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TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood

The TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood delivers a strong blend of distance, forgiveness, and versatility thanks to its carbon face technology and repositioned weighting.

4.6/54.6
Our verdict

The TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood delivers a strong blend of distance, forgiveness, and versatility thanks to its carbon face technology and repositioned weighting. It's an excellent choice for mid-to-high handicap golfers seeking easy launch and consistent ball speed, while low handicappers will appreciate the adjustability and workable shape. While the price sits at the premium end of the market, the performance gains justify the investment for golfers upgrading their fairway game.

Key features

  • 60X Carbon Twist Face for increased ball speed on off-center hits
  • V Steel sole design improves turf interaction through impact
  • Inertia Generator repositioned for higher launch and forgiveness
  • Adjustable hosel with 8 loft settings for trajectory control
  • Thinner, lighter carbon crown redistributes mass for optimal MOI

Tech specs

Loft Options
15°, 16.5°, 18°, 21°
Shaft Material
Graphite (Fujikura Ventus/HZRDUS options)
Face Technology
60X Carbon Twist Face
Club Head Material
Carbon Crown with Steel V Sole
Adjustability
8-way adjustable loft sleeve

Strengths & trade-offs

What we liked

  • Exceptional ball speed and distance from carbon face technology
  • Easy to launch even from tight fairway lies
  • Forgiving on mis-hits thanks to high MOI design
  • Adjustable loft sleeve allows fine-tuning of flight and spin
  • Sleek, compact head shape appeals to better players

Worth noting

  • Premium price point compared to previous generation models
  • Slightly firmer feel at impact than some competitors' woods
  • Limited stock of certain shaft options at retail
  • Adjustable hosel can loosen slightly with heavy use over time

In depth

The TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood represents the next evolution in the brand's carbonwood construction, building on the success of the original Stealth line with refined engineering aimed at delivering more forgiveness, faster ball speeds, and improved workability off the tee and turf. At the heart of this club is the 60X Carbon Twist Face, a lightweight yet incredibly strong face design that flexes more efficiently at impact to preserve energy transfer and produce consistent ball speeds across a wider area of the face. This carbon composite construction allows TaylorMade engineers to redistribute weight throughout the clubhead, positioning mass low and deep to raise launch angles while simultaneously lowering spin rates, a combination that fairway wood players have long sought for maximizing carry distance and roll.

Underneath the sleek, matte black crown sits an updated V Steel sole design that has been refined for the Stealth 2 to improve turf interaction across a variety of lies, whether players are hitting off a tight fairway, a fluffy rough, or even attempting a knockdown shot from a difficult lie. The wider, shallower steel rails help the club glide through grass with less resistance, reducing drag and helping golfers square the face more consistently at impact. TaylorMade also incorporated an Inertia Generator positioned low and back in the chassis, which increases forgiveness on off-center strikes by boosting MOI, meaning mishits still retain solid distance and accuracy rather than ballooning or veering offline as dramatically as they might with a less stable design.

Aesthetically, the Stealth 2 Fairway Wood carries forward the sleek, understated look that golfers have come to associate with the Stealth family, featuring a clean black crown with minimal alignment aids and a modernized TaylorMade script that keeps the visual focus on confidence at address. Available in multiple loft options and offered in both standard and HD (higher launch, more forgiving) variations, this fairway wood caters to a broad range of swing speeds and skill levels, from low-handicap players seeking penetrating ball flights to higher-handicap golfers in need of extra help getting the ball airborne. Paired with a variety of stock shaft options from renowned manufacturers, the Stealth 2 Fairway Wood is designed to be a versatile, do-it-all club capable of performing reliably off the tee on tight par-4s, from the fairway on approach shots to par-5s, and even out of moderate rough when a full iron shot isn't the right play.

What golfers say

Mark D.2024-03-12
Huge distance gain

Switched from my old M6 fairway wood and immediately noticed 10-15 yards more carry. The carbon face really does make a difference, and it's forgiving on strikes that aren't perfectly centered.

Chris T.2024-02-20
Great club, pricey though

Performance is fantastic — easy to launch and very consistent. My only gripe is the price, but overall I'm happy with the purchase and it's now my go-to off the deck club.

Sandra L.2024-04-05
Love the adjustability

Being able to tweak the loft settings helped me dial in the perfect trajectory for my swing. Feels solid at impact and looks great in the bag.

Pete R.2024-01-18
Solid upgrade

Noticeable improvement over the original Stealth. Slightly firmer feel than I expected but the distance and forgiveness make up for it.