Leading edge on Wedges....

[kid2]

I hope i havent asked this before. Sorry if i have... Having a bit of a blonde moment but does the shape of the leading edge of a wedge have a bearing on the Turf interaction......

I changed from having 3 Vokeys at the end of last season just before christmas to the 3 Wilsons that i currently use.....
But iv struggled with them around the greens..... I know that i havent practiced a whole pile through the winter months on the short game but i would consider myself to be a pretty tidy player around the greens.....

But for the life of me i cant get my head round it.... These wilsons seem to be digging a bit much..... Maybe the conditions:mmm:
And i dont think they are overly punishing bounce wise... They are 52-08, 56-11, and 60-07...

The only thing that i can see is that the leading edge as you look at the club face on is more rounded toe to heel....
I think my Vokeys were more straight toe to heel but i may be wrong.....
Even today my short game was shocking....I finished 8 over but if i had been leaving the chips closer to the hole id have easily shot 2 or 3 over......



Can the shape of the leading edge make a difference?

 

[Oddsocks]

I've got the 52/58, 52 is same sort of bounce as my old mpt10 and the 58 is a high bounce tour grind.... Awesome wedges kid.... Think you just need some time to bond!

 

[kid2]

I've got the 52/58, 52 is same sort of bounce as my old mpt10 and the 58 is a high bounce tour grind.... Awesome wedges kid.... Think you just need some time to bond!

I practiced last season with my vokeys for months on end last year Pal and to be fair the Wilsons surprise me at times.... I just cant get to grips around the greens with them.... Full shots seem ok.....

 

[Oddsocks]

Like you I spent hours with the mizzy wedges, not really had a dedicated practice session with the fg's, that should be Thursday.

 

[nemicu]

Leading edge design can have a bearing on how it interacts with the turf depending on your angle of attack. If the leading edge is rounded, then less area has initial contact with the turf - i.e. the "point" of the arc of the rounded leading edge gets into the ground first (regardless of whether you have the face open or not). This is somewhat suited to someone who takes a shallow divot with a modest angle of attack, particularly if you have an average to low bounce angle (as you have).
If you tend to dig, then a blunted leading edge, straighter with more bounce will help if you have a steeper angle of attack. I wouldn't say the Vokey design (depending on which ones you had?) were markedly different from the Wilson FG Tour design, but subtle things like sole width, camber and relief also go a long way to determining how a wedge interacts with the turf. I've played Vokeys for years and can't get on with anything else - despite trying numerous Mizuno wedges to suit my play, none of them played the same as Vokes