GTATC Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Can anyone help this new golfer understanding what grind is best to play. All these letters got my head mixed up and I’d like to understand what kind of players pick what grind they select and why. I ask this not understanding how complex or easy of an answer this could be. Thanks for the layperson explanation in advance! Quote Raleigh Golf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 The vokey description is pretty basic: Wedge grind is the manipulation or removal of material from the sole of the club, helping to improve contact with the turf or sand. Grinds allow for more creativity and consistency around the green, providing the correct contact on the face, giving you the confidence to flight the ball lower, with more spin. which is best to play is dependent on you and how you use the wedges. The vokey wedge selector is pretty good. Look at what it recommends and the read the description of the grind and its goal. If you don’t open the face and play the face pretty square a standard grind will work. If you like to open the wedge you will probably want things like heel, toe, and trail edge relief so the leading edge sits closer to the ground. GTATC 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue 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: Auditions ongoing Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2, Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTATC Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Thanks man! That’s very helpful!! Quote Raleigh Golf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 For a new golfer I would find a basic grind and learn to play that before trying to get fancy with clubs. Even though I am very confident with my wedges and their grinds sometimes mishits still happen and are frustrating GTATC 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredBoomer Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 (edited) 7 hours ago, GTATC said: Can anyone help this new golfer understanding what grind is best to play. All these letters got my head mixed up and I’d like to understand what kind of players pick what grind they select and why. I ask this not understanding how complex or easy of an answer this could be. Thanks for the layperson explanation in advance! The problem there is that as a new player, you can't possibly know what grinds you need. That's why it's best to start with simple iron set matching wedges. As your game develops, then it will becomes easier to fit you into grinds. An alternate choice, albeit more costly for a beginner, is Cleveland CBX 4 and Smart Sole wedges. As your short game begins its evolution, the Cleveland pitching, chipping, gap, sand, and lob wedge short game set might let you begin with a simple brush stroke for just about everything. The Cleveland wedges use sole width instead of grinds and bounce angles to get you started. The shotmaking techniques don't really begin until you've comfortably got a simple short game under some semblance of control. As you get more sophisticated in your short game, you probably won't need five wedges anymore, and you'll learn to play more versatile wedges with more versatile shotmaking, and then you can fill out the long end of your bag. As a beginner, you don't need too many clubs at the long end. The whole game comes together with time, and at least a few basic lessons will be an even better expenditure than a lot of fancy equipment at the beginning. It's worth the money because you'll enjoy playing more. In simpler terms, it's not time to fine tune equipment yet. You'll enjoy playing more as you find a swing. Inexpensive used clubs and lessons have been the best way to start for a lot of new players. Edited August 9 by RetiredBoomer GTATC, Brian A and BIG STU 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Something I recommend if they still have it at Golf Works is the book by Ralph Maltby called "How Wedges Work" gives a lot of insight in regards to bounce. They did have a video perhaps you could pull it up on U-Tube. cnosil and Headhammer 2 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- - 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R---- Irons 5 thru PW 1980 Macgregor VIP Hogan Apex steel shafts--- SW -- Cleveland 588 56* S-400 Sensicore --- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter 1997 Scotty Cameron Santa Fe Fluted Bulls Eye shaft--- Bag TM Flex Lite Stand---- Yeah I know only 11 clubs G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 On 8/9/2024 at 3:07 PM, RetiredBoomer said: The problem there is that as a new player, you can't possibly know what grinds you need. That's why it's best to start with simple iron set matching wedges. As your game develops, then it will becomes easier to fit you into grinds. An alternate choice, albeit more costly for a beginner, is Cleveland CBX 4 and Smart Sole wedges. As your short game begins its evolution, the Cleveland pitching, chipping, gap, sand, and lob wedge short game set might let you begin with a simple brush stroke for just about everything. The Cleveland wedges use sole width instead of grinds and bounce angles to get you started. The shotmaking techniques don't really begin until you've comfortably got a simple short game under some semblance of control. As you get more sophisticated in your short game, you probably won't need five wedges anymore, and you'll learn to play more versatile wedges with more versatile shotmaking, and then you can fill out the long end of your bag. As a beginner, you don't need too many clubs at the long end. The whole game comes together with time, and at least a few basic lessons will be an even better expenditure than a lot of fancy equipment at the beginning. It's worth the money because you'll enjoy playing more. In simpler terms, it's not time to fine tune equipment yet. You'll enjoy playing more as you find a swing. Inexpensive used clubs and lessons have been the best way to start for a lot of new players. I second the vote for the CBX! They really improved my father’s short game! RetiredBoomer 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdyd Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 https://youtu.be/lhBLq6aB9mM?si=I2becC4iH7cuNCA2 everything you wanted to know about wedges. If you are new to wedges I would pick the standard bounce wedge. Unfortunately different companies have different lettering terminology. personally I want high bounce and maybe wide sole for soft conditions. Wet soft fairways and fluffy sand traps. I generally play in hard fairways, with thin lies, and watered sand traps that often resemble concrete. so I prefer lower bounce. I also like to open up the club face so I like some relieve off the back of the wedge so the leading edge stays low. in some cases you might want to carry an additional lob wedge at 60 or greater. That means one other club will leave the bag. But depending on the course, that additional wedge might be a better option. it will allow a higher softer shot Quote Driver: Paradym AI smoke TD 9* Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 Woods: 3W Paradym AI smoke Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 Hybrids: 2H QI-10 pro PROFORCE V2 Hybrid HL Irons: P790 3-9 recoil dart 95 stiff P770 PW AW .5*strong recoil dart 95 stiff Wedges: MG4 TW 56* recoil dart 95 stiff soft step Putter: Newport 2 Ball: TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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