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Why not forged? Is it because forged clubs are softer and would loose the groove bite faster?

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
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Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1

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Titleist Vokey Design wedges are cast from mild carbon steel. The properties of the steel alloy are close to the material we use in our Forged 600 Series irons. This means the feel and sound of Vokey wedges are very similar to forged irons. Over 100 Vokey wedges are typically in play on the PGA Tour each week. The feel and performance are well accepted by the best players in the world and have never been an issue. The reason we have chosen to cast Vokey wedges (instead of forging them) is because of the large number of models Bob Vokey develops for both the tour and the market. Casting is a more efficient process to handle the number of models and frequent adjustments and modifications that are essential to Bob's work on tour. He is able to rapidly develop and test prototypes, and to make the slight tweaks needed to create the best performing wedge products. Through the casting process we can quickly and accurately reproduce the custom grinds and tweaks made during the development process. The intensive tooling and post process work (such as hosel boring, installing scorelines, and cosmetic stamping) required on a forged part do not allow as much flexibility in the rapid development of models and prototypes. However, Titleist may choose to offer forged wedges in the future. Both forging and casting are viable manufacturing processes for making a high performance golf club. Titleist employs both construction methods depending on the requirements of the product and the designer.

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Iowa Hawkeye Dedicated Member

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Hmm, I was on the BV site last night and that's what made me wonder about this. Musta missed that somehow. Thought I hit all the stuff like that.

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
5 Wood
Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1

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La Costa Golfer Well Established Member

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That is a good quote from Titleist.... As stated, it is 'similar' to forged...but isn't forged.

A question....in the production models, how often are custom grinds and tweaks really made that require a cast product to be made? Maybe I am just a forged club and milled putter purist.
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