Taylormade M5 and M6 Irons – First Look

New year, new irons! TaylorMade is at it again this time launching a duo of new irons featuring SPEED BRIDGE. Now I think we can all agree that the new Taylormade M5 and M6 Irons looks amazing, but what the heck is SPEED BRIDGE? We wondered the same thing… and as it turns out it is metal bridge on the back of the club extending from the bottom of the cavity back to nearly the top of the back of the club. Or as TaylorMade puts it, “SPEED BRIDGE is  the key to unlocking the ability to design M5 and M6 irons with a thru-slot Speed Pocket, our most flexible Speed Pocket to date. With the introduction of SPEED BRIDGE, the company’s most iconic technologies have been united in perfect harmony to deliver game changing performance for players of all levels.”

While we haven’t yet had a chance to go hands on with these irons just yet, we hope to in the coming months and bring you a full in-depth review. Here’s some of the key specs and features that have us excited to get on the course with the TaylorMade M5 and M6 irons this season.

M5 Iron Features:

• Optimized for playability and forgiveness
• Flexible thru-slot Speed Pocket
• Tungsten weighting has been added (4-7 irons) for lower center of gravity
• HYBRAR compression damper effectively filters unwanted face vibrations
• SPEED BRIDGE Technology
• Inverted Cone Technology (ICT)
• 360° Undercuts

M5 Iron Specs:

• Offered in 4-AW & SW
• Equipped with True Temper’s XP100 steel (S, R) or Mitsubishi’s Tensei Orange graphite (S, R) in addition to numerous additional custom shaft options.

M6 Iron Features:

• SPEED BRIDGE Technology
•  Inverted Cone Technology (ICT)
•  Fluted Hosel and 360° Undercut
• Speed Pocket Technology

M6 Iron Specs:

• Offered in 4-PW/AW (8 pc. Set w/SW & LW also available)
• Equipped with KBS Max 85 steel shafts (S, R) or Fujikura’s ATMOS Orange graphite shafts (7S, 6R & 5A).
• For women, the M6 irons will come equipped with the TaylorMade Tuned Performance shaft.

The M5 Irons are available for preorder on January 18 and at retail beginning February 1, the M5 irons ($999 steel/$1,199 graphite) The M6 Irons are available for preorder on January 18 and at retail beginning February 1, the M6 irons ($899 steel/$999 graphite).

Stay tuned to Busted Wallet in the coming months as we hope to bring you a full in-depth review on each of these iron sets. In the mean time if you want to learn more head over to TaylorMadeGolf.com