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Hey guys i have gotten a great deal on a X-Tour 50* gap wedge. Problem is i already have one.. What i am thinking about doing is having it bent to 46* to replace my 46* PW. The 50* has 11* of bounce in it. My PW has 7* so in theory it would work out ok. My question is bending it 4* could this cause problems by changing anything else.... ie.. face angle???

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In my FT Performance bag

Driver: FT-9 I-mix 9.5 Fubuki 63s
3 Wood: X Hot Fubuki 73s
Hybrid: 3H Aldila VS Proto 80-SIrons: X-20 Tour 5-PW Project X 5.5 Wedges: X-Forged 50*, 54*, 58*, 62* Project X 6.0Putter: Japan IX #9Ball: HX Tour


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My worry would be durability. I looked it up and found that it is a forged club. With the softer metal I have heard that you could bend it to 4* or 5* without problems. If it were cast, though, you could only get to 2* of bend. I don't know about the face angle for sure, but if the bending didn't break the club, I think that you would be alright with it.

Driver: MP-600 9.5 w/ Fujikura E360 Stiff Shaft
4 Wood: F-60 16.5 w/ Exsar FS3 Stiff Shaft
Irons:MP-57 3-PW w/ Dynamic Gold S300 Shafts
Wedges: MP-R Black-Ni 52, 56, & 60
Putter: Studio Select Newport 2Ball: ProV1/ProV1xGrips: Winn Xi7


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bending it 4º might be a bit of a stretch.

do you think i would be in danger of breaking it??? or do you think it could just throw off something else??? thanks

In my FT Performance bag

Driver: FT-9 I-mix 9.5 Fubuki 63s
3 Wood: X Hot Fubuki 73s
Hybrid: 3H Aldila VS Proto 80-SIrons: X-20 Tour 5-PW Project X 5.5 Wedges: X-Forged 50*, 54*, 58*, 62* Project X 6.0Putter: Japan IX #9Ball: HX Tour


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If it's forged I don't think bending it 4º should be a problem. I'm not sure if/how it will affect the playability of the wedge but as far as if it can be done, I'd say definitely.

909 D2 8.5° Fubuki Tour 73x
975f 14.5° DG R300
909H 19° AXIVCore Tour Red 85x
690.mb 3-pw DG S300
Z TP 52° and 56° Studio Select Newport 2 34"


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