If you’re a hardcore gear equipment nerd who keeps track of what’s coming and when, Vokey SM10 wedges landing in Hawaii in time for this week’s tournament at Kapalua should be pretty much what you expected.
Vokey has maintained steady two-year release cycles for as long as we can remember, and with the 24-month clock set to expire in mid-January (usually Tuesday of PGA Show week), we’re right on schedule.
As usual, Titleist and Vokey aren’t providing any details (that’s what embargoes are for). So, while Kapalua provides an opportunity for the best players in the world to put the wedges in play, for those of us interested in the performance details, it’s little more than an opportunity to look at some pictures and speculate.
Vokey SM10 Wedges – What to Expect
The best guess is that Vokey won’t upset the apple cart (or the wedge fitting cart, for that matter). The company will stick to what works, because the status quo (more or less) is working really well.
Here are some quick highlights.
- #1 Wedge on Tour since 2004
- More than 50% of wedges in play last season were Vokey
- Seven of the World’s Top 10 have at least one Vokey in the bag
- In the bag of major champions Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman
With SM10, you should expect subtle improvements that blend small innovations with the pressing need not to screw up a good thing.
Full details are coming later this month.
In anticipation of the SM10 release, Vokey SM9 wedges have been reduced to $150.
HikingMike
2 years ago
Do you think we need a Best Wedges 2024 article? I think the wedge changes less, and has less to change, than drivers, woods, iron sets, putters. And there were no Titleist Vokeys in sight in Best Wedges 2023 because they didn’t have a new release. These MyGolfSpy articles incentivize companies to make a new release every year or two so they get the exposure and eyeballs (not just MGS of course). By not including any from previous years, potential golf customers don’t get the full picture. I can’t say how to do a bigger test with say wedges from the past 3 years if that involves a ton more work. But these are my concerns. Those articles are somewhat helpful to me, a golfer with just moderate equipment knowledge, but that help seems incomplete.