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The weight is the one thing that worries me. They do feel super light in hand. I like the shape of the head tho.
Adjusting can be done. If buying off the rack, start with lead tape, find swing weight you would like.
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The weight is the one thing that worries me. They do feel super light in hand. I like the shape of the head tho.
I bought a 52 and 58 for my girlfriend, who absolutely loves these wedges.
I typically go from a set AW to a 56, which leaves about a 20-25 yard distance gap with my Apex 21s. I’m fine with that gap and can usually take some off the AW with ease, but I decided to try and fill it for shorter courses. Ordered the 52 CB with the same shaft I have in my irons. LOVE it. Head definitely looks bigger at address than the Jaws wedges. Really liked chipping with it, but full swings is where it shined. I was all over the 100 yard sign all afternoon. I’d estimate I hit 20 balls with it. One thin and one shank, but 18 shots that looked nearly identical. I’m definitely putting this wedge in the bag for tomorrow’s round.
the online pics make the hosel to face transition look kinda weird. did you find it to look a lot different than the regular md5 jaws wedge?
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52 was star of the show today. 2 chips: made one and left one just 6 inches short. Never had it into a green, but used it to layup or get back into position. Automatic 100-105 club for me.
that hosel transition bothers me
Love the chatter.I picked up a set of the MD CB wedges in 52, 56, 60 to see if I could get some extra forgiveness in my wedge game after seeing the THP Tech Studio video on the Cleveland wedge test with Canadan. After JB’s post asking if we talked about our clubs on THP, I remembered I didn’t say anything about these. Figured this is good a place as any to put my thoughts on it.
Looks - it’s got a little junk in the trunk compared to blades, but they carry the weight well. I can’t tell anything’s different at address. I didn’t see a big difference between these and the Cleveland CBX wedge I had a brief stint with.
Numbers - launch was a within my normal range and spin was high 9k+ rpm. I had no problems in the launch monitor getting the ball to spin and stop or come back. Half wedges still gave me 8500+ rpm depending on the ball and strike. Forgiveness was there when I hit a few off the toe, costing me half a club at most.
Real World - I like to have a bit of fun with my wedges and hit flop shots when I don’t need to. The extra help doesn’t get in the way of hitting Mickelsonesque flops that get up high quick and land soft. Creativity won’t be impacted a bit. I’ve added a low spinny chip and pitch with my 56 and 52. It’s a shot I’ve always wanted to have and now I do. I full swing my wedges. Distance has been what I’d expect with some slight variations based on contact, but much better than I have been. I’ve been sticking the ball close to the pitch mark or sucking it back. That’s a new thing.
Bottom line - I’m not always hitting bullseyes, but either my short game has improved from not practicing for 3 years or these clubs are doing their jobs well. I wanted to give these wedges a shot since if our resident Iron Byron can benefit from CB wedges, I can only imagine how much better they’d work for a weekend hacker. Overall I’m impressed with them.
Love the chatter.
After a short stint with the CBX, what made you change? And what made you try a similar style club again?
If your golf season is winding down, there’s no harm in waiting. But it’s also a good club and the THPer in me says get one now. No wrong choice.I friend let me try her new Mack Daddy CBs today on the range. Love these clubs. Now the only issue is do I pick up a set for my own or wait to see what is offered in 2022.
I just went with the stock steel shaft that was in it (KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 105). I don't have a lot of experience messing around with aftermarket shafts, and I've always gotten along pretty well with Callaway's shaft offerings. Without going and doing a fitting, I'd just waste a lot of money on trial and error. One round is a pretty small sample size, but I didn't notice anything objectionable about the KBS.I have a graphite shaft in my MD CB 56 and it has little feel. I keep buying the wrong shafts for my clubs.
No idea but according to my local retailer, they were not at all popular when they were originally on the market. They still have quite a few of them lingering on the racks today.If or when are we going to see a new release of Mack Daddy CB wedges?