Equipment
Exotics goes adjustable with E8 Tour fairway woods
Tour Edge Exotics’ new E8 Tour fairway woods are different than the company’s two other 2015 fairway woods in two ways:
- They’re adjustable.
- They’re little smaller.
Exotics’ E8 (185cc) and E8 Beta (175cc) fairway woods are more forgiving than the E8 Tour, which stands a mere 150cc. The smaller size of the E8 Tour, however, gives it an edge with better players looking for a more penetrating ball flight, workability and versatility.
Unlike the other two options, the E8 Tour has an adjustable hosel that allows players to dial in launch conditions with an adjustable hosel that ranges from 12-to-15.5 degrees. It also has three upright settings at 13, 14 and 15 degrees.
Swing weight can be adjusted by changing the stock 9-gram sole weight for a 6-, 11- or 14-gram weight with the additional purchase of a weight kit ($49.99) or individual weights ($19.99 apiece).
The E8 Tour has a forward center of gravity (CG) for lower-spinning shots that can increase carry distance for certain players. To achieve the more forward CG, Tour Edge moved the Power Cell, the company’s accordion-like structure near the face, even closer to the face, which produces the lower-spinning ball flight.
The E8 is also designed with a 475 Carpenter Steel cup face that’s micro-bonded to the body using a 360-degree laser process, making it the most premium and consistent fairway wood offering in the E8 line.
E8 Tour (left), E8 and E8 Beta.
The zero-tolerance manufacturing process on the club head is matched with premium stock shaft offerings that include Mitsubishi Rayon’s Diamana M+ and S+ shafts (the D+ is a custom option).
The E8 Tour will be in stores this spring and sell for $349.99.
Read our tech story and review for the E8 ($249) and E8 Beta ($299) fairway woods.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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leftright
Feb 6, 2015 at 8:20 am
I’m not paying over $300 for a non-titanium golf club, especially a fairway wood. The older Exotics fairways were great, I still have a XCG-V I game sometimes.
Tom
Feb 4, 2015 at 2:20 pm
I have the E8 and it’s a honey.