Bown's Opinion

Monday, September 07, 2009

Rain and lighting at the 500 Club

Played the 500 club Saturday.  Started raining on us on 11 which is a short par 3 that goes way up hill.  Got done with 11 and it really started coming down on the tee on 12.  So we kept playing teed off, got down to our balls on the fairway and as we were hitting up onto the green a night bolt of lighting cracked just above and to the east of us.  Putted out and got under a bathroom until it let up a little and we could make a run for it.

Crazy round.  Had a good one going as well.  If it weren't for the lighting and the greens turning into lakes we could have kept playing.  Still had a good time.

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Cleveland Vs. Titlist Wedges

So I have been playing Cleveland wedges for a couple of months now.  Have to say I love them.  I bought brand new 56 and 60 degree wedges about 2 months ago and a 52 and 48 shortly there after.  Haven't had any issue spinning them or getting them to release depending on what I am doing.  I actually tend to spin my clubs 6 iron and up a lot.  When hitting a 6 iron or up into a green the ball mark is usually within 3 feet of the ball, my wedges on 3/4 to full shots usually spin back a a few inches to a few feet.

So I have been reading a lot of info online about the different wedges, Cleveland, Callaway and Titlist.  The majority of the info I have read is that the Clevelands are the most difficult to generate spin.  This peaked my curiosity, so today I picked up a Titlist Vokey Spin Milled 56.8 wedge.  I live in Phoenix and the lies are pretty thin usually and I don't leave a lot of divot so the 8 degree bounce is what I prefer, right now. 

I have not gotten a chance to go hit the new Vokey wedge against my Cleveland, which is also a low bounce 56 degree wedge.  I have done some short chipping in the backyard, they both feel the same.  Tomorrow afternoon I plan to hit the range and the chipping green and see how they do.  I will also take both with me to the course next weekend. 

I'll keep you posted.

(Next maybe a Callaway 56 C-Grind?)

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