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Tour Edge Exotics E8 and E8 Beta Fairway Woods

Published

12 years ago

Sep 9, 2014

Our 2014 Gear Trials: Best Fairway Woods list included all the names you’d expect: Adams, Callaway, Cobra, Ping, TaylorMade and Titleist.

On our 2014 list with those industry behemoths was also a much smaller company, however. It was Illinois-based Tour Edge Exotics, which earned a spot in our Distance-First category thanks to big distance we saw golfers create with its XCG7 and XCG7 Beta fairway woods.

Exotics’ new E8 and E8 Beta are the direct replacements for the XCG7 and XCG7 Beta. The E8 has been improved with a lighter, stronger 475 carpenter steel cup face, while the E8 Beta has a forged titanium cup face. Both club faces are combo brazed to hyper-steel bodies to improve ball speed. They also have a slightly more forward center of gravity (CG).

Coupled with the right launch conditions, these faster, lower lower-spinning fairway woods have the potential to unlock even more distance gains for golfers.

Like the XCG7, the E8 has a low-profile head design that helps golfers hit fairway woods shots from the turf. The E8 Beta is tailored to golfers with higher clubhead speeds, with a deeper face that creates a lower launch and less spin. That also makes it a good choice for golfers who primarily use their fairway woods from the tee.

To improve forgiveness, the E8 and E8 Beta also have an updated “Power Grid,” which is an accordion-like structure located on the front of its sole. It now stretches farther from heel-to-toe on the fairway woods, improving spring-like effect in those areas to increase ball speeds on off-center hits. On the E8 Beta, the Power Grid is made thinner to allow more weight to be placed closer to the face, which makes the fairway wood even lower spinning.

Moving the CG forward generally lowers a club’s forgiveness, or moment of inertia (MOI), but Exotics countered with cut-away steps on the heel and toe of the clubs that improve MOI.

To please the pickiest of golfers, the E8 and E8 Beta have a removable sole weight that allows golfers to adjust the fairway woods’ swing weight. They come stock with a 9-gram weight, but golfers can order a three-piece weight kit that includes 6-gram, 11-gram and 14-gram weights for $49.99. Individual weight kits are available for $19.99.

The E8 ($249) and E8 Beta ($299) are expected in stores in early October.

E8 Lofts: 13, 15, 16.5, 18 and 21 degrees
Stock Shafts: Fujikura Pro, Fujikura Pro Tour, Mitsubishi Bassara E-Series

E8 Beta Lofts: 12, 13, 15, 16.5 and 18 degrees
Stock Shafts: Aldila Rogue Silver, Aldila Rogue Black

Related Topics:fairway woods Tour Edge

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8 Comments

Craig

Sep 10, 2014 at 1:40 pm

It really cracks me up when I hear or read about people not liking the graphics on the sole of the club. Who gives a fat rat’s ass what is printed on the sole? Besides taking off and putting on the head cover, when else are you going to see it? Now to that end, why do we need to see three photos from different angles of the sole? One pic from the address position would be nice so it would give me a better perspective of how the club will look while trying to play it. I guess if I ever have to hit my 3 wood left handed I would have a different opinion. Just sayin’…

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Danny

Sep 10, 2014 at 10:53 am

I got a Beta 7 this year and swear by it. I’ve never could hit a 3 wood off the deck with consistency. Tried the 910F, 913f, RBZ Tour, SLDR, and X 2Hot – I was thinking about scrapping the fairway wood all together because it was costing me strokes when I pulled it from the bag.

I tried the TEE Beta at PGA Superstore one day and couldn’t believe how good it felt, and how easy it was to lift. I thought the simulator was off. I went home that day and couldn’t stop lusting after it so I bought it, 4 wood to be exact because the 3 wood went as far as my driver.

I’ve had it now for 2 months and can tell you it’s the real deal. It’s so easy to hit off the deck that I often hit it off the deck off tee boxes. They make GREAT clubs

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- Dane
  
  Nov 11, 2014 at 12:58 am
  
  Which store did you buy from? I work at the palm desert pga tour superstore and just got my E8 beta today and can’t wait to hit it. These guys might not be a Goliath but they play the David role so well. I CRUSH these fairways!
  
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Don

Sep 10, 2014 at 10:20 am

I have never tried a tour exotics product. Based on what I hear about their performance, maybe I should. I just can’t, however, just can’t get over how toyish their sticks look. These woods look like playstation controllers.

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- Dale Doback
  
  Sep 10, 2014 at 12:01 pm
  
  I currently game the XGC6 driver 3wood and a 3hybrid. I tested everything and from my rocketballz 3wood with the TEE I picked up 10 mph of ballspeed. The ballspeed margin has shrunk to about 4mph with the x2hot and 6mph with the SLDR. The feel on the drivers and fairways are really good. The XGC6 fairway looks similar to a titleist FD but is hotter and much more forgiving although the new 915s are supposed to longer than the 913s. Even though the tour edge fairways produced the highest ballspeeds consistently and it holds true for the xgc7 betas as well, they are tied for the longest distance so you have to be smart in what you are looking for a fairway to do. The Callaway X2hots are actually just as long maybe even a little longer and with lower ball speed because they spin a lot less. My xgc6 spins around 3200 rpm but the X2hot was around 2500. I went with the TEE because I still use it off the fairway and with super low spin with the X2hot or SLDR at 2200 rpm I couldn’t hold a green. If I were looking for a fairway wood to use primarily off the tee It would be hard to pass up the x2hot. Also TEE shafts are very light and while good aftermarkets for sub100mph swing speeds they did not work for me at all. I picked up the xgc6 because it performed better than anything else on the market and at $150 on sale I put my money in finding the right shaft combo for the club. I can’t say enough good things about one of the new woods TEE is making and if you aren’t at least comparing them when making a possible purchase you are doing yourself a disservice.
  
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Gonzo God

Sep 10, 2014 at 12:27 am

Let the watered down Rogues flood the market!

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- ams165
  
  Sep 10, 2014 at 1:58 pm
  
  Just like the Speeders they put in the CB Pro…..
  
  Real watered down….
  
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  - Chuck
    
    Sep 11, 2014 at 12:08 am
    
    That one was a real deal only because they charged 499 for it
    
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Details on J.J. Spaun’s surprise putter switch

Published

9 hours ago

May 27, 2026

Alistair Cameron

J.J. Spaun had the best year of his career on the greens in 2025, gaining strokes for just the second time in a season. He did it after switching to L.A.B. Golf’s Df3 putter, and his year with it was highlighted most memorably by the 64-foot putt he drained on the 18th green at Oakmont Country Club to win the U.S. Open.

With the 2026 U.S. Open just around the corner, Spaun is looking to make a surprising switch away from his center-shafted Df3 and into L.A.B. Golf’s OZ.1i HS – the heel-shafted mallet putter.

“Just something I kind of wanted to change the way the putter was looking, just a completely different look than the DF3 that I’ve been using for the last year and a half,” Spaun told GolfWRX about the swap. “So it’s just easier to line up for me with less onset looking design, and it’s just something I felt like switching it up and seeing how it goes.”

The OZ.1i HS was the first model from L.A.B. Golf, which applied the Lie Angle Balance technology to more conventional putter shapes. The company created the zero-torque concept by using a proprietary aluminum riser to place the shaft axis through the center of gravity of the putter.

The more traditional shaft placement on the OZ.1i HS allows for a full alignment line across from front to back of the putter head, without being obstructed by the shaft. It’s something that Spaun believes is “easier to aim.”

Spaun has had a mixed 2026 season so far, with a win at the Valero Texas Open, but also only making 7-of-13 cuts for the year. The Southern Californian has seen himself 155th in Strokes Gained: Putting on Tour, losing over half a shot to the field.

Along with the change in head and shaft style, Spaun is also moving into L.A.B. Golf’s stainless steel insert.

“It’s a little firmer, a little faster,” Spaun said. “I feel like my pace has been pretty weak this year, so I thought a little bit of a firmer face, maybe it would get the ball to the hole a little bit faster and just kind of see what it gives me.”

Don’t worry, though, there’s still potential for the U.S. Open-winning putter to be in the bag come Shinnecock Hills Golf Club when Spaun returns to defend his title.

“I still have the gamer, the old faithful, sticking around,” Spaun added. “So hopefully she gets a little jealous and wants to start cooperating after using the hail shafted one.”

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Foreward Irons – TPT build

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13 hours ago

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Gianni Magliocco

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

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Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @3wood has a set of Foreward Irons – TPT build up for grabs.

From the listing: “TPT Build (6–PW) $1500

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