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Why We Like It
- This compact, low-spin model targets better players with above-average swing speeds who like to work the ball off the tee.
- The multi-material head includes a 6-4 titanium body, a high-strength, lightweight 8-1-1 titanium face insert and a weight-saving carbon-composite crown.
- An 80-gram tungsten weight pad pushes the center of gravity low and forward to decrease spin and increase energy transfer at impact.
- Front and rear weight ports in the sole let the player shift the center of gravity. Placing the heavier weight (15 grams) in the rear results in more forgiveness and a higher launch. Switching it to the front position produces a flatter trajectory with less spin.
- The sole shaping includes trailing-edge relief for a smoother glide through the turf and less loss of swing speed on slightly fat shots.
- The back of the titanium face insert—deeper than any Exotics fairway wood—uses rows of pyramid indentations of varying sizes. The design maximizes ball speed and mitigates falloff for mis-hits, particularly on the toe side.
- The eight-way adjustable hosel allows loft tweaks of plus/minus 1.5 degrees, extending the loft range of the line from 11.5 to 19.5 degrees.
- Top 5 in Forgiveness, middle-handicaps
- 13, 15, 18 degrees (with an eight-way adjustable hosel)
what our testers said
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COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List testers noted a big sweet spot, lively ball speed and consistently high, penetrating launch with tight dispersion. They praised easy turf interaction, forgiving performance off tee and deck, a compact low-profile head with an attractive carbon crown and clean sightlines, and a firm, satisfying impact feel. Many found it long and straight with good workability and limited side-to-side dispersion. One caveat: off-center strikes can be noticeably more penal than on-center shots.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List panelists observed a high-ball-speed, low-spin performer with a penetrating, draw-leaning flight that excels off the tee and can outcarry a driver. Testers praised its forgiveness, mis-hits that hold their line, solid shot-shaping/trajectory control for better players, and the carbon-fiber insert with white-groove address aesthetics. Feels like a cannon/tomahawk to rip. One caveat: it can be tough to get up cleanly from poor lies.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List testers noted a low‑profile, compact head with a large sweet spot that produces easy, high launch and very consistent distance. Ballflight is penetrating and straight with tight dispersion; forgiveness is a standout—mis-hits hold line and turf interaction is excellent. Players praised the solid, punchy impact feel and audible feedback from the forward weight, plus simple, clean looks and alignment contrast. Workability is good for draws/fades. One caveat: off‑center strikes can feel more penal than some rivals.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List testers noted a high, lively flight and a face that felt like it jumped off impact; the weighting seemed to “capture” the ball and deliver supportive contact. Visible carbon on the crown signals heavy engineering. Sound was firm and explosive with a satisfying pop. It performed strongly from tee and turf, producing mid-height trajectories that exceeded expectations and often flew straighter than the looks suggested. Sweet spot could be a touch tight, but overall forgiveness and energetic distance on well-struck shots impressed.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
Jason
49, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
Easy to hit off the ground, good turf interaction with the bottom of the sole. Only problem, I felt like I could get a lot of face twisting when I hit it from anything less than a perfect lie.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
This is a capable golf club that delivered decently on the turf as well as off the tee when reasonably struck.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
The sweet spot on this club was a little bit tougher to find, but it performed equally off the tee and on the turf. It did tend to pop off the face. It was noticeably louder,
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
It has a muted crack sound, but it was still plenty energetic and explosive. You could hear the pop through the ball. For the most part, the side-to-side forgiveness was OK. Distance suffered a little on mis-hits more than anything.
Jack
36, Handicap 1
3 years testing
A low-spin club that had the ball turning over right to left. I do love the carbon-fiber insert on the head and the way it sits at address with the white grooves—it's aesthetically pleasing.
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Jason
49, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
Easy to hit off the ground, good turf interaction with the bottom of the sole. Only problem, I felt like I could get a lot of face twisting when I hit it from anything less than a perfect lie.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
This is a capable golf club that delivered decently on the turf as well as off the tee when reasonably struck.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
The sweet spot on this club was a little bit tougher to find, but it performed equally off the tee and on the turf. It did tend to pop off the face. It was noticeably louder,
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
It has a muted crack sound, but it was still plenty energetic and explosive. You could hear the pop through the ball. For the most part, the side-to-side forgiveness was OK. Distance suffered a little on mis-hits more than anything.
Jack
36, Handicap 1
3 years testing
A low-spin club that had the ball turning over right to left. I do love the carbon-fiber insert on the head and the way it sits at address with the white grooves—it's aesthetically pleasing.
Sean
54, Handicap 6
9 years testing
It's straight down the middle every time. I think a senior would play this and be happy with it.
Thomas
61, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
This was a great club for me because it had a nice high launch and was very forgiving. Those two combined together created the longest shots and also, surprisingly for me, the straightest.
Wesley
31, Handicap 4
3 years testing
A high-ball-speed wood with a very penetrating flight. Great for off the tee. Just getting something in play. Pretty forgiving as well.
Peter
58, Handicap 8
10+ years testing
It's got a very simple look. Low profile, easy to launch. It goes fairly high but more of a boring trajectory. so it doesn't drop out of the sky. Distance is very good. It was easy to hit a straight ball and easy to draw it, as well.
Timothy
46, Handicap 17
1 year testing
I was comfortable with every hit. Even on mis-hits, you weren't giving up much in terms of distance. Trajectory was very good, mid flight. It exceeded expectations.
Chris
60, Handicap 8
1 year testing
I got a high-launching ball flight and mis-hits were minimally impacted. Workability is great in both directions.
BK
42, Handicap 2
10+ years testing
This thing is an absolute cannon. It's ideal for tee shots but still gets it up off the deck. I'd go with this off the tee all day.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
Looking down, I felt like I was going to draw everything, but the ball went a bit straighter than I expected.
Andrew
40, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Appearance looks great, clean. There's a little bit of weight to it, so you know where it is in your swing. I loved the performance. It was so easy to swing and get the numbers I was looking for.
Matt
28, Handicap 7
2 years testing
It's really hard to compete with this. If you bring that launch down just a little bit, it's awesome off the center of the face. Not too loud of a sound and not too firm or soft. Pretty perfect in that regard.
Ricky
47, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
Very forgiving, but you still get that better-player launch and workability. I was able to move the ball and change trajectories.
Alejandra
27, Handicap 6
5 years testing
Whenever you hit it well, it felt very firm and straight.
Daniel
34, Handicap 11
6 years testing
I like the large sweet spot, it's great if you have a tough time getting the ball high up in the air. The weight at impact was more right up against the face. A more compact head but still easy to get in the air with that sweet spot.
Anand
44, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
It sounds pretty quiet off the face. Not the longest club, but fairly forgiving with low dispersion. Not very spinny off the face and good turf interaction as well.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
I was quite aware of the weight being forward in this club. That translated into a pronounced sound right at impact and produced a low, right-to-left shot shape.
Wei
55, Handicap 14
10+ years testing
Everything kinda blends together the way that the carbon on the crown is visible but doesn't cover the entire crown. I just feel like there's a lot of engineering within this club. The sound was incredible, real firm. You feel like you're completely demolishing the ball.
Skylar
27, Handicap 7
3 years testing
One of the most forgiving woods I've tried. You really can't hit it wrong unless you miss the ball completely. It goes a great distance with great height. I like the black base with the white lines. Good contrast there so you can see where you're hitting your ball over time. One of my favorite clubs so far.
Paul
64, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Very impressed. It delivered a lot of consistent swings and consistent distance. Dispersion is very limited, too, so that made me happy.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
This is really a straightforward golf club in its appearance and its performance. What you see is what you get. The larger face sends the ball on its way mostly true to the line but with plenty of distance, though I feel like I rung every last bit out of it.
Jin
30, Handicap 10
2 years testing
The first thing that I noticed about this club is that the face is a little smaller than other woods, which I like. A penetrating ball flight, too, and the dispersion's pretty tight. Distances are pretty consistent.
Jamie
52, Handicap 7
3 years testing
It has a really good punch feel to it. Feels like it's imparting a lot of energy behind the ball. It's kind of a boring flight that will roll in the fairway for a while off the tee. Very easy to hit. Off the off the turf it gets the ground out of your way and keeps all the speed onto the ball.
Wayne
61, Handicap 7
3 years testing
Hit this in the middle of the clubface and it goes as far as almost anything. But for off-center shots, it felt more penalizing than some.
Gary
38, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
I got a nice high flight and it felt like it really jumped off the face, real lively. The overall way the weight was distributed almost felt like it was capturing the ball at impact, wherever impact was. Shots felt really supportive.
Megan
40, Handicap 0
2 years testing
Mis-hits definitely held their line, but there wasn't anything huge on distance.
Alan
31, Handicap 3
2 years testing
Feels like a tomahawk. You're taking this off a tee and ripping it and carrying that bunker you hit into every other time. This is one that can carry farther than your driver at times. It's tough to get off the ground, but it's really good off the tee.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
This is a capable golf club that delivered decently on the turf as well as off the tee when reasonably struck.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
The sweet spot on this club was a little bit tougher to find, but it performed equally off the tee and on the turf. It did tend to pop off the face. It was noticeably louder,
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
It has a muted crack sound, but it was still plenty energetic and explosive. You could hear the pop through the ball. For the most part, the side-to-side forgiveness was OK. Distance suffered a little on mis-hits more than anything.
Timothy
46, Handicap 17
1 year testing
I was comfortable with every hit. Even on mis-hits, you weren't giving up much in terms of distance. Trajectory was very good, mid flight. It exceeded expectations.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
Looking down, I felt like I was going to draw everything, but the ball went a bit straighter than I expected.
Daniel
34, Handicap 11
6 years testing
I like the large sweet spot, it's great if you have a tough time getting the ball high up in the air. The weight at impact was more right up against the face. A more compact head but still easy to get in the air with that sweet spot.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
I was quite aware of the weight being forward in this club. That translated into a pronounced sound right at impact and produced a low, right-to-left shot shape.
Wei
55, Handicap 14
10+ years testing
Everything kinda blends together the way that the carbon on the crown is visible but doesn't cover the entire crown. I just feel like there's a lot of engineering within this club. The sound was incredible, real firm. You feel like you're completely demolishing the ball.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
This is really a straightforward golf club in its appearance and its performance. What you see is what you get. The larger face sends the ball on its way mostly true to the line but with plenty of distance, though I feel like I rung every last bit out of it.
Jin
30, Handicap 10
2 years testing
The first thing that I noticed about this club is that the face is a little smaller than other woods, which I like. A penetrating ball flight, too, and the dispersion's pretty tight. Distances are pretty consistent.
Gary
38, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
I got a nice high flight and it felt like it really jumped off the face, real lively. The overall way the weight was distributed almost felt like it was capturing the ball at impact, wherever impact was. Shots felt really supportive.
Sean
54, Handicap 6
9 years testing
It's straight down the middle every time. I think a senior would play this and be happy with it.
Thomas
61, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
This was a great club for me because it had a nice high launch and was very forgiving. Those two combined together created the longest shots and also, surprisingly for me, the straightest.
Peter
58, Handicap 8
10+ years testing
It's got a very simple look. Low profile, easy to launch. It goes fairly high but more of a boring trajectory. so it doesn't drop out of the sky. Distance is very good. It was easy to hit a straight ball and easy to draw it, as well.
Chris
60, Handicap 8
1 year testing
I got a high-launching ball flight and mis-hits were minimally impacted. Workability is great in both directions.
Andrew
40, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Appearance looks great, clean. There's a little bit of weight to it, so you know where it is in your swing. I loved the performance. It was so easy to swing and get the numbers I was looking for.
Matt
28, Handicap 7
2 years testing
It's really hard to compete with this. If you bring that launch down just a little bit, it's awesome off the center of the face. Not too loud of a sound and not too firm or soft. Pretty perfect in that regard.
Alejandra
27, Handicap 6
5 years testing
Whenever you hit it well, it felt very firm and straight.
Anand
44, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
It sounds pretty quiet off the face. Not the longest club, but fairly forgiving with low dispersion. Not very spinny off the face and good turf interaction as well.
Skylar
27, Handicap 7
3 years testing
One of the most forgiving woods I've tried. You really can't hit it wrong unless you miss the ball completely. It goes a great distance with great height. I like the black base with the white lines. Good contrast there so you can see where you're hitting your ball over time. One of my favorite clubs so far.
Paul
64, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Very impressed. It delivered a lot of consistent swings and consistent distance. Dispersion is very limited, too, so that made me happy.
Jamie
52, Handicap 7
3 years testing
It has a really good punch feel to it. Feels like it's imparting a lot of energy behind the ball. It's kind of a boring flight that will roll in the fairway for a while off the tee. Very easy to hit. Off the off the turf it gets the ground out of your way and keeps all the speed onto the ball.
Wayne
61, Handicap 7
3 years testing
Hit this in the middle of the clubface and it goes as far as almost anything. But for off-center shots, it felt more penalizing than some.
Jason
49, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
Easy to hit off the ground, good turf interaction with the bottom of the sole. Only problem, I felt like I could get a lot of face twisting when I hit it from anything less than a perfect lie.
Jack
36, Handicap 1
3 years testing
A low-spin club that had the ball turning over right to left. I do love the carbon-fiber insert on the head and the way it sits at address with the white grooves—it's aesthetically pleasing.
Wesley
31, Handicap 4
3 years testing
A high-ball-speed wood with a very penetrating flight. Great for off the tee. Just getting something in play. Pretty forgiving as well.
BK
42, Handicap 2
10+ years testing
This thing is an absolute cannon. It's ideal for tee shots but still gets it up off the deck. I'd go with this off the tee all day.
Ricky
47, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
Very forgiving, but you still get that better-player launch and workability. I was able to move the ball and change trajectories.
Megan
40, Handicap 0
2 years testing
Mis-hits definitely held their line, but there wasn't anything huge on distance.
Alan
31, Handicap 3
2 years testing
Feels like a tomahawk. You're taking this off a tee and ripping it and carrying that bunker you hit into every other time. This is one that can carry farther than your driver at times. It's tough to get off the ground, but it's really good off the tee.
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Hot List Silver
$430
Designed with better players in mind, this model offers the lowest spin in Wilson’s fairway-wood lineup.
The thin carbon-composite crown lightens the head’s mass at the top and helps shift the center of gravity toward the bottom for reduced spin.
The variable-thickness face used AI analysis that considered thousands of permutations to optimize distance, launch and off-center performance.
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Dynapower Max
$380
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Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Silver
$380
The Max is larger front to back and has a shallower face than the Dynapower Carbon. This should appeal to golfers looking for easier launch and forgiveness on mis-hits.
The variable-thickness face used AI analysis to consider thousands of permutations to optimize distance, launch and performance on off-center hits.
The variable-thickness crown includes four sections that are thinner than a credit card to save weight that’s relocated in the sole to optimize spin and increase launch.