The shaft really succeeds in providing a nice penetrating ball flight. I play a similar setup, perpendicular to slightly pressed. The wedge is pretty much the same size as my current gap wedge. That should tell you how much I am smitten with this wedge. Found this picture while scrolling through Twitter this morning on Callaway Japanese account. Because let’s face it, who doesn’t want it to hit the ball further. Ping Glide 2.0 60* with C-Taper 120g, +1/2", 3 degrees flat (it just works for me with this wedge... don't know why). In my recent Q&A with Cleveland Golf’s John Rae, he said something that was forehead-slappingly obvious: the vast majority of golfers player cavity back irons, and their wedges should match. He was an incredible wedge player.
> > > I play low bounce wedges and worry the generous bounce on these may be an issue, have any testers come from lower bounce wedges? Learn more about the Callaway Mack Daddy wedges here. Required fields are marked *. They make the short game easier and more forgiving for the majority of golfers out there playing game-improvement equipment.”, Hollow-Cavity Design: With a hollow chamber near the heel and a heavy weight placed in the toe, the hollow-cavity design maximizes MOI and perimeter weighting for maximum forgiveness. It’s easy for ego to get in the way and not want to get these, but once you realize, all that matters is performance the choice is a no-brainer and results speak for themselves really.”, mortimer: “CBX2 50. Since then I've had 2 separate 9-hole sessions on the course. Do u have the same experience? Forgiving, consistent and more than acceptable spin numbers. The CBX much better than previous additions. > > I conclusion, I really like this wedge. I’m old school as well looking for 48/52/56 lofts. Fill swings were checking up at sixty degree half around twenty five to thirty. He loves telling stories, writing about golf and golf travel, and enjoys classic golf equipment. He’s good for the game on every level. True Temper worked closely with Cleveland to create the Dynamic Gold 115 wedge shaft. There’s also a new hollow cavity for CBX 2, which creates discretionary weight to be moved where it’s needed.
on September 13, 2017. If you want easy, CBX 2 – like its predecessor – certainly delivers. Awesome service. I did get to hit the CBX 2 w/DG 115s a bit at the store and it did fell better than the CBX first gen with the same shaft. “We do player testing every single day with our target golfers, and we’re trying to take the guesswork out of selecting a sole grind and make sure they have the right sole for the right shots.”. I needed a new gap wedge, so I asked for (and received) a 50* CBX wedge as a Christmas present from my wife and daughter.
I’m going to leave the deep data dive for a future Golf Myths Unplugged, but my personal testing shows that it absolutely does. I also did chips and pitches near the green and it was much better than at the range practice green. I’d like to test CBX 54 or 58 degree! In those days, we used the big grey Nike talking box and don’t remember any of his data. I am relative new to the game (currently sporting a 15 index) and play 4-5 times a month. The ping just doesn't have the smooth feel through the ball for me. I have always been apprehensive about switching to a new wedge due to lack of confidence of having to change my game up to compensate for the loss of spin. Cobra KING Forged Tec 6-PW $-Taper Lite Designed by WPZOOM. It fit in great with my PXG 0211 4-PW. One of many to follow. I have purchased the CBX in 48, 54 and 60. Is there a difference in the CBX wedges and the Launcher CBX wedges? It kind of reminds me of my Mizuno S5 wedges, but seems less clunky. The 54 and 56-degree wedges feature an S-grind for bunker and open-faced finesse shots.
I changed my CG16 wedges in 52, 56 and 62. Francisco Molinari: Switching to Ventus Black 6 X in the driver shaft and 8 X in the 3-wood. So in the spirit of looking back, here is an article I wrote in March of this year that goes into AK’s bag. Appreciate the quick reply. His fairway woods were always flat and bent open with hot-melt towards the toe. Aggressive grooves, even more aggressive milling outside the grooves...gorgeous! I want AK to come back in a blaze of glory. My misses are typically bad drives, though I've improved in that recently. The cavity is filled with a Gelback insert – a urethane material to help dampen vibration and improve feel.
Unfortunately they’re beat up something fierce, company is out of business and I’ve been looking for replacement wedges ever since. Cleveland used several design features to move the CG toward the toe, including drilling out a micro-cavity in the hosel and adding a small cutout on the outer hosel itself. > > I will say I don't feel like this wedge is a 59 degree wedge. It was a sign of good things to come, AK had dedicated himself to getting to world #1, Tiger was on his own comeback and the throne was ripe for the taking.