Tour Edge · Iron set · 2023 · Previous model
Tour Edge Hot Launch C523 irons
Game improvement, 3.5 of 5 for forgiveness
Tour Edge's 2023 cavity-back game improvement iron, with a wide sole, weight in the toe and a 29° 7-iron. Tour Edge no longer sells the Hot Launch C523 new, and the Hot Launch C524 replaced it.
3.5 of 5 forgiveness score
$281.99 used at 2nd Swing Golf
New instead: Tour Edge Hot Launch C524, $559.99 at Tour Edge, 7 irons, checked 2 Nov
Choose it if
- You make decent contact and want help on the misses from a slimmer head.
- You catch the ground before the ball: the sole is wide, so it skids instead of digging.
- You need a left-handed club or a senior flex: both were stock builds.
Choose something else if
- You miss the middle a lot: PING G740, more help, 5.0 of 5.
- Class
- Game improvement
- 7-iron loft
- 29°Every club's loft, lie and length
- Sole
- Wide
- Stock flexes
- Senior to extra stiff
- Hands
- Left or right
- Used
- From $281.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct
What changed in the Hot Launch C524
Tour Edge prints the same lofts, lies and lengths for both, club for club from the 4-iron to the AW (a 29° 7-iron), and describes the same wide sole, deep undercut cavity and soft insert behind the face. The C524's table stops at the AW; the C523's ran to a 59° LW.
Tour Edge no longer sells the C523, and used sets cost less than a new C524. With the same lofts and head design on Tour Edge's own pages, a used C523 is the cheaper way to the C524's set-up; choose the C524 for a new set in your hand and flex.
| Detail | Hot Launch C523 (previous) | Hot Launch C524 (current) |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Game improvement | Game improvement |
| Forgiveness score | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| 7-iron loft | 29° | 29° |
| Sole | Wide sole with superior bounce, in Tour | Wider |
| Stock flexes | Senior to extra stiff | Ladies to stiff |
| Hands | Left or right | Left or right |
| Price new | No longer sold new | $559.99 at Tour Edge, 7 irons, checked 2 Nov |
| Price used | From $281.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (8 clubs (5-PW, AW, SW), graphite, regular flex, below average condition), checked 31 Oct | – |
Loft, lie and length, club by club
| Club | Loft | Lie | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 20° | 61° | 38.75 in |
| 5-iron | 23° | 61.5° | 38.25 in |
| 6-iron | 26° | 62° | 37.75 in |
| 7-iron | 29° | 62.5° | 37.25 in |
| 8-iron | 33° | 63° | 36.75 in |
| 9-iron | 38° | 63.5° | 36.25 in |
| PW | 43° | 64° | 35.75 in |
| AW | 48° | 64° | 35.5 in |
| SW | 54° | 64° | 35.25 in |
| LW | 59° | 64° | 35 in |
Build a whole bag around it, or check the lofts in the bag you carry.
Use the iron finder to compare sets for your usual miss, and check the set makeup and loft gaps before ordering. Between a game improvement and a super game improvement head, this is how to tell which one your strike needs.
The Tour Edge Hot Launch C523 came in a senior (A) flex as well as regular (R): what the senior flex changes, and who it suits.
Hot Launch C523: the questions buyers ask
- Is the Tour Edge Hot Launch C523 forgiving?
- Moderately. It is Tour Edge's game improvement iron, with a wide sole and a 29° 7-iron. It scores 3.5 of 5 on our reading of what Tour Edge publishes about it; the most forgiving iron sets we cover score 5.0.
- Who is the Hot Launch C523 for?
- It suits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.
- Does the Hot Launch C523 come in senior or ladies flex?
- Senior, yes; ladies, no. Tour Edge listed senior (A), regular (R), stiff (S) and extra stiff (X).
- Is the Hot Launch C523 sold left-handed?
- Yes: Tour Edge made it left- and right-handed.
- What are the Hot Launch C523 lofts?
- 4-iron 20°, 5-iron 23°, 6-iron 26°, 7-iron 29°, 8-iron 33°, 9-iron 38°, PW 43°, AW 48°, SW 54°, LW 59°, as Tour Edge published them. The full table with lie and length is above.
- Which clubs come in a Hot Launch C523 set?
- Sets of seven, 4-PW or 5-PW and AW; AW, SW and LW sold singly.
- How much does the Hot Launch C523 cost?
- Tour Edge no longer sells it new. Used from $281.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct. Prices change; the seller's page has today's.
How the 3.5 adds up
The forgiveness score is our reading of what Tour Edge publishes about the head, from 1 to 5. It is not a test result. How every score works.
| Part | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Head class | 3 | Game improvement: a forgiving head, slimmer than super game improvement. |
| Offset | +0 | Tour Edge doesn't publish a 7-iron offset, so offset earns no point. |
| Sole | +0.5 | Tour Edge calls the sole wide ("wide sole with superior bounce, in Tour Edge's words"). |
| Forgiveness score | 3.5 | of 5 |
The score rates the head only. Hand, flex and price decide which version you buy, not how forgiving it is. Tour Edge does not publish a 7-iron offset.
Specification sheet
| Maker | Tour Edge |
|---|---|
| Model | Hot Launch C523 |
| Model year | 2023 |
| Type | Iron set |
| Class | Game improvement |
| Handicap range the maker states | – |
| Offset | – |
| Sole | Wide sole with superior bounce, in Tour Edge's words |
| Moment of inertia (MOI) | – |
| Face technology | VIBRCOR TPU insert in a deep 360° undercut cavity |
| Construction | A deep undercut cavity with a soft insert behind the face, weight in the toe, and a wide sole. |
| Set makeup | Sets of seven, 4-PW or 5-PW and AW; AW, SW and LW sold singly |
| Clubs in the set | – |
| Stock steel shafts | True Temper XP 85 |
| Stock graphite shafts | UST Mamiya HL-SST |
| Stock flexes | A (senior), R (regular), S (stiff), X (extra stiff) |
| 7-iron loft | 29° |
| Hands | RH, LH |
| Men's or women's | Men's |
| List price when new | $559.99 (2023 model); not a price today |
| Price at Tour Edge | – |
| Set price | – |
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| Sole | Hand | Where to buy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Game improvement | 29° | 5.0 mm | Slightly wider | A · R · S | RH · LH | $599.99 at Tour Edge 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at Tour Edge Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | not published | Wider | L · A · R · S | RH · LH | $559.99 at Tour Edge 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at Tour Edge Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | 4.6 mm | not published | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $999 at Golf Discount 7 irons (4-PW) · checked 2 Nov | Check price at Golf Discount Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ See it at PING | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 31° | 4.3 mm | Wider | L · A · R · S | RH · LH | $1,099.99 at TaylorMade 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at TaylorMade Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29.5° | 4.6 mm | not published | PING's own lightweight flexes: Ultra Lite or Lite | RH · LH | $1,299.99 at PGA TOUR Superstore 7 irons (6-9, PW, UW, SW) · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29.5° | 3.3 mm | Wider: 0.90 inches | R · S · X | RH · LH | $699 at Haywood 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 28° | 4.8 mm | 22.9 mm at the 7-iron | R · S | RH · LH | $962.50 at Mizuno 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at Mizuno Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | 4.6 mm | not published | not published | RH · LH | $1,099 at Golf Discount 7 irons at $157 each · checked 2 Nov |
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Sources
The specification comes from these pages; open the maker's page before buying, because prices and shaft options change. Check the exact shaft and hand at the shop before ordering.
- Tour Edge's specifications, archived copy of 1 Dec 2022
- Tour Edge's specifications, archived copy of 29 Nov 2022
- Tour Edge's page on availability (checked 12 Oct)
- 2nd Swing Golf's used listings (checked 31 Oct)
- Pre-owned: seen at 2nd Swing Golf from $281.99 (checked 31 Oct)