A little help please.

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By Dave N

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  1. Dave N

    Dave N
    Dade City, FL

    Is there a way to gage the grooves on the face of a wedge/iron to know when they have lived a good life and should be put to rest? Is there a way to have them "refurbished" ? Thanks in advance. Dave...

  2. Cath D.

    Cath D.
    Carlsbad, CA

    Hi Dave,  If your irons or wedges are not holding the green with a ball like a ProV1 or ProV1x, (and they used to hold), your grooves have probably lived a long life, but it may be time to put them to rest.  You can also visually inspect the faces to check on wear. 

    In the pre 2010 era, players would regroove wedges, but post 2010 groove rule, it would take very sophisticated machinery to have your irons/wedges regrooved and maintain conformity to the 2010 groove rule.  It sounds like your equipment has had a good long life, but with the new launch of the 716 irons, it may be time to see how technology has improved the feel and performance of new irons!

  3. Dave N

    Dave N
    Dade City, FL

    Thank you Cathi,  guess Santa will be getting a letter here shortly.

  4. Jim K

    Jim K
    Bel Air, MD

    Before I buy new wedges, any tips on how to give it a try myself? I'm setting aside some $ to eventually purchase new, but I'd sure like to learn how to proceed. I really don't have much to lose. Thanks.

    any suggestions would be welcome.

  5. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    I used to think I could just count 4 degrees back from my 9I or PW, but that is hardly the case with wedges. If you can't find an advanced fitter with most of the lofts and grinds, then at least find a demo day and you need to gap at least 3 wedges for full swing distances. SW/LW you'll need to see how they work in turf like what you play and how they respond in sand similar to where you play. Now you might getting close for the best grind. Titleist recommends getting the same shaft in all your full swing wedges as your irons. When I went from me to the Titleist Tour Van as my fitter, it was amazing what I didn't know to find the right wedge. Knowing why you would use a wedge for what shots will really help a good fitter.
  6. tdogg21

    tdogg21
    Chambersburg, PA

    Jim K said:

    Before I buy new wedges, any tips on how to give it a try myself? I'm setting aside some $ to eventually purchase new, but I'd sure like to learn how to proceed. I really don't have much to lose. Thanks.

    any suggestions would be welcome.

    I went to a demo day that happened to be scheduled not too far from me.  It wasn't as good as a full fitting, but I at least was able to try out a variety of wedges in different colors, bounce, and lofts.  I was surprised at the results and ended up getting different wedges than I had originally anticipated.

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