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Renegar Golf: Wedges for the 21st century
Renegar Golf: Wedges for the 21st century
The new Renegar Golf wedges have been 18 years in the making, but 80 years overdue, the company founder said.
Bob Renegar, a former director of research and development for the Ben Hogan Company and Pro Group (Arnold Palmer’s former equipment company), said he conceived of the idea at his mother-in-law’s kitchen table nearly two decades ago. He developed a prototype in 1995 that went through various iterations, including the Solus wedge.
The new Renegar Rx12 wedges evolved from those earlier models, Renegar said, and have achieved what once was thought impossible — lowering the leading edge, while increasing the bounce on the sole.
“The product itself is a complete rethinking of what a wedge product ought to be, from the sole contour to the butt end of the grip,” Renegar said. “After 80 years of the Gene Sarazen sole contour, we’re opening the door to the next generation of wedge category.”
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The bounce that makes a wedge so effective from a bunker, developed by Gene Sarazen in the ’30s, raises the leading edge, which complicates shots around the green. Renegar’s mandate was to “think outside the bunker,” he said.
“The Sarazen-based offerings in the marketplace right now are perfectly acceptable for bunker play,” Renegar said. “There’s nothing wrong with them. But the problem is that that’s only about 20 percent of your short-game play.”
The sole contour of the Rx12 wedges has been designed in a way that lowers the leading edge to less than half the height of traditional soles, the company claims, while actually increasing the bounce and the versatility.
The shafts were developed in collaboration with Aldila and feature a firmer tip and higher flex point. “It’s a fairly heavy composite shaft [105 grams],” Renegar said. “It gives you the ability to control the trajectory.”
The Lamkin grips, too, were designed specifically for the wedges. They’re an inch longer with a larger right-hand diameter to allow for choking down on the club.
Renegar received a utility patent on the sole design in 2009. “That utility patent is the basis on which we’re launching this company,” Renegar said. The wedges are available on the company’s website at renegargolf.com. They sell for $195 each and come in lofts of 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60 degrees.
The website features a video library with live shot demonstrations, among other features.
— John Strege of Golf Digest
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- Kris Kim what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (2, 4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 56-12SB, 60-11TW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Kris Kim’s equipment here.
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TaylorMade is continuing its UDI/DHY series with the successor to the Stealth UDI and DHY utility irons: PUDI and PDHY (which the company styles as P·UDI and P·DHY). TaylorMade is folding the designs in with its P Series of irons.
TaylorMade outlined the process of developing its new utilities this way. The company started with the data on utility iron usage. Not surprisingly, better players — i.e. those who generate more clubhead speed and strike the ball more precisely — were found to gravitate toward the UDI model. DHY usage, however, covered a wider swath than the company might have expected with six-to-18 handicappers found to be bagging the club.
TaylorMade also found that the majority of golfers playing UDI or DHY utilities were playing P Series irons at the top of their iron configurations.
Can you see where this is going?
Matt Bovee, Director of Product Creation, Iron and Wedge at TaylorMade: “As we look to the future, beyond the tech and the design language, we are excited about repositioning our utility irons into the P·Series family. P·UDI is an easy pair for players that currently play P·Series product and P·DHY is an extremely forgiving option for players of all skill levels. It is a natural fit to give these players the performance in this category that they are looking for.”
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TaylorMade PUDI
TaylorMade PUDI technology cutaway (via TaylorMade)
Crafted with tour player input, TaylorMade sought to develop a confidence-inspiring utility iron that blends with the rest of the P Series irons. Also of note: Interestingly, the PUDI has a more compact head than the P790.
In comparison to past UDI products, the PUDI has a more traditional iron shape, slimmer toplines, and less offset with a little of the backbar visible at address.
TaylorMade PDHY
TaylorMade PDHY tech cutaway (via TaylorMade).
Larger in profile than the PUDI, the PDHY seeks to position center of gravity (CG) lower in the club for ease of launch. The toe height is larger and the profile is larger at address — roughly five millimeters longer than PUDI — the sole of the club is wider for improved forgiveness.
Club Junkie’s take
Golfers who feel like they are missing something at the top of the bag could find the PUDI or PDHY a great option. The look of the PUDI should fit the most discerning eye with a more compact look, less offset, and a thinner topline. If you want a little more confidence looking down the P-DHY will be slightly larger while still being a good-looking utility iron.
For being small packages both models pack a pretty good punch with fast ball speeds, even off-center. The feel is soft and you get a solid feel of the ball compressing off the face when you strike it well. Your ears are greeted with a nice heavy thud as the ball and club come together. The PDHY will launch a little higher for players who need it while the PUDI offers a more penetrating ball flight. Both utility irons could be the cure for an open spot in the top end of the bag.
PUDI, PDHY, or Rescue?
TaylorMade offers the following notes to assist golfers in filling out their bags:
- PUDI has mid-CG right behind the center face to create a more penetrating mid-to-low ball flight
- PDHY has a lower center of gravity to produce an easier-to-launch mid-to-high ball flight.
- Both PUDI and PDHY are lower-flying than the company’s hybrid/Rescue clubs.
- PUDI is more forgiving than P790.
- PDHY is the most forgiving iron in the entire TaylorMade iron family
Pricing, specs, and availability
Price: $249.99
At retail: Now
Stock shafts: UST Mamiya’s Recoil DART (105 X, 90 S and 75 R – only in PDHY)
Stock grip: Golf Pride’s ZGrip (black/grey)
PUDI lofts: 2-17°, 3-20°, 4-22° in both left and right-handed
PDHY lofts: 2-18°, 3-20° and 4-22° in both left and right-handed
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Chris
May 10, 2012 at 9:52 am
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http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/654776-renegar-golf-rx12-wedge-review/page__p__4879938__fromsearch__1#entry4879938
Brice Renegar
May 1, 2012 at 9:29 am
I have got to get some of these clubs! All my life I’ve been an avid player and to see that now there’s a company with my name on it I have to get these clubs. Tell that ain’t cool to look your bag and see a set of clubs with your name on them, literaly!
Bob Renegar
Apr 13, 2012 at 9:19 am
GlenH-
It is indeed an interesting concept. What you do not know is that it is also well validated now with more than a decade of usage in PGA Tour golf in the hands of marquis players – including many professional wins.
The “slot” in the sole is actually my utility patent that I have spent 18 years developing and refining – much more than the “grind” that many sole-grinding patent infringers liken it to be. It has many design functions as they are explained on our web site (renegargolf.com), and among them is much improved performance on open faced lob / flop shots when compared to a Sarazen-based wedge from ANY manufacturer.
Our short game shaft development with Aldila is another performance advantage associated with our Rx12 product – offering you improved accuracy and control vs. ANY steel shaft we have tested or any competitor wedge. You have probably noted how steel is no longer an option on ANY drivers . . .
We believe steel shafts would be a step backwards compared to our DTS shaft. Perhaps we are just a little ahead of the competition on this? There is a good explanation of why we chose composites for our shaft on the web site, but you may need to look a little closer to find it.
I would urge you to re-visit our web site to learn more about the very many great performance and technology advantages of our wedges on many different levels.
Thanks for your interest.
Bob Renegar
Designer – Rx12 wedges
GlenH
Jan 25, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Interesting concept. Viewed website for more pictures and closer look at clubs. Pictures show lower edge distance compared to Titleist wedge. However, that slot looks like it would interfere with wide open flop shots as it would expose more of the slot. Looks good for any other shot. Surprised by only shaft choice is graphite, no steel option. Not explained on website why this odd choice. Will wait for steel shaft option.