Forged vs cast wedges.

[USER1999]

When (if) I middle my tourstage blades, they sound amazing. Other people have commented on the noise, so it's not just me. Noise is a lot of it, in terms of feel. I also know when I miss hit, as the feed back is shocking, and the noise is just wrong.

Has any one ever made a set of cast blades? Once design is eliminated, then you get a true test. To me, wedges aren't a test, as the loft hides the strike, to an extent. A 3 iron requires a really solid strike. Middle if the bat stuff.

 

[guest100718]

When (if) I middle my tourstage blades, they sound amazing. Other people have commented on the noise, so it's not just me. Noise is a lot of it, in terms of feel. I also know when I miss hit, as the feed back is shocking, and the noise is just wrong.

Has any one ever made a set of cast blades? Once design is eliminated, then you get a true test. To me, wedges aren't a test, as the loft hides the strike, to an extent. A 3 iron requires a really solid strike. Middle if the bat stuff.

Probably seeing as the majority of clubs are cast.

 

[USER1999]

Probably seeing as the majority of clubs are cast.

Cavity backs yes, blades, no, they are all forged.

 

[guest100718]

Cavity backs yes, blades, no, they are all forged.

Mmmm except the ones that aren't......

 

[Tiger man]

When (if) I middle my tourstage blades, they sound amazing. Other people have commented on the noise, so it's not just me. Noise is a lot of it, in terms of feel. I also know when I miss hit, as the feed back is shocking, and the noise is just wrong.

Has any one ever made a set of cast blades? Once design is eliminated, then you get a true test. To me, wedges aren't a test, as the loft hides the strike, to an extent. A 3 iron requires a really solid strike. Middle if the bat stuff.

That's nailed really, a wedge is only really a glancing blow so you don't get the feedback you would in a long iron. Keeping grooves sharp is more important to the masses and cast is harder so lasts longer hence why I always go cast in wedges.

 

[USER1999]

Mmmm except the ones that aren't......

There aren't any non forged ones. That's the whole point of muscle back blades. They can be forged from bashing lumps of steel. Castings tend to make better Cavity backs, as you can have under cuts, and more complicated shapes.

Name a non forged blade.

 

[guest100718]

There aren't any non forged ones. That's the whole point of muscle back blades. They can be forged from bashing lumps of steel. Castings tend to make better Cavity backs, as you can have under cuts, and more complicated shapes.

Name a non forged blade.

Cleveland cg tour

 

[USER1999]

Cleveland cg tour

OK, but I would suggest they are rare, rather than common.

 

[Nashy]

I have had ping, vokey, Cleveland, and mizuno wedges.

The mizuno T4 and T5 are my favourite, this is more down to shape and sole over them being forged. The next were the old 200 series Vokeys, and Ping wedges. I have never liked the shape on Cleveland wedges (leading edge is to round for me).

All the wedges had a different feel to one another.

I remember reading an arrival about Bob Vokey making a tour players try one of his forged and cast wedges side by side, the player couldn't tell the difference. Cast wedges usually use a softer steel compared what goes into cast irons.

I can safely say my Mizuno MP5 and old Adams CMB irons felt a lot smoother than the Ping S59 tours I had before. The Mizuno's and Adams bother had C tapers fitted which are known to feel harsh.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

One difference is that cast wedges are less susceptible to having a chunk taken out of them when you hit a stone in a bunker. My forged MP59 has a ruddy great hole on the sole due to a piece of shale in a bunker!