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Time Running Out For “Non Conforming” Wedges
CLEVELAND CG14 Black Pearl Wedge
The time is running out for purchases of new non-conforming wedges. December 31 is the USGA’s appointed last day, and that ‘s just under three months away.
Cleveland Golf has been running a “year of the wedge” promotion, featuring products such as their Black Pearl wedges with the Zip Grooves. Cleveland says that it can only manufacture these until Dec. 31, but I wonder what the USGA could do if Cleveland doesn’t conform. The answer: nothing.
If I were Cleveland—and the other manufacturers—I’d keep right on selling the old clubs, but stamp the head with an impression indicating that they’re non-conforming. How about the numbers “24.” That’s the year—more than a decade in the future—when the USGA won’t allow these clubs for regular handicap purposes. The USGA will require conforming clubs in their championships by 2014, but 99.9% of Cleveland’s customers will never play in the US Amateur, Mid-Amateur, etc. And I’ll bet that 75% or more of their customers don’t keep a handicap.
I’m urging Cleveland to keep the Black Pearls and other Zip Grooves available for sale.
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Of the majors, I expect Cleveland to be the first one selling a non-conforming wedge next year. They are just too well known for the Zip (and now Laser) grooves. I have two Clevelands - a 49-degree Niblick, and a 58-degree CG15.
The 58-degree I got to replace my 56 and 60 degrees, and it is working pretty well. I need to get the bounce ground down a little so it opens up to the higher lofts better, but I am pretty happy with it.
The 49-degree Niblick is just awesome. I don’t know if it is more the hybrid wedge design, or the Zip Grooves, but balls just dead stop on the green wherever they land. The only thing about this is the face seems a little smaller on it, and it is supposed to be good from longer roughs, but I tend to get under the ball in thicker rough and I need either my 9 or P - but from fairway, fringe, short rough, the Niblick is golden. I use it pretty often from distances where others are using 56 or 60s, and it stops even better than the higher wedges.
My current 56 and 60 (not in the bag now) - are Golfsmith Lynx wedges with Box Grooves - and the pair was $80. These grooves seem about as sharp as the Zip Grooves, and certainly have a lot of grab on them - I just am unsure of if over time they would hold up like a Cleveland or Callaway - but they are worth a look at your Golfsmith. They are a great deal.
Posted by martin on 10/18
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