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Golf wedges are clubs that are specially tailored and designed for the short game, which makes sense when you consider that approximately 70 percent of shots in a golf game are done from within 150 to 100 yards in. In other words, it is all well and good that you can drive over 250 yards from the tee, but it will not help you in your short game.

Mizuno have been striving to create the best golf equipment in the world since 1906. Mizuno is known to make some of the best quality golf equipment. Even though Mizuno sponsor very few golfers, a strong number of professional golfers use their clubs regardless because of their quality. Golf Buy It Online is the official Mizuno fitting centre for the South West of the UK and their PGA Professional staff is on hand to answer any queries about Mizuno products.

The Mizuno Wedge range available from Golf Buy It Online includes Mizuno Golf MP T-Series Wedges, Mizuno Golf MP R-Series Wedges and Mizuno Golf MX-Series Wedges. All three of these series come in both Chrome as well as Black Nickel options. Black Nickel plating delivers durability and partial rust protection while being softer than traditional chrome. The MP T-Series Wedges feature a straighter leading edge than the R-Series – and unlike Mizuno’s irons, the grooves are CNC precision milled rather than forged which provide the maximum traction allowed by the R&A. MP R-Series Wedges offer a Round face shape with a new, versatile Workshop-Grind Sole for incredible ball control while delivering the purest touch. MX-Series Wedges have precision forged grooves which ensure maximum backspin and control in all conditions.

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The short game is the most important part of the game and an area of the game where huge numbers can be taken off your score. Sadly the short game is an area that is all too often overlooked both in terms of practice and golf equipment. Moreover golfers are using the pitching wedge and sand wedge from their sets rather than looking at the specialist wedges. If we look in Tour Professionals’ Bags we will see that many of them now carry up to 4 wedges. This means they have every distance and every possible shot covered, resulting in them being able to get up and down every time.

We need to follow their lead and carry more wedges to include a Pitching Wedge, Gap Wedge, Sand Wedge and Lob Wedge. This will mean that from 4 -9, GW, PW, SW and LW will have 4 degrees difference per club throughout the set. Most sets of Irons have a PW that is 47 degrees and SW of 56 degrees meaning that we have 8 degrees between our wedges and are therefore actually missing a club.

The market leaders in wedges are Titleist Vokey along with TaylorMade, Ping, Mizuno, and Callaway.

Loft- When selecting loft we should consider four different wedges; the (60 Degree).

Finish- the two different finishes available for the wedges are the Chrome and the Oil Can (Dark). The chrome is for the more traditionalist golfer and the Oil Can make aligning the wedge easier. A white golf ball on a dark face makes it very easy to align the club at the target.

Grooves- another consideration is the groove design. Wedges now come with Spin Grooves which increase the backspin rate of the golf ball which offers more control in to the greens. One thing to consider is that the golf ball wears quicker with the spin grooves.

Bounce- is a very important area to consider and one that many people fail to understand. The bounce angle is the angle between the leading edge and the ground. The lower the bounce the nearer the leading edge is to the ground. Generally Lower Bounce is better on hard ground conditions. If you tend to take big divots with your wedges then the higher bounce will help prevent it.

Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges with the Oil Can finish are cosmetically unique and provide the truly discernible performance option of increased spin, which will you the confidence to successfully execute more challenging short game shots. Vokey Spin Milled wedges have 30% more groove volume than a conventional wedge. This provides a more consistent and higher spin, particularly in grassy and wet conditions. Titleist Golf Vokey Design Spin Wedges are used by top golfers such as Soren Hansen, Robert Karlsson, Mikko Ilonen, Troy Matteson and Ross Fisher so you know that these wedges are top quality. By working with Tour players to create wedges that perform under the most challenging conditions, Titleist have developed a precisely machined, tight tolerance groove that provides the player with increased spin on both full and partial wedge shots. The spin generated with the Vokey Spin Milled wedges is unbelievable, and is highly recommended for wedge play into the green. Vokey Spin Milled wedges give you the confidence to improve your game.