MEMBER REVIEWS: Cleveland Smart Sole Full-Face Wedges | See What Members Are Saying!

[GolfWRX_Official]

We have five (5) GolfWRX members testing Cleveland Golf Smart Sole Full-Face Wedges. The members below will report back to the community about what they noticed while testing this product. Please feel free to ask any questions that you might have, as the testers will be happy to answer them!

 

The testers are:

 

•  @cj4501
• @BabyCarrot
• @NCLancer
• @jefftomahawk
• @TonyRo

 

About the Cleveland Golf Smart Sole Full-Face Wedges

This ultra-forgiving Wedge system includes four specialized clubs to fulfill every short-game shot on the course. Featuring their largest faces, extra wide Three-Tiered Soles, plus HydraZip spin and UltiZip groove technologies, Smart Sole Full-Face takes the guesswork out of Wedge plays and makes it easy to get on the green in one swing.

 

Learn more about the Cleveland Golf Smart Sole Full-Face Wedges here.

 

Thank you to Cleveland Golf for putting on this member testing event!

[BabyCarrot]

I wish to say thank you to GolfWRX and Cleveland Golf for the opportunity to test these out. Feeling very fortunate. 

 

First impressions upon box opening:

Looked at the three-tiered soles and thought, wow, these babies are gonna slide through the turf easy.

Took off the plastic wrapping and felt the HydraZip face with my thumb, wow again, these babies are gonna spin and bite.

Set the club at address, nice, no chance of glare with the dynamic blast finish and the bottom white target and ball position alignment lines really stands out.

The head shapes all look great, nothing out of proportion. Really like the blast finish. The weight (106g) of the KBS High-Rev shafts is a good match for me as my gamers are in the mid 90 gram range.

 

First range session:

Chipper – This club is so easy to hit compared to a 9 iron. No need to concentrate on picking the ball clean for good contact. The sole delivers the face effortlessly. The white score lines really help with alignment. I just pick my line, pick my target a foot in front of the ball, set the white lines perpendicular and swing. My favorite club to hit so far. 

 

Gap – The extra weigh in the shaft makes this ideal for partial shots. Using top tracer off a mat, was able to repeat a 75% effort swing for 85-95 yard shots. Need to try this on the course and gauge turf interaction. Can’t wait to see how these spin on the greens.

 

Sand – I tried hitting this with my standard bunker technique. Ball forward, face slightly open and felt a lot of contact with the sand before the ball. Moved the ball to middle of stance and everything about the shot became easier. I didn’t have to swing as hard, and the sole took care of the sand interaction. This allowed me to focus on how far I took the club back for distance control.

 

Lob – The extra loft was a bit intimidating at first as my max loft is 58 with my gamers. With this club, I could just throw the club head into the ball, and it would get up into the air effortlessly. Did not have to worry about chucking it. Had to tell myself it was okay to flick my hands for an early release so that I could engage the sole. 

 

Gonna be 110+ temps this week but will get out for another range session and hit the course this weekend. Goal is to lay up to gap wedge range often and when further away, miss the green so that I can put the wedges to work. 

 

[jefftomahawk]

Up in northern Michigan till July 7, so hope the wedges are waiting for me, too bad didn’t have them with me this week to evaluate, playing The Quest and a few rounds at the Tamaracks in Harrison (#11 in the state by Michigan Golf Journal, Owner is the best)

[cj4501]

Thank you GolfWRX and Cleveland Golf!   Just got them in yesterday and they look great! I play a TM big foot 58* and cbx2 54* so I couldn't wait to try these.  They look so forgiving and inspire confidence 10 fold imo.  You know that commercial "like a mother" well these look like they spin like a mother.   Dang rain has beaten me today and yesterday but did mess around with the chipper and that was fun.  I'm not sure I have a place for it in the bag but my wife might!  She struggles badly with wedges and irons and she was chipping great with it. She loved the heaviness of it and the some really helped her.  Will report back after the holiday weekend and if the rain ever stops!  Can not wait to try the 62*

Edited Wednesday at 12:36 AM by cj4501

[ChrisATL]

Congrats to the testers - looking forward to following this thread!

[Maine Golfer]

Looking forward to following. I like the Sandy Andy, the old 60s Wilson club. These with some lead tape seem like they would be fun. I like a big sole on my Lob 

[cj4501]

14 hours ago, Maine Golfer said:

Looking forward to following. I like the Sandy Andy, the old 60s Wilson club. These with some lead tape seem like they would be fun. I like a big sole on my Lob 

Will report back on this.  Agreed on the sole for the lob, will be fun to try

[NCLancer]

Thank you to Cleveland and GolfWRX for giving me the opportunity to test these wedges. 

 

FedEx delivered the clubs on Monday and first impressions were good however the packager sure was sparse with the packing material.  A few small pieces of craft paper were used which really wasn't enough to secure anything but the club heads were shrink-wrapped and covered with a poly bag so they were safe and sound and look fantastic.

 

My clubs have the satin finish with UST Mamiya Recoil Dart 80 graphite shafts.  The head sizes are somewhat intimidating as the soles are quite large however they do inspire confidence and should provide plenty of forgiveness.   

 

I have not yet introduced my new clubs to any grass or golf balls as I am coming off a small surgery on June 20th to remove a basal skin carcinoma on my left forearm (PSA:  GET A YEARLY SKIN CHECK).  My stitches were removed yesterday (YEAH!) but they were replaced by steri strips and I was advised not to hit any clubs until next Wednesday.  

 

I am very excited to review these wedges and to see how they perform.  Stay tuned and thank you again Cleveland and Golf WRX!

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:44 PM by NCLancer

[stryper]

I’ll be following this thread closely.  I was at my local GG recently and took a look at these, and honestly, the soles scare me.  I play a lot on hard, clay based soil with very closely mown zoysia, where too much bounce is not necessarily your friend…the original Niblicks often gave me fits in this regard.  Still, I want to hear what the testers think.