Is there such a thing as a forgiving wedge?

[upinsmoke]

You need banning for linking that!!!!

Pretty isn't it

 

[brendy]

I suffered the shanks for a while, im working my way out of it with help from my pro, definite out to in path was killing me. Strange thing was it was kind of reassuring that my wedges had two sweetspots.

 

[RGDave]

We've all forgotten the Momentus Short Game Wizard

http://www.118golf.co.uk/Practice-G.../Momentus-Short-Game-Wizard_ct87bd26pd443.htm

There used to be an advert on Sky for this which always made me chuckle.

The Short Game Wizard wedges will have you easily hitting phenomenal shots out of the bunker, the deep rough, off of a tight lie or from out in the fairway. Incredible shots you may never have hit before with the wedges you're currently using. You'll have the soft touch, feel and control you need to get the ball up and down from around the green. You'll face any shot from any lie with superior confidence.

I saw one of these t'other day in a range pro shop.

I looked at it long and hard, examined every last inch of it's momentus loveliness. I cuddled it, spoke gently in it's ear and asked it to reveal it's hidden secrets.

It's a wedge. It has NOT ONE feature that distinguishes itself from any other £9.99 cheap wedge. No special shape, no special design, it's dark (no racism here) and look and feels no different to all the regular wedges on the market.



Talk about BS.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I saw one of these t'other day in a range pro shop.

I looked at it long and hard, examined every last inch of it's momentus loveliness. I cuddled it, spoke gently in it's ear and asked it to reveal it's hidden secrets.

It's a wedge. It has NOT ONE feature that distinguishes itself from any other £9.99 cheap wedge. No special shape, no special design, it's dark (no racism here) and look and feels no different to all the regular wedges on the market.



Talk about BS.

Ah, but the Hosel won't get tangled in long grass, so it must be different you non-believer you

 

[RGDave]

Check it out.

It allows me to get up and down. How friendly....

Lower scores!
The added weight gives you more control for those delicate and difficult chips, pitches, lobs and bunker shots.
Ensures that the club is always accelerating through the ball.
Allows you to get the ball up and down easily from anywhere.

 

[Alex1975]

from anywhere.

The tee box?

 

[GreiginFife]

Allows you to get the ball up and down easily from anywhere.

Unless it comes with a strimmer attachment on the head it won't get you out of the Amazonian rain forest that is the rough around the 4th green on the new 9 at my place.
Think next time my ball goes in there I will find an Incan guide to accompany me in so I can find my way back out.

 

[USER1999]

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/79148

You called it.

 

[Alex1975]

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/79148

You called it.

Ha!!!!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Until recently just used the pitching wedge of my John Letters F-7s and and my old Wilson Staff Tour Bladed Sand Iron. But as grooves of latter were non-existent, and our Pro said I should stop making life hard for myself using just a 48deg pitching wedge (opening it up when I need more loft) I bought a Vokey 52 and a Vokey 56.

Are they forgiving? Well they work - but I don't have distance sorted. Probably forgiving as I don't do anything horrid with them. But for the life of me I struggle to get any consistency at all - or actually get out of - our bunkers. We are rebuilding them all and our new ones have deep and soft sand. Our Pro tells me a lesson will sort it - well he would...I should be able to sort out getting out of sand myself - shouldn't need a lesson. So out of sand - no - my Vokey 56deg is not at all forgiving...

 

[mashleyR7]

I played with someone last week who had a wedge called the "JCB Excavator" and it was very apt. He dug massive holes all round the green with it.

I just googled it to try find an image.

http://www.oldsportsauction.com/viewlot.jsp?id=25172&action=load

I wonder if he knows it's one of only 10 ever made.

 

[RGDave]

I played with someone last week who had a wedge called the "JCB Excavator" and it was very apt. He dug massive holes all round the green with it.

I just googled it to try find an image.

http://www.oldsportsauction.com/viewlot.jsp?id=25172&action=load

Awesome. It ALLOWS you to excavate.

 

[Junior]

Practise helps, but saying that, i use G5 sand wedge (54) and lob wedge (58). Much easier to play with than the bladed types most people go for. There is hardly any offset in the wedges. Its the amount of offset what puts me off the full set of 'G' range irons.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Until recently just used the pitching wedge of my John Letters F-7s and and my old Wilson Staff Tour Bladed Sand Iron. But as grooves of latter were non-existent, and our Pro said I should stop making life hard for myself using just a 48deg pitching wedge (opening it up when I need more loft) I bought a Vokey 52 and a Vokey 56.

Are they forgiving? Well they work - but I don't have distance sorted. Probably forgiving as I don't do anything horrid with them. But for the life of me I struggle to get any consistency at all - or actually get out of - our bunkers. We are rebuilding them all and our new ones have deep and soft sand. Our Pro tells me a lesson will sort it - well he would...I should be able to sort out getting out of sand myself - shouldn't need a lesson. So out of sand - no - my Vokey 56deg is not at all forgiving...

Vokeys work fine out of sand. What bounce do you have on them?

 

[Patrick57]

Yes, its called a nine iron.