[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-tour-edge-golf-clubs-carbon-ridgeback-and-pyramid-face-what-the-technology-does":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"carbon-ridgeback-and-pyramid-face-what-the-technology-does","Carbon, Ridgeback and Pyramid Face: What the Technology Does","Three named technologies, and what each one actually changes.","\u002Fimg\u002Ftour-edge-golf-clubs\u002Fcarbon-ridgeback-and-pyramid-face-what-the-technology-does_tour-edge-technology.png","Carbon, Ridgeback and Pyramid Face: What the Technology Does illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"tour-edge-golf-clubs","Tour Edge Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>Carbon construction\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The current Exotics metalwoods use an all-carbon sole and crown. Carbon is far lighter than titanium for the same area, so replacing metal with it frees up mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That freed mass is the whole point. It gets repositioned low and toward the perimeter, which raises MOI and lowers the centre of gravity — meaning more forgiveness and easier launch from the same head size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Ridgeback\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A 360° titanium frame that wraps the crown and sole. Its job is structural: hold the head rigid so that the face can flex efficiently, while allowing so much of the body to be made from carbon in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a frame like this, a mostly-carbon head would deform in ways that cost ball speed and consistency. It is the enabling technology rather than the headline one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Pyramid Face\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A variable-thickness face design intended to widen the area that delivers useful ball speed. The face is thicker where it needs support and thinner where flex helps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every manufacturer does a version of this, and the physics is genuine. What differs between brands is the specific geometry, and no golfer can evaluate that from a diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>How much of this should influence your purchase\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Very little, honestly. Technology names describe how a club was engineered, not whether it suits your swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What matters is the resulting head profile, its MOI, its spin characteristics and the shaft in it. Two clubs with identical technology stories can perform completely differently for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to ask instead\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Not “what is Pyramid Face” but “what does this head do to my spin and my dispersion compared to the one I have”. That is a question a launch monitor answers in ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The useful takeaway\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Carbon plus a titanium frame is a legitimate way to build a forgiving head, and Tour Edge does it competently across the range. Treat that as a reason to include the clubs in your testing, not as a reason to skip the testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Ignore the technology names when comparing clubs. Compare launch, spin and dispersion numbers, and let the engineering explain the results rather than predict them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",367,{"slug":15,"title":16},"tour-edge-for-better-players-where-exotics-competes","Tour Edge for Better Players: Where Exotics Competes",{"slug":18,"title":19},"buying-tour-edge-used-what-to-look-for","Buying Tour Edge Used: What to Look For",1788335629068]