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Best golf wedges you can buy in 2024

Check out Golfweek’s list of the best golf wedges available to purchase in 2024.

Wedges are the most confusing and intimidating golf club category because there are so many options to choose from and many players don’t really understand how to properly use wedges to hit chip shots, bunker shots, flop shops and pitch shots. They hear terms like bounce, sole grind, heel and toe relief and camber and nod, but in the back of their minds they are thinking, “What the hell does that mean?”

To make matters worse, iron lofts have become stronger over the last decade, with many game-improvement sets coming with a 9-iron that has a loft of around 38 degrees and a pitching wedge at 42 degrees. If a recreational golfer has a 56-degree sand wedge, which is typical, that’s a 14-degree gap between wedges, which can put you in between clubs on lots of short game shots.

To reduce the intimidation factor and help golfers find the right wedges more easily, many manufacturers have developed online fitting tools. With just a few clicks to tell these systems about your game and the conditions you encounter on the course, they can provide you with club, loft and sole grind recommendations.

Of course, the best way to discover your ideal wedges is to work in-person with a custom fitter who can evaluate your performance with several different wedges.

The list below is intended to act as an educational starting point and help you get familiar with the most popular wedges and the clubs you will likely see in pro shops and golf specialty stores right now.

Best golf wedges you can buy in 2024:

Cobra releases King MIM Black wedges

Instead of casting or forging its newest wedges, Cobra uses a special process that enhances feel. Now the MIM wedges are available in black.

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In early 2019, Cobra released a unique new wedge. While most wedges are either cast or forged, the Cobra’s King MIM wedge was made using a process called metal injection molding (MIM), with steel powder superheated and injected into molds. The company said the process created longer grains of steel, and that translates to enhanced feel on chips, pitches and bunker shots.

The original King MIM wedges had a silvery chrome finish, but Cobra is now releasing a matte-black version of the wedges for golfers who prefer a darker, non-glare look.

Cobra King MIM Black wedge
Cobra King MIM Black wedge (David Dusek/Golfweek)

From a performance standpoint, the MIM Black wedges should perform the same as the originals because the hitting area has the same performance features.

The grooves are CNC-milled, and the stronger-lofted wedges have narrower and deeper grooves, like an iron, because golfers typically use these clubs from the fairway or rough on approach shots. However, the sand wedges and lob wedges have wider and shallower grooves to move water and debris off the hitting surface more easily on shorter shots.

Cobra King MIM Black wedge
The King MIM Black wedge has a circular milling pattern on the face for added roughness. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

The hitting area also is covered by a circular milling pattern that creates extra friction.

The King MIM Black wedges are available in three sole grind configurations. The Classic Grind has a medium width with high bounce and moderate trailing-edge relief. It should be ideal for golfers with a steep swing in a variety of conditions. The Versatile Sole has moderate heel and toe relief and is ideal for moderate to firm course conditions, while the WideLow Grind is better in soft conditions and for players who want extra help getting out of greenside bunkers.

Finally, each King MIM Black wedge comes with a Cobra Connect-enabled grip. Using the Arccos smartphone app, players can track the performance of each club, discovering how far average shots go.