Off Brand Wedges

[oyamtr]

Have any of you tried or are playing with any of the off brand (less expensive) wedges? Like Pinemeadow, Lazrus, Indi, Tour Edge (not that much of an off brand), Wilson (same), Texan etc? I know many of these have marginal grip and one or two have finishes that don't last long. But, as far as the quality of golf, any luck?

[jholz]

I've tinkered around with the Wilson Staff FG Tour wedges and they are as good as anything else out there. I've always wanted to mess around with one of the Wilson Harmonized wedges just to see how it performs. At less than $30, they are certainly attractive.

[JimmyC59]

I've been using my Wilson R90 originsl dince the eighties.( Just started playing again after a twenty five year hiatus)

It's great from the sznd as well as fairway. What I like best is the curved leading edge when I open the clubface.

[zebra2955]

I play a set 54*and 58* Harry Taylor wedges and I love them . I always had a hard time hitting wedges and these are easy for me to hit.

[Springsteennut]

I have Tour Edge CB Pro wedges. It’s probably time to replace them but I’ll probably play one more year until I find something I like as much.

[oyamtr]

Are you using those dimpled Taylors?

[Zen_Golfer]

Ive played Pinemeadow and Wilson Harmonized and found them to be perfectly acceptable. To me, they work just fine and I sometimes ask myself why I spend more for supposedly higher quality wedges when I could just get a Harmonized for $30.

[wannabepar]

I'm using the Top Flite Tour wedges, in 50, 54 and 58 degrees. I'm only a 20 or so handicap, and don't get to play very often, so these work just fine for me. Love the milled faces!

[zebra2955]

Nope I have the 305 series

[rkillian]

I have a Tommy Armour 52 from Golf Galaxy. Got it for about $50 while it was discounted. I am not good enough to tell the difference between it and a big name brand. My 56 is an old Cleveland.

[wcbjr]

Golfworks has a good selection of Maltby wedge heads. Give them a try. Great stuff!

[pfclefty]

as a result of this sort of lock down, I had a weak moment and ordered a set of the lazrus wedges for 139 bucks. Verdict: Save your money. Tears up golf balls with no appreciable difference in spin. Surface is very rough to the touch, can't be legal. Checked USGA site and they are not listed anywhere. Sent an email to Lazrus asking if they were approved and no response yet. Sending them back with lesson learned.

[oyamtr]

Good to know. Thanks. I got some wedges from Blue Tees. They are big in range finders, but starting doing these. I do like them, they are pretty good quality. About same price as Lazarus. bluetees.com if you want to check them out.

[Stanks]

I had the BombTech Wedges 52, 56, and 60 when I was starting to learn my way around the bag and they were very decent. I was a big fan. The guy I sold them to also enjoyed them too.

I had a 60º Hi Toe for a long while and just switched it out with a Tommy Armour 60º. Very seemless switch and am very happy given the price point. Time will tell how long the grooves last and how the head holds up.

[ChipNRun]

Tour Edge - hardly an off brand - offers forged wedges in its Exotics/ CBX line and cast models in its Hot Launch line.

Hot Launch offers its HL4 SuperSpin midbounce wedges in even-numbered lofts from 50 to 60 degrees. Toe-weighted heads have a beveled leading edge and cambered sole. Stock shafts include Mamiya graphite and KBS Tour 90 steel. A fairly friendly GI head.

The HL4 iron model includes set wedges with an undercut cavity design; PW, AW, SW and LW, with a more SGI head.

The Exotics line generally has specialty forged wedges available in mid-high bounce. The CB Pro S line was hot in 2015. The design featured decent-flange tour grind heads with moderate heel-toe relief. Popular among TE crowd - it's almost impossible to find a new or slightly-used CB Pro 54* or 56* anymore..

Current follow-up is the CBX Blade which has a very classic blade look. Model has both stock and custom shafts available.

[Crafty Lefty]

The first set of irons and wedges I ever purchased for myself when I was learning the game was Pinemeadow. For a beginning or casual player, I felt like the quality at the price point was great. As I began to play more seriously (and had a couple of extra dollars to play with), I purchased a mix of used and discount Vokey and Cleveland wedges.

While I can't say for certain that an equipment change helped my game, I did see a jump in spin and control with name-brand wedges. At the end of the day, I think equipment fit matters more than the brand, so it's possible that the shafts, club bounce, and grips all played a hand in changing my performance with wedges. If you like the way a wedge looks and feels, it will give you confidence over the ball, which can help with performance, no matter the brand as long as a certain bar is met from a product quality perspective. For me, I think Pinemeadow cleared that bar while I played their clubs.

[Jtsering]

Haywood Wedges are absolutely amazing for anyone wanting to try a smaller company

[T.B.]

Golfworks wedges are really good. I live in the area and got a chance to see them and hit them. Felt really nice.

[dokodiy]

+1 Haywood.

[i*windows]

playing MD Golf Seve Wedge, which was 30 euros and I love it.

 

[nearfall152]

That's awesome!

[RogerinNewZealand]

Have found is you buy end of season at lower price then sell say 5 months into season no cost wedge...and upgrade again

[Myherobobhope]

I was looking at those as well... they look very nice and have good options on shafts. Sub70 seems to have some nice options for $90... I pimp Sub70 on everything because I had a wonderful experience buying from them.

 

Of course, my actual bag has SM6s I bought this year for $60... because I'm a sellout :-)

 

I'll probably try Sub70 when it's time to replace these wedges.

[T.B.]

I think the sub 70 equipment looks great. I’m going to replace my fairway woods this spring and I’m looking at sub 70.

[Northeastgolf12]

I was hesitant about the Pinemeadow wedge but I think I’ll give it a try based on your comment

[Qqq123xx]

I have a set of the older Harmonized. They are excellent wedges, especially for the price. One big, and I mean big, drawback is that distance wise they are very short.

[Myherobobhope]

Pinemeadow wedges are about $30 and look cheap to me... I'd probably spend the $60 and get the Tommy Armour if I was just making a cost based decision...

Just for fun, I logged onto Hurricane Golf... if you want to spend $30... https://www.hurricanegolf.com/close-out-golf-equipment/close-out-wedges/cobra-trusty-rusty-satin-wedge-custom-built-by-hurricane-golf.html

[DarthFader17]

I am coming from Mizuno TP and Nike VR Pro (blade) wedges. Both of those wedges had excellent feel...I can attest I have not missed them for a second after getting the Maltby M-series wedges. I am basically just waiting for them to wear out to get the new TSW's....Maltby makes OEM quality stuff at 1/3 price. Do yourself a favor and buy a single wedge pack....

 

Just for the record, I had never even heard of Maltby until I broke my 52* wedge (after I lost my 60*)...and my wife wouldn't let me spend another $270 on wedges. So I was on the hunt for the cheapest wedge set I could reasonably find. Enter Maltby. So good, I now own a 3 hybrid, have replaced my entire set of irons with maltby TS1/TS2 combo's, and will grab a moment Xi putter when I decide my putter needs an upgrade. I will NEVER go back to OEM brands, and I can attest that Maltby stuff is REALLY good. (Except the drivers and fairways which are average at best).

 

Anyway, a huge vote for Maltby Wedges....(by the way, they aren't wearing down anywhere near as fast as my nike's did)

[jholz]

Interesting. That's a killer for me with wedges, unfortunately.

 

[hdgolf44]

My "cottage set" that I'll be keeping at my Dad's place back home consists of 2 Alien Golf Tutch Chamber wedges (56 and 60)

Both low-ish bounce wedges that have a tight leading edge that perform decently well and still aren't too dinged up as of yet.