- Apr 21, 2007
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I decided that I wasn't going to fight the zoo at the golf course on Memorial Day weekend but I wanted something golf related to do. I haven't been totally happy with the way I hit my Adams Watson wedges so was thinking about trying something different.
I also have building a set of Golfsmith P2 irons on my "to do" list. I don't need them now but I definitely want to build a set in the near future.
So I decided to build the wedges out of the set as a quick Memorial weekend project. That way I could get a look at the overall quality and finish of the heads, plus I'd have a new and relatively inexpensive set of wedges to try out. If I didn't like them, I'd only be out about $80 plus a little of my time.
I built the Attack (gap), Sand and Lob wedges from the P2 set. I used TT DG R300 shafts and Golf Pride Velvet Tour grips. I rarely hit any of these wedges with a full swing so the softer regular flex shaft seemed like a good idea.
The gap wedge is spec'd at 51° loft/7° bounce. The sand wedge is 55° loft/12° bounce and the lob wedge is 59° loft/8° bounce. They are all spec'd at 64° lie. As with the previous D2 iron heads I got from Golfsmith, the lie angles and lofts were all within 1° of spec and the weight was within 2 gms. of spec for all three heads. I am starting to become impressed with Golfsmith's quality control. Maybe I'm lucky but every head I've bought from them has been flawless and right on spec.
Well here's how they turned out. I can only say WOW!, these things are gorgeous. My crappy pics don't do them justice but the finish and detail on these clubs is truly beautiful. ualtim got to see them at the PGA show earlier this year and he commented on how pretty they are -- and he is right!
I got to take them to the practice range this week and I hit maybe 200 chips and another 50 or so pitches of up to about 75 yards. I hit about 2 dozen bunker shots with the SW and found it as easy to use as any SW I had tried before.
I thought the feel was really nice with all three wedges. I like the contour of the soles on these wedges, I was able to hit chips well off of tight lies or fluffy lies equally well. The bounce radius will let you open them up pretty far and still get down through the ball on a tight lie. I had good distance control with them, they felt solid and I was able to stop the ball very well with them. Will they spin the ball as well as a Vokey SM? I dunno (I doubt it) but then I have never relied on a huge amount of spin in my short game.
They are going to get some serious "bag time" from me now. We'll see how they work out long term, but it did convince me that building the rest of a set of P2's is going to happen for sure.
I also have building a set of Golfsmith P2 irons on my "to do" list. I don't need them now but I definitely want to build a set in the near future.
So I decided to build the wedges out of the set as a quick Memorial weekend project. That way I could get a look at the overall quality and finish of the heads, plus I'd have a new and relatively inexpensive set of wedges to try out. If I didn't like them, I'd only be out about $80 plus a little of my time.
I built the Attack (gap), Sand and Lob wedges from the P2 set. I used TT DG R300 shafts and Golf Pride Velvet Tour grips. I rarely hit any of these wedges with a full swing so the softer regular flex shaft seemed like a good idea.
The gap wedge is spec'd at 51° loft/7° bounce. The sand wedge is 55° loft/12° bounce and the lob wedge is 59° loft/8° bounce. They are all spec'd at 64° lie. As with the previous D2 iron heads I got from Golfsmith, the lie angles and lofts were all within 1° of spec and the weight was within 2 gms. of spec for all three heads. I am starting to become impressed with Golfsmith's quality control. Maybe I'm lucky but every head I've bought from them has been flawless and right on spec.
Well here's how they turned out. I can only say WOW!, these things are gorgeous. My crappy pics don't do them justice but the finish and detail on these clubs is truly beautiful. ualtim got to see them at the PGA show earlier this year and he commented on how pretty they are -- and he is right!
I got to take them to the practice range this week and I hit maybe 200 chips and another 50 or so pitches of up to about 75 yards. I hit about 2 dozen bunker shots with the SW and found it as easy to use as any SW I had tried before.
I thought the feel was really nice with all three wedges. I like the contour of the soles on these wedges, I was able to hit chips well off of tight lies or fluffy lies equally well. The bounce radius will let you open them up pretty far and still get down through the ball on a tight lie. I had good distance control with them, they felt solid and I was able to stop the ball very well with them. Will they spin the ball as well as a Vokey SM? I dunno (I doubt it) but then I have never relied on a huge amount of spin in my short game.
They are going to get some serious "bag time" from me now. We'll see how they work out long term, but it did convince me that building the rest of a set of P2's is going to happen for sure.