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Grind / loft / bounce combinations that match what you do are much more important than brand name. None of the big guys--Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, Mizuno, Ping, TaylorMade, Titleist--is making junk.

 

First understand what you're trying to do with your wedges. Just be good enough that when you actually make the stroke that you're trying to make, the results are what you were looking for.

 

Then you will know what physcal attrbutes you require in the club. Choose the attributes, not the brand name.

 

Also, a trip to the machine shop for cutting radically non-conforming box grooves never hurt me. It's much harder to spin your ball with conforming grooves. You actually have to be good to do that. But then the faces will rust with non-stainless wedges. No biggee.

Tour Edge E522___driver

Cleveland QuadPro___4 wood

Top Flite Intimidator 400___5, 7, 9 woods

Mizuno Fli Hi II___driving iron

Titleist T300___7-SW

Titleist SM6___LW

Tad Moore Chicopee___putter

Titleist Pro V1x___ball

 

 

 
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I've got two sets of sm6, a set of md forged, and a set of Cobra king Pur. I just traded a set of T7, they felt clicky to me for being forged. The Cobras are my favorite right now. I've got the versatile grind in 52,56,60 and also a 60 wide-low. Distance control is perfect, they're soft feeling and they spin like crazy.

Cobra F-7 driver
Callaway XR16 4w
Callaway FT optiforce 7w
4-pw TaylorMade P-770
Titleist SM6 52f,56m,60l
Cameron Select Newport 2

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Wilson Staff PMPs are doing it for me...real spin machines and a lovely feel.

 

I agree, not enough love for the pmp’s! Just put a 56 and 60 in my bag and pulled my sm6’s! The pmp tour grind is awesome, and they feel good as well! Totally under rated!

Totally agree with both posts! Totally underrated and definitely will spin!! For the money, hard to beat, and I’ve got an extra bag full of nothing but wedges in the garage with all sorts of brands! Are the W/S the best, not in eyes round here I’m sure, and really there’s no “best” one brand for all. Good luck in your search.

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I was between the Callaway 4s and Glide 2.0 stealth. Liked the head shape of the Callaway the most, but could not get the bounce/ camber options ( for my taste). Went with Ping because I could have them do the grind work. Best choice ever,

Driver: Tour Issue Epic Flash TD 10.5o w/ Fuji Ventus Black 6x 

5wd: Taylormade Sim2 SHAFT???    

Hybrid: 19Titleist 915 w/ Diamana 90 Stiff

Irons: 4Iron thru GW Titleist T100  Shaft????     

Wedges: Edel Wedges 54 & 58 Nippon Modus 125 

Putter: PXG Bat Attack Gen1

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Brand new ones with sharp grooves.

 

Totally agree. If you have sound technique any wedge will do (even if they're generic clones), as long as they have deep and sharp grooves for maximum spin.

10.5 deg Titleist 905R with stock UST Proforce V2 Shaft (Stiff flex)
Titleist 990 (3-PW) with stock Dynamic Gold in S300
Taylormade V-Steel 5W & 3W with Grafalloy Prolaunch Red shafts (Regular Flex)
2011 Adams Tom Watson signature wedges in 52 and 56 degrees with stock steel shafts (Player's Grind)
Rife Island Series Aruba Blade Putter

 

"Loft for loft, length for length, and shaft for shaft, the ball will go the same distance when hit on the sweet spot regardless how old the iron."

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For the money - I would vote for whatever least years Cleveland wedges are at the time you're ready to purchase. Always last years wedges for my $$.

 

Wedges are a preference thing - none of them move the needle too much in performance other than tailored grinds, etc. I'm willing to wager that if you have a "favorite grind" or have preference on such things - then you're likely not going to start a thread about "best wedges". :)

 

Save the coin and buy last years. Purchase new wedges every season or two. The best wedges are the ones with sharp grooves.

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I would say for me wedges are mostly about shape. I find that is what inspires confidence in me. I love the SM7's. The grinds, shape, and grooves work great for me.

 

I have also considered Cleveland wedges for similar reasons. The RTX 3's have been around for a while and are still getting praise.

 

I would also give the Mizuno T7's a try. Best feeling wedges ive used and had great spin. The shape is a little more compact but they come in more lofts than most manufacturers.

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The Nike Engage wedges with the Toe Sweep grind are the best wedges I've tried. Really versatile and can be bought really cheap now. The raw finish looks great too.

I switched to the Ping Glide 2.0 stealth wedges just recently but I'm debating on going back to my engage wedges that I'm glad I didn't sell. There is something about them that keeps me coming back to them, like you said the versatility is great on the toe sweep.

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I don't necessarily have a brand preference, I just like what I play. I will say that it would be hard to change my GW from my CBX. My sand wedge is fairly expendable 54* SM5 M Grind, I can manipulate the face very well (hence the M), but if another company offered a similar grind in that loft and bounce I probably wouldn't be able to notice much. I really really like my 58* RTX-3 because not only is it butter soft and I play it well but also because I got it for free from Golf Galaxy after a Top Flite Tour wedge my girlfriend bought me for my birthday (laugh all you want, it was actually decent and had loads of spin) snapped after 3 rounds.

Driver - Taylormade M2 2017 9.75*

3W - Cobra RadSpeed Draw 14.5*

5W - Callaway Epic Flash 18*

7W - Taylormade M4 5HL 21*

5H - Callaway Rogue 24*

Irons - Taylormade P790 6-PW

Wedges - TM Milled Grind 50* & 54* | Hi-Toe 60*

Putter - Nike Method Converge B1-01

Grips - MCC clone| Ball - TP5

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Scratch FTW. in extinction, tho.

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DR Callie Epic Flash 💎💎💎 8.5º TC + House of Forged Ballistic LD-S

3W Royal Collection CV Pro 13° + LAGP House of Forged Tour Limited 70X 

5W PXG 0341X Proto 18º + LAGP HoF Platinum 70S 

HYB Royal Collection 505V BBD 18º + NS PRO 950FW X, PXG 0317X 21º + Fujikura Pro 95i Tour Spec X

DI Nike VFP #4 + KBS Tour HYB Proto 95X, Callie X Forged ‘18 #3 + Modus Tour 120X

IRONS Callie X Forged 2013 5-PW MMT 95S

WEDGES Scratch 8620 47º, 50º, 55º STI 60º, Edel 60º

PUTTERS Nike Method 001, Edel The "Gold" Brick, John Byron Winner Seven

 

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I've always played some sort of Vokey wedge and made the switch to Nike. After trying a bunch of wedges, I'm now gaming SM6s. The SM7 felt and looked the same too me and new SM6s are $50.00 less so it was a no brainer. A lot it is just preference as well. 10 years ago, Cleveland were the wedges to have and there are still many people who swear by them. The consensus "best" wedge seems to be the Callaway Mack Daddy Forged. But there are plenty of great wedges out there that not many people know about. Fourteen makes some great wedges, but are geared more towards the better players. Scratch wedges are really nice. Since I'm playing mostly TM clubs now, I wanted to switch to the Milled Grind, but they felt super hard when hitting them and my spin numbers weren't all that high. My buddy plays a set of Nakashima Ninja wedges (just love the name) and those things feels incredible. I really wanted a set, but I didn't feel like driving to an hour and half to get fitted for them.

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Agree with above posters- anything with new grooves. I've had Clevelands, Nike, Vokeys; they're all good. The wedges I've used have been far more limited by being in my hands then vice versa, and I have a pretty decent short game.

PING i20 10.5*

Adams a7 19*, 22*

Maltby TS3 Forged 5-9

Vokey SM7 46F, 52F, 58M

PING BeCu Anser

Srixon QST

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One thing he’d never considered was when he got his mp15s, they go about 1 club length further than Jack’s previous irons. Fortunately they matched up well with the t7 wedges he’d bought previous to the mp15s. It was just dumb luck on JP’s part tho...not all same loft wedges go the same distances...

Taylormade M5 Tour 10.5* 

Taylormade 300 Series 15*

Taylormade Sim2 Max 18*

Titleist 818H2  21*

Titleist 718 TMB 4 24*

Titleist 718 AP2  5-PW

Mizuno T20  54*   58*

Taylormade Spider GT  #3

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I have one set of Scratch wedges left, and two sets of VIP forged. Not sure what I'll do when these wear out.

Primary bag:
Titleist 913 D3 8.5
Titleist 915Fd 13.5
Titleist 913h 17
Mizuno MP-18 4-PW
Scratch wedges 50, 55, and 60
Bettinardi mid-shank putter

Backup bag:
Ping G400 9
Ping G30 fw 13
Ping G30 hybrid 19
Ping iBlade 4-PW power spec
Macgregor VIP wedges 51, 56, and 60
Bettinardi mid-shank putter

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Since I picked up my set of mizunos. Mpt11s I dont think I'll ever play anything but mizuno wedges. I have only ever played these and an old set of Adam's Tom Watson wedges. But the t11s are super nice. I cant imagine what the newest ones play like.

Taylormade Sim 9.0° Diamana ZF 60 stiff

Taylormade Sim Ti 15° Diamana ZF 70 stiff

Cobra F7 4-5 Ti 18.5° Diamana Kai'li 80 stiff

Ping G25 Hybrid 23° Kbs C-Taper Lite stiff 

Bridgestone Tour-B X-CB 5-PW Project X LZ 6.0

Cobra MiM Black 50°v, 56°v, 60°w Kbs Hi-REV 2.0 125 stiff 

Maltby Ptm-1

Srixon Z-Star 

Titleist Players 5 Stand Bag

Bagboy Nitron 

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Full line, I don't think the old Cleveland RTX 2.0 line can be beaten... the RTX3 line is probably just slightly better but without a wide sole low bounce option, it's not a full line as far as I'm concerned. Same is true for Vokey... as many options as they offer, you shouldn't have to go WedgeWorks for a low-bounce K-Grind.

[size=3][color=#000000][b]Cobra [/b][/color][color=#808080]King F8+[/color] [color=#000000][i]Driver 10.5* [/i] | Matrix 65M4 Black Tie S[/color]
[color=#000000][b]Cobra[/b] [/color][color=#808080]King F8[/color] [color=#000000][i]3/4w 14.5* [/i]| Aldila NV Blue 2KXV S[/color]
[color=#000000][b]Cobra [/b][/color][color=#808080]King F8 [/color][color=#000000][i]5/6w 17.5* [/i]| [/color][/size][color=#000000][size=3]Aldila NV Blue 2KXV S[/size][/color]
[size=3][color=#000000][b][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Cobra [/font][/b][/color][color=#808080][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]King F8[/font][/color] [color=#000000][i]4h 22*[/i] | Aldila Rogue Pro 75 S[/color][/size]
[size=3][color=#000000][b]Cobra [/b][/color][color=#808080]Bio Cell +[/color] [color=#000000][i]5i - Gw[/i] | [/color][/size][color=#000000][size=3]TT Dynalite Gold XP S300[/size][/color]
[size=3][color=#000000][b]Cobra [/b][/color][color=#808080]King WideLow[/color] [color=#000000][i]56* & 60* [/i]| TT Dynamic Gold S200[/color]
[color=#000000][b]Cleveland [/b][/color][color=#808080]TFi 2135 Satin Elevado CB[/color] [color=#000000][i]Putter [/i]| 35" Counterbalance[/color]
[color=#000000][b]Ogio [/b][/color][color=#696969]OZone Cart [/color]| [color=#000000][b]Ogio [/b][/color][color=#696969]Shredder Stand[/color][/size][color=#696969][size=3] [/size][/color][size=3]| [/size][color=#000000][size=3][b]Orlimar [/b][/size][/color][color=#696969][size=3]Pitch & Putt Stand[/size][/color]

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Vokey

 

Here is the reason why

 

You learn one grind and you know it will be around in years to come. I have been playing the same grinds in my wedges for 8 years and i gives me a tremendous amount of confidence knowing that when grabbing it. It will preform exactly like it expect it to.

Taylormade Stealth 2 Plus 7*........................Project X Smoke Green 60 TX
Taylormade Stealth Plus 13*.........................Fujikura Ventus Black 8X
Taylormade Stealth Plus 17*.........................Fujikura Ventus Black 9X

Srixon ZX Utility 3..........................................Fujikura Ventus Black 10TX
Srixon ZX Utility 4..........................................Dynamic Gold X7
Srixon ZX7 5-9...............................................Dynamic Gold X7
Cleveland Zipcore Raw 47, 53......................Dynamic Gold X7

Vokey Wedge Works V Grind 59..................Dynamic Gold S400
Yes! Ann.........................................................KBS GPS 120

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Regarding wedges and spin, Tom Wishon had this to say:

 

"So the bottom line is that the grooves can add a very small amount of spin to the shot, but by far the vast majority of spin comes from the other elements not related to the grooves - clubhead speed, loft, face roughness, angle of attack, balltype, point of impact."

 

By face roughness he means the area between the grooves. If it is smooth, less spin, if it is roughed up either by the manufacturer or with sand blasting you will get more spin.

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I buy them every year.

I can game any named wedge on the market.

So, cheaper is better to me.

 

That is why I bought pmp this time.

New condition less than 50 buck. Hard to beat.

 

 

Titleist                   TSR3 Driver w/GD Tour AD VF 5S
Ping                       G430 3 Wood w/GD Tour AD UB 6S

Ping                       G430 3 Hybrid w/GD Tour AD IZ 85S

Titleist                   T200 4/T150 5-P Irons w/Axiom 105S

Titleist                   48F w/Axiom 105S 54S/60K Wedges w/DG s400

LAB                   Mezz 1 Max Broomstick w/Accra

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It's just impossible to tell what the best wedges are.

I'm used to ping tour-s, but recently restored a set o 588 I used in the past...everyone would say 588s perform better, but I'm used to the look of pings and find the 588s worse..

remember when I first picked up the pings, it took a couple of months to get used to...

definitely, practice and confidence are the best wedges!

Driver: R7 425 tp 10,5* w/ px blue 6.5

3 Wood: 906 f2 15* w/ hm40 x

Irons: dci962 #2-pw w/ dg s400

Wedges: vokey sm4 raw S grind 56.11-60.07 w/ dg s400

Putter: B60 stainless 

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