Eidolon vs. SCOR wedges

[SeeRed]

OK, so I've had my Eidolon wedges in the bag for about two years (ages in golfers terms) and for various reasons am considering replacing them. I want slightly stronger lofts in them for one and should probably just have them bent, but me being a golfer and golfers being who they are, I may want to buy new stuff instead. I can read all about the differences between the Eidolon and SCOR wedges, but am wondering if anyone has directly compared the two in play. I tend to take a heavier divot with my wedges.

[Tyk]

I have not compared the two but I do play Scor now and am expanding that to where I will have Scor in the bag from 9 iron down to 58*. I assume you know that Scor is Eidolon's new brand?

 

As to taking divot's with Scor wedges, I have really not found a lie where the Scor clubs do not perform. I was playing on bent grass all weekend, ripping huge pelts and enjoying the heck out of it! My home course is bluegrass and there I play a shallower swing and they do great there too. I think what I am coming to appreciate most about the Scor clubs is the progressive weighting. Since I play on alot of bluegrass, it is pretty common to catch a ball a couple grooves high on the face. The way the Scor clubs are weighted, they have a little more muscle up a little higher, which means that they do not have the same dead feel and go just as I want even when I catch one a few grooves high. I like this not only with the full swing, but also with little chips and pitches where I close the club down a bit.

 

I guess all I can say is that I was a huge Mizuno MP-R wedge fan, have had 3 sets of those in various lofts. I had a Scratch wedge that I really love, and a Cleveland spin milled thing that was the right loft and performed well but I never really connected with. All those are now in my garage, and my PW and 9 are soon to be Scor as well. So they made my bag and I'm more than pleased with them.

[Super Tuna]

Better distance control with the SCOR's over the Eidolons. Whatever they did in the design, works better with the SCOR's. Aside from a set of Vokey's that I've had dialed in, I've never used a wedge that was so consistent distance wise as the SCOR's and that includes the Eidolons. I've got a number of pictures kicking around where I have multiple shots in a row to a green and the distance between the balls is a 33" putter.

[Tyk]

R.P. there is only one place in Kansas City that carries Scor. Coincidentally (or perhaps not?) they happen to be carried by the best and most respected fitter in town.

 

To keep typing (because I like it!), the V-Sole grind on Scor clubs is really great as well. As I said, I liked the Mizzy MP-R, which has a pretty aggressive trailing edge grind on it. That was why I liked it. In comparison, the V-Sole on Scor is not ground nearly as aggressively as the MP-R. The grind starts a couple millimeters deeper and does not fall of nearly as quickly. What I've found to be the case with this is that the Scor wedge is much easier to set square than the MP-R but there is enough grind that they lay down just as well as the MP-R when opened up for a high flop or out of the heavy river sand common around here. I know I'm a fanboy but they really are the best of both worlds!

[revkev]

Richard,

 

What Tyk said - the other very unique thing about the Scor wedge that hasn't been mentioned here or elsewhere yet is its grip. When I lay my scors next to my Pings the scor grip is an inch longer down the shaft. It actually has two dots on it that make it very easy to grip the club down the same inch, a real inch not a guessed inch, every time. I think that's a part of the distance dialing in that Super Tuna noted. The first few times you do this are wierd because you are in effect on the metal with one of your old wedges but man its easy to get used to and it produces very consistent results.

 

In fact I'm in the process of having two flop shots to play, the standard one gripped normally where I let clubhead speed get the ball way up in the air on a short shot (going over a tree or some such thing to a tight pin by the green. The other one is from the gripped down position, it's for a tight pin that doesn't require as much height but still a steep descent and some spin - it's a crazy shot because it feels like your knuckles will scrape the ground.

 

Of course you could also mark your own grips in some way to gain that consistency with your gripping the club down - I've always had trouble with that. I just marked my driver grip because I need to have that shaft cut down an inch (long story.) At any rate I don't know why I didn't think of this before but it makes sense to have a mark an inch below normal on all of your grips to help with consistency on grip down shots.

 

It will be interesting to see how Eidolon does with its SCOR branding - they are great clubs but TMag also has a wedge on the market with a similar concept and its already won on tour - tough to compete with that machine.

[MattF]

It will be interesting to see how Eidolon does with its SCOR branding - they are great clubs but TMag also has a wedge on the market with a similar concept and its already won on tour - tough to compete with that machine.

 

And there's the rub. TMag have a lot of money to throw at sponsorship whilst Eidolon don't. They rely on word of mouth, like these and other forums, to get their brand out there.

 

Although, I've seen Terry mention that there are some pro's who really liked the wedges and I thought one or some were playing them, not for sponsorship, but just because they liked them so much.

 

I think that when people try the Eidolon/SCOR wedges, the majority really like them, but there are some that, because it doesn't say Vokey or similar, won't give them a chance.

[Tyk]

The one issue I have with Scor is thier pricing. They are priced at the top end of the market, around $150 for a single club, you get a break if you order multiple clubs but it is still more than a typical wedge. Obviously I have decided they are worth it, but that is after winning one and getting to try it. I doubt I would have bought one otherwise. that price point is going to limit their reach.

[Tyk]

The one issue I have with Scor is thier pricing. They are priced at the top end of the market, around $150 for a single club, you get a break if you order multiple clubs but it is still more than a typical wedge. Obviously I have decided they are worth it, but that is after winning one and getting to try it. I doubt I would have bought one otherwise. that price point is going to limit their reach.

[Super Tuna]

Agreed Tyk, the pricing is certainly up there. The one cool thing they will do though is if you order one and then down the road you want two more, they'll apply the multiple club discount at that time for you.

 

Rev: I actually think their original grip is better. The one with the dots from Lamkin is nice and all but the one from UST is idiot proof for gripping down. There's literally a thumb mark every inch so you know exactly how much you're choking down each time. Add that to the Pelz clock method of short game shots and suddenly becomes far easier. I'm actually planning on sticking those grips on my current on order wedges because I like them so much.

[SeeRed]

Good conversation and info gents. Thanks for the replies. I do like my Eidolon wedges, but they are worn and 1+ degrees to high in loft. I know SCOR is the new Eidolon, so to speak, which is why they are at the top of the replacement club list. I am generally usually happy with my wedge play (enough qualifiers there?), so am not quick to change to different clubs.