Vokey SM8 vs RTX Zipcore

[BreezyBrett20]

3 hours ago, 1s1k said:

Nice to hear. 
 

I’m waiting on my 54* full Tour Rack with the S grind (trailing edge and heel grind). 
 

I’m hoping it will be perfect since I’ve dropped my 60* from the bag so I can carry a 3 wood.  So my 54* will be pulling bunker duty also when need be. 

Stop hitting it in bunkers...

[northernmi]

13 hours ago, hammergolf said:

The Full sole on the zipcore wedges are the same as the F grind. I dint mind the V sole on my 50*, but the 56 Full is PERFECT! My 60* is a Tour Rack Full sole with heel and trailing edge grind. As good a set of wedges as I’ve ever had. Give the Full sole a try.

The full sole on the Zipcore did not react the same for me as the Vokey "F" during my fitting.  I have not looked at the specs but maybe there is a bounce difference?  This is my first set of Vokey wedges ever so not much experience with their grinds.

[MuniPukeLife]

Drove to the closest adjacent major city with a large golf store (for another project) and took a look at the 54 Full that I purchased . . . looks beautiful. Not much offset, pretty straight leading edge, heavier than my current 52.  I've always been a dark head or raw head guy when it comes to wedges but these satin heads look really good. 

 

Needless to say I'm excited . . . 

[hammergolf]

4 hours ago, northernmi said:

The full sole on the Zipcore did not react the same for me as the Vokey "F" during my fitting.  I have not looked at the specs but maybe there is a bounce difference?  This is my first set of Vokey wedges ever so not much experience with their grinds.

Depends on which F grind you have. Titleist offer the F grind in two different bounces on the gap and 14* bounce on the sw. Cleveland Full sole is 12* bounce, but sole width may be a touch wider which would add “playable” bounce. But that’s the beauty of trying and fitting. In the end personal technique, performance, and preference are what really matters.

[ob1soccer]

any updates on the Spinner Wedge shaft?

[BallerNate]

3 hours ago, ob1soccer said:

any updates on the Spinner Wedge shaft?

Still getting the hang of the Zipcores with the Spinner shafts, but after 5 simulator rounds, 3 Spring rounds, and a couple of Driving Range sessions I would say that they definitely spin significantly more than my previous TM MG wedges, and launch much higher.

 

Great feel and control with this wedge/shaft combo and absolutely love them. But if you’re already a high spin guy though, these might spin too much for you, and I would say that I’ve lost a little bit of distance on full swings because they launch so high for me.

[ob1soccer]

I got to try out the Zipcores in the Spinner shafts today for the first time and I was very impressed actually.

First of all the Zipcores are the best Cleveland wedge since the 588 in my opinion in the feel and looks department.

I dont spin the ball much, so these were a surprise when they actually spun.

This combo was awesome so far

[BeyondVision]

thinking about making the switch to zipcore wedges.  I currently have the 125x wedge shaft in my sm8s, but wondering if anyone has compared that to the spinners that come with the zipcores?  I am not necessarily in love with the 125 wedge shafts so thinking I may try the stock option first to see how it feels.  I am struggling with consistency on my wedges but love the modus 120x in my zx7s

[LeftyMatt24]

1 hour ago, BeyondVision said:

thinking about making the switch to zipcore wedges.  I currently have the 125x wedge shaft in my sm8s, but wondering if anyone has compared that to the spinners that come with the zipcores?  I am not necessarily in love with the 125 wedge shafts so thinking I may try the stock option first to see how it feels.  I am struggling with consistency on my wedges but love the modus 120x in my zx7s

I think you can get modus 120x in wedges as well. That may help with staying the same from your irons. Cleveland has other options with s400 or hi rev 2.0 stiff or 610 stiff are all good shafts. 

[Sanders74]

Vokey SM8 Raw willbe hard to beat

Looks, grinds, resale all favor vokey 

4 Me. 

 

[JDennis]

I switched from SM8 to Zipcore a couple weeks ago. The Zipcore are more consistent for me, and the feel and sound is amazing. 

 

 

[jah7838]

I've had the raw Zipcores for a while now.  I have a 48* bent to 49*, a 52* bent to 53*, and a 56* bent to 58*, all with the Modus 125 wedge shaft and all mid bounce.  I originally ordered the 52* and 56* with the DGTI s400 shafts in them, but decided to reshaft them with the Modus 125 wedge after ordering the 48* with it. 

 

I'm really liking them, especially after modifying the leading edge a little by rounding it a bit on the 52* & 56*.  They cut thru the turf too easily for me.  I'll also be doing the same to the extra 56* that I have in the closet once I put that one in play after wearing out the grooves to the current Zipcore. 

 

I recently won a SM8 on Instagram, and decided on the 58 D grind in black to try out.  I have another Modus 125 wedge shaft that I'll install into the Vokey once I get it and will give it a go just to see how I like it.  I don't know if it'll kick the Zipcore lob wedge I'm using out of the bag, but if I like it enough, it'll be a good one to keep around for when the grooves wear out.  

[MuniPukeLife]

I like the 54 Full ZC -- the spinner shaft is pretty good as a stock option in my opinion. Personally, I couldn't tell a bunch of difference from the normal S200 with respect to weight, and it just felt pretty good in general. That being said, now that I've had the chance to try Nippon shafts in my irons I think I'm gonna try the ZC with Modus3 125. May even get a matching 50 degree to go along. . .