Tour Edge Exotics E725, C725 drivers

The Exotics E725 is the first driver from Tour Edge to eclipse the 10,000 total MOI mark.

Gear: Tour Edge Exotics E725, C725 drivers
Price: $399.99 with Project X Cypher or Denali Blue shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips
Specs: Titanium chassis and face with carbon fiber crown and adjustable hosel.
Available: October 15 (pre-order); November 1 (in-stores)

Who it’s for: Golfers who want to maximize forgiveness and stability (E725); Golfers who want a lower-spinning driver that offers more ball speed with enhanced stability.

What you should know: The Exotics E725 is the first driver from Tour Edge to eclipse the 10,000 total MOI mark, making it the most stable driver the brand has ever made. The C725 produces a lower flight and less spin, but it also boasts more stability.

The deep dive: Earlier this year, Tour Edge released an updated version of its Hot Launch wood lineup for budget-minded players who still want modern technologies and performance, but the Exotics family has always been where the Batavia, Illinois-based brand has showcased its most-advanced gear. With the drop of the Exotics E725 and C725, the Tour Edge is keeping that tradition intact.

The newest Exotics drivers are crafted with distinct player types in mind. As it has done in the past, Tour Edge has made the E driver for golfers who want extreme levels of forgiveness and stability, while the C driver is for competitive players who typically swing faster and need more spin reduction. However, the Exotics E725 and C725 drivers are built around shared technologies and a greater emphasis on forgiveness.

Tour Edge Exotics 725 drivers
Shifting more weight to the back of the Exotics E725 driver elevates the MOI and boosts stability. (Tour Edge)

Enhanced Stability

Despite being tailored for different player types, the Exotics E725 and C725 share some core elements, but the most significant point of emphasis has been on increasing the moment of inertia (MOI) and boosting stability.

The E725, which has a volume of 460 cubic centimeters, has the higher MOI of the two drivers and is the first Tour Edge driver with a combined MOI above the 10,000 g-cm² threshold. That makes it more resistant to twisting on off-center hits, so shots should fly straighter.

To achieve that, Tour Edge created a weight system in the Exotics E725 it refers to as Flight Tuning. It’s an 18-gram weight that is in the trailing edge that can be shifted to a draw, neutral or fade position, but in every setting, it pulls the center of gravity (CG) location back and down, which elevates the MOI while also creating a shot-shaping bias.

The Exotics C725, which has a volume of 445 cubic centimeters, also has a Flight Tuning system, but it comes standard with a 10-gram weight that stays in a center-back location. It still boosts stability, in fact it MOI is five percent higher in the C725 than it was in the C723, which it replaces, but not as much as the Exotics E725. However, the combination of a smaller volume and a more forward CG location should help to produce a lower ball flight and less spin.

Tour Edge Exotics 725 drivers
The Exotics E725 (left) and C725 drivers both have a clean look in the address position. (Tour Edge)

Other Shared Technologies

Both the Exotics E725 and C725 also feature 360-degree Ridgeback technology. the original Ridgeback system had a titanium beam that extended from the topline to the back of the chassis, and was flanked by carbon fiber panels. The new, updated version of Ridgeback has a supporting brace that encircles the crown, allowing it to be made with 22 percent more carbon fiber to save weight while maintaining strength.

Both drivers have also been made with an updated version of Tour Edge’s 3D Diamond Face technology. On the inner-facing side of the titanium face, Tour Edge has added 61 diamond-shaped areas of various thicknesses, and working together, they enlarge the sweet spot and protect ball speed on off-center hits.

E725 or C725: Which is right for you?

The best way to tell which driver is ideal for you is to hit both alongside a training fitter who has a launch monitor and then study the data.

That said, if you’re a golfer who values straight drives above all else or are someone who wants to minimize the impact of mis-hits, the Exotics E725’s high MOI and more forgiving design could make that club ideal for you.

For golfers who seek to shape shots and who prefer a more traditional driver profile, the C725 offers lower spin, more workability, and more forgiveness than many other control-oriented drivers.

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Everyone wants to hit the ball farther, so distance is always going to be important when it comes to new drivers, but if there is a buzzword or concept that is going to dominate the scene in 2024, it’s moment of inertia or MOI.

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In golf equipment – and specifically, drivers – the higher a club’s MOI, the more it will resist twisting on off-center hits, so shots hit toward the toe or the heel will fly straighter and farther.

The USGA and R&A cap the heel-to-toe MOI in drivers at 5,900 g/cm2, but several major golf equipment makers are offering their highest MOI drivers ever in 2024, including Ping and TaylorMade, which are both now featuring a driver than as a combined MOI (heel-to-toe plus sole-to-crown) over 10,000 g/cm2, which should make the Ping G430 Max 10K and the TaylorMade Qi10 Max the most stable and forgiving drivers those brands have ever made.

These gains in driver stability are now possible because more companies are using weight-saving materials like carbon fiber in drivers, which allows engineers to redistribute mass into performance-enhancing locations. Several driver makers dropped new models in early 2024, with each driver being ideally suited to golfers who are looking for different specific traits. For instance, Callaway released four different Paradym Ai Smoke drivers including the high-MOI Max, the low-spin LS, the Max D for slicers and the Max Fast for slower-swinging players. Ping offers four G430 drivers and Titleist has TSR drivers available too, while Cobra, Mizuno, Srixon and TaylorMade each have three different options.

More drivers have come to the market since the first wave dropped in earlier this season, including the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper, the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max and the Mizuno ST-Max 230. 

The key to finding the driver that best suits your game and your budget is to work with a custom fitter and hit several different clubs using a launch monitor so you can accurately compare things like ball speed, spin rate, launch angle and carry distance. Good fitters can help you find the ideal shaft, tweak the lie angle and the loft of your driver and explain why one model might be a better option for you than another.

Below are many of the most popular drivers that you are likely to see in pro shops and golf specialty stores right now.

Most popular drivers in 2024:

Tour Edge Exotics E723, C723 woods, hybrids and irons

The newest Tour Edge woods and irons blend materials such as carbon fiber, tungsten and titanium to deliver more distance and forgiveness.

When Tour Edge releases new equipment in its Exotics family, the brand typically does it in pairs, partnering game-improvement woods and irons with related offerings designed for more accomplished golfers. With the new Exotics 723 Series, the Chicago-based company again has dropped two sets of drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons simultaneously, with the new Exotics E723 clubs (Extreme Spec) made for golfers who want more distance plus forgiveness and the Exotics C723 clubs (Competition Spec) for golfers who need lower-spinning gear that allows them to shape shots.

Below are the details on both the new E723 and the C723 woods and irons.

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Tour Edge Exotics Pro 721 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids

Designed with feedback from tour players, Tour Edge’s latest woods are more compact but still deliver more distance and shot-shaping.

In February, Tour Edge announced the release of two new families of clubs, the Exotics E721 and Exotics C721 woods and irons. The Exotics E721 clubs are max-game-improvement offerings designed to deliver the most distance and forgiveness possible to golfers who struggle to generate clubhead speed. The Exotics C721 clubs are game-improvement clubs for mid-handicap golfers who love the looks of better-player gear but still need more distance and forgiveness.

Now Tour Edge is completing the line with the release of the limited-edition Exotics Pro 721 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. No new irons have been announced. Only 1,000 of each driver, fairway wood and hybrid are being made. The new clubs will be made available August 13.

The Exotics Pro 721 series was designed with input from tour players and elite golfers, and they were made to appeal to low-handicap players who love classic shapes. At the same time, they have plenty of modern technologies to help improve performance.

Tour Edge Exotics Pro 721 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids

Designed with feedback from tour players, Tour Edge’s latest woods are more compact but still deliver more distance and shot-shaping.

In February, Tour Edge announced the release of two new families of clubs, the Exotics E721 and Exotics C721 woods and irons. The Exotics E721 clubs are max-game-improvement offerings designed to deliver the most distance and forgiveness possible to golfers who struggle to generate clubhead speed. The Exotics C721 clubs are game-improvement clubs for mid-handicap golfers who love the looks of better-player gear but still need more distance and forgiveness.

Now Tour Edge is completing the line with the release of the limited-edition Exotics Pro 721 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. No new irons have been announced. Only 1,000 of each driver, fairway wood and hybrid are being made. The new clubs will be made available August 13.

The Exotics Pro 721 series was designed with input from tour players and elite golfers, and they were made to appeal to low-handicap players who love classic shapes. At the same time, they have plenty of modern technologies to help improve performance.

Tour Edge releases Exotics EXS Pro woods, irons and wedges

Relying on feedback from tour pros, Tour Edge has adjustable woods, cavity-back and muscleback blade irons for better-players.

Tour Edge in January launched new woods and irons – the Exotics EXS 220 family – that blend unique materials and innovative designs. Now as golfers return to the links and summer begins, the Chicago-based company has announced it is releasing a complementary line of clubs for accomplished players June 1, the Exotics EXS Pro series.

David Glod, Tour Edge’s founder and president, said his company started tinkering with prototypes for tour players as it developed the EXS 220 line.

“With our previous Exotics launch, the EXS 220, we designed our most forgiving and stable clubs we’ve ever produced,” he said in a release. “The EXS Pro line is designed to bring the level up with the more traditional player with a faster swing speed who is looking for anti-left clubs with extremely low spin and penetrating ball flights.”

Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro driver
Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro driver (Tour Edge)

Exotics EXS Pro driver ($399.99)

This driver is a slightly smaller edition of the EXS 220 driver and offers golfers the ability to shift the center of gravity to encourage different shot shapes.

The 441-cubic-centimeter head has carbon fiber in the crown and toe section of the sole to save weight. Some of that saved weight was repurposed into a 6-gram weight that can slide in a rail system in the back of the head. Tour Edge calls it a Flight Track, and when the weight is in the heel area it creates a draw bias. Sliding the weight to the toe encourages a fade. A kit (sold separately) is available with 3-gram, 9-gram and 15-gram weights.

Tour Edge designed 33 diamond-shaped areas on the inner side of the titanium face, and the company said they act like miniature trampolines when the club strikes the ball, creating more deflection and ball speed.

The EXS Pro driver will be available in 9.5-degree and 10.5-degree editions with an adjustable hosel that allows golfers and fitters to increase or decrease the stated loft by as many as 2 degrees.

Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro fairway wood
Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro fairway wood (Tour Edge)

Exotics EXS Pro fairway woods ($299.99)

The standard Exotics EXS 220 fairway woods released in January were made for the masses and feature a cup-face design for enhanced ball speed and forgiveness. They also have a weight in the sole to shift the center of gravity back and away from the face to encourage a higher-launching shot.

The Exotics EXS Pro fairway woods are slightly smaller but have the same SlipStream sole design on the bottom of the club for enhanced turf interaction. The biggest difference is the Pro edition comes with 5-gram and 10-gram weights that can be positioned in the heel and toe to create a draw or fade bias. With the weights closer to the Beta titanium face cup than with the EXS 220, the EXS Pro fairway woods have a center of gravity that is more forward to create more ball speed and less spin, which accomplished players should like.

The Exotics EXS Pro fairway woods will be available with 13.5, 15, 16.5 and 18 degrees of loft.

Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro hybrid
Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro hybrid (Tour Edge)

Exotics EXS Pro hybrids ($249.99)

Many accomplished players tend to distrust hybrids because they believe utility woods have a draw bias. To overcome that, Tour Edge designed the EXS Pro hybrids with the same duel-weight system found in the fairway woods.

Each club comes with a 20-gram and a 5-gram weight that can be positioned in the toe or the heel. When the heavier weight is in the toe, the EXS Pro has an extreme fade bias.

To help the clubs produce more ball speed and distance, Tour Edge gave them a Beta titanium cup-face design like the hitting areas designed into the drivers and fairway woods. To maintain speed through the hitting area and improve turf interaction, the stainless steel EXS Pro hybrids also have Tour Edge’s SlipStream sole design.

The EXS Pro hybrids do not have an adjustable hosel, but to ensure ideal gapping, they are offered in 16-, 17-, 18-, 19-, 20- and 22-degree versions.

Toru Edge Exotics EXS Pro irons
Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Forged Cavity-Back and Blade irons (Tour Edge)

EXS Pro Forged Cavity-Back and Blade irons ($149 per club)

Irons for elite golfers have to look good at address, enhance feel at impact and deliver consistency shot after shot. With the EXS Pro Forged Cavity-Back and EXS Pro Blade, Tour Edge believes it checks those boxes.

EXS Pro Forged Cavity-Back is forged from S25 carbon steel for a soft feel and has a classic angled-toe shape. The topline is thin, there is little offset and the sole is narrow, and to enhance playability the 3-iron through 6-iron have an internal tungsten weight in the toe that pulls the center of gravity down and into the center of the hitting area. Tour Edge also milled the face to ensure it is perfectly flat and made the center part a little thinner. This distributes more weight to the heel and toe and creates more perimeter weighting for enhanced stability.

The EXS Pro Blade is a traditional muscleback iron that also is forged from S25C carbon steel. Like the Pro Forged Cavity-Back, it has a thin topline, just a touch of offset and a narrow sole that is rounded slightly to help the clubs get through the turf more easily.

Both clubs have a highly polished satin chrome finish for a premium look.

Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Milled Forged wedges
Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Milled Forged wedges (Tour Edge)

EXS Pro Milled Forged wedges ($149.99 per club)

To complement the better-player irons, Tour Edge is offering the EXS Pro Milled Forged wedges. Each club is forged from S25C carbon steel before its face is CNC-milled flat.

Tour Edge milled out the center section in the back of each wedge to elevate the center of gravity and help golfers flight wedge shots lower for better control. The sole was designed for versatility with plenty of heel and toe relief.

The grooves are milled into the hitting area, allowing Tour Edge to make them to tighter manufacturing tolerances, and the grooves vary in each club based on the loft. The grooves in the 50- and 52-degree wedges are deeper and narrower, as are the grooves typically found in irons, because those clubs are usually hit with a full swing on approach shots. The grooves in the 54- to 60-degree clubs are wider and shallower to help remove water, sand and debris from the hitting surface on chips, pitches and bunker shots.

The EXS Pro Milled Forged wedges are available in even lofts from 50 degrees to 60 degrees.

Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 driver 

Opting for carbon fiber in the crown and sole and using a lighter titanium face helped Tour Edge boost the MOI and stability in this driver.

Gear: Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 driver
Price: $349.99 with Project X HZRDUS Smoke Yellow, Fujikura Ventus 4T Core or Fujikura Air Speeder shaft
Specs: 8-1-1 titanium face and body with carbon-fiber crown and adjustable weight system. Available in 9.5, 10.5 and 12 degrees of loft.
Available: Feb. 1

For players who yearn to hit the ball farther with less-severe mis-hits, Tour Edge is offering the Exotics EXS 220 driver.

The key to the Exotics EXS 220 is shaving weight from places that do not enhance performance and moving it to spots that do. For example, the Exotics EXS 220’s crown and two panels in the sole are made using carbon fiber because the material is strong and extremely light. And the 8-1-1 titanium face is not only thin and flexible, it’s lighter than the faces in previous Tour Edge Exotics drivers.

Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 driver
Carbon fiber in the crown and sole panels, along with a lighter face, created significant discretionary weight. (Tour Edge)

As a result, designers were able to increase the head’s depth from face to back and add a 9-gram weight to the back of the sole. This increased the moment of inertia by 20 percent from the previous Exotics EXS driver. That means the club will twist less on off-center hits and help golfers hit straighter shots. Other weights are available for golfers who want a different swingweight based on a custom club length or personal preferences.

Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 driver
The Exotics EXS 220 driver’s face is designed to protect speed on mis-hits and create more distance. (Tour Edge)

To enhance distance, Tour Edge developed a new multi-thickness face it calls Diamond Face. Instead of being flat, the inner portion of the hitting area is covered by 42 diamond-shaped pieces of various thicknesses. Tour Edge said they act like miniature trampolines to increase ball speed.

The Exotics EXS 220 driver comes standard with an adjustable hosel that allows fitters and players to increase or decrease the club’s stated loft by as many as 2 degrees. And to make the sound of impact more pleasing, Tour Edge added a Sound Diffusion Bar inside the head to tune the acoustics.