Hot List 2008: Fairway Woods

Fairway Woods

TOUR EDGE EXOTICS XCG
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TOUR EDGE EXOTICS XCG 
STREET PRICE $350
WEBSITE: touredge.com
LOFTS
13, 15, 16.5, 18, 21

TECH STORY
The design uses two pieces: First, there's a one-piece cup face and crown made of titanium; second, there's a steel body, rear skirt and soleplate. The parts are joined by a weight-saving brazing technique to help produce a low and deep CG (lighter titanium on top, heavier steel on bottom). The sole is radiused four ways to improve ground contact.

PLAYER COMMENTS
"I'm gonna buy this, but don't tell my wife. . . . Feels like it explodes off the face. . . . You can really dig it out of bad lies. . . . The ball seems to come off this one faster than most of the others. Forgiving, too. . . . A little offset at address, but it sets open -- a good look for most better players."

HOT
Here's another design that pushes the COR limit, no small feat in fairway woods. The Exotics brand routinely challenges the paradigm with impressive results.

NOT
Nothing for left-handers, and the price will be hard to justify for some.
 

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November 21, 2009

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