Indi Golf StingRay TT Lob Wedge (60)

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Longer approaches have not been much better with the wedges honestly, with my average distances being 61, 48, and 34 feet away for my wedges. I feel that these kinds of stats are adding a number of strokes to my score, so I’m hoping to drop these numbers and taken some of the pressure off my lag putting. As you can clearly see, approach has not been my specialty over the last year. Stripped down bag drill: The round with the 5w, 5i, 7i and Indi wedges proved that you don’t need a full bag to shoot a decent round. The 50 worked well on the longer approaches while the 54 and 58 took care of greenside. Again I want to thank the MGS mods for selecting me to be part of this test. To be a newbie who gets to test these wedges was an honor and privilege. My overall consensus of the INDI wedges is that they do deliver the spin to stop the ball on the green, they cut through the rough like a sling blade to lift the ball to freedom and are perfect to deliver balls from the beach! For someone looking for a great wedge that is not flashy, that doesn’t bury you in a myriad of sole grinds, that is super reasonable in cost - the guys at INDI can be that one stop shop.

A game I play is from the book Lowest Score Wins where you hit 3 balls from 1 spot to 3 different holes and score points for a ball ending within X feet of the hole, where X is your index (9 for me) and lose points outside this distance. You finish when you get to 50 points. Because of time constraints I only played to 25, butI got there significantly faster with the Indi 60 than my PING 58. This was after only using the wedges for 10-15 minutes vs something I have bagged for 2-3 seasons. There are two performance elements that I was impressed by and found even more important than the spin. The first is the ATK Grind on the sole. These wedges have substantial amounts of bounce, but that’s offset by significant relief in the heel, toe, and trailing edge. The result is a club that’s easy to open up and also fights digging. I really enjoyed the turf interaction of these wedges and could easily put them in my bag for that reason. The sole of the FLX wedges remind me of my old Vokey Design 254-10 Sand Wedge that I still love to hit. Conversely as seen in the “get to know” wedge pictures of all the wedges you can see the marked difference in the soles of the Cleveland CBX’s and the Indi’s. The on course improvements discussed throughout this review occurred mostly at courses I never played before and better results were achieved on the few rounds played on local courses I am familiar with. I expect further gains during periods of play at my normal rotation and as I continue building familiarity. Fast forward to 2016 and while I remember the round, golf is not a table item as I am into riding motorcycles.I have had the joy of learning golf from my father and it's his fault that I am a lefty. He gave me his old clubs to learn with even though I am right-handed in every other way. I currently get to enjoy playing golf with my brother and nephew, whom are both Templeton members too. No GIRs drill: The toughest test was playing to not have any GIR, even hitting par 3’s short. This put a wedge in play on all 18 holes. A hard test that went against scoring low but also built confidence in each club that proved that you can rely on these clubs on getting up and down when you do miss a green in regulation. Looking at launch angle and spin, Indi wins outright with lower launch angle as promised, and quite a bit more spin. The 58 degree had slightly more variance when compared to my PXG 58 degree, whereas the FLX heads won over the PXG wedges all around. These spin numbers are pretty low, even for me, and I don’t know the particular ball being used at this location. I was told it was a Bridgestone ball, but there were no markings to indicate which type. Discard the deep fried oil as it is not good to reuse. However if you still prefer to reuse it, skip chilli powder/ paprika from the seasoning as it discolors the oil. To earn a place in my bag, I'll be looking for an improved up/down % especially from the sand (which shouldn't be difficult at 3%...) and to improving proximity on approaches and greenside while maintaining GIR.

For me these have a classic shape with a large, welcoming face. They just look like they want to be hit. Trajectory - Lower overall flight. I found shot trajectories are more controlled with these over the CBX’s, which are meant to help folks get their wedge shots in the air. I really love how a simple adjustment of ball placement took the ball from high arching to low and spinny. And to see the ball really grab on those low ones to release and gently roll out on hard greens, just meant one thing - more confidence. local rounds with the Indi's resulted in positive SG vs a 5 index (previous performance was at that of a 15 index or ~1.5 SG worse) In my experience, feel is one area where smaller brands often come up short. Indi Golf has avoided that trap with their Stingray TT wedge.I would say I’m still far more comfortable with the 50 degree than either of the other wedges, but they are coming around. The 58 degree with the ATK head has been especially interesting as by the description from Indi, it really doesn’t fit my swing. I don’t take deep divots, and the area I live in is pretty much in a perpetual drought, so things tend to be pretty dry, but I do like having the sole relief of the ATK. I think the right call was made to go with the FLX head in the other two as I use them for full swings a decent amount of the time, but the 58 degree is almost never hit with a full swing. During this time my index dropped from a shaky 15-20 to the mid 9's which is my lowest ever. My personality leads me to look for gains in every possible area in the quest further down into single digits, including: speed training, lessons, fitting, ball testing, and rotating many unfit in and out of the bag. I do want to spend a moment on the grips, I don’t recall if I specified Mid-size grips or not, but the wedges came with Golf Price MCC4’s. I have played midsize in the past but had recently been in a standard size grip mode so they will take/took a little getting used to. Well, yes I am going to put these in the bag. I think the more I use them the better they will get. The only caveat is that if we have another wet winter I may just "rest" them till the ground firms up again.