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Nike Engage wedges now available

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Nike’s new Engage sole wedges, which come in three different models — Square, Toe Sweep and Dual — are now available to purchase on Nike’s website and sell for $119 per wedge. The raw wedges are cast from 8620 carbon steel, and come stock with True Temper’s Dynamic Gold S400 shafts.

Learn more about each of the three models below.

Square Sole 

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Nike’s Square Sole wedge is designed for straight-face shots. There’s moderate heel relief in the 58- and 60-degree options, while the 54- and 56-degree options have a “Tiger-inspired leading edge bevel.”

Here’s a chart from Nike that shows the Square Sole’s strengths and weaknesses. Looks like a pretty solid all-around choice, no?

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Toe Sweep

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The Toe Sweep wedge is designed for golfers who like to play open-faced shots, thanks to its wide toe and narrow heel. The grind helps to keep the club face from closing through impact, especially out of thick rough or sand.

Here’s a chart from Nike that shows the Toe Sweep Sole’s strengths and weaknesses. Find yourself in a lot of thick greenside rough or a lot of bunkers? This might be your wedge.

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Dual Sole

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Nike’s Dual Sole wedge, which is currently in Rory McIlroy’s bag (59 degrees), has two differently angled surface grinds — one for square-faced shots and one for open-faced shots — making it the most versatile of the models.

Here’s a chart from Nike that shows the Dual Sole’s strengths and weaknesses.

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See more photos of the wedges in our forums. 

While there’s limited custom options through Nike’s website, golfers can pick between low-launch, mid-launch and high-launch shafts options.

Low-Launch

  • True Temper Dynamic Gold
  • True Temper Project X
  • Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3
  • True Temper SL
  • KBS Tour C-Taper

Mid-Launch

  • True Temper Project X Graphite
  • AeroTech SteelFiber
  • KBS Tour
  • Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH
  • UST Mamiya Recoil

High-Launch

  • KBS Tour 90
  • True Temper XP
  • Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki Z
  • True Temper DG Pro
  • KBS Tour C-Taper Lite

Read more about Nike Engage wedges here.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Nevin

    May 24, 2015 at 7:33 pm

    I saw these last night. These look great to me. The Dual sole may end up in the bag.

  2. Mark

    May 24, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    Saw them this afternoon. Not impressed. Will not be replacing my trusty Nike forged heads with these.

  3. James

    May 22, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    But trying to get the wax coating off, that’s a whole nother ballgame.

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Whats in the Bag

Matthieu Pavon WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X

3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X

Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X

Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X

Wedges: Ping Si59 (52-12S, 58-8B)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X

Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C
Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P

Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Check out more in-hand photos of Pavon’s gear here.

 

 

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Spotted: Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X Prototype putter

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Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.

This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.

Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.

The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.

Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.

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Club Junkie WITB, league night week 4: Some old, some new

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We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5

7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S

Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S

Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)

Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge

Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115

Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115

Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One

Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X

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