When an exchange goes well-Mizunos for Vokey Wedges

[golf_junkie27]

Admittedly, I have an addiction. I can't stop buying iron sets. I finally decided to do something about this and sold an entire set of irons and wedges to Golfsmith. I turned into Mizuno MP30s, 2 R Series wedges, a T series Gap Wedge, two hybrids and an old 3W. I got back $500 and immediately purchased a new Nike stand bag, some apparel, a Cleveland 588 Tour Action LW and two Vokey Oil Can wedges . All I can say is that I waited wayyyyyy too long to purchases these Vokeys. They are absolutely beautiful and are so easy to hit and control. Yes, they shred the devil out of the ball but I imagine all new wedges do, too. I can hit them really high and they have a nice, piercing trajectory. Good news is that I still have $100 on a gift card should I get tempted to purchase a 48*. Actually, who am I kidding? I'm going to pick that bad boy up, tomorrow.

For you Vokey users, did you have this feeling when you first purchased them? Does this feeling still last or am I obviously in the honeymoon stage?

[Magnus]

No honeymoon - I base my entire game around making sure my approach shots into greens are at my full swing distances with my Vokeys. Welcome to the club :)

[Stacey_E]

I've been carrying my Vokeys for over a year and a half. They have lost some of their spin, but they don't cut balls anymore. I feel like I can play any shot that I am capable of with these wedges. I never play a flop but I'm sure they do these well too. I love them for chipping. And they are very accurate on full swing shots, both for direction and distance. The best thing about them is that if I really need to beef up on a wedge and add 10 or 15 yards with an all out swing I can do that too. The heavy feel never lets the head get lost in the most violent of swings.

Also I find I don't have to account a great deal for the wind conditions. Something about the head and shaft combo keeps the ball down enough that I rarely have to add or subtract more than 5 yards to get the "plays like" yardage.

Sure I've looked at and considered CG12/14s and Mizunos. I even bought a Callaway X Forged in a 64 (which is a close second for me). But this was before the new Vokeys came out in 48-64 degrees or I would have went with that. Honestly, I feel like a better player just having them in the bag. That sounds vain, but confidence in a club is everything.

[Laxplayer201092]

Haha, you should have kept the mizzys, i would have traded my vokeys for them!

I like the vokeys, alot, you can spin em, run em, high,low, left, right, anything really. very well made, but i always liked titleist clubs, but then i got mizzy irons, and i really want their wedges now.. How do you feel the mizzys compared to your vokeys?

[pshizz]

i have a mizuno wedge and you cannot even compare it to the vokey. The head is larger, and has less feel(believe it or not) with chips and long balls. The vokey's and truly unique and give me the ultimate control. I am confident with them, and every ball i hit goes that same distance...is their any more you can ask for in a wedge? NO

[golf_junkie27]

Haha, you should have kept the mizzys, i would have traded my vokeys for them!

I like the Mizunos but they were a little too round and did not have the feel of the Vokey. Granted, I've only hit about 20 balls with the Vokey.

You can't compare the irons to the wedges, though. The irons are something extraordinary. I'm always thinking that there is a better iron, I have the MP32s back in the bag and honestly, there isn't anything better. That's not the case with the wedges, at least the Vokey model that I have: Oil Can Finish.

[Laxplayer201092]

Perhaps i will stick with my vokeys then.. Say, if your so enthralled with vokeys, i have a Oil Can 50 degree that could easily be bent to PW... =) Almost Brand new, hit maybe 20 times..

[Shindig]

For you Vokey users, did you have this feeling when you first purchased them? Does this feeling still last or am I obviously in the honeymoon stage?

Nope, just the opposite. I dug out my Vokey 56 and 52 recently, and I much prefer my Mizuno wedges. But maybe I'm still on the honeymoon phase of my clubs.