FSHRJMPN Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I have KBS max 65 in my PXG Gen 6 irons. What shafts will match up for my wedges? I have tried several wedges and am now playing Vokeys. However, I have recently picked up a 52 degree Epon Tour Wedge with Nippon's NS Pro Modulus3 105 and love it. However, I am unsure if the shaft is the best match. I am senior golfer and have slower swing speed at about 85 mph in my Driver. On paper it seems like a big jump in weight (from 65 in irons to aprox 111 or so). I am replacing my Vokey wedges with Epon Tour and need to decide on shafts. Nippon evidently makes only 1 flex in its mod3 105 shaft. Suggestions and comments will be appreciated. Thanks, FSHRJMPN Titleist TS2 Driver, 50 g graphic shaft Titleist 915F 3Wood, 55g graphite shaft Titleist 816 H1 hybrids (19,23,25,27 lofts) with 70g graphite shafts PXG 0311P Gen 6 irons (7 through PW) with KBS Max 65 graphite Epon Wedge Tour Wedges (48, 52, 56) now with NS Pro modulus 3 Tour 105 Owengeorge13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GolfSpy_APH Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 We just had a great call with Jacob Clarke. Lead designer for the new PING s159 wedges. We asked him about shafts and his thought was to match closely to your iron shafts in terms of weight. If you only use a wedge for full shots then go with your iron shaft. KC Golf, J7Hawkins, Javs and 9 others 8 4 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said: We just had a great call with Jacob Clarke. Lead designer for the new PING s159 wedges. We asked him about shafts and his thought was to match closely to your iron shafts in terms of weight. If you only use a wedge for full shots then go with your iron shaft. I use the TT dynamic gold tour 120’s stiff in all my irons. sirchunksalot, ZJeb67, Cayetano and 1 other 3 1 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsjustagame Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I'm a senior golfer and use the same graphite shaft in my wedges and other irons- Recoil 680. Works just fine. jbern, William P, Cayetano and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatshot Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Senior golfer here as well. I use 75 gram graphite in all of my irons, but I want my sand and lob wedges to feel heavier than the rest. My 54* and 58* are Maltby components shafted with two Ping TFC100 regular flex shafts, and for some reason they DO feel heavier, even though they're 75 gr. as well. When it's time to change out the heads, I plan to keep those Ping shafts and install them in the new ones....probably Maltby again! sirchunksalot, Kenny B, jbern and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Ping G, 12*, Senior Flex Woods: Orlimar Trimetal +, 20* and 26* /Taylormade 300 Series 23* Hybrid: Maltby STi, 24* Irons: Maltby PTM, 6-PW Wedges: Indi SuperGap 49* Maltby M-Series 54* and 58* Putter: Maltby PTM-5 mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I have 85g shafts in my irons. I have the same shaft in my PW and GW and put Accra Iwedge 90gr shafts in my 2 vokey wedges. The stock shaft in the vokeys was just too much of a weight transition so I went closer in weight. I am not a senior golfer, swing 105+, and just like the feel of lighter shafts. Kenny B, William P, jbern and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: XCG7 Beta 15* w/Fujikura Fuel Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7Hawkins Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 This so awesome I just posted yesterday about this same conundrum. I play a heavy shaft s400 (132g) in my wedges but have a lighter shaft Elevate 95 (98g) in all the rest of my irons and I’m trying to figure out what I want to switch the irons to to give a similar feel to the wedges. Not sure I’ll go as far as matching the S400 across the set but I do think something in the 120g range makes sense. William P, jbern and sirchunksalot 3 Quote Driver: g410 (Mitsubishi Tensei Orange 65g) | Mini Driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper (Kai’Li Blue 70g) | 3 Wood: LTDx (Project X HZRDUS Smoke IM10) | Utility Iron: Sub70 699 v2 Utility (20° Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 90g)) | XCOR2 0211 5-GW (DG Tour Series S300) | Wedges (52, 56, 60): T22 Blue Ion (DG Tour Series S400) | Putter: Versa Double-Wide Blade (Stroke Lab shaft) | Ball: RB Tour X Baseball player turned golf addict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Beach Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Bottom line one of the most important things about wedges is your feel for distance. Whatever feels best and gets you closest is the right choice. Heavier is sometimes better for those who lack feel. Quote Driver Ai Smoke Max 9* set at 8* 3 FW Ai Smoke HW Ai Smoke Hybrid G430 Irons Callaway Apex 21 Forged CB Putter Ping Answer 2 PLD Wedges Titleist Vokey SM9 56M and 60S Ball, Vice Pro-Plus Handicap 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 9 hours ago, FSHRJMPN said: I have KBS max 65 in my PXG Gen 6 irons. What shafts will match up for my wedges? I have tried several wedges and am now playing Vokeys. However, I have recently picked up a 52 degree Epon Tour Wedge with Nippon's NS Pro Modulus3 105 and love it. However, I am unsure if the shaft is the best match. I am senior golfer and have slower swing speed at about 85 mph in my Driver. On paper it seems like a big jump in weight (from 65 in irons to aprox 111 or so). I am replacing my Vokey wedges with Epon Tour and need to decide on shafts. Nippon evidently makes only 1 flex in its mod3 105 shaft. Suggestions and comments will be appreciated. Thanks, FSHRJMPN Titleist TS2 Driver, 50 g graphic shaft Titleist 915F 3Wood, 55g graphite shaft Titleist 816 H1 hybrids (19,23,25,27 lofts) with 70g graphite shafts PXG 0311P Gen 6 irons (7 through PW) with KBS Max 65 graphite Epon Wedge Tour Wedges (48, 52, 56) now with NS Pro modulus 3 Tour 105 My current bag makeup has the same DG120 shafts in my irons and all my wedges. I felt that the consistency was key across the board. This next go round will be slightly different as I'm transitioning to graphite and lowering the weight. I'm likely going to look at a slightly heavier shaft of the same make/model for my wedges, and possibly a lighter flex. If I go with 95g Stiff in my irons, I may look at 105g Regular for my wedges for the added feel that lighter flex adds. I don't do full swings with my SW and LW, that's why I'm looking to make this change. The pro's usually do something similar, or at least they lower the flex in their wedges for that added feel. The heavier part may or may not be the choice, but I am definitely thinking about the lighter flex. sirchunksalot 1 Quote In My Sun Mountain C-130 'merica Cart Bag: Driver: BRNR Mini Driver, 11.5*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Fairway: 949x 3w, 15*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Fairway: 949x 5w, 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Hybrid: 939x 4H (21*), Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Black, 90g Irons: 101's, 5-PW, DG120 S300 Wedges: 286 @ 50*, JBFG @ 54* & 60*, DG120 S300 Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet @ 35", Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, Desert Camo Ball: Tour & Testing Vero X1 Technology: H4 w/ Tags, Pro L2 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Golf Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 While I like a slightly heavier wedge shaft than my irons. I use a lighter shaft than I used to and it’s been better for me. I think shaft stiffness is important too. I find slightly softer is better so it works better for partial wedge shots. But I think swing weight is important variable too. Hoping to try different wedge shafts outdoors this year to see what works for me. sirchunksalot 1 Quote TSR 3 9.0 Autoflex 405x (MGS Tester ‘24) / GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff TSi 3 15.0 GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff Utility 2 Iron 18.0 - Nippon NS Pro 650GH Stiff / TS3 21 Hybrid Tensei AV Blue 65 HY Stiff 5 - 9 101T Irons - KBS Tour Lite Stiff - Official Tester 2023 Vokey SM9 46 F - 10 BV105 Vokey SM9 52 F - 12 Nippon NS Pro 950 Stiff Vokey Forged 56 M - 10 DG S200 MG3 60 - 12 - Nippon NS Modus3 Tour 105 Stiff Scotty Special Select - Squareback 2 - 35” / Super Stroke Slim 3.0 Z-Star Diamond Players 4 bag Official Tester - 2021 & Current MCC Plus 4 Sensor / Club Sensor User Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbern Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 If you like the heavier shaft in the wedges and there aren't gapping issues, than go for it. I have the same weight shaft in irons (Project X 6.0 120g) through wedges (KBS Tour 120 S). It works well for me that way and I don't have any gapping issues. I tried lighter weight shafts on previous wedges and lost some control of the face. At the time, I also hit the 52* wedge only 5 yds shorter than my irons set 47* PW because I could swing the lighter weight 52* wedge faster. Sonny Beach and sirchunksalot 2 Quote WITB (link to detailed post here): Driver: LTDx 9* (ProjectX BlueSmoke Stiff) Fairway metals: 3W TSR2 14.25* (ProjectX BlueSmoke Stiff) | 5W Gen4 0341XF (Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 75 S) Hybrid: 4H Gen4 0317XF (Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 75HY S) Irons: 659 CB 5-AW (Project X Rifle 6.0) Wedges: 286 54* & 58* (KBS Tour 120 S) Putter: AL-6 armlock | Unofficial review here | DF3 OFFICIAL MEMBER REVIEW HERE Ball: pro drip: red & blue | Tour S Pushcart: 4.0 | '23 MGS Clicgear 4.0 Pushcart Tester | Link here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 All depends on what one likes. I have done heavier and same flex. Same weight and slightly softer flex. same across the board sirchunksalot 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckZ Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I play the same shafts in my Vokey wedges that I have in my Titleist T350 irons. AMT Red R300 Shafts. Was fitted this and love them. Quote Driver - TSi3 10.75* - Fujikura Speeder 661 TR Fairway - TSi2 14.25* - Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 6.1 Fairway - TSR1 17.0* - Fujikura Vista Pro 65S Hybrid - TSR1 19.0* - Fujikura Atmos Red Tour 75 Hybrid - TSR1 23.0* - Fujikura Atmos Red Tour 75 Irons - T350 (2023) - 5-48W - True Temper AMT Red 95g-107g Wedges - Vokey SM9 - 52.08F, 56.10S, 58.08M ** GolfPride MCC +4 Midsize Grips (all woods/irons/wedges) Putter - 2023 Scotty Cameron Super Select Squareback 2 35" ** Superstroke 1.0 Pistol Grip Golf Ball - TITLEIST - Prov1 (2023) Golf Bags - TITLEIST - Cart 14 (black), Mid Size Tour (black/white) Golf Glove - FootJoy (StaSof), Shoes, Apparel and Outerwear Rangefinder - Bushnell Pro XE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 16 hours ago, FSHRJMPN said: I have KBS max 65 in my PXG Gen 6 irons. What shafts will match up for my wedges? I have tried several wedges and am now playing Vokeys. However, I have recently picked up a 52 degree Epon Tour Wedge with Nippon's NS Pro Modulus3 105 and love it. However, I am unsure if the shaft is the best match. I am senior golfer and have slower swing speed at about 85 mph in my Driver. On paper it seems like a big jump in weight (from 65 in irons to aprox 111 or so). I am replacing my Vokey wedges with Epon Tour and need to decide on shafts. Nippon evidently makes only 1 flex in its mod3 105 shaft. Suggestions and comments will be appreciated. Thanks, FSHRJMPN Titleist TS2 Driver, 50 g graphic shaft Titleist 915F 3Wood, 55g graphite shaft Titleist 816 H1 hybrids (19,23,25,27 lofts) with 70g graphite shafts PXG 0311P Gen 6 irons (7 through PW) with KBS Max 65 graphite Epon Wedge Tour Wedges (48, 52, 56) now with NS Pro modulus 3 Tour 105 I am also a senior 77 y.o. and playing 2002 MacGregor irons. I replaced the original TT Dynamic Gold S300 shafts with Nippon N.S. Pro Zelos 8 R steel shafts at 84g. Even though the Nippons are listed as R flex, they spec out more like an L flex, which fits my swing better than the heavier steel shafts. I keep experimenting with graphite shafts for my irons, but prefer the steel. My set PW is 48º so I use Callaway 54º SW and a 60º LW which I ordered with KBS Tour 90 regular flex. Weighs 95g. I like a slightly heavier feel in wedges but I really never hit a full shot with either the SW or LW. All of these wedge shots are “feel” shots so it doesn’t really matter if the shafts are the same as my irons. It’s whatever you get used to. sirchunksalot 1 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...
Donn lost in San Diego Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Me be senior too. But I have steel shafts in my wedges. I am still reg flex on everything except 3 wood and driver. Recoil F3 70 or 60 grams in Ping I 500 irons. I did try a PXG wedge with a KBS reg flex but it was way too stiff and probably too heavy. Most wedges are made to go with a TT Dynamic Gold wedge shaft and I am fine to leave it alone. I have a 52 degree and a 60 degree Mizuno, both classic style GFF. And an ancient original Ben Hogan sand wedge, the Sure Out, 56 degree, with a bounce-sole bigger than a grapefruit, on the Hogan Apex red label wedge shaft. Quote Drv: PXG 0211 10.5 deg, Evnflo Riptide CB 40 gram A flex; and 2004 Callaway 454 Ti 10 deg on RCH 65 regular flex. 3W: Callaway Steelhead Xr Tensei Blue CK 55 gram A flex. 5W : Titleist TSi 1 on Aldila Ascent 40 regular flex. Driving Iron: Mizuno MP 18 MMC Fli-Hi 3i 18 degree, Recoil 95 reg flex. 4 iron: GFF Mizuno Fly-Hi, 24 degree hollow body. 5 Hybrid: Mizuno 2017 version JPX Fli-Hi wave tech, Recoil ESX 460 reg flex. 6 - PW: Ping I 500, on Recoil Smacwrap ES 760, reg flex. Wedges: 52/9 GFF Mizuno S5; Lob: 60/6 GFF Mizuno T7; Sand: old 56/12 Hogan Sure Out, heavy sole, Apex shaft. Chipper: Ancien Regime Don Martin "Up n In" brass/bronze. Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab "R" Ball, face balanced, 2 piece, Stroke Lab multi material shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGrey Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 When buying wedges of the shelf they usually seem around 90's to 105's in weight. I couldn't ever go with that weight in my irons. I do not have any gapping issues as my irons are 70 and wedges are 95 Aerotech Steelfibers. I like the heavier feel in my wedges as it makes a big difference hitting out of the rough/sand and still wanting the height. I have always played heavier weight wedges over my irons as what makes the biggest difference is make sure you have the gaps correctly spaced. KC Golf 1 Quote Driver: G430 Max 10 w/ VA Composites Nemesys 45 3W: Darkspeed Max w/UST Mamiya LIN-Q-M40X Red 5/7 W: Paradym w/ HZRDS 60 5 thru PW : i530 5-PW w/ AXIOM 75 shafts Wedges: RTX 6 Full face 48*, 54* w/ i95 SteelFiber shafts Puter: GREEN DF3 w/Black 34" w/ BGT Stability ONE w/Press II 3 grip (Back-up) E2 34" w/ BGT Stability Fire shaft midsize Black Pure Grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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