Gear: Tour Edge Exotics Wingman putters
Price: $199.99 with black KBS CT Tour putter shaft and Lamkin Sink Fit Straight Jumbo grip
Specs: High-MOI putter with carbon-fiber soleplate, grooved face insert and interchangeable weights
Available: April 1
The new Exotics Wingman putters are the most technologically advanced flat sticks Tour Edge has ever released, combining multiple materials with a unique shape to create clubs that offer an extremely high moment of inertia in a compact mallet.
While the body of each Wingman is made from stainless steel, the putters have a large carbon-fiber soleplate on the bottom. The carbon fiber is significantly lighter than the steel it replaces, which creates discretionary weight and shifts more of the head’s overall weight to the perimeter, which enhances stability.
Tour Edge further boosted the stability and MOI by adding a pair of interchangeable 3-gram weight screws to the winged areas in the back of the sole. For golfers who prefer a heavier putter or fitters who want to adjust the swing weight based on the club’s length, 8- and 15-gram weights also are available.
To encourage the ball to roll instead of skid after it is hit, Tour Edge gave the Wingman putters a grooved Surlyn face insert. The soft material enhances sound and feel to help golfers develop better distance control.
Tour Edge opted to make the black KBS CT Tour putter shaft standard to compliment the dark PVD finish of the Wingman and make its alignment lines stand out.
The Wingman-01 has 30 degrees of toe hang, making it ideally suited for golfers who have a slightly arced putting stroke, while the Wingman-02 is face-balanced for players with a straight-back, straight-through stroke. Both putters have a thick white line on the top that is split by a thin black stripe, with the same pattern appearing low in the putter’s tail section.
The Wingman-03 is a face-balanced, center-shafted mallet that features a single, thin white line on the top to help golfers aim the face. Like other center-shafted putters, it is best suited for straight-back, straight-through strokes.