I have read alot about these wedges and their ability to impart more spin on a ball than traditional wedges. My question is, for those of you who have had experience with these wedges, how much more do they spin for short shots around the green than traditional wedges? More, same? For each of the following shot types please let me know if they spin more, same, or less than traditional wedges. When I say traditional wedges I'm speaking to regular Vokey wedges.
I play two vokeys and love them, but don't try to spin much that close in...chips I hit an 8 or 9 iron...I do go for spin out of the sand however and they stop! The short pitches can be spun well, but again I play for a low check and release...I have a cleveland 588 60* that spins better on short flops, mainly due to a lower bounce and the tight fairways I play off of, but the vokeys have much better feel and I can hit them more consistently...up and down 4 times from the sand today! (Suppose that is good and bad news!)
It isn't the wedge so much as the type of ball you use that creates spin. If you use a Surlyn covered ball, it will not spin as much as a Urethane covered ball. Surlyn is harder than Urethane and the grooves of a wedge will not grab it as well.
It isn't the wedge so much as the type of ball you use that creates spin. If you use a Surlyn covered ball, it will not spin as much as a Urethane covered ball. Surlyn is harder than Urethane and the grooves of a wedge will not grab it as well.
I played a U-tri tour today for the first time, (normally a noodle, or similar), and I couldn't believe how much of the ball was left in my grooves! I spun a couple of them 10 to 12 feet back from the divot! To be honest, I would rather not spin it like that, and I can't imagine needing more spin than the watson wedges produce! I think most guys want spin for the "macho" factor. JMO
I played a U-tri tour today for the first time, (normally a noodle, or similar), and I couldn't believe how much of the ball was left in my grooves! I spun a couple of them 10 to 12 feet back from the divot! To be honest, I would rather not spin it like that, and I can't imagine needing more spin than the watson wedges produce! I think most guys want spin for the "macho" factor. JMO
Those urethane covers are soft, that is why you can spin them so well. The surlyn covers are mainly for distance balls because they do not spin as much and the covers are more durable. Yesterday I was playing with a ProV1 I found and I had 110 yds to the pin, which was in the middle. I nailed it with my sand wedge and the ball landed 5 ft behind the pin but spun back right off the green!
The "cnc mill" is just a machine that carves metal to exact tolerances. It isn't anything special though. Golf companies use those terms for marketing purposes. There are a lot of things around you that are cnc milled. But you don't have to pay extra $$$ for it.
I have read alot about these wedges and their ability to impart more spin on a ball than traditional wedges. My question is, for those of you who have had experience with these wedges, how much more do they spin for short shots around the green than traditional wedges? More, same? For each of the following shot types please let me know if they spin more, same, or less than traditional wedges. When I say traditional wedges I'm speaking to regular Vokey wedges.
Chip shots around the green
10 to 20 yard pitch shots
Thanks!
I have a 56 and a 60 spin milled. I personally like the fact that with 10 yard pitch or chip shots I can put a ton of spin on it. This let's me hit the ball a little harder and farther to the hole, and let the spin check the ball and stop it close. It's not as easy with the SM's to do chip and run type of shots. I always feel that the spin just won't let the ball roll out like a regular wedge will.
October 30th, 2006, 09:53 AM
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