Gear: Tour Edge Exotics E725, C725 fairway woods
Price: $249.99 (E725) and $299.99 (C725) with Project X Cypher or Denali Blue shafts and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip.
Specs: Stainless steel chassis and face with carbon fiber crown (E725). Titanium face and body with tungsten sole weight and adjustable hosel (C725). Available lofts – 15, 16.5, 18 and 21 degrees (E725); 13, 15 and 18 degrees (C725)
Available: October 15 (pre-order); November 1 (in-stores).
Who it’s for: The Exotics E725 fairway woods are for golfers who want more forgiveness and stability, especially on off-center strikes, while the Exotics C725 fairway woods are for players who want reduced spin and a more-penetrating ball flight with enhanced workability.
What you should know: These are two very different clubs. The E725 has extra weight in the back and a low profile to help boost stability and encourage higher flying shots. The Exotics C725 has a titanium face and body, a low-forward center of gravity thanks to a massive tungsten sole plate, and it creates less spin, a lower flight and more speed.
The deep dive: Like the Exotics E725 and C725 drivers, these fairway woods have been designed with different player profiles. They share some core technologies, but make no mistake, they are designed to do different things for different players.
Exotics E725: Forgiveness and Stability
The E in E725 stands for extreme forgiveness, and Tour Edge designed this low-profile fairway wood to be easy to hit for a broad range of players.
The Exotics E725 has a 10-gram adjustable weight in the back of the sole, along the trailing edge, to pull the center of gravity (CG) location down and back, away from the hitting area. That low-back CG location encourages a higher ball flight, more spin and elevates the moment of inertia (MOI) to help the Exotics E725 fairways resist twisting more effectively on off-center hits.
Custom fitters can swap the 10-gram weight out in favor of weights ranging from 5 grams to 28 grams based on a player’s needs.
To enhance ball speed, Tour Edge gave the Exotics E725 fairways a new variable thickness face that has 61 diamond-shaped areas that act like mini trampolines and broaden the sweet spot. The company calls it 3D Diamond Face, and it dramatically increases ball speed on off-center hits.
The Exotics E725 fairways also have been made with Tour Edge’s updated 360-degree Ridgeback technology. It’s a reinforced area that encircles the carbon fiber crown to make the head stiffer and more stable at impact, while also allowing designers to use 22 percent more carbon fiber in the crown and remove more weight from the top of the head.
Finally, Tour Edge gave the Exotics E725 a RyzerSole and Power Channel. The RyzerSole is a heavy-railed piece on the bottom of the club that helps lower the CG location and help the E725 fairways skim over the turf and maintain speed through the strike. The Power Channel allows the lower portion of the face to flex more efficiently on low-struck shots and reduce spin.
Exotics C725: Less Spin, More Speed
The C in C725 stands for competition spec, and like its driver counterpart, the Exotics C725 fairway woods were made for fast-swinging players who want more speed, less spin, a lower flight and more shot-shaping control.
Unlike the E725 fairways, the C725 fairway woods feature titanium bodies and a titanium hitting area, which saves a significant amount of weight.
They have large carbon fiber crowns and the same 360-degree Ridgeback support system, along with the updated 3D Diamond Face design to broaden the sweet spot and protect ball speed on mis-hits.
A 10-gram weight in the back portion of the sole allows players and fitters to give the C725 fairway woods a draw or fade bias. However, much of the discretionary weight created by using titanium has been repositioned in the form of a 90-gram tungsten sole plate. The plate itself weighs 75 grams, and the steen fastener adds another 15 grams. Together, they drive down the center of gravity and pull it forward.
While the low-back CG location in the E725 fairway woods encourages a higher flight and more spin, the low-forward CG of the C725 fairway woods increases ball speed, reduces spin and helps the clubs produce a lower trajectory.
Exotics E725 vs. Exotics C725: Which one is right for you?
The best way to find out which Tour Edge Exotics 725 fairway wood is suitable for you is to work with a custom fitter who has a launch monitor and study the shots you hit.
That said, if you’re looking for a new fairway wood that emphasizes power and stability, the E725’s high MOI design and rear CG position could work for you. If you’re a fast-swinging, skilled player who prefers a compact shape and wants to control shot shape and spin, the C725 could be a better option.