CHEAP v EXPENSIVE WEDGE TEST!!! Golf Monthly

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How much would you be prepared to spend on new wedges? In this video, Neil Tappin tests options from both ends of the price spectrum to see how they compare. He tests the Callaway Jaws MD5 up against an Inesis wedge but what were the differences and how did they both fair?
Your wedges are your scoring clubs and as iron lofts become stronger, players are putting more in the bag. With this in mind, a full set of new wedges can be an expensive investment. As such, we wanted to see how price affects performance... Our cheap v expensive wedge test should shed some important light!
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@texrex4580 4 года назад

More reviews like this please Neil, it's really interesting and valuable for consumers. It shows how much 'hype' around expensive brands is really just snake oil sales talk.

@banditbaker1675 4 года назад

Thanks for an excellent comparison. I must admit that I am a big fan of Decathlon and use them for a lot of my sporting requirements, their clothing, footwear and equipment is always well designed and tremendous value. There is less choice of Loft & Bounce, but personally, I prefered the simple lines of the Inesis.

@lacabala31 4 года назад

Thank you very much for this video. I own a 60º inesis wedge and I'm loving these sand escapes and flop shots.

@weakbrainthrombosis 4 года назад

Most of my clubs are mid priced products that I bought used, I spent a little extra on an odyssey putter, 2017 Big Bertha hybrids. The only new clubs I have ever purchased are the ping wedges. The glide 3 in 50* and the glide eye2 in 54*. The grips have guide marks for hand positioning when gripping down or opening the face. it helps me hit a few different shot types without having to change my swing, or much else about my setup.

@everydaygolfer6483 4 года назад

What's funny is when you stick a wedge shot close..nobody says wow what wedge are you playing.....

@collinhaas6137 4 года назад

I've started doing it lol

@MrDrMeow 3 года назад

Well done. I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.

@watersoilsun847 4 года назад

This vid hit the spot for me as I am in the market for a wedge. Enjoyed the the presentation as well. As an aside, In my day it was drive for show and putt for dough I still think putting wins the dough but driving is definitely not for show.

@insidertompettytheheartbre7526 4 года назад

I found a great deal on Callaway MD 4 wedges on Amazon. They are "renewed" and between $50-65 USD each, depending on loft, bounce, L-R hand, etc. They came in a few days ago and they look brand new! Got a 50, 54 and 58 deg for about $160 total. Great deal IMO.

@MSFTSTRIO 4 года назад

The ball you use , the weight of the club, thickness of the grip and most importantly personal technique have a bigger effect on the shot than the price. Only thing I hate about cheap clubs is the shock on impact. It doesn’t affect my shot but it makes my hand tired much quicker

@alanpibworth3816 4 года назад

I bought a Ram 52 56 and 60 wedge set on sportshq for £44 ....The look good and play well for me (12 handicap)

@gmwilliams4314 3 года назад

Ram used to be a leading brand in the 1970's and 80's. Golf equipment age well. Stay safe 👍👍

@gimbalair 4 года назад

I spent £200 per wedge on Edel wedges and they were custom fit. Absolute rubbish compared to lesser cost wedges, and rock hard. Now play glide but would certainly give these ago as a second option when I need a low bounce option.

@superduperawesome6858 4 года назад

I had a favourite gap wedge (hippo performance series ) bought for £8 brand new - loved that club. Now tend to buy last generation 'premium' wedges when new line comes out - good deals to be had (like two wedges £150) 👍

@beefhamma 3 года назад

Great review! For the average mid- to high-handicap golfer that lower spin rate on the 50 yard shot won't make a bit of difference...it might actually help in some instances. Definitely worth trying before going all in on the more expensive wedges.

@brettsiegle9163 4 года назад

So I think you touched on it at the end - what’s a typical estimated lifetime for a wedge? How many years are we spanning here, because 30-150 is quite the difference.

@kennymacm3031 3 года назад

I've got a scabby old Mizuno 56deg that I use and it cost me zero but a regrip. It's fantastic out of bunkers especially. I'd have to say the Inesis gets my vote

@gordonoriordan4486 4 года назад

You left the duff in good honest stuff Neil 👍

@ahastar1141 4 года назад

I actually would have liked to see some tests where the wedges were sprayed with water or in completely wet conditions to see if calaway's grove tech gives you any extra spin. Imagine the key difference between an expensive wedge and cheap might be a little durability, but like how well the wedge funnels away dirt and grit. Additionally, the bounce/ sole grind options would be fairly expanded with an expensive wedge.

@Dan_Kornfeld 4 года назад

An excellent upload! The best club for an individual, isn’t necessarily going to be the most expensive, or even the top rated club. The club that’s perfect for you, is the one that fits you correctly (loft, lie, length), that feels the best in your hands and with your swing, and does what you want it to (this isn’t Hogwarts, so no magical clubs here!).

@snkgn 4 года назад

I have a old cheap Dunlop 50 degree utility wedge and it doesn't matter how hard I hit it or how good the lie is, it will never go over 100 yards. Perfect for approaches!

@brianrizza2045 4 года назад

Good to see comparison like this and not someone trying to prove the cheaper one wasn't good. You did a fair test mate. I would say the inesis definitely worth the money. You really need to review their golf balls they really are very good

@douglaskoch241 4 года назад

Had a cheaper set of wedges once (not this brand) and they were great when new but I found they wore very quickly. Before long you visually see the face wear and notice a dramatic spin loss. It can be a super cheap way to test different grinds, loft configurations. I'm not sad I bought them but after the experiment went back to buying the "good" ones.

@garyglad 4 года назад

Decathllon products are really impressive - you gave a great review of one of their balls, too. I love your honesty about the products and I hope that we will see you looking at other smaller brands like Old Tom or Benross in the future.

@GolfMonthly 4 года назад

Thanks Gary - we should have a Benross review coming soon.

@malthuswasright 4 года назад

Golf Sidekick regularly raves about Inesis products. Interesting to see the wedge holds its own.

@tedzink4574 4 года назад

I've never seen anything Inesis in the States, are they here?

@haydenm.3912 4 года назад

Yeah, he loves the inesis balls. I agree, cool to see it hold its own!

@beefhamma 3 года назад

@@tedzink4574 Haven't seen them. But check out Lazrus wedge set on Amazon. They get great reviews and for the price of one Callaway you get a set of 3. My son just bought some so I'm very interested to see how they play.

@tedzink4574 3 года назад

@@beefhamma Thanks, but I just put 2 used Mizuno wedges in the bag, about $35 each.

@johnoleary9317 3 года назад

Sidekick...is no1.

@macsoutdoor 4 года назад

Thanks for the review. I actually prefer the look of the inesis wedge.

@keipherbooth1333 3 года назад

Less flashy

@13Hangfire 4 года назад

Wow! Powerful point... you cannot buy a better game but you can practice more.

@salmiakki5638 3 года назад

Just bought my inesis wedge for 15€ shipping included :) I would have been happy regardless, but it's nice to know that is a decent product too

@vincej9352 4 года назад

Can you do a Brand Name Irons vs Component Irons. I had a couple buddies(now moved) who swore by Hireko golf clubs. I never tried them myself , but for the price they look really attractive, but are they really worth it?

@MarvinofMars 2 года назад

I run MD Gold Norman Drews and SM7 in another bag, it grip size, bounce and weight, plus keep the face groves good and open. Both check the exact same.

@davewatts7444 4 года назад

Excellent review Neil, great advert for cheaper range of clubs. Handicaps fall, and scores generally improve when golfers convert that chip into one put range. However, I would ask you to review club performance with balls most golfers use. If a golfers budget is for cheaper brands, would they be playing with £ 3 to 4 balls? On my course with water hazards that could be £40 of lost balls per round😨

@GolfMonthly 4 года назад

Thanks Dave - you make a good point!

@Stantonmp 2 года назад

Which model Inesis is this? On the Decathlon website I see the 900 series that is £89/club and the 500 series that is £49 - it looks like the 900 - how did you find one at £30?

@nigelkilgarMTB 4 года назад

Try Slazenger v300 or v500 wedges £10-20 each

@erik6117 3 года назад

Dear @golfmonthly are the 52° version of this wedge, the gap wedge forgiving enough for a player who's just started the play of short golf (pitch and putt). ?? Hope to hear from some people who are using this....

@Flanorsnoopy 3 года назад

Not sure if your still wondering after a month, but yes, they are very easy to hit and quite forgiving. I have both the 52 and 56 with the stiff shaft (fast swing).

@toomanykades 4 года назад

The best thing about this video is I will almost certainly be buying a couple of Inesis wedges; even got the Decathlon website open on my other monitor as I type this comment.

@fat-shotgolf2937 4 года назад

I've no qualms about using Inesis. I play the Inesis 500 & 900 golf balls both excellent. I tested MD3 when I was looking for wedges and thought they were excellent

@ZaxDrumsandGolf 4 года назад

There is a chrome finished inesis wedge for the same price as the matt finished one. Euros it cost 59€. I was thinking about getting one.

@MrBlueCrick 4 года назад

I have three of these: 50,55 and 60 and love them. They were only 50e in Spain too. They're lighter and less bulky than the 30e ones.

@k9feces 4 года назад

I bought cheap wedges with custom length and lie for 1/2 the price of my last set of wedges. Most people will fit in the stock wedges and can get older models for a great price at the pro shop or online.

@aaronconsaul6645 4 года назад

Great review...

@motty147 4 года назад

Remember when new wedges were Around £80 not so many years ago. Why have they pretty much doubled in price for major brands?

@michaelodonnell7011 4 года назад

Good Q.

@catgolfer1 4 года назад

I have two sets XE-1 wedges. Performance is great.🐈

@vika0194 4 года назад

My SAS 52 wedge from 2011 beat Titleist Vokey SM8 and Cleveland RTX 4.

@ScratchArkkitehti 4 года назад

Make sure to get cast ones for a real savings. Remember Vokeys are also cast. Skip the forged, those grooves melt after a season.

@jeffreybodine2897 4 года назад

Nope ... Mizuno forged wedges feel better and they add a little boron to harden them up a little ... Besides , ever heard of a groove sharpener

@alanpibworth3816 4 года назад

For only £30 you can replace the cheaper wedge more often and you don’t mind damaging it in the bunkers

@zzjus10zz85 4 года назад

Test how these wedges perform after a season or two of playing. For me Im going to have a wedge for at least a couple of years if not longer.

@mantisSbcc 4 года назад

zZjus10Zz for the price you could buy 3 plus regrip for price...no contest

@thecman26 4 года назад

The real way to go is wait! In 3 to 4 years that Callaway wedge can be bought very lightly used on Ebay for $30! Have a full set for less than the cost of one wedge brand new! Being poor tends to make one very resourceful!

@johnkurtz7705 4 года назад

I have to wait a big longer...thrift store.

@jacobwilliams109 4 года назад

That's what I did for some vokey wedges.

@thecman26 4 года назад

@@jacobwilliams109 I got a full set of SM6's for less than $100

@nicted9308 4 года назад

A good honest review, I've always believed you get what you pay for and the cheap wedge will not last as long as an expensive one.

@ABCDEFG-bk9gx 4 года назад

At that price you can get a new set twice a season.

@MrAshtute 4 года назад

I would say the difference in spin in your testing could (and probably is) down to you and how you struck the shots. Thats why they use robots to test and not humans. 👍

@midlifebiker7424 4 года назад

Its easier to blame a cheap club for a bad shot than a premium one so that is even more money in the bag haha The question is wear after a season...

@skullpoly1967 4 года назад

I like the inesis one more it looks simpler

@ManuSharma1979 4 года назад

I use full set of inesis

@bigyin2794 4 года назад

Moral of the story: Invest the price difference in lessons.

@MrAhuraMazda 4 года назад

Thats not the whole story. Buy the clubs you love. If skimp on something you dont like, you wont want to practice with it. I splurged on a Ping putter I loved and could not stop wanting to go to the practice green at the range. It improved my putting tremendously

@tylerw3023 4 года назад

@@MrAhuraMazda The club has to be sexy or you won't like playing it. Number 1 rule of buying clubs is buy what you think looks good

@tonymiddlehurst8438 3 года назад

Would be great if you could actually buy these from Decathlon in the size and 'speed' you want. Try it and see what happens.

@marc6652 4 года назад

In my humble opinion, the question is not : "Do all brands perform the same ?" but "With what clubs do you enjoy more ?". If golfers were rational, we would know it !

@simonhobbs9097 4 года назад

Remarkable.

@patrickdabs 4 года назад

Stripe you divots front to back, dont move sideways. It hurts the grass a lot more when you rip ou a circle than a strip.

@richarddickharden3995 3 года назад

I bet the groundskeeper really appreciated this video 😆

@varutchk 3 года назад

cant beat the technology in calla

@anthonyraineri5190 3 года назад

Used or inexpensive is the way to go for the beginner, until a person figures out what they like, what feels comfortable for them etc.

@neilgardner5759 4 года назад

Cheaper steel, not so hard wearing in use. Also, poorer quality components but only small differences between these two clubs

@DAV1DL3NN0N 4 года назад

You fairly wrecked that fairway

@tiger7655 4 года назад

Once again..."It's not Arrow", it's the Archer"!

@allenwalker9412 4 года назад

Sometimes cheap is better or plays the same as the expensive

@alexbeckley4614 3 года назад

I have a warrior wedge and I hit it better than my expensive Cleveland wedge. Expensive golf clubs are a scam.

@tragikk03 3 года назад

Not sure why I'm watching this.. I bought two T20's yesterday

@regripandrip6942 4 года назад

I always find it annoying when comparing high price/low price clubs reviewers refer to the less expensive club as "cheap". That term, while meaning less expensive, implies poor quality. Even if the reviewer mentions the quality is not bad, the slur has already been made and noted. To say the less expensive club may not wear as well as big brand club may be true but, in this case you can replace the wedge every year for five years and be money ahead. It appears to me the expensive club gets points in it's favor because of the brand name and pretty glass beads. So, reviewers try to justify why a set of clubs costing $2,000 to $3,000 or more is a good deal while telling the average golfer that they should change their grips every 40 rounds, change wedges every couple of years because of groove wear and you need to change your driver almost every year to maximize your game. I wonder why it's hard to grow the game.

@benoitguitard2887 4 года назад

Wedges are blades with steel shaft => flex, torque, ... differences must be minimal with the same loft. Except bounce, everything else is marketing, isn’t it ?

@Jpgundarun 4 года назад

Callaway is 5 times the price. Is it 5 times as good? No.

@puttputt524 4 года назад

The vokey doesn’t take any strokes off the game. Your wedges need to be god awful for that investment to take strokes ofd

@Stewwwwww 4 года назад

If u paid £149 for the md5 then your a melt. They cost £129 in all shops

@methodicl2673 4 года назад

These kind of tests should only be done by robots so that all bias is removed.

@jacklong6003 4 года назад

Not sure where you bought the jaws from but I wouldn’t be buying anything from there

@ignatiusjk 4 года назад

It's not the clubs, it's the player swinging the clubs. Sorry.

@Svencooper 4 года назад

The mic noise is unbearable.

@joec3950 3 года назад

Hang on is his name actually tappin? Nominative determinism strikes again

@ileko92 4 года назад

Better to use that money on golf lessons, not equipment.

@titancribbing3363 4 года назад

You’re destroying that place

@jasonroberts2049 3 года назад

You need to work on your wedge game...

@BOOGiNS 2 года назад

Lol this guys a hack

@gregherman7906 4 года назад

Rick Shiels is the originator of this concept. A bit of copycat content, no?

@WiseguyDesign08 4 года назад

this video is not about cheap vs expensive wedge test..from the start to the end..its just all about trying to market out those inesis wedges..i think if a few more of this kind of videos coming out from golf montly, i would probably gonna unsubscribe u guys..cheers