Worn wedge = more distance?

KCee

So if your wedge is getting worn, will it generate less spin and fly farther? I've had my wedges longer than recommended now and I use the 60* LW and 56* SW a LOT, but the GW not so much. Lately I am getting unexpected yardage from the LW and SW. I noticed it last year in the LW and now this year the SW. It's not just jumpers from the rough, but from the fairway as well. I rarely take full swings with either and I wouldn't hit a LW more than about 75 and the SW 85, but I could hit them another 15 yards each if I tried. I am now easily hitting the LW 90-100 and the SW is all too often going over 100. They are both in GW yardage.

I don't normally keep clubs long enough to wear them out. I kept the previous wedges maybe 2 seasons, but these have a good 5+ seasons on them. I would have bought a new LW, but Cally discontinued the wide sole low bounce option so I stuck with it. Now I feel like I'm having to back off on shots as 1/2 to 3/4 swings fly too far and around the greens there is hardly any check on chips and pitches. Either my technique has changed a lot or the wedges have. They do look pretty worn and gouged, but I can feel grooves with my fingernails. Time for a change or just more practice?

sdandrea1

KCee I don't normally keep clubs long enough to wear them out.

Clubs wear out? 😳

Typhoon

If the ball isn’t checking up then you need new ones. You’ll just about always feel groove with your fingernail but the depth, width edges of the groove are done

KCee

Typhoon Thanks that's what I figured. I noticed the LW wasn't checking anywhere near as much at least 2 seasons ago, but it was manageable until recently. Last year I started hitting 100+ yard shots from the fairway that looked a bit low for me even though I do tend to flight my wedges down a bit. This year the SW is doing the same.

Hopefully I can find another wide sole low bounce 60 as that seems to work well for me. For SW I really miss the old Wishon PCF Micro Tour. Hopefully I can demo some stuff at my fitter or from our pro shop. Can't tell you how many wedges I've bought that I sell immediately. They are pretty much the only clubs I don't horde lol.

toraider

KCee I really miss the old Wishon PCF Micro Tour.

Love these wedges too. Still have a 56 & 60 that make it in the bag from time to time.

Here's a CB wedge that has 4* of bounce. https://www.valuegolf.com/juggernaut-max-cb-full-face-wedge-heads

The price may be worth an experiment.

Typhoon

KCee Couple if TM options. The High Toe Low bounce sits nice and has a wider sole.

The other, harder to find but common at places like Golfers Warehouse, is the TM MG3 TW grind. The leading edge is ground down and there is plenty of bounce.

darpar

You could always try a re-grooving tool and see if that helps get some spin back.

KCee

darpar Yes I thought about that and it may be the way to go if I can't find a new wedge I like, but it's probably time for new ones.

KCee

toraider I dunno. That sole doesn't look wide enough for only 4* of bounce. Could be fun to try tho 😁

KCee

sdandrea1 Clubs wear out? 😳

Who knew!? Apparently playing clubs for multiple seasons can wear them out

Currently my wedges, hybrid and 4w are old timers in the bag and you can tell by looking at them. I also wonder if using the range at my club has worn them further. The old balls are rarely clean. I may use my 4w twice in a round, but I think the dirty range balls have worn the face as it looks old while the sole still looks great.