epon 502 loft issue

[supo]

My buddy has a set of EPON 502s, and the loft on these are really strong the pw is 45*

he thinks now hes a wedge out, his wedges are 52-56-60 and he thinks from 45- 52 is too much, his old PW is 48* and thats his 115 yard club which is now gone . has anyone else come upon this issue and what resolution did u come to?

, he doenst want to bend the clubs beceause they were made to those specs for a reason. and cant drop a wood for an extra wedge. i told him thats what hell most likely have to do. but it is a pretty big jump at that end of the bag to be 7* out at the business end.

any suggestions?

[jamnguy1]

My buddy has a set of EPON 502s, and the loft on these are really strong the pw is 45*

he thinks now hes a wedge out, his wedges are 52-56-60 and he thinks from 45- 52 is too much, his old PW is 48* and thats his 115 yard club which is now gone . has anyone else come upon this issue and what resolution did u come to?

, he doenst want to bend the clubs beceause they were made to those specs for a reason. and cant drop a wood for an extra wedge. i told him thats what hell most likely have to do. but it is a pretty big jump at that end of the bag to be 7* out at the business end.

any suggestions?

This is one of the reason why I stick to more traditional lofts. I like my PW 48*. In fact, in the really old days, the loft of a modern day gap wedge was a pitching wedge, and lofts have been increasing ever since along with company's claim that their irons are now longer in distance. That and the ever lengthening driver shaft length.

If he is actually hitting longer, then the longest iron will likely come closer to distance from either a hybrid or a wood. In that case, he can drop the long iron or drop a hybrid or wood. If this is the case, he can add a 48* wedge.

On the other hand, if he just wants to replace the big gap between the strong loft PW and his 52, he could get a 50, keep the 56 and drop the 52 and 60. Learn how to work each wedges and especially learn how to open the face up on the 56.

It all depends on what kind of distance and results he is getting from the epon.

I used to be a 52-56-60 guy myself. My wedge play improved and I went to 52-58, and lightened the load on my walking bag. Frankly, I even feel that I can get rid of the 52 and 58 and play with just a 54 or 56. You can play so many shots from each individual club in the bag. It's sometimes fun and good practice to go out (on the right course, that is) with just driver, a 4 wood, and a few irons, one wedge and putter. Remarkably, total score may not differ much.

[khgolf]

I play the Epon 502's but I had them bent to the lofts I wanted. 46, 42, 38, 34... Just get someone you trust and bend them suckers. Now with my wedges depending on where I'm playing I have a set of 50, 54, 58 or if I don't want four wedges I will do my 52, 57.

For me wedges are normally not full swing clubs so when I go with my 52 setup I really have to be on my game with 1/2 and 3/4 swings with my PW.

[ant]

best suggestion is to not buy irons with jacked up lofts to begin with. this is a common trend these days that getting worse and worse it seems. because alot of people out there seem to care about one thing only ie mine is bigger than yours errr sorry i meant i can whack it further than you with any given club. somebody from the industry said that they dont know any successful manufacturer who made any serious money selling clubs that go shorter than competition. its unfortunate that manufacturers like Epon, Mizuno etc got mixed into this but they havent got much choice really, if other volume manufacturers do that they have to as well if they wanna sell more of their stuff. its stupid and yet it sells clubs, go figure.

more practical suggestion if your buddy wanna stick with those is like you said either bend them which would likely change how it interacts with the turf or add wedges to compensate. on compact mb blades bending aint gonna change anything that much but with cbs ymmv depending on design and how bulky it is. ask good club builder to have a look at them in person and whether they think bending them would be a good idea for that given sole design. re-grinding is another option i guess but you really gotta love those irons to go into that much trouble.

My buddy has a set of EPON 502s, and the loft on these are really strong the pw is 45*

he thinks now hes a wedge out, his wedges are 52-56-60 and he thinks from 45- 52 is too much, his old PW is 48* and thats his 115 yard club which is now gone . has anyone else come upon this issue and what resolution did u come to?

, he doenst want to bend the clubs beceause they were made to those specs for a reason. and cant drop a wood for an extra wedge. i told him thats what hell most likely have to do. but it is a pretty big jump at that end of the bag to be 7* out at the business end.

any suggestions?

[supo]

hes going to go for an extra pw and bend it to 48 and play 45-48-52-56 and drop the 60. which is the least fav. and most inconsistant of the possy. makes sense i suppose.

[Spoon]

wasnt a problem for me. when i had the 502s my next club was a 50*wedge bent to 49 and a 54 and 58. i like the stronger lofts as that is

what i have been using all these years. a pw 45.46 is ideal.

[ant]

i think the guy wants to keep his existing wedges, kinda to figure something out with what he already got, with minimal damage and expense.

wasnt a problem for me. when i had the 502s my next club was a 50*wedge bent to 49 and a 54 and 58. i like the stronger lofts as that is

what i have been using all these years. a pw 45.46 is ideal.