Terry Koehler has always been on the forefront of wedge design when it comes to the role of weight and its placement within the clubhead. Earlier this year when THP was able to review Edison Golf’s 2.0 wedges (here: Edison 2.0 Wedges Review – The Hackers Paradise) it was the perfect example of the importance of how mass can drastically impact the playability. In our review, the control afforded by the raised mass showed out just as much as the patented “Koehler Sole”, making the 2.0’s some of the most accurate wedges we have worked with.
Fast forward to present day, and OEM’s are raising the mass in wedges to more significant degrees than they have in the past, into the realm of what Edison has been doing all along. Although the methods with which those companies are doing it certainly differ from these, it is enough we thought it worth a little revisit to the Edison 2.0 wedges.
Edison 2.0 Wedges – Revisited
One of the big reasons for wanting to come back around and put the 2.0’s back into play was a lot of recent time spent with some premium wedge designs recently released by a major OEM who has brought the extremely raised CG story to the masses. Depending on the golfer, the performance benefits by moving mass like that in the wedge head can be significant. For example, in my own game, I tend to hit my highest lofted scoring wedges extremely high. Obviously, that has its benefits, but it also costs me at times both with the wind I play in and in general.
So, the raised mass story of the Edison wedges was always an interesting one to me. Terry Koehler has a way of thinking outside the box when it comes to trends versus real performance benefits for average everyday golfers. With the 1.0, I came away thinking that it was a pretty typical Koehler design in the vein of what I had experienced with Eidolon, SCOR, and even Hogan during his time there. However, it was during the review of the 2.0’s that things got a bit more clear.
To be honest, putting the Edison 2.0’s back in the bag was just like I remembered. While they aren’t going to win any beauty pageants, they are a meticulously designed wedge with one of the most compact profiles out there. In the lob and sand wedge spots, I didn’t miss a beat coming from a different higher CG wedge, things remained flatter and much more controlled. The cool thing that continues to separate the 2.0’s is the ability to play such a design down to 45-degrees.
That is where the design really seems to shine the most, offering flatter and more predictable flights while also featuring the Koehler Sole (V-Sole) that allows for consistently clean turf interaction regardless of the lie. If there is a drawback, it might be that in the higher lofts you aren’t going to get the exotic grinds or amounts of relief that other specialty wedges afford you, but to Edison this is about making the most playable and straight forward wedge designs they can. That isn’t to say they can’t be manipulated, as they can, but not to the degree that some might be used to.
All in all, we aren’t going to inundate you with data in this one, for that you can reference back to our previously linked initial review. The purpose of this article is more to the point of making it clear just how relevant and effective these wedges are, even as we work our way into yet another OEM release cycle. Are the Edison 2.0’s for everyone? Of course not, nothing fits everyone, but there certainly are a lot of golfers who could enjoy the repeatability and consistency which Edison has captured here.
The Details
The Edison Golf 2.0 wedges are available in odd numbered lofts from 45 to 59 degrees. The offering of only odd numbered lofts further differentiates Edison, but it also helps control inventory as you canrequest even numbered lofts which will be met by adjusting odd numbered heads. The Edison 2.0 wedges are available now from www.edisonwedges.com and are priced at $199.95 (steel) and $214.95 (graphite) with various shaft options available.
