The Edison Challenge featuring Edison 2.0 Wedges

[Shapotomous]

I had some time this afternoon for a backyard wedge session.  About 50 shots with each club from 65 yards.  The initial feel is lighter than my current gamers.  The sweet spot was easy to find!  A quarter size impact spot is pretty good for me.

[Golf2Much]

@TG8, nice pictures bringing in the fall foliage.   You do have a photographer's eye!

Being born, raised and had my career in Western New York, there's days I miss the leaves changing, apple cider and the little nip in the air this time of year.  Then I snap out of it and realize that it really only meant five to six months of snow and cold to follow.   

[PMookie]

First range session… Lots of pics. 
As y’all can see right off the bat the grinds of my Edel wedges differ greatly from the Edison 2.0. Head sizes are similar, top lines are similar, face milling and finishes are completely different, and take a look at how the 57* Edison has a specific finish on the face that is different from the Edison 53*. If you look closely even the pattern across the face of the 57* differs with different “milling” in four areas. The Edisons are 1/2” longer than the Edel so I’m going to see if I can get swing weights on both sets. To the eye at address the Edison’s look “thicker” to me and I think that’s because of the matte gray finish. On the tight lies we have here looking at something that appears thicker doesn’t bode well for my confidence, but I have “chipping yips” anyway!!! A little more offset with the Edison, but not much. You can see where I was striking the balls on all 4 clubs, more center with the Edisons. There’s a definite feel difference between the shafts in the 2 sets as I have Modus in my Edels, KBS Tour in the Edisons. Much different feel… Anyway, more thoughts to come. 

Edited October 23, 2023 by PMookie

[TG8]

2 hours ago, Golf2Much said:

@TG8, nice pictures bringing in the fall foliage.   You do have a photographer's eye!

Being born, raised and had my career in Western New York, there's days I miss the leaves changing, apple cider and the little nip in the air this time of year.  Then I snap out of it and realize that it really only meant five to six months of snow and cold to follow.   

Fall season is definitely beautiful and you cracked me up, Definitely think like me, I know snow and winter is coming.  Bright side is I invested in a simulator so I can at least swing inside for the winter months. 

[Golf2Much]

1 hour ago, TG8 said:

Fall season is definitely beautiful and you cracked me up, Definitely think like me, I know snow and winter is coming.  Bright side is I invested in a simulator so I can at least swing inside for the winter months. 

Living in a two bedroom, bath and a half, 1000 square foot house in Key West Old Town, there's not a lot of room for a simulator.  Then again, I can play 12 months a year and when it gets "down" below 70, there's definitely a chill in the air.  

[TG8]

5 minutes ago, Golf2Much said:

Living in a two bedroom, bath and a half, 1000 square foot house in Key West Old Town, there's not a lot of room for a simulator.  Then again, I can play 12 months a year and when it gets "down" below 70, there's definitely a chill in the air.  

Yep no chance I would invest in a sim if I could golf year round. 

[Golf2Much]

@PMookie what did you hit to created that much damage to the Edison wedge face right out of the box?   I've had almost 350 rounds with my Edison wedges and hit out or rock and coral infested traps every round and haven't seen that deep of a mark.  

[Shapotomous]

I got out for another backyard wedge session this afternoon with the 57*.  I have been working on keeping my spine angle, or not standing up during a swing.  I hit about 50 balls and had pretty consistent face impact.....at two spots!  One centered when I kept my posture correct and one when I stood up slightly that is just slightly higher & toward the toe.  The interesting thing was the resulting shot distance was not impacted at all.  I have about a 5yd x 5yd square to land the ball on the green from the 60yd spot.  It is obvious if the ball lands outside this 5x5 area because if short it hits either the retaining wall or the sloped fringe and if long it lands on pebbles or mulch.  This is better performance on mishits than I have seen with the Cleveland RTX which would lose a few yards and hit the wall or land in front of it.  I think on the course this 3/4 swing I was using with the 57* will be a 65 - 70 yard shot since I notice on course shots are a little longer than the mat shots here at home.

 

I was messing around with the dual grind sole today by laying the clubface open and  trying full swings to see what happened.  It turns out they go very high and about 65 yards doing this, and I don't feel any dropkick effect.  These were hit off the mat in the backyard so I will see if they play the same in real grass.

It is hard to get the dual sole to show up on a picture but you can see the 'spine' running lengthwise on the sole by the different shine on the finish..

[PMookie]

1 hour ago, Golf2Much said:

@PMookie what did you hit to created that much damage to the Edison wedge face right out of the box?   I've had almost 350 rounds with my Edison wedges and hit out or rock and coral infested traps every round and haven't seen that deep of a mark.  

Had to have been a rock on the range… 

[Josh Ross]

Just now, PMookie said:

Had to have been a rock on the range… 

Dang, I thought it was just a mark. Didn't realize it was a ding.

[Shapotomous]

For the fellow club spec nerds i got some data together this morning that i will include in the review.  I measured loft, lie, swingweight and overall weight of the Edisons and the current gamers, SM9 and Cleveland RTX.

I was curious about the swingweight because the Edisons felt noticeably lighter than the gamers.  I was swinging them alternately after about 5 balls each and the lighter feel was obvious to me. They did not feel 'head heavy' but balanced.  Surprisingly, to me anyway, the Edisons both had a D5 swingweight while the SM9 and the RTX were both D4.  I expected it to be the other way around given the feel. The overall weight of the Edisons is 16oz and the SM9 and RTX are both 16.5oz.  all clubs have the same gp tour wrap grip.  So that 1/2 oz difference must be translating to a lighter feel!?!?

Edited October 24, 2023 by Shapotomous

[Golf2Much]

38 minutes ago, PMookie said:

Had to have been a rock on the range… 

Sorry about that.  Rocks in the wrong spot can be the worst!  Heaven knows living on an island known as "The Rock", I feel for you!

[TG8]

 

Shots around the green feel great so far. I shot 1 over with 3 birdies (9 holes) The heavy wind got me in trouble on 2 holes(wind gust took ball OB), but other than that not too bad. 

[Shapotomous]

I headed to the course this afternoon in beautiful sunny, 75* conditions.  I played a normal ball and was able to drop a few extra balls on some holes at specific distances for some extra wedge testing.  Having hit them in the backyard already I had a good idea of the swing necessary to hit those distances.  I was very happy with the consistent line and dispersion of the shots.  Here are some pics taken of the groupings on the greens.  The turf interaction on firm dry low cut fairways is like my regular irons (Mizuno JPX 900), no extra bounce  causing a dropkick into the ball.  I was able to use the 57* from rough around the green without sliding under the ball.  I need to get used to the carry and rollout on those shots as it is different than my current gamer, but I was hitting the shots clean, no chunks or blades.  The bite was about what I see with my current gamers, with the ball ending up between 1' and 6' from the ballmark.  I had no shots where the heel caught and jerked the shot left as sometimes happens with my SM9 54*.  From experience that tells me the -2* lie angle is in my sweet spot.

More testing tomorrow afternoon with a couple other golfers getting in some swings as well.

75 yards - 53* - 3/4 swing

60 yards - 57* - 3/4 swing

 

85 yards 53* low flight 3/4 swing (into the wind, probably playing 90 yards)

[GolfSpy BOS]

I do have to say... these wedges look really nice in person.  Way better than I was expecting from the stock photos.  The back has a bit of a unique shape, which I don't think translates well to photos but looks nice in real life.  The manufacturing is very high quality and all of the lines and paint fill were crisp and clean.

 

 

Size wise it's also smaller than I was expecting, fitting pretty nicely in between the Edel SMS Pro PW of the same loft and something like my Taylormade MG3 50* Gap Wedge.  The top line, while on the thicker side, is tastefully done and doesn't seem too thick.  A little rounding might help a touch to visually narrow the top a touch.

Edel on the left, Edison on the right:

 

The Koehler Sole seems like it will be right up my alley as it looks very similar in the leading edge to the Edel's PW and I've loved the turf interaction on those.  From playing position the wedge shape is pleasing to my eye with what I would call a rounder shape.  I have no experience with the KBS Tour 120 shaft, but a few swings in the yard suggest there won't be anything to worry about there, and the Lamkin grip provided is the same style as the one on my MG3 wedges so certainly no issues there.  The color matches ferrule is also a nice premium touch.

Next up will be some short game practice and some time on the practice set up with my MLM2Pro.  I'm expecting this to be in the same window and yardage as my Edel PW, but time, and data, will tell if that is true!

 

 

 

[Big C]

Those are some good looking irons 

[Craig702]

I would be interested in this testing as well. 

[jbern]

8 hours ago, GolfSpy BOS said:

I do have to say... these wedges look really nice in person.  Way better than I was expecting from the stock photos.  The back has a bit of a unique shape, which I don't think translates well to photos but looks nice in real life.  The manufacturing is very high quality and all of the lines and paint fill were crisp and clean.

 

 

Size wise it's also smaller than I was expecting, fitting pretty nicely in between the Edel SMS Pro PW of the same loft and something like my Taylormade MG3 50* Gap Wedge.  The top line, while on the thicker side, is tastefully done and doesn't seem too thick.  A little rounding might help a touch to visually narrow the top a touch.

Edel on the left, Edison on the right:

 

The Koehler Sole seems like it will be right up my alley as it looks very similar in the leading edge to the Edel's PW and I've loved the turf interaction on those.  From playing position the wedge shape is pleasing to my eye with what I would call a rounder shape.  I have no experience with the KBS Tour 120 shaft, but a few swings in the yard suggest there won't be anything to worry about there, and the Lamkin grip provided is the same style as the one on my MG3 wedges so certainly no issues there.  The color matches ferrule is also a nice premium touch.

Next up will be some short game practice and some time on the practice set up with my MLM2Pro.  I'm expecting this to be in the same window and yardage as my Edel PW, but time, and data, will tell if that is true!

 

 

 

I have to admit that I expected them to look a lot more chunky and game improvement looking (based on the website photos and the website description). Side-by-side with the MG3 and Edel, it looks like they’d fit right in with most peoples bags! 

[GolfSpy BOS]

2 hours ago, jbern said:

I have to admit that I expected them to look a lot more chunky and game improvement looking (based on the website photos and the website description). Side-by-side with the MG3 and Edel, it looks like they’d fit right in with most peoples bags! 

Yes It is a much more compact and pleasing shape than I was expecting!  I think it would look phenomenal in a darker finish too.  Maybe not black black, but like a slate grey or something.   

[jbern]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy BOS said:

Yes It is a much more compact and pleasing shape than I was expecting!  I think it would look phenomenal in a darker finish too.  Maybe not black black, but like a slate grey or something.   

I’m with you there, but my initial thought was something like the mizuno copper color with black numbering would look pretty also!

[Tom the Golf Nut]

On 10/23/2023 at 5:11 PM, PMookie said:

Had to have been a rock on the range… 

It brought a tear to my eye. It’s easier to fix the sole but the face is a different story.

My son did this.

Then I worked on it and got it to this.

[Big C]

That’s not good want hit the same anymore time for a new wedge 

[Shapotomous]

I took advantage of a sunny, 79* late October afternoon to get in some golf today.  I was joined by a friend that I asked to help with the wedge review.  He is a 1, has a great feel for wedge play and can help provide another opinion and impression of the play of the Edisons. 

We planned for 9 but got in 12 by jumping around a little bit.  We played tees that gave us a good chance to have 2nd shot yardages that fell into the range for use of the 53* and 57* and it worked out pretty well.  A lot of holes had wedge shot distances for our 2nd shots.  We also hit a few extra shots with them to try different lies and also a different shot trajectory testing the dual grind sole. 

He plays Clevelands, RTX-3's and a 588.  He liked the head shape and size as it is very similar to the Clevelands.  We both mentioned the Edisons do not have a clicky feel or sound to them.  The contact is solid and has a nice sound to it.  He is able to flight the ball low with his current wedges and had similar success with the Edisons.  I am envious of the low flight dart he is able to play even with the 57*.    He might be able to fly one under a dining room table!  I wish I could develop that same low traj shot but mine tend to drift higher which requires more practice to dial in distance control.

We both had pretty good yardage control on the shots with the Edisons playing very close to our gamers that do have slightly different lofts.  His are 52* & 56* while mine are 54* & 58* vs. the Edisons at 53* & 57*.   He was impressed with the playability of the clubs and said they actually perform slightly better than the Clevelands.  He commented the great looks, great feel, versatility of the dual grind sole along with the performance had him really liking the Edisons.

Some more observations I had while playing them again today is the satin type finish is very appealing to me.  I don't like shiny chrome in a club head, too much reflection distraction for me.  Also the top line is not chunky for a forgiving wedge design.  To my eye the top line looks very similar to my JPX 900 forged irons.  I had a 'toey' hit on a 90 yd shot with the 53 and the distance was still pin high and the line was still within 20' of the cup.  

The cavity design is not huge and eye catching which appeals to my minimalist eye.  I don't like a lot of bling on the back of a club.   The leading edge of the club sits very tight to the turf over the length of the face in set up.  Some wedges I have tried the sole grind would hit the grass  keeping the leading edge off the turf slightly.  

Their performance for me today was again fantastic.  I made three birdies after hitting into the green  with the Edisons and was usually within 15' of the pin.   The next on course test session will probably be Sunday.  If anyone has a test case request please let me know if you want a particular style shot tried out,

[Placasse61]

I posted my unboxing!!! Also took advantage on Thursday 10/26 to play a round. I played with the first tee time group at Maplegate (7:15) and they play ultra-fast 4 some 3:05 and only because I walked, so no time for wedge shot pictures or videos. Beautiful day and was able to play 2 full 51* and 1 full 55* as well as some 10 -15 yard chips with a couple sand shots added in. The first couple of chips were not good just felt sooo different, heavy so decelerated with not good results. After a couple full swings, the feel was better, and the ball came off the club well with that crisp wood bat sound. The trajectory was noticeably lower but did check on the green with not much run out 3-8 feet. The full to 1/2 wedges were all pretty straight (I have a tendency to pull wedges) and were on the green except 1 that I did not stay down on and almost ended up in the next fairway. Looking forward to playing next week with some nice pictures and hopefully some eye candy!!!!!!

[GolfSpy BOS]

10 hours ago, Placasse61 said:

I posted my unboxing!!! Also took advantage on Thursday 10/26 to play a round. I played with the first tee time group at Maplegate (7:15) and they play ultra-fast 4 some 3:05 and only because I walked, so no time for wedge shot pictures or videos. Beautiful day and was able to play 2 full 51* and 1 full 55* as well as some 10 -15 yard chips with a couple sand shots added in. The first couple of chips were not good just felt sooo different, heavy so decelerated with not good results. After a couple full swings, the feel was better, and the ball came off the club well with that crisp wood bat sound. The trajectory was noticeably lower but did check on the green with not much run out 3-8 feet. The full to 1/2 wedges were all pretty straight (I have a tendency to pull wedges) and were on the green except 1 that I did not stay down on and almost ended up in the next fairway. Looking forward to playing next week with some nice pictures and hopefully some eye candy!!!!!!

That’s awesome Pete. Glad you got a chance to play a round with them in that beautiful weather! 
 

curious if you’ve ever tried a flatter lie angle?  I know that lots of times a player struggles with pulling wedges a flatter lie angle can help. 

[Shapotomous]

I played 9 yesterday and i had a few shots into the green with the wedges.  I was about 5 yards too long with them each time but had the lower ball flight working well.  I just need to dial back on the swing slightly given the lower flight and 1* less loft.  The direction of the shots was real good, the ball marks were only about two yards off line from the pin. 

There was nobody behind me so i hit about 20 min of chip shots around the 9th green trying different style shots (dual grind sole) with the 57*.  I was able to close it for bump and run and open it up to hit flop shots and get good contact with each.  I was real happy with the club not bouncing on the flop shots, it slid right along the turf and under the ball.

I havent tried sand shots yet, there are way too many rocks in these traps for that.

[Q22Golf]

Thanks for the early notes! I can’t wait to read how they played compared to your expectations.

[Placasse61]

8 hours ago, GolfSpy BOS said:

That’s awesome Pete. Glad you got a chance to play a round with them in that beautiful weather! 
 

curious if you’ve ever tried a flatter lie angle?  I know that lots of times a player struggles with pulling wedges a flatter lie angle can help. 

I have not played a flatter lie angle or didn't know if I did. I do like how the Edison's set up better than my glides.  I am not sure what lie angle the glides are because they are a secondhand purchase. I will try and measure them for the comparison. I have always been a standard guy, and with my club fitting a couple years ago lie angle never came up. I guess I used a bad fitter!!!!

[Shapotomous]

4 hours ago, Placasse61 said:

I have not played a flatter lie angle or didn't know if I did. I do like how the Edison's set up better than my glides.  I am not sure what lie angle the glides are because they are a secondhand purchase. I will try and measure them for the comparison. I have always been a standard guy, and with my club fitting a couple years ago lie angle never came up. I guess I used a bad fitter!!!!

Do the glides come with a color dot on them like the iron sets?

Can you tell from wear marks if you are hitting the turf toward the heel if the clubhead?  That is a sign for me that a club it too upright.  I can feel the heel catch and the club turns slightly resulting in a left miss.  It might be time to do the sharpie test for lie angle if you havent already.

[GolfSpy BOS]

Speaking of testing...

Got some good swings in with the 45* Wedge versus my Edel PW.  

 

I'll be sharing more later, but I'll say from a sound and feel perspective the Edison competes well with the Edel.  It's not quite as buttery soft, but that could come down to shaft.  Off the bat I prefer the Steelfiber in my irons and the Tour Issue s200 in my MG3 wedges, but that's not to say the KBS is bad, I'm just not familiar with it.  

The Edision has a real nice shape in address position.  You can see from the photos here its a slightly more rounder profile than the boxy and square Edel.  The difference is most easily seen in the rounding of the leading edge and the lower toe section.

 

more to come on the performance of the two on the MLM2Pro!