The script needs to be acquainted to you. The second 12 months of most product lifecycles brings some kind of refresh. Irons get a recent coat of black or generally blue (however by no means Slate Blue, it seems) paint and new grinds usually discover their method into wedge lineups.
For Vokey, Yr Two of SM10 wedges offers a possibility to develop its already spectacular matrix of loft and grind mixtures, albeit with one thing acquainted.
Low Bounce Okay joins the matrix
To kick off 2025, Vokey is bringing its beforehand WedgeWorks-only Low Bounce Okay Grind to the retail SM10 lineup.
We’ve written about Low Bounce Okay earlier than. Your fast refresher is that LBK is Vokey’s lowest-bounce (six levels), wide-sole wedge. You too can consider it as Vokey’s most forgiving low-bounce lob wedge.
The overall thought is that the low-bounce model of the Okay Grind affords the greenside versatility of a low-bounce wedge however the extensive sole offers extra forgiveness than is typical for a low-bounce choice.
Within the wedge world, an excellent little bit of forgiveness comes from sole grind and there’s at all times some trade-off between forgiveness and flexibility.
Vokey Low Bounce Okay versus the others
For the sake of comparability, Vokey’s most versatile grind, the T Grind, sits tight to the bottom. With a slender sole, beneficiant heel and trailing-edge aid, it nonetheless sits tight, even when laid open.
The T usually requires a deft contact because it tends to dig when supply is lower than exact. That’s very true in softer turf situations.
The Low Bounce Okay doesn’t supply the identical heel and trailing-edge aid however with the low bounce, it nonetheless sits comparatively near the bottom and is much much less liable to digging.
To finish our comparability, Vokey’s different low-bounce lob wedge – the L Grind – sits between T and LBK on the versatility-to-forgiveness continuum.
Should you are likely to play nearly all of your greenside photographs with a sq. face however nonetheless want one thing to navigate tighter lies or delicate bunkers, the low-bounce Okay is perhaps the one.
About these bunkers
The Okay Grind has developed a fame for being excellent from bunkers which is why it’s generally described because the “final bunker membership” (at the least amongst critical wedges). That’s true for the unique (high-bounce) Okay however there’s one thing to that for Low Bounce Okay as effectively. With that in thoughts, Vokey needs to verify golfers perceive that Okay grind (no matter bounce) isn’t simply a bunker membership.
Consider the Okay Grind because the Vokey wedge for golfers who can’t bunker good and wanna do different wedge stuff good, too.
The purpose is that in contrast to among the specialty bunker (and chipper) stuff on the market, the Low Bounce Okay is a completely practical wedge that can be utilized anyplace on the course.
Fairway, tough, bunker … Low Bounce Okay can deal with all of it.
The upside of going mainstream
With Low Bounce Okay going mainstream, there are a couple of added advantages for golfers.
Wider availability: As a beforehand WedgeWorks-only providing, I’m unsure what number of golfers are conscious the Low Bounce Okay Grind even exists. With higher distribution ought to come higher consciousness. That’s an excellent factor as I believe that is a type of semi-niche choices that’s in all probability extra area of interest than it needs to be.
Extra end choices: Except the end is the factor (and it normally isn’t), WedgeWorks drops are usually out there in uncooked end solely. That’s to say there isn’t a end.
As a part of the retail lineup, you may get the Vokey SM10 Low Bounce Okay in Tour Chrome, Jet Black and Nickel finishes. You’ll be able to nonetheless get uncooked however that’s via customized solely.
Cheaper price: WedgeWorks choices command a premium value and whereas I’m unsure anyone will say $189 for a wedge is a discount, it’s lower than what you needed to pay beforehand to get a Low Bounce Okay.
Specs, Choices, Availability
The Vokey SM10 Low Bounce Okay Grind wedge is accessible in 58 and 60 levels. The inventory shaft is a True Mood Dynamic Gold S200 and the inventory grip is a Titleist Common 360.
As with all Vokey Wedges, the SM10 Low Bounce Okay could be custom-made to your tastes. Choices embody:
- Eight distinctive toe engravings
- A number of stamping choices: 10-character Straight/Freestyle stamping; 15 characters across the toe; and two traces of 10 characters every
- Customized paint-fill: Loft and grind markings and BV Wings brand
Vokey wedges can be customized ordered together with your selection of shafts, grips, shaft bands and ferrules.
Retail value for the Vokey SM10 Okay Grind wedge is $189. Accessible March 7.
For extra data, go to Vokey.com.
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