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How many people are playing this new Tour Edge ESX Pro? How would you have compare to your current gamer?
Being the it came in second on the best mid speed drivers. https://mygolfspy.com/the-best-driver-for-mid-swing-speeds/

Would you trade your gamer for this?

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Driver:   TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50  (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff)
3 -Wood:  Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff
5-Wood:  Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff
4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff
Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff
Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60
Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in
Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx 
GPS:   Shot Scope X5 with Tracking

TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood
TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.
TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch
TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag

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I’d like to try it, that’s for sure.


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Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60  Aldila  R flex   - 42.25 inches 

SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

India 52,56 (60 pending)  UST recoil 75's R flex  

Evon roll ER 5 32 inches

It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD   

 

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I’d love to give it a try too


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What I found interesting about this testing results for both Best Driver for High / Mid Swings, is  how the Tour Edge EXO Pro came in 2nd on both categories.  Which makes you think, is this driver a happy medium for both types of players.

Mid Swing Speeds
Strokes Gained -2nd
Total Distance - 17th
Forgiveness - 3rd

 

Fast Swing Speeds
Strokes Gained -2nd
Total Distance - 2nd
Forgiveness - 5th

Driver:   TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50  (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff)
3 -Wood:  Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff
5-Wood:  Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff
4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff
Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff
Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60
Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in
Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx 
GPS:   Shot Scope X5 with Tracking

TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood
TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.
TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch
TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag

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6 minutes ago, MrBandit said:

What I found interesting about this testing results for both Best Driver for High / Mid Swings, is  how the Tour Edge EXO Pro came in 2nd on both categories.  Which makes you think, is this driver a happy medium for both types of players.

Mid Swing Speeds
Strokes Gained -2nd
Total Distance - 17th
Forgiveness - 3rd

 

Fast Swing Speeds
Strokes Gained -2nd
Total Distance - 2nd
Forgiveness - 5th

Yes - I was very gung ho on this driver until I saw that it finished 17th in distance in the Mid Swing Speed category (my category).  I'm a consistent ball striker and very accurate driver of the ball so distance is extremely important to me.  My biggest weakness.  The good news is that I turn 65 in a few months which moves me up a set of tees for any competitive event - so I will get a nice "distance boost" there at least. 🙂

Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60  Aldila  R flex   - 42.25 inches 

SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

India 52,56 (60 pending)  UST recoil 75's R flex  

Evon roll ER 5 32 inches

It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD   

 

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8 minutes ago, MrBandit said:

What I found interesting about this testing results for both Best Driver for High / Mid Swings, is  how the Tour Edge EXO Pro came in 2nd on both categories.  Which makes you think, is this driver a happy medium for both types of players.

Mid Swing Speeds
Strokes Gained -2nd
Total Distance - 17th
Forgiveness - 3rd

 

Fast Swing Speeds
Strokes Gained -2nd
Total Distance - 2nd
Forgiveness - 5th

To me, I'm intrigued by the consistent forgiveness. A few yards shorter is fine if I'm in the fairway more often and my mishits are minimised. 

Rag tag bag, but it does the job. 

Taylormade R1 driver.

Ping G400 3 wood.

Cleveland Halo Launcher 3 hybrid.

Cleveland CBX launcher irons (5-PW). 

Assorted wedges (48, 52, 58).

Odyssey White Hot Pro 2.0 putter.

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So, I caved in and got the new Tour Edge EXO Pro, unfortunately my back is acting up so I really can't get after it, but what have notice just hitting about 15 range balls was that  the driver was straight, I didn't have to adjust the slider at all. I will put it in play maybe on Saturday and compare the results between my current gamer the G410 LTS and see which one benefits my game better. But so far, it is as advertised. 

Driver:   TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50  (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff)
3 -Wood:  Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff
5-Wood:  Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff
4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff
Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff
Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60
Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in
Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx 
GPS:   Shot Scope X5 with Tracking

TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood
TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.
TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch
TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag

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I hit it today at PGA Superstore...I hooked it off the planet..lol
I wasn’t being fit, just hit the stock offering but everything was a high sweeping hook.

Thought maybe it was me and there was a Srixon ZX5 in the bay so I took a few swings with it and I was hitting mid high 5 yard draws....switch back to the Tour Edge and bam.....mega hook.

Might be good for somebody trying to tame a slice but for somebody that fights a hook like me it was a “no thanks”


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:cobra-small: King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft

PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts

:cleveland-small: RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts

:odyssey-small: Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip

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39 minutes ago, TBT said:

I hit it today at PGA Superstore...I hooked it off the planet..lol
I wasn’t being fit, just hit the stock offering but everything was a high sweeping hook.

Thought maybe it was me and there was a Srixon ZX5 in the bay so I took a few swings with it and I was hitting mid high 5 yard draws....switch back to the Tour Edge and bam.....mega hook.

Might be good for somebody trying to tame a slice but for somebody that fights a hook like me it was a “no thanks”


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That is surprising, I tent to cut the ball, so I have my G410 set to Draw to fight the cut, But this was the opposite.  Just standard settings were on the money so far.

Also am using the same shaft as my current driver, that makes a difference.

Driver:   TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50  (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff)
3 -Wood:  Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff
5-Wood:  Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff
4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff
Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff
Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60
Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in
Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx 
GPS:   Shot Scope X5 with Tracking

TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood
TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.
TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch
TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag

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That is surprising, I tent to cut the ball, so I have my G410 set to Draw to fight the cut, But this was the opposite.  Just standard settings were on the money so far.
Also am using the same shaft as my current driver, that makes a difference.


Could be that me and the stock shaft didn’t get along, it did feel like it was unloading a little strange....I wasnt hitting normal hooks I was hitting big ugly pull hooks


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:cobra-small: King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft

:cobra-small: King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft

PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts

:cleveland-small: RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts

:odyssey-small: Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip

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I've got one, currently comparing against an ST200. Different shafts at the moment but that will change soon once I get some more adapters.

EXS pro: Ahina 70 x5ct X-flex

ST200: Tour Ad Di 6X

I'm roughly 110-112mph most driver swings a fight a low ball and right to left flight.

 

Pros:

Flight track appears to work. However can change feel/sound quite a bit.

Feels good off the face, beta Ti certainly has a distinct feel and I like it.

Bigger than the ST (Could go in con category also). This is very subjective and I'm not a fan of 460cc. Personally I think all drivers should be maxxd at 400, so smaller heads fit my eye better. It's not unwieldy, but it is bigger. Smaller than the EXS 220 tho, which is a good thing.

When struck well is longer, but not significantly.

 

Cons:

The ST sets up open, which I love. The EXS sets up square and one time I set it down and it was closed, which I HATE. More testing required here.

Sound. Sounds closer to a Ping than I'd like, which is the worst sound in golf. Thank God it doesn't have those stupid turbulators on top. Played a G410 LST for a couple of weeks and cannot for the life of me understand why people like them. Horrible drivers.

Forgiveness. My miss is left and this thing goes just as far left as everything else. That's more a me thing I know, but I don't think it's better across the face than anything else. 

 

I'll report back when I have more info.

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I have had the EXS Pro in play for most of last season, its been a great club.

Not certain why anyone would have issues with slices and hooks since it has plenty of  adjustability for ball flight.

Found this driver goes very straight. Excellent distance , great size at 450 cc's ,  solid performer , great price.

All in all, good value for the money. One of my better buys for equipment

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On 4/7/2021 at 9:27 AM, revkev said:

Yes - I was very gung ho on this driver until I saw that it finished 17th in distance in the Mid Swing Speed category (my category).  I'm a consistent ball striker and very accurate driver of the ball so distance is extremely important to me.  My biggest weakness.  The good news is that I turn 65 in a few months which moves me up a set of tees for any competitive event - so I will get a nice "distance boost" there at least. 🙂

It is a good 9 yards shorter in carry distance compared to #1 in the category, launch angle was under 13 degree for the club, so if you tinker to launch it a little higher, might get back some yards back to close the gap to the #1, faiway was quite high and of course price seems appealing

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Now that my back is feeling much better, I was really able to make turns and swing the driver.  And what do you know it was night and day.
I really smoke some drives out there, easily 15-20yds longer than my Ping G410 LTS driver, but what is also great, is that is 100% fairway finder, I can swing with confidence that even If I miss hit is not going off the reservation.  I attacked some tight holes that normally it if you are off you are going OB, water or in the forest and the ball was in the fairway or just barely off.  And with the additional length know that would have a shorter iron in hand for the next shot.

I'm testing the new Nippon MB+ 65 Stiff, it should get here on Wednesday and hope to game on Saturday.

Driver:   TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50  (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff)
3 -Wood:  Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff
5-Wood:  Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff
4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff
Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff
Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60
Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in
Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx 
GPS:   Shot Scope X5 with Tracking

TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood
TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.
TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch
TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag

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Check out my review of the TourEdge Exotic Pro with the Nippon N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.

 

 

Driver:   TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50  (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff)
3 -Wood:  Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff
5-Wood:  Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff
4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff
Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff
Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60
Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in
Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx 
GPS:   Shot Scope X5 with Tracking

TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood
TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.
TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch
TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag

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How did you all find adjusting the adaptor?      two problems I have is they put some sort of glue (seems) in the head that makes it so difficult to remove the tip from the head.

secondly,  is I find it difficult to screw it back in - i repeatedly damage the thread in the tip obviously its going in on an angle.  It might take me 10x to get it screwed in properly.  Each time I will have to remove the tip.  use my spare bolt to screw into the adaptor to clean up the thread.

 

I admit i bought a couple of after market adaptors, and thats where i first have this problem.  but I have the same problem with the originals as well, on both EXS Pro and EXS 220.     I dont think its because I am an uncoordinated numpty, my clubmaker had the same problem.    i also have some Cobra and Ping adjustables,  and I can comfortably screw them in,  blindfolded, drunk on a trampoline.

 

 

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On 8/7/2021 at 4:27 AM, theblake7 said:

How did you all find adjusting the adaptor?      two problems I have is they put some sort of glue (seems) in the head that makes it so difficult to remove the tip from the head.

secondly,  is I find it difficult to screw it back in - i repeatedly damage the thread in the tip obviously its going in on an angle.  It might take me 10x to get it screwed in properly.  Each time I will have to remove the tip.  use my spare bolt to screw into the adaptor to clean up the thread.

 

I admit i bought a couple of after market adaptors, and thats where i first have this problem.  but I have the same problem with the originals as well, on both EXS Pro and EXS 220.     I dont think its because I am an uncoordinated numpty, my clubmaker had the same problem.    i also have some Cobra and Ping adjustables,  and I can comfortably screw them in,  blindfolded, drunk on a trampoline.

 

 

i made the mistake of getting an aftermarket adapter that didn't work well the ESX Pro, ended up getting an OEM one. At First it was difficult to remove the shaft and adjust, but know it seems fine taken it out.

There  is some serious glue inside..we had screw get stuck inside.

Driver:   TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50  (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff)
3 -Wood:  Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff
5-Wood:  Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff
4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff
Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff
Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60
Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in
Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx 
GPS:   Shot Scope X5 with Tracking

TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood
TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff.
TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch
TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag

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