![]() The Wedge Works K Grind offers the same wide sole as the SM8 incarnation, albeit with significantly less bounce (six degrees). Typically, the K Grind is a good fit for a steep attack angle golfer (often called a digger) where the K’s signature wide sole can help prevent digging, particularly in soft conditions. Like this Wedge Works offering, the SM8 K Grind is also available in 58 and 60 degrees but that’s where the design details diverge. It offers the most bounce of any SM8 grind (14 degrees). The retail SM8 K Grind isn’t just a high-bounce offering. That was the case with last April’s 64-degree T and while at first glance you might be inclined to point out that 58-degree and 60-degree K are part of the current SM8 lineup (you’d be right), this Vokey Wedge Works K Grind offering provides a particularly compelling contrast to the standard retail offering. The defining characteristic of a Wedge Works offering is that they feature bounce and grind combinations not available in the mainstream lineup. What’s the point of waiting until November? About Wedge Works So, even without a defining tournament that ties everything together, the company is moving forward with its first special release of 2020 – the Vokey Wedge Works K Grind. Late May is rolling towards June, things – including the Vokey area of Titleist’s assembly plant – are starting to reopen. ![]() With the Masters postponed to November and Vokey’s Carlsbad assembly plant closed, what would have been the point?īut here we are. Last April, we got all of that by way of a 64° Slate Blue Vokey T-Grind with six degrees of bounce. ![]() That same history suggests we’d have seen some flavor of a high-loft, low-bounce lob wedge with the requisite story about providing Vokey staffers with the tools to take on the firm and fast conditions of Augusta National. Wedges with more bounce are designed for golfers who catch it heavy on a regular basis and play on courses with softer turf less bounce is designed for firm turf and those who can feel the wedge head bouncing off the ground at impact.Had life gone according to schedule this season, history suggests the first Wedge Works offering of 2020 would have rolled out just in time for The Masters. Understanding wedge bounce is important depending on how you impact the turf. Altering the loft could also change offset slightly, but it probably wouldn’t be something the average golfer would notice. Weakening the loft on a 58-degree is going to add bounce to the wedge going the opposite way on a 56-degree is going to have the opposite effect, removing bounce from the sole. It’s one of the reasons why Titleist completely revamped the sole geometry on the T100S irons when they strengthened the lofts two degrees across the board.īut let’s get back to your wedges. I wouldn’t recommend going beyond two degrees if you’re going to strengthen or weaken an iron or wedge because it’s going to negatively affect the way the club impacts the turf. ![]() If 57 degrees is the number you’re trying to hit, you need to be aware of a few things: Changing the loft on a wedge - even if we’re talking one degree - is going to alter bounce. But what happens if you need to go in between stock lofts to an odd-numbered loft? That requires some bending to get the number you want. When it comes to wedges, almost every manufacturer offers a plethora of options in two-degree increments, meaning you can select from 50-, 52-, 54-, 56-, 58- and 60-degree lofts in a variety of bounces (more on that in a moment) to build your wedge setup.Īssuming you know the lofts on your irons, it’s easier to determine if a three- or four-wedge setup fits your game. If you’re using a split set of irons, working with a club-fitter or doing your homework online - most equipment manufacturers post iron loft specs online - can tell you if two different models are a good fit. Having only a couple of degrees of loft between two clubs can lead to larger gaps somewhere in your set, which means you might have to go after the ball or take something off at certain yardages. If you’ve been frequenting this space for some time, you know that I’ve been banging the drum on the importance of maintaining reasonable loft gaps when it comes to your irons and wedges. If you had one wedge left to add to the bag and were looking to add a wedge bent to 57, would you bend a 58 to 57 or 56 to 57? (Next lowest wedge is 52 degrees.) - Eric F. ![]() Welcome to another edition of the Fully Equipped mailbag, an interactive series in which our resident dimplehead (a.k.a., GOLF’s managing editor of equipment, Jonathan Wall) fields your hard-hitting gear questions. ![]()
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