[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-tour-edge-golf-clubs-tour-edge-naming-explained-ls-max-lite-d-and-ridgeback":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"tour-edge-naming-explained-ls-max-lite-d-and-ridgeback","Tour Edge Naming Explained: LS, Max, Lite, D and Ridgeback","Short suffixes carrying a lot of information once you know the code.","\u002Fimg\u002Ftour-edge-golf-clubs\u002Ftour-edge-naming-explained-ls-max-lite-d-and-ridgeback_tour-edge-naming.png","Tour Edge Naming Explained: LS, Max, Lite, D and Ridgeback illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"tour-edge-golf-clubs","Tour Edge Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>LS\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Low Spin. The compact, tour-intent head. In drivers this is the 440cc option with adjustable sole weights, aimed at fast swingers who generate enough speed to need spin taken out rather than added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you do not hit the ball high already, LS is the wrong suffix for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Max\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Maximum forgiveness. The largest head, the highest MOI, the most stability on off-centre strikes. In the Exotics driver this means 460cc, an 18g sliding sole weight and over 10,000 MOI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max appears in both brands and in irons, fairways and hybrids. Wherever you see it, it means the same thing: stability prioritised over workability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Lite\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Ultra-lightweight. Lighter head, lighter shaft, lighter grip, usually with some offset. Built for golfers who cannot load a heavy club and need help with launch and with a shot that leaks right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lite is not a lesser club. For a golfer with moderate speed it will outperform the LS by a wide margin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>D\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Draw bias, used in the Hot Launch range. \u003Cstrong>Hot Launch Max D\u003C\u002Fstrong> clubs are weighted to help the face square up through impact, which reduces a slice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your standard miss is a weak shot to the right, the D versions are worth testing. If you fight a hook, avoid them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Ridgeback\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A 360° titanium frame that wraps the crown and sole of the carbon-bodied metalwoods. Its job is to hold the head stable while letting the face flex efficiently, which is what allows so much of the body to be carbon in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Pyramid Face\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The face technology used across the current Exotics metalwoods, designed to expand the area of the face that delivers useful ball speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Ironwoods\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A Hot Launch term for a hybrid-iron crossover — a club shaped somewhere between the two, built to be easier to launch than an iron and more controllable than a hybrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Read the suffix first. LS, Max and Lite tell you more about whether a club suits you than the brand name in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",351,{"slug":15,"title":16},"exotics-vs-hot-launch-which-tour-edge-brand-is-yours","Exotics vs Hot Launch: Which Tour Edge Brand Is Yours",{"slug":18,"title":19},"tour-edge-exotics-drivers-ls-vs-max-vs-lite","Tour Edge Exotics Drivers: LS vs Max vs Lite",1788335629054]