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As with the Exotics EXS 220 drivers released earlier this year, the fairways and hybrids in that same Tour Edge family use Diamond Face technology. Company officials tout that feature as a breakthrough, saying thick and thin diamond shapes, or mini-trampolines, behind the clubface promote faster ball speeds and reduce spin.
Those same people also say Diamond Face is but one of many attributes that distinguishes these metalwoods.
Thanks to the use of a new hyper-steel material, the EXS 220 fairways are 14 percent lighter than the previous version of that club, which was introduced in 2018. And that savings has allowed engineers to put more weight in the center of the sole and the rear of the clubhead, for easier launch and lower spin. In addition, dual carbon fiber placements in the heel and toe helped to elevate moment of inertia for better forgiveness and create ideal center-of-gravity placement in each metalwood. A SlipStream sole endowed with wider speed channels was included to assist with – and improve – turf interaction.
As for the EXS 220 hybrids, which technicians describe as being made to “bring the power of a fairway metal to a hybrid design,” they boast a new MOI-raising shape that is deeper from face to back. That works with a 4-gram back weight to create a more stable and forgiving club, they say. And the availability of additional weights (7 and 10 grams) should make it that much easier for players to dial in their preferred swing weight and trajectory. These clubs also employ the SlipStream sole and rely on a raised CG to reduce spin.
The EXS 220 fairways are offered in three 3-wood models – angled at 13.5, 15 and 16.5 degrees – as well as an 18-degree 5-wood and a 21-degree 7-wood. With regards to the hybrids, they come in 17-, 19-, 22-, 25- and 28-degree versions.