2009 GOLF Buyer's Guide: Wedges
$109, steel
bridgestonegolf.com
It's for: All skill levels
Hideo Shimazaki, Club designer:
"Our black
finish gives you the ability to play a different
finish than what you're used to. This particular
one is the result of Tour feedback because
they want a finish for bright, sunny days.
Folks will love the shape and its soft feel, too."
How it works: WC Design (stands for West Coast)
wedges now come in three finishes: black nickel, satin
or liquid copper. Heads are cast from 8620 mild carbon
steel, for a soft sensation through impact. Each finish
features the same CNC-milled clubface, milled U-grooves
to maximize spin and "variable bounce" technology. This
simply means that you get full bounce on a square setup.
However, the bounce decreases when you close or lay
open the face around the green. The biggest difference
among the three finishes is that black nickel cuts glare
more so than the others.


