Final Reviews: Edel SMS Wedges

Edel SMS Wedges – Official MGS Forum Review by GrumpyGolf

Intro  - May 29, 2022

For a full introduction in the comments section click here

First off, I am grateful to have been selected for this set of testing. I am picking up the game again after an eighteen-and-a-half-year hiatus due to family, work, and general unexpected (or maybe should have expected) life happenings.  With most of that behind us, my wife decided it was time for me to get back out on the course (and maybe give her some time away from me ). 

During fitting I was fitted with the following specs:

• 50°, 54°, and 58°
• C-Grind with 2g/8g/10g weight dispersion
• KBS Tour Wedge - S +1"
• Tour Velvet - Std

As for this test, I plan on testing out the wedges in three different manners – in the simulator (to get the spins, trajectories, etc.…), on the range (distances and shot groupings), and the chipping/putting green (feel and short shots with stopping power).  I will be using my current wedges as a baseline only but considering the loft differences I really am going to rely on my own experiences with the Edel wedges.

I said before that I was excited to get a chance to test wedges in my first go round on MGS, I mean that because my wedge game was the best part of my game before. I practiced flop shot more than anything else just because I thought they looked cool (reality is if I needed a flop shot one in a round, I was lucky). But wedge shots in general were good for me as I was usually 20-30 yds off the green back then.

What's in the box: Click here to see the box opening for the the Edel wedges.

First Usage and QA of Wedges: Click here to see initial usage thoughts as well as the actual QA of the wedges themselves.

Edel SMS Wedges – Official MGS Forum Review by scooterhd2

Full introduction can be found in the comments section.

Intro

Hello MGS, my name is Kevin. I've only really gotten into golf in the last 3 years or so, but have worked my way down to a 5 handicap. I play 30 rounds a year and practice several times a week. I am a bit of an equipment and instruction junkie. My biggest weakness right now is inside 100 yards. My slightly OTT move leads to some thin strikes and partial shots have been a score killer for me. Around the greens my wedge game is functional but rarely great. I'm hoping a properly fit set of Edel SMS wedges can fine tune by game, provide some more consistency and ultimately give me more confidence. That's going to be a recipe for lower scores. 

 

Results of my fitting at Club Champion:

50: C Grind, 54: V Grind, 58: T Grind. Weights at 6h, 10c, 8t. 

 

 

Final Review - July 25, 2022

 

First Impressions - 4/5 Stars

My order was quick to ship. Communication from Edel was great. The box the wedges come in is absolutely top notch. And the packaging and materials exceed my expectations. I do find it concerning that between our group the packaging was not consistent though. I seemed to receive all of the stickers and info cards, while others did not. I was also a bit disappointed that there was not a tool included. 3 wedges retail for over $600, so not to include a tool seems trivial to me. Especially when the marketing behind the club is that it has moveable weights. I also find it odd that there is no mention in the ordering process of paint fills. There appears to be a red model and a black model, and although the ferrule choice is given, there's no mention that the wedges may be painted differently based on that choice. Or perhaps that the paint fill for stamps would be applied everywhere. Regardless, that's an oversight in my opinion. It didn't affect me, as my wedges were exactly what I imagined, but I could see how others could run into a problem there. In all fairness, if I was ordering after a fitting and with no knowledge of other order, I'd give 5 stars, but consistency is key. 

 

 

At the end of the day, you cant help but smile once you have these unboxed. The shafts labels are well aligned, the grips are straight, the weights are in the right spot, and my lengths were spot on. A great build that is just waiting to be put through the paces. 

 

Aesthetics, Sound and Feel - 4/5 Stars

I believe Edel has made massive strides in the aesthetics department from previous wedge releases. The SMS wedges are absolute quality. The shape is refined, sort of a mix between a classic Vokey/Cleveland type wedge and a Hi Toe which are all widely popular offerings. Full face grooves seem to be all the rage right now, but Edel has been at it for years and they do it properly by my judgment. Enough groove length for the benefit, while still trying to maintain a somewhat traditional look. The graphics are more subdued, with just the company name on the badge and other branding on the hosel. There may have been a time when the weight ports were an eye sore, and I can’t say that I am the biggest fan of the look, but its become common place with PXG and even Callaway having a similar appearance. And obviously these are integral to the technology and design of the wedge. I also appreciate the milled grind sole and the extra design element on the ferrule.If you believe in the performance and quality of your product enough to charge top dollar, then it has to look the part and Edel has certainly done an outstanding job here. 

My one wish, is that Edel offered a raw finish (or black or brushed steel). I get why manufacturers don’t. Part of it is sales volume, the other is in making a specially weighted head to reach specs without the additional 4 or 6 grams of weight that nickel plating and chrome adds. But it seems you could make use of the weight ports to easily add back the weight. For me, and I admit that my eyes are sensitive and I am playing in the absolute extremes of sunlight in Arizona in July; but the finish, while incredibly durable and incredibly beautiful in hand, is so glaring behind the ball. 

I’ll have to say I was probably most impressed with the sound and feel of the SMS wedges. The faces are forged with 1025 which is naturally a bit softer then then 8620 used by most wedge manufacturers. Full shots and the head feels heavy but delivers a soft blow. I use a hard ProV1x and out the middle it’s like a marshmallow. Dull sound. Very similar to my Srixon 785 PW (forged from 1020), which makes the transition to wedge very nice. That feeling is addicting when the strike feels like you hit a tennis ball and you know its a great shot just from the feel of impact.

 

The Numbers - 5/5 Stars

My fitting at Club Champion started with a light warm up with my 50* Cleveland RXT4 as my fitter looked over by bag, my swing, and launch conditions. After 20 shots, he asked my what I thought my yardage with that club was, and I said "113 yards." He brought up the averages and I was averaging 113 yards, which made me happy, but it was soon explained to me that these numbers were not optimal. 

It didn't take long to get the Edel SMS weighted properly in the SW and moving back to the 50 degree GW, my final set ended up averaging 118 yards with a slightly slower swing speed. Extra 5 yards. I gained 4 yards with the 54 degree as well, with the same or more spin. 

Gaining yards with my wedges were the last thing I was looking to do, but it was purely an outcome of finding the right weight that kept the club path consistent, and kept the face square. Instant increase in distance and better dispersion. And every swing felt like it was coming out of the middle. 

This transferred to the range as well, and on the course, where I was consistently hitting wedges 5 yards further with ease, with the potential to hit 10 yard farther if attempting to hit a lower draw. 

In a separate indoor Trackman session 1 week ago, I nearly replicated my fitting numbers. This time finding the Edels to be 6 or 7 yards longer with no real detriment to launch conditions or flight. 

 

 

On Course - 5/5 Stars

I love on course testing. Looks don't matter, brands don't matter, numbers don't matter. Everything is results based, and that's really where the Edel SMS wedges shined in my opinion. 

I shot my first ever under par round over 18 holes, albeit on a executive course that I skipped around on tee boxes to ensure that I could tee off with a wedge in hand on every hole. I only carried the 3 Edel wedges and a putter. Average hole length come to 110 yards, and I was in the zone. This was the first time playing on a course with the new wedges, and it was beyond an amazing honeymoon period. It's hard to ignore instant success the first time the clubs are in the bag. There's definitely something here.

 

The results did not really stop from there. My handicap has not moved much over the last few months, so there isn't any quantifiable evidence (my cap dropped from 4.8 to 4.6 while testing), but I just feel like I have much better control over full wedge shots. Distance and trajectory control is more predictable, and I feel the Edel SMS wedges are more workable then my Clevelands and especially my TM Hi Toes. It has really been beneficial to be able to add or take off 5 yards by changing the flight. It's tough to explain, but when the weighting feels right, there's a better feel for the clubhead and face, and for me that makes it much easier to hit high fades and lower flighted draws on command. I feel like I can slow the swing down and get more out of it.      

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Besides one really difficult course, I've been very happy with my scoring with the Edels in the bag. I'm usually a 78-82 player with a low anti-cap, and I've been comfortable within that margin every time out while shooting better on several rounds at executive courses. And for me, this is not peak season and conditions can be more difficult in the summer, so I am excited to see what the Fall and Winter will look like. 

I can say that my putts per round has dropped 1.3 putts over the 8 rounds with Edels versus the 8 previous rounds. Could be coincidental. I also put a new putter in the bag. But I feel like I haven't even been putting that well, and that my hole proximity is better. 

 

The Good, The Bad, The Inbetween - 4/5 Stars

 

I find it a bit odd that Edel does not have a weight kit available. As is, the SMS wedges are going to be best for people looking to get professionally fit for them. That seems to play into the niche golfer that is already familiar with the brand and is going into a fitting already expecting a purchase but just dialing in specs. I’m not sure how big of a draw that is. I think they audience becomes a bit more limited, whereas the weight kit could open it up to the tinkerer that wants to experiment with over 100 combinations of head weights. I will say, the fitting component was extremely successful for me and I would highly recommend that route for anyone that is truly interested.

 

Play it or Trade it? - 4/5 Stars

This is a bit difficult to grade, but I have to give high marks because the 50c and 54v are staying in the bag. I’ve never felt so confident from 120-90 yards. There’s something to the weighting where the club just feels in position, and I finally feel like I am throwing darts and not just spraying balls. I feel like my approach play on fuller shots has been as good as it has ever been. The 54v has also been a revelation around the greens. Played off the back foot, this has quickly become a go to club for lower flighted pitches and chips. And in bunkers with adequate sand, it has performed admirably.  

The same can be said about the 58t on full shots and in the bunker, but in all honesty there's just too much bounce on touch shots around the green for my liking. Again, I have a shallow attack angle, I play on firm tight lies, and I’m hitting onto fast greens, so I prefer being able to pick the ball with LW. Could a different grind fit me better? Possibly. Would bending a 60 degree stronger to lower the bounce help? Possibly. But right now I just have more confidence with a much lower bounce option than Edel provides. That being said, I’m definitely keeping the 58t. I could see it being useful depending on course conditions or on my travels. 

 

Final Score -  26/30 Stars

There's something to the Edel SMS wedges. It can be hard to pinpoint exactly. By Edel's own admission the moveable weights don't have much influence on the COG. So every change to the ball flight with different weight settings is purely brought on by the users feel. Snake oil? Marketing hype? I cycle through alot of clubs, especially wedges, and these just feel right. Above all, I feel in full control of the club. And naturally, when there's that connectedness and confidence, I've seen better dispersion and distance in my fitting, in subsequent monitor sessions, and on the course. 

Again, there's something here, and there's not currently another wedge like it. I'd have to say, if you are in the market for new wedges and are planning to get fit, then I would recommend atleast considering the Edel SMS wedges. Get them in hand. There are really a unique product. If you get the grinds right, they are as good as anything out there. 

Edel SMS Wedges – Official MGS Forum Review by edingc

Introduction - May 28, 2022

A full introduction can be found in the comments section.

A big thank you to Edel and MyGolfSpy for another outstanding testing opportunity.

My name is Cody and, if you ask my wife, I am obsessed with golf. I practice or play almost every day when the weather permits. Living in West Michigan is a golfer’s dream with many beautiful courses and practice facilities. My handicap hovers in the upper-mid single digits with my distance being the strength of my game. My length means I hit a number of full and partial wedges throughout my rounds.

I will be testing the Edel SMS wedges with the following specifications, per my fitting at Club Champion:

• 50 degrees, 54 degrees, 58 degrees
• Standard Loft/Length/Lie
• V Grind
• Weight in Toe
• Nippon Modus3 Wedge 125

I have access to a short game area, a practice range and my indoor garage bay equipped with a FlightScope Mevo+ launch monitor and Titleist RCT golf balls. My plan is to put the Edels through their paces on course, on the practice area and in my garage bay. Specifically, a few areas I am most concerned about are turf interaction, ball flight/shape and wet weather performance. 

Final Review - July 25, 2022

Crazy how fast time flies when you're having fun! We received our clubs over a month ago (full unboxing post here), and I've had a blast with the Edels on both the course and practice range. I was able to get the wedges out for 10 18-hole rounds, eight 9-hole rounds, a scramble and at least 15 trips to the range/practice area. I even played an entire nine holes with nothing but the wedges and my putter.

First Impressions - 4/5 Stars

The quality of the Edel wedges is evident by the fit and finish of the packaging and the clubs themselves. From the securely-packed, suitcase-style shipping box to the hand-turned ferrules, the bespokeness of the SMS wedges is obvious.

Edel promotes the weight system as a means to ensure the best possible fit for an individual’s swing type. The weight positions allow them to fit for any type of swing, shallow to steep. Edel claims a combined 44 percent increase in accuracy in distance and lateral dispersion.

I am very impressed by the Edel experience. Chris Koske, Edel’s Chief Marketing Officer, helped schedule my fitting and took my order via email. That was a very nice touch. It made me feel like they cared about their customers more so than a larger OEM might.

I’m removing a star from this area for two reasons:

• There were some differences in what each tester received inside their shipment. I received a card detailing how to self-fit the wedges but some of the other testers did not. I did not receive stickers. Some of the other testers did.
• It seems odd to me at this price point to not include a tool to change the weights alongside the self-fitting card.

Aesthetics, Sound and Feel - 5/5 Stars

This is a very subjective area of the review. To my eyes the SMS wedges are some of the most beautiful wedges available. While the milled sole is not unique to Edel, the combination of the sole, modern branding, custom ferrules and a chrome finish makes for a stunning golf club. 

I prefer the look of the slightly rounded leading edge. It makes me confident I won’t lay sod over the ball if I catch it heavy. The matte face sets itself against the polished hosel and back. The squared off, almost full face grooves are unique and act as a nice alignment aid as well.

The wedges are minimalist enough as to not draw attention. You really start to appreciate the whole package once the details like the sole milling and the diamond texture on the face reveal themselves.

After an adjustment period, the Edel wedges feel great. As a Japanese 1025 carbon steel forging, they have a very soft feeling when hit on or around the sweet spot. There is still plenty of feedback, and I can readily tell my strike location, however.

I play a firmer golf ball (Snell MTB-X), but impact with the SMS wedges produce a nice solid thwack sound. Only when moving to range rocks could I describe some shots as producing a harsh clicking sound and feel.

The Numbers - 4/5 Stars

The heaviest weight has been in the toe throughout my testing per my fitting. The weight placement has resulted in consistent impact and shots. I haven’t wanted to move it around.

My left-to-right dispersion is predictable. I used to be capable of big left misses even with a wedge in my hand. My left miss has almost completely disappeared. I most often miss the ball to the right now, which is a much better miss in most circumstances.

I hit the SMS wedges very consistent distances that fit my gapping. They have a nice high flight for me with a stock full swing. However, these wedges seem to love partial swings. I’ve made an effort to hit partial shots more often as a means to combat wind. On full swings into the breeze I’ve noticed I can get too much spin which results in a ballooning and short shot.

The weight in the toe does make a noticeable difference. I can feel the face wanting to stay open longer through the swing. I have had some struggles with full swing wedges staying too open. This results in the right/short miss I mentioned above.

Make no mistake, these wedges are still a solid forging and do punish balls that miss the center by too much.

On Course - 5/5 Stars

The Edels made an immediate impact on the golf course. I quickly felt comfortable with the wedges on partial shots around greens. The toe weight helped my short game because it became so effortless to hit high, soft shots. I never had that kind of short game shot in my repertoire before bagging the Edels.

The V grind is the perfect choice for my swing and course conditions. I can tell there is a lot more trailing edge bounce on the V grind than on other wedges I’ve used in the past. It is a wonderful grind for the softer conditions I usually play on. On firmer lies, the trailing edge bounce glides along the ground giving me a ton of confidence.

Wet weather performance has been more than adequate for my needs. I still seem to be getting plenty of spin even when the clubface and ball are both wet with morning dew.

I am not as comfortable with full swings as I was with my previous wedges. That has required a small strategy change on course to hit more partial wedges. I'm still practicing at getting better in that area.

ShotScope confirms an improvement in my short game since putting the Edels in the bag. Over the past 15 rounds I’ve gained 0.04 strokes in my short game over a scratch golfer. Those 15 rounds include a mix of rounds with the Edels and my previous wedges. Over my past 10 rounds with Edels only, I’ve gained 0.62 strokes in my short game over a scratch golfer. That’s a big improvement!

The Good, The Bad, The In Between - 4/5 Stars

Don’t overlook the endless grind/loft combinations. Edel offers all four grinds in every loft. Add on the weights and there is endless customization. For me, finding the right grind/weight combination made a big difference.

I do think the Edels are not wedges you would want to buy off the rack without a good fitting. It is also concerning to me that each of our authorized fitters seemed to approach the fittings in different ways.

Play it or Trade it? - 5/5 Stars

The Edels are in the bag. Period. Combined with a lesson taken a day before receiving the clubs, I’ve played some of the best golf of my life this summer. As of this writing my unofficial handicap has dropped from around nine at the start of the testing to below six. My improved short game caused a lot of that improvement.

While the Edels are priced above their major OEM competitors (and much more than some smaller brands), there is a lot of value in the fitting options. I have no doubt the multitude of loft, weight and grind combinations could fit every type of golfer.

Conclusion

Edel’s swing match weighting system is a unique feature not found on other wedges. The Edel SMS wedges lived up to the marketing hype during my review period. They have helped me drop two strokes from my handicap since putting them in the bag.

The seemingly endless combinations of loft, weight location and grinds mean a golfer can expect to get a wedge tailored especially to their swing. I would consider the Edel SMS wedges to be a must try for anyone who is looking into a new set of wedges, especially if one can locate an authorized Edel fitter near them.

Final Score - 27/30 Stars

 

Edel SMS Wedges – Official MGS Forum Review by xOldBenKenobiX

Introduction – May 31, 2022

First and foremost a huge thank you to Edel and MyGolfSpy for another awesome testing opportunity.

My name is Elson, and I am golf addict, I have been playing golf for about 12 years now, born and raised in Brazil, I honestly don’t play and practice as much as I would like to. I have been calling Southeast Michigan home for the past 15 years, and really enjoy the many courses that our area and the Northwest Ohio area have to offer. My wife has accepted that she loses me for a few months during the summer. I am a high handicapper, and my numbers will vary from the high teens to the mid-20s depending on how often I can play.

I will be testing the Edel SMS wedges, my specs are as it follows:

Ø  48, 54 and 60 degrees

Ø  Standard Loft/Lie + ¼ inch length

Ø  T Grind

Ø  Standard 2g weights on the edges and 8g on the center

Ø  Shafted with a KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 - R 115g with a standard size Golf Pride Tour Velvet grip

Currently I do not have a suitable testing area at home for wedge practice and testing, nor I own a Sim/Shot tracer equipment, however I do have a few golf courses nearby with good range/short game are to practice at. Also, there is a new X Golf location down the street from me to where I can go and test with a full Sim and test spin rates.

Overall, I want to test these wedges with my regular game, and see how they perform, or how can I make them perform.

The main measure of testing here is if they can help me save strokes, more greens in regulation and such. As any new clubs I expect these to be different than what I am used to play with and to see some good differences with the spin rates and shot shapes. Edel is one of the companies to which I have never held one of their clubs before, just saw pictures and videos and I think it will be awesome to play with it.

I am very excited for this testing as my wedges are the oldest clubs in my bag right now and were never fit for my game. My short game is also a weak part of my game and one that I would love to see improve. With that being said, I cannot express how excited I am about testing these wedges.

Final Review - July 25, 2022

First Impressions 

My first impression of those was that they are very well made, from the clubs I tested during my fitting to the clubs I receive, the craftsmanship on those is simply great, I love the looks of the clubs.

I love the looks at address and really enjoyed the overall looks of the clubs.

The head looks very compact at address, and with a very nice look at address. The full-face grooves are great, allowing for mishits to still be struck within the groves, hence the mishits were not so punishing to me.

Edel claims that this wedge can be up to 44% more accurate, I can say that personally I did see an improvement with my shots, not up to 44%, but I was able to keep more balls in the green, and get it closer to the flag overall, despite not experimenting with moving the weight around I do still think that the moveable weights are a great advantage for better players who can shape the ball flight one way or another, and who want to have that set as a default shot shape with the weights.

 

Unfortunately, at my current skill level, I do not shape the call at demand and honestly prefer to have my ball flight as straight as possible.

Aesthetics 

I was fit for the T grind across the board, the tripe sole design allows for some versatility when using the wedge. These feature the traditional pear shape from address.

The logo is not too distracting when looking at the bottom of the club as well the T grind information, I think if wanted the bottom of the club would be a prefect canvas to add some lovely personal touches, I did not get these wedges customized, but I can see a lot of potential with the available customization.

As I mentioned before, I do like the overall looks of this wedge, I think the overall package was well put together, these are not flashy, but very noticeable when sitting in the bag.

Comparing these with other wedges of similar price, I think that these wedges are spot on with their looks, maybe not as a such refined looks as a Vokey, but they do look good on their own way.

These wedges sound good, they are not too loud and give a feeling of softness when they are hit, when swinging through the rough and grass in general, these sounded soft and not distracting, very pleasing, even swinging from the sand did not yield any loud or displeasing sound.

My mishits still ended up with some good overall results, knowing my game, other clubs where I know the mishits would generate a very bad result, severe miss, and such, with these, the misses where not as bad, and in general I got the ball closer to my intended target.

My worse hit with this clubs was a bad chunked toe hit, that pretty much caused the ball to go sideways, however this one was on my swing not the club, as for the best, I did get a lovely high shot over the trees into the green after putting my tee shot on the rough in front of the next tee box, this shot went exactly how I had pictured in my mind, and it felt really good to be able to hit that shot with the confidence that I would pull it off, especially because I know that I hit a lot more bad shots than good ones.

As for the normal mishits, hitting it thin would get me a longer shot than I wished for, but nonetheless close to my intended line.

With my chunky shots, I did experience the normal last of distance, but still following my intended line.

With the mishits and non-square to the face shots, I did see some side traction, but not as bad as my old wedges.

The Numbers

I did not had a chance to take these wedges to a sim and test out the numbers, however as for real life play, I did notice that my shot dispersion was a little better, I did notice that on the shorter shots 100 yards and less, where I usually struggle a lot, I did indeed have better results and have hit more greens or with the misses, I got it closer to the green.

As for my distances if hitting the wedges with a full shot these are the numbers I have averaged.

For my 48 degrees, I was hitting between 95 to 105 yards.

For the 54 degrees, I was hitting between 75 and 85 yards.

As for the 60 degrees, I was hitting between 55 and 65 yards.

The trajectory of my shots was a mid to high flight.

As I previously mentioned the mishits were not as punishing as my older wedges, especially as these ones had been fitted to my game.

Dead center hits were very pleasant and yield good shots, with the toe and heel shots, indeed the shots would go right and left of the target, not as far offline as I would hit with my old wedges, I noticed that when I try to recreate the same shots with both the old and new wedges, the Edel wedges gave me a much closer proximity to the the hole as well as to the green.

Shooting similar wedges on the range I took 10 shots with each wedge and its comparable old wedge that I had in the bag, the shots were post warm up, and I was feeling loose enough for all of them.

Wedge	Shot distance	Hole average Distance
Edel 48	30 Yards Chip shots	32 feet
Vokey 48	30 Yards Chip shots	41 feet
Edel 54	20 Yards Chip shots	25 feet
Vokey 52	20 Yards Chip shots	29 feet
Edel 60	15 Yards Chip shots	12 feet
Vokey 58	15 Yards Chip shots	21 feet

That is quite a noticeable difference with the distance, especially with the shorter shots, I had a couple of the 15 Yard chips where I nearly holed them out.

As for the full shots on the range, unfortunately I had to do more of a visual evaluation as I could not walk down the range and measure each individual shot from its landing spot compared to the target line.

Due to having a steep angle of attack, I naturally hit shots to the right.

Mind you, most of my misses are to the right, and once again after warming up and with a good rest break between sets, I hit 10 balls with each wedge.

Again, this was the hardest part to estimate during the test.

Wedge	Shot Distance	Estimated deviation to the target line
Edel 48	100 Yards full shot	15 Yards
Vokey 48	100 Yards full shot	30 Yards
Edel 54	75 Yards full shot	10 Yards
Vokey 52	75 Yards full shot	25 Yards
Edel 60	60 Yards full shot	10 Yards
Vokey 58	60 Yards full shot	15 Yards

I wish I have had the chance to take these to a Sim and gotten numbers that way, but between the bad knees, sprained wrists and ankles, the past few weeks have made my outings much harder.

I did prefer to spend the limited time I had in real golf conditions, and oh boy did they deliver during that play.

On the Course

I have noticed that on my course play, I have used the 60 degrees wedge a lot more than the 48 and 54, as for my last round, I found myself trying to fit usage of the wedges, maybe a little too much, looking at the opportunities had and the distances I knew I could hit the wedges comfortably, I hit some shots that I knew I did not have the distance with a wedge, so on the next shot I would have a chance to hit a different wedge.

If I was approaching a green and the distance left was between 110 and 125 yards, I would still hit the 48 degrees wedge, so I would have a chance to hit the 60 degrees for my next shot, that is because I wanted to hit as many shots as I could with these, and I honestly contemplated, yet I did not, play the shorter par 4s with wedges only, I might do that in a future round as my home course of Taylor Meadows, have a lovely stretch from the 8th to the 10th hole that are shorter yet challenging with water in play on all 3 holes.

8 playing downhill 309 yards

9 playing downhill with water to the right the entire way 281 yards

And the 10 with a new Pond guarding the front left of the green is the shortest at only 256 yards.

The only area that I truly had an issue was with Sand traps, both during my range sessions and the actual course play, I had a real hard time getting out of them, but I cannot fault the wedge, that is my game and the flaws I have with it.

I hoped that the new wedges would be a magic bullet, but that was not realistic.

Where I play most of the bunkers are of heavy compact sand with a very low sand dept, these are the type of bunkers that only really have 3 inches of sand than it is the hard soil below.

I noticed that despite missing the green from the sand, either long or very short, the wedge glided through the sand with no issues, despite most of the times me taking a steep swing that really dug into the sand.

I felt confident every time I had the wedges on my hands and that is one of the best characteristic of these.

 

 

I quite honestly really loved playing these wedges and cannot really say any bad things about it, maybe because these were such an improvement from my old mix and match set of vokeys.

These have impacted my game in a positive way, these had bee

n optimized to give me the best spin rate and flight.

I had never had an Edel product on my hands, and I got to say, I am impressed with the over engineering of these clubs, the fact that you can move the weight around and adjust the ball flight is the type of thing that I would expect from a driver, not really from an wedge, but to have the option is one of those tools that is a great one to have on your bag.

I would love to see more of the moveable weight technology, I love to see where Edel will take those and what it becomes of it, that technology being integrated to their new SMS irons shows Edel’s commitment to the technology.

The Good, the Bad, the Inbetween

The good, these wedges are awesome, and the technology behind them is very impressive.

The bad, and my bad on these, I feel that even though I am not a very tall person, the wedges feel short, the 35 inches for the 60 degree, the 35..25 for the 54 and 35.5 for the 48th, have me squatting down a little more than what I feel comfortable with, but that is something I can get addressed later and have an inch added to each one of them.

Play it or Trade it?

These are a play it for me, these wedges have improved my game, and indeed it has been a such short time and I think a few more rounds of play will help me get even more accustomed to these wedges, but I do like what I have experienced so far.

The main measure of success for me with these wedges is confidence, I have gained confidence on hitting different shots around the green and know that I can pull of those shots.

I think that everyday golfers like myself benefit from these wedges, as they show a great deal of forgiveness and playability.

I think as I use these and get more comfortable with them, my short game will improve.

Conclusion

Edel has brought forward a great set of wedges, the technology behind these is impressive, the fact that one can customize your shot shapes with the moveable weights is a big plus.

The exceptional forgiveness and workability of these jump out at you as an advantage with these.

As my personal experience, again the word here is confidence, these felt very good on my hands and did improve me game, I have hit a lot more of good shots than I did bad shots with these wedges than my old ones.

Final Score 29 out of 30 Stars
 

 

13 hours ago, edingc said:

Got in 36 holes today split between a normal morning 18 and an afternoon scramble. I'm continuing to get more comfortable hitting both partial and full shots with the wedges. I've surprised myself with how quickly my partial wedge touch has come around. The wedges really seem to shine for me when hitting 75 percent shots.

For example, today I pulled the 54 from about 110 yards after me tee shot left me in the middle of the fairway with a great look at the green. This used to be a full 58 for me, but instead I opted to go with the 75 percent 54. I hit a perfect shot to about five feet. Don't ask if I hit the birdie putt... 

This afternoon I had a natural birdie during the scramble on a tough little par three. From 124 yards I pulled a 50 degree wedge and again hit a 3/4 swing. I dropped the ball pin high and it spun back to about 7 feet left of the hole. My putt snuck in the left side.

The face glare can sometimes be tough to deal with, especially in the harsh morning sun. I do miss the black QPQ finish of my Cobra MIMs in that kind of light.

Love the partial wedge shots, I almost never hit anything less that PW full and that's a big test for wedges when using them. Glad they are working out, well and still backing up a 3/4 wedge shot means you must be putting some serious spin on the full shots.

Really impressive showing from the wedges now that my comfort with them is growing. I had four birdies during this morning's round and the wedges played a big role in them.

On the par 5 third hole, I hit my drive just to the right under a tree, then punched an 8 iron down the fairway, leaving be about 110 yards to a back pin. Imagined a 7/8ths swing with the 54, and then proceeded to drop-and-hop it to basically gimme range:

On the par 5 No. 9 hole I had 125 yards out to another back pin. For whatever reason a full swing 54 felt right and I executed the shot perfectly, dropping another gimme birdie with an audience on the first tee:

On No. 18, my drive found the right rough about 110 yards out. With a bit of wind I aimed left of the flag and took a firm 3/4 swing with the 54. The wind pushed the ball over just a bit. Another great shot and another birdie to close out my round:

I took some video during my 9 holes yesterday. Should have something fun from that to post here soon.

I changed things up a bit this past weekend and went out Saturday morning to play nine with only the three Edels and my putter. I brought a camera along and captured the round as a vlog.

Really positive results and my full-swing wedges are starting to come around as well.

12 minutes ago, edingc said:

I changed things up a bit this past weekend and went out Saturday morning to play nine with only the three Edels and my putter. I brought a camera along and captured the round as a vlog.

Really positive results and my full-swing wedges are starting to come around as well.

Loved the video! Which shot tracer are you using? Does it also give any yardage? If you answered the shot tracer one I’ll look back and read I’ll admit I’m being lazy

5 minutes ago, tommc23 said:

Loved the video! Which shot tracer are you using? Does it also give any yardage? If you answered the shot tracer one I’ll look back and read I’ll admit I’m being lazy

Thanks! Just the one called "Shot Tracer" on the Apple Store. Think it was $5.99 - I had a very old iTunes gift card that I used to cover it. I believe the equivalent Android app is free and they also have a Mac/PC version that has a monthly fee.

There is an option to put yardages in, not sure if it calculates the yardages somehow or you just plug in what it should read...

It worked OK, the light and camera angles weren't the best for automatically tracing the shots but I was able to manually create a line that was close enough.

22 minutes ago, edingc said:

I changed things up a bit this past weekend and went out Saturday morning to play nine with only the three Edels and my putter. I brought a camera along and captured the round as a vlog.

Really positive results and my full-swing wedges are starting to come around as well.

Fantastic work as always Cody. 

I've got alot of golf on the schedule for next week, but this weekend I had my wife brother and 3 kids in town. Luckily, I was able to slip out Friday evening for a quick jaunt around the executive course. I turned it into my own modified par 3 course, playing whatever tees made the most sense as I only brought my 3 Edel wedges and a putter. 

I teed off at 5:30 PM, and we've been having monsoons in the Phoenix area nearly every night for the past few days. Hence, the wind was very gusty. The greens looked to have been punched a week or so ago, so not ideal conditions for scoring low, but I was mostly eager just to hit a bunch of full shots with the new clubs.  I would say 115-50 yards is probably the weakest part of my game, and not knowing my exact yardages with new sticks, I was tempering expectations.  

Fortunately, I put on a golf clinic on the front 9. All 9 GIR. First 3 holes I'm pin high right where I was aiming. Normally my 50* is a 115 club, but I'm hitting the Edels much further. I would never think to the hit GW 140, but #4 is downwind. I force a trap draw and hit the front edge of the green and the ball releases up toward the pin to 4 feet. 

 

I was equally impressed on #5, which was playing 105 yards dead into the wind. I try to force my 54* there and hit a flighted fade, that lands hole high and fortunately spins hards back to the right towards the hole. The green runs away, and had it not checked it would have easily been a 30 foot putt at best, but likely in the fringe. Instead I got to miss a 7 footer 

 

#7 is again showing I'm easily 8-10 yards longer with the Edels. I'd normally hit a soft PW to 125, but a well hit 50 is left to 5 feet from the pin. Again the ball is checking up nicely on firm greens. 

 

#11 is a short hole playing downwind. I hit a 3/4 LW and thought it was a hole in one the entire way. Ends up 2 feet past the hole and had to have rolled within an inch or two. At this point I'm 3 under with 11/11 GIR. I've actually putted poorly by my standards but hole proximity has been very good. 

 

I finally miss a green on 12 leaving it a yard short. I blame the awkward teebox on a steep side hill on a hole that is normally a par 4. My long chip to 8 feet wasn't good enough and I card my first blemish. The next few holes are pretty boring golf, hitting it to 15-20 feet and 2 putting. I 3 putt from 30 feet on 17 because no round of mine is complete without that. On 18, I'm a foot off the back edge just 10 feet from the cup and nearly hole the chip, but collect the tap in par. 16/18 GIR, 1 under. Again with a poor putting display by my standards. Really didnt make much of anything outside of 5 feet. I wasnt quite able to sustain the early fireworks, but all in all this was an exciting debut. 

32 minutes ago, edingc said:

I changed things up a bit this past weekend and went out Saturday morning to play nine with only the three Edels and my putter. I brought a camera along and captured the round as a vlog.

Really positive results and my full-swing wedges are starting to come around as well.

This was awesome, great idea for a testing round! 

21 minutes ago, scooterhd2 said:

I've got alot of golf on the schedule for next week, but this weekend I had my wife brother and 3 kids in town. Luckily, I was able to slip out Friday evening for a quick jaunt around the executive course. I turned it into my own modified par 3 course, playing whatever tees made the most sense as I only brought my 3 Edel wedges and a putter. 

I teed off at 5:30 PM, and we've been having monsoons in the Phoenix area nearly every night for the past few days. Hence, the wind was very gusty. The greens looked to have been punched a week or so ago, so not ideal conditions for scoring low, but I was mostly eager just to hit a bunch of full shots with the new clubs.  I would say 115-50 yards is probably the weakest part of my game, and not knowing my exact yardages with new sticks, I was tempering expectations.  

Fortunately, I put on a golf clinic on the front 9. All 9 GIR. First 3 holes I'm pin high right where I was aiming. Normally my 50* is a 115 club, but I'm hitting the Edels much further. I would never think to the hit GW 140, but #4 is downwind. I force a trap draw and hit the front edge of the green and the ball releases up toward the pin to 4 feet. 

 

I was equally impressed on #5, which was playing 105 yards dead into the wind. I try to force my 54* there and hit a flighted fade, that lands hole high and fortunately spins hards back to the right towards the hole. The green runs away, and had it not checked it would have easily been a 30 foot putt at best, but likely in the fringe. Instead I got to miss a 7 footer 

 

#7 is again showing I'm easily 8-10 yards longer with the Edels. I'd normally hit a soft PW to 125, but the a well hit 50 is left to 5 feet from the pin. Again the ball is checking up nicely on firm greens. 

 

#11 is a short hole playing downwind. I hit a 3/4 LW and thought it was a hole in one the entire way. Ends up 2 feet past the hole and had to have rolled within an inch or two. At this point I'm 3 under with 11/11 GIR. I've actually putted poorly by my standards but hole proximity has been very good. 

 

I finally miss a green on 12 leaving it a yard short. I blame the awkward teebox on a steep side hill on a hole that is normally a par 4. My long chip to 8 feet wasn't good enough and I card my first blemish. The next few holes are pretty boring golf, hitting it to 15-20 feet and 2 putting. I 3 putt from 30 feet on 17 because no round of mine is complete without that. On 18, I'm a foot off the back edge and nearly hole the chip, but collect the tap in birdie. 16/18 GIR, 1 under. Again with a poor putting display by my standards. Really didnt make much of anything outside of 5 feet. I wasnt quite able to sustain the early fireworks, but all in all this was an exciting debut. 

Very nice round! Jealous of your par 3 course. Nothing like that left around here anymore. 

Any early comments on the varieties of grinds and how they feel compared to one another? 

36 minutes ago, edingc said:

Very nice round! Jealous of your par 3 course. Nothing like that left around here anymore. 

Any early comments on the varieties of grinds and how they feel compared to one another? 

I'd like to have some more on course experience with chip shots with the LW to really solidify my thoughts.  

My action with the 50C is pretty basic. Full and partial shots are mostly off the lead heel and the C grind is a pickers dream. Super shallow divots, clean contact. The fuller sole and heftiness of the club really give it some GI attributes. On bump and runs around the green there is sufficient bounce not to drive into the turf and the contact is clean and predictable.

The 54V is quite different in a good way. I'm finding this to be almost knife like through the turf. So far has been very versatile. Able to play shots all over the stance and feel confident flighting the ball. For me the fade shot can be easy to hit thin and mess up a hole, but with the V theres more confidence to throw the club under with a slightly open face. Great way to take a few yards off the shot for me. As a picker, there is confidence here that you can be a bit heavy and still push through. I get a similar feeling with my Srixon irons. In practice sessions, its been a very good grind for bunkers as well. I was a bit worried about that, but its been better than my 54 mid RTX Zipcore. 

The 58T is great on full shots and 3/4 shots. I normally carry a 60/6 LW and dont use it outside of 20 yards. The T has loads more bounce and is much more forgiving on fuller shots. Its quite nice having that club and distance back in the wedge matrix. Feels like I have a weapon now at 85 yards. And another good bunker club. I'm still testing green side shots. On basic shots its been great, but I have had some distance controls problems with open face and flop shots from tight lies. Of course that is a difficult shot, but one I've been good at. Seems like the T grind wants to take a small divot, and I normally just try to brush the turf on those shots. More practice and testing to be done there.

5 minutes ago, scooterhd2 said:

As a picker, there is confidence here that you can be a bit heavy and still push through. I get a similar feeling with my Srixon irons. In practice sessions, its been a very good grind for bunkers as well.

Highlighted those two sections because I  percent agree on this. The V grind reacts very similar to my Hogan PTx Pros, which have the similar leading edge to the Srixon irons. Glad to hear!

I do need to get into the practice bunker a bit, but I've hit a couple really great sand shots in play with it. Seems like a good all-around grind for me.

On 6/26/2022 at 9:43 AM, edingc said:

Really impressive showing from the wedges now that my comfort with them is growing. I had four birdies during this morning's round and the wedges played a big role in them.

On the par 5 third hole, I hit my drive just to the right under a tree, then punched an 8 iron down the fairway, leaving be about 110 yards to a back pin. Imagined a 7/8ths swing with the 54, and then proceeded to drop-and-hop it to basically gimme range:

On the par 5 No. 9 hole I had 125 yards out to another back pin. For whatever reason a full swing 54 felt right and I executed the shot perfectly, dropping another gimme birdie with an audience on the first tee:

On No. 18, my drive found the right rough about 110 yards out. With a bit of wind I aimed left of the flag and took a firm 3/4 swing with the 54. The wind pushed the ball over just a bit. Another great shot and another birdie to close out my round:

I took some video during my 9 holes yesterday. Should have something fun from that to post here soon.

Excellent job Cody! Your video editing and commentary are top notch and I enjoy seeing you put content out. The round using only the wedges was a wonderful idea and really shows how well they are working for you. 

Great work guys. I'm now looking at Edel wedges and I wasn't in the market for wedges just yet. These seem to be working out well. No fitters near me so I'll have to wait for another "business trip". 

6 hours ago, edingc said:

I changed things up a bit this past weekend and went out Saturday morning to play nine with only the three Edels and my putter. I brought a camera along and captured the round as a vlog.

Really positive results and my full-swing wedges are starting to come around as well.

Excellent video documentary.  I have to admit I am now thinking that I should look into hitting up the local executive course and playing with jus the wedges and the putter.  Looks like a way to really put the clubs through the wringer.  

9 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

Excellent job Cody! Your video editing and commentary are top notch and I enjoy seeing you put content out. The round using only the wedges was a wonderful idea and really shows how well they are working for you. 

@edingc Hey Cody, I have to say I have been a fan of Not a Scratch Golfer for a little while now and your video reminded me a lot of his content. You should really consider doing some more course vlog/commentary. I really enjoyed it. Maybe even some build videos etc too because I have been loving the Maltby wedges you built

Thanks all for the comments on the video. I appreciate it!

Wedges continue to be solid for me. I've gotten out three times this week and they have bailed my pitiful tee game out over and over again. Couple nice pitches with the 58 for birdie today and many more par saves this week. 

The V grind continues to excel. I had another tight lie pitch today and you could just feel the bounce guide the club right along the ground without digging. 

I've had a few more sand shots with the 58 now and despite what feels like a lot of bounce the V grind gets into the sand really well. I had my concerns that I'd ricochet the bounce off the sand too easily but that has not been a problem at all. 

7 hours ago, edingc said:

Thanks all for the comments on the video. I appreciate it!

Wedges continue to be solid for me. I've gotten out three times this week and they have bailed my pitiful tee game out over and over again. Couple nice pitches with the 58 for birdie today and many more par saves this week. 

The V grind continues to excel. I had another tight lie pitch today and you could just feel the bounce guide the club right along the ground without digging. 

I've had a few more sand shots with the 58 now and despite what feels like a lot of bounce the V grind gets into the sand really well. I had my concerns that I'd ricochet the bounce off the sand too easily but that has not been a problem at all. 

Loved the vid - loved the concept of just playing the three clubs (plus the DF) to really get comfortable with them.  Great decision, too, to not do on-camera audio - nothing worse than not being able to hear someone because they're 10 feet in front of the camera

I don't get out to play too often early in the morning (thanks a lot, KIDS), but one of my favorite things is watching the ball roll to the hole making a tracer in the dew.  Great stuff.

Making me really want to go get fitted for some wedges...lol.

Great weekend of golf for me. Played Poston Butte on Saturday (79), Ak-Chin Southern Dunes on Sunday (86), and Legacy Golf Resort on Monday (78). Snuck in an executive course on Tuesday after work and shot a 71 on a par 65 as well. 

Southern Dunes is a great test of golf. They play Korn Ferry events, Open qualifying, PGA Tour qualifying, US Amateur, college events, etc, out there. Between the greens being as fast as I've seen, the wasteland areas, and the 100+ bunkers out there, it's a great place to test your wedge game. It's one of those courses where slight misses can be brutal. It tends to attract the better golfer, and the threesome I was with elected to play it from 6900 yards, which is just a hair long for my liking, but that probably helped my testing as I missed a ton of greens and got lots of chances to pitch and chip. 

I thought I had the course conquered after I split the fairway bunkers with a 280 yard drive on 1, put my 54* Edel V grind to 20 feet, and drained the birdie putt, but I was quickly humbled with a double bogey on 2 (323 yard, par 4). I missed my tee shot left in the waste area. I favored the left miss on my approach with the 50* Edel C grind not knowing how the ball was going to come out of the desert and wanting to make sure I cleared the bunkers. That left me short sided, with the green sloping away. I thought I hit the perfect 58* Edel T grind flop. Came off so clean, direction was perfect. Exact shot that I was going for it, but it missed the hole by 2 inches and kept trickling and kept trickling, and then running and then going back down the hill into the collection area. Played a safer shot coming back and 2 putted. Yikes.

 

Put myself in another terrible position on 4. Pulled my tee shot long and left, into the back downslope of a huge bunker. The green slopes away there as well as in lightning quick. Very easy to get cute and leave it at the front of the same bunker as its a good 15 yards of carry, or to run it past the hole into the front bunkers. I played my 58* T grind but had to square the face with the downslope. Blasted it out low and of course it ran down the hill but had some spin and held up in the fringe. I was content with that. Might normally putt from there, but used my 50 and hit a great little bump and run that threatened the hole and ended up as a tap in bogey. Not amazing wedge play there, but the Edels did everything I was asking them to.

 

 

Shot of the day on number 11 (170 yard, par 3) after completely embarrassing myself on the tee box. I hit a low thin 6 iron off the toe that never got more the 3 feet off the ground. Went about 70 yards before getting caught up in the waste area. I had a decent lie around the ball, but plants in the way of the swing. Went with some extra club with the 50* C grind and hit to 6 inches. Butter.

 

 

So far, I'm loving the Edel's on full and partial swings. There's something to the added weight in the right spot that just gets the clubhead in the right position. The backswing feels smoother, like I'm not fighting swing faults as much. And the weight in the head really feels like your are mashing the ball. I've got a spare set of iron heads, and I'm now more than tempted to build them better in line with the Edel specs. Tip weights with extra lead tape in the center/toe area. Maybe some sort of MOI type build.

On touch shots around the green, I sort of use a Mickelson inspired hinge and hold method, off the back foot low shot and off the front foot for high shots. Rather simplified. Off the back foot, the Edels in every grind are great. The feel is really nice and its easy to dial in predictable ball speeds and launch angles. I'm not yet adjusted to the LW played open and off the front foot. Just seems like there is too much bounce at times. Its mostly feel related, as I like to pick the ball and can feel the 58 interacting with the turf. Funny enough, the ball comes out just fine. I know in theory the bounce can be helping me from chunking it, but there is a mental/feel issue. May just take more time there, as the quality of the shots are great. 

21 minutes ago, scooterhd2 said:

Great weekend of golf for me. Played Poston Butte on Saturday (79), Ak-Chin Southern Dunes on Sunday (86), and Legacy Golf Resort on Monday (78). Snuck in an executive course on Tuesday after work and shot a 71 on a par 65 as well. 

Southern Dunes is a great test of golf. They play Korn Ferry events, Open qualifying, PGA Tour qualifying, US Amateur, college events, etc, out there. Between the greens being as fast as I've seen, the wasteland areas, and the 100+ bunkers out there, it's a great place to test your wedge game. It's one of those courses where slight misses can be brutal. It tends to attract the better golfer, and the threesome I was with elected to play it from 6900 yards, which is just a hair long for my liking, but that probably helped my testing as I missed a ton of greens and got lots of chances to pitch and chip. 

I thought I had the course conquered after I split the fairway bunkers with a 280 yard drive on 1, put my 54* Edel V grind to 20 feet, and drained the birdie putt, but I was quickly humbled with a double bogey on 2 (323 yard, par 4). I missed my tee shot left in the waste area. I favored the left miss on my approach with the 50* Edel C grind not knowing how the ball was going to come out of the desert and wanting to make sure I cleared the bunkers. That left me short sided, with the green sloping away. I thought I hit the perfect 58* Edel T grind flop. Came off so clean, direction was perfect. Exact shot that I was going for it, but it missed the hole by 2 inches and kept trickling and kept trickling, and then running and then going back down the hill into the collection area. Played a safer shot coming back and 2 putted. Yikes.

 

Put myself in another terrible position on 4. Pulled my tee shot long and left, into the back downslope of a huge bunker. The green slopes away there as well as in lightning quick. Very easy to get cute and leave it at the front of the same bunker as its a good 15 yards of carry, or to run it past the hole into the front bunkers. I played my 58* T grind but had to square the face with the downslope. Blasted it out low and of course it ran down the hill but had some spin and held up in the fringe. I was content with that. Might normally putt from there, but used my 50 and hit a great little bump and run that threatened the hole and ended up as a tap in bogey. Not amazing wedge play there, but the Edels did everything I was asking them to.

 

 

Shot of the day on number 11 (170 yard, par 3) after completely embarrassing myself on the tee box. I hit a low thin 6 iron off the toe that never got more the 3 feet off the ground. Went about 70 yards before getting caught up in the waste area. I had a decent lie around the ball, but plants in the way of the swing. Went with some extra club with the 50* C grind and hit to 6 inches. Butter.

 

 

So far, I'm loving the Edel's on full and partial swings. There's something to the added weight in the right spot that just gets the clubhead in the right position. The backswing feels smoother, like I'm not fighting swing faults as much. And the weight in the head really feels like your are mashing the ball. I've got a spare set of iron heads, and I'm now more than tempted to build them better in line with the Edel specs. Tip weights with extra lead tape in the center/toe area. Maybe some sort of MOI type build.

On touch shots around the green, I sort of use a Mickelson inspired hinge and hold method, off the back foot low shot and off the front foot for high shots. Rather simplified. Off the back foot, the Edels in every grind are great. The feel is really nice and its easy to dial in predictable ball speeds and launch angles. I'm not yet adjusted to the LW played open and off the front foot. Just seems like there is too much bounce at times. Its mostly feel related, as I like to pick the ball and can feel the 58 interacting with the turf. Funny enough, the ball comes out just fine. I know in theory the bounce can be helping me from chunking it, but there is a mental/feel issue. May just take more time there, as the quality of the shots are great. 

Man that course looks beautiful!  Also looks like it has some really challenging green complexes to put your Edel wedges up to the test.

It came up in the "How'd you play?" thread, but I was able to put the Edels through their paces this week while on vacation. I found a very nice par 3 course near where we stayed, and for $17 I could not pass up a quick walk.

In retrospect, I should have played from the forward tees so that I could use the wedges on every single hole as some of the longer holes were 170+ and required 7/8/9 irons from the tee. However, I still had several opportunities for full swing, half swing and short game wedges. I landed several of the full swing wedges within 15 feet of the hole and had several good birdie looks, but more importantly when I missed the green the 58 really got me close and helped save par. I walked away shooting a 29 (+2) with seven pars and two bogies - my putting was miserable.

I don't have a picture of it, but my favorite hole of the day was actually a tough par. I hit my Edel 50 into a breeze and came up just short of a mounded green off the tee. I was probably 8-10 feet below the green with a front pin location. The only way I could envision getting it close was to hit a sharp chip shot with a slightly opened face. I executed it perfectly, cutting across the ball just a bit, landing it in front of the pin with the sidespin ripping the ball to a stop for a tap-in par save.

I was also able to play another, very hilly course later on in the trip. My wedges weren't as crisp that round, but there were several holes where I just saw the shot I needed in my head around the green and executed perfectly. My confidence around the greens feels like it is at an all-time high right now.

My introduction mentioned my concern about wet weather performance, but I would say the Edels perform just fine in wet conditions. I feel like I'm still getting plenty of spin, almost too much at times. I've hit a few chips that stopped far short the hole due to the amount of spin I can generate with these things.

My wife snapped a great picture of the Edel 58 getting some green-side use after a great drive and second shot on a par 5. This was one of those holes where I got a little too much spin and ended up short of the hole. Tap-in two putt for par.

 

Still have my family out of town, so I played executive courses every night last week, and then made it out to Trilogy at Power Ranch (81) and Sidewinder at Gold Canyon Golf Club (79) over the weekend. I've definitely been putting the Edels through the paces. 

Sidewinder was the more memorable round. The scenery is better, the grounds were in decent shape for July in Arizona, and of course I scored better. That being said I couldnt hit an iron shot all day. We've all had those days were the driver is an absolute unit, but it doesnt translate to the iron game. I hit 10/13 fairways but only 7/18 greens. I dont recall ever shanking back to back iron shots on the course, but that happened. A fun triple bogey laying 1 from 150 yards. And then I shanked my next one off the the box on a long par 3. Luckily, my close in wedge game was fantastic and I made some key putts. 30 putts is on the lower end for me, but 6 up and downs is as many as I can recall in a round. Thank you Edel!

Here's one of my missed fairways on the 338 yard par 4 hole #5. I pulled a 5 wood a tad left off the tee, but left myself a good look at the hole from 90 yards. I tried to play a draw into the pin as the ball was above my feet and I was expecting some leftward movement, but the opposite happened and I missed the green 2 feet right. Still a satisfactory shot with the 54*. I debated putting but there was some topdressing around the fringe, so I flew it with the 54 and hit a lovely bump and run that settled within 1 foot. Used the wedge to collect par. I could get used to that! I'm really becoming fond of the 54 on shots flighted lower off the back foot. Basically when I force a steeper swing for a certain flight, the grind responds wonderfully. 

 

 

Here's a look at the par 3 137 yard hole #10. I was in between clubs here and normally I'd play the longer club and choke down to this front pin, but I'd been misfiring the last handful of iron shots so I thought that it made perfect sense to unleash one. Predictably my PW was struck beautifully and tracking to the pin when it landed 2 feet short of the green on a slope and bounced and rolled down the hill. I brought my 58 from the cart, but when I got to the ball the ground was pretty soggy. Somewhat rare for Arizona, but this was obviously a collection area and they probably watered this hole this morning. I normally use a low bounce LW and am conditioned to grab a different club when the ground is wet. The leading edge is too sharp. But I hadnt used the Edel 58 T grind in wet conditions (by desert standards) yet, so I gave it a go. The bounce helped here as I definitely caught some turf on the slight upslope lie, but the ball come out high and soft, landed right on my spot and slid across the hole nearly going in. Again, collected par putting with the wedge. Who needs GIR anyway.

 

Seeing some very consistent full swing yardages out of the Edels over the past few weeks. Now that I've adjusted back to the steel shafts they don't feel all that different than my SteelFibers, which makes sense given the weight class.

I may have lost a couple yards but based on the gapping in the rest of my bag I don't really have an issue there. Note that I step down to 50-54-58 from my 46 degree Hogan PTx Pro pitching wedge.

(Don't mind the 8 and 7 iron shots - I almost never hit the seven iron and my 8 iron is a punch out club routinely. I don't always remember to mark them as positional shots in ShotScope.)

I've been a little remiss with an update these past few days. Unfortunately, my wife and I brought COVID home with us from our vacation and I've been out of action since mid-last week. I'm hoping to get back out on to the course for a full 18 for the first time in a while tomorrow.

I cleaned up the Edels tonight and am pleasantly surprised with how they are holding up. I use no head covers on my wedges. While I do usually have covers on my irons (when you switch as often as I do, resale value matters), I've always thought wedges looked better with a little chatter and patina on them.

There are a few dings here and there. The faces show a few little scuffs, probably from dirty range balls. Overall, however, they've held up extremely well. The milled bottoms do a great job of hiding any marks on the soles.

I know the weights are the selling point of these wedges, but you can definitely not overlook the value of the excellent grind options. For me, the V grind has been wonderful. I really love the eased leading edge and the large amount of leading edge relief. Even when I catch a ball a little fat (which is common) this grind gets in and out of the turf so well. 

Here's a comparison picture to the Cobra MIM Blacks that were in my bag previously. I liked the MIMs but if you caught a little turf before the ball you were punished severely. I never thought I'd like a fatter soled wedge, but the shaping of even the V grind is so versatile - every bit as much as the Cobra versatile grind I am coming from.

I am still playing with the weight in the toe and haven't seen a reason to move it. My goal is still to get on the FlightScope Mevo+ and see what happens when the weight is moved. Unfortunately, we are also renovating a bathroom in my house at the moment and my garage hitting space has become a staging area for that. I'm hoping to get it cleaned up and grab some numbers soon.

I've been hesitant to move the weight around because the results are there as is! This was the result of about a half bucket's worth of 50 degree wedges on the range:

 

13 hours ago, edingc said:

I've been a little remiss with an update these past few days. Unfortunately, my wife and I brought COVID home with us from our vacation and I've been out of action since mid-last week. I'm hoping to get back out on to the course for a full 18 for the first time in a while tomorrow.

I cleaned up the Edels tonight and am pleasantly surprised with how they are holding up. I use no head covers on my wedges. While I do usually have covers on my irons (when you switch as often as I do, resale value matters), I've always thought wedges looked better with a little chatter and patina on them.

There are a few dings here and there. The faces show a few little scuffs, probably from dirty range balls. Overall, however, they've held up extremely well. The milled bottoms do a great job of hiding any marks on the soles.

I know the weights are the selling point of these wedges, but you can definitely not overlook the value of the excellent grind options. For me, the V grind has been wonderful. I really love the eased leading edge and the large amount of leading edge relief. Even when I catch a ball a little fat (which is common) this grind gets in and out of the turf so well. 

Here's a comparison picture to the Cobra MIM Blacks that were in my bag previously. I liked the MIMs but if you caught a little turf before the ball you were punished severely. I never thought I'd like a fatter soled wedge, but the shaping of even the V grind is so versatile - every bit as much as the Cobra versatile grind I am coming from.

I am still playing with the weight in the toe and haven't seen a reason to move it. My goal is still to get on the FlightScope Mevo+ and see what happens when the weight is moved. Unfortunately, we are also renovating a bathroom in my house at the moment and my garage hitting space has become a staging area for that. I'm hoping to get it cleaned up and grab some numbers soon.

I've been hesitant to move the weight around because the results are there as is! This was the result of about a half bucket's worth of 50 degree wedges on the range:

 

1. Hope you and the Mrs. feel better soon Cody.

2.  Those look like they're holding up real well and enjoying the time in your bag!

My final review has been posted. You can check it out over here!

Thanks to everyone for following along, and a huge thanks to Edel and the moderators for the testing opportunity. 

I still have some further testing to do in my garage once I get the Mevo+ setup again.

Launch monitor? Yep, got me a Trackman.

Shot tracking? Yep, Arccos or it didn't happen.

 

I put so many RPM's on the ball 60 yards and in you'd think I get the ball on the green with a washing machine on spin cycle. In reality, I can't lift a washing machine for a swing. 

 

Ping Forged Pro vs SM9 vs Edel SMS death match? YES PLEASE!

Would absolutely love a chance to try these wedges, wedge play is the best part of my game, and it would be very interesting to see if these could displace the mack daddy's from my bag

Would be interested in how Edels feel compared to Miura, Bettinardi, and Titleist. Would love to compare these with those brands I already have!

I have GC quad and would love to see how they compare to my vokey wedges that I have in the bag now. What I like to see with a wedge is how manoeuvreable they are to create different shot shapes around the green, with a constant spin. So would to try these new wedges to see if what they say is true!!  

Boy I’d love to give these a go, but I don’t have a launch monitor that includes spin, so others might be better suited. Good luck everyone 

I loved the Edel putter fitting, and bought one, and would love to try the wedges to see if i will become an Edel guy!

Interesting concept - looking to try and learn more about these wedges!

Great opportunity, looking forward to seeing the results. I’ll leave this one for everyone else. 

I would be very interested to see how these stack up, I have got to say I am really not loving my Glide 3 wedges at the moment and was going to test the SM9' s at my pro shop when they come in. These could be a contender, looking forward to seeing how they perform.

Absolutely love my Akai putter, won out over 330m and Odyssey#9. Would be ecstatic if these could replace MD3&4s.

10 hours ago, Zatty said:

Hopefully these will help produce close shots into and around the green.

 

Would be fun to try these out.

 

Would love to try some new wedges, previously playing TM RAC 52, 56, 60. Currently testing Kirkland 3 set. Would love to track distances of Edel using my Garmin R10 personal launch monitor.

Would love to test them out and provide some feedback. I used Cleveland ZipCores for about 200 rounds last year and decided to try out the MG3 wedges this year so have  some good experience with different brands.  Have acces to SkyTrak and also have a Rapsodo monitor for range and on course use.  Thanks for giving us readers the opportunity!

I have always played Titleist wedges, but would love the opportunity to try these nice looking wedges and provide very detailed feedback. Thanks for the opportunity to allow 4 members to do this test.

11 hours ago, GolfSpy_BOS said:

Super interested to see where this one goes after some of the success we saw with last years Edel putter test.  How much of a difference will that custom weight position make for your wedges?  

I know I've seen big changes in my flight on the driver when I moved weights around, will that apply for a slower, shorter distance shot for our testers?  

I guess only time will tell.  I can say that these certainly look the part! 

Not trying to be greedy or ungrateful but is this for a single wedge or a set? The only reason I ask is because my wedges are my bread and butter. I carry 3 very specific wedges and use them all equally for different reasons but feel like they function as one. It would be great to have a set where each wedge is built accordingly and to work in unison as they should. 

Also, do you know if the wedge fitting process is anything similar to the putter? 

If so, we are all in for a treat!

I have loved my Mizuno T20 wedges! Would love to see how these compare!

Would be great to test out a set of wedges to see how they improve the short game.

I have 2 launch monitors and a newer set of wedges I can test these against.  Sounds like a fun experiment. 

Just another really cool product test,  great job MGS and thanks to the Edel team.  Not something I'm looking to try right now,  but I've followed the previous unofficial reviews on these and will follow this too.

I'll put my hand up, conditionally...

Be keen for something with of bit of extra grunt compared with my Wishon EQ1-NXs - just too much of a gap between the PW and the GW.

Had a look on the website, but didn't spot a weight.

IF these can be 275g to match the rest of the one length set, will be keen!

Have the Mevo+

Would love to give these wedges a try, I have been considering which new wedges to put in my bag

12 hours ago, Kanoito said:

I've been wanting to try these since @PMookie mentioned them. But without a proper fitter in the area, this would be a wasted opportunity. I tried contacting Edel through FB but no response so far.

Reach out to them via DM on Twitter, you can even DM Chris Koske on Twitter as well. 

I've been curious about these for a while now. Also use Shot Scope and tested Rhapsodo MLM.

I’d like to give these a good run against my vokeys! I love the idea of custom weighting and the overall edel concept of the club being specifically fit for you vs other clubs that can easily be off the rack 

Would love to test these and see the spin versus what I currently have! 

Im tryna get these wedges so I can test um and see if I can place it close enough to make some BIG PUTTS!