Equipment
Tour Edge launches new Exotics EX10 driver
Tour Edge’s new Exotics EX10 driver uses new materials in its club face to improve forgiveness, a more aerodynamic head design for more swing speed and offers a slew of new shaft options for no upcharge.
The EX10, which replaces the company’s EX9 drivers released in 2015, has a 8-1-1 titanium chassis with a TSP 910 Beta Ti face plate that’s said to be both lighter and stronger. Using the new face material allowed Tour Edge engineers to make a larger face, thus increasing the size of the sweet spot. The material upgrade combines with the company’s familiar hexagonal variable face thickness structure, which helps to increase ball speeds on off-center strikes.
The new material also allowed Tour Edge to reposition the weight lower and deeper in the driver head — a combination that produces more distance and forgiveness for most golfers. To achieve this, engineers designed the head with an interchangeable weight and weight port, housing 19 grams of weight in the sole of the standard driver heads; a 10-gram screw goes into a 9-gram weight pad. Also available are 6-, 12- and 14-gram weights to adjust swing weight.
For more speed — both ball speed and swing speed — the EX10 drivers are designed with a more aerodynamic shape that’s “more tapered.” This means that the driver is supposed to have less aerodynamic drag as it moves through space. The driver also has multiple speed channels in the sole to enhance aerodynamics, and increase ball speeds on off-center strikes.
Fans of premium shafts will enjoy the selection for the EX10 drivers, each of which come at no upcharge. That list includes Aldila’s new Rogue M-AX, Graphite Design Tour AD-50, Mitsubishi Bassara E-Series, Project X HZRDUS, Mitsubishi Rayon Tensei CK Blue, Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana, Exotics Fujikura Pro, Exotics Matrix Tie, and Aldila’s Rogue Silver and Black.
The driver will be available on February 1 in lofts of 10 and 12 degrees; a new adjustable hosel allows for +/- 2 degrees of loft change on each of the heads. Additional weights can be purchased individually or as part of a kit, and the drivers will sell for $349.99 each.
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Whats in the Bag
Team McIlowry (Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry) winning WITBs: 2024 Zurich Classic
Rory McIlroy WITB
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X (45 inches)
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3 Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x Buy here.
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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Shane Lowry WITB
- Shane Lowry what’s in the bag accurate as of the Cognizant Classic.
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 70 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus Buy here.
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
Irons: Srixon ZX Utility (3, 20 degrees) Buy here, Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4, 5) Buy here, Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW) Buy here.
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X (3), KBS Tour 130 X (4-PW)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (50-10 MID, 54-10 MID) Buy here, Cleveland RTX Full Face (58-8) Buy here.
Shafts: KBS Tour Wedge X Black
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Z Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Buy here.
The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Steve Stricker WITB 2024 (April)
- Steve Stricker WITB accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, C4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.2 X
3-wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (46-10F @55), Titleist Vokey SM10 (54-10S @53), Titleist Vokey SM4 (60 @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 w/Sensicore
Putter: Odyssey White Hot No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip Rite
Check out more in-hand photos of Steve Stricker’s clubs here.
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Alex Fitzpatrick WITB 2024 (April)
- Alex Fitzpatrick what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX
Irons: Ping iCrossover (2), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 9 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-12D, 60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Bettinardi SS16 Dass
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Fitzpatrick’s clubs here.
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George
Jan 10, 2017 at 3:51 pm
Compare that price to the new models of the usual suspects aka Callawax, TM etc…
gunmetal
Jan 10, 2017 at 4:58 pm
Was thinking the same thing. Tough to ignore at that price point.
Ardbeggar
Jan 9, 2017 at 8:48 pm
Nice shaft options.
S Hitty
Jan 9, 2017 at 1:47 pm
So how is that little flange at the back conforming when the Wilson one is not?
Cue
Jan 10, 2017 at 11:45 am
It doesn’t stick out further than the top flange at the back I think. Who knows tho
John
Jan 11, 2017 at 1:02 am
They submitted it before releasing it and subsequently weren’t punished for not following protocol like Wilson dared to do