"Tour prototype" clubs?

[catfell]

I just picked up an Adams Idea Pro 20* hybrid on that unnamed auction site.

The club was new, plastic still on the head, bubble wrap on the head with a sticker with 57651 Y.C. written on it. The headcover was still in sealed plastic and both the club and headcover were in a sealed bag.

I took the club out to look for a serial number, and on the sole it's marked "Tour Prototype".

Anybody want to fathom a guess as to what makes this club different than one that doesn't say "Tour Prototype"?

Should I get the lie and loft checked to make sure my club's specs are as what I thought I was buying?

The club came with a golf pride dual durometer grip, which is not what is listed on Adams' website for this club.

Just wondering,

catfell

[Black_Black]

I'd say that "tour" designated clubs from my experience are usually neutrally weighted internally as a whole. But, they can also have a plethora of differences from off the shelf models like slightly altered face angles, lofts, lies, profiles, etc. The only "tour" clubs I've used besides putters were fairway woods a 906F3 and 904F (the F3 is a bit larger and has a deeper 2-3 degree more open face than the F2 and an opaque paint job. I've heard that the 906F4 is a more shallow version for easier launch). Because of heel bias weighting in the 904F off the shelf model I was able to turn the club over much easier producing a draw(my natural shape is about a 5-7 yard cut with my woods) the "tour" model I hit seemed to be completely neutrally weighted producing my natural shape. Go demo a regular Idea Hybrid and see how it flies. Hope this helps.