In recent years, Tour Edge has really begun to establish itself as a very credible, high-performing brand at a significantly more digestible price point than many of the major manufacturers. Players like Bernhard Langer and many of his contemporaries on the PGA Champions Tour have been using Tour Edge equipment very successfully for some time. In this review, I am going to take a look at the new C725 driver to see if it can rival some of the best golf drivers in the game…
In terms of the technology, this is very much a low-spin/low-launching driver, with features such as a 3D Diamond Face and 360-degree Ridgeback designed to provide optimal feel and maximize ball speed. Tour Edge has very much tried to blend a low-spin profile with more stability than typically available in that category of driver.
With regards to the visual the Tour Edge Exotics C725 driver is a very premium-looking driver with a carbon fiber crown and a banner strip of matte black along the leading edge which looks excellent and frames the ball beautifully. It has a very rounded profile which always suits my eye, and overall is very impressive from this angle. My only negative - and this is very pedantic - is with the loft adapter. Much like with Mizuno models such as the ST-G, the adapter stops too abruptly for me before joining the shaft, lacking a small ferrule to help taper it down more subtly.
From a shelf appeal perspective, again Tour Edge has done a fine job. The adjustable weights are neatly tucked away and there is a real simplicity to the ‘in the bag’ angle that I very much enjoy. Not basic, just understated.
In terms of performance, the C725 was a genuine surprise to me. I don’t know what I expected but the FullSwing KIT launch monitor data was very impressive. While maybe not reaching the ball speed and distance numbers of a TaylorMade Qi35 or Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond, it is pretty close. On top of the impressive measurables, I enjoyed so much more about this driver, in particular the feel.
A lively combination of power and feedback really struck the right chords with me and quite honestly the consistency of ball flight was up there with anything else I have tried in the low-spin category. In terms of that spin, I would put it in the middle grounds of aggression in terms of the rpm, averaging around 2250 for me personally, which was plenty low enough to offer a solid, penetrating ball flight. The C725 also has a weight port in the front of the head to allow the spin to be fine-tuned to your preference and I found it very effective.
There are eight available hosel settings that allow you to alter the lie, loft, and face angle to get you dialed in even further. There really isn't a shape or trajectory this driver can't produce, all while sending your ball a competitive distance down the fairway.
Overall, I couldn’t be much more impressed with what Tour Edge has created here with the C725. When you consider the speed, adjustability, premium visuals and the solid, powerful feel on offer here for $400, the value for money is genuinely exceptional.
