Wedges
Spin, grinds and the short-game gear worth your money.
43 of the 50 tour bags we track stop at exactly 60 degrees. Tour Edge's new wedge line stops there too
There is a 64-degree wedge on the rack in most golf shops. Across the tour bags we maintain, the highest club is a 60 in the overwhelming majority, the three that go higher do it by a degree and a half at most, and nothing in the set carries a 62, 64 or 66.
By Ross Hamilton
Wet turf wants more bounce, wet sand wants less: the autumn wedge fix that isn't a fourth wedge
The low-bounce wedge that was perfect on firm July turf digs in November, and the 56 you rarely reach for is suddenly the better club. Most golfers buy bounce once and never revisit it, so here is what to actually do about it, short of buying a fourth wedge.
By Ross Hamilton
PING S259 review: the wedge that finally stopped being a Ping-owner's default
PING's 2026 wedge builds on the tour-winning S159 with a groove strategy that changes by loft and six sole grinds across 46 to 62 degrees. The question is whether that is enough to move anyone off a Vokey.
By Ben Marsden
Tour players don't buy wedges as a set. In 32 of the 53 bags we track, they end up with one model anyway
TaylorMade has just relaunched Hi-Toe with five sole grinds, a bet that golfers want one brand for every slot. Our own bag data suggests the tour got there first.
By Ross Hamilton
Hi-Toe 5 vs Vokey SM11: the tall wedge finally gets a grind range
TaylorMade's first forged Hi-Toe arrives with five sole grinds, which is TaylorMade competing on Titleist's own ground for the first time. It still won't look like a Vokey at address, and that decides more than you'd think.
By Jordan Hale
Vokey SM11 vs TaylorMade MG5: grind range against spin that lasts
These are the two default wedges in golf and they're sold on genuinely different premises. One gives you more ways to match your turf; the other keeps its spin longer. Which matters depends entirely on where you practise.
By Ross Hamilton
Golfers replace wedges more than any other club — and almost nobody can tell you why theirs stopped working
A survey of 391 golfers this year put wedges among the highest-turnover clubs in the bag. The odd part is that the thing being replaced usually isn't the thing that's broken.
By Ross Hamilton
Callaway Opus SP review: the wedge in four tour bags while everyone buys Vokey
Callaway's Spin Pocket wedge lands a lower, spinnier flight for about the same money as a Vokey. It is the one I would buy for firm turf and full shots, and the wrong call if your short game lives in soft sand.
By Ben Marsden
Wedge Spin Rate Is the Worst Number to Buy a Wedge On
A 20-wedge spin test separated third place from tenth by about 200 RPM, and put two brands most golfers have never heard of above the entire major-brand field. Here is what to shop on instead.
By Ross Hamilton
Your 60-degree wedge is costing you shots
The club you grab to look like a tour pro is quietly wrecking your short game. For most golfers it should rarely leave the bag.
By Jordan Hale
TaylorMade MG5 review: the wedge that keeps spinning when it matters
Fresh grooves bite hard out of the box — but the real win is how long that spin survives the wet, the rough and the range.
By Ross Hamilton
Vokey's SM11 wedges rethink how spin gets made
Titleist's flagship wedge gets a standardised centre of gravity and a new three-part 'Spin System' — the short-game launch of the year.
By Ross Hamilton
Wedge bounce and grind, explained
The two numbers that decide whether your wedge digs, glides or skips — in plain English, with how to pick yours.
By Ross Hamilton
Titleist Vokey SM11 review: the wedge that wins scorecards
The most-played wedge in golf gets a consistency-first redesign. Here's why getting it fitted matters more than the badge.
By Ross Hamilton
How many wedges do you actually need? (Wedge gapping made simple)
Three? Four? And what lofts? The simple way to set up your scoring clubs so there are no awkward in-between yardages.
By Ross Hamilton
