Tour Edge Exotics C722 Fairway Wood Review

The past three releases of Tour Edge’s Exotics lineups have been met with nothing but superlatives, truly becoming lineups to which “if you know, you know” applies quite aptly. While the momentum continues to build for the company as a whole, there are many who have been waiting for the company to return to its Exotics roots and unleash a fairway wood the likes of which put them on the map. Well, the wait just might be over with the new C722 fairway wood

Weight placement of the Tour Edge Exotics C722 Fairway Wood

Quick Take

The C722 fairway is old school Tour Edge Exotics in a new school way. It is a rocket launcher that oozes everything the company has that put them on the map. Though tested in the strong 3 model, it showed versatility, surprising playability on misses, and a plethora of speed potential. From tee or turf, this one absolutely needs to be on your short list to hit in 2022.

What Makes the C722 Fairway Different?

Before I get into the performance of the C722 in my testing, I do want to discuss the design itself. What with Tour Edge taking the things they have learned with their Hot Launch offerings and how having two options within one lineup amplified their fitting potential to much more of the golfing bell curve out there, the move to have an E722 and C722 is brilliant. 

While the E focuses on being the max forgiveness, easier launching, shallower faced friendly fairway for the masses, the C quite frankly is all about filthy speed and absolute distance wrapped up in a package that will impress even the pickiest players. Am I billing it up too much? We will get to that in the performance section, but the answer is absolutely not. 

Sole design of the Tour Edge Exotics C722 Fairway Wood

The C722 fairway is Tour Edge’s titanium players fairway wood, and to be frank, the aesthetic of the tech will draw comparisons to some other titanium driven fairways that have been immensely successful and wildly popular. Congrats to Tour Edge for not being afraid to take a design principle and add their flair to it.  With that said, this most certainly is not the same thing in a different dress, it is truly its own thing.

That similar visual element you see is the 90g sole plate design which is part of what Tour Edge is calling Ryzersole Technology, and while the name might be a little much, the premise is rock solid. That 90g weight at the front (80g tungsten and a 10g adjustable weight) is as low as possible and forward, pushing the CG extremely low to maximize stability and launch. The central section of the weight is shaped to be part of singular “sole rail” from leading to trailing edge. Add it all up and Tour Edge claims easy launch with low spin and smoother interaction with the turf off the deck. It is also worth noting, no other fairway on the market has put this much weight in this location. 

The face depth of the Tour Edge Exotics C722 Fairway Wood

Rounding it all out is a carbon fiber crown on the 6-4 titanium body which is part of a much more compact and deep total design. All of this lends to the power and feel which Tour Edge is trying to establish in its Exotics lineup once again. Not to be forgotten, Diamond Face VFT brings forgiveness that aims to rival anything with 61 individual diamonds on the rear of the face in five different thicknesses which has been pushed further to the edge than Tour Edge has ever done before. Mix in the C722 offering full hosel adjustability for the first time in a Tour Edge Exotics (TEE) fairway since 2016 via a new more compact and lighter adapter, and there is no doubt no stone has been left unturned. 

But what did I see on the course? Read on. 

Tour Edge Exotics C722 Fairway Wood 

I was pretty pumped when I found out I’d be reviewing it because not only have I either tested or played the last four Exotics fairways, but the general design premise in terms of that beefy sole weight is one that I have historically gotten along extremely well. For those curious, I worked with the strong 3W which is a 13.0 setup for this review. For me, this was exciting as a strong 3 has become a staple of my setup. For full clarity, I tested the 13.0 paired with a Kinetixx Ballistic KG70 F40 which has been used in my gamer 3W the past year. 

Before I talk data, I want to get into the looks. The C722 is one dynamite visual package. Not only has the overall finish and aesthetic of the sole been turned way up from the C721 with this having arguably the most shelf appeal in a fairway from Tour Edge and their Exotics line since the EX10 Beta, but it screams quality. At setup, this one isdefinitely on the deeper end as far as face depth goes and it’s blended with a super traditional shaping and compact overall footprint. The star, however, is the carbon fiber crown and the way they blended it to the titanium body, it just pops in the light and looks exponentially better without the Ridgeback of the C721 last year. Setting up neutral to open, this is a player’s fairway through and through when it comes to the aesthetic side. 

I worked this one out on the course as well as indoors on the Foresight launch monitor, and quite frankly, it performed staggeringly well in spite of all of the snow driven winter rust on my swing. Given that it is a low lofted 3-Wood, that makes it predominantly a tee club for me in which I want maximum ball speed potential with a flat flight and low spin to ensure the greatest total distance numbers I can get. The C721 delivered on that for me as you can see in the Foresight data set below:

The review data of the Exotics C722 FW Wood

That club and ball speed for me at this time of year perks my ears up to say the least, not to mention seeing more than acceptable peak heights for what I expect in a strong-3 as well as low, yet absolutely playable, spin numbers. What doesn’t show up in the data is that massive sole weight absolutely made this useable for me off the turf even at such a strong loft. The other thing which the data doesn’t show is just how well the Diamond Face VFT works. I want to add that in terms of sound/feel, this doesn’t have the carbon crack which one might expect given the crown, instead it has slightly hollow but solid feedback, which is unique to the C722, in a good way. 

I have long been yelling from the rooftops that Tour Edge’s Diamond Face tech is the real deal, and it is one of the most efficient face designs on the entire market, and the C722 fairway definitely delivers. Though the profile means it is still going to have the normal spin-ups and drops depending on strike location, I did take note that the way the spin axis is tilted on misses to the periphery is not as significant as I expected. Overall, I came away feeling like the playability and launch here with the C722 get top marks for the category, combine that with it reigniting the ball speed driven history of the TEE fairways and this is sure to turn a lot of heads in 2022. 

Will the C722 fairway wood make your short list to try this season? What do you think of the design and the performance we saw? Jump into the conversation below as well as on the THP Community and be heard!

The Details

Availability: Now

Price: $299.99

Options: 3W (13.0°), 3W (15.0°), 5W (18.0°)

Adjustability: +/- 1.5°

Shaft Options: Fujikura Air Speeder, Fujikura Ventus Red, Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW (Orange, Blue, White) 

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James Miles
James is a staff writer for The Hackers Paradise along with being a professional educator. With his background in education James seeks to broaden his own knowledge while also sharing it with all those who share his passion for the game.
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