hello all - vokey sm have i been done?

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Foxholer said:
A small number of Japan Domestic Market ones are - because that's deemed important to that market.

http://www.tourspecgolf.com/Titleist-Japan-2012-Vokey-Design-Forged-Wedge

The ones that have been available for years, both retail and on the Tour are cast:

http://www.golfbiztalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1737&start=15
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Indeed.

This is from the FAQs on the Vokey website.

"What is the thinking or engineering reason for cast wedges?"

"Titleist Vokey Design wedges are cast from mild carbon steel which is heat treated to match the softness of the material we use in our family of forged irons. This means the feel and sound of Vokey wedges are very similar to forged irons. Over one hundred Vokey Design wedges are played each week at a typical PGA Tour event so the feel and performance are well-accepted by the best players in the world. We choose to cast Vokey wedges because of the large number of models we develop for both the worldwide professional tours and the marketplace. Cast tooling is a more efficient and accurate way to faithfully reproduce the special grinds Bob creates for the Tour. We are also able to more rapidly develop and test prototype sole grinds and to finalize the slight tweaks needed to create the best performing wedge products."

http://www.vokey.com/vokes-notebook/Faqs.aspx

As I undestand it the steel used to cast Vokeys being a mild carbon steel, is softer than the stainless steel from which most cast irons are made.
 
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