Refer Q&A session with Mr. Vokey a few days ago, that very same question was asked. I will spoil the surprise a little, but his reasoning is because the process they use and the metals they use are VERY closely similar to forging. Take a look for yourself. I believe that it was in the "Part I" portion of the Q&A. Hope this helps.

Bob actually answered that question for Team Titleist earlier this week. Click here to hear his answer.

Mr. Vokey has been in this business for years and years. He knows what he's doing. If he thought that his wedges weren't as good as they could be, trust me, he'd change the way he did things. In my opinion, Mr. Vokey/Titleist, make the absolute best wedges in golf.

Hey Dane

I got a question, if they are some of the best wedges in the game, what difference does it make if they are forged or cast?

the feel of the golf club cast is considerably harder than forged, but i did not know this until watching "how its made" lamborghini sends its carms rims to be forged why? because all castings have many imperfections in the metal. with forging they are able to eliminate most imperfections.

Still the best wedge in the game IMO regardless of cast or forged. I would imagine if there was that much of a loss in feel then some of the best players in the world wouldn't be using them on tour each week.

Dane

I hope you can see the different needs of a cam and a wedge.

Yes cast is harder than forged. "Feel", of a well hit shot,  comes from vibration caused by impact that travels thru the clubhead to the shaft and then to the hands. This vibration travels thru cast much more easily than it does forged, when people say the "feel" of forged is better than cast, they are actually talking about the "lack of feel". Have you ever heard of sensi-core being used in a shaft of a forged club? very seldom, sensi-core reduces the vibration that is feel.

The "feel" of a not so good shot is effected more by clubhead design than it is material. This is blade vs cb which some confuse with forged vs cast. This "feel" is from the twist of the clubhead,  which is a "shock" to the shaft and up to your hands. If you have a heel-toe weighted club and strike the ball near the toe, the "shock" to the shaft is less, or "lack of feel", which is the same thing people are looking for in a forged club.

Both the feel of a good shot(lack of feel) and a poor shot(twisting clubhead) are effected by how fast the clubhead is moving and the loft of the clubhead. A wedge will have the shortest shaft of the clubs used for full swing, thus it will be traveling slowest, plus its most common use is not full swing. And the wedge is the club with the most loft which greatly reduces both vibration and twisting.

The "need" for a wedge to be forged is only in the head.

BTW my wedges or wedge(I have 4 other than PW, but I usually just carry 1 sometimes 2), are not Vokeys, and they are forged(although they are the hardest forged clubs I've ever hit). The reasons I bought these wedges is they have less bounce than the 962 wedges, they have a wider sole than my other forged wedges I have, they meet 2010 groove rules, and they cost $25 each.

The sole of a wedge is the soul of the wedge. The characteristics of the sole is everything to a wedge, other than the desired loft, nothing else matters.

That is a very good question considering that other brands make forged wedges.  I have always played vokey wedges and love them. But my irons (695MB) are forged and really love them.  I guess it may have something to do with the cost to produce a forged vs a cast. Casting is way cheaper therefor increasing profitability unlike forgings where the dies have to be replaced all the time increasing expence.  You really cant say that a cast gives you more options with grinds, adjustability, etc because just look at the other brands. It just comes down to personal preference I suppose. Titleist makes a great forged iron so I can only imagine what a forged vokey would feel like!!!!

Hi guys,

Here are some videos from recent Q&A's that should help give you some more insight on this topic straight from "The Voke." 

I have recently been looking at a lot of the miz irons recently and picked up that they are the only company that provide forged wedges. So why don't titleist/vokey forge the wedges?

I bet if you are willing to lay the cash down, SC will be willing to custom make you a LH putter to fit your eye.  Write to him and check it out.