Irons

ClubTest 2021: Tour Edge Hot Launch E521/C521 irons

By: GOLF Editors February 23, 2021

For ClubTest 2021, we tested and reviewed 53 new iron sets to help you find the right one for your game. (For more on our testing process, click here.) Below are the results for the Tour Edge Hot Launch E521 and C521 irons. You can find the full list of irons and test results here.

Tour Edge Hot Launch E521/C521

E521: 3-AW; C521: 4-PW

Our take: “Please forgive me, Golf Gods, for I have swung. The Tour Edge Hot Launch E521 and C521 irons have answered my prayers,” according to one tester during GOLF’s ClubTest. “As a high-handicap golfer, I’ll take all the heel-toe forgiveness I can get,” the tester said. “The sound was especially good for an iron at this size.” Amen.

Tour Edge E521 Irons

The Hot Launch E521 Iron-Woods are amped-up irons with a major emphasis on easy launch, playability and fixing those pesky miss-hits and slices for a straighter, penetrating ball flight. It features the game-changing Houdini Sole design that pushes weight back as much as possible for an ultra-low and deep CG for optimal launch conditions with improved forgiveness.

$800 from www.globalgolf.com

Tour Edge Hot Launch C521 Irons

Tour Edge’s Hot Launch C521 Irons provide maximum distance and forgiveness in a traditional cavity back design. An expanded undercut cavity delivers maximum forgiveness, power, and consistent performance.

$500 from www.globalgolf.com

The details: Forgiveness is featured throughout the E521 and C521 Hot Launch irons. The E521 includes a “Houdini” sole that reduces turf interaction by 35 percent, according to Tour Edge; hollow-body perimeter weighting that creates distance properties of a metal wood; and a shallow cup forged face that produces higher launch angles. The C521 includes an expanded undercut cavity that moves more weight back for stability; a wide sole design that lowers the center of gravity for more consistent contact; and a chamfered top line that increases face height and thickness for, you guessed it, forgiveness.

Where to buy it: Click here to buy the Hot Launch E521 irons. Click here to buy the Hot Launch C521 irons. Or better yet, get fit for the driver by the experts at our sister company, True Spec Golf.