What's up with new Tour Edge fairway (cg2)?

[uglande]

It got a good plug from TST and a friend of mine said he tried it out at the merchandise show and was blown away. Tour Edge is making a guarantee you will outdrive your current fairway wood by 20 yards. Those yards don't come cheap. The lowest price I can find is $350.

Has anyone tried this baby and is it worth three-and-a-half bills?

[Jenananda]

Hello Uglande,

I did try the Tour Edge 3W last spring. Spent an entire day hitting every club you could imagine and I consistantly outdrove every other 3 wood. the next runner up for me was the Bridgestone J33. I never bought one though as I didn't have the money. This spring I'll try again and see what works best and probably buy it.

jen

[Donald MacKenzie]

I have hit the original and the new CG2 3-wood from the Exotics line, and I can tell you that A) the original is a beast, and B) the new version is even beastier.

The difference is that the titanium face is lighter/thinner, so the steel body is bigger/deeper. So the face is a bit deeper, and the club's a bit more forgiving. But it is super long, which is why you'd want it. It's 20 yards longer than my Steelhead Plus, that's for sure. I'd say it would be longer than a driver for a lot of people who struggle hitting a driver.

It is expensive, no doubt. But it's the longest 3-wood out there, IMHO.

[Jenananda]

I'm thinking of getting a good set of irons, forged, rifle 6.0 graphite shafts. I'm trying to get my handicap as close to par as possible. Any suggestions. you seem to be in the know. Swing speed on a driver is around 105-110.
I'll probably buy used as I may not have the budget for new.
Jen

[Donald MacKenzie]

Lots of good forged options from the last couple years that could be had used. Titleist 690s, Callaway X-Tours, Hogan Edges, any number of Mizuno models. I'd suggest using the PGA Trade-In network or a site like Callaway Golf PreOwned.com to find someplace near you that has used clubs in stock that you can demo, because irons are so individual. 3balls.com is also a good clearing house for used irons. Good luck.