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Tour Edge Exotics 725 irons
Tour Edge's Exotics 725 irons use shared tech in three designs, giving golfers distance, forgiveness and launch fit to their game. When it comes to the Tour Edge Exotics 725 iron family, the Illinois-based brand has tried to make three irons that offer varying levels of distance, stability, forgiveness and shot shaping for three different types of golfers. Many of the same technologies are found in each club, to varying degrees and levels, which allowed designers and engineers to level-up certain traits and attributes based on what players typically want. The Exotics C725 (competition spec) is a better-player's distance iron, while the E725 (extreme spec) is a classic game-improvement club. The new model, the X725, is a max game-improvement offering for moderate and slower-swinging players who need the most forgiveness, height and distance. Here's what you want to know about each club: Tour Edge Exotics C725 irons Price: $128.99 per club ($899.99 for 7-piece set) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid steel shafts and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip; $142.99 per club ($999.99 for 7-piece set) with Project X Denali Blue 80 graphite shafts. Specs: Hollow-body design with maraging steel face and 17-4 stainless steel body. Who it's for: The Exotics C725 irons are engineered for single-digit handicap players who want distance and forgiveness in a more compact iron. What you should know: The hollow-body design and perimeter weighting allow these better-player distance irons to create more distance and forgiveness while still looking like a club that belongs in the bag of a golf who plays in the A Flight in the club championship. The deep dive: The Exotics C725 irons are a 'player's distance' iron that merges game-improvement technologies into a compact, workable shape. The hollow-body construction enables Tour Edge to place the center of gravity (CG) low and deep, which increases the launch angle and helps produce a higher ball flight. The maraging steel face, which is welded to a 17-4 stainless steel body, is L-shaped and wraps into the sole, creating a hinging effect that improves face flex. By using a thinner steel face in combination with the hollow design, Tour Edge engineers have been able to increase ball speed across a larger portion of the hitting area, which means the C725 irons maintain their speed and consistency more effectively on mishits. Internally, Tour Edge injected VIBRCOR, a thermoplastic polyurethane gel, into the hollow cavity of each head to dampen vibrations and improve feel. On the back of each C725 iron, a multi-material dampening badge made of carbon fiber and high-grade TPU further enhances acoustics and feel. On the inner-facing side of the face, Tour Edge added its 3D Diamond Face technology, which includes 92 diamond-shaped areas of various thicknesses. Tour Edge claims they act like mini trampolines to help golfers generate more ball speeds and protect speed on off-center hits. The Exotics C725 has the shortest blade length, thinnest topline and least amount of offset among the Exotics 725 iron family. The 14-gram weight on the back of the head is adjustable for fitters and allows them to change the swing weight of the clubs easily based on length or a player's preferences. Tour Edge Exotics E725 irons Price: $114.99 per club ($799.99 for 7-piece set) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid steel shafts and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip; $129.99 per club ($899.99 for 7-piece set) with Project X Cypher graphite shafts Specs: Hollow-body design with 360-degree undercut cavity, multi-material badge and injected thermoplastic polyurethane. Who it's for: The Exotics E725 irons are made for mid- and higher-handicap golfers who want more distance and forgiveness. What you should know: The Exotics E725 irons have a low and back center of gravity to boost forgiveness, increase the launch angle, and add distance. The deep dive: While the Exotics C725 is designed for players who want a compact look with an extra punch that maintains shot-shaping attributes, the Exotics E725 irons are game-improvement clubs for golfers who shoot in the mid-80s and low 90s who want more forgiveness and more distance. As it does in the other irons, the 3D Diamond Face technology broadens the sweet spot to protects ball speed on mis-hits. However, with a larger size than the C725 irons, the E725 irons boast 103 diamond-shaped elements on the inner-facing side of the hitting area instead of 92. The E725 irons utilize a one-piece, high-strength steel body construction with a 360-degree undercut cavity that reduces weight in the center of the head and pushes the CG location lower and deeper. According to Tour Edge, the CG is 10 percent lower in the E725 than in the E723, the iron it replaces, so golfers should find it easier to get the ball up in the air. To improve feel and dampen vibrations, Tour Edge injected VIBRCOR into the pocket of each E725 iron. The TPU treatment enhances sound and feel without impeding the face from flexing or reducing distance. The new multi-material badge also stiffens the heads for better energy transfer at impact. On the sole, a heavy rail helps the club glide through the turf, minimize digging and maintain more speed through impact. The Exotics E725 has a thicker topline, more offset and a wider sole than the Exotics C725. Tour Edge Exotics X725 irons Price: $114.99 per club, with Project X Cypher shafts and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip. Specs: 17-4 stainless steel body with VIBRCOR and 3D Diamond Face technology. Available in 5-PW, AW and SW Who it's for: The Exotics X725 irons are designed for slow and moderate-swinging golfers looking for maximum forgiveness and stability, especially if they struggle with a slice. What you should know: The Exotics X725 is Tour Edge's attempt to translate its 'iron-wood' technology into max game-improvement irons, emphasizing high launch, more distance and slice-fighting offset. The deep dive: With the Exotics X725 irons, Tour Edge has tried to make its most forgiving, easiest-to-hit iron ever. The shallow-face design, large size and long blade length are meant to inspire confidence in the address position. That large size also gave designers space to pull the center gravity location down and exceptionally far back, away from the hitting area, which should add spin and create a higher launch angle. Moving the CG lower and further back in the head also increases the stability and reduces twisting at impact, making the X725 irons more resistant to mis-hits. That should give golfers more confidence when they miss the center of the face, as the irons deliver straighter and more consistent shots across a larger area of the clubface. Tour Edge added its thermoplastic polyurethane material, VIBRCOR, deep inside the 360-degree undercut cavity to soak up excessive vibrations, improve sound, and enhance feel. You can't see it because the back of the head features a carbon and TPU back badge that stiffens the entire head at impact while helping to dampen vibrations and enhance sound. On the inner-facing side of the face, Tour Edge added its 3D Diamond Technology, which includes 92 diamond-shaped areas of various thicknesses. Tour Edge claims they act like mini trampolines to help golfers generate more ball speeds and protect speed on off-center hits. Finally, the sole of the X725 irons features a heavy rail, which improves turf interaction by allowing the club to glide through thick grass without digging in. The rail also has extreme heel and toe relief, which, combined with the significant offset, should help players square the face more easily through impact. The Exotics X725 should produce the highest ball flight and be the most forgiving of the three new 725 irons, while also having the most offset and thickest topline.
USA Today
25-03-2025
- Automotive
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Tour Edge Wingman 800 putters
Tour Edge Wingman 800 putters A new face design combines with an internal polymer to enhance feel while maintaining forgiveness and stability. Gear: Tour Edge Wingman 800 putters Price: $169.99 each with Golf Pride Pro Only Midsize Pistol grip Specs: Cast 304 stainless steel body with 431 stainless steel face, aluminum sole plate, internal vibration-dampening system, and high-visibility alignment stripes. Available in 34- and 35-inch lengths, right-hand only. Available: April 15 Who it's for: Golfers who want maximum stability and enhanced consistency on mis-hit putts. What you should know: Tour Edge placed a greater emphasis on feel with the updated Wingman series, switching to a milled face and adding an internal Vibrcor piece, while keeping the stability and forgiveness high. The deep dive: To make a putt, golfers need to blend two things: the ideal line and the ideal speed. If those two things don't match up properly, the ball won't go in the hole. With the release of the Wingman 800 putters, Tour Edge is trying to help golfers do those two things at a higher level. Each of the three 800 Series putters has been designed with a dark-navy finish and a high-contrast, white alignment line on the top that is the same width as a golf ball. In the center of the white line is a dark line. The extended white line should make it easier for golfers at every level to point the face of the club directly down their intended target line and aim more effectively. The Wingman 800 Series putters have also been designed with a new face. Previously, Wingman putters had a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) face insert that featured horizontal microgrooves, but the 800 Series has been made with a milled, 431 stainless steel insert that is backed by a piece of Vibrcor. If that name sounds familiar, you recognize it from Tour Edge's irons. In the 800 Series putters, it does the same job – reduce excessive vibrations and enhance feel. One thing that has not changed is the newest Wingman putters each have a high moment of inertia (MOI), so they resist twisting on off-center hits. Putts struck toward the toe and the heel should roll out nearly as far as center-hit putts. The combination of enhanced feel and better performance on mis-hits should help golfers achieve better distance control and speed consistency. The Wingman 800 Series putters come in three head shapes, and each putter is being offered in two hosel configurations:
USA Today
20-02-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Tour Edge releases Hot Launch E525 and X525 hybrids
AI-assisted summary Tour Edge is releasing two new hybrids, the E525 and X525, on March 1st. The E525 hybrids are designed for golfers who want more distance and forgiveness. Gear: Tour Edge Hot Launch E525, X525 hybrids Price: $149.99 each with UST Mamiya Helium shaft and Lamkin 360 grips Specs: Stainless steel body and face Available: March 1 Who it's for: Golfers who want a long-iron replacement that is easy to hit and provides more distance at a budget-friendly price (E525) and players who need help hitting straighter iron shots from the fairway and off the tee (X525). What you should know: Tour Edge Hot Launch E525 hybrids have a distance-enhancing face along with a low-back center of gravity location to distance and forgiveness, while the X525 hybrids should help mid- and higher-handicap golfers avoid slicing. The deep dive: The new Tour Edge Hot Launch E525 and X525 hybrids are like their fairway wood counterparts; they share technologies that debuted in the brand's Exotics family, but those features have been adapted to long-iron replacements that need to perform off the tee and from the fairway. To boost distance and ball speed, Tour Edge designed both the E525 and X525 hybrids with Diamond Face VFT hitting areas. On the outside, they look like ordinary faces, but 35 diamond-shaped areas of various thicknesses on the inner-facing side act like tiny trampolines to allow the hitting area to flex more efficiently at the moment of impact and generate more ball speed. The hybrids also feature Ridgeback, which is a thin rail that extends from the leading edge of the crown to the back of the head. It strengthens the clubhead at impact so it maintains its shape and sends energy back to the ball instead of deforming. Golfers will see the ridge in the address position, so it can also help players align and aim the face more efficiently. The E525 hybrid is available as a 3H (19 degrees), 4H (22 degrees) and 5H (25 degrees) and has a center sole rail on the bottom of the head that helps to drop the CG location even lower. In the back, golfers will see a gold-toned Max MOI weight that increases the moment of inertia (MOI) and encourages a higher launch angle. It also makes the E525 hybrids more stable on mishit drives. The X525 hybrid is available in 3H (19 degrees), 4H (22 degrees), 5H (25 degrees), and 6H (28 degrees) and comes with Tour Edge's Houdini Sole. It concentrates mass in the back of its head and features a V-shape piece in the back of the sole to enhance turf interaction. The X525 hybrids also have offset, which means the face is pushed back to encourage rotation and help golfers who slice square the face more easily on the downswing to avoid slicing. Tour Edge also designed the faces to be 1 degree closed in the address position, so the Hot Launch X525 hybrids naturally point left for more anti-slice help.
USA Today
20-02-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Tour Edge Hot Launch E525, X525 irons for mid- and high-handicap golfers
Tour Edge Hot Launch E525, X525 irons for mid- and high-handicap golfers The Hot Launch E525 and X525 irons are designed to help golfers generate more ball speed, hit the ball higher and make golf easier. Gear: Tour Edge Hot Launch E525, X525 irons Price: $79.99 each (E525) with True Temper Elevate MPH 95 steel shafts or UST Mamiya Helium graphite shafts and Lamkin 360 grips Specs: Cast 431 stainless steel head and face with thermoplastic polyurethane piece (E525); hollow-body, stainless steel heads (X525). Available: March 1 Who it's for: Golfers with a handicap between 12 and 20 who want a game-improvement iron that delivers more distance and forgiveness (E525); Players who shoot in the 100s and need an iron that is easy to hit and encourages higher- and straighter-flying shots. What you should know: The Hot Launch E525 is a classic game-improvement iron designed to provide more ball speed and forgiveness in a traditional-looking club, while the Hot Launch X525 is a max game-improvement set comprised of mini hybrids to help golfers get hit higher, straighter shots. The deep dive: While their names are similar and they share some technologies, the Tour Edge Hot Launch E525 and X 525 are very different clubs and made for very different players. The E525 has a moderate-thick topline, wide sole and some offset, giving it a reassuring look in the address position to golfers who typically shoot in the high 80s and 90s. The wide sole helps to lower the center of gravity (CG) location, which encourages a higher launch angle, and it allows the E525 to avoid digging in the turf. A large undercut cavity in the back of the head is filled with a high-grade thermoplastic polyurethane Tour Edge calls Vibrcor. It soaks up excessive vibrations created when the face strikes the ball but does not impede the face from flexing, so shots won't lose ball speed or distance. The reduced vibrations will, however, enhance sound and feel. To enlarge the sweet spot and pull the ideal hitting area into the middle of the face, Tour Edge has added extra weight low in the toe section. Finally, as it has in the past, Tour Edge has given the E525 irons extremely-strong lofts, with the 5-iron at 21.5 degrees, the 9-iron at 37 degrees and the pitching wedge at 42 degrees. A 46-degree attack wedge is also available. The Hot Launch X525 irons are a completely different beast: Having been designed like hybrids, Tour Edge refers to their construction as iron-woods. Each club, 4-iron through attack wedge, is hollow to allow the face to flex as much as possible and generate the most ball speed. The face heights are short, and along with the extra space inside the hollow heads, that allowed Tour Edge designers to pull the CG location dramatically back and down. Combined with the wide Houdini sole that has a V-shape in the back, the X525 irons should help high-handicap players maintain speed through the hitting zone and avoid digging. As it did in the X525 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids, Tour Edge designed the Hot Launch X525 irons with significant offset, which should help players who tend to slice the ball square the face at impact more easily and hit less-curved shots. The lofts of the Hot Launch X525 irons are weaker than the lofts of the E525 irons – the 5-iron is 25 degrees, the 9-iron is 38 degrees and the pitching wedge is 43 degrees – to encourage higher-flying shots.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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Tour Edge Hot Launch E525, X525 irons for mid- and high-handicap golfers
Gear: Tour Edge Hot Launch E525, X525 irons Price: $79.99 each (E525) with True Temper Elevate MPH 95 steel shafts or UST Mamiya Helium graphite shafts and Lamkin 360 grips Specs: Cast 431 stainless steel head and face with thermoplastic polyurethane piece (E525); hollow-body, stainless steel heads (X525). Available: March 1 Who it's for: Golfers with a handicap between 12 and 20 who want a game-improvement iron that delivers more distance and forgiveness (E525); Players who shoot in the 100s and need an iron that is easy to hit and encourages higher- and straighter-flying shots. What you should know: The Hot Launch E525 is a classic game-improvement iron designed to provide more ball speed and forgiveness in a traditional-looking club, while the Hot Launch X525 is a max game-improvement set comprised of mini hybrids to help golfers get hit higher, straighter shots. The deep dive: While their names are similar and they share some technologies, the Tour Edge Hot Launch E525 and X 525 are very different clubs and made for very different players. The E525 has a moderate-thick topline, wide sole and some offset, giving it a reassuring look in the address position to golfers who typically shoot in the high 80s and 90s. The wide sole helps to lower the center of gravity (CG) location, which encourages a higher launch angle, and it allows the E525 to avoid digging in the turf. A large undercut cavity in the back of the head is filled with a high-grade thermoplastic polyurethane Tour Edge calls Vibrcor. It soaks up excessive vibrations created when the face strikes the ball but does not impede the face from flexing, so shots won't lose ball speed or distance. The reduced vibrations will, however, enhance sound and feel. To enlarge the sweet spot and pull the ideal hitting area into the middle of the face, Tour Edge has added extra weight low in the toe section. Finally, as it has in the past, Tour Edge has given the E525 irons extremely-strong lofts, with the 5-iron at 21.5 degrees, the 9-iron at 37 degrees and the pitching wedge at 42 degrees. A 46-degree attack wedge is also available. The Hot Launch X525 irons are a completely different beast: Having been designed like hybrids, Tour Edge refers to their construction as iron-woods. Each club, 4-iron through attack wedge, is hollow to allow the face to flex as much as possible and generate the most ball speed. The face heights are short, and along with the extra space inside the hollow heads, that allowed Tour Edge designers to pull the CG location dramatically back and down. Combined with the wide Houdini sole that has a V-shape in the back, the X525 irons should help high-handicap players maintain speed through the hitting zone and avoid digging. As it did in the X525 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids, Tour Edge designed the Hot Launch X525 irons with significant offset, which should help players who tend to slice the ball square the face at impact more easily and hit less-curved shots. The lofts of the Hot Launch X525 irons are weaker than the lofts of the E525 irons – the 5-iron is 25 degrees, the 9-iron is 38 degrees and the pitching wedge is 43 degrees – to encourage higher-flying shots. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tour Edge Hot Launch E525, X525 irons: Prices, specs and more
