Equipment
Exotics releases CB Pro, EXd and EXi irons
Exotics’ new line of irons in 2015 consists of the CB Pro Tungsten, which replaces the company’s CB PROh irons, as well as the EXi and EXd irons — replacements for Exotics’ E8 irons. They’re each made with new technologies to cater to the needs of different golfers.
CB Pro Tungsten irons
The CB Pro irons have hollow bodies, thin faces and are each made with a single W-Ni tungsten plates in the sole that weighs between 90 and 95 grams. The tungsten soles help lower center of gravity (CG), making them easier to launch.
The hollow cavities of the CB Pro Tungsten irons expands the sweet spot, increasing forgiveness and ball speed on off-center hits, and they have thin, 17-4 stainless steel faces that employ variable face thickness (VFT) technology. This means the center of the club is thicker than the areas on the face away from the sweet spot, giving off-center strikes a boost in speed.
The CB Pro irons (2-AW) are available in right-handed only, and the long irons in the set are available for individual purchase since the hollow-bodied, low CG designs make them great options to replace less forgiving long irons.
Shaft and pricing options
- $799.99: (3-PW) KBS Tour 90 shafts (steel)
- $899.99: (3-PW) UST Mamiya Recoil shafts (graphite)
- Individual irons: $99.99 (steel), $119.99 (graphite)
Specs
EXd irons
The EXd irons — “D” for distance — use several technologies to give golfers more distance and forgiveness. They have slots in the sole and an undercut cavity behind the face. The combination makes their faces very thin and hotter than their predecessors. Also, they utilize VFT technology to expand the sweet spot for greater ball speed on off-center strikes, and tungsten inserts behind the face on the heel and toe for a higher moment of inertia (MOI), a measure of the retention of ball speed on off-center hits.
The EXd irons are made from 431 stainless steel, with significant offset that will help golfers who tend to slice the ball square the face at impact, and a TPE insert in the cavity that is said to dampen sound and soften feel.
Shaft and pricing options
- $599.99: (4-AW) KBS Tour 90 (steel)
- $699.99: (4-AW) UST Mamiya Recoil (graphite)
- $799.99: (3,4 hybrids/5-PW) KBS Tour 90 (steel)
- $899.99: (3, 4 hybrids/5-PW) UST Mamiya Recoil (graphite)
Specs
EXi irons
Like the EXd irons, the EXi irons are made with slots in the sole, undercuts behind the face and VFT technology — but they have less offset, thinner top lines and do not have tungsten inserts on the toe and heel. These differences make the irons more workable than the EXd irons, which will better suit the preferences of better players.
Shaft and pricing options
- $599.99: (4-AW) KBS Tour 90 (steel)
- $699.99: (4-AW) UST Mamiya Recoil (graphite)
- $799.99: (3,4 hybrids/5-PW) KBS Tour 90 (steel)
- $899.99: (3, 4 hybrids/5-PW) UST Mamiya Recoil (graphite)
Specs
Exotics new irons will be available on Nov. 15.
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Whats in the Bag
Webb Simpson WITB 2024 (May)
- Webb Simpson what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70 TX
5-wood: Titleist 913 Fd (18 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya VTS Proforce 8 TX
Hybrids: Titleist TSR2 (24 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD D1 Hybrid 105 X
Irons: Titleist T150 (5, 6), Titleist 680 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 54-14F, 60-04L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Check out more in-hand photos of Webb Simpson’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Keegan Bradley WITB 2024 (May)
- Keegan Bradley’s WITB accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. >14 clubs pictured. Obviously, Bradley will reduce that number to 14 for competition. Check out more photos from the tournament here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 70 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3-5) Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (52-10 Mid, 58-6 Low)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy WristLock
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4
Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
Check out more in-hand photos of Bradley’s clubs here.
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/7/24): Mizuno 245 irons
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 Mizuno 245 irons.
From the seller: (@JB_007): “1. Mizuno Pro 245 – $1000 –> 950/obo
- Purchased brand new – they have 36 holes on them, with probably 10 premium range balls. Great set of irons, I just am looking to go another way right now.
- 5-PW –> stock L/L/L
- Project X LS 6.5
- Stock MCC Mizuno Grips.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno 245 irons
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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Bernie
Nov 4, 2015 at 10:07 am
These look amazing. I am definitely going to have to try and find a place to hit these!
Sam
Nov 4, 2015 at 7:55 am
Dear golf companies,
Left-handed golfers exist. That is all.
Thanks,
Irate Lefty
Righty
Nov 7, 2015 at 4:54 pm
Did someone say something?
BJB
Nov 9, 2015 at 1:42 am
just the wind
Tim H.
Nov 3, 2015 at 4:18 pm
Hot damn. Exotics might be breaking ground into the irons market finally