Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks A grind: What you need to know

The Titleist Vokey wedge lineup keeps expanding, and this time it’s another familiar option coming back into the fold.

For those with a deft touch around the greens and precise hands, Vokey has added the A grind back to the Vokey WedgeWorks offerings.

The A grind provides another low-bounce lob wedge option for players seeking a wedge that will glide quickly through the turf or allow them to flight the ball higher out of firm turf and bunkers. It was last available as a WedgeWorks option in 2023, but hasn’t been option since the release of the SM10 wedges.

The grind was born out of a collaboration between Vokey Tour rep Aaron Dill and 2006 U.S. Open winner Geoff Ogilvy, who was looking for a wedge that could get the through the turf faster than his 4-degree bounce L grind lob wedge.

Dill’s solution was to take the L grind and smooth out the grind lines, removing the ribbon on the sole.

“I spoke with Geoff, and we got on the topic of Australian golf courses and how they compared to courses in America and around the world,” Dill said. “I asked him some specific questions which resulted in an idea to design another lob wedge grind option that complemented the firm links-style conditions that players face — not just in Australia and Europe — but globally. Geoff has always been a low bounce player in his 60-degree, so I took his 60 L grind wedge and removed the ribbon, resulting in a grind that moves through the turf quickly with very little resistance.”

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For every shot, every lie, every course, there’s a grind fit for your swing. Finding the right grind to match your swing and playing conditions will give you the best turf interaction, contact and shot performance. Master Craftsman Bob Vokey has spent decades crafting, developing and improving his tour proven grinds to fit players of all levels. Anyone can manufacture a wedge, but it takes a master to turn a piece of high-performance technology into an instrument of creative control. Bob’s six tour-proven grinds are designed to offer maximum creativity, versatility and consistency, all meticulously developed through years of working with the best players in the world. PROGRESSIVE CENTER OF GRAVITY SM9 features a progressive center of gravity (CG) throughout the lofts, which optimizes ball flight, accuracy and forgiveness. Using tapered top lines and varied hosel lengths, the Vokey R&D team has raised the height of the CG in the higher lofts, which promotes a lower, more controlled flight. The CG is also forward of the face, resulting in increased MOI, exceptional feel and a club face that simply wants to square up at impact. SPIN MILLED GROOVES SM9’s patented Spin Milled grooves are meticulously engineered through a new cutting process to maximize spin and durability. The process starts by cutting the face perfectly flat with a high-speed saw. Then every groove is individually cut based on loft and finish; low lofts (46°-54°) are designed with narrower, deeper grooves, while higher lofts (56°-62°) have wider, shallower grooves. Micro-grooves are individually cut in between grooves, which maximize spin on partial shots. A proprietary heat treatment is applied to the impact area which doubles the durability of the groove without impacting feel, making it the most durable groove in golf. The process is only complete when every Vokey wedge is 100% inspected for utmost quality and performance.

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Another notable user of the A grind is another U.S. Open Champion, the 2023 winner Wyndham Clark. Clark rotates between both the 58A and 60A grind wedges, both bent to 59 degrees, which adds a degree of bounce to the 58-degree, and removes a degree of bounce from the 60-degree, depending on course conditions.

Two years ago at Los Angeles Country Club, Clark went with the lower bounce 60A (bent to 59) for his breakthrough victory and used it on his key up-and-down on the 11th hole during the final round.

“[The turf] was so firm, and I knew with my wedge that I have that’s very low bounce, I knew I could hit the shot… It was an amazing shot,” Clark said. “This was probably difficulty wise, the hardest up-and-down I had all week, and I’d say probably the best up-and-down of my career.” 

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The new WedgeWorks A grind differs from the previously released WedgeWorks A+ grind with a narrower sole and less effective bounce.

WedgeWorks offerings also feature all the same technology SM10 line has to offer, such as optimized CG locations based on loft and new TX9 grooves which are cut narrower and deeper on stronger lofted wedges and wider and shallower on the higher lofts.

There are also numerous customization options from shafts and grips to custom engravings and ferrules.

Vokey WedgeWorks A grind is available starting Jan. 28 through Vokey.com and golf shops worldwide. It will be offered in 58- and 60-degree lofts with a raw finish for $225.

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