Tour Edge Remains Predictable … But in a Very Good Way

Tour Edge introduces quality clubs, filled with tech, at very competitive prices – where have we heard that before?

By Tony Dear

You’ll recall that earlier in the year, golf club manufacturers – well, three of them – began making an awful lot of noise after introducing drivers boasting an MOI of 10,000g-cm2. MOI stands for Moment of Inertia, of course, and it’s measured in grams per centimeter squared. The higher the MOI number the more stable the club is at impact or, in other words, the less likely it is to rotate or twist at the point of contact.

In 2006, the USGA, which governs golf equipment’s look, dimensions, and performance capabilities in the USA, set the MOI limit at 5,900g-cm2 to retain some of the skill players required to hit a straight shot. How then were Ping, PXG, and TaylorMade able to advertise drivers with MOIs 69.5% beyond what was allowed?

Exotics E725 Sole
Exotics E725 Sole

Easy – the USGA limit applied only to heel-toe MOI, or rather than the amount the club might twist open or closed at impact. The amount of top-bottom, or high-low, MOI which determines how much the club adds loft or delofts at impact wasn’t legislated for, and it is in this area that OEMs saw an opening enabling them to extend their MOI counts and reach that highly attractive 10K figure.
In basic terms, a 10K clubhead or one with an MOI of 10,000g-cm2  is very stable at impact and won’t twist much on any axis. The farther from the sweet spot you make contact with the ball the more the clubhead will unintentionally rotate but, with a 10K clubhead, contact has to be pretty bad for that unwanted rotation to be significant.

Tour Edge joined the 10K MOI party with its new Exotics E725 and C725 drivers. The Exotics line is Tour Edge’s place for its hi-tech offerings but, though both drivers are impressively full of tech, Tour Edge somehow manages to keep its prices far below what other OEMs are charging.

Exotics E725 adjustable backweight
Exotics E725 adjustable backweight

It must be said, that only the E725 crosses the 10K line. The C725, (the ‘C’ stands for ‘Compact’ or ‘Competitive’) has a smaller head – 445cc as opposed to the E725’s 460cc – meaning its MOI tops out at about 8,500 g-cm2 – still plenty stable for the better, competitive, player at whom the C725 is targeted.
The two models share quite a bit of tech. Both feature an adjustable hosel (with plus or minus two degrees of adjustability, and enhanced Finned Internal Ribbing to improve the sound of impact. Both have updated 3D Diamond Face Variable Face Thickness with 61 diamond-shaped areas of various thicknesses covering the inside of the titanium face to maintain ball speeds no matter where on the face contact is made. Both have Power Channels on the sole set just back from the face to help the face flex a little more and, thus, help you get a few extra yards. Both have updated Ridgeback Technology with a titanium perimeter bracing the multi-material clubhead to increase stability.

Most notably, perhaps, both have what Tour Edge calls ‘Flight Tuning’ which involves a back weight that can be moved to ‘draw’, ‘neutral’, or ‘fade’ positions enabling the golfer to hit their desired shot shape. This backweight moves the 725 drivers’ Center of Gravity (CG) further back and lower down than it was in the 723 Series to boost MOI. The C725, however, also features a 5g front weight (swappable with the heavier backweight) to push the CG forward slightly, lower the launch and decrease spin. That also reduces the MOI slightly, but the better golfer won’t be bothered by that as he/she is looking for extra control and a more piercing ball flight rather than a higher launch and ball flight that is harder to manipulate.

Exotics C725
Exotics C725

Exotics E725 Driver
$400
Lofts – 9˚, 10.5˚, 12˚   (left-hand just 10.5˚)
Shafts – stock shafts are the Project X Cypher 2.0 40 L/A/R, Project X Cypher 2.0 50 S, and Project X Denali Blue 60 R/S/X. Plenty of other quality options are available at no extra charge.

Exotics C725 Driver
$400
Lofts – 9˚, 10.5˚  (right-hand only)
Shafts – stock shafts are the Project X Denali Blue 60 R/S/X, and Project X HZRDUS Black Gen 5 60 R/S/X. The same other quality options are also available.

Also available are E725 and C725 fairway woods and hybrids, and three iron models – C, E, and X (super game-improvement).

All are available to pre-order online or at authorized Tour Edge golf shops around the world on October 15th. In stores on November 1st.
touredge.com

 


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Tony Dear is a former teaching professional and First Tee coach, now a freelance writer/author living in Bellingham, WA. He can be reached at [email protected] 

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