One of the most interesting things about Titleist and their Vokey Wedges is that they never stop innovating and evolving their sole/grind options. With the biggest Tour Staff out there, Bob Vokey, Aaron Dill, and company continue to create new designs that only broaden their fitting capability. Fortunately for us not on Tour, they also have their WedgeWorks program which makes the new and unique more attainable. Today, the L Grind is expanding those options even further.
Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks L Grind
What is the L Grind precisely? Well, it is a tour-proven design which is a low bounce lob wedge that will be available in 58 and 60 degrees. How low bounce you ask? Four degrees of bounce, but of course, there is more to it than just that.
The L Grind is designed for a golfer who wants a low bounce option with heel, toe, and trailing edge relief all rolled into one excellent Vokey package. The leading edge of the L Grind sits closer to the ground making it more useful off thin, firm, as well as deadpan, lies both in square and open positions. The notable thing that differentiates it from the T Grind is that the width and shaping help prevent digging more.
“The L Grind is for the player looking for the versatility of a low bounce wedge,” said Aaron Dill, Vokey Tour Representative. “It’s really the perfect balance of ‘I want versatility, but I also want a little forgiveness to go with it.’ The forward bounce on the L helps reduce dig, but players are still able to open it up and slide under the ball easily. It’s a great option for players looking for a little bit less bounce.”
On Tour, Vokey is in the bag of eight of the top 10 players in the OWGR, and of those eight, six are using a lob wedge with 6 degrees of bounce or less. More notable is that over HALF of all the sand and gap wedges in bags on the PGA Tour are Vokey’s. As for how many of those are using the L Grind itself, the number is growing weekly with names like Max Homa, Michael Kim, and Sungjae Im leading the way.
The Details
The WedgeWorks L Grind will be available in golf shops worldwide as well as Vokey.com beginning 5/15/24. It is being offered in RH as well as LH with the Raw finish in 58 and 60 degree options. The standard package includes the True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 shaft and Titleist Universal 360 grip, but as always WedgeWorks offers every custom option you could imagine in order to fine tune things to your preference. Starting price on the new L Grind will be $225.
