TaylorMade’s M2 fairway woods and hybrids address the needs of a wide range of golfers, with designs that forgo the M1’s slew of adjustability features in favor of better performance on off-center hits.

Bigger sweet spots, a higher trajectory, less spin and more distance: M2 models can give golfers all of those things compared to M1 models, making them a no-brainer for golfers who rate adjustability low on their list of needs.

M2 Fairway Woods

Like TaylorMade’s M1 fairway woods, M2 models use the company’s Carbon Composite crown to move weight lower in the clubhead. The overall shape of the M2 fairway woods is different, however, with a shallower design that will help golfers hit their shots higher.

What makes the M2 fairway woods TaylorMade’s “longest ever,” however, is the company’s newest Speed Pocket, which increases clubface flexibility so golfers can launch shots higher, faster and with less spin.

According to Brian Bazzel, TaylorMade’s senior director of product creation for metal woods, more flexible faces are not only the key to unlocking more distance in fairway woods, but more forgiveness as well. That’s because the more the company can get a fairway wood’s clubface to flex, the more consistent the ball speeds will be on shots contacted across the entirety of the clubface.

Related: Our review of TaylorMade’s more forgiving M2 driver

So what’s stopping TaylorMade from making its clubfaces more and more flexible with each release? Manufacturing limits and durability concerns are the greatest challenges. But another challenge is something you may not expect: maintaining great sound and feel.

A cut-through of an M2 fairway wood.

While designing the M2 fairway woods, engineered found that the clubfaces reached a threshold where they were flexing so much that they started to severely affect sound and feel.

The solution? A new, fluted hosel design. It may not look like a big deal, but the hosel’s scalloped shape allowed TaylorMade engineers to lengthen the hosel, thereby changing the frequencies of the clubhead vibrations for the better, without increasing weight in the top of the clubhead – a no-no when the goal is to move weight lower in the clubhead.

TaylorMade’s M2 fairway woods ($249) are available Feb. 19 in five lofts: 15, 16.5, 18, 21 (RH only) and 24 (RH only) degrees. The stock shaft is TaylorMade’s Reax 45 (L), Reax 55 (M, R) or Reax 65 (S, X), which have 0.335-inch tip diameters.

M1 Hybrids

TaylorMade’s M2 Rescues, or hybrids, use the same new Speed Pocket and fluted hosels as the M2 fairway woods. Compared to the M1 hybrids, M2 models have a larger, lower-profile head design, which not only increases their forgiveness but also lowers their center of gravity (CG) to make them lower spinning. For that most, most golfers will be able to hit the M2 hybrids farther than M1 models.

Like the M1 hybrids, M2 models have an all-steel construction, and a black crown with no alignment aids that provides an uninterrupted appearance at address.

The M2 hybrids ($199) are available on Feb. 19 in four lofts: 19, 22, 25 (RH only) and 28 (RH only). The stock shaft is TaylorMade’s Reax 45 (L), Reax 55 (M), Reax 65 (R) or Reax 75 (S).

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