Record-Breaking Tour Edge Exotics

Latest Exotics woods poised to continue breaking distance barriers

by Bob Ochoa

Tour Edge Exotics fairway woods are setting world records and winning Tour championships. This year, a Tour Edge Exotics fairway wood was used to break the ‘Guinness World Record for Ball Speed with a Driver’ (yes, their fairway wood broke the driver ball speed record!). Plus, an Exotics fairway wood was played by Brandt Snedeker to win the 2012 PGA FedEx Cup championship.  It’s hard to believe that Tour Edge could improve on their “Longest Fairway Woods in Golf.” However, it looks like they have with the new Exotics XCG6 and CB5 fairway woods. Guaranteeing more distance, the XCG6 and CB5 are the only fairway woods on the market to feature a titanium cup face and combo-brazing. 

According to Tour Edge, the XCG6 features a titanium cup face that is combo-brazed to a heavier high-density steel sole for incredible power and feel even on off-center contact. Brazing is a high-tech process that bonds the parts together inside a vacuum without welding and is superior to other methods of combining parts. In fact, Trackman robot tests confirm the XCG6 is longer than other popular fairway woods (See chart). You use titanium in your driver for a reason, it hits the ball further. The same holds true in fairway woods. 

Uniquely different from the XCG6, the tour-inspired CB5 offers the workability and feel preferred by better players in a smaller head size. The club’s no-weld design combo-brazes a beta-titanium cupped face with a heavier hyper steel body. The result, every single gram of excess weight is eliminated from the face and shifted to the rear skirt and sole for a deeper center of gravity. The deep, high center of gravity gives the CB5 an explosive, penetrating launch angle.

“Almost every player is capable of hitting it further,” says Tour Edge Vice President of Marketing, Jay Hubbard. “Simple adjustments such as a different shaft or selecting the right fairway wood head XCG6 or CB5 can produce the desired results and the longest shots of your life”. Hubbard encourages players to enlist the help of a qualified fitter who will analyze and determine the perfect Exotics configuration to help maximize distance. In the desert there are several Tour Edge fitters (see sidebar).

Tour Edge is also introducing their first adjustable-hosel driver with the Exotics XCG6. The driver’s Shot Control Technology (SCT) lets players adjust four face angle and loft settings to optimize the driver’s launch characteristics. This new club features an advanced multi-level forged titanium face that maximizes feel and rebound. Included in the sole of the driver are four hexahedron weight pads that increase the head’s MOI for greater stability and bigger distance on off-center hits. According to Tour Edge, the ability for players to ‘dial in the distance’ with the driver’s adjustable hosel, combined with the advanced design and construction makes the XCG6 driver a true distance weapon. With a 30-day play guarantee and a lifetime warranty, it looks like Tour Edge is expecting to continue their record-breaking tradition.

Tour Edge Equipment Available at the Following Locations
PGA Tour Superstores, Chandler – Club Desk 480.214.4370
PGA Tour Superstores, Scottsdale – Club Desk 480.214.4350
Raven Golf Club, Phoenix – Al Murdock 480.280.55560
Cool Clubs, Scottsdale – Mark Timms 480.284.7766
Hornacek’s Golf, North Scottsdale – 480.502.0555
Reid West Golf Academy at Grandview G.C., Sun City West – Drew Reid 623.544.6022
Randolf Golf Complex – Dan Wickman 520.940.3825
Silver Bell Golf Course, Tuscon – Ken Zimet 702.292.7448
Scottsdale Golf Place, Scottsdale – Scott Hart or Bruce McNee 480.948.3464

Club Ball Speed (mph) Spin Rate (rpm) Carry Distance (yds)
Exotics XCG6 #3-15 146.2 3115 233.4
Titleist 910F #3-15 143.2 4801 219.1
Adams Speedline Super XTD #3-14.5 140.4 4324 217.8
TaylorMade RBZ #3-15 146.1 4530 226.3
TaylorMade R11S #3-15.5 140.8 4732 215.1
Ping i20 #3-15 137.2 4769 208.7
Callaway RAZR Fit #3-15 142.4 4453

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Trackman robot test results provided by ISG/AS in August, 2012. Shot analysis data represents average of all hits at 99-101mph club speed. All clubs were tested using similar flex shafts and Titleist ProV1x golf balls.