Over the past few months we have shared our Titleist 712 Iron and Vokey SM4 Wedge tour validation efforts on the Tour Blog.  This week, we hosted a number of Titleist CPGA Staff Members at the Titleist National Fitting Centre located at Eagles Nest Golf Club in Vaughan, Ontario.

After a brief product presentation, attendees were invited to hit the product, ask questions, provide feedback and get fit for the new product. Check out the slide show below for shots of our Titleist Ambassadors putting the new club line to the test. 

The second Titleist Brand Ambassador Bill Haas saw he could get a club on the ball, he was already pulling one of his Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges from the bag.

His Pro V1x sat on edge of the water, two-thirds above the mucky surface and five feet below the elevated green.

Both the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup Playoffs titles were on the line.

Faced with perhaps the most difficult up-and-down of the 2011 PGA Tour season, there was only one thing on Bill's mind: "Play it like a bunker shot."

"If there's a little bit of water, if you don't mind getting your feet dirty, then (just) blast it out of there," Bill said.

Without hesitation, Haas propelled the wedge into the water behind his Pro V1x and watched the golf ball pop into the air, land 3 feet past the hole, and spin to a stop.

Bill's wedge of choice to pull of this heroic shot: His Vokey Design Spin Milled 60º•E (E-grind), bent to 59º with 7º of bounce.

The 60º•E features the same grind and profile as the Vokey Design Spin Milled 60•07º wedge currently available through Titleist authorized retailers. The E-Grind features a medium sole with full bounce surface and straight relief along the trailing edge. Slight heel camber allows the blade to be easily opened for shot-making versatility.

"The full sole of the Vokey 60º•E helped Bill pull off the shot," Master Craftsman Bob Vokey explained. "He was able to open up the face and still have enough bounce to play it like a bunker shot. The grooves of the wedge along with a descending blow allowed him to spin the ball, even out of the shallow water.

"It was an amazing shot, one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching Tour players." 

Check out Bill's historic shot in the video below.

It's been all fun and games (and the occasional drops of rain) so far this week in Ireland at the 2011 Solheim Cup.

Of course, that all changes Friday when the first foursomes match tees off at 2:40 a.m. EST at Killeen Castle.

(Pressure, anyone?)

In the meantime, be sure to check out all of Team Titleist's behind-the-scenes pictures from the Solheim Cup practice rounds, including a peek inside the lockers of our Titleist golf ball players.

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