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Absolutely true, but, not all grooves are created equal present day with how companies have innovated. I still think it’s funny the groove rule ended up not making a difference in the long run, it just made companies innovate.Wedge spin has far more to do with the ball you use, loft, and technique than the brand of wedge.
Wedge spin has far more to do with the ball you use, loft, and technique than the brand of wedge.
I did. But I wanted to see what others came up with. That was just full swings on a sim.@templeton80 didn't you do a 60° wedge spin test a few months ago? I was shocked seeing a few of them, but don't remember which ones they were.
Thank you for posting this. It's probably the closest we're going to get to an objective answer on this. Having said that I'd like to point out some of the flaws on depending on this type of robot testing as the definitive answer.Golf magazine just robot tested all the 2023 wedges and according to them PXG made the highest spinning wedges
Robot testing every 2023 wedge: Here’s the best option for YOUR game
The latest round of robotic testing insights for GOLF's 2023 ClubTest put the spotlight on the all-important scoring tools.golf.com
I can’t say I have ever consistently experienced too much spin. Situationally , maybe once in a while. I would love to have a 60 degree that spin “too much”. You could just attack holes and it would be awesome.Thank you for posting this. It's probably the closest we're going to get to an objective answer on this. Having said that I'd like to point out some of the flaws on depending on this type of robot testing as the definitive answer.
- Note that the article specifies they did this test with one specific loft (56 degrees), one specific swing speed (80 MPH), one specific robot, and presumably one specific ball. Would you get different rankings if you changed one or more of these variables? Possibly, but we'll never know for sure, because they only tested under this one set of conditions.
- Is what you are after actually the maximum spin rate, or the stopping power you hope it will produce? If it is the latter, you could be sorely disappointed if you depend on these results to select your wedges. The PXG wedges that topped the list for spin rate also produced the lowest launch angle. That might translate to a more shallow angle of descent (though since they didn't measure that we don't know this for sure). If it does, the more shallow angle of descent might actually produce more rollout than another wedge that has a steeper angle of descent.
- As stated in an earlier post, technique has a LOT to do with how much spin is produced. This was done with a robot. Your swing is different and might produce very different spin ranking results with these very same clubs and balls assuming you could replicate your swing consistently.
- There is also such a thing as too much spin. At higher swing speeds, dynamic launch angles, and angles of descent the ball may back up too much. Meaning you'd be better off with a wedge that doesn't spin as much.
I can’t say I have ever consistently experienced too much spin. Situationally , maybe once in a while. I would love to have a 60 degree that spin “too much”. You could just attack holes and it would be awesome.
Except for ripping it into trouble all the other times.Come on!! Image being off the green and just being able to throw the ball at the hole every time and it just stop..
How often does that really happen? Like never.Except for ripping it into trouble all the other times.