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Old 12-26-2007, 02:26 PM
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I agree with neil, at least for me the CG series was too light and didn't have enough feedback. I found the Vokey's didn't have enough heel relief to allow for creativity, just my personal taste I suppose.

I love my Ping Tour wedges (54 and 58 ), worth considering them if you haven't tried them.
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Old 12-26-2007, 02:48 PM
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I found the Vokey's didn't have enough heel relief to allow for creativity, just my personal taste I suppose.
Great comment, Ed. As usual, you're right on!

In fact, almost all 'high-bounce' wedges have the same problem (at least for the 'creative' player who wants to 'open' the blade in tight lie situations).

To solve the problem, every PGA TOUR player I work with grinds the heel of his lob wedge (and sometimes his sand wedge, too). For Titleist players, Mr. Vokey often performs that service personally, just before he stamps their initials on the back of the blade!

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Old 12-26-2007, 03:53 PM
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I suppose we could send our wedges to the Bucket's custom shop for tweaking.......

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Old 12-26-2007, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by EdZ View Post
I love my Ping Tour wedges (54 and 58 ), worth considering them if you haven't tried them.
I've not tried these but will. Are your's straight off the shelf?
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Old 12-26-2007, 07:20 PM
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I've not tried these but will. Are your's straight off the shelf?
Yep, lie is fit of course (1 deg flatter than the rest of my set), but no grinding or modifications to the head or grooves.
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Old 03-26-2008, 10:40 AM
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It's pretty easy to grind your wedges to suit your needs...
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I agree with neil, at least for me the CG series was too light and didn't have enough feedback. I found the Vokey's didn't have enough heel relief to allow for creativity, just my personal taste I suppose.

I love my Ping Tour wedges (54 and 58 ), worth considering them if you haven't tried them.
Which is why I have a bench grinder... to fix the heels, among other tasks. The Ping wedges look nice, harkening back to the old Eye 2 wedges. You can also still pick up the Trinity Golf Eye 2 remakes on eBay.
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Old 03-27-2008, 01:03 AM
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Which is why I have a bench grinder...
Any tips or good links for doing this? (other than keep your fingers and face away from the stones and practice with an old wedge)
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Old 03-27-2008, 11:30 AM
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Get a ping wedge and ask them to grind it .. only about less than 20 a head.

Callaway C-grind.. is available now
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Old 03-27-2008, 02:01 PM
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Get a ping wedge and ask them to grind it ..
ya, but that's no fun!
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Old 03-27-2008, 08:27 PM
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ya, but that's no fun!
Borrow a friends PING wedge and ask them to grind it-I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT FUN
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