62* Will Change Your Life

Thanks Josh,  I could use a change!  ;) 

Glad the new wedge is working out for you. 

Chris S

I have a love - hate affair with my 62.  Heavy thick rough, that thing can dig the ball out and I love it for that.  From 30 to 60 yards if you want a real flop shot that lands soft it's the club, but I have to really pay close attention about what I'm doing or the flop ends up a hated flub.  The 62 is the only club where I have ever had a double hit when I tried it in a bunker once, boy was that embarrassing.  Glad to hear that you're having success with your 62.

I carried a 62* Spin Milled c-c wedge for about a year.  It was a replacement for the SM2 60-07 and 64-07.  The 60-07 was horrible out of bunkers and the 64-07 was great out of bunkers but horrible for tight lies. 

The SM4 60-10 (which I bent 1* strong) was a pretty versatile wedge and I used it for a year and a half (until the rains came and it was a bit useless out of hard sand).   I've been using a 58-06 since the beginning of the year and it is a deadly weapon within 60 yards of the pin.

I've had an SM4 64-07 for about a year and a half now and I use it quite a bit out of deep bunkers.  It is great out of hard sand.  I use it more at the muni courses because the greens are hard and they often put the pin very close to the front of the green. Just have to remember a full swing is 50-55 yards and a pitch is 30 yards.  I didn't really see the point of the SM4 62-07 since it has the same sole profile as the 64-07.

While my other post is hanging, forgot to add that the SM4 60-10 stopped the ball better than the SM c-c 62-07.

I may give it a thought about getting the SM5 62* wedge.

Only a very accomplished player should be using a 60-62-64.  Most golfers don't have the shot repertoire to play those high lofted clubs.  They also require significant practice to hit those delicate shots that require a lot of face manipulation.

Have to try one out. I haven't used a 60* for over 2 years now. I dropped it for a 58*.

PW, 50*, 54*, 58* Vokeys Sm4

A 62 degree is a great weapon around the greens--especially when your short sided.  I now have a pw-50-54-58-62----- seems like every thing else in my bag has a head cover.  LOL  Anyway, taking my 5 iron out & putting in a 62 helped me. It's posible I could use a 62 wedge on every hole--not so with a 5 iron!   TRY the 62.  You'kk love it !!!

Thanks for the tip Josh!!  Coming from a guy who is money around the greens i'll take your advice...    Never really thought of a 62 degree...  

My question to you is, what club did you remove from the bag or were you already short a club?

Hey Josh, 

I actually carry a 64 that I bent to 65. It sounds crazy, but I have really grown to like it. It takes a lot of getting used to, especially from the fairway, but I feel like there is no pin I can't go at now. The key is learning when and how to use it. Long story short, decelerating with a 65 will make for a long day!

Glad to hear you like the wedge. 

Talk soon.

Bubba

I personally just like to open up my TVD 60 for those soft hands shots.  Or just try and hit the previous shot on the green.  lol

TT

Thanks for the Heads up..I went to a 60 this spring, practiced a whole ton with it and played most of the summer.  So I would love to check out the 62

I might have to try that out next time I go for new wedges.  I use to carry a 65*, but just didn't use it enough to justify.  Until just recently I had a 60, but replaced it with a 58.  So far I'm really happy with it.  I feel like I can open it up and stop it on a dime when needed, but I have a little more "reach" from the fairway if needed.  It's started to be my go-to wedge from around the greens.  I really feel like I can be aggressive knowing if I hit it a little too hard, the spin will stop it where it hits.  It will be interesting to compare that to a 62.  Might be able to get everything I'm currently getting, but a little softer shot and more spin.

Hi TT,

The club I took out was a 60.04.  I really only used it for full swing shots about 80 yards out.  There wasn't much I could do with the 60* that I couldn't do with the 56*  

I had a flop shot with the 60, but the 62 is so much more versatile.  It gets the ball up in the air faster and cuts through rough like a ginsu knife.  It's not the first thing I reach for when I miss a green (something T. Tiger can't relate to) but it's a great stick to have in the bag.

The club I use most around the green is the 56.  I can open it up, close it down, full swing, half swing, whatever)  My short game is decent, but from tight lies that 62 is straight cash.  It does things the 60 and 56 just can't do.

Hey Josh, 

I actually carry a 64 that I bent to 65. It sounds crazy, but I have really grown to like it. It takes a lot of getting used to, especially from the fairway, but I feel like there is no pin I can't go at now. The key is learning when and how to use it. Long story short, decelerating with a 65 will make for a long day!

Glad to hear you like the wedge. 

Talk soon.

Bubba

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I discovered 64* wedges in 2006. I had the SM c-c 62-07 during 2011-2012 and then went to a SM4 60-10.   I put the 64-07 back in the bag in early 2013 because  I realized I missed having a 64* wedge in the bag.  I traded the 60-10 for a 58-06 at the beginning of this year because I missed using a 58* wedge (carried a 258-12 between 2007-2009 and a CG 15 DSG until 2010) and the rains made the bunkers like concrete.

I like using the small amount of roll the 58 has

As far as the 64 goes, I have a few select shots I use it for. On a full swing I get 55 yards and a full pitch is 30 yards. The 64-07 works just as well out of soft sand as out of hard sand in a pot bunker.   Works well on those deep bunkers with about 10 feet of real estate on the green. On the San Diego muni golf courses, they often place the pin very close to the front of the green and some of them have hard greens.

Great post... I thought the 60M had changed my life.... It sounds like I use the 60 very similarly to how Josh is using the 62 and some others the 64.  Anytime I am around the green I pull out the 60 and can count on it to perform a variety of shots.  It's funny that caddies learn real quickly just to hand me the 60 any time I am even near the green as it is my weapon of choice.  People always look strangely when I am 10 feet from the green and take what looks like full practice swings... but with the face wide open magical things can happen.  Here is Texas we are used to pretty tight lies and I think the 60 works great.  I have been tempted to try out a 62 or 64 degree wedge but have not yet given it a try... maybe it is time to play around with a little higher lofted wedge to see how it feels... you have to love tinkering, especially when it is with some Vokey wedges.

I to agree!! I added a Vokey 62 to my bag a few months ago and it does open up my short game. 

I'll just say that growing up without a sand wedge much less all the other higher lofted clubs....I see more shot-making ability/skill if one doesn't mind playing a one wedge bag.   I have a 49 degree in my bag...open face to increase loft and practice.

I have been carrying 4 wedges for a long time. When I went to the png I20's they have a 46 p wedge. Playing Vokey 52, 58 and 64 degree wedges with it. The spread gives me a nice 20 yard gap between wedges. If I need to split the difference I can either back the ball in my stance and close the face just a touch or move the ball up a fraction and open just a bit.  Works well for me to split those gaps. 

Also, if I open any a few degrees I can hit them about the same distance as the next wedge shorter but much higher. Nice when needed around trees, etc. 

wow thats crazy, how far does your 65 go??? bet you can jus throw darts at hole and stick them like velcro hahaha

Hi Jason, 

I max it out at 80 yards, depending on the wind. I have really grown to like it around the greens. I can make a normal swing and it gets up very easy. No need to rely on hand manipulation. But like I said, decelerating with this club leads to many bad shots. 

Have a good one. 

Bubba

The 64 isn't for the faint of heart.  Very finicky club but rather useful in certain situations. Only one way to hit it.. firm.  The worst thing to do is decelerate or come over the top... it goes about 10 feet.

I can see why Lefty uses one.  His home course is Balboa  Park 18 hole in San Diego.  Both it   and the 9 hole exec course have hard greens and closely mowed fairways with hard ground. 

Miramar has hard sand.  Riverwalk has soft sand but a lot of the bunkers are deep and often pin position can be tight. I often use the 54 for most approach shots but the 64 comes in about once or twice per round,

National City and Tecolote have small, hard greeens and often the pin position is near the front. I use the 58 and 64 almost exclusively on these.

At Oaks North the greens really stick so I rarely use anything more lofted than a 54 (well maybe from the rear fringe use a 58 or 64) unless the pin is on the front.  More often than not the pin is back on a 2 tier green so I have used a PW or even a 9 iron in those cases.

Josh,

Thanks for the post..

I am in the market to replace my vokeys due to wear and tear.  I think I might consider a 62. 

Thanks again,

B

Josh,

I had a 64 degree a couple of months ago and loved it as well. I had a blast with it . The amount of spin you can generate from the lack of distance is absurd. My only argument is the practicality to having a high lofted wedge. I found it was fun to practice with but never saw the actual golf course.

David

Hi David,

The reason for my initial post was a shot I hit in a tournament recently.  On an unfamiliar course, I came up short on a par 3.  The green was about 3 feet above me and my ball came to rest a foot from the steep slope up to the green.  To top it off, the ball was sitting down in the rough, and I only had about a yard and half of green to work with.  I consider myself a good wedge player, but even with my old 60* I would have been nervous.  However, I'd been tooling around with my 62* and knew that it got my ProV up quickly and could land it softly.  Sure enough I opened the face and popped the ball out of the salad and on the green.  It meandered toward the hole and actually came up about an inch short.  It was a great tap in up and down that I couldn't have pulled off (that way at least) with my old quiver of wedges.

I've used the 62* each round I've played since it's been in the bag.  If you want to use your 64* in game situations I'd suggest practicing those situations until you can pull the shot off 80% of the time or more.  Then when you find yourself in a 64* situation in a round you can confidently pull off the shot.