It wouldn’t be a Tour Edge release without the club that put them on the map, the fairway wood and no game improvement lineup would be complete without a hybrid. As with driver, there are both X525 and E525 designs which help make sure there is something for everyone. Each of the clubheads are each fully stainless steel designs that implement the same Ridgeback Technology and Diamond Face VFT as the drivers, though there are some notable individual differences.
Hot Launch X525 Fairway & Hybrid
The X525 look to be the easiest to launch anti-slice fairways and hybrids in the extreme game improvement realm. Not only do they utilize an offset bonded hosel to try and eliminate the extreme directional miss, but they also have Tour Edge’s criminally underrated Houdini Sole. This sole acts as a keel of sorts which when combined with the ultra-shallow face is attempting to get as much mass low and back to push the CG down and the launch up.
X525 Hybrid
Hot Launch E525 Fairway & Hybrid
Where the E525 goes though, things are much more traditional. There is no offset in either club but it also has an entirely different sole design, and yes the head is still bonded. The E525 hybrid and fairway both use a “Center-Sole Rail” like the E driver, but it is more pronounced here along the entire length of the sole to work with the shallow face in adding launch off the turf. To help get more mass towards the rear of the head to add stability however, Tour Edge has implemented a single external rear sole weight in both of these as well.
Tour Edge Hot Launch E525 Hybrid
The Details
Both the fairway and hybrid models are being paired with the UST Mamiya Helium Nanocore (L, A, R, S) to push the ultra-light designs to the extreme.
X525 Fairway Metal Available Lofts:
- Right-Handed: 16° 3-wood, 20° 5-wood, 23° 7-wood, 25° 9-wood, 27° 11-wood
- Left-Handed: 16° 3-wood, 20° 5-wood, 23° 7-wood
X525 Hybrid Available Lofts:
- Right-Handed & Left-Handed: 3/19°, 4/22°, 5/25°, 6/28°
E525 Fairway Metals Available Lofts:
- Right-Handed: 15° 3-Wood, 17° 4-Wood, 19° 5-Wood, 22° 7-Wood
E525 Hybrid Available Lofts:
- Right-Handed: 3/19°, 4/22°, 5/25°
The X and E fairways both come in at a retail price of $169.99, while both the X and E Hybrids come in at $149.99. What do you think about this next evolution of Hot Launch? Jump into the conversation and let us know!
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