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The Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 irons offer high end forgiveness at a bargain basement price.  Ideal for the new golfer or anyone seeking more high, straight shots.

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Introduction

Some golfers believe that the joy of the game is in the struggle.  If that describes you, you’re probably going to want to stop reading.  However, if you’re the kind of golfer who wants to hit more high, pretty shots, read on to learn how the Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 irons can help.

I tested the Hot Launch E522 irons alongside the C522 irons [full review HERE ], and the first thing I noticed was that the top line of the E522 is actually a bit thinner than that of the C522 in the short irons.  However, as you move into the long irons, the topline gets wider.  Overall I would regard the top line as medium-thick .  Both irons have a substantial amount of offset .

The big difference between the two set is that the E522 is a larger, hollow body hybrid-iron .  In the higher lofted clubs, the black part that sticks out beyond the top line is very well hidden.  In the long irons, that “extra” really stands out.  Obviously traditionalists are not going to vibe with this design, but players that find confidence in a larger profile will love it.

Finally, each iron in the Hot Launch E522 set comes with a sock-style headcover , as shown above.  While they are technically iron covers, I think they’re a lot better looking than the black neoprene thing that most of us think of when we hear that term.

Sound & Feel

The large, hollow body of the Hot Launch E522 irons produces an impact sound that’s fairly loud and medium-high pitched .  Impact gets a little louder in the long irons with good strikes sounding like gunshots.  That sound is accompanied by a feel that is fairly fast but not springy .

For a head this large, I was surprised by how precisely I was able to feel the impact location.  The sound didn’t change dramatically from pure shots to mishits, but my hands told the truth about strike quality.

Performance

Tour Edge designed the Hot Launch E522 irons with ease of play as the number one goal.  To that end, they used a shallow face design and their Houdini Sole to create a super low center of gravity so that every shot gets airborne .  If you struggle to elevate the ball, these irons are going to be a godsend.

The other thing that makes these irons so much fun to play is the forgiveness.  The large, hollow body allows for extreme perimeter weighting and tremendous stability.  That means that the ball speed, launch angle, and spin rates barely change from shot to shot.  These are some of the most consistent irons I’ve ever tested .

One thing that should be noted is that the lofts of the E522 irons are much weaker than those of the C522 .  This helps with getting the ball airborne and may create longer carry distances for some players in the long irons.  However, if you’re testing the two irons side by side, don’t be surprised if the C522 is longer, particularly in the short and mid irons.

Finally, Tour Edge offers the Hot Launch E522 with two stock shaft options .  If you want steel, there’s the KBS Max 80, a fairly light weight option.  For players seeking to cut even more weight, the graphite option is the Mitsubishi Fubuki HL.  Depending on the flex, this shaft weighs between 50 and 60 grams.

For the new golfer or those who simply want to get on the course and hit some high, straight shots, I can’t recommend the Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 irons enough.  These irons are fun and easy to hit and extremely consistent.  Add in the fantastic value, and you have an all-around winner.

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Hi Matt – any significant difference between the E522s and the previous gen E521 irons? They look very similar to me. Almost exactly the same.

I didn’t get to review the E521, so I can’t speak to the differences.

Hi i think the c522s would be my pick if choosen as i am very new to this game that i can not get away from maybe it help me with my worm burners that im prone to hit. When playing my horrible brother inlaw for getting me started in this new hobby. Lol thanks

This is the first review I’ve seen of these and I’ve been waiting for one. Thank you, good read.

I see in this article that these irons come with covers. I bought a set at the PGA store and they didn’t give me a set of covers.

These are a pretty good looking set of irons. Thanks for the review!

I am excited to see in person.

I’ve been hitting the E- 522 Irons for nine months, 5 thru P.W. W ith Graft . Shafts.I have gain 15 to 25 yards depending on the Iron. Absolutely love them. They say they will launch high & THEY DO.

Saw them in shop for the first time last night. They looked a little less bulky than previous versions to my eye. I’m not sure if they did slim them down or if using black makes them look slimmer, but the 6i I was holding at address didn’t look like it had as much junk in the trunk.

Pretty good looking. Might grab a set for my dad. Could definitely use the help getting it airborne.

Interested in the E522 after reading the review.

A great club for sure! I need these at 60. They do everything well.

I like the E522’s

Nice looking. They look like the type of clubs that would help me make better contact. Would look pretty sharp in my bag too!

luv to try them

I think the E522 would be a perfect addition as I still struggle getting the loft I need especially as I get closer to the green! Thanks for the review!

Thanks for the review Matt. Looks like my kind of irons that will go well with my Exotics woods and hybrid already in the bag.

Would like to try game improvement clubs.

I’ve had my eyes on these clubs for awhile now. These would definitely help improve my game!

Consistency and forgiveness? I’m in!

Might be just what this senior player needs to get back on track. Shots are getting shorter, handicap is going up, golf hasn’t been as much fun. E522 s May be the way to go!

As an older golfer whose short game is still pretty good, my main concern is distance. I hit the ball pretty straight but distance is my main concern. I like traditional iron shapes . Which model would you suggest?

I have been using Taylormade RBZ irons with Steel Fiber i70 shafts.

I love my Tour Edge Extreme driver. Maybe time to try the E522 irons.

If the short and mid irons are longer in the c522 irons even though weaker lofted, I would opt for the C522. We play a lot of elevated greens and the extra height will definitely be a plus!

These look like the exact clubs to help me improve ( mind you i dont have any clubs just now)

Would like the C522 irons*

Beautiful clubs! After reviewing both, I feel the E522 would be a great fit for me.

E522 FOR ME!

I would like a set of these please

I need these.

I’m in my 50’s and am fortunate enough to still play with my father. If the E522s make it more fun to play, I’m in. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the great reviews. Always love seeing them in my inbox.*

At 77 years old my iron game is not too good. Woods are great and short game is good. Just can’t hit an iron period! Love to have the E 521 ironwoods.

Been looking at hybrid irons lately. I think I would choose this E522 set instead of the C522 set.

As a 75 year old with a 10 handicap I’m beginning to feel the need for more forgiveness in my iron shots. The E522 irons look like they are the type of clubs I should be using. Have them on my to buy list at present but would love to receive a set to try out and then recommend to friends.*

Hot launch irons please

I would go for the E522 set

Getting a little long in the tooth. Would like to try E522. Keep up the good work, I always enjoy reading your reviews. Especially with a foot of snow out there.

Would love to try the Tour Edge Hot Launch E22…High, straight and long are what I am looking for in a set of new irons…

E522, could possibility fit my game! I’m older golfer, I’m needing club that offers forgiveness and added distance. Would love to give set a try.

The Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 irons for me please.

I think the E522 would be a better fit for me. Would love to try!*

The E522 irons look like they would be perfect for a new player. A lady friend of mine is taking her first lessons soon, and these would be wonderful for her!

Would love a set of the e522 irons!

I purchased the E522 driver and love it. The ball goes straight and far. I own a 2018 Hot Launch Tour Edge clubs but the new E irons would really complete the older set to a newer one. Other golfers ask me what I’m hitting when they hear that driver work off the tee!!

The c522’s look great. Like the distance aspect and consistency. I would choose the c522 irons over the e522

Would love the c522. Am a 12 handicap and ready to enhance my game while realizing I’m still an amateur. This was on my list, so thanks!!

I’m thinking the E522 irons are better suited to my game…. send them along!

The E522 irons (regular graphite shaft) would interest me. I currently play an older set of graphite-shafted Adams with the 4, 5 & 6 irons being hybrids and I find them very easy to hit. The E522 looks similar and, as I purchased a Tour Exotics driver almost three years ago and am extremely pleased with it, a full set of Tour Exotics would really be appreciated. (I bought the driver based on your review and one of my playing partners bought a full set of Tour Exotics after trying my driver.)

I struggle to hit traditional irons. I have a largely hybrid set of clubs. This seems like something that could help my game. Love the innovation, and judging by the comments in this thread, they perform. Hope I win!

I’d love to put these in my bag!

The E522 have a hybrid look that I like.*

E522 are my choice; good review!

Definitely Interested in this set. Any help I can get with mishits would be a godsend!*

As an older golfer, I have trouble getting the ball airborne and the E522 would be the solution, as well as the forgiveness that these irons would provide. Would love to be the recipient of these great looking sticks.

Although I am far from a novice golfer from what I reading in the reviews and how I honestly assess where my game is at I think E522’s might be more suitable for me at this time.*

Very interesting looking set of irons and the sock-covers are intriguing…don’t believe I could get used to the look. Please consider outfitting my bag this year with a set of C522 irons. I already pack Tour Edge Exotic fairways…Thanks..

80 yrs young. would like to move to new technology as my irons are almost as old as me!*

Interesting review as an older golfer hybrid clubs should be the best for myself.

I would love to consistently hit my irons in the air, I usually hit them so the ball rolls down the fairway. Very frustrating. I go to the range 2-3 times a week & play 2 rounds per week & I still suck. I love the game & wont stop playing. These clubs seem to be the answer I’ve been looking for. Hope they work as described.

My sister does not like irons so these look like they would be a great for her.

Good review of C522 and E522!

I think these irons could even help lower handicap players. Straight and high launching is nice for everyone. I will play with anything that makes the game for fun and I’d love to try them.

If you’re an older golfer, get real. I mean, who are we kidding? Hybrids rule. Advance it out of the rough. From the fairway, high and straight. From around the green, you could chip with any of them and get it close. Thank you.

For an older golfer, these would be ideal in graphite shafts. This is a great review of those clubs. Would love to get fitted for them and get a set.*

Looking to try out an all hybrid set. These look great.

Wow, the C522 sounds like it would help me greatly with my game. The C522 with graphite shafts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the consideration.

would like the C522’s

The E522 appeal to me.*

Would love to have these E522’s in my bag!

Great review, as always. As I’m losing speed and getting older, I’d love a set of these.

C522 with Mitsubishi shafts will do the trick. Love to try them. I need the help.

as a LEFT HANDED 65 year old who has played for a year and a half with mostly hybrids, i see the E522 regular /graphite shaft resembles clubs i could learn to use. I just broke 100 with a 93 score last week, playing three times a week, and the E522 clubs would enhance my game.

I would like the E522 set.

these look like irons that can only help the way the game is played!

I’d like a set of the E522 irons. Tour edge has always tried to make the game enjoyable for the average golfer.

The c522 graphite shaft should be the set for me. I need a game changing set. Let this be the it.

It would be great to have the E522’s in my bag.

I would luv the E522 set!

I definitely would prefer the E522 set. It much better suits my game. I currently play a Tour Edge driver and also have several of their fairways woods and hybrids. They have always performed well for me..

would love to play the 2022 season with the E522 irons!

My ball flight is not as high as I would like so this design with graphite shafts would definitely help. Hitting shots more consistently is a great benefit as well.

Hi, Enjoyed the reviews of the latest irons from Tour Edge. I’m in the market for new clubs and will seek an opportunity to test drive both models. I think the E522 iron set may be the correct set for me to help launch shots higher and longer. Thanks for the thorough reviews.

I would love to try these!

I did a test drive on the E522 a few week ago at Morton Golf @ Haggin Oaks Golf. Very impressed, realistic about my handicap index, these clubs are the Game Improvement I need!! Thank you.

They look good and i will be trying them out to see if they will help with my iron play

E522 steel….left handed. Probably not in the cards. Southpaws should be entitled to nice things also and these are gorgeous!

great clubs I already have a couple of the hybrid type plus a hybrid sand wedge just love this one

would love e522 thank you

Those E522s look great. A set of these would be a fantastic addition! I like the look of the C522s, too. I just began golfing last season. Based on the loft differences, do you think the C522 might require an extra wedge or the E522 would need an additional long club?

As an older guy with a very bad back I think these would be a really good style of club for me. I’d very much like to win these.

Not a fan of hybrids and run with a 4wood and 7 wood. Thinking this could be a good 4 iron/5 hybrid after my 7 wood. What do you think? More iron like.

I’ve never had a really good new set of irons. These look like they would be great.

The E522 seems like a better choice for a more casual golfer like myself.

Few years ago I was shooting under par every course and back problems. These clubs get the ball up and are forgiving and right spin and displacement (accurate). I look at the club face not what’s behind it. This company is on the right track and cant endorse them enough.

Also…I can draw or fade these at will. Started using them after I got back problems. And they are at a decent price too. Very impressed guys !!!!

Would these be comparable to the Cleveland Halo XL hybrids? THX

Yes, they’re in the same category.

I recently purchased the Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 iron/woods with steel shaft and was wondering what the swing weight was on these. I prefer a heavier head weight (D2 at least) and these clubs feel a little lighter. I cannot find anything on the Tour Edge website that can answer this question so any help would be appreciated.

I would suggest taking your clubs to a builder to have them measured and adjusted if you don’t like the feel.

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Tour Edge's Hot Launch 522 irons and wedges offer options to those looking for improvement

What you need to know: Tour Edge’s Hot Launch C522 irons and SuperSpin wedges are designed for players who need some help but enjoy competitive golf in a classic cavity-back design. The new E522 irons and wedges offer max help with an emphasis on getting the ball in the air and fighting the slice.

Price/Availability: The Hot Launch C522 irons ($80 per iron) are available in lofts ranging from 22 to 59 degrees while the E522 irons ($100 per iron) range from 20 to 49 degrees. The wedges cost $90 each. The clubs will be in stores on Oct. 1.

The deep dive: When getting the ball airborne with plenty of distance is your priority, there’s no reason to attempt to disguise it. Tour Edge’s new Hot Launch C522 and E522 irons—the sixth iteration of the Hot Launch series—don’t even try. By using improved construction and multiple materials to achieve distance and height with an acceptable feel, these irons offer players multiple ways to get better.

The 431 stainless-steel C522 cavity-back irons and E522 hollow-body hybrid irons offer help in ways people familiar with Tour Edge’s heritage in irons will recognize. Wide soles lower the center of gravity (CG) for higher launch while off-center-hit forgiveness is achieved through a slightly larger size. And there’s enough offset to help slicers mitigate those annoying shots that tend to fade—or slice—too much.

The hero of the Hot Launch C522 and E522 irons might not be on the face of the club, but on the bottom of it. Players in the game-improvement category need their worst shots to be playable, and in this case that means designing soles that improve turf interaction and help mitigate the effect of a shot that takes too much grass.

While generally a more traditional cavity-back design, the C522’s wide sole smooths chunkier hits by adding more mass low in the head. In turn, the 360-degree undercut in the cavity works with extra mass in the toe to enhance the moment of inertia (MOI) for better performance on off-center strikes.

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New to the C522 is the company’s VIBRCOR, a high-grade thermoplastic urethane placed in the deep undercut pocket designed to enhance perimeter weighting for forgiveness while boosting speed and enhancing feel.

“VIBRCOR is the biggest difference,” said Matt Neeley, Tour Edge’s VP of product development. “The badge sticks up 6 to 7 millimeters off the surface and really helps on sound because it’s so thick and protruding there. It’s the biggest upgrade in the lineup.”

The Hot Launch E522 irons take a more aggressive approach to turf interaction by using the company’s “Houdini sole” found in some of its fairway woods and hybrids to cut through the ground. “We’ve basically added this little tail that really increased the effective sole while helping create cleaner turf interaction,” Neeley said. “We’re pulling a lot of the sole away from that area where the club meets the ground.”

In order to offer more help than the C522, the E522 also uses a shallow face height that encourages higher launch. The hollow-body design furthers that endeavor by placing weight low. Assisting those with a tendency to slice, weight is placed in the heel, and the clubs are slightly offset.

The Hot Launch irons extend to E522 wedges (52, 56, 60 degrees) that can fit easily within the respective sets. Like the irons, they incorporate a wide sole and include the angled rear section to reduce how much of it contacts the turf or sand. A deep undercut in the cavity-back design frees up the extra mass that's put into the turf-sliding sole shape while full-face grooves provide plenty of grab on shots around the green. There’s also a Hot Launch SuperSpin VIBRCOR wedge (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 degrees) designed to provide better control around the green. It has a beveled leading edge and cambered sole that also prevents digging and adds versatility.

The Hot Launch C522 irons ($80 per iron) are available in lofts ranging from 22 to 59 degrees while the E522 irons ($100 per iron) range from 20 to 49 degrees. The wedges cost $90 each. The clubs will be in stores on Oct. 1.

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Tour Edge is back in 2021 with an update to one of the best values in golf, the super popular Hot Launch series. Following the success of last year’s 521 lineup, the new Hot launch 522 lineup has better looks, feel, more technology, and performance at the same great price point. Kicking off our series of reviews is the extreme game improvement (GI) Hot Launch E522 driver, which is easily one of the most forgiving drivers I’ve ever hit.

Throughout Tour Edge’s entire Hot Launch 522 lineup, appearance is the first noticeable improvement from last year. The Hot Launch E522 driver has a much more appealing rounded shape with a moderate footprint even though it still comes in at 460cc. This driver as an extreme GI club has significant offset, but Tour Edge did a fantastic job blending it for a cleaner look at address. Don’t get me wrong, it’s certainly noticeable but it doesn’t look nearly as extreme as you’d typically expect for a driver in this category.

How Does it Feel?

The very first rip of the ball highlighted the next major improvement from last year. Tour Edge gave the Hot Launch E522 driver the same Diamond Face 2.0 technology that they use in their premium drivers. Diamond Face creates a hotter and more forgiving face via a series of 42 mini diamond shapes of varying thicknesses across the back of the face. These diamonds create a “trampoline effect” resulting in faster ball speeds for more distance. As such, you feel a lot of jump off of a majority of the face.

Worth pointing out in this section is the Fubuki-HL shaft in the Hot Launch 522 woods. The Fubuki has a pleasantly clean feel with a smooth, yet controlled flex profile. At a shorter stock length of 44.5″ (can be custom ordered to other lengths), the club felt well balanced and easy to control.

How Does it Sound?

Like the feel, the Tour Edge HL E522 driver’s sound is pretty hot! Players with faster swing speeds (let’s call it 100+ mph) may find the E522 driver to fall on the louder side. Players with more moderate swing speeds, which are the more likely audience for this club, will experience a solid “whap” at impact giving them a confident reassurance that they just smacked the ball down the fairway.

On-Course Performance

By design, the Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 driver is meant to launch the ball higher and spin a bit more. The Houdini Sole moves more mass low and deep in the head which helps get the ball in the air and spinning. Of course, Tour Edge wants this to be easy to achieve with the E522 driver and it certainly is. I was able to swing pretty effortlessly with my “usual swing” and achieve a higher launch angle. I typically produce around 12º of launch with my gamer setup, but my stock swing with the E522 lingered in the 15-16º range. Though this is a bit high for me with my swing speed, the design certainly works as intended, especially for players who need help getting the ball in the air with enough spin to hold it there for more carry.

As I said earlier, I definitely didn’t have my A-Game on the TrackMan. I could just tell at impact, I hit some terrible shots. The TrackMan’s measured smash factor often supported those assumptions, but I was floored by how good these misses were ending up. Shots that I assumed would be dead and unplayable were staying within the grid with plenty of distance. “That’s a miss I can CERTAINLY live with” was a regular statement for the day. I’m talking to the point, that it didn’t seem fair. The Hot Launch E522 driver’s forgiveness is very real and extremely impressive. If that doesn’t sound good for players seeking extreme game improvement, I don’t know what does!

Final Thoughts – Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 Driver

Tour Edge bills the Hot Launch 522 series as “the easiest clubs you’ll ever hit” and I have a pretty hard time disagreeing, especially with the E522 lineup. I absolutely did not “have my swing” for most of the testing and the E522 driver continually bailed me out. Not just bailed me out, but still delivered perfectly good results that, frankly, I didn’t deserve. The Hot Launch E522 driver was incredibly forgiving and easy to keep in play. There were multiple jokes about the E522 knocking out my current gamer, but as testing went on, I’m not sure how much of a joke it was anymore. And at only $249, the barrier to entry is beyond reasonable and the automatic control is a cheat code for players that will take all the help they can get.

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I’ve taken a few swings with this club and couldn’t get over the sound. To me, it sounded like hitting an aluminum baseball bat.

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Tour edge hot launch e522 offset fairway wood.

The Extreme Game Improvement Hot Launch E522 Fairway Metal offers the game-changing Houdini Sole in conjunction with a super-shallow face, a slice-fighting offset design and heel weighting for added draw bias. The 17-4 stainless-steel fairway features a thinner and lighter forged steel crown that increases ball speed for the increased power creation and the ultimate in ease of use.

Houdini Sole Technology

The Houdini Sole is an emerging sole design innovation that pushes weight back as much as possible for an ultra-low and deep CG, optimizing launch conditions and greatly improving forgiveness off the face. The Houdini Sole design element has proven to be one of the most effective technologies at getting balls out of tough lies by reducing turf interaction by 35%.

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The Hot Launch E522 Fairway features Diamond Face 2.0 technology with 42 different thick and thin diamond shapes behind the face of the metals for an enhanced sweet spot. Different variables of thick and thin diamond shapes or “mini-trampolines” behind the face combine with a Cup Face construction to produce greater face flex, faster ball speeds and better performance on off-center hits.

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The super-shallow face design in the E522 Fairway Metal produces higher launch angles and extreme ease of launch. The strategically placed heel draw-bias weight of the E range offset designs was engineered to help golfers avoid hitting slices.

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Control Length Shafts Technology is optimized shorter shaft lengths that were designed specifically for the E522 Fairway Metal to greatly improve accuracy, control and to offer maxed out Smash Factor ratings for the club head. The Control Length shaft system leads to more players hitting the center of the clubface.

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Tour Edge E522 Driver Review

In this Tour Edge E522 driver review, we take a closer look at a product that was designed to make the game more fun for slicers

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The E522 driver from Tour Edge delivers on its technology promises to help golfers combat their dreaded slice while also providing premium aesthetics and naturally high launch conditions. Even better, those attributes come in a driver that ranks as one of the best value propositions in the category.

Slice-fighting technology delivers as intended

Highly forgiving on off-center strikes

Effortlessly high launch

One of the best-looking offset drivers you’ll see

Impact sound won’t appeal to all

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The Tour Edge C522 driver is one of the standout products I’ve tested this year, as it earned a rare 5-star rating for the impressive performance it delivered at what is simply an incredible price point. But there’s another driver in the 522 lineup as well, and that’s the E522, which will be the focus of this review.

For those keeping score at home, the "C" in Tour Edge’s branding stands for Competition Spec while the "E" stands for Extreme Spec. Probably the easiest way to explain the nomenclature would be to borrow terms most often associated with irons, as C models would best be categorized as “players” drivers while E models would best be described as “game-improvement” drivers. And make no mistake about it; these two drivers are very different animals.

Most notable about the E522 is that it was designed to help golfers combat a slice. As such, it has an offset hosel design and discretionary weight has been moved toward the heel to allow right-handed golfers who struggle to square the face at impact to release the toe more easily and eliminate that ugly miss to the right. It also has a more upright lie angle to further encourage a draw, and it comes at a shorter stock length of 44.5 inches to promote improved center-face contact. I’ll address performance shortly, but the C522 and E522 also look extremely different.

The E522 has a much shallower face to promote effortlessly high launch and the offset is noticeable at address. What I will say, however, is that the offset is more subtle than what you might see in other drivers in this category, and Tour Edge has done an excellent job from an aesthetics standpoint of hiding any appearance of a closed face at address by using a more curved topline. In terms of its overall profile, the E522 is about the same size as the C522 and also features a traditional rounded shape. I’d also add that from an overall aesthetics standpoint the E522 belies its value price point, as it looks like a high-quality driver.

As for the testing sessions I conducted with the E522, they all took place on the course at Atlanta National Golf Club using Titleist Pro V1x golf balls . I spent one morning hitting multiple driver shots off of several tees, and I also played a couple of rounds with the E522. What I did not do for this test, however, is hit the E522 comparatively against other drivers that I typically use. Given that the E522 is a slice-fighting driver, which normally wouldn’t be a fit for my game, comparing it to drivers that are more ideal fits would be like comparing apples to oranges. So for this review, the E522 is being judged solely on its own merits.

I’ll start with the sound and feel of the E522, and it was loud. The C522 was also on the louder side but offered an explosive titanium crack. The E522’s impact acoustics, meanwhile, were equally loud but much higher pitched. While it’s one of the louder drivers that I’ve hit in the last couple of years, which might not appeal to everyone, it should be noted that the feel off of the face isn’t at all harsh.

Of course, for players who are trying to fight a slice, sound might not be an issue if they can keep the ball out of rough, trees, or hazards on the right side of the golf course. And from that standpoint the E522 performed as intended. I normally don’t struggle with a pronounced left-to-right ball flight but any efforts I made to miss wildly right on the course with this driver were for the most part neutralized regardless of how hard I tried to hit violent cuts. Rather, those shots resulted in slight pulls that stayed in play and normal swings produced repeatable draws that started down the target line and typically finished in the left side of the fairway. 

Additionally, as was the case with the C522, the E522 performed extremely well on off-center strikes, most notably from a direction standpoint. My most common miss is off the toe and with this design I expected those misses to end up left of left. But it didn’t happen. Rather, my poor strikes all stayed in play and curved far less than I would have expected.

What I did notice from a performance standpoint is that I hit the ball extremely high with the E522, which is one of the performance attributes that it was designed to deliver. Based on my experience testing golf clubs I’m confident that the peak heights I was seeing were a result of higher launch conditions and higher spin numbers, which did equate to shots that for me were typically about 10 yards short of where I typically hit the ball on my home course. That said, I would attribute those distance results to fit and the driver’s design more than anything.

There’s a lot to like for the right player about the E522, especially at what is an amazing price point of $249. I do believe it’s more of a niche product and that the C522 would be a better fit for a wider range of players. The E522 isn’t adjustable and offers limited shaft options, but if you’re a golfer who struggles with an open face at impact or lacks the swing speed to generate the launch conditions you need to optimize carry distance, the E522 is definitely worth consideration as one of the best slice-fighting drivers and best budget drivers on the market.

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On a personal level, Chris played college golf and was a three-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Lynchburg College in Virginia and later spent two years as the assistant golf coach at the University of Virginia. The vast majority of his professional career, however, has been spent as a sports writer and editor. In the early phases of his career, he covered college football, college basketball, and golf for different newspapers and websites before turning his attention solely to golf in 2011. Over the course of the past decade, Chris managed the Instruction Blog for GolfChannel.com and more recently created equipment-related content for TGW.com and 2ndSwing.com.

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Stavropol Krai

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Stavropol Krai is a region in Southern Russia , which borders Krasnodar Krai to the west, Rostov Oblast to the north, Kalmykia to the east, and all the republics of the North Caucasus to the south.

Cities [ edit ]

• 45.05 41.983333 1 Stavropol — this capital city is located in a particularly mountainous area of the region and was one of Russia's most important bases during the Russian conquest of the Caucasus ; former home to Mikhail Gorbachev and it has a particularly nice urban park
• 44.200833 43.1125 5 Mineralnye Vody — a health spa city named for its "Mineral Waters" at the edge of the; a common flight destination for visitors to the North Caucasus

Other destinations [ edit ]

Understand [ edit ].

Stavropol Krai contains a large number of Caucasian health spas/sanatoria, which Russians have visited for over 200 years to treat various ailments (and just to escape the northern climate of Moscow and Saint Petersburg . As such, the region has been home to many of Russia's most prominent figures, including writers such as A.S. Pushkin and Mikhail Lermontov, whose works have embedded the Pyatigorsk region into the national consciousness. A great read for anyone visiting the region is Lermontov's short novel, A Hero of Our Time , which is set in various areas in the south of the Krai.

Stavropol Krai is also notable for its exceptionally diverse climactic and topographic diversity. The environments range from sand deserts, to mud flats, to steppe, to forest, to mountains, to permafrost!

Talk [ edit ]

Russian is the soup of the day.

Get in [ edit ]

By rail, most visitors will arrive at the regional transit hub of Stavropol .

Domestic flights to Stavropol ( STW  IATA )and to Mineralnye Vody ( MRV  IATA ) (which is closer to Mount Elbrus, the North Caucasus , and the health spas) are common around Russia.

Get around [ edit ]

See [ edit ].

• Mountain Beshtau Uranium Mines (RU) . 238 kilometers of mines inside Mount Beshtau 7 km from Pyatigorsk city. Closed in ~ 1971, but explored by diggers today. The site guides offers adventure descend into the mines with ropes and equipment. ( updated Mar 2019 )

Do [ edit ]

• Mountain climbing
• Quail hunting
• Sulphur baths

Eat [ edit ]

Drink [ edit ], stay safe [ edit ].

Because of its proximity to the conflict in Chechnya , the security situation is very poor in Stavropol Krai. While kidnappings are unlikely, there have been fairly regular bombings of public areas and official facilities in the southern cities and in Stavropol over the years. While a visitor is fairly unlikely to be victim to such terroristic attacks, the resulting crackdown has led to strict and unfortunately corrupt policing of the area — a visitor is quite likely to be harassed for bribes.

Stavropol Krai is the nearest “island of freedom” (in every sense) for residents of neighboring Chechnya and Ingushetia, who often visit this region for entertainment purposes (alcohol, nightclubs), therefore, it is not uncommon to run into them in entertainment establishments and at night on the streets. They are often armed with knives and pistols. To prevent conflicts, it is better to refrain from reacting to possible provocations on their part and simply walk away from them.

Learn [ edit ]

• Stavropol State University — located in Stavropol, owned in 1996
• North Caucasus Gumanitarium Technological University — main located in Stavropol, but have own filials in Pyatigorsk, Kislovodsk and Ingushetia
• North Caucasus Gumanitarium Technological Institute;
• Stavropol State Medical Academy
• Stavropol State Agrarium University — one of the best agrarium university in Russia;
• Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University — one of the best linguistic university in Russia.Located in Pyatigorsk;
• Pyatigorsk State Technological University — located in Pyatigorsk
• Kislovodsk State Technological University — located in Kislovodsk

Connect [ edit ]

Mobile [ edit ].

In Stavropol krai there are three GSM operators (MTS, Beeline, Megafon), one 3G-UMTS operator (Beeline) and one CDMA operator on 800 MHz frequency (RusSDO) and they often have offers that give you a SIM card for free or at least very cheap. If you are planning to stay a while and to keep in touch with Stavropolean and other North-Caucasus, South-Russians people, then you should consider buying a local SIM card instead of going on roaming. If you buy a SIM card from a shop you'll need your passport for identification. It only takes five minutes to do the paperwork and it will cost less than $10.

Go next [ edit ]

Stavropol Krai is a common jumping off point for tourists venturing into the North Caucasus . Basically any city in the region can be reached via minibus or taxi from Mineralnye Vody.

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Holliday has put up stellar offensive numbers every step of the way.

The Baltimore Orioles are calling up shortstop and top overall prospect Jackson Holliday , the team announced Wednesday. He'll wear No. 7, the same number worn by his father, Matt Holliday, for his most of his major-league career.

Holliday, 20, for much of the spring seem poised to crack the Opening Day roster. However, the Orioles, despite Holliday's stellar performance in Grapefruit League play, dispatched him to Triple-A to start the 2024 season. Coming into Tuesday's slate, Holliday in nine games at Norfolk had a slash line of .342/.490/.605 with two home runs, four doubles, and a stolen base. 

Coming into this season, CBS Sports ranked Holliday as the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball . Here's part of R.J. Anderson's write-up: 

Holliday should not be able to exceed expectations. He was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft, and his father Matt was a seven-time All-Star. He should be burdened with unobtainable forecasts. Yet Holliday has consistently bested the best-case scenario since his high school senior year. In his first full professional season, he blazed through three levels, closing out with an 18-game stint in Triple-A. There, he batted .267/.396/.400 with a 90 mph average exit velocity. He was 19 years old. All of Holliday's indicators, statistical and otherwise, are neon green. He has every tool and intangible necessary to become a star, even if he might require some time to upscale his power from the "gap" to the "over-the-fence" variety. (He needs to add more muscle and loft.) Given his demonstrated ability to overachieve, it would be foolish to bet against him making an impact at the big-league level in 2024. There is, in our estimation, simply no better prospect in the minor leagues.

Across parts of three minor-league seasons after being drafted out of Stillwater High School in Oklahoma, Holliday has slashed .321/.452/.497 with 15 homers, 39 doubles, nine triples, and 29 stolen bases in 154 games. Holliday has authored those numbers while primarily manning the premium position of shortstop and while being much younger than his peer group at every stop. A spring training in which he put up an OPS of .954 followed by his hot start at Triple-A -- all of it backed by the highest ceiling among position prospects -- was too much for the Orioles to ignore. 

Holliday's near-term role with Baltimore hasn't yet been established, but the presence of Gunnar Henderson -- himself a deeply promising young infielder -- at shortstop may mean Holliday lands at second or third base for the time being. The Orioles have been running with Jordan Westburg at second and Ramón Urías at third for most of the season so far, with Ryan Mountcastle rounding out the infield. Whatever the specifics of his role, his bat and speed on the bases will surely aid an Orioles squad that has legitimate designs on the World Series. 

Holliday joins a team that's coming off a 101-win season and an AL East title in 2023. This season, Baltimore is off to a 6-4 start. 

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HOUDINI SOLE PATENTED HOUDINI SOLE REDUCES TURF INTERACTION BY 35% AND DRAMATICALLY MOVES WEIGHT LOW AND DEEP FOR EXTREME PLAYABILITY.

DIAMOND FACE 2.0 42 DIAMOND SHAPES ACT AS MINI-TRAMPOLINES TO CREATE FORGIVENESS & BALL SPEED FOR BEST IN CLASS POWER AND ACCURACY.

OFFSET DESIGN/HEEL WEIGHTING SLICE-FIGHTING OFFSET DESIGN WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEEL WEIGHT TO CLOSE THE FACE FOR STRAIGHTER, MORE ACCURATE SHOTS.

SHALLOW FACE DESIGN SUPER SHALLOW FACE DESIGN LAUNCHES THE BALL WITH EASE TO CREATE HIGHER-FLYING, LONGER SHOTS.

CONTROL LENGTH SHAFT SHORTER SHAFT GIVES PLAYERS BETTER CONTROL, ACCURACY & CENTER STRIKES.

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The E522 Fairway comes stock with a super-light Fubuki HL graphite shaft by Mitsubishi Chemical that range from 45 to 55 grams depending on the flex.

The extremely light FUBUKI shafts come with lower kick points and lower cycles per minute frequencies that promise to help players achieve maximum velocity and to fight a fade; producing a longer, straighter and a slightly drawn ball flight.

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Tour Edge Hot Launch E522 Iron-Wood (Left Hand)

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The E522 Iron offers the game-changing Houdini Sole in conjunction with a super-shallow face, slice-fighting offset designs and heel weighting for added draw bias. 

These amped-up iron-wood designs put a major emphasis on ease of launch, playability and correcting miss-hits and slices to go straighter for the ultimate in ease of use.

Houdini Sole Technology –  The raised steel mass area of the Houdini Sole at the rear of the clubhead  reduces the amount of sole area to  reduce drag and turf interaction. 

The Houdini Sole design element has proven to be one of the most effective technologies at getting balls out of tough lies by reducing turf interaction by 35%. 

Hollow-Body Design-  Hollow-body perimeter weighting produces distance properties of a metalwood in an iron design for maximum ball speed. The hollow-body design makes for an extremely low and back Center of Gravity, helping to create a very forgiving and powerful face. 

Shallow Cup Forged Face   -   The super-shallow Cup Face design in the Hot Launch E522 Iron produces higher launch angles and extreme ease of launch. This super-thin forged face design produces the pinnacle of extreme ease of launch, increased apex heights, hang time and distance. 

Slice-Fighting Offset Design –   The offset design of the E522 Iron works in conjunction with the heel weight in the clubhead to help players avoid hitting slices  and to increase launch conditions.

Premium Mitsubishi Fubuki HL and KBS MAX 80 Shafts -   The E Series iron-wood comes stock with a FUBUKI HL graphite shaft by Mitsubishi that ranges from 50-grams to 60-grams depending on the flex. It is also available in a KBS MAX 80 steel shaft.

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