reshaft my wedges?

[ScottL]

I recently had my driver and irons reshafted. But now Im thinking about doing my wedges. What is a really good wedge shaft? I heard you want an extra stiff shaft for wedges regardless of your swing type because of the resistance in the rough, sand, etc... is this true?

[clearwaterms]

i have the same shafts in my wedges as I do in my irons.

KBS and Rifle both make a wedge shaft that is supposed to increase spin, maybe give those a once over.

Wedge spec shafts are usually S200 and S400 Dynamic gold shafts (at least that is what I have been told) but i wouldn't take to mean you need those types of shafts.

I guess the question for you is, what do you generally do with your wedges? Do you hit full shots with them? Do you only use them in and around the green? A shaft that is matched to your irons will make them feel like your irons.

[ScottL]

valid points. I guess I do a mix of both full shots and short green shots. Im currently reading some reviews on the Rifle Spinners and they seem to get good reviews, may give them a shot

[andef]

A stiff will help as it usually comes stock with the best wedges.
Project X shaft or Dynamic Golds are fairly popular on Tour.
You could also try the Rifle Spinners

[jldavis73]

I use the Rifle Spinner shaft in my wedges (SW and LW), and they're great. They will have a little softer feel.

[Dub]

I recently had my driver and irons reshafted. But now Im thinking about doing my wedges. What is a really good wedge shaft? I heard you want an extra stiff shaft for wedges regardless of your swing type because of the resistance in the rough, sand, etc... is this true?

Why is it that you want to reshaft them???

[WUTiger]

... I heard you want an extra stiff shaft for wedges regardless of your swing type because of the resistance in the rough, sand, etc... is this true?

Scott,

The wedge flex topic was discussed here about a year ago. Check out a very interesting post by BLADES4ME on Aug. 8 2008 Re: Wedge Flex vs Stiff Flex? He describes using spinner flex shafts on his wedges. I got new irons this spring, and the flex on wedges came up. A golf pro and a club smith at different shops both said "wedge flex" is between stiff and regular, to give the wedge a softer feel. This would be the equivalent to a 5.5 flex Project X shaft. A poster from another site contacted True Temper, which said their wedge flex was basically an S200 shaft. Other things to consider: Kick point of the shaft, bounce angle of the wedge clubhead. Among the major club manufacturers, Callaway X-Tour and X-Forged, and Cleveland C-family wedges are all available with wedge flex shafts. Local golf shops which stock these upper-end wedges have about half in wedge flex shafts. Titleist/Vokey has a variety of S flex shafts available, plus Project X rifle. (For Ping, TaylorMade, and Nike, I can't remember). I have a wedge flex shaft in my 56º Callaway X-Forged. I don't notice much difference from my other wedges with Uniflex shafts. As others have asked, how do you use your wedges? What is your wedge strategy? Lots of full shots, mainly partial shots around the green, or a mix? If you have a golf pro, you might seek his or her advice.