Post by Richie3Jack on Aug 17, 2012 12:23:51 GMT -5
The Micro Groove HM designs are new to the Wishon line for 2012.
These wedges have more of a modern design than the older Wishon wedges. They also feature the ‘blade-on-blade’ design that Hogan Company loved to make with their irons. Wishon Golf claims that this moves the CoG higher up on the face to allow for a more penetrating ball flight.
In order to combat the move to the conforming grooves, Wishon Golf has created the micro grooves much like Nike and Callaway have done in order to increase spin. But, they have also utilized a horizontal milling process which will create more friction in between the micro grooves in order to help create more spin.
The wedges are made from 8620 carbon steel but are investment cast instead of forged. Still, they feel much like the Vokey designs which are also made from investment cast using 8620 carbon steel.
The wedges do not have a tremendous amount of bounce as it seems to me that more companies are following Edel Golf’s route of increasing the bounce angle. They also require a 0.370 shaft tip and many wedge shafts do not offer that tip size. However, one can use a 0.355 wedge shaft and install it properly using a shim and never notice the difference.
I have the 52° wedge and I like it outside of the head weight. I use 3/8” increments between clubs, even my wedges and this head needs to weigh more like 295 grams instead of 283 grams. It can still be easily matched to MOI, but it will just take a lot of high density lead tape.
3JACK
These wedges have more of a modern design than the older Wishon wedges. They also feature the ‘blade-on-blade’ design that Hogan Company loved to make with their irons. Wishon Golf claims that this moves the CoG higher up on the face to allow for a more penetrating ball flight.
In order to combat the move to the conforming grooves, Wishon Golf has created the micro grooves much like Nike and Callaway have done in order to increase spin. But, they have also utilized a horizontal milling process which will create more friction in between the micro grooves in order to help create more spin.
The wedges are made from 8620 carbon steel but are investment cast instead of forged. Still, they feel much like the Vokey designs which are also made from investment cast using 8620 carbon steel.
The wedges do not have a tremendous amount of bounce as it seems to me that more companies are following Edel Golf’s route of increasing the bounce angle. They also require a 0.370 shaft tip and many wedge shafts do not offer that tip size. However, one can use a 0.355 wedge shaft and install it properly using a shim and never notice the difference.
I have the 52° wedge and I like it outside of the head weight. I use 3/8” increments between clubs, even my wedges and this head needs to weigh more like 295 grams instead of 283 grams. It can still be easily matched to MOI, but it will just take a lot of high density lead tape.
3JACK
