"vokey"

[gators13]

  armandoartist said:

Hello!! I think Vokey wedges are the best I carry

I carry the same combo and love them

[Joeyvee]

Ive got 52* 56* and 62* Vokeys. I had crap before and getting such a good quality wedge is a HUGE difference. Knowing the ball is going to stop if you want it to (even at a 20 index) is awesome. I thought they were forged they feel so soft. I'm thinking about getting the 52 bent down to 51 or 50.5 to cover more of the gap and probably get the 62 bent down to 60 too but then I lose a ton of bounce that I kinda need...

[Shorty]

  TitleistWI said:

Look at it this way: the best irons in the world are forged. Everyone loves the feel of these forged irons. Shortgame is all about feel, so why then would you not want forged wedges???

Nonsense.

I use Mizuno forged irons and I love them. It is not because they are forged. Do all the world's best players use forged irons? No. Forged irons do not feel different from cast ones. Different designs feel diffeent. As for the comment "Vokeys are OK, but they are cast..." You'll have to tell the majority of pros using Vokey wedges that they are doing the wrong thing. Think of the FEEL they're missing out on. What a joke.

[iacas]

  Shorty said:

Nonsense.

Don't listen to TitleistWI. He came on the forum as a big ol' Titleist fanboy, and since discovering Mizuno treats Titleist like they screwed his mother, daughter, girlfriend, and his favorite aunt AND uncle. His posts in anything relating to Titleist and/or Mizuno are as predictable as it gets.

[sean_miller]

  iacas said:

Don't listen to TitleistWI. He came on the forum as a big ol' Titleist fanboy, and since discovering Mizuno treats Titleist like they screwed his mother, daughter, girlfriend, and his favorite aunt AND uncle. His posts in anything relating to Titleist and/or Mizuno are as predictable as it gets.

OMFG!!

Yeah, I'm gonna hit my Vokey, Ram, and MP wedges side by side next time out - with earplugs in - and see if the Titleist doesn't start to "feel" a little softer.

[snowsurfer]

I had Vokeys, never fell in love with them. Just didn't feel right for me, especially on full shots.
Playing Cally X forged vintage now, love them. I also like mizuno. Had a set of RAW black ox that I wore out. couldn't find a mizzy replacement with enough bounce for the wet turf up here.

[golfro]

this thread is becoming gold. iacas in with the jab. just brilliant.

[alomar123]

A good wedge is a sharp wedge. A wedge is useless once their grooves are gone.

I like Vokeys and Clevelands, ,my deciding factor when buying a new one is which one can I get the better deal.

[iacas]

FWIW, I like the Mizuno wedges I have in the bag right now because I like the finish, the shape, and the bounce and grind on them. And the grooves fit nicely between the too-aggressive spin-milled grooves and the conforming grooves (though by now they're dulled down enough they'd probably act as well as conforming grooves).

[6iron]

I play Vokeys (52* and 56*) and have a 48* that I'm not carring right now. I have CG14s Clevelands too and they are great wedges. My magnetic bracelet is tuned to the Vokeys so that's why I play the Vokeys.

[zeg]

I've got four different wedges (5 if you count my PW which I don't...): a Wilson Harmonized 52, an Adams Tom Watson 56, a Titleist DCI 60, and a new (to me) Callaway X-Forged Vintage 60. They're all very different, but I can't say for sure which I like the best yet. I haven't had a chance to use the X-Forged yet, but I'm hoping it will be fun to play with.

The old 60 degree (and I mean old, I think it's circa 1995, but it was $5 or $10 used, so I just threw it in with a few other clubs I was buying) was the only one that really didn't work for me. It was useful for hitting out of heavy rough (or one time out of a bush) because it has about the biggest heaviest club head I've ever seen, but it has like 18 degrees of bounce and I just couldn't make good contact.

Otherwise, these wedges (which vary from $30 to $110 new) all seem pretty acceptable to me. I don't get a huge amount of spin on any of them, but that's probably me more than the hardware. For full shots and for chips, they all work perfectly well.

[danieldrieberg]

I've played raw and oil can vokeys for quite a while. loved em. The new spin milled offering are not so great for me. They feel like they have moved mass lower on the club face. Just can not get the right feel. So I have moved on to Reid Lockhart and Eidolon wedges. Love their balanced feel and grinds.

[bwdial]

My Vokeys are so old, the clubfaces are smooth. Is that a problem?

[Golfwolf]

Nothing wrong with Vokeys, I have owned quite a few and still carry a limited edition 60M made by Bob. I have also owned a lot of Clevelands, still have 52° and 58° gunmetal DSG wedges as my backups. Currently I am using the MP T-10s by Mizuno, also fine wedges. There really is no "best", it comes down to what works for you and what you prefer.

[armandoartist]

vokeys I think are taking over the wedge market.

[chriskzoo]

  Gioguy21 said:

...confidence is what got you to a 12...not wedges. i own a cleveland and a vokey. love em both the same.

This.

I am amazed at how many people try to just play by feel from 100 yards and in without ever practicing it. 1/2 and 3/4 wedge shots are the easiest shots to hit and if the average golfer would take 10 minutes at the range to know how far they hit their wedges with standard 1/2 and 3/4 shots they would easily take 3-4 strokes on their game without changing a thing. My league is full of guy who take a full backswing from 50 yards and then try to just swing "less hard" - which leads to skulled and fat shots all round long.

[golfro]

  armandoartist said:

vokeys I think are taking over the wedge market.

they've always had a rather large portion of the market share. Between Vokeys and Cleveland, they have a choke hold on the wedge market.

  chriskzoo said:

This.

I love watching guys take a wedge shot at 50 yards and they'll take the same full swing but suddenly slow it down right before impact....then ridiculously flip their wrist.

[sean_miller]

  golfro said:

they've always had a rather large portion of the market share. Between Vokeys and Cleveland, they have a choke hold on the wedge market.

I laugh at people who have no idea to adjust shot trajectory or spin yet fire directly at the flagstick because they're hitting a tour ball with a Vokey. I want to say, ""you know they're not magic, right?".