+TourSpecGolfer Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Short Review I had a chance to review the new Fourteen V4 wedges with the input of 2 very good players from my area. For a while now these wedges were on heavy back order in Japan, but now and again readily available with no shortages. This wedge is also available in a limited black edition as seen here. Style & Design: Fourteen has done a good job making this wedge stand out when compared to the majority of designs on the market. The modern engraving, gold and grey paint fill and its interesting back grind further enhance its style. Good Job fourteen on making something simple yet modern. Grind: I think its very efficient not to fancy and overcomplicated but just right and able to get through most terrain quite easily. A couple of us did notice an easier than average time in the bunkers yet also bouncy on hard to very firm lie's. We were using the 58* with a bounce of 12* the 52/56/60 each come with 8* bounce which im sure would have effected both the bunker and hard area shots. Visuals: The V4 has very little offset and a thin topline. Although the stock images appear as if they have less I was not bothered a bit by the way this wedge set's up. My playing partners as well who are extremely good players yet not well versed in high end gear and fitting described it as " an over sized butter knife " I agree its sharp looking from all angles especially face view and top view. Performance: This will work in most conditions, its not bias to one type of turf or another, it held well with my picker style impact and the impact of two very different players. It's very hard to rate spin against other wedges but imo the Spin was good to better than average and it felt fairly soft in its stock S200 shaft as tested. Custom shafts are available at TSG with a variety of other options and the feel will depend a lot on what shaft you are using and the specs the wedge is built at. Overall: I think that if I were to put an NS999, 1150, KB, or something else + had the V4 built to my specs I could play this wedge for a very long time. Pros: Awesome Shape, Versatile Wedge, Better than Average Feel, Many loft options. Cons: To much text on back, Needs heavier stock shaft options & specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nieviv Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Not really a fan of this, the old V3 beats it hands down... really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Not really a fan of this, the old V3 beats it hands down... really. The V4 has a lower ball flight and imo was more accurate. Have you tried the 4 against the 3 and what did you notice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Very limited try but the V3s seem to have a more versatile sole grind for many different lies. I never understood why you would want to hit a wedge lower, they are easy enough to manipulate trajectory (hooding) or have so many loft options. If anything I would want to be able to hit it higher but no ballooning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I presently play the V3s and just ordered the V4s. Should take about 3 weeks to get them in. I will post my review next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blader-X Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Great review Chris, by the way, do you have good pics of this model in the black version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Great review Chris, by the way, do you have good pics of this model in the black version? Click the link in the original post it takes you to the Fourteen secton gallery of the Tokyo Golf Show and has good images of the black. Pro Shop also has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Were the V3 forged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xchangmanx Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I've played V3s last year and V4s for the past 2 months. No questions V4, way more accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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