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I've had only a few opportunities to spend quality time with the wedges since reshafting; overall, pretty pleased. As the shaft & swing weights are similar to my irons I don't feel like I have to manufacture a "wedge swing", just hit it like I would a mid or short iron. Gaps seem more consistent, but I'll need to check with a rangefinder to be certain. The ball does fly higher; it holds it's line just fine. More time is needed, hopefully the weather will cooperate in the next few weeks. I might dabble with a WV125 later on, but so far, there's no downside in the switch from the DG to the WV115.

Yes, s/b 6 gram tip weight.... Doh. .

Thanks guys - yes Spoon, I was experiencing a case of mental gymnastics as I sat at the workbench (my asylum) w/ an adult beverage in hand. I forgot that an extra 1/2" in length will move sw down 2 points, so we're at a 6 oz tip weight to get to D3, which sounds reasonable. The WV115 shafts were purchased as pulls from a local shop. For the pair, I paid a little less than retail for one shaft & the fellow threw in two new Lamkin wedge grips......pretty much a slam dunk no brainer to at least give them a try. The 115's are similar in weight to the Nippon 1050's in my irons, so I figured why not?

For those of you that have switched wedge shafts to the WV series, did you keep - or can you reccommend - keeping the swingweight the same as the shaft being replaced? Or do they respond better at lighter swingweights? Before pulling the DG Wedge shaft from 50 Wilson Staff Tour TC the club measured D3 on the swingweight scale. The WV will be + 1/2" longer than the DG it replaces: With the WV an 8 gram tip weight is needed to get to D3. Sounds ok, psychologically it just seems weird as there was no tip weight in the DG shaft, just a crapload of epoxy in the shaft. Just measured the weight of each shaft with Lamkin REL wedge grip installed (no head): WV115 is 4 grams lighter than DG wedge, even thought it's 1/2" longer. I'm playing shaft roulette with these as while I enjoy the wedges, the shafts have absolutely no feel. Thanks in advance!

Would / is the 525 an evolution of the Z-Star irons that were imported into the US a few seasons ago? Any comparisons would be helpful. I'm still playing the Z-Stars, but considering updating. I've also heard conflicting info on the Z-Stars - were they originally a JDM product imported into the US? Thanks, Phil

Well, your friend's Dad has 4 years on me, but I have 5" in height on him....otherwise, we're pretty similar on swing speed and distances. I'm currently playing Srixon Z-stars, with Nippon 1050's in stiff; it's a great combination. The difference between the stiff and regular did not seem to be that great to me in the 1050's, but in a year or two, Dad might really appreciate the lower weight of the 950GH shaft. I'd go with stiff as he'll probably pick up a bit of swing speed. Hope this helps!