below:
Weight Position |
Launch |
Spin |
Trajectory |
Distance |
Forward |
Low |
Low |
Piercing |
Longest |
Middle |
Mid |
Mid |
Versatile |
Optimal |
Back |
Mid-High |
High |
Forgiving |
Long |
In Summary
The Stealth 2 Plus Fairway Wood ships with a stock setting that offers a blend of distance, versatility and peak height, making it great for hitting off the tee and into greens. For golfers who prefer a flatter/lower, more piercing trajectory, the rocket setting – with the weight all the way forward – is for you. This setting significantly reduces the spin rate, flattening the peak trajectory for more total distance and roll out.
Golfers who prefer more height, playability and forgiveness, slide the weight back, and you'll add significant spin to the club, while increasing peak height and angle of descent. This setting is perfect for golfers seeking added forgiveness, or those who primarily hit it from the fairway, out of the rough or into the green on longer holes.
Whether you're looking for distance, versatility, height, playability or forgiveness, Stealth 2 Plus packs every performance characteristic into a single club.
As always, there’s no substitute for being custom fit. Click here to find a TaylorMade fitter near you and customize Stealth 2 Plus Fairway to your game.
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