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Forum Thread of the Day: “Best 50-degree wedge options?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from pmcuk who is on the lookout for a 50-degree wedge for his son. Pmcuk’s son has previously been playing a Vokey wedge with 12 degrees of bounce but has been finding that to be too much and our members have been giving their advice, sharing several different wedges and bounce options which they feel could be more suitable.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- North Butte: “Vokey make two options in 50 degrees. One is the 50.08, which is the most often-seen version in my experience. And there is the 50.12 model your son doesn’t like. Would the same basic sole shape with four degrees less bounce be something he might like? I also have a 52.08 model which seems quite low bounce to me. Vokeys are typically bendable up to 2 degree weak or strong. Bend that one down to the 50.06, and it would be a quite low bounce, medium-width sole gap wedge. He might like that a lot.”
- BeachsideGolfer: “Mizuno MP T5…GREAT wedge, can be had on the cheap brand new on eBay.”
- aenemated: “I can’t speak specifically for the 50° – but I have the 52° TaylorMade MG “Standard Bounce” … 12° I think … and man, I love that wedge. It’s pretty much my go-to for everything under 80 yards except bunker play – have the 58° for that. It has a nice, square look at setup and the milled bottom seems to glide off the turf real nice. Most of the courses I play around here have a pretty tight cut around the greens, and it performs great off that. Really big fan of these wedges.”
- Ski5280: “I play the 50.08 Vokey. Maybe a little less bounce will work better for him. I know that I struggle with high bounce wedges. I like the Vokey, and it works well for me, but I do have my eye on the new Mizuno line coming out in September.”
Entire Thread: “Best 50-degree wedge options?”
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Whats in the Bag
Denny McCarthy WITB 2024 (April)
- Denny McCarthy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Valero Texas Open.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, C1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
5-wood: Titleist TS2 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Titleist 620 CB (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-08M), WedgeWorks Proto (60-L)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100 (48), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo N5
Grip: Scotty Cameron
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Denny McCarthy’s WITB here.
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Whats in the Bag
Akshay Bhatia’s winning WITB: 2024 Valero Texas Open
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees @7.2, 2 grams lead tape heel, 4 grams toe) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (44 7/8 inches, tipped 1 inch)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW prototype (19 degrees @17.8) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees) Buy here, Callaway Apex TCB Raw (5-PW) Buy here.
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S @49, 54-10S, 60-08C @61) Buy here.
Shafts: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380 Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Split
Grips: Iomic
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour Buy here.
More photos of Akshay Bhatia’s WITB in the forums.
The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Whats in the Bag
Michael S. Kim WITB 2024 (April)
- Michael S. Kim what’s in the bag accurate as of the Valero Texas Open.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD UB 8 TX
Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 95 X (3), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 S
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (52-12F), SM10 (56-14F), WedgeWorks Proto (60-L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300
Check out more in-hand photos of Michael Kim’s clubs here.
Putter: L.A.B. Link.1
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 1.0P 17
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Michael Kim’s clubs here.
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