Ping’s most extensive and versatile wedge line to date, the s159 line, features 25 loft/grind options. The grinds and shape were the result of direct feedback from the company’s tour staff.
Titleist’s wedge team, led by master craftsman Bob Vokey, believes there are three keys to great wedge play: shot versatility, distance and trajectory control, and maximum spin. All three have been addressed in Vokey’s latest creation, the SM10.
The new wedges feature a more compact overall look with a thinner top line and a shorter distance from heel to toe to accentuate a player’s ability to control these essential scoring clubs.
The high majority of golfers pay little attention to the bounce or grind of their wedges, in part because they simply lack the knowledge of what these two things are, how they are different and why they are a vital aspect of the wedge-selection process.
Callaway’s Jaws MD5 wedge lineup received an update last year with its MD5 Raw and now the company has followed that up with a spinoff (no pun intended) to the line, the Jaws Full Toe.
The new King Cobra wedges feature a new groove design that pushes the USGA’s limitations on geometry, volume and sharpness thanks to more aggressive manufacturing tolerance.
TaylorMade’s Hi-Toe and Big Foot wedge offerings receive an update with a new raw finish that rusts over time to produce additional surface roughness to maintain spin over the life of the wedge.
Its latest black satin offering employs all the hallmark technologies of the original CBX 2, including a precise centre-of-gravity location, face-milling pattern and numerous loft/sole grind options in a striking murdered-out look.
Australian Golf Digest
