It’s obvious enough but it’s worth mentioning that a limitation of set-matching wedges is that they’re almost invariably designed to look like the rest of the iron set (go figure). “A specialty wedge is designed for versatility in a way a set wedge isn’t.” – Jeremy Stone, Director of Marketing, Vokey Wedges Admittedly, stock pitching wedge grinds won’t give you the ability to manipulate the face around the green quite like a C or M Grind does but it will allow for a bit more creativity than the typical set wedge.
If you use your pitching wedge greenside or for long bunker shots, you may appreciate the little bit of sole camber and trailing-edge relief common to most specialty wedges. The other argument for a specialty pitching wedge is greater versatility. Chris dumped his set wedge a few years ago and hasn’t looked back. “The ball comes out significantly lower even on chip shots,” says Mizuno’s Chris Voshall. Not only will you experience fewer jumpers, but the trajectory will come down as well. If you’ve had your fill of fliers with your set-matching wedge, you should definitely consider dumping it for a specialty wedge. If you’ve always played the set pitching wedge, there’s a good chance you always will. I’m not saying that set wedges are for older golfers and specialty wedges are for the kids but it’s a reasonable inference that golfers, regardless of ability, are largely creatures of habit. It’s likely no coincidence that when Mizuno builds sets for younger professionals, the majority choose a specialty pitching wedge.
Among the top 40 in the world, nearly to a man, those younger than 35 carried a specialty pitching wedge while those over 35 favored the set wedge. What’s fascinating is that a couple of years ago when Mizuno looked at specialty wedge usage on Tour, it found an unexpected dividing line. To put some names on it, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth are both Vokey guys while Webb Simpson prefers the set-matching Titleist pitching wedge.Ĭonversely, Mizuno says the majority of its Tour staff plays set-matching wedges. 1 Wedge Brand on Tour) guys carry a specialty pitching wedge instead of the matching-set wedge. While the numbers fluctuate from week to week, over a course of a season, roughly 66 percent of Vokey (the No. At some point, we’ll survey our readers to find the answer but, for now, we’ll rely on the PGA TOUR.
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