LeftyHawk 589 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I'm playing Ping silver dot irons. I'm looking to add a couple of wedges to the bag. Looking at a 54 & 58 degree. I'm having a dickens of a time finding silver dot wedges. For those of you who are in the know, on the wedges, does the lie make that big of difference. I'm seeing a lot of black dot which is a couple of degrees flatter as compared to the silver. Will that make a difference in performance? I'm not a tour level player (LOL), just a weekend guy looking to improve my game. I'm currently about a 8 handicap. Thanks, Chris Quote Far and Sure...... GBB Epic 10* GBB Epic 3W, 7W (Heavenwood) : G410 4 thru GW MD3 54*,60* Huntington Beach Soft #4 e12 Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 12,804 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 If you get back dots they can adjust the lie of each if it isn't a crazy amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 32,382 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Were you fitted for the silver dots? If not, I'd have them checked to see if they are the correct lie angle for your swing. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geez2323 193 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 On that degree of loft I do not see it being much of a issue. A lot of shots you will hit with the open club open or closed that affects the lie. I currently play ping blue dots and I have a set of Taylormade milled grind wedges 52 56 60 at standard lie angles. I have not noticed a difference. If you did need the lie adjusted after testing, would be a easy fix.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyHawk 589 Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Yea, I was fitted for the silver, what a difference from the standard lie clubs I was using. Biggest improvement was accuracy. But as I am looking to improve my short game which is why the wedge question Quote Far and Sure...... GBB Epic 10* GBB Epic 3W, 7W (Heavenwood) : G410 4 thru GW MD3 54*,60* Huntington Beach Soft #4 e12 Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 12,804 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Well nearly 4° may be possible to bend but I'm not a club builder so I can't answer that. Have you checked about ordering them from a store? They can order whatever may not be on the rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 7,782 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 28 minutes ago, LeftyHawk said: Yea, I was fitted for the silver, what a difference from the standard lie clubs I was using. Biggest improvement was accuracy. But as I am looking to improve my short game which is why the wedge question It will make an accuracy difference. Here they are in silver dot, click on all the options, and then hit customize, then they have dot color which has silver as an option even in left hand. I have had great experiences with this company https://www.2ndswing.com/ping/golf-wedges/glide-20/# 2 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty1885 1,333 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 For a right handed person if you play too upright(toe up) then ball would go left, too flat (heel up) then ball would go right. This is at impact and not at address. Since you are a lefty then just flip side. 1* different should not be noticeable but anything more than 2* your performance will suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyHawk 589 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 With the standard lie with the Cobra's I'm currently playing, my accuracy is way off and never consistent, I can see by the mark in the turf that the club is severely toe down going thru. After the fitting I picked up a silver dot 7 iron. Dead straight now, well at least with the 7 iron. So my task is to locate a set of silver dot with stiff steel shafts. I was just wondering if that applied to the wedges. Quote Far and Sure...... GBB Epic 10* GBB Epic 3W, 7W (Heavenwood) : G410 4 thru GW MD3 54*,60* Huntington Beach Soft #4 e12 Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog 829 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Most wedges are easily bent to adjust lie. You might not need to go all the way to silver, but bend it and see if your divot changes. My guess is that the Cobras are probably 64 degree at standard and you should easily be able to get 67 out of them.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH 7,148 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Not sure if you looked into this, but you could get your 54,58 at whatever deal and send them into to ping to have them adjust to to silver for you. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote as of April 15, 2022 SuperSpeed 2020 from 100-112 and climbing! Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero - Set at 9.5* with Aldila Rogue Max 65 gram Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ weight back G410 Crossover - 2 and 4 iron Irons: i210 5-U w/ Nippon Modus 105 stiff (2018 Tester) Wedge: Glide 2.0 54* 58* w/ Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Putter: Stroke Lab 7 35* and oversized grip (2019 Tester) Balls: Z Star Other: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 11,652 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Get fitIf you plan on playing cast wedges they’ll need to be set up from factory to that lie. Any shop that says they’ll bend a cast club that much shouldn’t. They’ll snap quicker than a pretzel.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote TaylorMade SIM2 8* Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Mizuno Pro 223 4-P Nippon Modus 3 115X Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 TaylorMade TP5 / Testing Srixon Z-Star XV Divide Official 1/12 testers for 2022 L.A.B. Golf Putters Western, NY 5.8 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito 2,942 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Also worth mentioning, there is a school of thought where the wedges are 1 or 2* flatter than the irons. Since you don't do full swings, shaft deflection is not as pronounced, so you get away with flatter sticks. 1 Quote SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyHawk 589 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Tried getting them bent, all the irons the best the pro could do is 1 degree, further than that and they started to Creek. As the season is pretty much over here in Michigan I'll have all winter to track down a set of irons. I've set my sights on Ping G15. But finding left handed, stiff steel shafts silver dot won't be easy.... Thanks all for the input, I'm glad this forum is here, tons of info. Quote Far and Sure...... GBB Epic 10* GBB Epic 3W, 7W (Heavenwood) : G410 4 thru GW MD3 54*,60* Huntington Beach Soft #4 e12 Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PING Apologist #9 4,566 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, Kanoito said: Also worth mentioning, there is a school of thought where the wedges are 1 or 2* flatter than the irons. Since you don't do full swings, shaft deflection is not as pronounced, so you get away with flatter sticks. First I've heard of this...I hope I'm not in trouble. I was fitted to 2* up for irons and subsequently upgraded my wedges earlier this year to the same spec. they play really well for me as is, but now I'm wondering if my occasional miss-hit is maybe a result of this "rule" or more just a me thing... It's gotta be a rule thing...right? Quote In my DLX Cart Bag: Driver: G410 SFT, set to 9.5*, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 60, stiff (MGS Official 2019 Tester) 3W: G-Series SF TEC, set to 16*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 5W: G400 SFT, set to 19*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 7W: G410 SFT, set to 22*. Alta CB 65 Red, stiff Irons: GMax, Green Dot, 5-PW, Project X Graphite Blue 6.0, 80-90g , stiff Wedges: Glide 2.0 Stealth, 50* SS, 54* ES & 60*/8 Forged MGS Special from the Wedge Wizard, Green Dot, Alta CB graphite, 84g, stiff Putter: Vault 2.0 B60 Copper, 33", black dot w/GP SNSR grip (PING Sigma 2 Fetch under "see-trials") Ball: MTB BLACK (MGS Official 2018 Tester for the MTB RED) Shoes: Classics Tour w/Black Widow Softspikes Disabled Marine Veteran. Semper Fi! #No apologies, just Play Your Best #Powertotheplayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 11,652 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 First I've heard of this...I hope I'm not in trouble. I was fitted to 2* up for irons and subsequently upgraded my wedges earlier this year to the same spec. they play really well for me as is, but now I'm wondering if my occasional miss-hit is maybe a result of this "rule" or more just a me thing... It's gotta be a rule thing...right?[emoji50]I ordered a set of i5’s after going through the PING certified fitting program in Scottsdale. The fitting was a major eye opener and I ended up buying 3-7 in Green which used to be 2 up and 8-p in Blue which was one up. The thought for me was I preferred cutting my shorter approach irons and going upright was not going to help. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote TaylorMade SIM2 8* Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Mizuno Pro 223 4-P Nippon Modus 3 115X Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 TaylorMade TP5 / Testing Srixon Z-Star XV Divide Official 1/12 testers for 2022 L.A.B. Golf Putters Western, NY 5.8 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito 2,942 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 6 hours ago, PING Apologist #9 said: First I've heard of this...I hope I'm not in trouble. I was fitted to 2* up for irons and subsequently upgraded my wedges earlier this year to the same spec. they play really well for me as is, but now I'm wondering if my occasional miss-hit is maybe a result of this "rule" or more just a me thing... It's gotta be a rule thing...right? You have both groups. Those who play wedges flatter and those who play the same specsas their irons. Do you mishit on full swings only? Does the heel hit the ground first? Quote SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfertrb 1,531 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 My understanding is that Ping casts all their clubs at blue dot and bend from there. It's the reason they have the notch on the hostel - ease of bending. As it relates to the wedges a degree or so flatter might be fine but 4 degrees? That's a huge difference. Hope it helps!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Ping G400 LST 8.5* Graphite Design DI 6 stiff 45" Taylormade RBZ Proto 14.5* Oban Kiyoshi 85 04 42.5" Adams 4555 19* Matrix Ozik Altus 80 S/X 42" Ping G410 Crossover 2 Project X Even Flow Blue 85 6.0 40" Ping i500 4-8 Modus 105 Stiff Ping Blueprint 9-P Modus 105 Stiff Fourteen RM-12 53* and 58* Tour Issue Black Onyx s400 Odyssey Tour Black Series 9 35" Flatso 1.0 Srixon Z Star XV 2018 Ping Hoofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 12,804 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, golfertrb said: My understanding is that Ping casts all their clubs at blue dot and bend from there. It's the reason they have the notch on the hostel - ease of bending. As it relates to the wedges a degree or so flatter might be fine but 4 degrees? That's a huge difference. Hope it helps! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk hmm never heard that before, but I guess it is possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH 7,148 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Tried getting them bent, all the irons the best the pro could do is 1 degree, further than that and they started to Creek. As the season is pretty much over here in Michigan I'll have all winter to track down a set of irons. I've set my sights on Ping G15. But finding left handed, stiff steel shafts silver dot won't be easy.... Thanks all for the input, I'm glad this forum is here, tons of info.A few seasons back I found a set of Ping i e1 irons on eBay and purchased them had the shafts I wanted and were a great price. However they were also orange and purple dots. So after purchase I went into the local shop and had them fit me then sent them to Ping for adjustments on the lie angle to bring them to blue dot. Took about 3 weeks in total, but Ping only charged for shipping and not anything else so it cost all of $30.Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using MyGolfSpy mobile app 4 Quote as of April 15, 2022 SuperSpeed 2020 from 100-112 and climbing! Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero - Set at 9.5* with Aldila Rogue Max 65 gram Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ weight back G410 Crossover - 2 and 4 iron Irons: i210 5-U w/ Nippon Modus 105 stiff (2018 Tester) Wedge: Glide 2.0 54* 58* w/ Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Putter: Stroke Lab 7 35* and oversized grip (2019 Tester) Balls: Z Star Other: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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