Vokey Design’s Okay* lob wedge, a preferred grind on Tour, is now accessible for the primary time by means of the model’s WedgeWorks programme.
The Okay* grind, which if supplied in 58° and 60° lofts on Vokey’s new vary of SM10 wedges, is designed for gamers with a neutral-to-shallow assault angle who performs on a wide range of turf circumstances.
Within the luggage of Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Younger and Ludvig Åberg, amongst others, the Okay* grind originated from participant requests to switch the only real of the favored low bounce Okay grind lob wedge.
As a substitute of the total, clean sole of the Okay Grind, the only real of the Okay* Grind incorporates a steeper pre-wear on the vanguard together with heel, toe and trailing edge reduction.
The steeper vanguard provides forgiveness from the square-faced place, with a slim ribbon of added bounce alongside the vanguard serving to to withstand extreme digging.
In an open-faced place, the heel, toe and trailing edge reduction on Okay* permits the vanguard to take a seat nearer to the bottom, including greenside versatility by serving to the participant slide below the ball simpler.
And, like all Okay Grind variations, the Okay* has a large sole that additionally performs nicely out of bunkers.
Talking in regards to the efficiency attributes of the Okay* grind, DP World Tour Vokey rep Will Harvey mentioned: “The Okay* has remodeled into an possibility that works in all kinds of circumstances. A standard remark is “I can use this wedge all over the place, I don’t like altering soles from week to week, Okay* has the proper mixture of width and bounce to work all over the place from agency hyperlinks to comfortable Bermuda.”
The SM10 wedge Okay* mannequin has an RRP of £209 and may be customized ordered with choice of completely different shafts, grips, shaft bands, ferrules and paint infills. It can be personalised with particular person stamp markings.
For a whole listing of choices, go to vokey.com.
