Tour Edge Exotics C722 Irons Review

[ddec]

Over the past five years, hollow-body designs have become one of the more prominent trends in iron construction. They offer golfers a faster face with improved forgiveness without relying on an oversized club head. Practically every major company has offered irons with this type of build. One downside to buying a set of hollow-bodied irons is that, generally, they are more expensive. But do they have to be? Enter the Tour Edge Exotics C722 irons.

With the C722 irons, Tour Edge has taken their already successful hollow body footprint from the C721 range and tweaked it to make it even more attractive to the better golfer by shortening the bade length and thinning the top line. All told, the C722 iron...

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[hedley_lamarr]

I looked at these yesterday on the website. I’m sure they preform well, just not much into hollow body irons.

 

[jbuck31]

Great write up. Tour Edge continues to impress with their Exotics lineup.

 

[russtopher]

Solid write up and review Dean. 15% smaller head over the C721 means I’d definitely be in the E line but they share a lot of the same characteristics. Getting the performance and forgiveness you saw in a face like that is solid work from Tour Edge. From what I’ve seen in person, their iron designs do a great job of hiding the hollowness of the heads to add some eye appeal. Like you noted, with rising costs out there Tour Edge should be given a solid look from golfers who like performance with value.

 

[JB]

This is a set that I have hit a few times and each time come away more and more impressed. Something about the sound and feel, that @Canadan touched on in the earlier video and @ddec touched on in the article.

 

[gkeller813]

Great write-up @ddec . The one main complaint I heard last year on the C721 was the overall size. Tour Edge has addressed this in the C722 iteration, and still kept the solid performance and sound/feel. Speed Tested shaft recommendations put you in a good shaft! I really enjoy the feel and performance I get out of the Elevates. The consistency that you mention is worth noting, because it gives a golfer a lot of confidence to step up and know that even if they don't put on their best swing, they will still get it out there, and maybe closer than they deserve. Thank you Diamond Face! VIBRCOR is the real deal too.

All in all these seem like a very solid hollow body set, following up the underrated C721 irons. And as you mention, the price is very, very good. I think if more people would give this one a go, they would be surprised as what they find from the Tour Edge irons.

 

[mpwhitworth]

Nice write up and concur with GKeller on the C721s. I've played them some this year; have been very pleased with them and the combo with Elevate shafts. I may look to put steel fibers in them down the road. I prefer the longer blade length of the 721, but it appears the technology of the 722s is the same. Just a solid players' distance hollow body iron. The face is fast but solid to me. Hopefully more folks give these a try.

 

[blugold]

The few times I've hit the 7i at a retail store, I've always been amazed.

They're a touch beefier than a true precise players iron, lots of forgiveness and feel though. Ball really comes off hot and it's a great. It's a great to feel the hollow body do its work.

 

[Paddy1Putt]

I'm nervous with the hollow bodies, I find they have hot spots on the face and that can kill you on approach. I was gaming the T 200's for a while and if you hit it square in the face it would go 10 yards farther at least, whereas my cavity back maybe had a distance change of 2 - 3 yards on toe and heel strikes. If you can pure them more times than not it's probably worth a look, but if you are a average to bad ball stikes I think these types of clubs can make you worse.

 

[gkeller813]

The few times I've hit the 7i at a retail store, I've always been amazed.

They're a touch beefier than a true precise players iron, lots of forgiveness and feel though. Ball really comes off hot and it's a great. It's a great to feel the hollow body do its work.

They are fun!

 

[blugold]

I'm nervous with the hollow bodies, I find they have hot spots on the face and that can kill you on approach. I was gaming the T 200's for a while and if you hit it square in the face it would go 10 yards farther at least, whereas my cavity back maybe had a distance change of 2 - 3 yards on toe and heel strikes. If you can pure them more times than not it's probably worth a look, but if you are a average to bad ball stikes I think these types of clubs can make you worse.

The Diamond Face is the difference where. More uniformity across the club face.

 

[gkeller813]

I'm nervous with the hollow bodies, I find they have hot spots on the face and that can kill you on approach. I was gaming the T 200's for a while and if you hit it square in the face it would go 10 yards farther at least, whereas my cavity back maybe had a distance change of 2 - 3 yards on toe and heel strikes. If you can pure them more times than not it's probably worth a look, but if you are a average to bad ball stikes I think these types of clubs can make you worse.

To me, with the forgiveness the Diamond Face gives you, I have a different thought. What I experienced with the C721's is that I know how far the near center of the face strikes go. It took me a few rounds to get used to, because they were about 1/2 a club farther than my prior set. But once I knew the distances, I didn't have any shots that flew the green because of hot spots. What I did experience though, was that on less than stellar strikes, I didn't lose as much distance as I should have.

 

[gkeller813]

The Diamond Face is the difference where. More uniformity across the club face.

Yep, and I've been testing it across their lineup over the last year. From Driver to irons, it has been forgiving, plus I lose less distance that what I should. Been very consistent for me.

 

[Paddy1Putt]

The Diamond Face is the difference where. More uniformity across the club face.

I'm sure not all hollowbodies are the same, but those T - 200's were most certainly like that. My friend now has them and he's a 6 ft 4 monster. I've seen him hit pitching wedges from 135 to 160 carry. If and when he pures it, it's like a different iron. I would say at least a club difference. Anyway not here to debate just to share my experiences.

 

[blugold]

I'm sure not all hollowbodies are the same, but those T - 200's were most certainly like that. My friend now has them and he's a 6 ft 4 monster. I've seen him hit pitching wedges from 135 to 160 carry. If and when he pures it, it's like a different iron. I would say at least a club difference. Anyway not here to debate just to share my experiences.

I can't speak to the T-200s. I'm not interested in those irons. I can only speak to the C722s, the iron with the review posted today and the topic of this thread. The Diamond Face technology in Tour Edge's Exotics offerings is really impressive and one of the best in the industry.

 

[ddec]

I can't speak to the T-200s. I'm not interested in those irons. I can only speak to the C722s, the iron with the review posted today and the topic of this thread. The Diamond Face technology in Tour Edge's Exotics offerings is really impressive and one of the best in the industry.

yup and the consistency is pretty damn good. I haven't experienced a crazy hot spot flier that Paddy is talking about with his T200's. I did have one that flew a green that I didn't expect to, but that wasn't coming out of a clean lie, and it missed my target by around 3-4 yards.

 

[blugold]

yup and the consistency is pretty damn good. I haven't experienced a crazy hot spot flier that Paddy is talking about with his T200's. I did have one that flew a green that I didn't expect to, but that wasn't coming out of a clean lie, and it missed my target by around 3-4 yards.

I did have a weird Trackman reading with the C722:

I think that was a mistake reading from the Trackman. Those numbers don't make sense.

 

[Sox_Fan]

Great write-up Dean. These are definitely a good looking set of irons and it sounds as though the performance matches the looks.

 

[Jeff Spicoli]

@ddec heck of a review. Great breakdown of the tech in the C722s. Tour Edge needs to be applauded for being able to price their irons where they are with the high level performance. The other thing is how quickly they can get out a custom order. From a looks department, they have done really well too.

 

[The Dave]

I did have a weird Trackman reading with the C722:

I think that was a mistake reading from the Trackman. Those numbers don't make sense.

Trackman indoors can do that time to time

 

[The Dave]

Good review @ddec.

I want to comment on the "hot spots" on hollow body irons. I have played a set (not TEE) but currently do not play hollow body irons. I think if you're hitting the center it feels like a hot spot because most people do not hit the center of the face regularly. It's how close can those slightly off center hits get to the center strike distance. I can get the same "hot spot" on my Cobra Tours when I hit it dead center.

I feel with the tech TEE has with the diamond face they're probably up there with some of the best in terms of consistency.

 

[Thrillbilly Jim]

Great write up @ddec! I would love to see a head to head with these P790 and Forged Tec(X).

 

[ddec]

Great write up @ddec! I would love to see a head to head with these P790 and Forged Tec(X).

I only have my original p790 irons, which I really enjoyed. These look better, feel better, and I'm seeing more consistency.

 

[gkeller813]

Good review @ddec.
I feel with the tech TEE has with the diamond face they're probably up there with some of the best in terms of consistency.

I agree. Diamond Face is the real deal and helps with consistency across the face. Trust me, I've tried it all out

 

[The Dave]

I only have my original p790 irons, which I really enjoyed. These look better, feel better, and I'm seeing more consistency.

Looks better than p790...those were touted as very good looking irons.

I need to see these in person. Maybe PGA SS around here has some as GG was lacking