Yay, I Just got new Wedges; or, more annoyances for left handed golfers

[allenc]

 I thought it might be nice to have wedges with shafts that match those of my irons.  My old wedges have shafts slightly lighter than my irons, when heavier is typical, and they are an unpleasant color.  I thought I might go through with my idea of playing 4 specialty wedges in addition to my set pitching wedge and closeting a wood.  I had golf money burning a hole in my pocket.

 

For these reasons and more I went ahead and ordered a custom set of 4 Mizuno S18 Chrome wedges in 48, 52, 56, 60.  Fun!  Mizuno has no upcharge on the shafts or grips I wanted so they are actually the cheapest of the newer top end wedges.  And they look brilliant.  I got the recoil 95 stiff shafts to match my irons set, +1/2", only 1* upright rather than the 2* of my irons to somewhat discourage pulls.

 

Just opened them yesterday.

 

Here's a beautiful clean new head -- soon to be a beautifully dinged and dirty head with character:

 

Looks sweet by the ball.

 

I'm trying the Tour Wrap 2G grips because I like the tackiness and the white.  They're great with a glove -- you hardly have to close your hand for it to stick.  With a sweaty bare hand they get slippery quick and I like to take my glove off inside about 60 yards, so we'll see how that goes.

 

Unfortunately:

One of these things is not like the other.

 

I know I ordered them right.  From my confirmation email:

https://m.imgur.com/ZTWIJfy

 

But from the spec sheet that came with my wedge:

Was I surprised?  Not really, except perhaps for the fact that I only got one right handed wedge.  Literally ever time I ordered multiple clubs direct from a manufacture some of them have come right handed.  (Ok, BOTH times.)  Of course every company has been very good about it and rush builds and ships the correct clubs.  I guess when the guy is ticking the boxes he is so used to clicking RH that he'll sometimes slip even if the previous 3 clubs from the same order were all LH.

 

 

[Vinny Cap]

First - Sweet wedges!  Look very nice with the dark shaft and white grips.

I play MP-R12 wedges.  52* & 58*

Second - Taylor made song is buzzing in my head....

"One of these things is not like the other... one of these things just doesn't belong..."

That's a bummer about the RH wedge, must happen a lot to Lefties... I started out Lefty but my dad made me switch to Righty.

I wish you luck and a speedy RMA club right to your door.

 

[klineka]

Whats the loft of the right handed one? If by chance they dont make you send it back and you want to sell it let me know. I need a new gap wedge and sand wedge and based on your picture it looks like you got the 60 in left handed so assuming its either 48,52, or 56?

[allenc]

I tried them on the mat range today.  They feel great, a solid forged sensation.  They fly great — looks about to be the same height from 48 to 60.  It looks like I’m hitting the 48 close to 120 as I was hoping.  Now I need to try them on the grass, and the course!

There is one eccentricity however:

Which is which?  The numbers are on the blade of the club rather than sole. It will probably be ok, I purposefully squished them together in this pic to hide the back.

1 hour ago, klineka said:

Whats the loft of the right handed one? If by chance they dont make you send it back and you want to sell it let me know. I need a new gap wedge and sand wedge and based on your picture it looks like you got the 60 in left handed so assuming its either 48,52, or 56?

It was the 52 but they are supposedly sending me a return packing slip and building me a new one as we speak.  Not sure why they don’t email me the postage to print.

 

[Pablo68]

They look like a work of art man.     

I have Mizuno T-11 ones and love them (kept the spinner shafts in them). I'm sure you'll get used to not having the loft on the sole.