Gear: Wilson Infinite wedges
Price: $130 each with KBS Tour 105 shaft and Lamkin Crossline 360 grip
Specs: Cast stainless steel with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) insert in 48, 52, 56 and 60-degree lofts.
Who it’s for: Golfers who want softer feel and more forgiveness in a simplified wedge system.
What you should know: These cavity-back wedges are designed with extra perimeter weighting, a wide sole and a TPU insert to provide more forgiveness and enhanced feel for mid- and higher-handicap golfers.
The deep dive: Accomplished golfers understand the importance of having good wedges in your bag, and there is a greater variety of wedges in pro shops than ever before, but that can lead to confusion for inexperienced players and people who are not versed in terms like bounce, camber, sole grinds and beveled edges.
With the release of the new Infinite wedges, Wilson, which makes the classic Model ZM wedges, is bringing an easy-to-understand wedge system to the game specifically crafted for golfers who want more forgiveness and better feel.
While the ZM wedges look like an extension of a muscleback blade set of irons, the Infinite wedges feature a cavity-back design that immediately looks more forgiving. And, by removing some of the steel in the back of the head and replacing it with a lightweight TPU insert that Wilson refers to as ‘TPU Feel,’ a greater percentage of the mass in the Infinite wedges is shifted to the perimeter of the heads, making them more stable and forgiving.
The TPU piece also helps to reduce vibrations created at impact to soften feel and enhance sound.
The wide sole design should help to keep the Infinite wedges from digging in the turf and sand, and each of the clubs has a moderate to high-level of bounce, with the pitching wedge at 10 degrees of bounce and the gap, sand and lob wedges all at 12 degrees.
While low-handicap golfers and accomplished short game players often want specific sole grinds and features in their wedges to increase versatility, the Infinite wedges take guesswork out of the equation. There are just four lofts available – 48, 52, 56 and 60 degrees. To golfers who aspire to win their club championship, that might appear limiting, but to golfers who just want to get up-and-down to save par a few more times per round, that simplicity can take doubt out of their short game and make picking the right clubs to carry much easier.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Wilson Infinite wedges boost spin, forgiveness and simplify short game
