CB Wedge shootout

sdandrea1

DonM The magic for me is the sole, not the cavity.

Amen. Cavity backs add forgiveness on full swing shots. Wedges are for little shots. Most of us will find the center of the clubface on these shots. The sole is the critical element.

toraider

DonM I bought a mint Cally Mack Daddy CB 58/14 at 2nd Swing and a mint Cleveland CBX Zipcore 58/10 at PGATSS. The loser will be returned. Results below.

A few things to add:

Thanks for this, I was always curious about trying the Cally Wedge, now I don't have to.
Spuzz would say this is his “Spuzzervation" > the shaft weight difference may have been a factor in performance of your tests.
Any model after the Cleveland CBX2 has sole grinds designed for different types of situations. The original CBX had one sole grind for all lofts.

I play the CBX2s with my favourite wedge shafts, the Apollo Hump. The V-Sole feature seem to work for me...

ode

toraider V-Sole

Is a winner......gonna be in the lookout for a 56! The only hesitation is how it does with flops ... I only do it if it's necessary, but occasionally it is!

DonM

toraider Spuzz would say this is his "Spuzzervation" the shaft weight difference is may have been a factor in performance of your tests.

Yes, that is on my mind.

But, the Cally is a big flange wedge sort of like the Maltby Glider 1.25 which I own. The problem with it is all the weight is low. They fly high and short on fuller shots. That is probably why the Cally flew higher even on my chipping tests. That's my thought anyway. If anything I'd rather see my full wedges flight down more.

The CBX has the sole I want but without all the weight being so low. They've done the modern thing of getting weight high and to the toe.

I'll be interested to look at the CBX2's at some point. I might want a 54 depending on the sole.

DonM

ode The only hesitation is how it does with flops

Better have some cushion to work with. Then it should work fine.

ode

DonM

DonM thx.....good news is I have an extra 2 spots in the bag and can have a specialty wedge!

sdandrea1

I'm thinking about getting the 44 loft CBX. Kick my 9i and W outa the bag

Jelopster

sdandrea1 I'm thinking about getting the 44 loft CBX. Kick my 9i outa the bag

How long until your bag goes straight from a hybrid to a wedge?

mulegolf

Ynotgolf
I think you'll like them. If you like them but they just aren't quite what you think you were looking for, try the CBX Full Face wedges. I went from the original CBX to the Full Face ones and, "That's what I was looking for."

Ynotgolf

mulegolf They are full face I believe. Have mill cutter marks across the entire face.

sdandrea1

Jelopster

Current set up:

12 degree driver. Integra Quadratic offset
21 degree Perfect Club
26 degree 6h Cally RAZR
36 degree 8h Cally RAZR
42 degree 9i PING G5
46 degree W PING G10
52 degree Cleveland CBX
56 degree Cleveland Smart Sole
Putter of the day

mulegolf

Ynotgolf They are full face I believe. Have mill cutter marks across the entire face.

If they're full face they have the grooves almost all the way to the toe.

pellmell

DonM The Juggernaut Max CB has a C-grind which has the toe and heel sections of the sole shaved off.

DonM

pellmell Oh, I couldn’t make that out in the photo.

Ynotgolf

mulegolf They don't have grooves all the way across. But have the swirl mill marks all the way across.

rsvman2

I play a CBX2 52-degree wedge and I have to agree with everybody that these wedges are fire, as the young people say these days.

That's 'the bomb' for those of you a few years behind, 'groovy' or 'far out' for those even further behind, 'the cat's meow' or 'the cat's pajamas' for the really far behind. 😉

DonM

I finally got to get out and play with the CBX. I played a practice round today and used it wherever possible. It’s amazing out of the sand, probably the easiest sand club I’ve ever used.

Where it is compromised is partial pitches off tight lies. Especially if you want to add some loft. Even on square shots, it doesn’t fly as high as I would expect for the loft. I really want it in the bag for sand, but the other shots are far more frequent, so we’ll see. If I can consolidate the top end of the bag and remove one club, I can add a low bounce 60.

DonM

The CBX is being replaced by a more versatile lob wedge. TM TW (Tiger) grind. It’s a mini version of the CBX grind.

It’s a lot better for thin lies around the green. The CBX more or less requires me to chip with the ball by the back foot. The TW is good for that but it also can be used with the ball forward. With the CBX, those chips are clunky.

The TW is much better for lobs and flops too. And it was fine from the sand today.

I had been trying a Vokey 60/4 bent to 62/6, with a leading edge grind. It’s great if the lie is dry and firm, but I can’t count on that. Usually they are on the wet side. And it’s the opposite of the CBX, it’s scary chipping with the ball back.

So let’s go Tiger wedge! Too soon to talk about holy grail, though.

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