Boasting massive MOI and enhanced flight tuning capability, Tour Edges Exotics’s E723 driver is the driver for the rest of us. While golf manufacturers often get the most attention for their low-spin, better players’ drivers, the reality is that most golfers see better overall performance with more forgiving, higher launching options. In fact, on a recent episode of THP Live, Tour Edge shared that they typically sell three E series drivers for every C series driver.

Tour Edge claims the 723 line is the largest technological departure they’ve had from one generation to the next, and THP writer James Miles provided a great amount of detail on that in a recent article. While they’ve carried over many popular design features like Diamond Face and a refined Ridgeback, 723 is focused on adjustability, with both an adjustable hosel for loft and lie adjustments and the Flight Tuning System sliding weight for changes in horizontal dispersion. Tour Edge notes that the flight tuning system provides 10 yards of directional change on both sides of center, leading to a substantial number of fitting options.

Aesthetics
One aspect of club design that Tour Edge seems particularly adept at is displaying technology in a way that it becomes part of the design itself. While there will aways be ‘less is more’ advocates, this approach tends to be popular, especially in the game-improvement segment.

The crown of the E723 is the perfect example of using technology both internally and visually. Ridgeback is displayed prominently, bisecting the two carbon fiber panels to double as an alignment aid. Considering its target audience often struggles with dispersion in general, this is a design choice that inspires confidence at address. The gloss finish on the carbon panels is extremely well done, imparting a 3D quality on the weave that is all but impossible to capture in photographs. The head is stretched out a bit from front to back, but not to any extreme that makes it appear unusual compared to drivers in the same class.
The sole is anything but plain with the prominently displayed Flight Tuning System’s sliding weight track taking up a substantial amount of space at the rear. While feedback from our forums regarding the look of the sole has been mixed, we think the color scheme is classic and all the various parts are cohesively pulled together by the titanium strip that extends forward from the leading edge and back to the weight track.

In their technical presentation to us, Tour Edge noted that the redesigned Ridgeback has a significant effect on how the E723 driver sounds and feels. It imparts a great deal of rigidity into the design, and that produces a stronger feel and a crisper, brighter sound at impact. Testing certainly backed this up, as the E723 seems to be almost opposite what many consider a standard “carbon” feel. Impacts were exceptionally powerful feeling, with the ball seeming to rocket off a solid, immovable surface. The sound will be somewhat polarizing. Those that prefer the modern, muted sound of a carbon driver will likely be taken by surprise at the unapologetically metallic sound of the E723. While not approaching the decibel level of some of the more notorious “loud” drivers of the past, it is a sound that will be remembered from the first swing. As you might expect, feedback on the feel varied. Some found it too metallic for their tastes, but there were users that absolutely loved it. One thing can be said for sure – you will feel like you hit the ball hard with the E723.
Performance
While it boasts a 20g weight at the very rear of the sole, we found the E723 offered a flat, penetrating trajectory in its stock 9-degree setting. While fitting is a factor here, it was lower than optimal and required a quick hosel adjustment. The additional 2-degrees of loft helped quite a bit with raising the trajectory to more acceptable levels, though the ball flight still retained its piercing nature. Compared head-to-head with two recent game improvement drivers, the E723 in its stock configuration seemed to carry a bit less with almost identical total distance.

Almost as important, the loft adjustment managed to improve launch conditions without negatively affecting visual confidence at address. Those players that regularly miss left will understand the fear that a closed face presents. Whether it was because of Ridgeback or just the head shape in general, the face didn’t seem overly closed in higher lofted settings.
Regardless of the face orientation, this is a draw-biased driver, and we did see a tendency for the ball to gravitate left of center. This was particularly helpful for players that typically experience a pushed miss, as they had an easier time getting the face square at impact. For those looking to avoid the left-miss, the Flight Tuning System did work well at mitigating the draw bias. While it’s not a cure-all for every directional issue plaguing the average golfer, it’s a simple adjustment that does help.

The Diamond Face and Ridgeback technologies managed to provide exceptional forgiveness, both directionally and in terms of distance. The difference in results between center and off-center strikes was almost imperceptible to the eye on the golf course. Toe strikes did appear to impart less spin and a slight turn towards the left, but this was often a benefit since it kept the ball in the fairway. Tour Edge is extremely proud to share that the E723 possesses an MOI of 5600 g/cm2. While that number may go over most readers’ heads, the simplest explanation is that it signifies the very upper limits of stability and forgiveness in a driver head. This was most evident in the fact that the head rarely wanted to twist open or closed on off center strikes. In short, if you’re missing the middle of the face often, it would be well worth your time to take some swings with the E723.
Details
- Heads available in 9, 10.5, and 12 degrees of loft.
- Stocks shafts – Fujikura Air Speeder 35/40 and Mistubishi Tensei AV Blue 65
- Lamkin Crossline 360 grip
- Custom options available
- $499.99
For more information on the Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver, check out their website at www.touredge.com.
Hole #8, Par 4, 408 yards, 1 handicap hole –
It’s downhill and you can kind of cut the corner on the dogleg so actual distance may vary, but what I know is that I had 70 yards left on my approach shot so that’s 338 yards off the total hole distance from my drive. It’s hard to notice when I don’t hit it square, as long as I put a good swing on it the result is money.
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That’s a bomb!
Back 9 I caught fire. I have to give a ton of credit to the driver because I was constantly in position to score. 5/6 FIRs on the back with it, 6/6 pars on those holes. Shot a 36 – my lowest 9 ever. The one miss was just off the right side of the fairway and still set me up nicely, I left a ~6 ft birdie putt short for a tap in par. I’ve played this course more than any other course so I can confirm that I have never hit that many FIRs before nor hit them as far as I was on Sunday.
This club has completely won me over. I may have ended up playing just as well with the C723 but I’m just glad the E723 has left me with no remorse or wondering "what if", because I was deciding between the two until the end.
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That’s the hardest shot in golf
Well done!
What kind of grass is that?
Good question. The greens are Blue Grass, but I couldn’t find anywhere that said what the fairways are, and I’ve never thought to ask. Now you have me curious, so I’ll try to remember to ask when I’m there again Friday.
On a more positive note, the single that joined us said he was going to be looking for a new driver soon, so I let him give the E723 a try. He was pretty impressed, and put the ball from his one and only swing with it almost right on top of the one he hit with his gamer, just a few yards past it. He’s planning on going in for a driver fitting soon and I let him know that the place he’s going to carries Tour Edge. He said he would definitely be mentioning it to his fitter to include the TEE drivers.
Love showing brands to people that they might not have tried. Good looking out @OldeDude
To my eye it looked a bit open in the standard setting. I moved the shaft right away to the Upright setting, something that worked for me with previous TEE drivers, and was recommended during a Tour Edge fitting several years ago, which makes it look square at address. I hit a natural fade with driver, so I’m not really the one to answer if there is any directional bias. I hit this one either pretty straight, or with my normal fade, and have been hitting a high percentage of fairways. That is with the adjustable weight moved towards the heel, or "Draw" position, which is standard for me when I have a driver with that capability.
I’ll be watching this thread closely to answer any questions, but probably won’t be posting as much unless something changes in how the driver is working.
Feeling the same way about the C723 driver. It is working well and haven’t felt a need to change anything after the first week or two of making some adjustments just to see what would happen. Tried one other shaft and the stock Mitsubishi AV Blue 65 stiff shaft was a bit better so have stuck with it. I did put a little bit of hot melt in the head to tone down the sound a bit.
Have played about 50 rounds with the Tour Edge C723 driver now and it has firmly cemented a place in the bag
The E723 7 wood that I’m reviewing has been insanely easy to hit since the first shot to the last. Really like it!
Just received the Tour Edge C723 13 degree 3 wood that I ordered on my own, with my own money, and hope to get it out to the course to try later today.
I still have the UST Elements Chrome shaft in it, still set at 10.5*, and the Flight Tuning System weight set to the heel side "Draw" position. This is working really well for me, but I’m sure I’ll try other shafts when I get a chance.
C723 thread may be better to chat but here’s my sales pitch:
-Lower spinning head while still having some forgiveness around the face
-Very neutral stock ball flight for a players/low spin head. Lots of adjustability to dial in spin and ball flight.
-Ridgeback alignment is an underrated feature IMO
I can’t speak to the C723 driver, but the E723 has been really good for me. It provides lots of adjustability, and is probably the most forgiving driver I’ve ever hit. With the right shaft in it I’m getting better distance than my previous driver, I’m hitting more fairways, my misses aren’t as punitive, unless I just put one of those "nothing would help that" swings on it, and it seems to do better when I really go after it and swing hard, which is always fun.
So how did you like it other than how loud it was?
Umm, it’s priced nice.
It wasn’t for me. I gamed the original EXS, and have hit every iteration of diamond face since. I like the previous drivers better personally. Kyle did say this was the best performing head for slow swing speed players they had in the shop.
Well I would be one of those slow swing speed guys, normally around 88 – 90 mph
. I also had the EXS which worked great for me, and the EXS 220 which didn’t. Actually, back to the sound, the E723 really reminds me of the EXS.They both sounded like a cannon when hitting range balls, but not nearly as bad with my QSTs, or other good balls.
Yeah, the EXS would let you know you were there.
I went out to a more driver friendly course than my home course, 13 of the 14 par-4s and par-5s are driver off the tee, and I hit 10 of the 13 fairways that I used the driver. Ball flight looks very similar to what I was seeing with the Elements Chrome, maybe just a bit straighter (still baby fade though), and the first couple of holes it was a bit shorter. The drop in distance must have been me just getting loose though, because as the round progressed it seemed that I was getting a bit better distance than normal. Of the three fairways I missed, two are fairways I just can’t seem to stay in, and as usual I rolled a couple of feet into the second cut near fairway bunkers on both. The third was that swing you just don’t want to talk about, nothing a driver or shaft can do about that miss.
So the E723 continues to be a great success for me, hitting a very high percentage of fairways, tamed my fade, nice mid to mid-low trajectory, and better distance that my previous driver. The Ventus Red 4T shaft worked really well, feel is pretty good, it’s lighter than the Elements Chrome, and it isn’t counter-balanced which makes it feel a bit different, but I certainly can’t complain about the results of the first round with it.
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How does the Ventus Red compare to your Ventus Blue?
It’s been a while since I’ve had the Ventus Blue in play, but I remember that it just wasn’t a very memorable shaft. I went back and looked up what I said about it when I first got the driver, and pretty much confirmed that. Here’s a quote from the first or second time out with it, " The Ventus Blue shaft was pretty indifferent for me, nothing bad, but really just a plain feeling shaft. " This new shaft feels a bit more lively, maybe because it’s a lighter weight class, and I think it is stiffer in the butt section and a bit softer in the mid. The Red seems to time up pretty well for me, like the release is more consistent with my swing, getting a very repeatable ball flight for the first time out. Of course the forgiveness of the E723 driver has a lot to do with that too.
Thanks. Can’t wait to hear more feedback with the Red.
This is a great combo, for me at least, and the shaft is a no up-charge option from Tour Edge. I’ve been playing more golf this year than what has been normal for me, so that surely has something to do with hitting the ball a little more consistently, but I have no doubt that the E723 driver and the C723 5-wood have a lot to do with me hitting 70 – 80% of fairways off the tee.
The sound is very subjective – I find some people love it and some hate it, most are indifferent and just think it’s interesting. I’m totally used to it by now, but it generally draws a comment when I play with someone for the first time wondering if it was my swing contact or the club. The weight started moving due to contact with the ground and occasionally gets a little grass caught in the track but it hasn’t been a problem since I tightened it down.
The forgiveness and dispersion are off the charts. This club is a solid performer.
I think I hate the Tensei shaft. It’s not doing me any favors, but whatever. Anyway, still more of a low-bullet type of ball flight for me. Not that I’m a high ball hitter to start with, but it’s lower than I’m used to. Nevertheless, distance was very solid for a windy day. The biggest standout with this thing is just the insane forgiveness.
That sound is something else man. Takes some getting used to.
Sound is similar to my XXIO.
I don’t think I can place the sound of the XXIO in my head, so I’ll have to take your word for it.
It’s one of those things where you come from one sound to another and it just stands out at first. I do need to decide if I’m serious about using it, because it’ll need a different shaft if I do. I just like something a little lighter and a little smoother feeling. I think I’d see some added height. At the same time, the number of times I have left to play outdoors is really low. New things won’t be far away.
Hit my highest ball speed I’ve seen in months though
Likewise, my FIRs are at 61% now over my last 23 rounds. According to The Grint, that puts me around a +1 handicap driving accuracy ? Penalties are at an all-time low as well.
Just need the rest of my game to catch up.
Highest ball speed in months is something that would be hard to not give some extended time to…
Tour Edge is often overlooked in the driver category. It is more often thought of as making good fairway woods and hybrids. Yet they have been supporting athletes in the long drive arena and those athletes have been winning with Tour Edge products for a long time. One athlete in particular, Phillis Meti is a multiple World Champion who also set the record for the longest ever drive recorded in competition. She did those things with a Tour Edge Exotics driver in her hand.
The E723 driver in particular has racked up a bunch of accolades this year and has been acknowledged as one of the most forgiving drivers of the year.
It’s on sale right now and might be just the thing for those golfers looking for some help keeping their drives in play.
Looking forward to seeing what Tour Edge brings out in the coming year.
The performance of this club (and the others from TEEm Tour Edge) have me seriously considering filling out the bag with this brand for next season.