TaylorMade Golf RBZ Speedlite 2 Complete Set 11 PC Steel Shaft Right Hand Regular

Why it's worth it

The RBZ SpeedLite 2 is an 11-piece steel set built around lighter clubs than TaylorMade's standard irons, roughly 10% lighter by the company's numbers. If your swing feels like effort rather than rhythm, that weight difference shows up as tempo.

Light clubs help beginners for an unglamorous reason: they're easier to swing in balance. Heavy heads and stiff shafts tempt you to muscle the ball, and muscling is how new golfers lose the clubface. TaylorMade cut weight across this set, and the payoff is a swing you can still repeat on the eighteenth hole.

Brand familiarity is a real reason to buy, even though it probably shouldn't be. You'll see TaylorMade on television every weekend, and there's a quiet confidence in pulling a club you recognize out of the bag. Confidence changes swings. It's not a spec, and we'd never rank it above forgiveness, but if it stops you second-guessing yourself over the ball, it counts for something.

From our review of 8 golf clubs for beginners

What we like

• +Light clubs help beginners for an unglamorous reason: they're easier to swing in balance
• +Brand familiarity is a real reason to buy, even though it probably shouldn't be
• +At 11 pieces this sits between the Edge and the Strata for club count, and the steel shafts are a step above what you'd expect…

What to know

• –This set is newer and far less widely owned than the Strata, so there's less accumulated owner feedback to lean on, and resale…
• –Light also means less feedback