Wedges

[scottbrown]

I am looking at changing my wedges. I currently have 3 vokeys.
But as these are like £80 each I have been looking at others.
Has any1 got any feedback on the following?
Md Norman drew
Md Seve series
Smt wedges

All the above are available for approx £50 each

Or anybody got any other ideas for a similar sort of money?

thanks

 

[bobmac]

Why do you want to change your wedges?

 

[scottbrown]

Because the 52 and 56 have virtually no groves left, I will also want the 48 to match, so although that is not too bad i ant to replace all three.

 

[Region3]

I seem to remember Direct Golf were doing Mizuno MP-T and MP-R wedges at about £40 each just after christmas.

Very nice they are too.

 

[doubletripledouble]

Not used the MD Seve series wedges but had a 52 and 56 in the MD Superstrong Cobalts and a 60 Norman Drew.
Very good wedges. IF you play off links turf the MD ND's are perfect due to very low bounce. If parkland i'd probably go for the superstrong's which you'll be able to get off ebay for a song.

 

[Imurg]

Superstrong's are good wedges - as good as the top names.
MPT/MPR are good too and can be found cheap now the new Mizzy wedge is out. They have good grooves. Worth a hunt.

 

[scottbrown]

Do the MDs produce alot of spin then? as our greens get hard and fast in summer.
Like the look of the MD Seve Icon and have found them online for £35.
Anyone tried them?

 

[RGDave]

Do the MDs produce alot of spin then? as our greens get hard and fast in summer.
Like the look of the MD Seve Icon and have found them online for £35.
Anyone tried them?

I got my Seve icon last week. As I can't do full swings yet, I've had a few practices with it. It is a very impressive club. One of the MD wedges (Norman Drew?) apparently produced the *most" spin of any other wedge in a test.
The icon is a cracker. Too shiny (by miles!!!) but the bounce glides through the grass smoother than a smooth thing on smoothy day.

I prefer it to my Vokey already.

 

[brendy]

I have the 50 degree Norman Drew wedge and the spin it can produce is epic. It can work wonders when you want it to sit up and beg quickly, but on greens that slope back to front with run off down the fairway it can be a pain if you dont get it up to the hole.
Ive had a couple of cracking approaches right on my max distance with it land beside the flag (or just shy) and end up back off the green and have to chip back on. It is certainly a weapon but we need to remember that we are handicappers, sometimes spin is tool that helps, sometimes it can cause more trouble than its worth.
It is good for chipping and pitching though as it is pretty consistent at checking on the first and second bounces.

 

[Parmo]

Got to be Ping Tour-W wedges, simply the best wedges on the market

 

[Smiffy]

Got to be Ping Tour-W wedges, simply the best wedges on the market

He could most probably pick some up off the bay for the price he is looking to spend, but new they are way over budget.
Me? I'd go for the Seve Icon. MD make good wedges.

 

[Bobirdie]

id take your 48 vokey if you decide to sell dude

 

[RGDave]

I have the 50 degree Norman Drew wedge and the spin it can produce is epic.

Epic = "heroic; majestic; impressively great"

QED, You want spin, you got it.

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Apparently Homer's Iliad is an epic poem....like Homer's posts

Got to love the internet for English Homework.

 

[drawboy]

The Benross Zip-it wedges come in at around £50.00 and are supposed to be very good as well.

 

[GB72]

I am also a fan of MD wedges, easy to hit, loads of spin and cheap as chips.

If you are looking at the bigger brands you can pick up a new Cleveland CG11 for less than £50 or I have seen Callaway forged wedges for less than £30 but never tried one of these.

 

[scottbrown]

id take your 48 vokey if you decide to sell dude

Will send u a pm if I decide to sell.