Price
$115 per iron
Tour Edge Exotics X725
Price
$115 per iron
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Why We Like It
- This entry in the Exotics family takes the company’s all-time best-selling iron-wood concept and turns it into an ultra-premium Exotics version.
- The diamond face with its three shapes and thicknesses boosts speed, particularly on off-center strikes, and uses less weight, allowing for a deeper center of gravity.
- The shallower clubhead, thicker topline and additional offset all work together to help golfers get the ball in the air while minimizing the tendency to slice.
- The use of thermoplastic urethane inside the head helps dampen the sound.
- The use of weaker lofts provides more spin to help get the ball in the air.
- Top 5 in Forgiveness, high-handicaps
- SPECS: 7-iron: 29 degrees; PW: 43.5 degrees
what our testers said
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COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List panelists observed exceptional forgiveness and easy, high launch—shots felt consistent, straight and long with the center of the face easy to find. The thick, rearward sole glides through turf and the pronounced offset helps square the face; mis-hits often retained about 95 percent of normal distance and stayed online. Its larger, hybrid-like head produces a fast, popping sound and a strong, high trajectory across the set. One caveat: some found the head heavy and a bit lumbering through the impact zone.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
I found the club to be remarkably forgiving. It refuses to dig into the turf and glides through it almost like a sand wedge. Not the longest club, but consistently straight. If the goal is to keep the ball in play and point it towards the flagstick, this is a good option.
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
Great forgiveness led to every shot being long and really high. It felt like I had the entire face to work with. I mis-hit one way out on the toe, and it still covered 95 percent of my normal distance, and stayed straight as narrow. Great for a beginner who just wants to have fun and hit shots that make you fall in love with the game.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
The club is really heavy and lumbering, which made me feel like I had to drag it through the hitting zone in order to make contact. When I did, it wasn't the best experience. I could never get the ball up as high as I wanted. The only good news is that shots didn't veer drastically offline.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
It looks like a super game-improvement club with a thick topline. The club extends behind the topline with quite a bit of offset, too. It's just not something I want to see over the ball. The thick sole made it hard to get shots up in the air, and mis-hits came out lower than usual.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
The forgiveness is very good. It will make the most of anything you apply to it. Launch is adequate to good. However, the whole experience is somewhat joyless, and even great shots don't feel very satisfying.
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Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
I found the club to be remarkably forgiving. It refuses to dig into the turf and glides through it almost like a sand wedge. Not the longest club, but consistently straight. If the goal is to keep the ball in play and point it towards the flagstick, this is a good option.
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
Great forgiveness led to every shot being long and really high. It felt like I had the entire face to work with. I mis-hit one way out on the toe, and it still covered 95 percent of my normal distance, and stayed straight as narrow. Great for a beginner who just wants to have fun and hit shots that make you fall in love with the game.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
The club is really heavy and lumbering, which made me feel like I had to drag it through the hitting zone in order to make contact. When I did, it wasn't the best experience. I could never get the ball up as high as I wanted. The only good news is that shots didn't veer drastically offline.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
It looks like a super game-improvement club with a thick topline. The club extends behind the topline with quite a bit of offset, too. It's just not something I want to see over the ball. The thick sole made it hard to get shots up in the air, and mis-hits came out lower than usual.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
The forgiveness is very good. It will make the most of anything you apply to it. Launch is adequate to good. However, the whole experience is somewhat joyless, and even great shots don't feel very satisfying.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
It looks like a hybrid in the form of an iron. It acted like it, too, because it was providing a lot of horsepower. It eliminated any kind of potential turf issues and consistently delivered massive, high, driving shots. It's something I'll be playing when I'm 80. Or maybe tomorrow.
Jin
30, Handicap 10
2 years testing
I'd like to see less difference—about 20 yards—between good strikes and mis-hits, especially in this category. It's a very big club. You can see the back of the sole protruding out from behind the face at address. But despite its girth, it feels very light. When making good contact, it sounds like a whip snapping through the hitting zone. The ball pops off the face really fast.
Daniel
34, Handicap 11
6 years testing
It felt effortless to get the ball up in the air as high as it did. At impact, you really feel the energy transfer taking the ball up and out. The heft of the club disperses the ground and makes it kind of disappear beneath the ball.
Gary
38, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
It's a bigger package than most, but not to the point where it's destructive through the impact zone. The sole design helps with turf interaction, and the same high launch and trajectory is consistent throughout the set. It was just a little bit vacant through the impact zone. I didn't have a really strong sense of where the clubface was.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
It's not the most attractive club offering; however, it's hard to ignore when it comes to performance. It was extremely consistent. The center of the face was easy to find and the ball flight was a little stronger than a lot of other clubs in this category. I was pleasantly surprised!
Wei
55, Handicap 14
10+ years testing
I'm not a fan of having so much of the sole poking out from behind the topline. Too much offset for me, as well. It looks really busy. But then I take it back and hit it, and it all makes sense to me. It's virtually impossible to miss with this club. The sole interacts with the turf beautifully, and the offset really helps you square the face and hit solid shots.
Timothy
46, Handicap 17
1 year testing
This club was like swinging a sledgehammer. It's so heavy. As a result, I had a hard time getting the ball up in the air and controlling the dispersion. I was mis-hitting shots left and right, and spraying the ball literally everywhere.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
I found the club to be remarkably forgiving. It refuses to dig into the turf and glides through it almost like a sand wedge. Not the longest club, but consistently straight. If the goal is to keep the ball in play and point it towards the flagstick, this is a good option.
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
Great forgiveness led to every shot being long and really high. It felt like I had the entire face to work with. I mis-hit one way out on the toe, and it still covered 95 percent of my normal distance, and stayed straight as narrow. Great for a beginner who just wants to have fun and hit shots that make you fall in love with the game.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
The club is really heavy and lumbering, which made me feel like I had to drag it through the hitting zone in order to make contact. When I did, it wasn't the best experience. I could never get the ball up as high as I wanted. The only good news is that shots didn't veer drastically offline.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
It looks like a super game-improvement club with a thick topline. The club extends behind the topline with quite a bit of offset, too. It's just not something I want to see over the ball. The thick sole made it hard to get shots up in the air, and mis-hits came out lower than usual.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
The forgiveness is very good. It will make the most of anything you apply to it. Launch is adequate to good. However, the whole experience is somewhat joyless, and even great shots don't feel very satisfying.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
It looks like a hybrid in the form of an iron. It acted like it, too, because it was providing a lot of horsepower. It eliminated any kind of potential turf issues and consistently delivered massive, high, driving shots. It's something I'll be playing when I'm 80. Or maybe tomorrow.
Jin
30, Handicap 10
2 years testing
I'd like to see less difference—about 20 yards—between good strikes and mis-hits, especially in this category. It's a very big club. You can see the back of the sole protruding out from behind the face at address. But despite its girth, it feels very light. When making good contact, it sounds like a whip snapping through the hitting zone. The ball pops off the face really fast.
Daniel
34, Handicap 11
6 years testing
It felt effortless to get the ball up in the air as high as it did. At impact, you really feel the energy transfer taking the ball up and out. The heft of the club disperses the ground and makes it kind of disappear beneath the ball.
Gary
38, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
It's a bigger package than most, but not to the point where it's destructive through the impact zone. The sole design helps with turf interaction, and the same high launch and trajectory is consistent throughout the set. It was just a little bit vacant through the impact zone. I didn't have a really strong sense of where the clubface was.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
It's not the most attractive club offering; however, it's hard to ignore when it comes to performance. It was extremely consistent. The center of the face was easy to find and the ball flight was a little stronger than a lot of other clubs in this category. I was pleasantly surprised!
Wei
55, Handicap 14
10+ years testing
I'm not a fan of having so much of the sole poking out from behind the topline. Too much offset for me, as well. It looks really busy. But then I take it back and hit it, and it all makes sense to me. It's virtually impossible to miss with this club. The sole interacts with the turf beautifully, and the offset really helps you square the face and hit solid shots.
Timothy
46, Handicap 17
1 year testing
This club was like swinging a sledgehammer. It's so heavy. As a result, I had a hard time getting the ball up in the air and controlling the dispersion. I was mis-hitting shots left and right, and spraying the ball literally everywhere.
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