Just got my new wedge today from the master craftsmen at Vokey - a TVD 58 with a DG S400 shaft - this is now paired up in my bag with a TVD 54 (same shaft) - and I'm ready for the season!
I practiced for about an hour yesterday with the 58 and it is everything you would want in a wedge - great feel off the face (feels forged), the ball flight is really nice and high but still has a nice forward motion to it as well, I want to say penetrating, but that's slightly inaccurate when discussing the flight of a ball struck with a 58 wedge. Short shots, half shots and chips were really nice as well - lots of control. And the bounce! I have no clue what bounce the club carries but its performance from the rough and from tight lies was superb - the club has a lot of versatility, closed, square or open, it does what you want it to do, assuming you put a good swing on, which I did, most of the time. I have yet to hit sand shots but it seems like it should be great in that area too - I hope so, this is my new sand wedge.
Thanks Vokey for these amazing wedges.
Cheers,
Jason
I have a couple Spin Milled (60-07 and 64-07) that I had the lie angles adjusted to 65 deg. The 64 has a composite sole (similar to that of a CG15 DSG) and it is great for bunker shots with a tight pin and somewhat soft sand. The 60 is my goto club within 30 yards of the hole (a month ago I holed out a 20 yard over the bunker shot for birdie on a long par 4) , particularly on tight lies.
I wish I would have kept my 258-12 that I had 4 years ago. Had I known about lie angle adjustments then, I would have kept it (I was having shank problems with my short irons and part of it was attributed to too flat of a lie). It was great around the greens but its only shortfall was soft sand.
Nice! That's a sick wedge. I have SM 52,56, and 60 in oil cans. The finish is coming off (it's intended to) and the real character is starting to come out. Not only do I love the way they look, I really trust them too. My go to is the 56, but I use all of them almost every round. Obviously they're great when chipping, but where they really shin IMO is on full shots. It's crazy taking a big hack from 80 yards away and knowing my 60 will do exactly what I want it to. I'm just really confident with them. You can't go wrong with a Vokey.
Does anybody know how or if you can tell what year of wedge model you are purchasing? Does anything on the sticker/label tell you anything?
Thank you,
Paul
Hey Josh,
Your set up sound sweet! I agree, I love hitting full shots with them. Another fun one is to grip down on the club a couple of inches, play it back in your stance and hit a low spinner in there. I think you hit on what's key about these wedges, the confidence they give you. I know I can fly shots right at the flag and they'll check up, when my game is on that is!
Have a great season
Hi Paul,
Nothing on the club tells you the year, etc, except for the serial number possibly indicating these things to the team at Vokey. As far as I know, if you order a custom wedge from Vokey, you are getting a current 2011 model wedge. It doesn't really matter to me when this club was manufactured, it looks great and performs, that's all any golfer could want.
Hey guys,
I see all of you writing about the TVD Vokey's. I have the 2009 Spin Milled 56 & 60. Great wedges!!! Is there much of a difference betweem them? If so, I will be jumping on that bandwagon...
Vokey dose make some great clubs. i my self have a 56 and a 60 with x100 shafts in them. they do have a great feel and great shot makeing abilities.
I have a some new vokey's that I am trying out, wondering if there is a difference between the ones with red numbers and the ones with black numbers? I have a 52-8 with red numbers, 54-8 in black and a 58-8 in red... They all feel and hit great, just curious if there is a difference!?!
Blain A I have a some new vokey's that I am trying out, wondering if there is a difference between the ones with red numbers and the ones with black numbers? I have a 52-8 with red numbers, 54-8 in black and a 58-8 in red... They all feel and hit great, just curious if there is a difference!?!
I believe that the reds are standard bounce, black is low bounce and white is high bounce.