Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “Best 50-degree wedge options?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from pmcuk who is on the lookout for a 50-degree wedge for his son. Pmcuk’s son has previously been playing a Vokey wedge with 12 degrees of bounce but has been finding that to be too much and our members have been giving their advice, sharing several different wedges and bounce options which they feel could be more suitable.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- North Butte: “Vokey make two options in 50 degrees. One is the 50.08, which is the most often-seen version in my experience. And there is the 50.12 model your son doesn’t like. Would the same basic sole shape with four degrees less bounce be something he might like? I also have a 52.08 model which seems quite low bounce to me. Vokeys are typically bendable up to 2 degree weak or strong. Bend that one down to the 50.06, and it would be a quite low bounce, medium-width sole gap wedge. He might like that a lot.”
- BeachsideGolfer: “Mizuno MP T5…GREAT wedge, can be had on the cheap brand new on eBay.”
- aenemated: “I can’t speak specifically for the 50° – but I have the 52° TaylorMade MG “Standard Bounce” … 12° I think … and man, I love that wedge. It’s pretty much my go-to for everything under 80 yards except bunker play – have the 58° for that. It has a nice, square look at setup and the milled bottom seems to glide off the turf real nice. Most of the courses I play around here have a pretty tight cut around the greens, and it performs great off that. Really big fan of these wedges.”
- Ski5280: “I play the 50.08 Vokey. Maybe a little less bounce will work better for him. I know that I struggle with high bounce wedges. I like the Vokey, and it works well for me, but I do have my eye on the new Mizuno line coming out in September.”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
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Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
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Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Jimmy Ray
Aug 14, 2019 at 3:15 pm
Ping Glide 2.0 SS. Prevents grind over-think.