Why Vokey’s latest WedgeWorks release is so unique | Fully Equipped

Last week, Vokey added to its WedgeWorks lineup with a new offering unlike anything it’s offered through the program before.

The new Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks 44F wedge isn’t a new or previously Tour-only grind, but it will now provide a very interesting option for golfers with stronger lofted iron sets.

And one of those golfers who plans on testing out the new option is Fully Equipped’s Wadeh Maroun.

When Maroun and the rest of our gear team went out to Carlsbad for our annual content trip, Maroun came back with a new Vokey 46-degree pitching wedge that is now his go-to club from inside 120 yards.

“Just truly understanding the utility, like what the utilitarian aspect of wedges are and how you’re meant to utilize them properly, and then when I got fit into the 46-degree, and it’s just changed my wedge game to the point of like from 120 yards down,” he said on this week’s episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped.

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Vokey is adding this wedge to the lineup as so many better players like Maroun, a 3-handicap, are playing irons with strong lofts. Even in Titleist’s own T-series iron lineup, only the T100’s pitching wedge matches the Vokey 46.10F for loft, while the T150, T200 and T350 irons all have stronger pitching wedges.

Maroun’s current irons have a 45-degree pitching wedge, which he could match by bending his 46.10F strong, but that would cause him to lose bounce, which makes a wedge more prone to digging. Now with a 44F, he could weaken it to match his set and add bounce.

“I think it makes a lot of sense. Like why get a 46-degree and de-loft it when you can get a 44-degree and add loft to it if you want to?” he said. “And there are a lot of people out there that do want to have something that can be a little bit more to them than just a flip wedge or what have you. So I think it’s a cool thing.”

Maroun noted that the specialty pitching wedge may not be for everyone, but the release underscores Vokey’s apparent quest to make sure they have an option for everyone. Vokey SM10 wedges already offer more loft and grind combinations than any other OEM at retail.

“I mean, they cover all of those little niches that you just don’t see offerings from anybody else,” fellow co-host Kris McCormack said. “And I mean, no exception here with this new 44. Like there are players out there that just prefer the shape and the feel and the utility of a traditional type of wedge. And now you have an opportunity to replace a pitching wedge.”

For more from Maroun and McCormack, including details on Scottie Scheffler’s new driver testing, listen to the full podcast here or watch it below.

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