“The landmark red carbon-face driver that replaced titanium faces at TaylorMade. A balanced standard-rung head; well into bargain-bin resale territory four years on, but the launch and forgiveness still hold up.”
The Stealth was TaylorMade's biggest structural bet in years: rather than another titanium-face iteration, it shipped a 60-layer carbon-fiber 60X Carbon Twist Face weighing about 26g versus roughly 44g for an equivalent titanium face, a 40-plus percent weight cut redeployed low in the head for stability. A thin polyurethane 'nanotexture' cover protected the composite face from divot and turf damage, and an Asymmetric Inertia Generator handled aerodynamics while freeing rear mass for MOI. Sold as a three-model family -- Stealth (mid-spin, all-around), Stealth Plus (10g sliding weight, lowest spin) and Stealth HD (heel-biased, highest MOI, draw bias) -- the standard Stealth split the difference, running 200-300 rpm more spin than the Plus for extra carry and forgiveness.
Commercially and technically significant -- the first mass-market carbon-fiber-faced driver at this scale, extensively covered by GolfWRX as 'TaylorMade's big bet' -- but it is a mainstream flagship product superseded on TaylorMade's usual annual cycle (by Stealth 2 within a year), not a scarce or specifically hunted-down club today.
A general-purpose driver for mid-to-low handicaps wanting a blend of workability and forgiveness; players who slice or want maximum stability should look at the Stealth HD in the same family, and better players chasing lower spin and adjustable weighting should look at the Stealth Plus.
Launched February 2022 against Callaway's Rogue ST and Titleist's TSi/TSR2 drivers; replaced by the Stealth 2 family in early 2023, continuing TaylorMade's near-annual driver refresh cadence. It set the carbon-face template that Stealth 2 and Stealth 2 Plus/HD refined a year later.
Sits in the middle of its own three-model family: more forgiving than the adjustable, lower-spin Stealth Plus aimed at better players, but well short of the heel-weighted Stealth HD built specifically to maximize MOI and fight a slice. The weight saved by the lighter carbon face went toward low-CG stability, so it is solidly game-improvement-forgiving without being the max-MOI option in its own lineup.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
2nd Swing and similar certified-used sellers list clean examples around $180-$230; realistic 2026 private-party (eBay) pricing for a 4-year-old Stealth with a stock shaft runs closer to $100-$160, reflecting that TaylorMade's fast driver-refresh cycle has already moved two generations past it.
The Legends Rack
The red face. Sixty layers of carbon where titanium used to be — whatever you think of the marketing, "carbonwood" was a genuine materials milestone, and the impact sound is unlike anything else on the rack. Who'll love it: the curious; everyone wants to know what a carbon face feels like.
Who it suitsAll
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
