Equipment
Vokey WedgeWorks launching Low Bounce K Grind
Building on the successful launch of the Vokey SM8 Wedges earlier this year, Titleist is launching the newest option in the Vokey line through WedgeWorks: the Low Bounce K Grind, available in 58 and 60 degrees.
The K Grind is one of the most popular grinds in the Vokey arsenal thanks to its wider sole, with enhanced camber (curvature of the sole from leading to trailing edge). The benefit of this grind is that offers more forgiveness on shots played around the green, and for players that generally play is medium to softer sand conditions.
Like a lot of wedges in the Vokey line, the new Low Bounce K Grind originates from Bob Vokey and longtime Vokey tour rep Aaron Dill’s work with the best players in the world, and the constant refinement, in search of the perfect short game tools.
“Several players preferred the K grind sole but were seeking a lower bounce version,” said Vokey.
“As a result, we crafted a sole with 6° of effective bounce, while maintaining the wide camber that makes the K design so effective for a wide variety of players. As soon as we brought it out on tour, it was immediately accepted and in the bags of multiple players as soon as they had a chance to test it.”
Some of the Low Bounce K grind’s most popular users include Adam Scott and Webb Simpson who both use the 60-06 model.
Vokey’s man on the ground for PGA Tour events Aaron Dill offered up the inside story of how Scott ended up with the 60.06 K wedge in his bag:
“Adam Scott was using the original Vokey Design 200 series (260.08) wedge for several years. As far back as 2012, we started testing the new K grind with him after he mentioned he was looking to improve his bunker play. He was seeking more forgiveness and – after some blind testing – Adam was blown away by how much easier coming out of the sand could be with this grind. We started with a 60.10 K, and as conditions firmed up, Adam mentioned that a little less bounce could be the key. The 60.06 K was born and has been in his bag ever since.”
SM8 Technology
The WedgeWorks Low Bounce K Grind wedges offer the same technology that golfers have come to love in the SM8 line.
This includes a progressive center of gravity that pushes outside and in front of the face for boosted MOI, greater consistency, and trajectory control, as well as Spin Milled grooves to produce maximum spin, and a heat-treated face for long term durability.
Customization Options
Like all Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks wedges, the Low Bounce K offers a large canvas for golfers to customize. Options included in the stock price are:
- Six unique toe engravings.
- Expanded stamping options that offer 10-character Straight or dancing, 15 characters curved around the toe, and 5-character staircase style.
- Custom painted Loft and Grind markings including the BV Wings logo.
Pricing and Availability
Both of the new WedgeWorks Low Bounce K Grind wedges are available immediately in both right and left hand for custom order from any Titleist Account or at Vokey.com.
Finishes include the new Satin Tour Chrome and Raw with the stock being the True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 and the Stock grip Tour Velvet 360.
The $199 price includes custom stamping options, custom ferrule as well as a custom shaft band. Additional customizations are also available for additional fees and you can see all of the options at vokey.com
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Equipment
Why Rory McIlroy will likely use the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper at the RBC Heritage
Although we spotted Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper last week during practice rounds at the Masters, he ultimately didn’t decide to use the club in competition.
It seems that will change this week at the 2024 RBC Heritage, played at the short-and-tight Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head.
When asked on Wednesday following his morning Pro-Am if he’d be using the new, nostalgic BRNR Copper this week, McIlroy said, “I think so.”
“I like it,” McIlroy told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday regarding the BRNR. “This would be a good week for it.”
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According to Adrian Rietveld, the Senior Manager of Tour at TaylorMade, the BRNR Mini Driver can help McIlroy position himself properly off the tee at the tight layout.
Here’s what Rietveld told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday:
“For someone like Rory, who’s that long at the top end of the bag, and then you put him on a course like Harbour Town, it’s tough off the tee. It’s tight into the greens, and you have to put yourself in position off the tee to have a shot into the green. It kind of reminds me of Valderrama in Spain, where you can be in the fairway and have no shot into the green.
“I’m caddying for Tommy [Fleetwood] this week, so I was walking the course last night and looking at a few things. There’s just such a small margin for error. You can be standing in the fairway at 300 yards and have a shot, but at 320 you don’t. So if you don’t hit a perfect shot, you could be stuck behind a tree. And then if you’re back at 280, it might be a really tough shot into the small greens.
“So for Rory [with the BRNR], it’s a nice course-specific golf club for him. He’s got both shots with it; he can move it right-to-left or left-to-right. And the main thing about this club has been the accuracy and the dispersion with it. I mean, it’s been amazing for Tommy.
“This was the first event Tommy used a BRNR last year, and I remember talking to him about it, and he said he couldn’t wait to play it at Augusta next year. And he just never took it out of the bag because he’s so comfortable with it, and hitting it off the deck.
“So you look at Rory, and you want to have the tools working to your advantage out here, and the driver could hand-cuff him a bit with all of the shots you’d have to manufacture.”
So, although McIlroy might not be making a permanent switch into the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper, he’s likely to switch into it this week.
His version is lofted at 13.5 degrees, and equipped with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft.
See more photos of Rory testing the BRNR Mini here
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Equipment
Spotted: TaylorMade P-UDI driving iron
It seems like the RBC Heritage is full of new gear to be spotted, and you can add TaylorMade’s P-UDI utility irons to that list.
We spotted a 17-degree P-UDI 2-iron in Nick Dunlap’s bag yesterday, and now have some photos of both the 3- and 4-irons. Nick has his P-UDI 2-iron setup with a Project X HZRDUS Black 4th Gen 105g TX shaft.
From what we can tell, this new P-UDI utility iron looks to have some of the usual TaylorMade technology as we can see the Speed Slot on the sole of the club for additional face flexibility. A toe screw is usually used to close off the hollow body design that will probably be filled with a version of TaylorMade’s Speed Foam that is present in the current iron lineup. This hollow body, foam-filled design should offer additional ball speed, soft feel, and sound, as well as an optimized CG for ball flight.
“Forged” is etched into the hosel, so we can assume that either the face, body, or both are forged for a soft and responsive feel. The club looks good from behind and at address, where we can see just a little offset and a topline that I would consider medium thickness. We don’t have the full details on what is under the hood or how many loft options will be available yet.
TaylorMade P-UDI 3-iron – 20°
TaylorMade P-UDI 4-iron – 22°
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Whats in the Bag
Collin Morikawa WITB 2024 (April)
- Collin Morikawa what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX (45 inches)
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (4), P7MC (5-6), P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid 115 X100 (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (7-PW)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-SB09, 56-LB08), TaylorMade MG4 TW (60-TW11)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade TP Soto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0
Grips: Golf Pride Z-Grip Cord
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
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jgpl001
May 21, 2020 at 6:53 am
This is typical Vokey and it drives me nuts
All grind options and all finished should be available as standard retail
How can a raw, unfinished wedge be more expensive than a finished one???
If it is a special finish that costs more commercially then fine, just add $20 to the list price, but make it freely available
Grinds cost noting extra – why do I have to pay more for a T or a V or low bounce K?
Even after my rant I paid $195 each for 3 x WedgeWorks Raw wedges….so Vokey clearly understand the Ho very well
Max
May 20, 2020 at 9:54 pm
Why not just make this a stock offering in the SM8 line? They already have like 50 grind options, why is this one $200? For $200 it should at least have a special finish (blue slate?) or no upcharge shaft and grip options. There’s absolutely nothing premium about this that warrants the premium price.
dat
May 20, 2020 at 8:23 pm
Who pays full retail for these and WHY?
TacklingDummy
May 20, 2020 at 2:53 pm
No 56 degree with the K-Grind?? Bummer. The K-Grind is a great bounce especially for the 60, but really would like to see it on a 56.
Jbone
May 20, 2020 at 10:07 am
The pricing is ridiculous. Just buy a year old wedge for under $100
JD
May 20, 2020 at 9:47 am
I mean this is exactly what I want but the fact that it wont come with Tour Issue S400 or a full cord grip without an additional $50 in upcharge, is nuts.