Equipment
Nike VR Forged Wedges
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Nike’s new VR Forged wedges offer three distinct sole grinds to give golfers with different short-game styles and course conditions more choices from around the greens.
Standard Grind
Nike’s “Standard Grind” was inspired by Tiger Woods, and is the most versatile of the company’s new wedge grinds. It has a moderate sole width with a medium amount of bounce and camber, which will work well for golfers with shallow and medium angles of attack.
It’s available in the following models: 48-10 (48 degree of loft, 10 degrees of bounce), 50-10, 52-10, 54-10, 56-14, 58-10 and 60-10. For lefties, it’s available in 52-10, 56-14 and 60-10 (satin finish only).
Dual Narrow Grind
Nike’s “Dual Narrow” grind has the most bounce of the new offerings, making it great for golfers with steeper angles of attack.
It’s available in 56-16, 58-14 and 60-13.
Despite those scary bounce numbers, the dual sole allows the leading edge of the club to sit low to the ground at address, and the extreme amount of heel relief actually removes bounce when the wedge is played in an opened position.
Dual Wide Grind
Nike’s “Dual Wide” grind has the lowest amount of bounce and the widest sole. The benefit of a wide sole is that it creates a very low center of gravity, which allows golfers to hit straight-faced shots higher than thinner-soled wedges.
The Dual Wide wedges are available in 56-08 and 60-06. The low amount of makes them able to be used off tighter lies, as well as on opened-faced shots.
All three designs are forged from 1025 carbon steel, and have Nike’s X3X grooves. The wedge’s faces also have what Nike calls a “precision laser crosshatch pattern” for more friction between the grooves, which helps create more spin.
The Nike VR Pro wedges are available for $129 in Satin and Black Oxide finishes.
Click here to see what members are saying about the wedges in the forums.
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.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
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.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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