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Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks A+ Grind lob wedges

The tour-only The Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks A+ Grind has been released to the public.

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Gear: Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks A+ Grind lob wedges
Price: $225 with True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 shaft and Titleist Universal 360 grip
Specs: Cast 8620 carbon steel with a raw finish. 58 and 60 degrees in right-hand only.

Who It’s For: Golfers who want a moderate-bounce wedge that offers extra versatility and speed through the turf.

The Skinny: Titleist’s PGA Tour reps developed the A+ grind by modifying the sole of the Vokey Design M Grind wedge to make it smoother. This allows golfers who want a mid-bounce wedge with a wide sole to maintain speed through the hitting zone.

The Deep Dive: Titleist’s WedgeWorks program brings clubs designed for PGA Tour, LPGA and DP World Tour players to recreational golfers. Over the last several months, Titleist has released several WedgeWorks offerings, such as the L Grind, Low Bounce K Grind and the 60-degree A Grind to the public after they had previously only been available to elite players.

Now comes the A+ Grind, a wedge that will only be available in 58 and 60-degree lofts and for right-handed golfers. Like the previous WedgeWorks offerings, it has roots in elite golf.

A few years ago, Geoff Ogilvy, the winner of the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, asked Vokey PGA Tour Rep Aaron Dill if he could modify his lob wedge so it could work through the turf more efficiently. At the time, the Australian was playing a 60-degree, low-bounce L Grind wedge. Dill went to work and used his grinding wheel to remove the seam in the sole where the bounce reached its lowest point. Ogilvy liked the club and its sole, put it in the bag and the A Grind was born.

Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks A+ Grind — The A+ Grind was created by starting with an M Grind wedge and then polishing off the ribbon to make a smooth bottom for the club. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Fast forward to the present day, and Dill did the same thing to some M Grind lob wedges, grinding out the seam in the moderate-bounce sole (which Titleist refers to as the ribbon). The resulting sole behaves like the original A Grind but offers more bounce and sole width for players who are facing softer conditions, fluffier sand or who have a steeper angle of attack. Titleist and Dill christened the club the A+ Grind, and you will find it in the bags of Jason Day, Adam Scott and Davis Riley.

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Like the standard SM10 wedges, the WedgeWorks A+ Grind has grooves cut to maximize spin. Titleist tests and inspects each groove individually in every wedge. The A+ Grind also has a high and forward center of gravity location, like other SM10 lob wedges, to help golfers to flight shots down for added distance control and precision.

Custom stamping and paintfill are available through WedgeWorks, and the A+ Grind is being sold at Titleist-certified retailers and vokey.com

Below are several close-up images of the WedgeWorks A+ Grind wedge.

Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWork L Grind wedges

The WedgeWorks L Grind wedges let skilled golfers hit a wide variety of shots.

Gear: Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWork L Grind wedges
Price: $225 with True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 shaft and Titleist Universal grip
Specs: Cast stainless steel. 58 and 60 degrees of loft options with 4 degrees of bounce

Who It’s For: Accomplished golfers

The Skinny: With only 6 degrees and extreme heel and toe relief, the WedgeWorks L Grind wedges let skilled golfers hit a wide variety of shots from greenside bunkers, rough and tight lies.

The Deep Dive: For decades, Bob Vokey, Titleist’s master craftsman for wedges, has preached that bounce is the recreational golfer’s friend. Why? A large flange on the back of a wedge that elevates the leading edge can help prevent a club from digging into the turf or sand, and that can lead to greater consistency for most golfers.

However, highly skilled golfers often gravitate to low-bounce wedges because those clubs allow them to hit a wider variety of shots. Plus, there are times when a high-bounce wedge can make things more challenging, like when the sand in a bunker is wet and compacted or when the turf is especially hard. In those cases, excessive bounce can make getting the leading edge under the ball more challenging.

For accomplished golfers who like to open the face of their lob wedge and hit flop shots, high-spin chip shots and other types of short-game shots, Titleist has released a new WedgeWork L Grind wedges.

The Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks L Grind wedges are only available in 58 and 60-degree lofts. (Titleist)

Available only in 58- and 60-degree lofts, the WedgeWorks L Grind wedges have just 4 degrees of bounce, making them the lowest-bounce wedges in the Titleist stable. If you are a mid- or high-handicapper or a golfer who tends to play courses with soft conditions or fluffy, light sand, this club is likely not one you should consider. With its low bounce angle, the L Grind is better suited for firm, links-style courses where moderate and high-bounce wedges will tend to ricochet off the ground and lead to skulled shots and inconsistent contact. It requires players to make a precise strike with a sweeping swing.

That said, the L Grind’s significant heel and toe relief reduces the area of the club that comes into contact with the ground, so low-handicap players can open the face and get the leading edge under the ball from a variety of lies and places around the green. Opening the face and adding loft will automatically increase the “playing” bounce by a few degrees, as it will to any wedge, so the 4 degrees of bounce could behave like 6 or 8 degrees of bounce when you use it and try to hit a high, soft pitch shot or recovery shot.

Among the pros who use an L Grind wedge regularly are 2023 British Open champion Brian Harman, Max Homa, Sungjae Im and Cameron Davis.

The L Grind wedge’s raw-steel finish will rust over time and with exposure to water, and they will be available starting today at select golf shops and on Vokey.com.

Titleist Vokey Design SM10 wedges

Titleist Vokey Design SM10 wedges come in six unique sole grinds.

Gear: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 wedges
Price: $189 each
Specs: Cast 8620 carbon steel stainless steel. Even lofts from 46 to 62 degrees, six sole grinds and three finishes.
Available: Pre-order, February 14; in stores, March 8

Who It’s For: Golfers who want to maximize spin and versatility around the green while enhancing feel.

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The Skinny: By changing the way its Spin Milled grooves are added to the face, varying the center of gravity location based on loft and offering six unique sole grinds, Titleist’s SM10 wedges aim to provide the ultimate in shortgame versatility and control.

The Deep Dive: Titleist’s Vokey Design SM9 wedges are the most-played wedges in professional golf, with seven of the top 10 male players on the Official World Golf Ranking using them. Last season, Vokey wedges were used to win the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Open, British Open and could be found in the bags of 15 Ryder Cup players.

That level of success at the elite level, combined with being the most-popular wedge at retail, means Titleist wedge guru Bob Vokey and his team needed to keep the things golfers liked about the SM9 as they worked to update it and develop its successor. With the release of the new Vokey SM10 wedges, the man they call “Voke” now feels he has a new wedge that can deliver even more spin, feel and control.

Vokey SM10 Wedge — In the address position, the SM10 shows a thin topline and just a hint of offset. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

In the address position, sharp-eyed golfers will see the SM10 wedges have less offset and a straighter leading edge, which is the result of feedback from tour players. The pitching and gap wedges (46-52 degrees) have a more-compact shape than the sand and lob wedges, which also feature a higher, more-rounded toe area. At the same time, all the SM10 wedges have the same blade length, which remains unchanged from the SM9.

In the pitching and gap wedges, Titleist shortened the hosel length, which shifted more of the head’s overall weight toward the toe. The result is the faces should not rotate closed as easily in the SM10, so they don’t have a draw bias.

As in previous Vokey wedges, Titleist makes the grooves in pitching and gap wedges deep and narrow, like an iron’s groove, because those clubs are often played with a full swing from the fairway or fairway rough. However, the grooves in the sand and lob wedges are wider and shallower to get water, sand and debris off the face more efficiently on shots hit around the green.

Titleist also adjusted how the grooves are milled and spaced in the hitting area. The key was developing a way to cut the grooves to a tighter tolerance. Now, after the hitting area is fly cut and made perfectly flat, Titleist cuts the grooves and a tiny portion of the flat area next to the grooves in a single pass. Then, a series of microgrooves are added between the main grooves. Finally, to keep the grooves sharp, Titleist heat treats each head to increase the hardness of the metal and the durability of the groove edges. The result is a more-consistently manufactured hitting area and sharper grooves closer to the USGA’s legal limits. According to Titleist’s data, the new TX9 grooves generate approximately 300 rpm more spin and help shots launch on a lower trajectory for enhanced control.

Since the release of the SM6 wedges in 2016, the center of gravity (CG) location in Vokey wedges gets progressively higher as lofts increase. While extra mass low in the stronger lofts helps them produce a ball flight that extends a player’s iron set, adding mass to a higher position behind the topline, in the higher-lofted clubs, pulls the CG location up and encourages a lower flight.

While tricky lies, rough and sand can make it difficult to make solid contact, Titleist’s wedge team feels that the ideal hitting area is in the center of the face, between the second and fifth groove up from the leading edge. This region creates the most-piercing trajectory and the most spin, which should help golfers get the most control. To help golfers find that spot more often, Titleist offers the Vokey Design SM10 wedges in six sole grind options so players can work through the turf effectively.

F Grind – Available in lofts from 46 to 56 degrees, the F grind is a straight-sole option best suited for full-swing shots.

M Grind – Available in lofts from 54 to 62 degrees, the M grind has material removed in both the heel and toe areas, making it an ideal choice for players who rotate the club open and closed through their swing and who tend to hit shallow, sweeping shots. The 54-degree M had been available as a limited-edition offering only.

S Grind – Available in lofts from 54 to 60 degrees, the S grind has a full sole with some material removed in the heel area. It has trailing-edge relief and is best suited for golfers who play in firm conditions and who like to hit the ball with a square face.

D Grind – Available in lofts from 54 to 60 degrees, the D grind has heel, toe and trailing-edge relief. It has a thinner sole with high bounce, making it a good option for players who like to manipulate the club and open the face to hit a variety of shots in soft conditions.

K Grind – Available in 58- and 60-degree versions, the K grind is the highest-bounce option in the SM9 lineup. It features the widest sole and significant camber, making it especially good in bunkers and thick rough.

T Grind – Popular on the PGA Tour, this wedge will only be available in a 58- and 60-degree version and takes the place of the L grind as a low-bounce option in the SM10 family. It is designed to provide versatility for skilled players in tight, firm conditions.

The Vokey SM190 wedges are available in Tour Chrome, Jet Black and a new finish, Nickel, which replaces Brushed Steel.

Below are several close-up images of the SM10 wedges.

New Titleist Vokey Design SM10 wedges hit PGA Tour

New wedges will be put in play on the PGA Tour this week in Hawaii.

Less than six hours after the crystal ball dropped in Times Square and 2024 began on the East Coast of the United States, Titleist announced on social media that it is bringing new gear, the Vokey Design SM10 wedges, to the PGA Tour this week in Hawaii at The Sentry.

The Vokey Design SM9 wedges were released in January 2022. Titleist has historically released equipment in two-year cycles, so the release of the successor to those wedges – the most-played wedges on the PGA Tour – should come as no surprise.

So far, Titleist has released one photo tagged with the location “Kapalua Golf,” which shows an SM10 52-degree F Grind, a 56-degree S Grind, and a 60-degree T Grind wedge.

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Based on the photo, it is unclear what makes the SM10 wedges different from the SM9 wedges. All three of those sole grinds have been available in the past. If history can be used as a guide, the SM10 wedges should be released during the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando beginning on January 23.

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