Equipment
Coming in HOT: Tour Edge HL4 driver
When it comes to combining performance and value, Tour Edge is one of the leaders of the pack.
The company offers two distinct lines that push the boundaries of forgiveness and speed: Exotics, which is the premium line targeting total performance at a higher price, and then there is Hot Launch: a line designed specifically for the value-conscious recreational player. As golfers know, you can’t continue to lead without new innovation, and on that note, today marks the launch if the HL4 Driver.
Club designer David Glod has again gone out of his way to improve on the previous version while offering a bevy of options in a mid-tier driver. From David
“This is an early release to a product line that we developed for 2020. We have spent the last 18 months looking at how to improve the best performance value drivers in the game and the end result is an all new shape that has an MOI that rivals that of a $500 driver. It’s an extremely forgiving design that all levels of players can benefit from.”
Speaking to the shape David goes on to say
“The HL4 driver features an all new sloped crown design that is deeper from face to back. N0 skirt where the sole plate meets the crown equates to a 12% increase in MOI over the previous Hot Launch drivers.”
Now, speaking to forgiveness, one of the other options the HL4 offers is an offset version — something you don’t find very often anymore because of the adjustable hosels found in most modern drivers. Those parts and additional SKUs add up. With the HL4 being a fixed hosel club, the cost savings can be passed to the consumer. This also opens the door for adding more actual versions of the driver. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know an offset driver is kinda ugly BUT you have to remember, it’s designed with a very specific player in mind — and speaking for a lover of offset drivers (my dad), this feature is a game changer for some players.
Since so much talk of 2019 is about face technology, it has to be pointed out that Tour Edge is not being left behind in this category either. The HL4 features a deeper cup face design and a rounder face shape than previous models for exceptional power and vastly improved acoustics, according to the company.
Combine the newly shaped Cup Face technology with Variable Face Thickness technology and you have a club that provides greater distance from more contact points on the face. All of this plus a Power Channel on the sole delivers amplified ball speed and less spin, as well as added forgiveness on shots struck lower on the face.
Price and options
The straight-neck HL4 driver comes in 9.5, 10.5, and 12-degree lofts, while the HL4 Offset driver will be available in 10.5, 12, and 13.5-degree lofts. The 10.5-degree HL4 Offset will be available in a left-handed model.
The HL4 series also features an upgraded UST Mamiya graphite shaft that offers enhanced tip stability. The drivers are available in ladies, A-flex, regular, and stiff shafts ranging from 48 to 60 grams.
The line has also been upgraded to a Lamkin Z5 multi-compound grip that features distinct hand-placement zones.
Both drivers will be available August 1 at authorized Tour Edge retailers and will retail for $199.99.
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Whats in the Bag
Austin Cook WITB 2024 (April)
- Austin Cook what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 8 X
Hybrid: Ping G410 (22 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85 X
Irons: Ping i210 (5, 6), Ping S55 (7-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour 120 S
Wedges: Ping S159 (50-12S, 56, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Ketsch
Grip: SuperStroke Split
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Austin Cook’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Adrien Dumont de Chassart WITB 2024 (April)
- Adrian Dumont de Chassart what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 8 X
5-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex UT (18 degrees), Callaway Apex CB (3-10)
Shafts: Oban CT 115 (18), True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT Tour White X100
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 58-06C, 58-08Z)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One #7 DB
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
See more in-hand photos of Adrian Dumont de Chassart’s WITB here.
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/30/24): Custom-built Titleist T150s
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 set of Custom-Built Titleist T150s.
From the seller: (@boff2guy): “Custom T150s 4-PW built by People’s golf, w/Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100 Black Onyx shafts. MCC Plus 4 Midsize. Only a few irons have been hit off the mat. Specs and Pics below. $1,150 shipped
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- PW) 36.25 45 64″
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Custom-Built Titleist T150s
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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MC
Jul 13, 2019 at 9:59 am
I switched to the HL3 OS last year and it turn my game around. I LOVE my Driver and looking forward in trying out the New HL4. All I have to say is Great job Tour Edge
Dave r
Jun 26, 2019 at 11:07 am
JP agree face is very closed, and offset made for a slicer of the ball. Other than that the face on shot looks good. Would like to try a square face set up,but not the hooked face
JP
Jun 25, 2019 at 12:36 pm
Looks horrible at address! Can’t stand that hosel to offset face look. Looks very closed too. No thanks
Eric Hutchens
Jun 25, 2019 at 12:21 pm
This reminds me of the Cleveland CG Black Driver from a few years ago but with more tech.