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Exotics launches EX9 Tour fairway woods and hybrids

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Tour Edge has launched its new Exotics EX9 Tour fairway woods and hybrids, which join the recently launched EX9 and EX9 Tour drivers, and EX9 fairway woods and hybrids in the company’s EX9 line.

Compared to the EX9 fairway woods and hybrids, the EX9 Tour models have more compact club heads that are designed to launch the ball lower and with less spin.

Learn more about the newest offerings from Exotics below.

EX9 Tour fairway wood

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The EX9 Tour fairway wood, much like the EX9 fairway woods, were developed with features Exotics calls “Full Speed Impact” — a system designed to create more speed and distance. It includes Exotics’ SlipStream sole, which has a wave-like design and a shorter length than its predecessors to reduce turf interaction for more speed. Also, a new Power Grid behind the club face was made to be deeper and narrower than previous versions to increase ball speeds across the face, and works in conjunction with 15-3-3-3 metastable beta titanium cup faces.

Housed in the sole is an interchangeable 9-gram weight. Weights of 6, 11 and 14 grams are available for golfers looking to dial in a specific swing weight.

The EX9 Tour fairway woods have 150cc club heads, smaller than the standard EX9 woods. They’re are available in lofts of 13, 15 and 17 degrees, have have eight-way adjustable hosels that allow golfers to tweak lie angle and loft in 0.5-degree increments.

If you’re a high-spin player who needs a more penetrating ball flight or wants a more compact head shape, the Tour version is what you’ll want to test. Suggested retail is $299, and the fairway woods come stock with Aldila Rogue Silver (60 and 70 grams), or Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana (S+, M+, and D+) shafts and a Black Lamkin Exotics UTx cord grip.

EX9 Tour hybrid

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While the EX9 hybrids were designed for maximum distance and forgiveness, the EX9 Tour hybrids are designed to produce the flatter, more iron-like ball flight that many better players prefer from their hybrids. They also have smaller, pear-shaped heads that range in size from 111cc to 115cc.

The hybrids also have a new titanium face plate that’s brazed to their hyper-steel bodies, and the club faces are designed with “Variable Face Thickness,” increasing average ball speed across the face. Like the EX9 Tour fairway woods, they have a SlipStream sole for less friction at impact, and a Power Grid that’s deeper and narrower for higher ball speeds.

EX9 Tour hybrids are available in lofts of 16.5 (111cc), 18 (113cc) and 20 (115cc) and come stock with a UST Mamiya Recoil 780 ES shaft. Suggested retail is $199.

Both the EX9 Tour fairway woods and hybrids will be in stores Nov. 15. 

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Doug

    Oct 20, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    Those shafts options are amazing!! Love the options! Can’t wait to try these bad boys, I like the square type hybrid. I have yet to purchase an Exotics club and this may be the first!

  2. Ronald

    Oct 20, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    So……. damn……. Gorgeous…….

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (2, 4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 56-12SB, 60-11TW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Check out more in-hand photos of Kris Kim’s equipment here.

 

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Welcome to the family: TaylorMade launches PUDI and PDHY utility irons

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TaylorMade is continuing its UDI/DHY series with the successor to the Stealth UDI and DHY utility irons: PUDI and PDHY (which the company styles as P·UDI and P·DHY). TaylorMade is folding the designs in with its P Series of irons.

TaylorMade outlined the process of developing its new utilities this way. The company started with the data on utility iron usage. Not surprisingly, better players — i.e. those who generate more clubhead speed and strike the ball more precisely — were found to gravitate toward the UDI model. DHY usage, however, covered a wider swath than the company might have expected with six-to-18 handicappers found to be bagging the club.

TaylorMade also found that the majority of golfers playing UDI or DHY utilities were playing P Series irons at the top of their iron configurations.

Can you see where this is going?

Matt Bovee, Director of Product Creation, Iron and Wedge at TaylorMade: “As we look to the future, beyond the tech and the design language, we are excited about repositioning our utility irons into the P·Series family. P·UDI is an easy pair for players that currently play P·Series product and P·DHY is an extremely forgiving option for players of all skill levels. It is a natural fit to give these players the performance in this category that they are looking for.”

 

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TaylorMade PUDI technology cutaway (via TaylorMade)

Crafted with tour player input, TaylorMade sought to develop a confidence-inspiring utility iron that blends with the rest of the P Series irons. Also of note: Interestingly, the PUDI has a more compact head than the P790.

In comparison to past UDI products, the PUDI has a more traditional iron shape, slimmer toplines, and less offset with a little of the backbar visible at address.

TaylorMade PDHY

TaylorMade PDHY tech cutaway (via TaylorMade).

Larger in profile than the PUDI, the PDHY seeks to position center of gravity (CG) lower in the club for ease of launch. The toe height is larger and the profile is larger at address — roughly five millimeters longer than PUDI — the sole of the club is wider for improved forgiveness.

Club Junkie’s take

Golfers who feel like they are missing something at the top of the bag could find the PUDI or PDHY a great option. The look of the PUDI should fit the most discerning eye with a more compact look, less offset, and a thinner topline. If you want a little more confidence looking down the P-DHY will be slightly larger while still being a good-looking utility iron.

For being small packages both models pack a pretty good punch with fast ball speeds, even off-center. The feel is soft and you get a solid feel of the ball compressing off the face when you strike it well. Your ears are greeted with a nice heavy thud as the ball and club come together. The PDHY will launch a little higher for players who need it while the PUDI offers a more penetrating ball flight. Both utility irons could be the cure for an open spot in the top end of the bag.

PUDI, PDHY, or Rescue?

TaylorMade offers the following notes to assist golfers in filling out their bags:

  • PUDI has mid-CG right behind the center face to create a more penetrating mid-to-low ball flight
  • PDHY has a lower center of gravity to produce an easier-to-launch mid-to-high ball flight.
  • Both PUDI and PDHY are lower-flying than the company’s hybrid/Rescue clubs.
  • PUDI is more forgiving than P790.
  • PDHY is the most forgiving iron in the entire TaylorMade iron family

Pricing, specs, and availability

Price: $249.99

At retail: Now

Stock shafts: UST Mamiya’s Recoil DART (105 X, 90 S and 75 R – only in PDHY)

Stock grip: Golf Pride’s ZGrip (black/grey)

PUDI lofts: 2-17°, 3-20°, 4-22° in both left and right-handed

PDHY lofts: 2-18°, 3-20° and 4-22° in both left and right-handed

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

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Scotty Cameron Champions Choice 2.5+ putter

From the seller: (@wwcl): “Has been gamed as pics show. 33.5 includes original h/c and grip. $575 includes shipping and PP fees.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Scotty Cameron Champions Choice 2.5+ putter

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