10islaw
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Hit 30-40 ball in and around the practice bunker plus 14 yesterday. Not a pretty face anymore, but the back's still shiny.
Dropped a dozen in the bunker and hit six with my PM 60° then six with the Jaws 60°. The glide thru the sand with the Jaws was just effortless and shocking, making the PM suddenly seem sluggish and heavy. Is the Jaws C-grind that much better from the sand then the U-grind? I think it is, but time will tell.
I then tried a bunch of chips and lobs from the not so friendly Bermuda rough. Square, toe down, toe up flops, it did everything well. The grind, bounce and straighter sole radius seemed just right. A number just checked and stopped from the rough and the same for from the bunker. Even as an average SS player, checking balls around the green is not totally uncommon, but then it dawned on me; this was with a bag of trash 2-piece balls! I don't remember square grooves griping as well. Whatever it is this face is superfly aka like flypaper.
On the course, I left my SW home and hit everything with the Jaws 60°. Not surprisingly, I left a lot of shots short, sometimes just the wrong wedge and a lot to do with not having it dialed in. I hit a number of full shots that I would never use a 60° for, but like in the sand, even fatted shots seemed to glide out easier. So first report in and the bottom line is; the Jaws feels all around friendlier and more like a scalpel then my trusty old battle axe PM Grinds.
Almost forgot that I luv the feel of this wedge. It has an audible click that somehow sounds soft to me. Clicky and soft is an oxymoron, but I'm making that claim, at least for now.
What don't I like? I like to choke down on my wedges and the UTX grip is just too thin at the bottom and much narrower then the PM's MCCs. No worries, I've got a MCC Plus4 donor club for a grip swap.
Nice initial thoughts. I noticed the same thing chipping around in my living room. The grip may have to go once my review period is over. TBD