Sand wedge help

[warbirdlover]

I'm going to replace my Vokey SM 56º wedge since I've beat it to death over the years. I'm looking for something different. What say you? What bounce do you recommend?

 

[TEA Time]

I'd just get another 56* Vokey, myself. What's the bounce on it now?

 

[bames]

Do you use it out of the fairway? Do you play fluffy grass or really tight lies?

If you insist on checking out the grass on the other side of the fence the Cally Mack Daddy 2 are great when I've demoed them. R35 about burned a line in the green last year by ripping the ball back so fast with his Mack Daddy wedge.

 

[Rockford35]

It really depends on your playing conditions for what wedges you should buy. Bounce and leading edge can have a dramatic effect on your shots. I really struggle on tight lies like we saw in Utah, but I normally play in thick, lush grass, so I need more bounce.

That said, as has already been mentioned, why not just grab another Vokey? Don't fix what ain't broke.

R35

 

[PaPaD]

It really depends on your playing conditions for what wedges you should buy. Bounce and leading edge can have a dramatic effect on your shots. I really struggle on tight lies like we saw in Utah, but I normally play in thick, lush grass, so I need more bounce.

That said, as has already been mentioned, why not just grab another Vokey? Don't fix what ain't broke.

R35

This is only true unless you have a PING Eye 2 Sand Wedge - it's magic poon adapts to all lies and course conditions. It's true...........I swear.

 

[subsonic]

Ping wedges are poon...

 

[MCDavis]

Hmmmm....pooonnnn....yep, y'all just ruined my wife's night!

Oh...um...get another Vokey. Why mess with what works?

 

[subsonic]

Cheer up McD! Who cares as long as you get yours!

 

[limpalong]

Wedges are as personal as putters. What works for one, isn't necessarily what will work for someone else. I have never had a Vokey I could make work. Yet, they are one of the most popular out there. I can't find anything that works to replace my Eye 2+ wedges.

 

[BigJim13]

I just ordered some Mack Daddy's with lots of bounce. Never liked the feel of Vokeys. Cally Preowned is having a decent sale.

 

[ualtim]

Like what has already been mentioned, course conditions and you swing style has a ton to do with what your ideal wedge will be.

As a Ping player, see if you can find a set of G5 or i5 wedges to go with your current set. After playing a set of Eye 2+ clubs for a while I fell in love with the Eye 2+ PW. When I ordered up my i10's, I went 5-PW, UW, SW and LW and had WRX put a custom TS grind on PW-LW. Best wedges I have hit and the custom grind made them more versatile and fit my shallow swing path to a tea.

 

[warbirdlover]

My SM is 10º bounce. I don't use the 56º for anything but sand shots. I'm thinking about going to 12º bounce. I had my sand shots working great last year. This year I suck again.

 

[Anders_H]

These wedges are great, I have them in chrome finish. 48,52,56 and 60 degrees

 

[ualtim]

My SM is 10º bounce. I don't use the 56º for anything but sand shots. I'm thinking about going to 12º bounce. I had my sand shots working great last year. This year I suck again.

What is the sand like where you normally play! Soft and fluffy beach sand or on the firmer end just short of hardpacked?

If it is just a sand club, more bounce may be preferable as long as the sand where you play is not too firm.

 

[BigJim13]

These wedges are great, I have them in chrome finish. 48,52,56 and 60 degrees
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Can't get them anymore though as far as I know.