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$99 AUD for the strike wedge - insane price. nice video.

Great job you old bloke!

Yikes, those numbers just don't add up.

A simple hand towel would do the trick, no?

I like your approach to golf. Enjoying your channel.

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Does it show a graphic of club head strike location?

Nice video. I struggle with any woods so have bought a driving 4i. Getting used to it but when its good its 200y and straight....my 5w, its 200y left or right or topped 4y straight

What size is the toomate

Never too old to get better! I’ve noticed my swing has gotten quicker over the years. Not a full, nice tempo swing of my youth. I ordered some weighted swing trainers on eBay and I’m looking forward to starting a program this winter.

Dumbest training aid ever

Don't forget to get a lovely Phantom 9.5 ;) I like the vid, thnx

Great advice Jon. What’s happened to your Scotty?

Course management is very underrated, great video on the off course planning also, love it.

Great video and suggestions!

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The cheap wedge performed admirably. With the current outrageous cost of clubs something has to be available for the casual golfer. Do you want to see courses closing like in North America? You Brits get hosed on golf costs all round. I guess since you gave up your guns all that hobby money can go to the links. Personally I can't stand Ping clubs they sound terrible and really don't look as good as the other big 5s. Huge bias in your video on this one. 😢

Hole 13 deffo duffed the chip AND 17. Hence the cam cuts and retakes 😂 Even a retake on the 18th putt 😂

Well wedge manufacturers would like you to change your wedges every 50 rounds or so. Unfortunately with the big OEMs charging around 200 gbp per wedge you are looking at 600 quid probably twice a year for a regular golfer. Unless you get your gear for free or have deep pockets most people will have to put up with wedges that are well worn. I have an sm4,5 and 6 in my bag and they will have to do unless i decide to go for a cheapo wedge.

The Ping has significantly more groves than either of the other wedges. I feel like that had to be a factor in the wet test.

Are you still speed training? Saw your old videos where you went from 93 to 102.

Iv watched and read loads of monitor reviews and I think that if you’re going to get one it needs to be something more expensive. There’s no point unless the information is accurate.

Spinning the ball on short chips is my next goal. It seems impossible. Today all I could do was launch high flop shots. Yes they stopped sooner but they weren't backing up or stopping suddenly

Thanks, good inspiration. I am 63 and have dropped from just over 100 mph club head speed to average 96. Am now 1w into Jaacob Bowdens speed program using Speed sticks and Force Pedals and hope after 6w by New Year to have regained a few mph despite the Swedish cold & snow. If so, I will be motivated ro continue inro 2026, which I think is necessary to get long lasting effects. So a combo of your channel and Jaacobs channel&home program is my path forward. Keep up your good work!

How are they a year later?

Course management works well when you have consistent swings and ball striking. If you play with a bunch of mis-hits and your ball is over the place, course management will have minimal impact when your par and bogey shots are taking place off the green

Shafts have a big influence on distance and spin, it would need the same newish shaft in each head to be conclusive, also forged irons can move loft over a couple of years, and may need a bit of a tweak to bring it back to its stamped loft. Still, a good test with interesting numbers.

Is that Ping chipr a 38.5 degree or a 35.5 degree?

Big worry on cheap online clubs is the manufacturing tolerances. The lofts can be way out which really throws everything else. Actually thought the takeway was, keep the old wedge rather than buy a cheap one.

I wonder how an old Ping wedge would perform?

If your always hitting the ground behind the ball with your irons how do you correct this?

Interesting test 👍 I think that if you have money, buy the best. Though you can still play good scores and enjoy golf with cheaper wedges 🙂

Concept of this is good. A fitted wedge should be better. Even that 1 degree flat can be a good difference. I play SM9s and switch every other season. SM4 may be used two years but it is many years old by design. Not a bad thing just isn't their newest (SM10). Cheaper wedges have reduced bounce and degree limits. They do tend to go higher for me when I've tried them. Key is whatever you have practice often and use the ball you tend to play with.

That cheap G-1 is way too underrated. I bought it 4-5 months ago and went several rounds of 18. It performs very well in rainy season (Thailand). The clip doesn't talk much about the build. It is a conforming grooves with milled face. The design looks alike old BV sm wedge. There are no options in terms of bounce and grind, they are given to the specific loft, which imo is like f grind from Vokey Design. I have 60°/8 and just decide to order another 56°/12 to replace my stock iron's 55°sw (RBZ Speedlite) Only con for me is the shaft which doesn't feel responsive to the strike especially in full shot compared to those better shaft like ns pro, dg s200 , but, guys, it's only under $50 😂.

I think you should have also included swing speed in your stats just to give an indication if any of the variance was from that. I also think using same swing speed is unfair as the type of wedge (blade v hollow) will affect smash factor and hence spin. Should have been trying to hit 90 with all and then compare spin

Nothing surprising in there. Mostly click bait.

Spin numbers going up when wet goes against everything I thought I knew.

I tried the shot and to get the 350 yd drive you mentioned in the intro?????

Something old, something new, Something borrowed its up to you how they perform

but all clubs have different grooves mate? how can it be actuall fair to judge them against eacother?

thanks - i dont feel like ill need a new wedge now for a bit!

He should compare a worn wedge with a new version of the worn one.

Sm4 vokey? They’re on sm9 by now. That wedge is at least 5 yrs old. Maybe it only has 2 yrs of usage.

Liked the premise and data presentation of the video. However i think you should have done a wet ball to coincide with them. In theory and practice we can control the club face being dry but cannot with the ball

You got something wrong mate. 2 years old is not old. It's nearly new. My irons must be ancient according to your timescales (Callaway Bigbertha Fusion) 😅 Not watching the video past 2 mins.

Bunker test was trash, should have hit another with the cheap wedge, that was clearly a bad effort

I enjoyed this. I do usually break 90 (probably 80% of the time) => but it made me think about some of the holes where I have the most trouble, often well guarded by bunkers. I take a fair number of doubles on those. I think next time I play, on those 5 or 6 holes, I will not go for GIR but rather leave myself short of trouble with still a chance for par with a good chip and a putt. Thanks.

This test proves nothing.

Sorry had to neg. This could have been good, even with the difference in groove tech being used. But judging by distance from hole :( then not showing the actual shot data only the average :( this is completely bad data and no one should be using this information. Bad show mate. Your channel is growing and I have started watching because i wanted and Ozzie to get a go. But that was bad really bad.

I always dry the face of my wedge before hitting it, if it's wet. Better test would be wet the ball.