Back in April, we reviewed the new Edel wedges. Premium craftsmanship, but more than “just a wedge”. The ability to manipulate weight in the back of the product to match your game moved to the forefront of the discussion.
Our testing showed it not only worked as described, but possibly better with every aspect of wedge performance exceeding performance with the right fit of placement. Lots of questions came in about those weights, so we asked Chris Koske from Edel to come to the THP Tech Studio and walk you through what they are and how they work.
In the video above, we walk you through the tech specs of the weights and then explain who might benefit from weight placement in certain spots. And most importantly, how changing the weight might alter performance.
After watching that, where do you think you would place the 8g weight in your Edel wedges? For more information on this or their entire product line, check out their website www.edelgolf.com.
Grander continuum is absolutely my phrase of the day.
Based upon my swing I should end up being a weight in the back kind of golfer, good to know for the next time I replace some wedges.
I’ve got some more testing to do this off-season.
Where do you think you would be?
I’m leaning towards the toe as I’m more of a sweeper of the ball. Out of curiosity the weights of 2’s and a 6 work on std length clubs does this increase on the shorter builds and does a much longer wedge require more finite adjustments than a shorter one?
Thats a good question and I will ask them today.
I found that part extremely interesting
And it really makes some sense in my mind to look at it that way. We’ve had plenty of threads about filling out your bag, do you go top to bottom or bottom to top, but I don’t think anyone has gone to this extent. How he likens it back to Monty’s old irons makes some sense.
If I were in an Edel wedge, I’d probably have more weight towards the toe.
I’ve never done a true wedge fitting, and if I do, these will be on the list to try.
I think you would like these a lot.
We actually had a post about this a couple of days ago on Instagram. Chris Koske chimed in and talked about how that is one area where these wedges just shine.
Koske certainly knows his stuff. I may have to give these a try the could be fun
If it falls under any element of what I already know about the subtle variances that come from swing match weighting tech I’ll be all in. It’s legit.
All of our fitting systems come with 2g, 4g, 6g, 8g and 10g weights so people can fit to a specific swing weight if needed. You can go nuts trying all of the weights. Stock is two 2’s and an 8 gram weight.
Look at Rocco, Annika, Monty…all pickers of the ball, all slightly stronger right hand grips. All saw success with irons that were a little longer and had less hosel weight. I could never hit the PM Grind on full shots. I had no idea why I struggled so badly until I was able to weight these wedges and realize I’m not a toe weight guy. It’s pretty wild. We’re not moving the CG much, but you can absolutely feel it.
This is effectively what many tour players have done over the years.
What’s the most interesting weight setup you’ve seen work or seen ordered so far?
I love the freedom, but also really enjoyed the weighting profile of the standard 2-2-8 feature.
I’m the same and was kind of thinking that based on that video.
Is it referring to plane? Shallow/inside/under plane. Steep/outside/over plane.
come to AZ…you can try my 50 and 58!
which is funny, I could hit full shots with the PM grind with no real issue. So I guess that would make me more of a toe weight guy. While you aren’t shifting CG all that much, I think most golfers realize just the slightest change can sometimes make the biggest impact. Whether it’s in the club, the grip, or even the ball position.
This WILL happen sooner rather than later.
Let’s go. Also, there’s a set MUCH closer to try beforehand lmao
Also follow up question based on the fitting portion and carrying it throughout the bag…Would you consider yourself a toe weight guy in any other spots of the bag?
I’m in on both.
I tend to hit towards the toe. I’m too shallow. Best strikes during fitting, i was averaging only 1 degree down AOI with 6i. So picker/sweeper. My edels with the weight in the toe side have been a game changer for me. My short game is becoming a strength for me.
(once i get over the fluffy bunker yips)
shussh you……need to come here and play my PTxPro irons.
I’ve always been more of a cover/steep golfer so the heel weighted or shorter blade length clubs have always been better in retrospect for me. When Callaway came out with the FT-9 Tour Authentic with the hosel my driving game transformed. I had no idea why at the time.
he’s clearly behind THP on this one haha
Im a toe side guy as it helps me from closing too quickly on the short chips.
I kind of thought it might make more of a different on shorter shots than it does on full swings but I’m not 100%.
I think its both honestly and in my time (only using the 58 currently) its kind of crazy how much of a difference I am seeing.
TY!
I feel have having the weight behind the area I tend to hit the ball on short chips matters. Since I live out on the tow, the heavy weight out there makes sense. Of course, i’m also a sweeper and live in tight lie worlds….so Toe.
Samesies! That is why I’d love to mess with it an try it in the toe just to see. That being said I had a hole out and a chip in with these yesterday with the weight in the heel so there is that haha