Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Blade Wedge

Tour Edge has dropped another shotmarker’s club “straight off the Tour Van”, and that’s their new EXS Pro Blade wedge. With a classic look and more modern design approaches, the Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Blade wedge is a nice extension of the Pro Blade irons. There are only 500 of each loft in these forged wedges being made available to the public, so take a look at the review and see if they should be on your radar.

The Looks

Like I said, the Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Blade wedge is basically an extension of the irons. The wedge follows the same color scheme as well as the dual-chrome finish. From a tour-level wedge perspective, the EXS Pro Blade has a moderate footprint with a more rounded profile. It’s certainly not a bloated shovel of a profile, but rather a fuller pear-shape. This look, however, serves a very functional purpose. By having a more “flared out toe” and a little more real estate in the club head, Tour Edge was able to raise the center of gravity (CG) higher up the club head for a lower trajectory and less spin.

How Does it Feel?

Tour Edge forged the EXS Pro Blade wedge out of a soft Japanese carbon steel. To finish each wedge off with precise tolerances, they also utilized a CNC milling process to bring every wedge to the same conforming specs. This gives the wedge a nice and soft feel while still maintaining pinpoint response at impact which is a must with any wedge.

Remember when I mentioned earlier that the EXS Blade wedge has a higher CG for a lower launch and higher spin? Well, this also has a direct impact on feel. By moving the CG higher up the face, you also move the sweet spot higher. As such, the face feels a little more forgiving and has a slightly different balance than you might be used to in a Tour-level wedge. Frankly, I think it makes it a more playable wedge for a wider audience.

In terms of turf interaction the EXS Pro Blade wedge has a pretty versatile sole grind with relief in the heel, toe, and trailing edge. The sole is pretty clean and crisp through most lies. Even on thicker shots (not fat shots) where you take a strong divot, the sole feels crisp cutting through the turf and doesn’t inherently dig with a rounder leading edge.

How Does it Sound?

Much like the feel, the sound of the Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Blade wedge is crisp and smooth. Clean picks make a nice muted “click” sound across most of the face. A fuller swing has more a soft “pop” to it. Nice little scrapes through the turf make a soft “whoosh” sound while you get a nice, calm “thump” when you really utilize the bounce of the club and take a divot.

On-Course Performance

I know I’ve more than covered the higher CG at this point, but there are other factors that play into the Tour Edge EXS Pro Blade wedges spinning more. Just like Tour Edge did with the Blade irons, the wedge is forged with the face and grooves being CNC milled. By milling the grooves, they are able to be more precise and get them to the exact legal limit for as much spin as possible. As such, the higher lofts have wider grooves and the lower lofts have deeper, narrower grooves. In my personal experience, I can’t say that I’m all of the sudden zipping balls around the greens, BUT I have found that these wedges spin really nicely on full shots and are a bit easier to check around the greens.

The EXS Pro Blade wedges are also designed to launch with a lower trajectory. Now, I can’t speak for the lower lofts as I only went down to a 54º, but my flight on full shots was a little more piercing than I typically see. The combination of the higher CG in the face and the stock Dynamic Gold 115 wedge shaft produce a pretty strong flight. Of course, you can still get air under the ball when necessary on both full shots and greenside wedges. Around the greens, the lower launch may be less noticeable, but I did find it somewhat helpful. Being I’m not the strongest wedge player ever, I felt like I didn’t have to fight the club as much to keep pitch shots low. Especially under tree branches…

Final Thoughts – Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Blade Wedge

Tour Edge has reported a strong reception of the EXS Pro Blade wedges out on the Champions Tour for many of the reasons covered in this review. In fact, these are reportedly the first wedges Tour Edge has had breakthrough on a major Tour in quite some time, and all by way of players that have zero contracted obligation to play them. Simply put, the EXS Pro Blade is legitimately a very nice wedge with premium performance and some super smooth feel. Remember, there were only 500 of each loft made available to the public for these “Tour-Prototype” wedges, so if they sound like something you need, don’t sleep on them.

Stock Tour Edge Exotics EXS Pro Blade Wedge Specs

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