Tour Edge 2019 Products

TOUR EDGE 2019 PRODUCTS

David Glod’s Little Company, Tour Edge, Turns Golf Upside Down By Jim Achenbach seniorgolfinsider.com

Tour Edge is my kind of golf equipment company. Why? Because all the executives and all the work- ers at Tour Edge seem to be making and selling golf clubs mostly for the love of it. This is a manu- facturer overflowing with genuine golf people. Such affection for golf, I believe, is a reflection of Tour Edge founder David Glod. When Glod start- ed his little golf company 32 years ago, he was fascinated with golf club design and construction. Glod played collegiate golf at Florida Southern Col- lege with Rocco Mediate and Lee Janzen, and he even turned pro, just like Mediate and Janzen. But

Glod was a hands-on guy who dreamed of creating his own comprehensive lineup of golf clubs. And he did it. In today’s golf marketplace, Glod’s Tour Edge brand boasts a stunning variety of clubs. Digest these numbers, if you will: For 2018, Tour Edge has 12 different iron models. Drivers? There are 7 different models. And don’t forget 9 different hybrids, along with 10 separate models of fairway woods. Located in Batavia, Ill., west of Chicago, Tour Edge is attracting extra attention this year for one sim- ple reason: Despite having an acclaimed line of

Exotics tour-quality clubs, Glod and his fellow Tour Edgers have decided to concentrate heavily on golf club selections in the mid-priced (or dare I say bargain-priced?) Hot Launch 3 family. So an Exotics XJ1 driver may cost $499, but a Hot Launch 3 driver with a forged titanium clubhead and graphite shaft costs $189.99. Exotics irons carry a retail price of $1199.99 for eight irons, com- pared to $489.99 for seven Hot Launch 3 irons. “The Hot Launch 3 driver shares specs and tech- nology with competing products that retail for substantially more,” says marketing wizard Jon Claffey, a new Tour Edge employee hired away from golf ball manufacturer Volvik. Besides affordability and high quality, one other thing is certain In Glod’s world. He has committed himself and his company to custom fitting. Claffey adds his own bold prediction about fitting: “We would like to own the value price-point niche of club fitting. Our message is that you deserve to be custom-fit and you don’t have to spend your kid’s college tuition to get into a high-per- formance, high-technology, game-improving set of golf clubs. Our goal is to open the flood gates on custom fitting.” According to Claffey, 10 different PGA Tour win- ners have carried at least one Tour Edge club in their bags — mostly Exotics fairway woods. These golfers were not paid to play Tour Edge, although Scott McCarron is among the 2018 PGA Tour Champions players who signed contracts to play Tour Edge hybrids. Despite a new emphasis on Hot Launch 3, Tour Edge clearly isn’t forsaking its Tour ties, although it definitely is providing consumers with another viable choice. And we haven’t even talked about the most af- fordable of all Tour Edge clubs, which would be Bazooka and friends. The company’s product cat- alog appears to be right out of the 1950s. There’s a titanium Bazooka Black driver for $119.99. An entire set of irons, complete with bag, starts at $299.99

Tour Edge also has multiple choices in clubs for women and juniors. This may be golf’s most con- venient one-stop shop.. We haven’t talked yet about innovation, so here we go. The Iron-Woods from Tour Edge are fa- mous. With their hollow body and wide sole, they look a lot like hybrids, and they produce the high trajectory that many ordinary golfers are seeking. Furthermore, an entire set of Iron-Woods is avail- able — from 2-iron all the way to lob wedge. The Iron-Woods, a Glod creation from the early days of Tour Edge, can be a game changer for many golfers. What’s more, the retail cost is a bargain — $79.99 apiece for Hot Launch 3 Iron- Woods with steel shafts, $89.99 for Hot Launch 3 Iron-Woods with graphite. I once played golf with Glod at Chicago Golf Club, which opened in 1893 and is the oldest 18-hole golf course in North America. This was appropri- ate — one of world’s most distinctive golf courses and one of golf’s most distinctive club designers. I observed Glod closely. He was happy. He looked every bit like a young boy who was skipping school to play golf. This, of course, did not surprise me.

EXOTICS CBX 119 FAIRWAY WOODS

To Design the new Exotics CBX 119 fairway metal, Glod and his R&D team combined the shapes of the origi- nal CBX with the more compact, deeper-face CBX T3 model to create the ultimate fairway metal shape. By combo brazing a titanium cup face to a stainless steel body combined with carbon fiber on the sole, Master Club Designer David Glod and the R&D team saved 25% of the weight of the clubhead to use to- wards CG manipulation. With a goal of further reducing spin off of the metal- woods already known as “The Spin Killers”, the Speed Ramp Sole was widened by 15% to create higher MOI and an even higher CG. The higher CG helped to re- duce spin even more than in the previous iteration and creates more wind-defying distance out of what had already tested as the longest fairway metal on the market. As a result of this precise engineering, the CBX 119 is a spin-killing distance machine- and the proof is in the numbers. Independent testing proves that the CBX 119 outdistances its most popular competitors by and av- erage of 13 yards.

EXOTICS CBX 119 HYBRID

The CBX 119 hybrid’s improved head shape is shorter from heel to toe and features less face progression for more workability and lower spin results, while still maintaining easy-to-launch, easy-landing ball flight characteristics. The modified CBX 119 design was based on feedback from the Exotics PGA Tour Professional staff and led to a more compact design with a taller face that pro- duces more power and even less spin. The larger Beta Titanium face makes for more face flex, or CT, making the hybrid hotter off of the face than its previous it- eration. The new Exotics CBX 119 hybrid integrates new tech- nology designed to push the boundaries of low-spin distance combined with tour-inspired feel and work- ability. The new CBX 119 Hybrid- shorter heel to toe for more workability and lower spin results, and less face progression. The result is a spin-killing, exceptionally versitile hy- brid capable of delivering tour-level distance and per- formance.

The new Tour Edge Exotics EXS driver is loaded with technology to help you hit better shots off the tee. It all starts with the adjustability. Interchangeable weights on the sole and an adjustable hosel allow you to dial in your preferred launch, spin conditions, and shot shape to exactly match the way you play. New RollFace Technology uses modified bulge and roll on the toe to create expand the sweet spot and create straighter shots hit off the toe, where the majority of driver mis-hits are struck. Carbon fiber material in the crown and the toe saves weight that has been repo- sitioned lower and deeper in the club head to create more forgiveness and stability. Finally, the signature Slip Stream Sole generates faster swing speeds with wider speed channels. EXOTICS EXS DRIVER

The new Tour Edge Exotics EXS fairway woods are loaded with technology to help you play better golf. It all starts with the adjustability. Interchangeable weights on the sole allow you to dial in your preferred launch, spin conditions, and shot shape to match the way you play. Carbon fiber material in the toe saves weight that has been repositioned lower and deep- er in the club head to create more forgiveness and stability. They have also placed the center of gravity closer to the club face to further reduce spin. Finally, the signature Slip Stream Sole generates faster swing speeds with wider speed channels. EXOTICS EXS FAIRWAY

HOT LAUNCH HL3 DRIVER The Hot Launch HL3 driver features a forged titanium head and Cup Face technology, which increases the amount of face flexing for increased ball speed. The technology and advanced design do all the work in providing you extra distance off the tee! HL3 technology delivers incredible forgiveness, as well. Variable face thickness technology provides more contact points on the face that provide bet- ter off-center hit distance, so miss-hits fly just like on-center strikes! Another HL3 ‘TechAdvantage’ is the Power Channel on the sole behind the club face. The power channel is designed to deliver amplified ball speed and less spin, as well as added forgiveness on shots struck lower on the face. A rear sole weight moves the center of gravity back deeper in the club head to create an easy launch that will fly higher and longer.

Hot Launch Super Spin wedges are designed to give players perfect control on approach shots and around the green. Computer-milled grooves give you perfect control no matter what kind of lie you have. Tour Edge engineers took great care in formulating the shape and design of the Super Spin. The wedge's beveled leading edge creates an exceptionally versa- tile design for all types of shots. The cambered sole is more rounded for minimal turf interaction from any lie. The Super Spin wedge is available in KBS Tour 90 shaft and UST Mamiya graphite shaft. AVAILABLE IN SILVER AND BLACK NICKEL HOT LAUNCH SUPER SPIN WEDGES