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| Condition: | New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Club Type: | Wedge |
| Shaft Material: | Steel | Brand: | Callaway |
| Flex: | Wedge | Loft: | Sand Wedge |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed |
This is your last chance to play the highest spinning wedge ever. Bold claim right? Well, I do have some data to back up the claim. Below are the results of a test between wedges conforming to the old groove rule and the new one. The data is not well organized, I had to cut and paste it from a golfwrx website since we can't post links here. You can find the original article if you search "wedge shoot out".The bottom line is that on full shots from the fairway, there isn't much difference between any of the brands or whether they conform to the new or old rule. But on partial shots from the fairway and full or partial shots from the rough, you'll see the Callaway w/MD grooves not only spins more than the other old rule wedges, but WAY more than the new rule wedge. It isn't even close. Please note these old rule wedges can be played legally through 2024 except for professional and some higher level amateur events. And you can fool your playing buddies who will think you have superior technique! This model/loft/bounce/groove/finish combination is never seen new and hasn't been for a few years. This wedge has the vintage finish which is no finish and spins even more than the chromed version because the chrome actually dulls the sharp edges of the grooves. This club has never struck a ball, but has been banged around a bit in my spare club bag. +++++++++++From the golf shop that did robot testing...Below is an excerpt from a local golf store that regularly conducts test on equipment (Uinta Golf). Uinta sells all the clubs listed, so there is no incentive to distort the data..... read on if interested....We decided to test several different wedge designs vs. the Titleist Vokey C-C wedge, which will conform to the new groove rules. We did a little research and learned how the USGA did their robot testing (they have the same robot that we do) to simulate rough, and then began our tests.Full Sand Wedge: Fairway Shots (No Rough)First, we decided to see what happens on a full shot with a sand wedge shot. All wedges except the Titleist Vokey Spin Milled C-C wedges have the current (more fun) grooves. Here were the results…Wedge ModelGroovesSpin Rate (RPM)Cleveland CG15Current Rule13,589Titleist Vokey Spin Milled CCNew Rule13,431TaylorMade TP ZCurrent Rule13,370Cleveland CG12Current Rule13,328Mizuno MP T-10Current Rule13,315Titleist Vokey 2009 Spin MilledCurrent Rule13,204PING TourCurrent Rule12,988Callaway X-Forged MD (Mac Daddy Grooves)Current Rule12,918 As you can see, no real differences here. Oddly enough, the C-C wedge actually had the second-highest spin on shots from the fairway (no rough). Full Sand Wedge: Shots from the RoughWedge ModelGroovesSpin Rate (RPM)Callaway X-Forged MD (Mac Daddy Grooves)Current Rule6,087PING TourCurrent Rule4,531Titleist Vokey 2009 Spin MilledCurrent Rule4,360TaylorMade TP ZCurrent Rule4,314Cleveland CG12Current Rule3,728Cleveland CG15Current Rule3,641Mizuno MP T-10Current Rule3,481Titleist Vokey Spin Milled CCNew Rule2,740 This is where we begin to see some major differences in all of the wedges tested! A couple of things stand out here.The new grooves definitely spin less out of the rough - 770 rpm's less than the next closest wedge (the MP T-10) and more than 3,000 rpm's less than the best performing wedge (the Mac Daddy). Notice how much higher the Callaway X-Forged MD wedge spins out of the rough compared to all of the other wedges? This result really surprised us.After looking at the data from the full sand wedge shots, we decided to look into what would happen on a 50-yard pitch shot. We wondered if we would see any different trends.50-Yard Pitch Shot: Fairway (No Rough)Wedge ModelGroovesSpin Rate (RPM)Cleveland CG15Current Rule7,770Titleist Vokey 2009 Spin MilledCurrent Rule7,533Cleveland CG12Current Rule7,461Callaway X-Forged MD (Mac Daddy Grooves)Current Rule7,454PING TourCurrent Rule7,414TaylorMade TP ZCurrent Rule7,367Mizuno MP T-10Current Rule7,328Titleist Vokey Spin Milled CCNew Rule4,987All of the current-groove wedges performed similarly, but the Titleist C-C wedge (new grooves) spun significantly less on a 50-yard pitch from the fairway at least 2,300 rpms less spin than any of the current-groove wedges.50-Yard Pitch Shot: Shots from the RoughWedge ModelGroovesSpin Rate (RPM)Callaway X-Forged MD (Mac Daddy Grooves)Current Rule4,405TaylorMade TP ZCurrent Rule2,548Titleist Vokey 2009 Spin MilledCurrent Rule2,427PING TourCurrent Rule2,093Mizuno MP T-10Current Rule2,019Cleveland CG12Current Rule2,012Cleveland CG15Current Rule1,909Titleist Vokey Spin Milled CCNew Rule1,690Once again, you can see a big difference compared to most wedges. How about those MAC DADDY GROOVES?! I had to grill our robot technician to make sure that the data was correct. I assume we will be selling a few more Callaway wedges after looking at those numbers!