Taylormade EF Spin Groove Wedges

[bjwestner]

Has anyone else tried these yet?  I have not seen much written about them so I figured that I would start this thread for some feedback about these wedges.....I've had 3 of them in my bag now for almost 3 months or so.  My PW is part of my iron set and it's at 45 degrees loft, so I decided to go with a 50 degree gap wedge, 54 sand wedge, and 60 lob wedge.  The 50 has 9 degrees of bounce (ATV sole was not available at this loft).  The 54 and 60 have ATV soles. 

Yes they are very expensive as they retail in stores and most places online for $160 per wedge.  I was able to buy each wedge brand new on Ebay for less than that, I think the highest I paid was $125.  Still pricey.  Overall I do like them a lot and am happy with them so far.  I got them because I thought that I could get more spin than my Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 CB wedges and as a result, get closer/more accurate with my wedges to score better.  I definitely notice much more spin with the EF Spin Groove wedges.  Not only do I notice it, but my golfing partners have as well.  Overall the ball stops much quicker with these than the Cleveland wedges.  It should be noted that I have nothing against the Cleveland wedges, they are very nice and I liked them a lot.....I just wanted more spin/control around the greens and the EF Spin Groove Wedges have done that.

Some people have said that they look weird with the way the grooves are chemically put on the face of the club, but that does not bother me at all.  The clubs do what they say they were going to do and I'm spinning and controlling the ball much better than before.  I'd say that the only downside is that with the 50 degree gap wedge anyway, it does not go as far as the 50 degree Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 CB wedge I have.  I found that I could hit my 50 degree Cleveland consistently carrying 110 when I needed to.  With the 50 degree EF spin groove wedge, I'm 5 - 8 yards short of this and it's taken me a while to figure this out and adjust.  The EF's are less forgiving in my opinion as well, but this is probably to be expected considering who these wedges are primarily marketed to.

Chips/pitches from tight lies stop much quicker and full shots with my 50 degree have great back up action, where my previous gap wedges did not.  I can now play shots past the hole in situations and play for the ball to spin backwards when necessary.  Overall, very pleased with the wedges, I only wish they made a 45 or 46 degree PW instead of their lowest option available at 47.

[SavvySwede]

The New Groove rule(now a relatively old groove rule) prevents any actual increase in spin from groove design. The difference you are seeing is simply from the grooves being newer and more fresh than your older wedges. Grooves  prevent loss of spin by channel debris away for cleaner ball-to-clubface contact. Tests have already shown a wedge with no grooves has been proven to generate just as much spin a wedge with grooves from a very clean lie.