Worn wedges

[Andy808]

Just finished giving the clubs a good clean and noticed that my wedges are pretty worn where the ball strikes the face. As the course has been pretty wet all winter I haven't noticed if they are not spinning as well as they were or the same.
At what point do I look at getting new wedges?

 

[Foxholer]

Just finished giving the clubs a good clean and noticed that my wedges are pretty worn where the ball strikes the face. As the course has been pretty wet all winter I haven't noticed if they are not spinning as well as they were or the same.
At what point do I look at getting new wedges?

2024 !

It's the quality of strike. not any 'grip' from grooves/milling that generates by far the greatest amount of spin - at all but the elite levels of the game.

 

[Imurg]

The grooves work like a tyre tread, channelling water and grass away from the face.
Grooves do add to spin from a good fairway lie but work harder when you're in the rough.
That's where you'll see any drop-off in performance.
So the time to change wedges is when you feel you're not getting enough spin from the rough.
New, sharp grooves can be more trouble than they're worth.
Apart from chewing up balls you can get too much spin that leaves you short on approaches.



Of course, there's nowt to stop you changing them just because you want to...!

 

[Oddsocks]

The grooves work like a tyre tread, channelling water and grass away from the face.
Grooves do add to spin from a good fairway lie but work harder when you're in the rough.
That's where you'll see any drop-off in performance.
So the time to change wedges is when you feel you're not getting enough spin from the rough.
New, sharp grooves can be more trouble than they're worth.
Apart from chewing up balls you can get too much spin that leaves you short on approaches.



Of course, there's nowt to stop you changing them just because you want to...!

If funny you say that, my mizzy wedges were a little worn and I was pretty deadly with them, recently changed to the fg tours and I'm finding I'm not as close with approaches but it will come!

 

[Martin70]

I just bought a Vokey cheap on ebay. Was either that or regrip my old PW which was part of a set I don't use any more.

I'll give the Vokey a nice clean up grooves and all and get practicing with it. Might be forever converted if I get on with it.

 

[guest100718]

loft is the main factor in spin. Even a groovless face of a 10 degree driver will produce over 3000rpm...

 

[garyinderry]

loft is the main factor in spin. Even a groovless face of a 10 degree driver will produce over 3000rpm...

even more when I smash it!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

For me it would be about how they are playing around the green and if you feel you can get control and pitch and chip it with control then stick with them unless the seed is now sown and you have that urge for newbies

 

[golfdub]

Just finished giving the clubs a good clean and noticed that my wedges are pretty worn where the ball strikes the face. As the course has been pretty wet all winter I haven't noticed if they are not spinning as well as they were or the same.
At what point do I look at getting new wedges?

I say get new wedges if you feel concerned they may be worn, oh as it goes iv got some for sale in great nic

 

[User62651]

I would contend that a premium rate soft cover spinning ball is as important as the grooves for generating stop spin. However the binning of square grooves a few years ago did make a massive impact on how aggressive you could be with pitch shots into flags so grooves must therefore be important in spin too.
New wedges will inspire confidence to go at flags but as other point out strike quality is key.