How was the spin? Snakebites had a lot of bite to them (pardon the pun), seeing same with the King wedges?
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Yes, great question. The Snakebites, in my experience, had great bite but the KING have been at least equally as solid in that regard. I've had these in the bag since April-ish of 2025 so I've seen a bit of a drop in spin from new, but I'm still having no issues making the golf ball dance. It's been good enough that I'm finding it difficult to go any direction with my upcoming wedge refresh than back with KING.
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For me, it has been the 54.12 D grind. So easy to full swing or use around the green.
In going through my memory I feel like the King wedges are softer than the Snakebites when hitting. I also feel like the leading edge sat closer to the ground on the King wedges than the snakebites did.
When you hitting shots around the green with the D grind, are you opening the face much?
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Depends on the type of shot I am trying to hit. Low hopper I will close face. If I need to elevate the ball I open up.
It's cool that the D grind is working well for you with you liking to change the face up. I mainly keep the wedges i hit with a square face but have been leaning into opening the face more on certain shots. Really need to work on the short game.
Oh you got hops now? We need to get a round in
Better in pretty much every way. As you know, I’ve played both, and if you didn’t have the cobra branding on them, you would never guess they were from the same company. Huge step forward in my opinion.
I hadn't thought about this, but I absolutely agree with this statement. They are that different from each other.
I was thinking a little bit more about this today over lunch, the other strength of this grind, in my opinion, is that it can present as a slightly lower bounce club, but give us amateurs the support we need
It feels like the scallop is the only thing that carried over
Yep I know you’ve had them both and definitely great info! What do you feel is the e best grinds for your swing?
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Can you compare the feel to the Jaws Raw you were previously playing @MMaynard11 since I have extensive experience with those?
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The 56*/12* D Grind for me. It's been money on full swings, mid-range pitches, and chipping around the green, I don't open the face when chipping with it, unless the ball is in a nice fluffy lie, otherwise if I need that shot I'll go with a grind that has more trailing edge relief, like the 50* or 60* V grind. The D grind just feels so smooth going to the ball through pretty much any type of lie I've used it in so far.
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For me the surprise was probably the feel on well struck shots, no matter what kind of shot that might be. Cobra says the King wedges will have a great feel due to the MIM construction, but I still wasn't sure what to expect since these were coming with steel shafts, which I haven't played in years, but on well struck shots the feel is incredible. I only use the qualifier of "well struck shots" because on shots with less than ideal contact the steel shafts do really let me know I mishit one. I'll be putting graphite shafts in these after the official test period is over, and honestly expect the feel to improve on those shots due to the vibration damping effect you get with graphite.
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D sounds like a do it all kind of grind! Interesting since I'd guess the V was more that type
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I'd say the only shots I wouldn't recommend using it for would be open face shots from tight lies, and hard bunkers, two situations where you probably don't want a lot of bounce, and would benefit from more trailing edge relief. The V will shine in those two situations, and does well in everything else, for me though the D just does all of the square face shots, from chipping to full swings, so much better. I still wish they offered the D grind in a 50*, it just seems like an obvious fit.
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Ahhhh, that makes a ton of sense! I was thinking versatile in a shot category way, not necessarily a versatility in manipulating the face kind of way! I like it!
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In my comments so far I've avoided comparing the King wedges to the Mizunos and Clevelands I've played in the past. This is because I don't want to compare these steel shafted wedges with my others that all have graphite shafts. I'll do those comparisons after I swap the current steel shafts for the SteelFiber i95s I'll be putting in them in a couple of weeks.
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Ok now that I’m in an area that I can type this up. So the Callaway Jaws Raw were probably the first set of wedges I was ever comfortable with. My set consisted of a 54.12X and 58.10J. The 54* was my work horse from 80yd shots and in and around the green. In damp conditions I struggled with full swings and chips with it. Feel of the face was more of a firm click, but I got along with it. The 58* was a full groove face and was mainly used out of green side bunkers and for shots around the green where I needed the ball to launch over a hazard or land softly when short sided. Great wedges and I will probably be drawn back to every now and then.
Now in comparison to the 54.12 D and 58.6W, the 54* has been outstanding in damp turf. The leading edge slides through the turf and has never left me chunking the ball or flubbing the ball. The feel is softer, but firm and I know immediately if I’ve hit a good shot or not. Something I really couldn’t judge with the Jaws Raw. The 58* obviously doesn’t have full face grooves and I think I’ve had to focus on my contact, whereas previously I could miss towards the toe and get away with it.
Let me know if that answers your questions.
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The feel comparison is something I was looking for. I can picture what you're saying there pretty easily since I've gamed them. Softer is always a plus in wedges for me.
Also love that you haven't seen any chunky shots with the D. That's huge, especially in those conditions, where confidence can waver!
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Confidence is key, especially when you have a wedge in your hand. For instance, today I was on the ninth hole just short of the green on a upslope with damp turf typically in my head I’m thinking if I come in steep, this wedge is going to dig or I’m going to decelerate and shallow my swing out with the end result…having to take another stroke.
Today I put a good swing on it and let the leading edge do the work along with the bounce, and the ball ended up less than a foot from the cup for a tap in par.
misread this at first thought you said you were a digger. Reading comprehension is for suckers, i am going to reject your reality and substitute my own.
the trailing edge being removed is so weird to me but everyone seems to like it