JDM wedge triumvirate

[Spoon]

NiCe review. Exactlybwhat I wanted to hear.

Am lookingbat getting a two wedge combo. I can always bend my peon 208 to 52 . What I really need

Is a good sand wedge that has a higher bounce as I tend to use these for full shots as well.

Considering RC or SDJ in 57

[+TourSpecGolfer]

Nice, I totally agree that the Fourteen V5 T.S is one easy to hit wedge.

[Mjr. D]

Man, these Gold's Factory wedges are beautiful but I can't get them to spin with chips at all! 3/4 swings sure, full swings, yeah, but with chips, nah. Like I said in an earlier post, my vokey spins considerably more and my old Epon KGX's spun incredibly. Could stop the ball on a dime sometimes, from 12 feet. So it's not like i'm not a very high spin player. Sorry i'm venting, after spending so much on them and hearing they were perhaps THE highest spinning wedges out there.

I'm now considering these Sky Dream Jump wedges or the Fourteen. Any others I should consider for spin?

[Goodsie]

Man, these Gold's Factory wedges are beautiful but I can't get them to spin with chips at all! 3/4 swings sure, full swings, yeah, but with chips, nah. Like I said in an earlier post, my vokey spins considerably more and my old Epon KGX's spun incredibly. Could stop the ball on a dime sometimes, from 12 feet. So it's not like i'm not a very high spin player. Sorry i'm venting, after spending so much on them and hearing they were perhaps THE highest spinning wedges out there.

I'm now considering these Sky Dream Jump wedges or the Fourteen. Any others I should consider for spin?

Take a good long look at a Cleveland CG15. A Green Grabber for sure IMO, but you really can't go wrong with the Sky Dream Jump Wedges....these Wedges have performed and are the top gamer Wedges for quite a few of our TSG brethern. Don't overlook some of the spin monsters in the Geotech line also.

[Blader-X]

Thought I would add a few more thoughts on these wedges. I know I reviewed them above but have had a little more time with them. I more impressed with them now than I was previously. When I first posted, I mentioned that I was looking for more versatility by going this route of three different brands and styles. Well I certainly have found it. The wedge game has really never been better and I feel my short game has come back into form. It seemed to have left me for awhile and I do attribute some of that to the wedges I had before.

I've seen several posts of late all asking pretty much the same thing. What wedge to choose if you could only choose one. My answer is the Royal Collection DB Proto. Mine of course is the 56/13. I can really hit just about any shot with this one club. Tight lies are just fine even with 13 degrees of bounce. Fluffy rough isn't a problem either. This wedge is the most versatile of the three and has tremendous feel to go along with it. I really do highly recommend this wedge. This wedge is conforming but I don't see any loss of spin from so called "non conforming" wedges. In fact this wedge spins better than my previous TourStage X-wedges. If you're looking for a club which excels (and I mean EXCELS) from bunkers, look no further.

As for the SkyDreamJump, I can really see why its been such a favorite for a lot of people over the past couple years. Its feel is super smooth. Very small head but easy to hit and I can't say its ever felt harsh. I use this club a lot on approaches anywhere from 100 to 125 yards. It does spin quite a bit. The trajectory of this wedge is what I like the most. I would describe it as "tight." Very direct, no ballooning, just a nice shape with a little flatness at the top to keep it on target to the green. The other area I seem to use this club is on chips where I need to move it some distance but I also need to the check at the same time. This club is really good on that point. Downhill chips come to mind. I don't use it for chips where I need runout on on low chips into greens with some up angle to them. For that job is better suited most of the time with 9I, 8I or PW.

The Fourteen 62/6 is ideal for tight lies. It stops and stops dead. I would not say that this club has any runout and that would be expected from 62 degrees of loft and a club that has quite a lot of spin for a "conforming" wedge. Another good area is very short chips just off the fringe where you might have shortsided yourself. Most of the time here I would recommend putter but there are times when the fringe may not allow for that. This club does work well for these shots where you want a little short chip with a small degree of run; just a little delicate one if you catch what I'm saying. Feel on this club is very fine as well, but I will say its not even with the RC. It is better than my TourStage so I am happy with it. I'm glad to have gone with a 62 degree. For those who hit 60's well, if you've been thinking of going with more loft this club will be an easy transition. If you can hit a 60, you can hit this club. Full shots for this club for me I would say max out at about 90 yards. I might be able to get more but I don't really need nor want to. This club is really good around the 75-85 range. Lastly this club does work from bunkers as well just fine, its just that I prefer the DB for most bunker shots.

As you can tell I'm pretty stoked with all three of these clubs. I've never had so much versatility in the wedge game before so I'm couldn't be any more pleased. Thanks for taking the time to read such a lengthy post.

[supo]

nice to read sir, been wondering how they have been going this golfing season, i was tempted to gt the RC, i saw one lying about recently.

and i like the fact u have gone differnt stlyes.

i dont think all wedges in all lofts play the same swing the same.

i like my 61* cast yurui better than every ohter 60 i have ever tried, i hit it a billin times better aswell.

i game that over so many other pieces of the same set. with a lot more confidence.

Edited May 24, 2011 by supo67