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Suggestion: Bending wedges

• Joel7901 4 Posts

  Wed, Apr 15 2020 3:44 AM

  I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but I'm looking for a wedge that travels 70y and there is literally one. If we could bend a wedge up or down by a couple of degrees then I'd have the choice of 10-15 others.

  Is there a way this can be done in the future for a credit charge in the Pro Shop?

• alosso 21,070 Posts

  Wed, Apr 15 2020 9:35 AM

  There are quite a few with 77/75 yds nominal shot length: TM 60° L39, Max 60° L51, TM 60° L87, Max 60° L90, Cally 60° L96. Close enough?

  The clubs shown here usually are in production, thus promoted by WGT. Your proposed multi-wedge might be possible if a promotion contract between WGT and any producer of such wedge would be negotiated.

  But then, still, these clubs are illegal by the rules of golf, so this should remain a dream.

• Robert1893 7,719 Posts

  Wed, Apr 15 2020 10:26 AM

  Agree with alosso above. I would just add two things.
  
  First, when one considers the punch shot that opens other options. My Cleveland 60-degree (full swing = 80 yards) punches to 68 yards.
  
  And second, between 90% and 100% on full swing, the numbers are pretty linear (IMO). 

• el3n1 4,502 Posts

  Wed, Apr 15 2020 12:01 PM

  Joel7901:

  If we could bend a wedge up or down by a couple of degrees then I'd have the choice of 10-15 others.

  given that you appear to use apparel... and apparel allows for you to tweak yardages... pardon the expression, but have you considered changing your pants.. LOL  

   

  what I mean is... you can "deloft" to add distance but you can't shorten them.

  with L8 foxwinds pants a 50y wedge becomes 53y

  a 60y w becomes 64y, a 75y wedge becomes 79y and the 100y wedge becomes 106y

   

  at L9 foxwinds pants basically add another yard or fraction of yard to each of those.

  a 50y wedge becomes 54y,  and a 60y w becomes stronger 64y, a 75y wedge becomes 80y and the 100y wedge becomes 107y

  that said, changing one wedge will change all of your wedges, including the PW from your iron set.  a 120y PW becomes 128y at L9.

  that said, I never tweak my wedges... but that is personal preference.

  that may answer your question, but I would just match your wedges to something you are comfortable with and map them or find tips on charting them to the yardage desired.

   

   

• Joel7901 4 Posts

  Wed, Apr 15 2020 12:25 PM

  I’m just trying to get consistent gaps in yardages. I have a 50* which I love, and I have bought a 70*, I also have an 80* which I suspect will become a 90* in the next couple of weeks.

  What’s illegal about bending a wedge? Players do it all the time.

• drmoose 3,541 Posts

  Wed, Apr 15 2020 12:35 PM

  I don't know about bending wedges, but , I've busted more than a few virtual putters on here, does that count ?

  Doc :)

• BOZskills 410 Posts

  Wed, Apr 15 2020 3:59 PM

  @Robert +1,my thoughts exactly.

• alosso 21,070 Posts

  Thu, Apr 16 2020 4:41 AM

  Joel7901:

  What’s illegal about bending a wedge? Players do it all the time.

  Of course you may bend a club permanently.

  Obviously, I misinterpreted your wish as to modify the loft during a game which is illegal.