By Leonard Finkel
Tour Edge released three new lofts in their -successful Exotics CBX hybrid line, bringing to six total lofts available in the new clubs that have earned significant usage and top finishes on the PGA Champions Tour.
The Exotics CBX hybrid is the first titanium face, stainless steel body and carbon fiber sole hybrid design ever produced.
The three new lofts 17o, 19o, 22o, will be available to Tour players and consumers alike. They begin shipping to authorized Tour Edge retailers on December 15th. The Exotics CBX full line now consists of 16o, 17o, 18o, 19o, 20o and 22o.
This hybrid range provides a loft for every possible distance scenario plus provides golfers the ability to expertly choose the best gaps throughout the bag. The Tour Edge R&D team expects an average of six to eight yards in between each loft, giving the Exotics CBX family a 36 to 48-yard distance range.
Through extra quality control methods in the bending process of unfinished heads, plus a triple-check on loft and lie in the final stages of the club head building process, Tour Edge is committed to making sure that each club head fits the exact loft listed on the head.
“Tour players need to be dialed in to the exact yard with their hybrids, which can be a very hard feat to accomplish,” said Master Club Designer and President of Tour Edge David Glod. “With six available lofts and four more with our CBX Iron-Woods, we are making a commitment to the hybrid category like no one else in the industry. We wanted to make sure that each loft serves its exact purpose and that is why we implemented the TrueLoft System in our R&D process. In the end, we end up rejecting more heads than what others would and that leaves us knowing that our investment is paying off in spades on the golf course.”
Tour Edge went the route of adding additional lofts instead of opting for an adjustable hybrid as they have done in the past, despite the extra costs. They were unwilling to sacrifice an additional 15-grams in the neck of the clubhead which is necessary to facilitate an adjustable hosel.
“With Exotics, our design standards of efficiency and purity really go all the way to the top,” said Glod. “There is no wasted neck weight with these heads and there is zero face angle manipulation that is caused by a changeable hosel. The Exotics CBX design was made to be as pure of a tour design as they come so adding lofts instead of adjustability was an easy call to make sure that we maintained that purity.”
The new Exotics CBX fairway woods and hybrids were designed with a multi-material construction that includes top of the line Beta titanium, hyper steel and carbon composite materials. This unique combination of three dissimilar materials helps produce a penetrating ball flight that cuts through windy conditions and lowers side spin rates to deliver greater accuracy.
Exotics CBX products feature a higher CG, located slightly forward in the club head by utilizing carbon fiber in the sole, which is significantly lighter than stainless steel. This helps to increase ball speed and reduce spin, which makes for a narrower dispersion. Tour Edge’s extremely thin Beta-titanium cup-face enlarges the ideal hitting area on the clubs. The higher CG location minimizes spin for optimal low-spin distance and Tour preferred penetrating trajectory.
Highlighting the face is Exotics variable face thickness for forgiveness on off-center hits and which also promotes faster ball speeds. It is brazed to stainless steel behind the hitting area which allows the face to flex more at impact.
The CBX hybrid comes with premium high-performance stock shaft options including: Project X HZRDUS Black, Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver Dual-Core Tini. All clubs come standard with Lamkin Z5 grips. The suggested retail price is $249.99.
To find a Tour Edge retailer near you, call (800) 515-3343 or visit touredge.com.
Leonard Finkel is the author of The Secrets to the Game of Golf & Life and former editor in chief of Golf Journeys Magazine. His work has been featured in almost 200 publications including Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Golf Illustrated, Golf Tips and Player Magazine. He has written more than a dozen cover stories for Golf Today Magazine. He has written extensively about golf and travel and has added poker to his writing repertoire. Finkel also works as a marketing and public relations consultant. His specialty niche is writing advertorial copy. Prior to his career in golf, Finkel owned a chain of retail stores and a consulting and import company based in Asia. He attended the University of Utah.