Vokey Design’s Okay* lob wedge, a well-liked grind on Tour, is now accessible for the primary time via the model’s WedgeWorks programme.
The Okay* grind, which if provided 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 baggage 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 encompasses a steeper pre-wear on the forefront together with heel, toe and trailing edge aid.
The steeper vanguard provides forgiveness from the square-faced place, with a slender ribbon of added bounce alongside the forefront serving to to withstand extreme digging.
In an open-faced place, the heel, toe and trailing edge aid on Okay* permits the forefront to take a seat nearer to the bottom, including greenside versatility by serving to the participant slide underneath the ball simpler.
And, like all Okay Grind variations, the Okay* has a large sole that additionally performs properly out of bunkers.
Talking concerning the efficiency attributes of the Okay* grind, DP World Tour Vokey rep Will Harvey mentioned: “The Okay* has remodeled into an choice that works in all kinds of circumstances. A typical 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 mushy 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 may also be personalised with particular person stamp markings.
For a whole checklist of choices, go to vokey.com.
