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Tour Edge unveils new Exotics C721 and E721 irons

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Tour Edge has today unveiled the all-new Exotics 721 Series irons: the C721 iron and the E721 iron.

The Exotics 721 irons are designed to provide every level of golfer two extreme distance irons and are led by the brand’s new Diamond Face 2.0 and Vibrcor technology for irons that combine full-face forgiveness and ball speed with optimal sound and feel.

Speaking on the technology featured in both sets of irons, Tour Edge founder and President David Glod said

“Vibrcor is a new technology that enhances speed and feel in a major way. With the dual placement of Vibrcor inside of the hollow-body pocket of the C721 and the undercut pocket of the E721, we’re able to provide the best of both worlds; perimeter weighted forgiveness and distance with the feel of a forged muscle-back.

“We’ve also brought Diamond Face technology to irons for the first time ever with this release. We were able to cover the entire iron face with up to 100 diamond shapes behind the face in our thinnest iron face ever produced.”

Tour Edge Exotics C721 iron

Designed as a players distance iron, the new C721 from Tour Edge features a smaller, more classic shape, more traditional lofts, and a thinner topline.

The Exotics C721 iron consists of an ultra-light TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) injected into the hollow-body pocket to create new speed-inducing and feel-enhancing technology: Vibrcor.

The proprietary Vibrcor TPU is strategically placed in two places within the iron in a bid to create a feel-enhancing internal technology with perimeter weighting around the entire clubhead aimed at providing maximum forgiveness and power off the face.

Vibrcor performance TPU is injected into the hollow-body cavity and works in partnership with an extremely thick, yet light Viebcor layer designed to further aid the clubhead’s feel and produce faster ball speed off the face while dampening shock at impact. 

The hollow-body design with dual Vibrcor infusions delivers a low CG (center of gravity), which bids to aid with launch, distance, and overall playability. It also adds 12 grams of weight to the low end of the clubhead, increasing deflection, which is designed to create an explosive spring effect off the face.

The Exotics C721 iron features full-face Diamond Face 2.0 technology; the first time Tour Edge has employed Diamond Face technology in an iron.

There are a total of 92 diamond shapes that cover the entire face of the C721 iron. The different diamond shapes of variable face thickness behind the face act as mini-trampolines to create faster ball speeds and expand the sweet spot to the outer areas of the face. 

Diamond Face 2.0 features three different thicknesses in an interweaving pattern and features a face thickness reduction of 29 percent.

This increase in Diamond Face coverage to the extreme heel and toe is designed to dramatically increases ball speed on off-center hits. The decrease in the face’s overall thickness also saved five grams of weight that was relocated to the lowest part of the clubhead.

The iron features a two-piece cast body with a forged high-strength military-grade maraging steel face that is plasma-welded onto a 17-4 stainless steel body.

This ultra-high-strength steel is used in aerospace, with landing gear, helicopter undercarriages, slat tracks and rocket motor cases and other applications requiring a high strength-to-weight material.

The L-Cup Face acts as a hinge designed to improve accuracy and protect ball speed on off-center hits.

A thinner leading edge on the new iron aims to provide a dramatic spring-effect throughout the face for added forgiveness on miss-hits either off the toe or the heel. The hollow-body iron design of the Exotics C721 iron aims to provide the best in perimeter weighting. 

The hollow body design creates distance and forgiveness, and when combined with Vibrcor, it bids to achieve a player’s distance iron with the feel and control of a forged iron. In addition, the Notch Hosel on the iron head allows for easier bending +/- 3-degrees for enhanced custom fitting, while SpeedTested shafts allow for optimal shaft fitting.

Specs, Availability & Pricing

  • Lofts: RH – #3 iron/19, #4 iron/21°, #5 iron/23°, #6 iron/26.5°, #7 iron/30°, #8 iron/34°, #9 iron/39° PW/44°, AW/49°
  • Availability: March 10
  • Price: $142.99 per iron in graphite and $129.99 in steel.

Tour Edge Exotics E721 iron

The extreme game improvement distance Exotics E721 Iron is designed with a larger footprint and a wider sole that utilizes hollow-body Vibrcor and Diamond Face 2.0 technology.

The Exotics E721 Iron utilizes a high-grade TPU strategically placed in the deep 360-degree undercut pocket to create the new speed-inducing and feel-enhancing technology: Vibrcor.

A second TPU is encapsulated in the steel-covered cavity insert that works in partnership with the extremely thick, yet light Vibrcor layer to further aid the clubhead’s feel in design to produce faster ball speed and to dampen sound and shock. This dual Vibrcor treatment aims to create an iron offering the feel of a full-flush cavity iron in a sleek, extremely long, and forgiving iron head.

The E721 iron also features Diamond Face 2.0 technology with 103 diamond shapes to the extreme heel and toe of the thinner face aiming to dramatically increase ball speed on off-center hits.

The E721 design is a 1-piece high-strength steel body with a 360-degree Undercut Design aimed at lowering the CG to produce a higher launch and increased face flexing, ball speed and overall distance across the entire face.

Extreme toe weighting on the Exotics E721 iron elongates the sweet spot in design for added forgiveness. Simultaneously, the lower and deeper CG allowed the E721 irons to be power-lofted to create distance and lower spin rates while achieving the same launch characteristics as a standard lofted iron. 

The notch hosel allows for easier bending +/- 3 degrees, while each shaft has been SpeedTested for optimal custom shaft pairing.

Specs, Availability & Pricing

  • Lofts: RH – – #4 iron/19°, #5 iron/21.5°, #6 iron/24°, #7 iron/27.5°, #8 iron/32°, #9 iron/37°, PW/42°, AW/46°, GW/51° SW/56°
  • Availability: March 10
  • Price: $114.99 per iron in graphite and $99.99 in steel.
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Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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  1. Harry P.

    Feb 17, 2021 at 11:33 am

    The E721 6 iron has the loft of my 4 and since the target player would probably have difficulty hitting anything less than 24* from the fairway, would probably wind up with more irons with letters than numbers. Loft jacking is getting ridiculous!

  2. Jack

    Feb 17, 2021 at 7:25 am

    Really enjoy all the Golfwrx content. However can never understand why someone with golf experience writing these articles do not include a picture of what irons (or any club they are writing about) look like at address? It’s the most important photo and left out most of the time.

  3. jgpl001

    Feb 17, 2021 at 5:59 am

    Pretty mediocre offerings
    What is their advantage over established OEM’s with this offering?….not much that I can see
    A non event launch of a middle of the road generic iron…

  4. Mark

    Feb 17, 2021 at 3:58 am

    “…is designed to dramatically increases ball speed…

    If you want to be taken at all seriously please provide supporting data. (GolfWRX should demand it.)

    “…with the feel of a forged muscle-back.

    Anybody who is interested in these most likely has no idea what a forged muscle back, centre-face strike, feels like.

    I continue to be disappointed by Easy’s decision to cap the journalist’s salaries at such a low level.

  5. SliceMaster

    Feb 17, 2021 at 1:14 am

    Looks like a generic catalogue club builder set. Shocked they still have that dismal logo as well.

  6. Ray

    Feb 16, 2021 at 11:38 pm

    I like the look of these better than t100

  7. Milo

    Feb 16, 2021 at 7:08 pm

    Those aren’t traditional lofts. Not even close.

  8. Brandon

    Feb 16, 2021 at 2:29 pm

    As someone with TEE irons, a driving iron, and 3 wood, I’m obviously a fan. But Jesus, whoever is in charge of design the last 2 years needs to go. They were on a roll with the CBX lineup, but for some reason they killed it and then they went full on box set from a visual standpoint. That logo is butt ugly. Forward this to David Glodd.

    • Nack Jicklaus

      Feb 16, 2021 at 9:59 pm

      Yep the visuals definitely have the “$150 amazon.com generic brand set” look to them.

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Q&A: Martin Trainer on his Bobby Grace “Greg Chalmers” putter, 6.5-degree driver, and “butter knife” 2-iron

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As unbiasedly as I can put it, Martin Trainer has one of the coolest club setups in professional golf. (At some point soon, I’ll put together a top-10 list of “coolest club setups on Tour,” but I know that Trainer will be in the top-10)

What a lineup. He plays a 6.5-degree Wilson prototype driver, a 13-degree Wilson prototype 3-wood, a true blade Wilson Staff Model 2-iron, and a Bobby Grace “Greg Chalmers Commemorative” putter!

 

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I mean, look at this 2-iron from address…

To quote the great author R.L. Stine: “Goosebumps.”

On Wednesday at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open, I caught up with Trainer to learn more about his bag setup.

Here’s what he had to say:

You have the Internet going crazy over your bag setup, and your putter. Where’d you pick the Bobby Grace-Greg Chalmers putter up? How long have you had it?

MT: This was from when Bobby Grace came to my course in California: Cal Club. And for whatever reason, they just started having them in the shop. So then I took my buddy’s, started using it, and made, like, a million putts in a row, which is how every putter story begins, I guess.

And then, I bought a couple of my own, used it for years, got to the Tour with it, won on Tour with it (the 2019 Puerto Rico Open). Then, about a year later, started using another putter, did that for a couple years, but now it’s back in the bag.

When did it come back in the bag?

MT: December of this past year. So a few months ago.

What year would you say was the first time you threw that in the bag, or, like, when you bought it?

MT: God…Probably, 2016, maybe? 2018?

Do you remember how much you paid for it?

MT: I don’t know, actually. Maybe $100-150 bucks or something. I think that’s the only golf club I’ve bought between high school and now. Well, two, since I bought two of them.

The driver is interesting, too. What went into the prototyping process?

MT: That was a version of the current driver, but it was the prototype that they first came out with for Tour guys to try. And for whatever reason, I just never switched out to the new one.

It’s just 6.5 degrees, right?

MT: Yeah. Very low loft, yeah.

What kind of ball speed do you have with that these days?

MT: Like high 170’s.

Yeah, that’ll work. And then a 2-iron blade? We’re seeing fewer and fewer of those out here.

MT: Yeah. The butter knife.

Very cool thing to have in the bag. Have you done any testing with driving irons? 

MT: Yeah, I used to have a thicker one, but it was a little offset, and I never hit it that well. And then finally, I started messing around with the butter knife. And I remember the first time I looked down at it, I was terrified. And then I ended up getting used to it, putting it in play, and it’s been in place since. It’s a pretty good club for me.

How far do you carry that? 

MT: Like 235.

A good little wind club, I’m sure.

MTL Yeah, exactly. I can hit it very low. It’s great.

I love it. You have people shook looking at that. Thanks for the time, man. 

MT: Absolutely.

To see more photos and discussion of Trainer’s bag, click here.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (3/28/24): L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max Broomstick with LA Golf Paige Spiranac shaft

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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 L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max Broomstick putter with LA Golf Paige Spiranac shaft.

From the seller: (@hibcam): “L.A.B. GOLF Mezz.1 Max Broomstick- LA Golf Paige Spiranac Shaft- 44″/79.5. Brand new, never used brown leather cover. The head was professionally anodized from Orange to Blue (Orange looked bad with the Pink shaft so I had it changed). Only a few rounds on this combo. Please see last pic- slight ding on back corner. 8.5-10 condition. THE SHAFT COST $475/ THE PUTTER $625. $799 shipped in the US. ONLY $699 SHIPPED.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max Broomstick with LA Golf Paige Spiranac shaft

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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Spotted: Tony Finau’s driver shaft change at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open

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Tony Finau has always been known as one of the longest players on the PGA Tour, but he has recently been working on adding a little more distance. Last year, Finau averaged 118.3 mph club head speed and 178.08 mph ball speed, all while playing a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX driver shaft. This year, he has increased his club head speed to 123.93 mph and his ball speed to 183.32 mph.

However, Finau’s overall distance has decreased by two yards in that time. From a fitting perspective, something was amiss. We asked Tony about the shaft change at the Texas Children’s Hospital Open.

“[I’m seeing] better numbers with the spin. My driver’s been a little high spin for me over the last month or so, and so I just figured it was time to probably check out the equipment,” Finau said. “And it definitely showed me that I was using a shaft that’s maybe a little too tip-stiff for me, the way I load the club now. [I’m seeing] better numbers with the spin.”

Finau switched from the Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX into the Diamana GT 70 TX. The newer Diamana GT has a slightly different profile than the D+ Limited with the stiffest handle section in the Diamana lineup. The mid sections between the two are similar stiffness but the tip is just slightly stiffer in the Diamana GT. Both shafts are within one gram of each other in the 70 TX. The torque rating on the GT is 0.1 higher than the D+Limited’s 2.7 measurement.

Mitsubishi lists the Diamana GT as a shaft between the mid-launching Diamana TB and the new low-launch Diamana WB shafts. For most players, it would be considered a mid/low launch and low-spin shaft option. Mitsubishi’s Xlink Tech Resin System makes sure the maximum carbon fiber content is there for smooth feel without reducing the strength of the shaft. MR70 carbon fiber is used for reinforcing the shaft and boron is used in the tip for its high strength and compression properties.

Finau is still using his trusty Ping G430 LST driver in 9 degrees and has the adjustable hosel set to -1 degree of loft (standard lie angle). Finau’s long-time favorite Lamkin UTX Green grip is installed. He definitely has a few extra wraps of tape under that grip as you can see the bulge down where the grip meets the shaft.

One final note: Per Ping’s PGA Tour rep Kenton Oates, Finau’s driver is also adjusted to play with an additional degree of loft to help dial in his desired launch.

We’ll see how he fares with the new setup this week in Houston!

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