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I was given a vokey for christmas, it is standard length/lie, I was fitted for 1/2" short, 2 degree flat lie. I know the vokey is a cast club, and have never had a cast club bent, and I know there is a better chance of shattering then in a forged club. Is the 2 deg lie angle bend plausible in this club?

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I just had mine done 1 up. You shouldn't have a problem.

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I think it would be fine... only wedge I know is bad for bending is the CG10... most others are fine, but not more than 2-3*. I play clubs 2* upright, but never bent my old wedges. They seemed to take a pretty level divot, maybe could go 1* though. I have had a pro say that wedges may or may not need to be adjusted, it depends on the swing. I just got some new ones myself, and I'm going to see how they play before making any adjustments other than the +1/2" I had added. My other clubs are +3/4", and 4-PW are spaced in 1/2" incriments, my PW, 52*, and 58* are in 1/4" incriments... just seemed right.
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I got mine bent two degrees to 56 and im chipping the ball soo crisp now....Its easy to bend a cast club within 3 degrees...but thou that venture more than 3 degrees are liable that the casting mold snaps. Titleist doesnt make any forged wedges which would bend easier

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I got mine bent two degrees to 56 and im chipping the ball soo crisp now....Its easy to bend a cast club within 3 degrees...but thou that venture more than 3 degrees are liable that the casting mold snaps. Titleist doesnt make any forged wedges which would bend easier

If the gaps between all of your wedges (Titleist's) is four degrees, it's almost pointless to make wedges that can bend > 2-3 degrees.

Titleist casts its wedges because even a Tour pro can't tell the difference and, thus, they're easier and cheaper to produce. Titleist cares as much as anyone (or more) about fitting equipment to Tour pros, and they're always very high in wedge counts, so they'd forge them if there was an advantage there, but there's not. Heck, even the AP2 is forged.

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Cleveland makes better wedges than Titleist- now thats a fact!

Or not.

How about we stick to topic?

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